| Pos. |
Num. |
Rider |
Nation |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Lap time |
Km/h |
Gap |
| 1 |
1 |
Casey STONER |
AUS |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'35.520 |
297.193 |
|
| 2 |
2 |
Dani PEDROSA |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'35.552 |
293.318 |
0.032 |
| 3 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'35.659 |
290.869 |
0.139 |
| 4 |
69 |
Nicky HAYDEN |
USA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'35.975 |
293.000 |
0.455 |
| 5 |
14 |
Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA |
LCR Honda MotoGP |
Honda |
1'35.985 |
281.616 |
0.465 |
| 6 |
5 |
Colin EDWARDS |
USA |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'36.278 |
290.010 |
0.758 |
| 7 |
48 |
Jorge LORENZO |
SPA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'36.532 |
290.010 |
1.012 |
| 8 |
7 |
Chris VERMEULEN |
AUS |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'36.768 |
284.061 |
1.248 |
| 9 |
56 |
Shinya NAKANO |
JPN |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'36.804 |
285.186 |
1.284 |
| 10 |
50 |
Sylvain GUINTOLI |
FRA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'36.823 |
294.679 |
1.303 |
| 11 |
4 |
Andrea DOVIZIOSO |
ITA |
JiR Team Scot MotoGP |
Honda |
1'36.899 |
284.435 |
1.379 |
| 12 |
15 |
Alex DE ANGELIS |
RSM |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'36.948 |
282.279 |
1.428 |
| 13 |
52 |
James TOSELAND |
GBR |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'36.978 |
285.638 |
1.458 |
| 14 |
24 |
Toni ELIAS |
SPA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'37.287 |
294.037 |
1.767 |
| 15 |
21 |
John HOPKINS |
USA |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'37.643 |
287.157 |
2.123 |
| 16 |
13 |
Anthony WEST |
AUS |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'37.793 |
290.244 |
2.273 |
| 17 |
33 |
Marco MELANDRI |
ITA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'38.726 |
293.000 |
3.206 |
|
65 |
Loris CAPIROSSI |
ITA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
|
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