| Pos. |
Num. |
Rider |
Nation |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Lap time |
Km/h |
Gap |
| 1 |
1 |
Casey STONER |
AUS |
Ducati Team |
Ducati |
1'21.915 |
258.992 |
|
| 2 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'22.679 |
258.806 |
0.764 |
| 3 |
56 |
Shinya NAKANO |
JPN |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'22.953 |
246.913 |
1.038 |
| 4 |
7 |
Chris VERMEULEN |
AUS |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'23.406 |
254.117 |
1.491 |
| 5 |
33 |
Marco MELANDRI |
ITA |
Ducati Team |
Ducati |
1'23.455 |
253.402 |
1.540 |
| 6 |
69 |
Nicky HAYDEN |
USA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'23.469 |
254.536 |
1.554 |
| 7 |
4 |
Andrea DOVIZIOSO |
ITA |
JiR Team Scot MotoGP |
Honda |
1'23.696 |
248.275 |
1.781 |
| 8 |
24 |
Toni ELIAS |
SPA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'23.698 |
253.640 |
1.783 |
| 9 |
5 |
Colin EDWARDS |
USA |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'23.760 |
254.837 |
1.845 |
| 10 |
15 |
Alex DE ANGELIS |
RSM |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'23.896 |
245.009 |
1.981 |
| 11 |
11 |
Ben SPIES |
USA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'23.950 |
254.837 |
2.035 |
| 12 |
12 |
Jamie HACKING |
USA |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'24.050 |
255.500 |
2.135 |
| 13 |
48 |
Jorge LORENZO |
SPA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'24.317 |
237.623 |
2.402 |
| 14 |
14 |
Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA |
LCR Honda MotoGP |
Honda |
1'24.356 |
247.366 |
2.441 |
| 15 |
65 |
Loris CAPIROSSI |
ITA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'24.392 |
253.164 |
2.477 |
| 16 |
13 |
Anthony WEST |
AUS |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'24.591 |
253.699 |
2.676 |
| 17 |
50 |
Sylvain GUINTOLI |
FRA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'24.661 |
253.283 |
2.746 |
| 18 |
52 |
James TOSELAND |
GBR |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'24.736 |
250.115 |
2.821 |
| 19 |
2 |
Dani PEDROSA |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'25.311 |
247.706 |
3.396 |
Global 2008 results by event:
