Mazda Raceway, Friday, July 22, 2011
| Pos. | Num. | Rider | Nation | Team | Bike | Km/h | Time | Gap 1st/Prev. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Casey STONER | AUS | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 262.7 | 1’22.300 | |
| 2 | 26 | Dani PEDROSA | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 260.3 | 1’22.402 | 0.102 / 0.102 |
| 3 | 1 | Jorge LORENZO | SPA | Yamaha Factory Racing | Yamaha | 261.2 | 1’22.420 | 0.120 / 0.018 |
| 4 | 11 | Ben SPIES | USA | Yamaha Factory Racing | Yamaha | 259.8 | 1’22.806 | 0.506 / 0.386 |
| 5 | 4 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | ITA | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 260.6 | 1’22.911 | 0.611 / 0.105 |
| 6 | 58 | Marco SIMONCELLI | ITA | San Carlo Honda Gresini | Honda | 256.0 | 1’23.210 | 0.910 / 0.299 |
| 7 | 69 | Nicky HAYDEN | USA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 260.7 | 1’23.297 | 0.997 / 0.087 |
| 8 | 5 | Colin EDWARDS | USA | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 259.0 | 1’23.459 | 1.159 / 0.162 |
| 9 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | ITA | Ducati Team | Ducati | 259.7 | 1’23.467 | 1.167 / 0.008 |
| 10 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | SPA | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | Suzuki | 257.9 | 1’23.529 | 1.229 / 0.062 |
| 11 | 8 | Hector BARBERA | SPA | Mapfre Aspar Team MotoGP | Ducati | 257.6 | 1’23.596 | 1.296 / 0.067 |
| 12 | 14 | Randy DE PUNIET | FRA | Pramac Racing Team | Ducati | 247.2 | 1’23.807 | 1.507 / 0.211 |
| 13 | 35 | Cal CRUTCHLOW | GBR | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 252.3 | 1’24.018 | 1.718 / 0.211 |
| 14 | 24 | Toni ELIAS | SPA | LCR Honda MotoGP | Honda | 257.8 | 1’24.324 | 2.024 / 0.306 |
| 15 | 65 | Loris CAPIROSSI | ITA | Pramac Racing Team | Ducati | 255.3 | 1’24.566 | 2.266 / 0.242 |
| 16 | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | CZE | Cardion AB Motoracing | Ducati | 248.3 | 1’24.682 | 2.382 / 0.116 |
| 17 | 7 | Hiroshi AOYAMA | JPN | San Carlo Honda Gresini | Honda | 237.2 | 1’25.325 | 3.025 / 0.643 |
| 18 | 23 | Ben BOSTROM | USA | LCR Honda MotoGP | Honda | 250.8 | 1’27.286 | 4.986 / 1.961 |