| Pos. | Rider | Nation | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valentino ROSSI | ITA | Fiat Yamaha Team | 332 |
| 2 | Casey STONER | AUS | Ducati Marlboro Team | 245 |
| 3 | Dani PEDROSA | SPA | Repsol Honda Team | 209 |
| 4 | Jorge LORENZO | SPA | Fiat Yamaha Team | 182 |
| 5 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | ITA | JiR Team Scot MotoGP | 145 |
| 6 | Nicky HAYDEN | USA | Repsol Honda Team | 131 |
| 7 | Colin EDWARDS | USA | Tech 3 Yamaha | 126 |
| 8 | Chris VERMEULEN | AUS | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | 118 |
| 9 | Shinya NAKANO | JPN | San Carlo Honda Gresini | 106 |
| 10 | Loris CAPIROSSI | ITA | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | 102 |
| 11 | James TOSELAND | GBR | Tech 3 Yamaha | 100 |
| 12 | Toni ELIAS | SPA | Alice Team | 91 |
| 13 | Sylvain GUINTOLI | FRA | Alice Team | 60 |
| 14 | Alex DE ANGELIS | RSM | San Carlo Honda Gresini | 55 |
| 15 | Randy DE PUNIET | FRA | LCR Honda MotoGP | 54 |
| 16 | Marco MELANDRI | ITA | Ducati Marlboro Team | 51 |
| 17 | John HOPKINS | USA | Kawasaki Racing Team | 50 |
| 18 | Anthony WEST | AUS | Kawasaki Racing Team | 46 |
| 19 | Ben SPIES | USA | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | 20 |
| 20 | Jamie HACKING | USA | Kawasaki Racing Team | 5 |
| 21 | Tadayuki OKADA | JPN | Repsol Honda Team | 2 |
Sunday, October 5th, 2008