| Pos. |
Num. |
Rider |
Nation |
Team |
Motorcycle |
Lap time |
Km/h |
Gap |
| 1 |
1 |
Casey STONER |
AUS |
Ducati Team |
Ducati |
1'22.085 |
260.554 |
|
| 2 |
46 |
Valentino ROSSI |
ITA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'22.683 |
260.178 |
0.598 |
| 3 |
7 |
Chris VERMEULEN |
AUS |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'22.694 |
254.237 |
0.609 |
| 4 |
33 |
Marco MELANDRI |
ITA |
Ducati Team |
Ducati |
1'22.781 |
256.532 |
0.696 |
| 5 |
50 |
Sylvain GUINTOLI |
FRA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'23.076 |
256.959 |
0.991 |
| 6 |
56 |
Shinya NAKANO |
JPN |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'23.134 |
252.042 |
1.049 |
| 7 |
65 |
Loris CAPIROSSI |
ITA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'23.317 |
254.837 |
1.232 |
| 8 |
14 |
Randy DE PUNIET |
FRA |
LCR Honda MotoGP |
Honda |
1'23.379 |
252.277 |
1.294 |
| 9 |
69 |
Nicky HAYDEN |
USA |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
1'23.397 |
254.656 |
1.312 |
| 10 |
48 |
Jorge LORENZO |
SPA |
Fiat Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
1'23.665 |
245.120 |
1.580 |
| 11 |
12 |
Jamie HACKING |
USA |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'23.799 |
256.959 |
1.714 |
| 12 |
11 |
Ben SPIES |
USA |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
Suzuki |
1'24.097 |
253.640 |
2.012 |
| 13 |
15 |
Alex DE ANGELIS |
RSM |
San Carlo Honda Gresini |
Honda |
1'24.346 |
251.513 |
2.261 |
| 14 |
4 |
Andrea DOVIZIOSO |
ITA |
JiR Team Scot MotoGP |
Honda |
1'24.614 |
255.802 |
2.529 |
| 15 |
5 |
Colin EDWARDS |
USA |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'24.627 |
244.067 |
2.542 |
| 16 |
24 |
Toni ELIAS |
SPA |
Alice Team |
Ducati |
1'24.676 |
247.990 |
2.591 |
| 17 |
52 |
James TOSELAND |
GBR |
Tech 3 Yamaha |
Yamaha |
1'24.856 |
247.479 |
2.771 |
| 18 |
13 |
Anthony WEST |
AUS |
Kawasaki Racing Team |
Kawasaki |
1'25.685 |
248.275 |
3.600 |
Global 2008 results by event:
