Valentino Rossi is right in the middle of a Spanish Omelette between Dani Pedrosa and Carlos Checa. There are 3 Spaniards and 3 Americans in the top 10. This should prove to be a very exciting race, with the top 10 riders within less than 1/2 second of each other.
- Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team (M) 1min 39.402 secs
- Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team (M) 1min 39.453 secs
- Carlos Checa SPA Honda LCR (M) 1min 39.460 secs
- Colin Edwards USA Fiat Yamaha Team (M) 1min 39.486 secs
- Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 1min 39.524 secs
- John Hopkins USA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 1min 39.625 secs
- Shinya Nakano JPN Konica Minolta Honda (M) 1min 39.632 secs
- Toni Elias SPA Gresini Honda (B) 1min 39.660 secs
- Marco Melandri ITA Gresini Honda (B) 1min 39.722 secs
- Kenny Roberts USA Team Roberts (M) 1min 39.727 secs
- Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team (M) 1min 39.834 secs
- Randy de Puniet FRA Kawasaki Racing Team (B) 1min 39.883 secs
- Alex Barros BRA Pramac d’Antin MotoGP (B) 1min 40.196 secs
- Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 1min 40.328 secs
- Loris Capirossi ITA Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 1min 40.391 secs
- Olivier Jacque FRA Kawasaki Racing Team (B) 1min 40.405 secs
- Makoto Tamada JPN Dunlop Tech 3 Yamaha (D) 1min 40.617 secs
- Alex Hofmann GER Pramac d’Antin MotoGP (B) 1min 40.710 secs
- Kousuke Akiyoshi JPN Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 1min 41.202 secs
- Sylvain Guintoli FRA Dunlop Tech 3 Yamaha (D) 1min 41.219 secs