Pos.	Rider	Team	Bike	Time
1	Colin Edwards	Castrol Honda	Honda VTR-SP2	1:53.139
2	Ruben Xaus	Ducati Infostrada	Ducati 998R	1:53.536
3	Neil Hodgson	HM Plant	Ducati 998R	1:54.466
4	Troy Bayliss	Ducati Infostrada	Ducati 998R	1:54.575
5	Noriyuki Haga	Aprilia Racing	Aprilia RSV 1000 SP	1:54.883
6	Chris Walker	Kawasaki Race Team	Kawasaki ZX-7RR	1:55.321

Notes: The track surface was damp. Ben Bostrom was 13th fastest with a 1:57.162.

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