27/09/2008
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Alonso | Renault | 1:44.506 | 108.461 mph |
| 2 | Hamilton | McLaren | 1:45.119 | 0.613 |
| 3 | Massa | Ferrari | 1:45.246 | 0.740 |
| 4 | Piquet | Renault | 1:45.249 | 0.743 |
| 5 | Rosberg | WilliamsF1 | 1:45.386 | 0.880 |
| 6 | Button | Honda | 1:45.409 | 0.903 |
| 7 | Kubica | BMW | 1:45.425 | 0.919 |
| 8 | Webber | Red Bull | 1:45.450 | 0.944 |
| 9 | Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1:45.477 | 0.971 |
| 10 | Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:45.599 | 1.093 |
| 11 | Heidfeld | BMW | 1:45.689 | 1.183 |
| 12 | Nakajima | WilliamsF1 | 1:45.982 | 1.476 |
| 13 | Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:45.982 | 1.476 |
| 14 | Barrichello | Honda | 1:46.073 | 1.567 |
| 15 | Glock | Toyota | 1:46.180 | 1.674 |
| 16 | Trulli | Toyota | 1:46.221 | 1.715 |
| 17 | Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:46.482 | 1.976 |
| 18 | Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:46.794 | 2.288 |
| 19 | Fisichella | Force India | 1:47.166 | 2.660 |
| 20 | Sutil | Force India | 1:47.727 | 3.221 |