Heavy rain wiped out the one-hour MotoGP qualifying session this afternoon, a two-hour downpour just before the second 125cc qualifying session dropped enough water on the track to keep all but one of the two-strokes off track— and he crashed after one lap. Rain in the tropics is different from anywhere else, it comes down in drops the size of baseballs and there was patently no way the MotoGP session could start on time. A couple of hours went by and it looked as if it might be possible to run but although most of the track was easily useable there was deep standing water in several places. Race Direction finally decided to call the whole thing off at 4.15pm.

The riders had no influence in how the grid was arranged but they certainly did in calling off the practice session.