| Pos. |
Num. |
Rider |
Nation |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Lap time |
Km/h |
Gap |
| 1 |
48 |
Jorge LORENZO |
SPA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'55.849 |
318.208 |
|
| 2 |
1 |
Casey STONER |
AUS |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'55.861 |
324.421 |
0.012 |
| 3 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'56.000 |
319.054 |
0.151 |
| 4 |
21 |
John HOPKINS |
USA |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'56.161 |
316.715 |
0.312 |
| 5 |
7 |
Chris VERMEULEN |
AUS |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'56.418 |
314.960 |
0.569 |
| 6 |
65 |
Loris CAPIROSSI |
ITA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'56.421 |
315.236 |
0.572 |
| 7 |
5 |
Colin EDWARDS |
USA |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'56.456 |
311.958 |
0.607 |
| 8 |
15 |
Alex DE ANGELIS |
RSM |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'56.482 |
312.409 |
0.633 |
| 9 |
2 |
Dani PEDROSA |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'56.536 |
320.665 |
0.687 |
| 10 |
14 |
Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA |
LCR Honda MotoGP |
Honda |
1'56.547 |
312.590 |
0.698 |
| 11 |
4 |
Andrea DOVIZIOSO |
ITA |
JiR Team Scot MotoGP |
Honda |
1'56.829 |
307.079 |
0.980 |
| 12 |
56 |
Shinya NAKANO |
JPN |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'56.834 |
314.868 |
0.985 |
| 13 |
24 |
Toni ELIAS |
SPA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'57.101 |
323.159 |
1.252 |
| 14 |
69 |
Nicky HAYDEN |
USA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'57.191 |
316.808 |
1.342 |
| 15 |
52 |
James TOSELAND |
GBR |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'57.191 |
312.228 |
1.342 |
| 16 |
50 |
Sylvain GUINTOLI |
FRA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'57.669 |
323.353 |
1.820 |
| 17 |
13 |
Anthony WEST |
AUS |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'57.914 |
315.052 |
2.065 |
| 18 |
33 |
Marco MELANDRI |
ITA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'58.212 |
329.167 |
2.363 |
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