2008 Supersport World Championship

none Supersport World Championship 2008 Support series:Superbike World ChampionshipFIM Superstock 1000 CupEuropean Superstock 600 Championship The 2008 Supersport World Championship was the tenth FIM Supersport World Championship season—the twelfth taking into account the two held under the name of Supersport World Series. The season started on 23 February at Losail and finished on 2 November at Portimão after 13 rounds. The championship supported the Superbike World Championship at every round with the exception of Salt Lake City. The season was marred by the death of Craig Jones as a result of injuries sustained in an accident at the Brands Hatch round.https://www.crash.net/wsbk/news/128368/1/craig-jones-1985-2008 Craig Jones: 1985-2008. Crash.net Crash Media Group 5 August 2008 27 April 2022 Race calendar and results RoundDateRoundCircuitPole positionFastest lapRace winnerReport 1 23 February QAT Losail FRA Fabien Foret FRA Fabien Foret AUS Broc Parkes Report 2 2 March AUS Phillip Island AUS Andrew Pitt DNK Robbin Harms AUS Andrew Pitt Report 3 6 April ESP Valencia AUS Andrew Pitt AUS Broc Parkes ESP Joan Lascorz Report 4 27 April NED Assen AUS Broc Parkes ITA Gianluca Vizziello AUS Andrew Pitt Report 5 11 May ITA Monza AUS Broc Parkes FRA Fabien Foret FRA Fabien Foret Report 6 15 June GER Nürburgring AUS Broc Parkes AUS Broc Parkes AUS Andrew Pitt Report 7 29 June SMR Misano AUS Broc Parkes AUS Broc Parkes AUS Andrew Pitt Report 8 20 July CZE Brno AUS Broc Parkes AUS Andrew Pitt GBR Jonathan Rea Report 9 3 August GBR Brands Hatch FRA Matthieu Lagrive AUS Andrew Pitt GBR Jonathan Rea Report 10 7 September EUEurope Donington Park FRA Matthieu Lagrive AUS Josh Brookes AUS Josh Brookes Report 11 21 September ITA Vallelunga AUS Broc Parkes AUS Broc Parkes GBR Jonathan Rea Report 12 5 October FRA Magny-Cours AUS Broc Parkes AUS Broc Parkes AUS Andrew Pitt Report 13 2 November POR Portimao TUR Kenan Sofuoğlu TUR Kenan Sofuoğlu TUR Kenan Sofuoğlu Report Championship standings Riders' standings Pos. Rider Bike QATQAT AUSAUS ESPESP NEDNLD ITAITA GERDEU SMRSMR CZECZE GBRGBR EUREuropean Union ITAITA FRAFRA PORPRT Pts 1 AUS Andrew Pitt Honda Ret 1 19 1 4 1 1 2 3 2 Ret 1 2 214 2 GBR Jonathan Rea Honda Ret 5 6 2 Ret 6 3 1 1 3 1 10 164 3 AUS Josh Brookes Honda 4 2 Ret 6 2 2 14 3 5 1 12 3 11 162 4 AUS Broc Parkes Yamaha 1 Ret 4 5 3 3 10 4 4 10 2 Ret 5 150 5 ESP Joan Lascorz Honda 2 7 1 3 9 12 Ret 18 14 7 4 Ret 3 121 6 FRA Fabien Foret Yamaha Ret 4 2 4 1 4 4 DNS 8 10 111 7 GBR Craig Jones Honda 3 16 3 9 6 5 2 Ret 2 100 8 NLD Barry Veneman Suzuki 6 20Ret 7Ret DNS 8 5 6 4 5 2Ret 92 9 DNK Robbin Harms Honda 7 3 Ret 13 5 Ret 5 Ret Ret 6 6 15Ret 71 10 ITA Gianluca Nannelli Honda Ret 10 5 Ret 13 Ret 13 6 7 16 7 7 6 70 11 ITA Gianluca Vizziello Honda 10 8 12 8 Ret 14 11 12 12 11 15 11 8 60 12 ITA Massimo Roccoli Yamaha Ret 9 7 Ret 7 Ret 7 10 8 17 17 6 Ret 58 13 FRA Matthieu Lagrive Honda 5 17 13 10 8 Ret Ret 8 19 9 Ret 4 Ret 56 14 AUS Mark Aitchison Triumph Ret 12 10 11 11 Ret 6 22 Ret 13 9 DNS 9 47 15 BEL Didier van Keymeulen Suzuki 16 DNS 20 Ret 17 7 18 14 Ret 8 8 5 15 39 16 GBR Chris Walker Kawasaki 9 14 9 12Ret 9 12 11 36 17 ITA Ivan Clementi Triumph 12 11 Ret 14 21 Ret 9 13 DNS 18 11 14 21 28 18 USA Josh Hayes Honda 10 9 4 26 19 TUR Kenan Sofuoğlu Honda 1 25 20 FIN Vesa Kallio Honda 14 15 14 18 14 10 Ret 9 13 Ret 23 21 IRL Eugene Laverty Yamaha 12 3 20 22 JPN Katsuaki Fujiwara Kawasaki 15 Ret 11 Ret 15 11 Ret 16 Ret 14 18 12 22 18 23 ZAF Hudson Kennaugh Yamaha 10 5 17 24 ESP Ángel Rodríguez Yamaha 8Ret 10 14 25 PRT Miguel Praia Honda 13 21 15 17 Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret Ret 13 Ret 12 14 26 AUS Garry McCoy Triumph Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret DNS 13 13 27 AUS Russell Holland Honda Ret 7 Ret Ret 16 16 14 11 28 ITA Simone Sanna Honda Ret 7 9 29 ESP David Salom Yamaha 8 18 16 16 16 Ret 15 21 Ret 19 17 16 9 30 DEU Arne Tode Triumph 8 8 Honda Ret 31 GBR Rob Frost Triumph 9 Ret 7 32 GBR Steve Plater Triumph 11 5 33 FRA Grégory Leblanc Honda 11 25 Ret Ret 23 17 22 Ret 5 34 ITA Cristiano Migliorati Kawasaki 12 4 35 GBR Graeme Gowland Honda Ret 13 Ret 19 Ret 19 24 Ret 15 20 21 DNS 4 36 CZE Patrik Vostárek Honda 22 13 20 3 37 ITA Terence Toti Suzuki 14 2 38 GBR Chris Martin Kawasaki Ret 15 20 16 24 1 39 ITA Danilo Marrancone Yamaha 15 1 40 AUS Jeremy Crowe Yamaha 15 DNQ 24 1 41 ITA Ilario Dionisi Triumph 21 Ret Ret 15 1 HUN Balázs Németh Honda 16 26 19 23 21 25 19 19 0 ITA Roberto Lunadei Honda 16 0 ITA Danilo Dell'Omo Honda 23 23 Ret 22 19 20 20 17 16 19 Ret 0 SMR William De Angelis Honda 17 Ret 17 27 24 18 17 Ret 25 0 New Zealand Midge Smart Honda 17 23 0 FRA Arnaud Vincent Kawasaki Ret 22 18 Ret 0 GER Jesco Günther Triumph DNS 0 Honda 19 Ret 20 Ret Ret 18 17 ITA Mirko Giansanti Honda 19 28 Ret 20 18 0 ITA Lorenzo Alfonsi Kawasaki 18 19 0 Honda Ret 23 25 Ret 21 23 27 Ret Ret Ret POL Paweł Szkopek Triumph 18 Ret 0 ESP Iván Silva Yamaha 18 0 ESP Santiago Barragán Honda 20 30 Ret 25 22 Ret 27 Ret 28 24 22 23 0 GBR Kev Coghlan Honda 21 20 0 ITA Denis Sacchetti Honda 20 22 Ret 26 Ret Ret 0 FRA David Perret Honda 23 20 0 HUN Gergő Talmácsi Honda Ret 24 21 27 0 HUN Attila Magda Honda 22 27 23 Ret 21 28 0 ESP Javier Hidalgo Yamaha 25 21 24 0 SVN Luka Nedog Honda Ret 26 22 Ret 26 0 AUS Bryan Staring Honda 22 0 ITA Alessandro Brannetti Yamaha 23 0 ESP Josep Pedro Subirats Yamaha 24 29 0 NED Ron van Steenbergen Honda 24 0 ITA Ruggero Scambia Triumph Ret Ret 24 26 DNQ 0 POR Tiago Dias Yamaha 25 0 NED Jurjen Uitterdijk Yamaha 26 0 POR Hélder Silva Honda 26 0 AUS Alex Cudlin Triumph 27 0 ITA Andrea Antonelli Honda Ret Ret ESP Adrián Bonastre Honda Ret GBR Karl Harris Yamaha Ret AUS Billy McConnell Kawasaki Ret ITA Giuseppe Barone Honda Ret ITA Andrea Zappa Triumph Ret FRA Julien Enjolras Yamaha Ret FRA Thierry Mulot Kawasaki Ret ESP Arturo Tizón Suzuki Ret ESP José David de Gea Yamaha WD DNS GBR Tommy Hill Honda DNS Pos. Rider Bike QATQAT AUSAUS ESPESP NEDNLD ITAITA GERDEU SMRSMR CZECZE GBRGBR EUREuropean Union ITAITA FRAFRA PORPRT Pts Bold – Pole positionItalics – Fastest lap Manufacturers' standings Pos. Manufacturer QATQAT AUSAUS ESPESP NEDNLD ITAITA GERDEU SMRSMR CZECZE GBRGBR EUREuropean Union ITAITA FRAFRA PORPRT Pts 1 JPN Honda 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 315 2 JPN Yamaha 1 4 2 4 1 3 4 4 4 5 2 6 5 203 3 JPN Suzuki 6 20 20 7 17 7 8 5 6 4 5 2 15 102 4 GBR Triumph 12 6 10 11 11 8 6 13 9 13 9 14 9 77 5 JPN Kawasaki 9 14 9 12 12 9 12 11 Ret 14 18 12 22 46 Pos. Manufacturer QATQAT AUSAUS ESPESP NEDNLD ITAITA GERDEU SMRSMR CZECZE GBRGBR EUREuropean Union ITAITA FRAFRA PORPRT Pts Entry list 2008 entry listhttp://www.fim-live.com/fileadmin/alfresco/Docs/f_5218.pdf Superbike World Championship – Supersport World Championship – Superstock 1000cc FIM Cup – 2008 Permanent Entry Lists fim-live.com Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme 18 January 2010 1 October 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131004231428/http://www.fim-live.com/fileadmin/alfresco/Docs/f_5218.pdf 2013-10-04 deadTeamConstructorMotorcycleNo. Bike numberRiderRounds Kawasaki Gil Motor Sport Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-6R 3 AUS Billy McConnell 9 9 GBR Chris Walker 1–8 21 JPN Katsuaki Fujiwara All 126 GBR Chris Martin 10–13 PMS Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-6R 4 ITA Lorenzo Alfonsi 1–2 Honda Honda CBR600RR 3–6 111 DEU Arne Tode 7 CRS Grand Prix Honda Honda CBR600RR 4 ITA Lorenzo Alfonsi 7–12 35 ITA Giuseppe Barone 11 38 FRA Grégory Leblanc 1–8 53 NZL Midge Smart 9–10 75 SVN Luka Nedog 1–5 Yamaha World Supersport Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 5 GBR Karl Harris 9 23 AUS Broc Parkes All 50 IRL Eugene Laverty 10–11 99 FRA Fabien Foret 1–8, 12–13 Triumph Italia BE1 Racing Triumph Triumph 675 8 AUS Mark Aitchison All 22 GBR Steve Plater 9 24 AUS Garry McCoy 13 47 ITA Ivan Clementi 1–8, 10–13 Hannspree Honda Althea Honda Honda CBR600RR 6 GBR Tommy Hill 6 11 AUS Russell Holland 7–13 61 ITA Andrea Antonelli 1–2 69 ITA Gianluca Nannelli All 101 GBR Kev Coghlan 4–5 Intermoto Czech Honda Honda CBR600RR 7 CZE Patrik Vostárek 11–13 14 FRA Matthieu Lagrive All 37 SMR William De Angelis 1–9 67 AUS Bryan Staring 10 Berry Racing Honda Honda CBR600RR 10 FRA David Perret 11–12 32 ITA Mirko Giansanti 1–5 81 GBR Graeme Gowland 6–12 105 ITA Gianluca Vizziello 1–10 Yamaha Spain Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 12 ESP Javier Hidalgo 7–9 44 ESP David Salom 1–5, 7–13 52 ESP José David de Gea 3, 6 122 ESP Iván Silva 13 124 AUS Jeremy Crowe 6, 10–11 147 ESP Ángel Rodríguez 4–5 888 ESP Josep Pedro Subirats 1–2 Puccetti Racing Kawasaki Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-6R 13 ITA Cristiano Migliorati 