| 1 | Valentino Rossi (ITA) | Gauloises Fortuna Yamaha | 1:42.403 | |
| 2 | Nicky Hayden (USA) | Repsol Honda | 1:43.065 | |
| 3 | Max Biaggi (ITA) | Camel Honda Team | 1:43.075 | |
| 4 | Colin Edwards (USA) | Telefonica Movistar Honda | 1:43.195 | |
| 5 | Kenny Roberts (USA) | Suzuki Grand Prix | 1:43.291 | |
| 6 | John Hopkins (USA) | Suzuki Grand Prix | 1:43.338 | |
| 7 | Carlos Checa (ESP) | Gauloises Fortuna Yamaha | 1:43.359 | |
| 8 | Sete Gibernau (ESP) | Telefonica Movistar Honda | 1:43.391 | |
| 9 | Alex Barros (BRA) | Repsol Honda | 1:43.746 | |
| 10 | Makoto Tamada (JPN) | Camel Honda Team | 1:43.754 | |
| 11 | Neil Hodgson (GBR) | Ducati D'Antin | 1:44.025 | |
| 12 | Ruben Xaus (ESP) | Ducati D'Antin | 1:44.049 | |
| 13 | Troy Bayliss (AUS) | Marlboro Ducati | 1:44.055 | |
| 14 | Loris Capirossi (ITA) | Marlboro Ducati | 1:44.136 | |
| 15 | Marco Melandri (ITA) | Fortuna Gauloises Tech 3 Yamaha | 1:44.351 | |
| 16 | Shinya Nakano (JPN) | Kawasaki Racing | 1:44.413 | |
| 17 | Alex Hofmann (GER) | Kawasaki Racing | 1:44.437 | |
| 18 | Norick Abe (JPN) | Fortuna Gauloises Tech 3 Yamaha | 1:45.225 | |
| 19 | Shane Byrne (GBR) | Aprilia Grand Prix | 1:45.671 | |
| 20 | Nobuatsu Aoki (JPN) | Proton Team KR | 1:45.791 | |
| 21 | Jeremy McWilliams (GBR) | Aprilia Grand Prix | 1:46.695 | |
| 22 | Kurtis Roberts (USA) | Proton Team KR | 1:47.549 |