| Pos. |
Num. |
Rider |
Nation |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Lap time |
Km/h |
Gap |
| 1 |
1 |
Casey STONER |
AUS |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'21.067 |
285.261 |
|
| 2 |
2 |
Dani PEDROSA |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'21.420 |
285.412 |
0.353 |
| 3 |
5 |
Colin EDWARDS |
USA |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'21.519 |
279.720 |
0.452 |
| 4 |
4 |
Andrea DOVIZIOSO |
ITA |
JiR Team Scot MotoGP |
Honda |
1'21.656 |
274.879 |
0.589 |
| 5 |
48 |
Jorge LORENZO |
SPA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'21.795 |
278.997 |
0.728 |
| 6 |
14 |
Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA |
LCR Honda MotoGP |
Honda |
1'21.821 |
274.669 |
0.754 |
| 7 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'21.845 |
279.647 |
0.778 |
| 8 |
69 |
Nicky HAYDEN |
USA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'21.876 |
280.010 |
0.809 |
| 9 |
56 |
Shinya NAKANO |
JPN |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'21.920 |
276.144 |
0.853 |
| 10 |
15 |
Alex DE ANGELIS |
RSM |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'21.977 |
273.972 |
0.910 |
| 11 |
52 |
James TOSELAND |
GBR |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'22.126 |
274.181 |
1.059 |
| 12 |
24 |
Toni ELIAS |
SPA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'22.256 |
284.360 |
1.189 |
| 13 |
65 |
Loris CAPIROSSI |
ITA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'22.542 |
276.214 |
1.475 |
| 14 |
7 |
Chris VERMEULEN |
AUS |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'22.601 |
276.144 |
1.534 |
| 15 |
50 |
Sylvain GUINTOLI |
FRA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'22.938 |
281.910 |
1.871 |
| 16 |
33 |
Marco MELANDRI |
ITA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'23.131 |
282.870 |
2.064 |
| 17 |
13 |
Anthony WEST |
AUS |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'23.158 |
276.994 |
2.091 |
Global 2008 results by event: