05/09/2008
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Massa | Ferrari | 1:47.284 | 146.042 mph |
| 2 | Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:47.623 | 0.339 |
| 3 | Hamilton | McLaren | 1:47.878 | 0.594 |
| 4 | Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:47.932 | 0.648 |
| 5 | Alonso | Renault | 1:48.104 | 0.820 |
| 6 | Webber | Red Bull | 1:48.428 | 1.144 |
| 7 | Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:48.557 | 1.273 |
| 8 | Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1:48.958 | 1.674 |
| 9 | Glock | Toyota | 1:48.997 | 1.713 |
| 10 | Piquet | Renault | 1:49.068 | 1.784 |
| 11 | Kubica | BMW | 1:49.139 | 1.855 |
| 12 | Heidfeld | BMW | 1:49.185 | 1.901 |
| 13 | Rosberg | WilliamsF1 | 1:49.611 | 2.327 |
| 14 | Trulli | Toyota | 1:49.625 | 2.341 |
| 15 | Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:49.849 | 2.565 |
| 16 | Fisichella | Force India | 1:49.986 | 2.702 |
| 17 | Sutil | Force India | 1:50.117 | 2.833 |
| 18 | Nakajima | WilliamsF1 | 1:50.125 | 2.841 |
| 19 | Button | Honda | 1:50.464 | 3.180 |
| 20 | Barrichello | Honda | 1:50.905 | 3.621 |