10/10/2008
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Hamilton | McLaren | 1:18.910 | 129.355 mph |
| 2 | Massa | Ferrari | 1:19.063 | 0.153 |
| 3 | Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:19.279 | 0.369 |
| 4 | Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:19.399 | 0.489 |
| 5 | Alonso | Renault | 1:19.473 | 0.563 |
| 6 | Piquet | Renault | 1:19.743 | 0.833 |
| 7 | Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1:20.121 | 1.211 |
| 8 | Kubica | BMW | 1:20.160 | 1.250 |
| 9 | Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:20.182 | 1.272 |
| 10 | Nakajima | WilliamsF1 | 1:20.217 | 1.307 |
| 11 | Sutil | Force India | 1:20.288 | 1.378 |
| 12 | Rosberg | WilliamsF1 | 1:20.350 | 1.440 |
| 13 | Webber | Red Bull | 1:20.620 | 1.710 |
| 14 | Heidfeld | BMW | 1:20.628 | 1.718 |
| 15 | Trulli | Toyota | 1:20.657 | 1.747 |
| 16 | Barrichello | Honda | 1:20.753 | 1.843 |
| 17 | Button | Honda | 1:20.769 | 1.859 |
| 18 | Glock | Toyota | 1:20.823 | 1.913 |
| 19 | Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:20.905 | 1.995 |
| 20 | Fisichella | Force India | 1:21.014 | 2.104 |