| Pos. |
Num. |
Rider |
Nation |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Lap time |
Km/h |
Gap |
| 1 |
1 |
Casey STONER |
AUS |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'28.979 |
273.515 |
|
| 2 |
15 |
Alex DE ANGELIS |
RSM |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'29.527 |
265.697 |
0.548 |
| 3 |
5 |
Colin EDWARDS |
USA |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'29.661 |
268.743 |
0.682 |
| 4 |
4 |
Andrea DOVIZIOSO |
ITA |
JiR Team Scot MotoGP |
Honda |
1'29.718 |
266.156 |
0.739 |
| 5 |
69 |
Nicky HAYDEN |
USA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'29.723 |
269.684 |
0.744 |
| 6 |
7 |
Chris VERMEULEN |
AUS |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'29.787 |
265.959 |
0.808 |
| 7 |
52 |
James TOSELAND |
GBR |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'29.878 |
266.881 |
0.899 |
| 8 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'29.917 |
269.550 |
0.938 |
| 9 |
56 |
Shinya NAKANO |
JPN |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'30.144 |
266.617 |
1.165 |
| 10 |
14 |
Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA |
LCR Honda MotoGP |
Honda |
1'30.220 |
263.039 |
1.241 |
| 11 |
21 |
John HOPKINS |
USA |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'30.282 |
265.697 |
1.303 |
| 12 |
2 |
Dani PEDROSA |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'30.309 |
271.381 |
1.330 |
| 13 |
13 |
Anthony WEST |
AUS |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'30.452 |
268.676 |
1.473 |
| 14 |
48 |
Jorge LORENZO |
SPA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'30.690 |
268.944 |
1.711 |
| 15 |
33 |
Marco MELANDRI |
ITA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'30.906 |
269.415 |
1.927 |
| 16 |
24 |
Toni ELIAS |
SPA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'31.103 |
269.482 |
2.124 |
| 17 |
50 |
Sylvain GUINTOLI |
FRA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'31.578 |
267.609 |
2.599 |
| 18 |
11 |
Ben SPIES |
USA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'31.807 |
265.239 |
2.828 |
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