After many years of the top positions being held by Honda, something not seen for some time is the top five grid spots shared by five different marques.

MotoGP Qualifying:

1. Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) 1:41.840

2. Randy de Puniet (Kawasaki) 1:41.901

3. Dani Pedrosa (Honda) 1:42.002

4. Casey Stoner (Ducati) 1:42.117

5. John Hopkins (Suzuki) 1:42.233

6. Colin Edwards (Yamaha) 1:42.283

7. Nicky Hayden (Honda) 1:42.522

8. Toni Elias (Honda) 1:42.807

9. Marco Melandri (Honda) 1:42.623

10. Alex Hofmann (Ducati) 1:42.860

Then:
Vermeulen 1m42.96
Nakano 1m43.33
Guintoli 1m43.55
Barros 1m43.72
Checa 1m43.72
Tamada 1m43.94
Capirossi 1m43.94
Roberts Jr 1m44.26
Roberts Ku 1m45.22