1. Colin Edwards USA Yamahaa 1′56.057
2. Valentino Rossi ITA Yamaha 1′56.272
3. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati 1′56.540
4. John Hopkins USA Suzuki 1′56.569
5. Dani Pedrosa SPA Honda 1′56.686
6. Marco Melandri ITA Honda 1′56.690
7. Loris Capirossi ITA Ducati 1′56.844
8. Nicky Hayden USA Honda 1′56.918

9. Chris Vermeulen AUS Suzuki 1′56.940
10. Carlos Checa SPA Honda 1′56.996
11. Alex Barros BRA Ducati 1′57.027
12. Shinya Nakano JPN Honda 1′57.158
13. Randy de Puniet FRA Kawasaki 1′57.316
14. Toni Elias SPA Honda 1′57.444
15. Kenny Roberts USA Honda KR 1′57.600
16. Alex Hofmann GER Ducati 1′57.716
17. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Yamaha 1′57.849
18. Olivier Jacque FRA Kawasaki 1′58.393
19. Makoto Tamada JPN Yamaha 1′58.979
20. Jeremy McWilliams GBR Ilmor 1′59.266
21. Andrew Pitt AUS Ilmor 2′00.045