Back to the catalyst of the 2008 championship. Rossi tops the charts, Lorenzo sticks with plunging toilets and Stoner tags along. Everyone else starts half a second back from 3rd place. Hopefully they close in on that gap before Sunday.
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Lap time | Km/h | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valentino ROSSI | Fiat Yamaha Team | 1′21.981 | 262.901 | |
| 2 | Jorge LORENZO | Fiat Yamaha Team | 1′22.093 | 256.227 | 0.112 |
| 3 | Casey STONER | Ducati Team | 1′22.170 | 262.518 | 0.189 |
| 4 | Dani PEDROSA | Repsol Honda Team | 1′22.637 | 258.373 | 0.656 |
| 5 | Toni ELIAS | San Carlo Honda Gresini | 1′22.682 | 255.863 | 0.701 |
| 6 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | Repsol Honda Team | 1′22.880 | 258.744 | 0.899 |
| 7 | Marco MELANDRI | Hayate Racing Team | 1′23.140 | 256.776 | 1.159 |
| 8 | Chris VERMEULEN | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | 1′23.217 | 254.957 | 1.236 |
| 9 | Colin EDWARDS | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 1′23.285 | 259.117 | 1.304 |
| 10 | Alex DE ANGELIS | San Carlo Honda Gresini | 1′23.406 | 254.357 | 1.425 |
| 11 | Randy DE PUNIET | LCR Honda MotoGP | 1′23.439 | 256.166 | 1.458 |
| 12 | Loris CAPIROSSI | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | 1′23.637 | 255.379 | 1.656 |
| 13 | James TOSELAND | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 1′23.690 | 253.521 | 1.709 |
| 14 | Nicky HAYDEN | Ducati Team | 1′23.747 | 252.277 | 1.766 |
| 15 | Sete GIBERNAU | Grupo Francisco Hernando | 1′24.533 | 249.077 | 2.552 |
| 16 | Gabor TALMACSI | Scot Racing Team MotoGP | 1′24.926 | 234.273 | 2.945 |
| 17 | Niccolo CANEPA | Pramac Racing | 1′25.511 | 244.842 | 3.530 |