| Pos. |
Num. |
Rider |
Nation |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Lap time |
Km/h |
Gap |
| 1 |
1 |
Casey STONER |
AUS |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'33.378 |
271.629 |
|
| 2 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'33.888 |
267.194 |
0.510 |
| 3 |
48 |
Jorge LORENZO |
SPA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'33.964 |
269.730 |
0.586 |
| 4 |
14 |
Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA |
LCR Honda MotoGP |
Honda |
1'34.236 |
263.865 |
0.858 |
| 5 |
24 |
Toni ELIAS |
SPA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'34.322 |
274.739 |
0.944 |
| 6 |
2 |
Dani PEDROSA |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'34.398 |
273.833 |
1.020 |
| 7 |
7 |
Chris VERMEULEN |
AUS |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'34.461 |
263.414 |
1.083 |
| 8 |
56 |
Shinya NAKANO |
JPN |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'34.494 |
267.857 |
1.116 |
| 9 |
52 |
James TOSELAND |
GBR |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'34.652 |
266.009 |
1.274 |
| 10 |
5 |
Colin EDWARDS |
USA |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'34.795 |
268.189 |
1.417 |
| 11 |
65 |
Loris CAPIROSSI |
ITA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'34.926 |
266.600 |
1.548 |
| 12 |
50 |
Sylvain GUINTOLI |
FRA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'34.961 |
273.833 |
1.583 |
| 13 |
15 |
Alex DE ANGELIS |
RSM |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'35.153 |
264.705 |
1.775 |
| 14 |
4 |
Andrea DOVIZIOSO |
ITA |
JiR Team Scot MotoGP |
Honda |
1'35.381 |
262.518 |
2.003 |
| 15 |
33 |
Marco MELANDRI |
ITA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'35.418 |
269.461 |
2.040 |
| 16 |
69 |
Nicky HAYDEN |
USA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'35.584 |
270.000 |
2.206 |
| 17 |
21 |
John HOPKINS |
USA |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'35.980 |
264.187 |
2.602 |
| 18 |
13 |
Anthony WEST |
AUS |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'37.047 |
265.095 |
3.669 |
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