2008 Supersport World 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.

2008 Supersport World Championship
Previous:	2007	Next:	2009
Support series: Superbike World Championship FIM Superstock 1000 Cup European Superstock 600 Championship

The season was marred by the death of Craig Jones as a result of injuries sustained in an accident at the Brands Hatch round.[1]

Race calendar and results

Round	Date	Round	Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Race winner	Report
1	23 February	Qatar	Losail	Fabien Foret	Fabien Foret	Broc Parkes	Report
2	2 March	Australia	Phillip Island	Andrew Pitt	Robbin Harms	Andrew Pitt	Report
3	6 April	Spain	Valencia	Andrew Pitt	Broc Parkes	Joan Lascorz	Report
4	27 April	Netherlands	Assen	Broc Parkes	Gianluca Vizziello	Andrew Pitt	Report
5	11 May	Italy	Monza	Broc Parkes	Fabien Foret	Fabien Foret	Report
6	15 June	Germany	Nürburgring	Broc Parkes	Broc Parkes	Andrew Pitt	Report
7	29 June	San Marino	Misano	Broc Parkes	Broc Parkes	Andrew Pitt	Report
8	20 July	Czech Republic	Brno	Broc Parkes	Andrew Pitt	Jonathan Rea	Report
9	3 August	Great Britain	Brands Hatch	Matthieu Lagrive	Andrew Pitt	Jonathan Rea	Report
10	7 September	Europe	Donington Park	Matthieu Lagrive	Josh Brookes	Josh Brookes	Report
11	21 September	Italy	Vallelunga	Broc Parkes	Broc Parkes	Jonathan Rea	Report
12	5 October	France	Magny-Cours	Broc Parkes	Broc Parkes	Andrew Pitt	Report
13	2 November	Portugal	Portimao	Kenan Sofuoğlu	Kenan Sofuoğlu	Kenan Sofuoğlu	Report

Championship standings

Riders' standings

Pos.	Rider	Bike	QAT	AUS	ESP	NED	ITA	GER	SMR	CZE	GBR	EUR	ITA	FRA	POR	Pts
1	Andrew Pitt	Honda	Ret	1	19	1	4	1	1	2	3	2	Ret	1	2	214
2	Jonathan Rea	Honda	Ret	5	6	2	Ret	6	3	1	1	3	1	10		164
3	Josh Brookes	Honda	4	2	Ret	6	2	2	14	3	5	1	12	3	11	162
4	Broc Parkes	Yamaha	1	Ret	4	5	3	3	10	4	4	10	2	Ret	5	150
5	Joan Lascorz	Honda	2	7	1	3	9	12	Ret	18	14	7	4	Ret	3	121
6	Fabien Foret	Yamaha	Ret	4	2	4	1	4	4	DNS				8	10	111
7	Craig Jones	Honda	3	16	3	9	6	5	2	Ret	2					100
8	Barry Veneman	Suzuki	6	20	Ret	7	Ret	DNS	8	5	6	4	5	2	Ret	92
9	Robbin Harms	Honda	7	3	Ret	13	5	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	6	6	15	Ret	71
10	Gianluca Nannelli	Honda	Ret	10	5	Ret	13	Ret	13	6	7	16	7	7	6	70
11	Gianluca Vizziello	Honda	10	8	12	8	Ret	14	11	12	12	11	15	11	8	60
12	Massimo Roccoli	Yamaha	Ret	9	7	Ret	7	Ret	7	10	8	17	17	6	Ret	58
13	Matthieu Lagrive	Honda	5	17	13	10	8	Ret	Ret	8	19	9	Ret	4	Ret	56
14	Mark Aitchison	Triumph	Ret	12	10	11	11	Ret	6	22	Ret	13	9	DNS	9	47
15	Didier van Keymeulen	Suzuki	16	DNS	20	Ret	17	7	18	14	Ret	8	8	5	15	39
16	Chris Walker	Kawasaki	9	14	9	12	Ret	9	12	11						36
17	Ivan Clementi	Triumph	12	11	Ret	14	21	Ret	9	13	DNS	18	11	14	21	28
18	Josh Hayes	Honda											10	9	4	26
19	Kenan Sofuoğlu	Honda													1	25
20	Vesa Kallio	Honda	14	15	14	18	14	10	Ret	9	13	Ret				23
21	Eugene Laverty	Yamaha										12	3			20
22	Katsuaki Fujiwara	Kawasaki	15	Ret	11	Ret	15	11	Ret	16	Ret	14	18	12	22	18
23	Hudson Kennaugh	Yamaha									10	5				17
24	Ángel Rodríguez	Yamaha			8	Ret	10									14
25	Miguel Praia	Honda	13	21	15	17	Ret	13	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	Ret	12	14
26	Garry McCoy	Triumph	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret		Ret	DNS					13	13
27	Russell Holland	Honda							Ret	7	Ret	Ret	16	16	14	11
28	Simone Sanna	Honda					Ret								7	9
29	David Salom	Yamaha	8	18	16	16	16		Ret	15	21	Ret	19	17	16	9
30	Arne Tode	Triumph						8								8
30	Arne Tode	Honda							Ret							8
31	Rob Frost	Triumph									9	Ret				7
32	Steve Plater	Triumph									11					5
33	Grégory Leblanc	Honda	11	25	Ret	Ret	23	17	22	Ret						5
34	Cristiano Migliorati	Kawasaki					12									4
35	Graeme Gowland	Honda	Ret	13	Ret	19	Ret	19	24	Ret	15	20	21	DNS		4
36	Patrik Vostárek	Honda											22	13	20	3
37	Terence Toti	Suzuki											14			2
38	Chris Martin	Kawasaki									Ret	15	20	16	24	1
39	Danilo Marrancone	Yamaha							15							1
40	Jeremy Crowe	Yamaha						15				DNQ	24			1
41	Ilario Dionisi	Triumph	21	Ret	Ret	15										1
Pos.	Rider	Bike	QAT	AUS	ESP	NED	ITA	GER	SMR	CZE	GBR	EUR	ITA	FRA	POR	Pts

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole position
Italics – Fastest lap

Manufacturers' standings

Pos.	Manufacturer	QAT	AUS	ESP	NED	ITA	GER	SMR	CZE	GBR	EUR	ITA	FRA	POR	Pts
1	Honda	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	315
2	Yamaha	1	4	2	4	1	3	4	4	4	5	2	6	5	203
3	Suzuki	6	20	20	7	17	7	8	5	6	4	5	2	15	102
4	Triumph	12	6	10	11	11	8	6	13	9	13	9	14	9	77
5	Kawasaki	9	14	9	12	12	9	12	11	Ret	14	18	12	22	46
Pos.	Manufacturer	QAT	AUS	ESP	NED	ITA	GER	SMR	CZE	GBR	EUR	ITA	FRA	POR	Pts

Entry list

2008 entry list[2]
Team	Constructor	Motorcycle	No.	Rider	Rounds
Kawasaki Gil Motor Sport	Kawasaki	Kawasaki ZX-6R	3	Billy McConnell	9
			9	Chris Walker	1–8
			21	Katsuaki Fujiwara	All
			126	Chris Martin	10–13
PMS	Kawasaki	Kawasaki ZX-6R	4	Lorenzo Alfonsi	1–2
	Honda	Honda CBR600RR	4	Lorenzo Alfonsi	3–6
	Honda	Honda CBR600RR	111	Arne Tode	7
CRS Grand Prix	Honda	Honda CBR600RR	4	Lorenzo Alfonsi	7–12
			35	Giuseppe Barone	11
			38	Grégory Leblanc	1–8
			53	Midge Smart	9–10
			75	Luka Nedog	1–5
Yamaha World Supersport	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R6	5	Karl Harris	9
			23	Broc Parkes	All
			50	Eugene Laverty	10–11
			99	Fabien Foret	1–8, 12–13
Triumph Italia BE1 Racing	Triumph	Triumph 675	8	Mark Aitchison	All
			22	Steve Plater	9
			24	Garry McCoy	13
			47	Ivan Clementi	1–8, 10–13
Hannspree Honda Althea	Honda	Honda CBR600RR	6	Tommy Hill	6
			11	Russell Holland	7–13
			61	Andrea Antonelli	1–2
			69	Gianluca Nannelli	All
			101	Kev Coghlan	4–5
Intermoto Czech	Honda	Honda CBR600RR	7	Patrik Vostárek	11–13
			14	Matthieu Lagrive	All
			37	William De Angelis	1–9
			67	Bryan Staring	10
Berry Racing	Honda	Honda CBR600RR	10	David Perret	11–12
			32	Mirko Giansanti	1–5
			81	Graeme Gowland	6–12
			105	Gianluca Vizziello	1–10
Yamaha Spain	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R6	12	Javier Hidalgo	7–9
			44	David Salom	1–5, 7–13
			52	José David de Gea	3, 6
			122	Iván Silva	13
			124	Jeremy Crowe	6, 10–11
			147	Ángel Rodríguez	4–5
			888	Josep Pedro Subirats	1–2
Puccetti Racing Kawasaki	Kawasaki	Kawasaki ZX-6R	13	Cristiano Migliorati	5
Factory Racing	Honda	Honda CBR600RR	15	Gergő Talmácsi	1–3, 5
			34	Balázs Németh	6–13
			72	Attila Magda	1–3, 5–7
			117	Denis Sacchetti	8–13
Parkalgar Racing Team	Honda	Honda CBR600RR	17	Miguel Praia	All
			18	Craig Jones	1–9
			41	Josh Hayes	11–13
			116	Simone Sanna	5, 13
Triumph – SC	Triumph	Triumph 675	19	Paweł Szkopek	9–10
			24	Garry McCoy	1–5, 7–8
			28	Ruggero Scambia	5, 7–10
			42	Alex Cudlin	11
			45	Andrea Zappa	11
			57	Ilario Dionisi	1–4
Helder Team	Honda	Honda CBR600RR	20	Hélder Silva	13
Hannspree Stiggy Motors Honda	Honda	Honda CBR600RR	25	Josh Brookes	All
Hannspree Stiggy Motors Honda	Honda	Honda CBR600RR	127	Robbin Harms	All
Glaner Motocard.com	Honda	Honda CBR600RR	26	Joan Lascorz	All
Glaner Motocard.com	Honda	Honda CBR600RR	51	Santiago Barragán	1–10, 12–13
Team Buff	Triumph	Triumph 675	27	Robert Frost	9–10
