26/09/2008
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Hamilton | McLaren | 1:45.518 | 107.421 mph |
| 2 | Massa | Ferrari | 1:45.598 | 0.080 |
| 3 | Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:45.961 | 0.443 |
| 4 | Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:46.463 | 0.945 |
| 5 | Kubica | BMW | 1:46.618 | 1.100 |
| 6 | Rosberg | WilliamsF1 | 1:46.710 | 1.192 |
| 7 | Alonso | Renault | 1:46.725 | 1.207 |
| 8 | Heidfeld | BMW | 1:46.964 | 1.446 |
| 9 | Piquet | Renault | 1:47.175 | 1.657 |
| 10 | Button | Honda | 1:47.277 | 1.759 |
| 11 | Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1:47.570 | 2.052 |
| 12 | Nakajima | WilliamsF1 | 1:47.662 | 2.144 |
| 13 | Glock | Toyota | 1:47.706 | 2.188 |
| 14 | Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:48.097 | 2.579 |
| 15 | Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:48.517 | 2.999 |
| 16 | Barrichello | Honda | 1:48.725 | 3.207 |
| 17 | Sutil | Force India | 1:48.839 | 3.321 |
| 18 | Fisichella | Force India | 1:48.906 | 3.388 |
| 19 | Trulli | Toyota | 1:49.064 | 3.546 |
| 20 | Webber | Red Bull | 1:53.703 | 8.185 |