Pos.	Rider	Team	Bike	Time
1	Valentino Rossi	Gauloises Fortuna Yamaha	Yamaha	1:28.720
2	Sete Gibernau	Telefonica Movistar Honda	Honda	1:29.152
3	Loris Capirossi	Ducati Marlboro Team	Ducati	1:29.209
4	Troy Bayliss	Ducati Marlboro Team	Ducati	1:29.214
5	Colin Edwards	Telefonica Movistar Honda	Honda	1:29.250
6	Nicky Hayden	Repsol Honda	Honda	1:29.295
7	Carlos Checa	Gauloises Fortuna Yamaha	Yamaha	1:29.329
8	Max Biaggi	Camel Honda	Honda	1:29.502
9	Alex Barros	Repsol Honda	Honda	1:29.801
10	Ruben Xaus	D'Antin MotoGP	Ducati	1:29.840
11	Marco Melandri	Fortuna Gauloises Tech 3	Yamaha	1:29.900
12	Shinya Nakano	Kawasaki Racing Team	Kawasaki	1:30.214
13	Kenny Roberts Jr	Team Suzuki MotoGP	Suzuki	1:30.239
14	Neil Hodgson	D'Antin MotoGP	Ducati	1:30.297
15	Makoto Tamada	Camel Honda	Honda	1:30.371

Notes: Kurtis Roberts, Proton, 23rd fastest, over three seconds off pole.

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