| Pos. |
Num. |
Rider |
Nation |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Lap time |
Km/h |
Gap |
| 1 |
1 |
Casey STONER |
AUS |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'55.870 |
327.371 |
|
| 2 |
48 |
Jorge LORENZO |
SPA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'55.924 |
321.046 |
0.054 |
| 3 |
4 |
Andrea DOVIZIOSO |
ITA |
JiR Team Scot MotoGP |
Honda |
1'56.221 |
313.134 |
0.351 |
| 4 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'56.269 |
319.432 |
0.399 |
| 5 |
2 |
Dani PEDROSA |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'56.478 |
320.379 |
0.608 |
| 6 |
14 |
Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA |
LCR Honda MotoGP |
Honda |
1'56.525 |
311.508 |
0.655 |
| 7 |
5 |
Colin EDWARDS |
USA |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'56.574 |
311.508 |
0.704 |
| 8 |
52 |
James TOSELAND |
GBR |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'56.950 |
311.328 |
1.080 |
| 9 |
69 |
Nicky HAYDEN |
USA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'57.069 |
315.236 |
1.199 |
| 10 |
21 |
John HOPKINS |
USA |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'57.085 |
314.318 |
1.215 |
| 11 |
33 |
Marco MELANDRI |
ITA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'57.137 |
327.868 |
1.267 |
| 12 |
65 |
Loris CAPIROSSI |
ITA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'57.287 |
317.367 |
1.417 |
| 13 |
15 |
Alex DE ANGELIS |
RSM |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'57.561 |
309.189 |
1.691 |
| 14 |
56 |
Shinya NAKANO |
JPN |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'57.588 |
312.228 |
1.718 |
| 15 |
7 |
Chris VERMEULEN |
AUS |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'57.639 |
315.052 |
1.769 |
| 16 |
24 |
Toni ELIAS |
SPA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'58.130 |
324.909 |
2.260 |
| 17 |
13 |
Anthony WEST |
AUS |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'58.912 |
314.044 |
3.042 |
| 18 |
50 |
Sylvain GUINTOLI |
FRA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'59.006 |
321.141 |
3.136 |
Global 2008 results by event: