2008 Superbike World Championship season
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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 1 June 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 Mazda Raceway 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.
Season Calendar
Championship standings
Riders' standings
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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
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Entry list
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References
- ↑ "Corona end Suzuki and WSB sponsorship". motorcyclenews.com. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
- ↑ "HANNspree Will Sponsor Superbike World Championship Through 2010, And Will Sponsor American Round At Miller In 2008". roadracingworld.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-23.
- ↑ "World Superbike to Miller for 2008!". motorcycle-usa.com. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
- ↑ "World Superbike And AMA To Run Different Courses During 2008 Event At Miller". roadracingworld.com. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
- ↑ "Superbike & Supersport World Championships, Superstock 1000cc FIM Cup 2008 final calendar". fim.ch. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
- ↑ http://www.worldsbk.com/season/standings?p_S_Campionato=SBK&p_Anno=2008&p_PilotiCostruttori=P
- ↑ http://www.worldsbk.com/season/standings?p_S_Campionato=SBK&p_Anno=2008&p_PilotiCostruttori=C
- ↑ http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/sport/sportresults/mcn/2008/January/14-20/jan1808/?R=EPI-98111&content-block=1