Rossi spent most of the session at or near the top of the times. With 30 seconds of the session remaining, Rossi's teammate Jorge Lorenzo went to the top with a 2:03.179.
But Rossi was not done with, and after the chequered flag fell set a time of 2:02.693 to go almost half a second clear of his nearest rival.
Lorenzo remained second, 0.016 of a second ahead of Ducati's Casey Stoner, who spent most of the session swapping fastest times with Rossi.
Next fastest was Colin Edwards, three-quarters of a second behind Rossi but consistently near the top of the times through the session.
Behind Edwards were a pair of Hondas, Randy de Puniet a tenth faster than Repsol's Nicky Hayden, with Suzuki's Loris Capirossi just over a second behind Rossi in eighth.
An improved showing for Marco Melandri saw him thirteenth, just under a second slower than teammate Stoner and faster than both the Alice Ducatis, while Dani Pedrosa ended the session seventeenth, eight tenths of a second slower than teammate Hayden.
Nobuatsu Aoki's wildcard ride on the Suzuki has got off to a slow start, a clear last, nearly five seconds off the pace.
Pos Rider Bike Time 1. Valentino Rossi Yamaha (B) 2:02.693 2. Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha (M) 2:03.179 + 0.486 3. Casey Stoner Ducati (B) 2:03.195 + 0.502 4. Colin Edwards Yamaha (M) 2:03.439 + 0.746 5. Randy de Puniet Honda (M) 2:03.535 + 0.842 6. Nicky Hayden Honda (M) 2:03.649 + 0.956 7. Loris Capirossi Suzuki (B) 2:03.735 + 1.042 8. Shinya Nakano Honda (B) 2:03.785 + 1.092 9. Andrea Dovizioso Honda (M) 2:03.839 + 1.146 10. James Toseland Yamaha (M) 2:03.964 + 1.271 11. Chris Vermeulen Suzuki (B) 2:04.137 + 1.444 12. Marco Melandri Ducati (B) 2:04.169 + 1.476 13. Alex de Angelis Honda (B) 2:04.256 + 1.563 14. John Hopkins Kawasaki (B) 2:04.267 + 1.574 15. Anthony West Kawasaki (B) 2:04.383 + 1.690 16. Toni Elias Ducati (B) 2:04.399 + 1.706 17. Dani Pedrosa Honda (B) 2:04.460 + 1.767 18. Sylvain Guintoli Ducati (B) 2:04.833 + 2.140 19. Nobuatsu Aoki Suzuki (B) 2:07.530 + 4.837
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