| Pos. |
Num. |
Rider |
Nation |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Lap time |
Km/h |
Gap |
| 1 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'57.782 |
293.478 |
|
| 2 |
1 |
Casey STONER |
AUS |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'57.911 |
295.081 |
0.129 |
| 3 |
56 |
Shinya NAKANO |
JPN |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'59.021 |
290.010 |
1.239 |
| 4 |
15 |
Alex DE ANGELIS |
RSM |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'59.134 |
283.762 |
1.352 |
| 5 |
21 |
John HOPKINS |
USA |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'59.220 |
288.461 |
1.438 |
| 6 |
7 |
Chris VERMEULEN |
AUS |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'59.400 |
287.386 |
1.618 |
| 7 |
24 |
Toni ELIAS |
SPA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'59.756 |
295.243 |
1.974 |
| 8 |
65 |
Loris CAPIROSSI |
ITA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'59.770 |
290.322 |
1.988 |
| 9 |
5 |
Colin EDWARDS |
USA |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'59.965 |
293.239 |
2.183 |
| 10 |
33 |
Marco MELANDRI |
ITA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
2'00.082 |
292.365 |
2.300 |
| 11 |
50 |
Sylvain GUINTOLI |
FRA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
2'00.083 |
294.840 |
2.301 |
| 12 |
4 |
Andrea DOVIZIOSO |
ITA |
JiR Team Scot MotoGP |
Honda |
2'00.429 |
287.923 |
2.647 |
| 13 |
48 |
Jorge LORENZO |
SPA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
2'00.447 |
293.000 |
2.665 |
| 14 |
14 |
Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA |
LCR Honda MotoGP |
Honda |
2'00.496 |
283.986 |
2.714 |
| 15 |
52 |
James TOSELAND |
GBR |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
2'01.074 |
292.524 |
3.292 |
| 16 |
13 |
Anthony WEST |
AUS |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
2'01.128 |
289.855 |
3.346 |
| 17 |
2 |
Dani PEDROSA |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
2'01.231 |
296.215 |
3.449 |
Global 2008 results by event:
