17/10/2008
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Hamilton | McLaren | 1:35.750 | 127.348 mph |
| 2 | Alonso | Renault | 1:36.024 | 0.274 |
| 3 | Piquet | Renault | 1:36.094 | 0.344 |
| 4 | Trulli | Toyota | 1:36.159 | 0.409 |
| 5 | Webber | Red Bull | 1:36.375 | 0.625 |
| 6 | Massa | Ferrari | 1:36.480 | 0.730 |
| 7 | Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:36.529 | 0.779 |
| 8 | Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:36.542 | 0.792 |
| 9 | Heidfeld | BMW | 1:36.553 | 0.803 |
| 10 | Rosberg | WilliamsF1 | 1:36.556 | 0.806 |
| 11 | Glock | Toyota | 1:36.615 | 0.865 |
| 12 | Kubica | BMW | 1:36.775 | 1.025 |
| 13 | Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:36.797 | 1.047 |
| 14 | Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:36.808 | 1.058 |
| 15 | Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1:36.925 | 1.175 |
| 16 | Nakajima | WilliamsF1 | 1:36.975 | 1.225 |
| 17 | Fisichella | Force India | 1:37.473 | 1.723 |
| 18 | Sutil | Force India | 1:37.617 | 1.867 |
| 19 | Button | Honda | 1:37.800 | 2.050 |
| 20 | Barrichello | Honda | 1:37.904 | 2.154 |