| Pos. | Rider | Team | Lap time | Km/h | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony WEST | Kawasaki Racing Team | 2′02.116 | 305.949 | |
| 2 | Casey STONER | Ducati Marlboro Team | 2′02.120 | 309.633 | 0.004 |
| 3 | Jorge LORENZO | Fiat Yamaha Team | 2′02.231 | 304.740 | 0.115 |
| 4 | Valentino ROSSI | Fiat Yamaha Team | 2′02.268 | 303.200 | 0.152 |
| 5 | Dani PEDROSA | Repsol Honda Team | 2′02.309 | 307.692 | 0.193 |
| 6 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | JiR Team Scot MotoGP | 2′02.418 | 297.684 | 0.302 |
| 7 | Shinya NAKANO | San Carlo Honda Gresini | 2′02.441 | 302.436 | 0.325 |
| 8 | Loris CAPIROSSI | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | 2′02.638 | 302.690 | 0.522 |
| 9 | Nicky HAYDEN | Repsol Honda Team | 2′02.673 | 304.740 | 0.557 |
| 10 | Colin EDWARDS | Tech 3 Yamaha | 2′02.741 | 303.626 | 0.625 |
| 11 | Randy DE PUNIET | LCR Honda MotoGP | 2′02.776 | 295.971 | 0.660 |
| 12 | John HOPKINS | Kawasaki Racing Team | 2′02.813 | 303.626 | 0.697 |
| 13 | Chris VERMEULEN | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | 2′02.889 | 298.589 | 0.773 |
| 14 | James TOSELAND | Tech 3 Yamaha | 2′03.221 | 300.166 | 1.105 |
| 15 | Toni ELIAS | Alice Team | 2′03.263 | 306.818 | 1.147 |
| 16 | Alex DE ANGELIS | San Carlo Honda Gresini | 2′03.332 | 293.957 | 1.216 |
| 17 | Marco MELANDRI | Ducati Marlboro Team | 2′03.571 | 308.395 | 1.455 |
| 18 | Sylvain GUINTOLI | Alice Team | 2′03.724 | 308.043 | 1.608 |
| 19 | Nobuatsu AOKI | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | 2′05.026 | 301.423 | 2.910 |
Friday, October 17th, 2008