19/10/2008
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Name | Team | Lap | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Hamilton | McLaren | 13 | 1:36.325 | 126.587 mph |
| 2 | Raikkonen | Ferrari | 14 | 1:36.483 | 0.158 |
| 3 | Heidfeld | BMW | 56 | 1:36.498 | 0.173 |
| 4 | Massa | Ferrari | 36 | 1:36.591 | 0.266 |
| 5 | Alonso | Renault | 56 | 1:36.659 | 0.334 |
| 6 | Glock | Toyota | 56 | 1:36.727 | 0.402 |
| 7 | Kubica | BMW | 56 | 1:36.854 | 0.529 |
| 8 | Piquet | Renault | 56 | 1:36.996 | 0.671 |
| 9 | Vettel | Toro Rosso | 55 | 1:37.212 | 0.887 |
| 10 | Rosberg | WilliamsF1 | 38 | 1:37.246 | 0.921 |
| 11 | Kovalainen | McLaren | 32 | 1:37.302 | 0.977 |
| 12 | Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 36 | 1:37.452 | 1.127 |
| 13 | Webber | Red Bull | 10 | 1:37.680 | 1.355 |
| 14 | Coulthard | Red Bull | 27 | 1:37.753 | 1.428 |
| 15 | Button | Honda | 54 | 1:37.773 | 1.448 |
| 16 | Barrichello | Honda | 56 | 1:37.845 | 1.520 |
| 17 | Nakajima | WilliamsF1 | 54 | 1:38.019 | 1.694 |
| 18 | Fisichella | Force India | 54 | 1:38.372 | 2.047 |
| 19 | Sutil | Force India | 13 | 1:39.683 | 3.358 |