| Pos. |
Num. |
Rider |
Nation |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Lap time |
Km/h |
Gap |
| 1 |
1 |
Casey STONER |
AUS |
Ducati Team |
Ducati |
1'21.461 |
257.818 |
|
| 2 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'22.168 |
259.677 |
0.707 |
| 3 |
56 |
Shinya NAKANO |
JPN |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'22.343 |
252.277 |
0.882 |
| 4 |
7 |
Chris VERMEULEN |
AUS |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'22.533 |
254.596 |
1.072 |
| 5 |
33 |
Marco MELANDRI |
ITA |
Ducati Team |
Ducati |
1'22.758 |
254.536 |
1.297 |
| 6 |
69 |
Nicky HAYDEN |
USA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'22.770 |
254.297 |
1.309 |
| 7 |
15 |
Alex DE ANGELIS |
RSM |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'22.833 |
251.279 |
1.372 |
| 8 |
48 |
Jorge LORENZO |
SPA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'22.967 |
246.970 |
1.506 |
| 9 |
65 |
Loris CAPIROSSI |
ITA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'22.988 |
252.631 |
1.527 |
| 10 |
4 |
Andrea DOVIZIOSO |
ITA |
JiR Team Scot MotoGP |
Honda |
1'23.138 |
252.631 |
1.677 |
| 11 |
11 |
Ben SPIES |
USA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'23.171 |
254.777 |
1.710 |
| 12 |
50 |
Sylvain GUINTOLI |
FRA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'23.179 |
252.868 |
1.718 |
| 13 |
5 |
Colin EDWARDS |
USA |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'23.233 |
253.045 |
1.772 |
| 14 |
24 |
Toni ELIAS |
SPA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'23.234 |
252.631 |
1.773 |
| 15 |
52 |
James TOSELAND |
GBR |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'23.338 |
250.115 |
1.877 |
| 16 |
14 |
Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA |
LCR Honda MotoGP |
Honda |
1'23.358 |
249.826 |
1.897 |
| 17 |
12 |
Jamie HACKING |
USA |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'23.663 |
256.959 |
2.202 |
| 18 |
13 |
Anthony WEST |
AUS |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'24.165 |
254.416 |
2.704 |
|
2 |
Dani PEDROSA |
SPA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
|
|
Lap |
Global 2008 results by event:
