| Pos. |
Num. |
Rider |
Nation |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Lap time |
Km/h |
Gap |
| 1 |
1 |
Casey STONER |
AUS |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'38.232 |
262.208 |
|
| 2 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'38.881 |
261.762 |
0.649 |
| 3 |
7 |
Chris VERMEULEN |
AUS |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'39.018 |
261.002 |
0.786 |
| 4 |
69 |
Nicky HAYDEN |
USA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'39.270 |
258.375 |
1.038 |
| 5 |
5 |
Colin EDWARDS |
USA |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'39.601 |
256.104 |
1.369 |
| 6 |
4 |
Andrea DOVIZIOSO |
ITA |
JiR Team Scot MotoGP |
Honda |
1'39.783 |
253.455 |
1.551 |
| 7 |
13 |
Anthony WEST |
AUS |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'39.995 |
260.686 |
1.763 |
| 8 |
11 |
Ben SPIES |
USA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'40.244 |
261.191 |
2.012 |
| 9 |
2 |
Dani PEDROSA |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'40.350 |
262.017 |
2.118 |
| 10 |
56 |
Shinya NAKANO |
JPN |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'40.417 |
257.204 |
2.185 |
| 11 |
21 |
John HOPKINS |
USA |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'40.539 |
257.449 |
2.307 |
| 12 |
50 |
Sylvain GUINTOLI |
FRA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'40.595 |
254.893 |
2.363 |
| 13 |
15 |
Alex DE ANGELIS |
RSM |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'40.667 |
253.753 |
2.435 |
| 14 |
14 |
Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA |
LCR Honda MotoGP |
Honda |
1'41.110 |
252.505 |
2.878 |
| 15 |
33 |
Marco MELANDRI |
ITA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'41.379 |
256.653 |
3.147 |
| 16 |
52 |
James TOSELAND |
GBR |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'41.751 |
253.158 |
3.519 |
| 17 |
48 |
Jorge LORENZO |
SPA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'41.873 |
254.052 |
3.641 |
| 18 |
24 |
Toni ELIAS |
SPA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'42.933 |
253.574 |
4.701 |
Global 2008 results by event:
