Nicky Hayden, who’s been struggling all weekend managed to improve in the qualifying session. The reigning MotoGP worldchampion moved into 9th position with a time of 1′56.041 and will start on the 3th row of the grid.

Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi grabbed Pole Position with a time of 1′55.002 and finished only 0.005 seconds in front of Australian Ducati rider Casey Stoner. Colin Edwards completes the front row. Nicky’s teammate Dani Pedrosa starts on the 2nd row of the grid in 5th position.

1. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team 1′55.002
2. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team 1′55.007
3. Colin Edwards USA Fiat Yamaha Team 1′55.233
4. Toni Elias SPA Gresini Honda 1′55.358
5. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team 1′55.361
6. John Hopkins USA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1′55.833
7. Loris Capirossi ITA Ducati Marlboro Team 1′55.851
8. Randy de Puniet FRA Kawasaki Racing Team 1′55.933
9. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team 1′56.041
10. Marco Melandri ITA Gresini Honda 1′56.222
11. Shinya Nakano JPN Konica Minolta Honda 1′56.306
12. Carlos Checa SPA Honda LCR 1′56.609
13. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1′56.639
14. Olivier Jacque FRA Kawasaki Racing Team 1′56.754
15. Alex Barros BRA Pramac d’Antin MotoGP 1′56.814
17. Alex Hofmann GER Pramac d’Antin MotoGP 1′57.274
18. Kenny Roberts USA Team Roberts 1′57.495
19. Makoto Tamada JPN Dunlop Tech 3 Yamaha 1′58.024
20. Jeremy McWilliams GBR Ilmor GP 1′59.606
21. Andrew Pitt AUS Ilmor GP 1′59.725