| Pos. |
Num. |
Rider |
Nation |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Lap time |
Km/h |
Gap |
| 1 |
2 |
Dani PEDROSA |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'22.343 |
285.110 |
|
| 2 |
1 |
Casey STONER |
AUS |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'22.377 |
284.285 |
0.034 |
| 3 |
69 |
Nicky HAYDEN |
USA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'22.935 |
279.792 |
0.592 |
| 4 |
15 |
Alex DE ANGELIS |
RSM |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'23.065 |
273.972 |
0.722 |
| 5 |
4 |
Andrea DOVIZIOSO |
ITA |
JiR Team Scot MotoGP |
Honda |
1'23.129 |
275.580 |
0.786 |
| 6 |
50 |
Sylvain GUINTOLI |
FRA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'23.556 |
280.811 |
1.213 |
| 7 |
14 |
Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA |
LCR Honda MotoGP |
Honda |
1'23.604 |
272.658 |
1.261 |
| 8 |
24 |
Toni ELIAS |
SPA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'23.670 |
281.103 |
1.327 |
| 9 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'23.863 |
277.563 |
1.520 |
| 10 |
7 |
Chris VERMEULEN |
AUS |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'23.880 |
275.721 |
1.537 |
| 11 |
56 |
Shinya NAKANO |
JPN |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'23.933 |
275.229 |
1.590 |
| 12 |
52 |
James TOSELAND |
GBR |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'24.120 |
274.390 |
1.777 |
| 13 |
33 |
Marco MELANDRI |
ITA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'24.455 |
282.574 |
2.112 |
| 14 |
48 |
Jorge LORENZO |
SPA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'24.591 |
276.994 |
2.248 |
| 15 |
5 |
Colin EDWARDS |
USA |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'24.841 |
277.563 |
2.498 |
| 16 |
65 |
Loris CAPIROSSI |
ITA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'25.124 |
274.390 |
2.781 |
| 17 |
13 |
Anthony WEST |
AUS |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'29.301 |
270.135 |
6.958 |
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