Japan starting grid

Pos Num Rider                Nat Team                      Bike             Time      Gap   To 1st
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 1.   6 Makoto Tamada        J   Camel Honda               Honda        1:46.673
 2.  21 John Hopkins         USA Team Suzuki MotoGP        Suzuki       1:47.230    0.557    0.557
 3.  46 Valentino Rossi      I   Gauloises Fortuna Yamaha  Yamaha       1:47.275    0.045    0.602
 4.   3 Max Biaggi           I   Camel Honda               Honda        1:47.401    0.126    0.728
 5.  45 Colin Edwards        USA Telefonica Movistar Honda Honda        1:47.821    0.420    1.148
 6.  33 Marco Melandri       I   Fortuna Gauloises Tech 3  Yamaha       1:47.845    0.024    1.172
 7.  65 Loris Capirossi      I   Ducati Marlboro Team      Ducati       1:47.886    0.041    1.213
 8.  10 Kenny Roberts        USA Team Suzuki MotoGP        Suzuki       1:47.929    0.043    1.256
 9.  69 Nicky Hayden         USA Repsol Honda              Honda        1:47.940    0.011    1.267
10.   4 Alex Barros          BR  Repsol Honda              Honda        1:47.963    0.023    1.290
11.   7 Carlos Checa         E   Gauloises Fortuna Yamaha  Yamaha       1:47.982    0.019    1.309
12.  56 Shinya Nakano        J   Kawasaki Racing Team      Kawasaki     1:48.042    0.060    1.369
13.  15 Sete Gibernau        E   Telefonica Movistar Honda Honda        1:48.107    0.065    1.434
14.  17 Norick Abe           J   Fortuna Gauloises Tech 3  Yamaha       1:48.154    0.047    1.481
15.  72 Ukawa                J   HRC                       Honda        1:48.154    0.000    1.481
16.  12 Troy Bayliss         AUS Ducati Marlboro Team      Ducati       1:48.174    0.020    1.501
17.  50 Neil Hodgson         GB  D'Antin MotoGP            Ducati       1:48.656    0.482    1.983
18.  11 Ruben Xaus           E   D'Antin MotoGP            Ducati       1:48.859    0.203    2.186
19.  66 Alex Hofmann         D   Kawasaki Racing Team      Kawasaki     1:48.885    0.026    2.212
20.  99 Jeremy McWilliams    GB  MS Aprilia Racing         Aprilia      1:49.139    0.254    2.466
21.  19 Jacque               -   Team Moriwaki             Harris WCM   1:49.545    0.406    2.872
22.   9 Nobuatsu Aoki        J   Proton Team KR            Proton KR    1:51.388    1.843    4.715
23.  67 Shane Byrne          GB  MS Aprilia Racing         Aprilia      1:51.466    0.078    4.793
DNQ  41 Ui                   -   WCM                       Harris WCM      0.000