| Pos. |
Num. |
Rider |
Nation |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Lap time |
Km/h |
Gap |
| 1 |
1 |
Casey STONER |
AUS |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'55.442 |
327.769 |
|
| 2 |
48 |
Jorge LORENZO |
SPA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'55.453 |
321.046 |
0.011 |
| 3 |
52 |
James TOSELAND |
GBR |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'55.812 |
312.319 |
0.370 |
| 4 |
5 |
Colin EDWARDS |
USA |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'55.942 |
310.880 |
0.500 |
| 5 |
4 |
Andrea DOVIZIOSO |
ITA |
JiR Team Scot MotoGP |
Honda |
1'55.963 |
315.512 |
0.521 |
| 6 |
15 |
Alex DE ANGELIS |
RSM |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'56.120 |
312.680 |
0.678 |
| 7 |
14 |
Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA |
LCR Honda MotoGP |
Honda |
1'56.234 |
311.868 |
0.792 |
| 8 |
7 |
Chris VERMEULEN |
AUS |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'56.279 |
318.396 |
0.837 |
| 9 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'56.395 |
319.526 |
0.953 |
| 10 |
65 |
Loris CAPIROSSI |
ITA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'56.922 |
317.180 |
1.480 |
| 11 |
2 |
Dani PEDROSA |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'56.962 |
321.620 |
1.520 |
| 12 |
56 |
Shinya NAKANO |
JPN |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'57.011 |
313.771 |
1.569 |
| 13 |
69 |
Nicky HAYDEN |
USA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'57.045 |
313.406 |
1.603 |
| 14 |
33 |
Marco MELANDRI |
ITA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'57.091 |
327.868 |
1.649 |
| 15 |
24 |
Toni ELIAS |
SPA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'57.311 |
323.547 |
1.869 |
| 16 |
21 |
John HOPKINS |
USA |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'57.416 |
313.862 |
1.974 |
| 17 |
13 |
Anthony WEST |
AUS |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'57.934 |
314.227 |
2.492 |
| 18 |
50 |
Sylvain GUINTOLI |
FRA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'58.500 |
321.141 |
3.058 |
Global 2008 results by event:
