| Pos. |
Num. |
Rider |
Nation |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Lap time |
Km/h |
Gap |
| 1 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'59.906 |
321.907 |
|
| 2 |
1 |
Casey STONER |
AUS |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
2'00.318 |
329.368 |
0.412 |
| 3 |
2 |
Dani PEDROSA |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
2'00.819 |
320.474 |
0.913 |
| 4 |
4 |
Andrea DOVIZIOSO |
ITA |
JiR Team Scot MotoGP |
Honda |
2'00.974 |
317.460 |
1.068 |
| 5 |
21 |
John HOPKINS |
USA |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
2'01.153 |
317.834 |
1.247 |
| 6 |
65 |
Loris CAPIROSSI |
ITA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
2'01.249 |
322.099 |
1.343 |
| 7 |
5 |
Colin EDWARDS |
USA |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
2'01.287 |
315.512 |
1.381 |
| 8 |
69 |
Nicky HAYDEN |
USA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
2'01.419 |
317.180 |
1.513 |
| 9 |
56 |
Shinya NAKANO |
JPN |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
2'01.513 |
314.777 |
1.607 |
| 10 |
7 |
Chris VERMEULEN |
AUS |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
2'01.588 |
314.685 |
1.682 |
| 11 |
13 |
Anthony WEST |
AUS |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
2'01.984 |
320.000 |
2.078 |
| 12 |
14 |
Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA |
LCR Honda MotoGP |
Honda |
2'02.026 |
319.054 |
2.120 |
| 13 |
15 |
Alex DE ANGELIS |
RSM |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
2'02.091 |
314.136 |
2.185 |
| 14 |
24 |
Toni ELIAS |
SPA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
2'02.199 |
325.595 |
2.293 |
| 15 |
48 |
Jorge LORENZO |
SPA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
2'02.480 |
318.021 |
2.574 |
| 16 |
52 |
James TOSELAND |
GBR |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
2'02.521 |
313.771 |
2.615 |
| 17 |
50 |
Sylvain GUINTOLI |
FRA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
2'03.174 |
325.890 |
3.268 |
| 18 |
33 |
Marco MELANDRI |
ITA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
2'04.857 |
327.272 |
4.951 |
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