1. Valentino Rossi (ITA) Yamaha, 2’02.61

2. Marco Melandri (ITA) Honda, 2’02.65

3. Toni Elias (SPA) Honda, 2’02.78

4. Colin Edwards (USA) Yamaha, 2’02.94

5. Carlos Checa (SPA) Honda, 2’02.96

6. Nicky Hayden (USA) Honda, 2’03.05

7. John Hopkins (USA) Suzuki, 2’03.10

8. Dani Pedrosa (SPA) Honda, 2’03.15

9. Shinya Nakano (JPN) Kawasaki, 2’03.52

10. Casey Stoner (AUS) Honda, 2’03.56

11. Chris Vermeulen (AUS) Suzuki, 2’04.50

12. Randy du Puniet (FRA) Kawasaki, 2’04.50

13. James Ellison (GBR) Yamaha, 2’05.52

Ambient temperature: 30.7 degrees
Track temperature: 40 degrees
Humidity: 62%