18/10/2008
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Hamilton | McLaren | 1:36.303 | 126.616 mph |
| 2 | Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:36.645 | 0.342 |
| 3 | Massa | Ferrari | 1:36.889 | 0.586 |
| 4 | Alonso | Renault | 1:36.927 | 0.624 |
| 5 | Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:36.930 | 0.627 |
| 6 | Webber | Red Bull | 1:37.083 | 0.780 |
| 7 | Heidfeld | BMW | 1:37.201 | 0.898 |
| 8 | Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1:37.685 | 1.382 |
| 9 | Trulli | Toyota | 1:37.934 | 1.631 |
| 10 | Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:38.885 | 2.582 |
| 11 | Piquet | Renault | 1:35.722 | - |
| 12 | Kubica | BMW | 1:35.814 | - |
| 13 | Glock | Toyota | 1:35.937 | - |
| 14 | Barrichello | Honda | 1:36.079 | - |
| 15 | Rosberg | WilliamsF1 | 1:36.210 | - |
| 16 | Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:36.731 | - |
| 17 | Nakajima | WilliamsF1 | 1:36.863 | - |
| 18 | Button | Honda | 1:37.053 | - |
| 19 | Sutil | Force India | 1:37.730 | - |
| 20 | Fisichella | Force India | 1:37.739 | - |