| Pos. |
Num. |
Rider |
Nation |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Lap time |
Km/h |
Gap |
| 1 |
5 |
Colin EDWARDS |
USA |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'33.765 |
280.010 |
|
| 2 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'34.114 |
284.435 |
0.349 |
| 3 |
2 |
Dani PEDROSA |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'34.229 |
280.010 |
0.464 |
| 4 |
1 |
Casey STONER |
AUS |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'34.353 |
285.412 |
0.588 |
| 5 |
4 |
Andrea DOVIZIOSO |
ITA |
JiR Team Scot MotoGP |
Honda |
1'34.438 |
276.144 |
0.673 |
| 6 |
7 |
Chris VERMEULEN |
AUS |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'34.746 |
273.972 |
0.981 |
| 7 |
14 |
Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA |
LCR Honda MotoGP |
Honda |
1'34.767 |
283.018 |
1.002 |
| 8 |
21 |
John HOPKINS |
USA |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'34.828 |
286.168 |
1.063 |
| 9 |
52 |
James TOSELAND |
GBR |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'35.107 |
276.426 |
1.342 |
| 10 |
65 |
Loris CAPIROSSI |
ITA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'35.128 |
289.932 |
1.363 |
| 11 |
56 |
Shinya NAKANO |
JPN |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'35.190 |
281.837 |
1.425 |
| 12 |
69 |
Nicky HAYDEN |
USA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'35.321 |
276.852 |
1.556 |
| 13 |
48 |
Jorge LORENZO |
SPA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'35.345 |
273.625 |
1.580 |
| 14 |
24 |
Toni ELIAS |
SPA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'35.642 |
272.452 |
1.877 |
| 15 |
15 |
Alex DE ANGELIS |
RSM |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'35.700 |
272.658 |
1.935 |
| 16 |
33 |
Marco MELANDRI |
ITA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'35.891 |
274.042 |
2.126 |
| 17 |
50 |
Sylvain GUINTOLI |
FRA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'36.044 |
273.903 |
2.279 |
| 18 |
13 |
Anthony WEST |
AUS |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'36.228 |
280.519 |
2.463 |
Global 2008 results by event:
