1. Colin Edwards USA Factory Yamaha Team 1′56.665
2. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team 1′56.745
3. Valentino Rossi ITA Factory Yamaha Team 1′56.787
4. Carlos Checa SPA Honda LCR 1′57.095
5. Loris Capirossi ITA Ducati Marlboro Team 1′57.270
6. John Hopkins USA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1′57.281
7. Marco Melandri ITA Gresini Honda 1′57.443
8. Shinya Nakano JPN Konica Minolta Honda 1′57.491

9. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team 1′57.705
10. Alex Hofmann GER Pramac d’Antin MotoGP 1′58.021
11. Randy de Puniet FRA Kawasaki Racing Team 1′58.238
12. Toni Elias SPA Gresini Honda 1′58.262
13. Alex Barros BRA Pramac d’Antin MotoGP 1′58.315
14. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1′58.559
15. Kenny Roberts USA Team Roberts (M) 1min 58.774
16. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team 1′58.924
17. Olivier Jacque FRA Kawasaki Racing Team 1′59.598
18. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Dunlop Tech 3 Yamaha 1′59.679
19. Andrew Pitt AUS Ilmor GP 2′00.587
20. Makoto Tamada JPN Dunlop Tech 3 Yamaha 2′01.495
21. Jeremy McWilliams GBR Ilmor GP 2′01.767