| Pos. |
Num. |
Rider |
Nation |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Lap time |
Km/h |
Gap |
| 1 |
1 |
Casey STONER |
AUS |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'28.665 |
323.366 |
|
| 2 |
48 |
Jorge LORENZO |
SPA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'28.734 |
317.491 |
0.069 |
| 3 |
69 |
Nicky HAYDEN |
USA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'28.756 |
321.447 |
0.091 |
| 4 |
14 |
Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA |
LCR Honda MotoGP |
Honda |
1'28.808 |
311.558 |
0.143 |
| 5 |
52 |
James TOSELAND |
GBR |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'29.031 |
315.183 |
0.366 |
| 6 |
2 |
Dani PEDROSA |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'29.277 |
322.020 |
0.612 |
| 7 |
5 |
Colin EDWARDS |
USA |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'29.513 |
316.379 |
0.848 |
| 8 |
4 |
Andrea DOVIZIOSO |
ITA |
JiR Team Scot MotoGP |
Honda |
1'29.558 |
310.932 |
0.893 |
| 9 |
56 |
Shinya NAKANO |
JPN |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'29.710 |
314.542 |
1.045 |
| 10 |
15 |
Alex DE ANGELIS |
RSM |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'29.925 |
310.932 |
1.260 |
| 11 |
65 |
Loris CAPIROSSI |
ITA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'29.942 |
311.737 |
1.277 |
| 12 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'30.014 |
318.237 |
1.349 |
| 13 |
24 |
Toni ELIAS |
SPA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'30.202 |
322.404 |
1.537 |
| 14 |
50 |
Sylvain GUINTOLI |
FRA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'30.297 |
323.366 |
1.632 |
| 15 |
7 |
Chris VERMEULEN |
AUS |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'30.545 |
308.278 |
1.880 |
| 16 |
21 |
John HOPKINS |
USA |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'31.157 |
316.287 |
2.492 |
| 17 |
33 |
Marco MELANDRI |
ITA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'31.939 |
321.352 |
3.274 |
| 18 |
13 |
Anthony WEST |
AUS |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'31.995 |
315.000 |
3.330 |
Global 2008 results by event:
