2008 Vallelunga Superbike World Championship round
| Round details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Round 12 of 14 rounds in the 2008 Superbike World Championship season. | |||
| and | |||
| Round 11 of 13 rounds in the 2008 Supersport World Championship season. | |||
| ← Previous round | Next round → | ||
| Europe | France | ||
| Date | September 21, 2008 | ||
| Location | ACI Vallelunga Circuit | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 4.085 km (2.538 mi) | ||
| Superbike World Championship | |||
| Pole position | |||
 Troy Bayliss | |||
| 1:36.606 | |||
| Fastest lap race 1 | Fastest lap race 2 | ||
 Carlos Checa |
Troy Corser | ||
| 1:37.537 | 1:37.072 | ||
| Supersport World Championship | |||
| Pole position | |||
| Broc Parkes | |||
| 1:38.910 | |||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Broc Parkes | |||
| 1:39.417 | |||
The 2008 Vallelunga Superbike World Championship round was the twelfth round of the 2008 Superbike World Championship season. It took place on the weekend of September 19-21, 2008, at the Vallelunga circuit.
Superbike race 1 classification
| Pos | No | Rider | Bike | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 41 |  Noriyuki Haga |
Yamaha YZF-R1 | 24 | 39:25.030 | 3 | 25 |
| 2 | 3 |  Max Biaggi |
Ducati 1098 RS 08 | 24 | +0.129 | 4 | 20 |
| 3 | 11 | Troy Corser |
Yamaha YZF-R1 | 24 | +0.535 | 2 | 16 |
| 4 | 76 |  Max Neukirchner |
Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 24 | +5.188 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | 7 | Carlos Checa |
Honda CBR1000RR | 24 | +6.693 | 12 | 11 |
| 6 | 21 | Troy Bayliss |
Ducati 1098 F08 | 24 | +7.993 | 1 | 10 |
| 7 | 84 | Michel Fabrizio |
Ducati 1098 F08 | 24 | +16.976 | 7 | 9 |
| 8 | 44 | Roberto Rolfo |
Honda CBR1000RR | 24 | +18.359 | 13 | 8 |
| 9 | 34 | Yukio Kagayama |
Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 24 | +19.214 | 8 | 7 |
| 10 | 38 | Shinichi Nakatomi |
Yamaha YZF-R1 | 24 | +19.386 | 19 | 6 |
| 11 | 57 | Lorenzo Lanzi |
Ducati 1098 RS 08 | 24 | +21.230 | 9 | 5 |
| 12 | 10 | Fonsi Nieto |
Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 24 | +24.956 | 10 | 4 |
| 13 | 96 |  Jakub Smrz |
Ducati 1098 RS 08 | 24 | +25.186 | 21 | 3 |
| 14 | 36 | Gregorio Lavilla |
Honda CBR1000RR | 24 | +31.799 | 17 | 2 |
| 15 | 86 | Ayrton Badovini |
Kawasaki ZX-10R | 24 | +33.949 | 18 | 1 |
| 16 | 55 |  Régis Laconi |
Kawasaki ZX-10R | 24 | +34.050 | 15 | |
| 17 | 94 | David Checa |
Yamaha YZF-R1 | 24 | +34.665 | 20 | |
| 18 | 9 |  Chris Walker |
Honda CBR1000RR | 24 | +52.420 | 26 | |
| 19 | 88 | Shuhei Aoyama |
Honda CBR1000RR | 24 | +1:02.555 | 24 | |
| 20 | 100 | Makoto Tamada |
Kawasaki ZX-10R | 24 | +1:06.475 | 25 | |
