| Pos. |
Num. |
Rider |
Nation |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Lap time |
Km/h |
Gap |
| 1 |
1 |
Casey STONER |
AUS |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'36.087 |
293.478 |
|
| 2 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'36.819 |
289.544 |
0.732 |
| 3 |
5 |
Colin EDWARDS |
USA |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'36.931 |
290.244 |
0.844 |
| 4 |
69 |
Nicky HAYDEN |
USA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'37.012 |
292.921 |
0.925 |
| 5 |
15 |
Alex DE ANGELIS |
RSM |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'37.126 |
280.592 |
1.039 |
| 6 |
56 |
Shinya NAKANO |
JPN |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'37.137 |
286.016 |
1.050 |
| 7 |
14 |
Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA |
LCR Honda MotoGP |
Honda |
1'37.187 |
282.574 |
1.100 |
| 8 |
21 |
John HOPKINS |
USA |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'37.251 |
287.769 |
1.164 |
| 9 |
2 |
Dani PEDROSA |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'37.280 |
294.197 |
1.193 |
| 10 |
7 |
Chris VERMEULEN |
AUS |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'37.282 |
284.061 |
1.195 |
| 11 |
4 |
Andrea DOVIZIOSO |
ITA |
JiR Team Scot MotoGP |
Honda |
1'37.326 |
283.613 |
1.239 |
| 12 |
50 |
Sylvain GUINTOLI |
FRA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'37.357 |
293.239 |
1.270 |
| 13 |
52 |
James TOSELAND |
GBR |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'37.838 |
284.210 |
1.751 |
| 14 |
48 |
Jorge LORENZO |
SPA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'37.960 |
288.153 |
1.873 |
| 15 |
13 |
Anthony WEST |
AUS |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'38.413 |
286.472 |
2.326 |
| 16 |
24 |
Toni ELIAS |
SPA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'38.656 |
287.693 |
2.569 |
| 17 |
65 |
Loris CAPIROSSI |
ITA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'38.667 |
283.762 |
2.580 |
| 18 |
33 |
Marco MELANDRI |
ITA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'39.214 |
290.322 |
3.127 |
Global 2008 results by event:
