| Pos. | Rider | Team | Lap time | Km/h | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valentino ROSSI | Fiat Yamaha Team | 2′02.693 | 305.775 | |
| 2 | Jorge LORENZO | Fiat Yamaha Team | 2′03.179 | 305.862 | 0.486 |
| 3 | Casey STONER | Ducati Marlboro Team | 2′03.195 | 308.571 | 0.502 |
| 4 | Colin EDWARDS | Tech 3 Yamaha | 2′03.439 | 302.013 | 0.746 |
| 5 | Randy DE PUNIET | LCR Honda MotoGP | 2′03.535 | 296.784 | 0.842 |
| 6 | Nicky HAYDEN | Repsol Honda Team | 2′03.649 | 304.225 | 0.956 |
| 7 | Loris CAPIROSSI | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | 2′03.735 | 302.775 | 1.042 |
| 8 | Shinya NAKANO | San Carlo Honda Gresini | 2′03.785 | 304.568 | 1.092 |
| 9 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | JiR Team Scot MotoGP | 2′03.839 | 298.837 | 1.146 |
| 10 | James TOSELAND | Tech 3 Yamaha | 2′03.964 | 300.000 | 1.271 |
| 11 | Chris VERMEULEN | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | 2′04.137 | 298.507 | 1.444 |
| 12 | Marco MELANDRI | Ducati Marlboro Team | 2′04.169 | 309.810 | 1.476 |
| 13 | Alex DE ANGELIS | San Carlo Honda Gresini | 2′04.256 | 294.518 | 1.563 |
| 14 | John HOPKINS | Kawasaki Racing Team | 2′04.267 | 305.170 | 1.574 |
| 15 | Anthony WEST | Kawasaki Racing Team | 2′04.383 | 304.826 | 1.690 |
| 16 | Toni ELIAS | Alice Team | 2′04.399 | 309.278 | 1.706 |
| 17 | Dani PEDROSA | Repsol Honda Team | 2′04.460 | 302.775 | 1.767 |
| 18 | Sylvain GUINTOLI | Alice Team | 2′04.833 | 307.955 | 2.140 |
| 19 | Nobuatsu AOKI | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | 2′07.530 | 302.605 | 4.837 |
Thursday, October 16th, 2008