2008 Superbike World Championship season

2008 Superbike World Championship season
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Supersport World Championship
FIM Superstock 1000 Championship

The 2008 World Superbike racing season was the 21st season of the Superbike World Championship. Corona Extra ceased to be the championship's title sponsor, as it had been since 1998.[1] The electronics manufacturer HANNspree took over as the title sponsor in 2008 and this arrangement remained in place until 2010, with the championship officially known as the "HANNspree SBK Superbike World Championship".[2]

The Superbike World Championship returned to the United States on June 1, 2008, for the 2008 6th round of the Superbike World Championship. The round took place at the Miller Motorsports Park near Salt Lake City, Utah.[3] This was the first time SBK had raced in the United States since the 2004 round at Laguna Seca. The Superbike World Championship shared the weekend with the AMA Superbike Championship and its support classes. However to avoid direct comparisons between World Superbike and AMA Superbike, and because of sponsorship issues the two championships raced on different configurations of the circuit. World Superbikes used the 3.048 miles (4.905 km) Outer Track, while AMA Superbike and its support classes used the 4.5 miles (7.2 km) Main Track.[4]

The provisional championship calendar was made up of 15 rounds but the Indonesian round in Sentul International Circuit was removed from the final calendar.[5]

Australian rider Troy Bayliss won his third Superbike World Championship riding the factory supported Ducati 1098. He secured the title with his 50th race win at the second race at Magny-Cours.

Contents

Season Calendar

Round Country Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Rider Winning Team Report
1 R1 Qatar Losail February 23 Troy Corser Noriyuki Haga Troy Bayliss Xerox Ducati Report
R2 Fonsi Nieto Fonsi Nieto Alstare Suzuki
2 R1 Australia Phillip Island March 2 Troy Bayliss Troy Bayliss Troy Bayliss Xerox Ducati Report
R2 Max Biaggi Troy Bayliss Xerox Ducati
3 R1 Spain Valencia April 6 Max Neukirchner Noriyuki Haga Lorenzo Lanzi Team R.G Report
R2 Carlos Checa Noriyuki Haga Yamaha Motor Italia
4 R1 Netherlands Assen April 27 Troy Bayliss Max Neukirchner Troy Bayliss Xerox Ducati Report
R2 Troy Bayliss Troy Bayliss Xerox Ducati
5 R1 Italy Monza May 11 Troy Bayliss Noriyuki Haga Max Neukirchner Alstare Suzuki Report
R2 Noriyuki Haga Noriyuki Haga Yamaha Motor Italia
6 R1 United States Miller Motorsports Park June 1 Carlos Checa Carlos Checa Carlos Checa Ten Kate Honda Report
R2 Carlos Checa Carlos Checa Ten Kate Honda
7 R1 Germany Nürburgring June 15 Max Neukirchner Troy Bayliss Noriyuki Haga Yamaha Motor Italia Report
R2 Noriyuki Haga Noriyuki Haga Yamaha Motor Italia
8 R1 San Marino Misano Adriatico June 29 Troy Corser Jakub Smrž Max Neukirchner Alstare Suzuki Report
R2 Troy Corser Rubén Xaus Sterilgarda Go Eleven
9 R1 Brno Brno July 20 Troy Bayliss Troy Bayliss Troy Bayliss Xerox Ducati Report
R2 Michel Fabrizio Troy Bayliss Xerox Ducati
10 R1 Great Britain Brands Hatch August 3 Troy Bayliss Ryuichi Kiyonari Ryuichi Kiyonari Ten Kate Honda Report
R2 Michel Fabrizio Ryuichi Kiyonari Ten Kate Honda
11 R1 Europe Donington Park September 7 Troy Bayliss Troy Bayliss Troy Bayliss Xerox Ducati Report
R2 James Ellison Ryuichi Kiyonari Ten Kate Honda
12 R1 Italy Vallelunga September 21 Troy Bayliss Carlos Checa Noriyuki Haga Yamaha Motor Italia Report
R2 Troy Corser Noriyuki Haga Yamaha Motor Italia
13 R1 France Magny-Cours October 5 Noriyuki Haga Carlos Checa Noriyuki Haga Yamaha Motor Italia Report
R2 Troy Bayliss Troy Bayliss Xerox Ducati
14 R1 Portugal Portimão November 2 Troy Bayliss Troy Bayliss Troy Bayliss Xerox Ducati Report
R2 Troy Bayliss Troy Bayliss Xerox Ducati

Championship standings

Riders' standings

2008 Final Riders Standings[6]
Pos Rider Bike QAT
 AUS
 ESP
 NED
 ITA
 USA
 GER
 SMR
 CZE
 GBR
 EUR
 ITA
 FRA
 POR
 Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
1 Bayliss Ducati 1 4 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 Ret Ret 22 2 4 3 3 1 1 2 11 1 Ret 6 16 3 1 1 1 460
2 Corser Yamaha 3 7 2 Ret 3 5 5 10 12 8 2 Ret 4 2 2 5 2 4 8 3 Ret 3 3 3 6 3 3 6 342
3 Haga Yamaha 14 13 8 7 Ret 1 Ret 2 2 1 Ret 6 1 1 10 4 6 7 19 2 Ret DSQ 1 1 1 2 Ret 14 327
4 C. Checa Honda 6 11 6 2 5 3 2 3 8 Ret 1 1 5 5 5 8 8 Ret 6 8 Ret 9 5 5 7 4 2 7 313
5 Neukirchner Suzuki 5 8 7 5 Ret DNS 3 5 1 2 4 2 3 3 1 7 7 5 7 4 Ret 14 4 4 5 9 Ret 4 311
6 Nieto Suzuki 7 1 5 3 4 10 Ret 11 7 4 5 8 8 9 12 10 14 8 5 5 7 Ret 12 6 2 8 5 5 256
7 Biaggi Ducati 2 3 Ret Ret 16 8 10 12 5 Ret 9 4 13 7 Ret 2 4 3 3 12 3 6 2 Ret 4 6 Ret 13 238
8 Fabrizio Ducati 9 5 3 19 Ret 13 Ret Ret 9 5 3 3 7 6 Ret 11 3 2 12 6 Ret 5 7 2 Ret 14 Ret 2 223
9 Kiyonari Honda 22 19 9 6 Ret 4 7 Ret 6 3 10 7 12 11 14 13 5 6 1 1 Ret 1 Ret 13 8 11 206
10 Xaus Ducati 4 2 4 4 Ret 7 16 4 Ret 7 14 Ret 6 8 4 1 Ret Ret DNS DNS Ret 8 Ret 12 Ret 5 9 Ret 178
11 Kagayama Suzuki 8 Ret Ret 6 4 6 4 Ret 8 5 DNS DNS 11 12 9 9 4 25 5 19 9 7 8 7 15 23 154
12 Lavilla Honda 13 14 11 8 7 11 9 7 11 10 13 15 Ret 14 8 14 15 14 14 13 4 7 14 Ret 10 12 6 8 135
13 Smrž Ducati 10 9 Ret 18 14 14 6 8 10 Ret 6 DSQ 11 Ret 7 9 Ret 11 9 9 6 12 13 11 Ret 13 Ret 12 120
14 Lanzi Ducati 16 6 13 20 1 12 14 11 11 10 Ret 20 6 6 Ret 13 11 10 Ret 11 11 18 Ret 11 109
15 Muggeridge Honda 17 20 12 10 6 20 14 13 Ret 6 7 11 10 12 Ret Ret 11 Ret 16 Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret 14 21 77
16 Laconi Kawasaki 15 16 Ret 17 8 9 11 16 Ret Ret Ret 9 14 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 16 Ret 15 16 9 11 20 10 10 61
17 Rolfo Honda 11 15 10 16 10 17 22 14 20 16 16 17 17 18 Ret 12 10 14 Ret 13 8 10 Ret 10 12 18 59
18 Sofuoğlu Honda 12 10 14 11 12 15 12 19 12 14 Ret 21 18 Ret 10 10 13 17 Ret DNS Ret Ret 9 19 54
19 Nakatomi Yamaha 21 Ret 15 15 11 16 15 15 13 12 16 Ret 18 18 9 15 12 15 DNS DNS 13 18 10 8 14 16 13 17 51
20 Tamada Kawasaki Ret 12 Ret 14 9 Ret 8 9 Ret Ret 19 13 9 13 Ret Ret 16 17 18 18 Ret 16 20 19 18 18 19 24 41
21 Sykes Suzuki Ret 7 2 10 35
22 Haslam Honda 8 Ret 7 3 33
23 Crutchlow Honda Ret 2 Ret 9 27
24 Badovini Kawasaki 18 17 Ret 21 17 21 13 18 Ret 9 17 12 17 Ret Ret 17 17 Ret Ret 21 12 Ret 15 Ret 16 17 11 16 24
25 Ellison Honda 10 4 19
26 Rea Honda 4 15 14
27 Holland Honda 24 21 17 9 13 19 18 20 16 13 15 Ret 19 19 14
28 D. Checa Yamaha 23 Ret Ret 12 15 18 Ret DNS Ret DNS Ret 15 15 16 Ret 16 17 20 11 Ret 17 20 Ret Ret 20 22 12
29 Gimbert Yamaha 20 18 16 13 Ret DNS 17 17 15 14 18 17 15 16 16 Ret Ret Ret Ret 19 Ret Ret Ret 14 13 Ret 16 20 12
30 Aoyama Honda 25 22 18 Ret Ret 24 19 21 18 16 Ret Ret Ret 24 13 19 18 18 Ret 22 14 17 19 17 19 22 18 26 5
31 Walker Honda 15 15 Ret Ret 18 15 15 15 17 19 5
32 Canepa Ducati 13 Ret 3
33 Beck Yamaha 19 15 1
- Iannuzzo Kawasaki Ret Ret DNS DNS Ret Ret 22 19 20 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 20 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 23 Ret Ret 0
- Morelli Honda Ret Ret Ret DNS 18 23 Ret Ret 17 Ret 21 24 Ret Ret 0
- Pridmore Honda 21 18 Ret 23 Ret Ret 19 19 22 23 0
- Napoleone Yamaha Ret Ret Ret Ret 20 Ret 21 22 Ret Ret 24 21 Ret 22 0
- Zaiser Yamaha 21 20 23 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 29 0
Pos Rider Bike QAT
 AUS
 ESP
 NED
 ITA
 USA
 GER
 SMR
 CZE
 GBR
 EUR
 ITA
 FRA
 POR
 Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Finished, in points
Blue Finished, no points
Not classified (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate
Excluded (EX)

Wildcard and replacement riders' results

Sergio Fuertes Ret and DNS in Valencia
Carmelo Morales Ret and 25th in Valencia
Diego Lozano Ortiz 19th and 22nd in Valencia
Arie Vos 20th and 23rd in Assen
Lorenzo Mauri Ret and DNS in Monza
Scott Jensen 23rd and 18th in USA
Jiri Drazdak 20th and Ret in Brno
Milos Cihak Ret and 21st in Brno
Tristan Palmer Ret and Ret in Brands
Matt Lynn Ret and Ret in Donington, 22nd and 22nd in Vallelunga
Matej Smrž 21st and 21st in Vallelunga
Martin Bauer 17th and Ret in Magny-Cours
Ivan Silva 20th and 21st in Magny-Cours
Luis Carreira 21st and 28th in Portimao
Tommy Bridewell Ret and 25th in Portimao
Luca Scassa Ret and 27th in Portimao

Manufacturers' standings

2008 Final Manufacturers Standings[7]
Pos Manufacturer QAT
 AUS
 ESP
 NED
 ITA
 USA
 GER
 SMR
 CZE
 GBR
 EUR
 ITA
 FRA
 POR
 Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
1 Ducati 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 5 3 3 2 4 3 1 1 1 2 6 1 5 2 2 3 1 1 1 578
2 Yamaha 3 7 2 7 3 1 5 2 2 1 2 6 1 1 2 4 2 4 8 2 11 3 1 1 1 2 3 11 487
3 Honda 6 11 6 2 5 3 2 3 6 3 1 1 5 5 5 8 5 6 1 1 4 1 5 5 7 7 2 3 415
4 Suzuki 5 1 5 3 4 6 3 5 1 2 5 2 3 3 1 7 7 5 4 4 2 10 4 4 2 7 5 4 408
5 Kawasaki 15 12 Ret 14 8 9 8 9 Ret 9 17 9 9 10 Ret 17 16 17 18 16 12 15 15 9 11 17 10 10 98

Entry list

2008 Entry List[8]
Team Constructor Motorcycle No Rider Rounds
Sterilgarda Go Eleven Ducati Ducati 1098 RS 08 3 Max Biaggi All
111 Rubén Xaus All
Hannspree Ten Kate Honda Honda Honda CBR1000RR 7 Carlos Checa All
23 Ryuichi Kiyonari 1–12, 14
32 Martin Bauer 13
54 Kenan Sofuoğlu 1–13
65 Jonathan Rea 14
Ventaxia VK Honda Honda Honda CBR1000RR 9 Chris Walker 10–14
36 Gregorio Lavilla All
Team Alstare Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 K9 10 Fonsi Nieto All
34 Yukio Kagayama 1, 3–14
76 Max Neukirchner All
Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 11 Troy Corser All
41 Noriyuki Haga All
Team Pedercini Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R 13 Vittorio Iannuzzo 1–2, 4–14
86 Ayrton Badovini All
Benimoto Suzuki Cetelem Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 K8 14 Luis Carreira 14
ProRace Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 K8 15 Milos Cihak 9
Team Suzuki Motorrad Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 16 Sergio Fuertes 3
Lloyds British Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 17 Tristan Palmer 10
Team NB Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 K8 18 Tommy Bridewell 14
Ducati Xerox Team Ducati Ducati 1198R 21 Troy Bayliss All
59 Niccolò Canepa 9
84 Michel Fabrizio All
Alto Evolution Honda Superbike Honda Honda CBR1000RR 22 Luca Morelli 1–5
43 Jason Pridmore 6–10
50 Matt Lynn 11–12
88 Shuhei Aoyama All
D.F. Racing Honda Honda CBR1000RR 22 Luca Morelli 10–11
31 Karl Muggeridge All
69 Ivan Silva 13
83 Russell Holland 1–7
99 Luca Scassa 14
113 Jiri Drasdak 9
122 Matej Smrž 12
Fabricom - MCT Racing Ducati Ducati 1098 RS 08 28 Arie Vos 4
HM Plant Honda Honda Honda CBR1000RR 35 Cal Crutchlow 11, 14
91 Leon Haslam 11, 14
Honda Joe Darcey Honda Honda CBR1000RR 37 Diego Lozano Ortiz 3
YZF Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 38 Shinichi Nakatomi All
HaNNspree Honda Althea Honda Honda CBR1000RR 44 Roberto Rolfo 1–4, 6–14
200 Giovanni Bussei 5
Yamaha France GMT 94 IPONE Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 49 Michael Beck 5
94 David Checa 1–4, 6–14
PSG-1 Corse Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R 55 Régis Laconi All
100 Makoto Tamada All
R.G. Team Ducati Ducati 1098 RS 08 57 Lorenzo Lanzi 1–13
Rizla Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 60 Tom Sykes 10–11
On The Throttle.TV Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 K8 61 Scott Jensen 6
Grillini PBR Team Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 64 Norino Brignola 8
73 Christian Zaiser 9–14
77 Loic Napoleone 1–7
Hydrex Bike Animal Honda Honda Honda CBR1000RR 80 James Ellison 11
Guandalini Racing by Grifo's Ducati Ducati 1098 RS 08 96 Jakub Smrž All
Spring Ducati ASD Ducati Ducati 999 RS 110 Lorenzo Mauri 5
L'Oreal Men Expert Laglisse Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 131 Carmelo Morales 3
Key
Regular Rider
Wildcard Rider
Replacement Rider

References

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  2. ^ "HANNspree Will Sponsor Superbike World Championship Through 2010, And Will Sponsor American Round At Miller In 2008". roadracingworld.com. http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=30462. Retrieved 2007-10-23. 
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  6. ^ http://www.worldsbk.com/season/standings?p_S_Campionato=SBK&p_Anno=2008&p_PilotiCostruttori=P
  7. ^ http://www.worldsbk.com/season/standings?p_S_Campionato=SBK&p_Anno=2008&p_PilotiCostruttori=C
  8. ^ http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/sport/sportresults/mcn/2008/January/14-20/jan1808/?R=EPI-98111&content-block=1
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