| Pos. |
Num. |
Rider |
Nation |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Lap time |
Km/h |
Gap |
| 1 |
48 |
Jorge LORENZO |
SPA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'53.927 |
321.332 |
|
| 2 |
52 |
James TOSELAND |
GBR |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'54.182 |
315.328 |
0.255 |
| 3 |
5 |
Colin EDWARDS |
USA |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'54.499 |
314.868 |
0.572 |
| 4 |
1 |
Casey STONER |
AUS |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'54.733 |
327.272 |
0.806 |
| 5 |
14 |
Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA |
LCR Honda MotoGP |
Honda |
1'54.818 |
313.225 |
0.891 |
| 6 |
69 |
Nicky HAYDEN |
USA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'54.880 |
318.021 |
0.953 |
| 7 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'55.133 |
321.715 |
1.206 |
| 8 |
2 |
Dani PEDROSA |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'55.170 |
320.760 |
1.243 |
| 9 |
4 |
Andrea DOVIZIOSO |
ITA |
JiR Team Scot MotoGP |
Honda |
1'55.185 |
313.953 |
1.258 |
| 10 |
21 |
John HOPKINS |
USA |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'55.263 |
315.974 |
1.336 |
| 11 |
7 |
Chris VERMEULEN |
AUS |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'55.540 |
318.772 |
1.613 |
| 12 |
15 |
Alex DE ANGELIS |
RSM |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'55.692 |
311.958 |
1.765 |
| 13 |
65 |
Loris CAPIROSSI |
ITA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'56.070 |
318.021 |
2.143 |
| 14 |
24 |
Toni ELIAS |
SPA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'56.251 |
326.283 |
2.324 |
| 15 |
56 |
Shinya NAKANO |
JPN |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'56.434 |
314.777 |
2.507 |
| 16 |
33 |
Marco MELANDRI |
ITA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'56.730 |
329.368 |
2.803 |
| 17 |
50 |
Sylvain GUINTOLI |
FRA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'57.198 |
322.677 |
3.271 |
| 18 |
13 |
Anthony WEST |
AUS |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'57.445 |
315.789 |
3.518 |
Global 2008 results by event:
