| Pos. |
Num. |
Rider |
Nation |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Lap time |
Km/h |
Gap |
| 1 |
48 |
Jorge LORENZO |
SPA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'40.378 |
275.439 |
|
| 2 |
5 |
Colin EDWARDS |
USA |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'40.398 |
275.580 |
0.020 |
| 3 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'40.821 |
278.565 |
0.443 |
| 4 |
69 |
Nicky HAYDEN |
USA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'40.872 |
275.862 |
0.494 |
| 5 |
4 |
Andrea DOVIZIOSO |
ITA |
JiR Team Scot MotoGP |
Honda |
1'40.981 |
273.072 |
0.603 |
| 6 |
2 |
Dani PEDROSA |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'41.076 |
275.019 |
0.698 |
| 7 |
65 |
Loris CAPIROSSI |
ITA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'41.086 |
275.089 |
0.708 |
| 8 |
1 |
Casey STONER |
AUS |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'41.213 |
274.669 |
0.835 |
| 9 |
56 |
Shinya NAKANO |
JPN |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'41.295 |
273.003 |
0.917 |
| 10 |
7 |
Chris VERMEULEN |
AUS |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'41.323 |
272.040 |
0.945 |
| 11 |
21 |
John HOPKINS |
USA |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'41.396 |
277.849 |
1.018 |
| 12 |
14 |
Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA |
LCR Honda MotoGP |
Honda |
1'41.519 |
271.288 |
1.141 |
| 13 |
15 |
Alex DE ANGELIS |
RSM |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'41.825 |
264.446 |
1.447 |
| 14 |
52 |
James TOSELAND |
GBR |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'41.898 |
270.541 |
1.520 |
| 15 |
33 |
Marco MELANDRI |
ITA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'41.912 |
275.932 |
1.534 |
| 16 |
24 |
Toni ELIAS |
SPA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'42.746 |
273.625 |
2.368 |
| 17 |
50 |
Sylvain GUINTOLI |
FRA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'42.758 |
273.972 |
2.380 |
| 18 |
13 |
Anthony WEST |
AUS |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'42.877 |
276.214 |
2.499 |
Global 2008 results by event:
