31/10/2008
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Alonso | Renault | 1:12.296 | 132.838 mph |
| 2 | Massa | Ferrari | 1:12.353 | 0.057 |
| 3 | Trulli | Toyota | 1:12.435 | 0.139 |
| 4 | Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:12.600 | 0.304 |
| 5 | Webber | Red Bull | 1:12.650 | 0.354 |
| 6 | Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1:12.687 | 0.391 |
| 7 | Piquet | Renault | 1:12.703 | 0.407 |
| 8 | Rosberg | WilliamsF1 | 1:12.761 | 0.465 |
| 9 | Hamilton | McLaren | 1:12.827 | 0.531 |
| 10 | Nakajima | WilliamsF1 | 1:12.886 | 0.590 |
| 11 | Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:12.896 | 0.600 |
| 12 | Kubica | BMW | 1:12.971 | 0.675 |
| 13 | Heidfeld | BMW | 1:13.038 | 0.742 |
| 14 | Glock | Toyota | 1:13.041 | 0.745 |
| 15 | Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:13.213 | 0.917 |
| 16 | Barrichello | Honda | 1:13.221 | 0.925 |
| 17 | Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:13.273 | 0.977 |
| 18 | Button | Honda | 1:13.341 | 1.045 |
| 19 | Sutil | Force India | 1:13.428 | 1.132 |
| 20 | Fisichella | Force India | 1:13.691 | 1.395 |