18/10/2008
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Hamilton | McLaren | 1:35.630 | 127.507 mph |
| 2 | Massa | Ferrari | 1:36.020 | 0.390 |
| 3 | Alonso | Renault | 1:36.024 | 0.394 |
| 4 | Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:36.052 | 0.422 |
| 5 | Heidfeld | BMW | 1:36.061 | 0.431 |
| 6 | Piquet | Renault | 1:36.094 | 0.464 |
| 7 | Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:36.103 | 0.473 |
| 8 | Kubica | BMW | 1:36.150 | 0.520 |
| 9 | Trulli | Toyota | 1:36.159 | 0.529 |
| 10 | Webber | Red Bull | 1:36.375 | 0.745 |
| 11 | Rosberg | WilliamsF1 | 1:36.427 | 0.797 |
| 12 | Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:36.529 | 0.899 |
| 13 | Glock | Toyota | 1:36.615 | 0.985 |
| 14 | Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:36.712 | 1.082 |
| 15 | Nakajima | WilliamsF1 | 1:36.713 | 1.083 |
| 16 | Barrichello | Honda | 1:36.839 | 1.209 |
| 17 | Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1:36.902 | 1.272 |
| 18 | Button | Honda | 1:36.958 | 1.328 |
| 19 | Fisichella | Force India | 1:37.473 | 1.843 |
| 18 | Sutil | Force India | 1:37.617 | 1.987 |