5 Factory Racing Honda Honda CBR600RR 15 HUN Gergő Talmácsi 1–3, 5 34 HUN Balázs Németh 6–13 72 HUN Attila Magda 1–3, 5–7 117 ITA Denis Sacchetti 8–13 Parkalgar Racing Team Honda Honda CBR600RR 17 PRT Miguel Praia All 18 GBR Craig Jones 1–9 41 USA Josh Hayes 11–13 116 ITA Simone Sanna 5, 13 Triumph – SC Triumph Triumph 675 19 POL Paweł Szkopek 9–10 24 AUS Garry McCoy 1–5, 7–8 28 ITA Ruggero Scambia 5, 7–10 42 AUS Alex Cudlin 11 45 ITA Andrea Zappa 11 57 ITA Ilario Dionisi 1–4 Helder Team Honda Honda CBR600RR 20 PRT Hélder Silva 13 Hannspree Stiggy Motors Honda Honda Honda CBR600RR 25 AUS Josh Brookes All 127 DNK Robbin Harms All Glaner Motocard.com Honda Honda CBR600RR 26 ESP Joan Lascorz All 51 ESP Santiago Barragán 1–10, 12–13 Team Buff Triumph Triumph 675 27 GBR Robert Frost 9–10 Benjan Racing Team Honda Honda CBR600RR 30 DEU Jesco Günther 7–13 31 FIN Vesa Kallio 1–10 81 GBR Graeme Gowland 1–5 105 ITA Gianluca Vizziello 11–13 Raceways Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 33 ZAF Hudson Kennaugh 9–10 Hannspree Ten Kate Honda Honda Honda CBR600RR 54 TUR Kenan Sofuoğlu 13 65 GBR Jonathan Rea 1–12 88 AUS Andrew Pitt All Yamaha Lorenzini by Leoni Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 55 ITA Massimo Roccoli All Stichting Racen Tegen Kanker Honda Honda CBR600RR 63 NLD Ron van Steenbergen 4 Woudstra's Wegrace Promotie Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 71 NLD Jurjen Uitterdijk 4 Up Racing Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-6R 74 FRA Thierry Mulot 12 RES Software Hoegee Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R600 77 NLD Barry Veneman All 83 BEL Didier Van Keymeulen All WCR Bike Service Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 80 ITA Alessandro Brannetti 7 125 ITA Danilo Marrancone 7 Team Honda Merson Honda Honda CBR600RR 82 ESP Adrián Bonastre 3 Wilbers Racing Triumph Triumph 675 96 DEU Jesco Günther 6 G-LAB Racing Sport Evolution Triumph Triumph 675 111 DEU Arne Tode 6 44 Racing Team Honda Honda CBR600RR 113 ITA Roberto Lunadei 7 Gil Motor Sport – Solution F Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-6R 121 FRA Arnaud Vincent 1–4 Celani Team Suzuki Italia Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R600 123 ITA Terence Toti 11 Gearlink Kawasaki Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-6R 126 GBR Chris Martin 9 L'Oreal Men Expert Laglisse Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 147 ESP Ángel Rodríguez 3 BPN Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 155 PRT Tiago Dias 13 Tati Team Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 169 FRA Julien Enjolras 12 HP Racing Team Honda Honda CBR600RR 199 ITA Danilo Dell'Omo 1–11 Suzuki Motorrad Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R600 240 ESP Arturo Tizón 13Key Regular rider Wildcard rider Replacement rider All entries used Pirelli tyres. 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