The Ducati Marlboro rider, who was over half a second quicker than the rest on his way to pole yesterday, set a time of 1:34.644 in today's sunny 25-minute session, despite having run only nine laps.
Almost every other rider did at least 13 laps, yet best-of-the-rest Chris Vermeulen could not bring his Rizla Suzuki within seven tenths of the reigning champion's time.
Fiat Yamaha's championship leader Valentino Rossi was just a whisker behind Vermeulen, while Toni Elias (Alice Ducati), Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda) and Colin Edwards (Tech 3 Yamaha) just managed to stay within one second of Stoner's time.
Rizla Suzuki's Loris Capirossi, Fiat Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo and Honda Gresini's Shinya Nakano complete the top ten.
Alice Ducati's Sylvain Guintoli crashed with five minutes left in the session, while Repsol Honda's Nicky Hayden did not take part at all in this morning's running after injuring his foot during the summer break.
It is as yet unknown whether the former world champion will be able to take part in the race.
Pos Rider Bike Time Laps 1. Casey Stoner Ducati 1:34.644 9 2. Chris Vermeulen Suzuki 1:35.388 + 0.744 14 3. Valentino Rossi Yamaha 1:35.395 + 0.751 13 4. Toni Elias Ducati 1:35.563 + 0.919 13 5. Daniel Pedrosa Honda 1:35.600 + 0.956 14 6. Colin Edwards Yamaha 1:35.604 + 0.960 14 7. Alex de Angelis Honda 1:35.658 + 1.014 14 8. Loris Capirossi Suzuki 1:35.681 + 1.037 14 9. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha 1:35.755 + 1.111 14 10. Shinya Nakano Honda 1:35.823 + 1.179 14 11. Randy de Puniet Honda 1:35.825 + 1.181 13 12. Marco Melandri Ducati 1:35.902 + 1.258 12 13. Andrea Dovizioso Honda 1:36.089 + 1.445 14 14. John Hopkins Kawasaki 1:36.200 + 1.556 14 15. James Toseland Yamaha 1:36.331 + 1.687 13 16. Sylvain Guintoli Ducati 1:36.656 + 2.012 7 17. Anthony West Kawasaki 1:37.685 + 3.041 13
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