| Pos. |
Num. |
Rider |
Nation |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Lap time |
Km/h |
Gap |
| 1 |
1 |
Casey STONER |
AUS |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'36.569 |
294.277 |
|
| 2 |
69 |
Nicky HAYDEN |
USA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'37.186 |
292.049 |
0.617 |
| 3 |
2 |
Dani PEDROSA |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'37.398 |
293.637 |
0.829 |
| 4 |
5 |
Colin EDWARDS |
USA |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'37.437 |
290.791 |
0.868 |
| 5 |
15 |
Alex DE ANGELIS |
RSM |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'37.470 |
281.763 |
0.901 |
| 6 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'37.480 |
288.615 |
0.911 |
| 7 |
4 |
Andrea DOVIZIOSO |
ITA |
JiR Team Scot MotoGP |
Honda |
1'37.507 |
285.412 |
0.938 |
| 8 |
21 |
John HOPKINS |
USA |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'37.652 |
289.234 |
1.083 |
| 9 |
56 |
Shinya NAKANO |
JPN |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'37.821 |
285.336 |
1.252 |
| 10 |
14 |
Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA |
LCR Honda MotoGP |
Honda |
1'37.951 |
283.315 |
1.382 |
| 11 |
48 |
Jorge LORENZO |
SPA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'37.987 |
288.615 |
1.418 |
| 12 |
65 |
Loris CAPIROSSI |
ITA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'38.082 |
285.412 |
1.513 |
| 13 |
52 |
James TOSELAND |
GBR |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'38.198 |
285.035 |
1.629 |
| 14 |
7 |
Chris VERMEULEN |
AUS |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'38.341 |
284.435 |
1.772 |
| 15 |
50 |
Sylvain GUINTOLI |
FRA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'38.435 |
293.239 |
1.866 |
| 16 |
13 |
Anthony WEST |
AUS |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'38.768 |
287.005 |
2.199 |
| 17 |
33 |
Marco MELANDRI |
ITA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'39.020 |
291.576 |
2.451 |
| 18 |
24 |
Toni ELIAS |
SPA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'39.805 |
290.400 |
3.236 |
Global 2008 results by event:
