18/10/2008
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Heidfeld | BMW | 1:36.061 | 126.935 mph |
| 2 | Hamilton | McLaren | 1:36.135 | 0.074 |
| 3 | Kubica | BMW | 1:36.150 | 0.089 |
| 4 | Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:36.324 | 0.263 |
| 5 | Trulli | Toyota | 1:36.396 | 0.335 |
| 6 | Rosberg | WilliamsF1 | 1:36.427 | 0.366 |
| 7 | Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:36.642 | 0.581 |
| 8 | Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:36.712 | 0.651 |
| 9 | Nakajima | WilliamsF1 | 1:36.713 | 0.652 |
| 10 | Piquet | Renault | 1:36.789 | 0.728 |
| 11 | Barrichello | Honda | 1:36.839 | 0.778 |
| 12 | Massa | Ferrari | 1:36.842 | 0.781 |
| 13 | Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:36.901 | 0.840 |
| 14 | Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1:36.902 | 0.841 |
| 15 | Button | Honda | 1:36.958 | 0.897 |
| 16 | Alonso | Renault | 1:36.996 | 0.935 |
| 17 | Glock | Toyota | 1:37.053 | 0.992 |
| 18 | Webber | Red Bull | 1:37.566 | 1.505 |
| 19 | Sutil | Force India | 1:37.648 | 1.587 |
| 20 | Fisichella | Force India | 1:37.964 | 1.903 |