Consistent Lorenzo set mid to low 1.28′s throughout the entire session, only losing out when the softer tires were put on. Pedrosa ran well, Stoner crashed with 20 minutes to go and couldn’t improve on his spare bike. Rossi, running in 4th for most of the session, waited until MotoGP commentator, Gavin Emmett, spoke up to say that Rossi probably wouldn’t get pole. And then proceeded to set the fastest lap starting in the very next split in an effort to reinforce the idea that you can never count him out.
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Lap time | Km/h | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valentino ROSSI | Fiat Yamaha Team | 1’28.116 | 273.515 | |
| 2 | Dani PEDROSA | Repsol Honda Team | 1’28.211 | 275.895 | 0.095 |
| 3 | Jorge LORENZO | Fiat Yamaha Team | 1’28.402 | 272.685 | 0.286 |
| 4 | Casey STONER | Ducati Marlboro Team | 1’28.446 | 274.700 | 0.330 |
| 5 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | Repsol Honda Team | 1’28.778 | 274.420 | 0.662 |
| 6 | Colin EDWARDS | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 1’28.865 | 273.515 | 0.749 |
| 7 | Marco MELANDRI | Hayate Racing Team | 1’29.065 | 273.446 | 0.949 |
| 8 | Toni ELIAS | San Carlo Honda Gresini | 1’29.175 | 269.011 | 1.059 |
| 9 | James TOSELAND | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 1’29.270 | 272.962 | 1.154 |
| 10 | Randy DE PUNIET | LCR Honda MotoGP | 1’29.434 | 270.293 | 1.318 |
| 11 | Mika KALLIO | Pramac Racing | 1’29.599 | 274.840 | 1.483 |
| 12 | Alex DE ANGELIS | San Carlo Honda Gresini | 1’29.600 | 272.754 | 1.484 |
| 13 | Chris VERMEULEN | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | 1’30.098 | 272.135 | 1.982 |
| 14 | Loris CAPIROSSI | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | 1’30.153 | 270.361 | 2.037 |
| 15 | Nicky HAYDEN | Ducati Marlboro Team | 1’30.268 | 270.157 | 2.152 |
| 16 | Niccolo CANEPA | Pramac Racing | 1’30.572 | 271.040 | 2.456 |
| 17 | Gabor TALMACSI | Scot Racing Team MotoGP | 1’31.193 | 268.208 | 3.077 |