| Pos. |
Num. |
Rider |
Nation |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Lap time |
Km/h |
Gap |
| 1 |
21 |
John HOPKINS |
USA |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'54.053 |
314.777 |
|
| 2 |
65 |
Loris CAPIROSSI |
ITA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'54.520 |
313.953 |
0.467 |
| 3 |
13 |
Anthony WEST |
AUS |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'55.021 |
319.337 |
0.968 |
| 4 |
15 |
Alex DE ANGELIS |
RSM |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'55.141 |
310.434 |
1.088 |
| 5 |
56 |
Shinya NAKANO |
JPN |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'55.528 |
306.643 |
1.475 |
| 6 |
4 |
Andrea DOVIZIOSO |
ITA |
JiR Team Scot MotoGP |
Honda |
1'55.718 |
311.688 |
1.665 |
| 7 |
7 |
Chris VERMEULEN |
AUS |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'55.774 |
314.685 |
1.721 |
| 8 |
2 |
Dani PEDROSA |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'55.805 |
315.052 |
1.752 |
| 9 |
1 |
Casey STONER |
AUS |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'58.618 |
319.432 |
4.565 |
| 10 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'58.672 |
317.087 |
4.619 |
| 11 |
14 |
Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA |
LCR Honda MotoGP |
Honda |
1'59.240 |
303.968 |
5.187 |
| 12 |
69 |
Nicky HAYDEN |
USA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'59.436 |
312.138 |
5.383 |
| 13 |
52 |
James TOSELAND |
GBR |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'59.899 |
311.688 |
5.846 |
| 14 |
48 |
Jorge LORENZO |
SPA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
2'00.004 |
306.731 |
5.951 |
| 15 |
33 |
Marco MELANDRI |
ITA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
2'00.162 |
320.665 |
6.109 |
| 16 |
50 |
Sylvain GUINTOLI |
FRA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
2'01.718 |
317.553 |
7.665 |
| 17 |
8 |
Tadayuki OKADA |
JPN |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
2'02.810 |
307.955 |
8.757 |
| 18 |
24 |
Toni ELIAS |
SPA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
2'03.305 |
316.901 |
9.252 |
| 19 |
5 |
Colin EDWARDS |
USA |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
2'03.774 |
297.520 |
9.721 |
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