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Thursday Morning MotoGP Practice Times:

1. Valentino Rossi, Honda, 1:51.043
2. Sete Gibernau, Honda, 1:51.626
3. Max Biaggi, Honda, 1:52.166
4. Loris Capirossi, Ducati, 1:52.235
5. Shinya Nakano, Yamaha, 1:52.388
6. Tohru Ukawa, Honda, 1:52.696
7. Carlos Checa, Yamaha, 1:52.796
8. Olivier Jacque, Yamaha, 1:52.826
9. Makoto Tamada, Honda, 1:52.937
10. Alex Barros, Yamaha, 1:53.057
11. John Hopkins, Suzuki, 1:53.280
12. Marco Melandri, Yamaha, 1:53.500
13. Troy Bayliss, Ducati, 1:53.532
14. Colin Edwards, Aprilia, 1:53.605
15. Nicky Hayden, Honda, 1:53.627
16. Kenny Roberts, Suzuki, 1:53.809
17. Noriyuki Haga, Aprilia, 1:54.442
18. Garry McCoy, Kawasaki, 1:54.613
19. Nobuatsu Aoki, Proton, 1:54.813
20. Jeremy McWilliams, Proton, 1:54.919
21. Andrew Pitt, Kawasaki, 1:55.209
22. Ryuichi Kiyonari, Honda, 1:55.844
23. David De Gea, Harris WCM, 1:56.218
24. Chris Burns, Harris WCM, 1:57.237