| Pos. |
Num. |
Rider |
Nation |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Lap time |
Km/h |
Gap |
| 1 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'48.130 |
325.399 |
|
| 2 |
2 |
Dani PEDROSA |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'48.297 |
326.382 |
0.167 |
| 3 |
65 |
Loris CAPIROSSI |
ITA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'48.313 |
326.185 |
0.183 |
| 4 |
1 |
Casey STONER |
AUS |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'48.375 |
329.770 |
0.245 |
| 5 |
5 |
Colin EDWARDS |
USA |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'48.383 |
324.519 |
0.253 |
| 6 |
69 |
Nicky HAYDEN |
USA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'48.666 |
323.159 |
0.536 |
| 7 |
48 |
Jorge LORENZO |
SPA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'48.905 |
326.382 |
0.775 |
| 8 |
52 |
James TOSELAND |
GBR |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'49.025 |
321.811 |
0.895 |
| 9 |
56 |
Shinya NAKANO |
JPN |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'49.095 |
318.208 |
0.965 |
| 10 |
15 |
Alex DE ANGELIS |
RSM |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'49.145 |
316.529 |
1.015 |
| 11 |
7 |
Chris VERMEULEN |
AUS |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'49.220 |
316.808 |
1.090 |
| 12 |
14 |
Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA |
LCR Honda MotoGP |
Honda |
1'49.246 |
319.243 |
1.116 |
| 13 |
4 |
Andrea DOVIZIOSO |
ITA |
JiR Team Scot MotoGP |
Honda |
1'49.565 |
324.909 |
1.435 |
| 14 |
21 |
John HOPKINS |
USA |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'49.601 |
322.580 |
1.471 |
| 15 |
8 |
Tadayuki OKADA |
JPN |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'49.829 |
325.203 |
1.699 |
| 16 |
24 |
Toni ELIAS |
SPA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'49.851 |
329.670 |
1.721 |
| 17 |
50 |
Sylvain GUINTOLI |
FRA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'50.275 |
327.074 |
2.145 |
| 18 |
33 |
Marco MELANDRI |
ITA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'50.465 |
330.073 |
2.335 |
| 19 |
13 |
Anthony WEST |
AUS |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'50.889 |
320.855 |
2.759 |
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