Resultat av fria träningen
1. Valentino Rossi ITA Gauloises Yamaha Team 1min 30.349 secs
2. Carlos Checa ITA Ducati Marlboro Team 1min 30.619 secs
3. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team 1min 31.016 secs
4. Sete Gibernau SPA Team Movistar Honda 1min 31.316 secs
5. Alex Barros BRA Camel Honda 1min 31.459 secs
6. Marco Melandri ITA Team Movistar Honda 1min 31.53 secs
7. Colin Edwards USA Gauloises Yamaha Team 1min 31.9 secs
8. Toni Elias SPA Fortuna Yamaha Team 1min 31.951 secs
9. Max Biaggi ITA Repsol Honda Team 1min 31.988 secs
10. John Hopkins USA Team Suzuki MotoGP 1min 32.065 secs
11. Makoto Tamada JPN Konica Minolta Honda 1min 32.364 secs
12. Shinya Nakano JPN Kawasaki Racing Team 1min 32.667 secs
13. Loris Capirossi ITA Ducati Marlboro Team 1min 32.963 secs
14. Ruben Xaus SPA Fortuna Yamaha Team 1min 33.098 secs
15. Chris Vermeulen AUS Camel Honda 1min 33.178 secs
16. Olivier Jacque FRA Kawasaki Racing Team 1min 33.346 secs
17. Kenny Roberts USA Team Suzuki MotoGP 1min 33.52 secs
18. Roberto Rolfo ITA D'Antin Ducati Pramac 1min 34.373 secs
19. James Ellison GBR Blata WCM 1min 34.456 secs
20. Franco Battaini ITA Blata WCM 1min 35.656 secs
Roberts föll och bröt handleden inget söndags race