| 1 | Michel Fabrizio | ITA | Ducati Xerox 1098R | 1min 47.735s |
| 2 | Ben Spies | USA | Yamaha WSB YZF R1 | 1min 47.778s |
| 3 | Jonathan Rea | GBR | HANNspree Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR | 1min 47.834s |
| 4 | Noriyuki Haga | JPN | Ducati Xerox 1098R | 1min 47.885s |
| 5 | Jakub Smrz | CZE | Guandalini Racing Ducati 1098R | 1min 48.156s |
| 6 | Max Biaggi | ITA | Aprilia Racing RSV-4 | 1min 48.665s |
| 7 | Shane Byrne | GBR | Sterilgarda Ducati 1098R | 1min 49.092s |
| 8 | Marco Simoncelli | ITA | Aprilia Racing RSV-4 | 1min 49.338s |
| 9 | Troy Corser | AUS | BMW Motorrad S1000RR | 1min 48.971s |
| 10 | Leon Haslam | GBR | Stiggy Motorsport Honda CBR1000RR | 1min 48.992s |
| 11 | Lorenzo Lanzi | ITA | DFX Corse Ducati 1098R | 1min 49.060s |
| 12 | Fonsi Nieto | ESP | DFX Corse Ducati 1098R | 1min 49.105s |
| 13 | Carlos Checa | ESP | HANNspree Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR | 1min 49.168s |
| 14 | Ryuichi Kiyonari | JPN | Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR | 1min 49.340s |
| 15 | Matthieu Lagrive | FRA | Althea Honda CBR1000RR | 1min 49.641s |
| 16 | Tom Sykes | GBR | Yamaha WSB YZF R1 | 1min 49.681s |
| 17 | Yukio Kagayama | JPN | Alstare Suzuki GSX-R 1000K9 | 1min 49.906s |
| 18 | Broc Parkes | AUS | Kawasaki SRT ZX-0R | 1min 50.012s |
| 19 | Ruben Xaus | ESP | BMW Motorrad S1000RR | 1min 50.152s |
| 20 | Karl Muggeridge | AUS | Alstare Suzuki GSX-R 1000K9 | 1min 50.414s |
| Grid positions determined by provisional qualifying | ||||
| 21 | Makoto Tamada | JPN | Kawasaki SRT ZX-10R | 1min 50.908s |
| 22 | Matteo Baiocco | ITA | Guandalini Racing Ducati 1098R | 1min 50.929s |
| 23 | Luca Scassa | ITA | Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R | 1min 51.256s |
| 24 | Luca Conforti | ITA | Barni Corse Ducati 1098R | 1min 51.551s |
| 25 | David Checa | ESP | Yamaha France GMT 94 | 1min 52.477s |
| 26 | David Salom | ESP | Team Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R | 1min 52.567s |
| 27 | Vittorio Iannuzzo | ITA | SCI Honda CBR1000RR | 1min 52.821s |
