| Pos. |
Num. |
Rider |
Nation |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Lap time |
Km/h |
Gap |
| 1 |
2 |
Dani PEDROSA |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'49.975 |
320.284 |
|
| 2 |
1 |
Casey STONER |
AUS |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'50.364 |
327.868 |
0.389 |
| 3 |
65 |
Loris CAPIROSSI |
ITA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'50.527 |
318.302 |
0.552 |
| 4 |
15 |
Alex DE ANGELIS |
RSM |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'50.616 |
316.251 |
0.641 |
| 5 |
5 |
Colin EDWARDS |
USA |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'50.750 |
318.678 |
0.775 |
| 6 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'50.892 |
320.760 |
0.917 |
| 7 |
56 |
Shinya NAKANO |
JPN |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'51.053 |
309.366 |
1.078 |
| 8 |
50 |
Sylvain GUINTOLI |
FRA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'51.086 |
324.714 |
1.111 |
| 9 |
21 |
John HOPKINS |
USA |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'51.272 |
313.953 |
1.297 |
| 10 |
69 |
Nicky HAYDEN |
USA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'51.296 |
320.000 |
1.321 |
| 11 |
7 |
Chris VERMEULEN |
AUS |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'51.436 |
316.251 |
1.461 |
| 12 |
4 |
Andrea DOVIZIOSO |
ITA |
JiR Team Scot MotoGP |
Honda |
1'51.699 |
317.834 |
1.724 |
| 13 |
14 |
Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA |
LCR Honda MotoGP |
Honda |
1'51.760 |
312.138 |
1.785 |
| 14 |
48 |
Jorge LORENZO |
SPA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'51.940 |
319.905 |
1.965 |
| 15 |
24 |
Toni ELIAS |
SPA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'51.969 |
326.876 |
1.994 |
| 16 |
52 |
James TOSELAND |
GBR |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'51.995 |
319.243 |
2.020 |
| 17 |
33 |
Marco MELANDRI |
ITA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'52.419 |
327.769 |
2.444 |
| 18 |
13 |
Anthony WEST |
AUS |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'52.967 |
315.697 |
2.992 |
| 19 |
8 |
Tadayuki OKADA |
JPN |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
2'00.201 |
309.899 |
10.226 |
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