| Pos. |
Num. |
Rider |
Nation |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Lap time |
Km/h |
Gap |
| 1 |
5 |
Colin EDWARDS |
USA |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'34.143 |
280.155 |
|
| 2 |
1 |
Casey STONER |
AUS |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'34.156 |
286.472 |
0.013 |
| 3 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'34.458 |
285.186 |
0.315 |
| 4 |
2 |
Dani PEDROSA |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'34.502 |
276.568 |
0.359 |
| 5 |
7 |
Chris VERMEULEN |
AUS |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'34.754 |
283.986 |
0.611 |
| 6 |
4 |
Andrea DOVIZIOSO |
ITA |
JiR Team Scot MotoGP |
Honda |
1'34.765 |
274.669 |
0.622 |
| 7 |
21 |
John HOPKINS |
USA |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'34.977 |
286.168 |
0.834 |
| 8 |
69 |
Nicky HAYDEN |
USA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'34.982 |
276.923 |
0.839 |
| 9 |
15 |
Alex DE ANGELIS |
RSM |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'35.025 |
271.152 |
0.882 |
| 10 |
56 |
Shinya NAKANO |
JPN |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'35.102 |
277.777 |
0.959 |
| 11 |
48 |
Jorge LORENZO |
SPA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'35.150 |
272.040 |
1.007 |
| 12 |
14 |
Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA |
LCR Honda MotoGP |
Honda |
1'35.163 |
284.810 |
1.020 |
| 13 |
52 |
James TOSELAND |
GBR |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'35.196 |
276.285 |
1.053 |
| 14 |
33 |
Marco MELANDRI |
ITA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'35.344 |
279.430 |
1.201 |
| 15 |
65 |
Loris CAPIROSSI |
ITA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'35.401 |
279.575 |
1.258 |
| 16 |
13 |
Anthony WEST |
AUS |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'35.776 |
284.210 |
1.633 |
| 17 |
24 |
Toni ELIAS |
SPA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'35.909 |
267.657 |
1.766 |
| 18 |
50 |
Sylvain GUINTOLI |
FRA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'35.987 |
274.390 |
1.844 |
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