| Pos. | Num. | Rider | Team | Lap time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Dani PEDROSA | Repsol Honda Team | 1′32.647 | |
| 2 | 5 | Colin EDWARDS | Tech 3 Yamaha | 1′32.774 | 0.127 |
| 3 | 1 | Casey STONER | Ducati Marlboro Team | 1′32.994 | 0.347 |
| 4 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | Fiat Yamaha Team | 1′33.157 | 0.510 |
| 5 | 48 | Jorge LORENZO | Fiat Yamaha Team | 1′33.269 | 0.622 |
| 6 | 69 | Nicky HAYDEN | Repsol Honda Team | 1′33.286 | 0.639 |
| 7 | 52 | James TOSELAND | Tech 3 Yamaha | 1′33.396 | 0.749 |
| 8 | 7 | Chris VERMEULEN | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | 1′33.440 | 0.793 |
| 9 | 21 | John HOPKINS | Kawasaki Racing Team | 1′33.628 | 0.981 |
| 10 | 4 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | JiR Team Scot MotoGP | 1′33.689 | 1.042 |
| 11 | 65 | Loris CAPIROSSI | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | 1′33.707 | 1.060 |
| 12 | 14 | Randy DE PUNIET | LCR Honda MotoGP | 1′33.723 | 1.076 |
| 13 | 56 | Shinya NAKANO | San Carlo Honda Gresini | 1′34.077 | 1.430 |
| 14 | 24 | Toni ELIAS | Alice Team | 1′34.561 | 1.914 |
| 15 | 15 | Alex DE ANGELIS | San Carlo Honda Gresini | 1′34.670 | 2.023 |
| 16 | 50 | Sylvain GUINTOLI | Alice Team | 1′34.747 | 2.100 |
| 17 | 33 | Marco MELANDRI | Ducati Marlboro Team | 1′35.081 | 2.434 |
| 18 | 13 | Anthony WEST | Kawasaki Racing Team | 1′35.349 | 2.702 |
Saturday, May 17th, 2008