| 21 | 122 | Matej Smrž |
Honda CBR1000RR | 24 | +1:16.985 | 28 | |
| 22 | 50 |  Matt Lynn |
Honda CBR1000RR | 23 | +1 Lap | 29 | |
| Ret | 194 | Sébastien Gimbert |
Yamaha YZF-R1 | 17 | Retirement | 22 | |
| Ret | 13 | Vittorio Iannuzzo |
Kawasaki ZX-10R | 14 | Retirement | 23 | |
| Ret | 111 | Ruben Xaus |
Ducati 1098 RS 08 | 6 | Retirement | 11 | |
| Ret | 73 |  Christian Zaiser |
Yamaha YZF-R1 | 5 | Retirement | 27 | |
| Ret | 23 | Ryuichi Kiyonari |
Honda CBR1000RR | 3 | Accident | 5 | |
| Ret | 54 |  Kenan Sofuoğlu |
Honda CBR1000RR | 2 | Accident | 14 | |
| Ret | 31 | Karl Muggeridge |
Honda CBR1000RR | 2 | Retirement | 16 |
Superbike race 2 classification
| Pos | No | Rider | Bike | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 41 | Noriyuki Haga |
Yamaha YZF-R1 | 24 | 39:10.265 | 3 | 25 |
| 2 | 84 | Michel Fabrizio |
Ducati 1098 F08 | 24 | +1.507 | 7 | 20 |
| 3 | 11 | Troy Corser |
Yamaha YZF-R1 | 24 | +2.268 | 2 | 16 |
| 4 | 76 | Max Neukirchner |
Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 24 | +11.813 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | 7 | Carlos Checa |
Honda CBR1000RR | 24 | +17.922 | 12 | 11 |
| 6 | 10 | Fonsi Nieto |
Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 24 | +18.281 | 10 | 10 |
| 7 | 34 | Yukio Kagayama |
Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 24 | +19.368 | 8 | 9 |
| 8 | 38 | Shinichi Nakatomi |
Yamaha YZF-R1 | 24 | +19.717 | 19 | 8 |
| 9 | 55 | Régis Laconi |
Kawasaki ZX-10R | 24 | +23.868 | 15 | 7 |
| 10 | 44 | Roberto Rolfo |
Honda CBR1000RR | 24 | +24.198 | 13 | 6 |
| 11 | 96 | Jakub Smrz |
Ducati 1098 RS 08 | 24 | +25.426 | 21 | 5 |
| 12 | 111 | Ruben Xaus |
Ducati 1098 RS 08 | 24 | +28.384 | 11 | 4 |
| 13 | 23 | Ryuichi Kiyonari |
Honda CBR1000RR | 24 | +30.436 | 5 | 3 |
| 14 | 194 | Sébastien Gimbert |
Yamaha YZF-R1 | 24 | +36.490 | 22 | 2 |
| 15 | 9 | Chris Walker |
Honda CBR1000RR | 24 | +42.903 | 26 | 1 |
| 16 | 21 | Troy Bayliss |
Ducati 1098 F08 | 24 | +43.758 | 1 | |
| 17 | 88 | Shuhei Aoyama |
Honda CBR1000RR | 24 | +44.993 | 24 | |
| 18 | 57 | Lorenzo Lanzi |
Ducati 1098 RS 08 | 24 | +48.469 | 9 | |
| 19 | 100 | Makoto Tamada |
Kawasaki ZX-10R | 24 | +58.868 | 25 | |
| 20 | 94 | David Checa |
Yamaha YZF-R1 | 24 | +1:18.547 | 20 | |
| 21 | 122 | Matej Smrž |
Honda CBR1000RR | 24 | +1:42.272 | 28 | |
| 22 | 50 | Matt Lynn |
Honda CBR1000RR | 23 | +1 Lap | 29 | |
| Ret | 86 | Ayrton Badovini |
Kawasaki ZX-10R | 15 | Retirement | 18 | |
| Ret | 13 | Vittorio Iannuzzo |
Kawasaki ZX-10R | 13 | Retirement | 23 | |
| Ret | 36 | Gregorio Lavilla |
Honda CBR1000RR | 6 | Retirement | 17 | |
| Ret | 73 | Christian Zaiser |
Yamaha YZF-R1 | 5 | Retirement | 27 | |
| Ret | 31 | Karl Muggeridge |
