| Pos. |
Num. |
Rider |
Nation |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Lap time |
Km/h |
Gap |
| 1 |
48 |
Jorge LORENZO |
SPA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'38.189 |
279.503 |
|
| 2 |
2 |
Dani PEDROSA |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'38.789 |
278.422 |
0.600 |
| 3 |
5 |
Colin EDWARDS |
USA |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'38.954 |
276.781 |
0.765 |
| 4 |
69 |
Nicky HAYDEN |
USA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'39.061 |
278.422 |
0.872 |
| 5 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'39.064 |
276.356 |
0.875 |
| 6 |
14 |
Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA |
LCR Honda MotoGP |
Honda |
1'39.122 |
275.229 |
0.933 |
| 7 |
1 |
Casey STONER |
AUS |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'39.286 |
280.957 |
1.097 |
| 8 |
52 |
James TOSELAND |
GBR |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'39.334 |
270.473 |
1.145 |
| 9 |
21 |
John HOPKINS |
USA |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'39.439 |
278.565 |
1.250 |
| 10 |
65 |
Loris CAPIROSSI |
ITA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'39.484 |
282.205 |
1.295 |
| 11 |
56 |
Shinya NAKANO |
JPN |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'39.559 |
273.348 |
1.370 |
| 12 |
7 |
Chris VERMEULEN |
AUS |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'39.704 |
277.421 |
1.515 |
| 13 |
4 |
Andrea DOVIZIOSO |
ITA |
JiR Team Scot MotoGP |
Honda |
1'39.767 |
275.159 |
1.578 |
| 14 |
15 |
Alex DE ANGELIS |
RSM |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'40.037 |
268.656 |
1.848 |
| 15 |
13 |
Anthony WEST |
AUS |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'40.088 |
274.181 |
1.899 |
| 16 |
24 |
Toni ELIAS |
SPA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'40.286 |
280.155 |
2.097 |
| 17 |
50 |
Sylvain GUINTOLI |
FRA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'40.939 |
276.568 |
2.750 |
| 18 |
33 |
Marco MELANDRI |
ITA |
Ducati Marlboro Team |
Ducati |
1'41.027 |
276.639 |
2.838 |
Global 2008 results by event:
