| Pos. |
Num. |
Rider |
Nation |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Lap time |
Km/h |
Gap |
| 1 |
1 |
Casey STONER |
AUS |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'30.094 |
330.063 |
|
| 2 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'30.764 |
325.210 |
0.670 |
| 3 |
15 |
Alex DE ANGELIS |
RSM |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'31.043 |
310.932 |
0.949 |
| 4 |
4 |
Andrea DOVIZIOSO |
ITA |
JiR Team Scot MotoGP |
Honda |
1'31.051 |
319.363 |
0.957 |
| 5 |
14 |
Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA |
LCR Honda MotoGP |
Honda |
1'31.070 |
317.678 |
0.976 |
| 6 |
2 |
Dani PEDROSA |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'31.161 |
325.796 |
1.067 |
| 7 |
56 |
Shinya NAKANO |
JPN |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'31.221 |
320.686 |
1.127 |
| 8 |
48 |
Jorge LORENZO |
SPA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'31.235 |
321.925 |
1.141 |
| 9 |
65 |
Loris CAPIROSSI |
ITA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'31.248 |
320.023 |
1.154 |
| 10 |
52 |
James TOSELAND |
GBR |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'31.277 |
320.023 |
1.183 |
| 11 |
69 |
Nicky HAYDEN |
USA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'31.284 |
322.116 |
1.190 |
| 12 |
5 |
Colin EDWARDS |
USA |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'31.368 |
322.500 |
1.274 |
| 13 |
50 |
Sylvain GUINTOLI |
FRA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'31.532 |
328.164 |
1.438 |
| 14 |
7 |
Chris VERMEULEN |
AUS |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'31.719 |
316.934 |
1.625 |
| 15 |
33 |
Marco MELANDRI |
ITA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'31.803 |
328.164 |
1.709 |
| 16 |
21 |
John HOPKINS |
USA |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'31.814 |
323.559 |
1.720 |
| 17 |
13 |
Anthony WEST |
AUS |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'32.211 |
322.980 |
2.117 |
| 18 |
24 |
Toni ELIAS |
SPA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'32.415 |
324.139 |
2.321 |
Global 2008 results by event:
