A bit of a surprise there at the top, but after that it’s business as usual
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Lap time | Km/h | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Randy DE PUNIET | LCR Honda MotoGP | 1′37.842 | 284.135 | |
| 2 | Valentino ROSSI | Fiat Yamaha Team | 1′37.847 | 293.000 | 0.005 |
| 3 | Casey STONER | Ducati Marlboro Team | 1′37.877 | 291.105 | 0.035 |
| 4 | Jorge LORENZO | Fiat Yamaha Team | 1′38.061 | 285.789 | 0.219 |
| 5 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | Repsol Honda Team | 1′38.092 | 289.544 | 0.250 |
| 6 | Dani PEDROSA | Repsol Honda Team | 1′38.194 | 293.318 | 0.352 |
| 7 | Colin EDWARDS | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 1′38.205 | 292.921 | 0.363 |
| 8 | Chris VERMEULEN | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | 1′38.350 | 289.855 | 0.508 |
| 9 | James TOSELAND | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 1′38.379 | 285.563 | 0.537 |
| 10 | Loris CAPIROSSI | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | 1′38.429 | 291.891 | 0.587 |
| 11 | Alex DE ANGELIS | San Carlo Honda Gresini | 1′38.495 | 285.487 | 0.653 |
| 12 | Nicky HAYDEN | Ducati Marlboro Team | 1′38.928 | 290.869 | 1.086 |
| 13 | Mika KALLIO | Pramac Racing | 1′39.464 | 285.789 | 1.622 |
| 14 | Marco MELANDRI | Hayate Racing Team | 1′39.597 | 288.615 | 1.755 |
| 15 | Toni ELIAS | San Carlo Honda Gresini | 1′39.642 | 291.340 | 1.800 |
| 16 | Sete GIBERNAU | Grupo Francisco Hernando | 1′40.151 | 278.494 | 2.309 |
| 17 | Yuki TAKAHASHI | Scot Racing Team MotoGP | 1′40.185 | 289.156 | 2.343 |
| 18 | Niccolo CANEPA | Pramac Racing | 1′41.020 | 283.018 | 3.178 |
| 19 | Gabor TALMACSI | Scot Racing Team MotoGP | 1′41.380 | 276.852 | 3.538 |