| Pos. |
Num. |
Rider |
Nation |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Lap time |
Km/h |
Gap |
| 1 |
4 |
Andrea DOVIZIOSO |
ITA |
JiR Team Scot MotoGP |
Honda |
1'43.957 |
252.505 |
|
| 2 |
2 |
Dani PEDROSA |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'43.995 |
252.269 |
0.038 |
| 3 |
69 |
Nicky HAYDEN |
USA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'44.526 |
251.563 |
0.569 |
| 4 |
13 |
Anthony WEST |
AUS |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'44.528 |
257.634 |
0.571 |
| 5 |
50 |
Sylvain GUINTOLI |
FRA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'44.817 |
247.805 |
0.860 |
| 6 |
1 |
Casey STONER |
AUS |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'45.031 |
252.505 |
1.074 |
| 7 |
15 |
Alex DE ANGELIS |
RSM |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'45.208 |
250.162 |
1.251 |
| 8 |
48 |
Jorge LORENZO |
SPA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'45.372 |
245.771 |
1.415 |
| 9 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'46.012 |
253.694 |
2.055 |
| 10 |
11 |
Ben SPIES |
USA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'46.046 |
250.860 |
2.089 |
| 11 |
7 |
Chris VERMEULEN |
AUS |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'46.188 |
252.861 |
2.231 |
| 12 |
5 |
Colin EDWARDS |
USA |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'46.281 |
241.478 |
2.324 |
| 13 |
21 |
John HOPKINS |
USA |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'46.944 |
253.217 |
2.987 |
| 14 |
24 |
Toni ELIAS |
SPA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'47.685 |
246.953 |
3.728 |
| 15 |
52 |
James TOSELAND |
GBR |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'47.975 |
247.919 |
4.018 |
| 16 |
14 |
Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA |
LCR Honda MotoGP |
Honda |
1'49.133 |
244.212 |
5.176 |
| 17 |
56 |
Shinya NAKANO |
JPN |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'50.406 |
251.857 |
6.449 |
| 18 |
33 |
Marco MELANDRI |
ITA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'52.571 |
238.170 |
8.614 |
Global 2008 results by event:
