| Pos. |
Num. |
Rider |
Nation |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Lap time |
Km/h |
Gap |
| 1 |
1 |
Casey STONER |
AUS |
Ducati Team |
Ducati |
1'20.700 |
262.773 |
|
| 2 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'21.147 |
259.365 |
0.447 |
| 3 |
69 |
Nicky HAYDEN |
USA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'21.430 |
256.898 |
0.730 |
| 4 |
48 |
Jorge LORENZO |
SPA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'21.636 |
246.631 |
0.936 |
| 5 |
52 |
James TOSELAND |
GBR |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'21.848 |
252.336 |
1.148 |
| 6 |
14 |
Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA |
LCR Honda MotoGP |
Honda |
1'21.921 |
251.338 |
1.221 |
| 7 |
5 |
Colin EDWARDS |
USA |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'21.947 |
252.749 |
1.247 |
| 8 |
7 |
Chris VERMEULEN |
AUS |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'21.971 |
255.742 |
1.271 |
| 9 |
4 |
Andrea DOVIZIOSO |
ITA |
JiR Team Scot MotoGP |
Honda |
1'21.974 |
256.471 |
1.274 |
| 10 |
24 |
Toni ELIAS |
SPA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'21.999 |
251.865 |
1.299 |
| 11 |
65 |
Loris CAPIROSSI |
ITA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'22.039 |
255.379 |
1.339 |
| 12 |
56 |
Shinya NAKANO |
JPN |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'22.092 |
249.884 |
1.392 |
| 13 |
11 |
Ben SPIES |
USA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'22.127 |
256.288 |
1.427 |
| 14 |
50 |
Sylvain GUINTOLI |
FRA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'22.719 |
257.879 |
2.019 |
| 15 |
33 |
Marco MELANDRI |
ITA |
Ducati Team |
Ducati |
1'22.957 |
254.177 |
2.257 |
| 16 |
15 |
Alex DE ANGELIS |
RSM |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'23.035 |
253.759 |
2.335 |
| 17 |
12 |
Jamie HACKING |
USA |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'23.309 |
257.142 |
2.609 |
| 18 |
13 |
Anthony WEST |
AUS |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'24.525 |
252.218 |
3.825 |
|
2 |
Dani PEDROSA |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
|
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