Benjan Racing Team	Honda	Honda CBR600RR	30	Jesco Günther	7–13
			31	Vesa Kallio	1–10
			81	Graeme Gowland	1–5
			105	Gianluca Vizziello	11–13
Raceways Yamaha	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R6	33	Hudson Kennaugh	9–10
Hannspree Ten Kate Honda	Honda	Honda CBR600RR	54	Kenan Sofuoğlu	13
			65	Jonathan Rea	1–12
			88	Andrew Pitt	All
Yamaha Lorenzini by Leoni	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R6	55	Massimo Roccoli	All
Stichting Racen Tegen Kanker	Honda	Honda CBR600RR	63	Ron van Steenbergen	4
Woudstra's Wegrace Promotie	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R6	71	Jurjen Uitterdijk	4
Up Racing	Kawasaki	Kawasaki ZX-6R	74	Thierry Mulot	12
RES Software Hoegee Suzuki	Suzuki	Suzuki GSX-R600	77	Barry Veneman	All
RES Software Hoegee Suzuki	Suzuki	Suzuki GSX-R600	83	Didier Van Keymeulen	All
WCR Bike Service	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R6	80	Alessandro Brannetti	7
WCR Bike Service	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R6	125	Danilo Marrancone	7
Team Honda Merson	Honda	Honda CBR600RR	82	Adrián Bonastre	3
Wilbers Racing	Triumph	Triumph 675	96	Jesco Günther	6
G-LAB Racing Sport Evolution	Triumph	Triumph 675	111	Arne Tode	6
44 Racing Team	Honda	Honda CBR600RR	113	Roberto Lunadei	7
Gil Motor Sport – Solution F	Kawasaki	Kawasaki ZX-6R	121	Arnaud Vincent	1–4
Celani Team Suzuki Italia	Suzuki	Suzuki GSX-R600	123	Terence Toti	11
Gearlink Kawasaki	Kawasaki	Kawasaki ZX-6R	126	Chris Martin	9
L'Oreal Men Expert Laglisse	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R6	147	Ángel Rodríguez	3
BPN	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R6	155	Tiago Dias	13
Tati Team	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R6	169	Julien Enjolras	12
HP Racing Team	Honda	Honda CBR600RR	199	Danilo Dell'Omo	1–11
Suzuki Motorrad	Suzuki	Suzuki GSX-R600	240	Arturo Tizón	13

Key
Regular rider
Wildcard rider
Replacement rider

All entries used Pirelli tyres.

References

"Craig Jones: 1985-2008". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 5 August 2008. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
"Superbike World Championship – Supersport World Championship – Superstock 1000cc FIM Cup – 2008 Permanent Entry Lists" (PDF). fim-live.com. Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme. 18 January 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 1 October 2013.

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[1] "Craig Jones: 1985-2008". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 5 August 2008. Retrieved 27 April 2022.

[2] "Superbike World Championship – Supersport World Championship – Superstock 1000cc FIM Cup – 2008 Permanent Entry Lists" (PDF). fim-live.com. Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme. 18 January 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 1 October 2013.

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