Honda CBR1000RR | 2 | Accident | 16 | |
| Ret | 54 | Kenan Sofuoğlu |
Honda CBR1000RR | 0 | Accident | 14 | |
| Ret | 3 | Max Biaggi |
Ducati 1098 RS 08 | 0 | Accident | 4 |
Supersport race classification
| Pos | No | Rider | Bike | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 65 | Jonathan Rea |
Honda CBR600RR | 22 | 36:48.656 | 3 | 25 |
| 2 | 23 | Broc Parkes |
Yamaha YZF-R6 | 22 | +2.971 | 1 | 20 |
| 3 | 50 |  Eugene Laverty |
Yamaha YZF-R6 | 22 | +6.461 | 7 | 16 |
| 4 | 26 | Joan Lascorz |
Honda CBR600RR | 22 | +7.135 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | 77 |  Barry Veneman |
Suzuki GSX-R600 | 22 | +10.945 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | 127 |  Robbin Harms |
Honda CBR600RR | 22 | +14.412 | 9 | 10 |
| 7 | 69 | Gianluca Nannelli |
Honda CBR600RR | 22 | +14.557 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | 83 | .svg.png){kind=small} Didier van Keymeulen |
Suzuki GSX-R600 | 22 | +19.286 | 10 | 8 |
| 9 | 8 | Mark Aitchison |
Triumph 675 | 22 | +23.854 | 11 | 7 |
| 10 | 41 | Josh Hayes |
Honda CBR600RR | 22 | +31.193 | 12 | 6 |
| 11 | 47 | Ivan Clementi |
Triumph 675 | 22 | +31.327 | 14 | 5 |
| 12 | 25 | Josh Brookes |
Honda CBR600RR | 22 | +39.771 | 19 | 4 |
| 13 | 17 |  Miguel Praia |
Honda CBR600RR | 22 | +40.957 | 16 | 3 |
| 14 | 123 | Terence Toti |
Suzuki GSX-R600 | 22 | +41.196 | 15 | 2 |
| 15 | 105 | Gianluca Vizziello |
Honda CBR600RR | 22 | +41.337 | 18 | 1 |
| 16 | 11 | Russell Holland |
Honda CBR600RR | 22 | +43.421 | 13 | |
| 17 | 55 | Massimo Roccoli |
Yamaha YZF-R6 | 22 | +44.790 | 20 | |
| 18 | 21 | Katsuaki Fujiwara |
Kawasaki ZX-6R | 22 | +45.564 | 17 | |
| 19 | 44 | David Salom |
Yamaha YZF-R6 | 22 | +54.098 | 21 | |
| 20 | 126 | Chris Martin |
Kawasaki ZX-6R | 22 | +58.063 | 25 | |
| 21 | 81 | Graeme Gowland |
Honda CBR600RR | 22 | +1:01.773 | 22 | |
| 22 | 7 | Patrik Vostárek |
Honda CBR600RR | 22 | +1:16.595 | 27 | |
| 23 | 10 | David Perret |
Honda CBR600RR | 22 | +1:16.917 | 31 | |
| 24 | 124 | Jeremy Crowe |
Yamaha YZF-R6 | 22 | +1:17.279 | 24 | |
| 25 | 34 |  Balázs Németh |
Honda CBR600RR | 22 | +1:17.539 | 30 | |
| 26 | 117 | Denis Sacchetti |
Honda CBR600RR | 22 | +1:28.143 | 32 | |
| 27 | 42 | Alex Cudlin |
Triumph 675 | 22 | +1:29.485 | 34 | |
| Ret | 88 | Andrew Pitt |
Honda CBR600RR | 18 | Accident | 5 | |
| Ret | 30 | Jesco Gunther |
Honda CBR600RR | 11 | Retirement | 28 | |
| Ret | 14 | Matthieu Lagrive |
Honda CBR600RR | 9 | Retirement | 8 | |
| Ret | 35 | Giuseppe Barone |
Honda CBR600RR | 8 | Retirement | 29 | |
| Ret | 45 | Andrea Zappa |
Triumph 675 | 7 | Retirement | 33 | |
| Ret | 199 | Danilo dell'Omo |
Honda CBR600RR | 6 | Retirement | 23 | |
| Ret | 4 | Lorenzo Alfonsi |
Honda CBR600RR | 5 | Retirement | 26 |