2008 Losail Superbike World Championship round

The 2008 Losail Superbike World Championship round was the opening round of the 2008 Superbike World Championship season

2008 Superbike World Championship season

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...

. It took place on the weekend of February 21–23, 2008 at the 5.38 km Losail International Circuit

Losail International Circuit

Losail International Circuit is a motor racing circuit located just outside Doha in the Persian Gulf State of Qatar.Built in just under a year by 1,000 workers at the cost of $US 58 million, the track opened in 2004 to the inaugural Marlboro Grand Prix of Qatar, won by Sete Gibernau...

in Qatar

Qatar

Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...

Superbike race 1 classification

Pos	No	Rider	Bike	Laps	Time	Grid	Points
1	21	Troy Bayliss Troy Bayliss Troy Bayliss is a retired Australian motorcycle racer. During his career Bayliss won the Superbike World Championship three times, as well as the British Superbike Championship and a MotoGP race, all with Ducati. He finished his career after winning the 2008 World Superbike title...	Ducati 1098 F08 Ducati 1098 The Ducati 1098 is a sport bike manufactured by the Italian motorcycle company Ducati since 2007. There were three different versions, called the 1098, 1098S, and 1098R...	18	36:11.468	7	25
2	3	Max Biaggi Max Biaggi Massimiliano "Max" Biaggi is an Italian motorcycle racer and winner of the 2010 World Superbike Championship. Throughout this racing career, he has won the 250cc World Championship four times, and finished as runner-up in both the 500cc and MotoGP championships...	Ducati 1098 RS 08 Ducati 1098 The Ducati 1098 is a sport bike manufactured by the Italian motorcycle company Ducati since 2007. There were three different versions, called the 1098, 1098S, and 1098R...	18	+0.396	3	20
3	11	Troy Corser Troy Corser Troy Gordon Corser is a professional motorcycle road racer, the and Superbike World champion....	Yamaha YZF-R1 Yamaha YZF-R1 The Yamaha YZF-R1 is an open class sport bike, or superbike, motorcycle manufactured by Yamaha Motor Company since 1998.-1998–1999:Yamaha launched the YZF-R1 after redesigning the Genesis engine to offset the crankshaft, gearbox input, and output shafts. This "compacting" of the engine made the...	18	+1.878	1	16
4	111	Ruben Xaus Rubén Xaus Rubén Xaus is a motorcycle road racer. He currently competes in the Superbike World Championship. For 2009, he joins the new factory BMW team, his first ever campaign in WSBK on anything other than a Ducati. He was runner-up in this series in 2003, and spent the next two years in MotoGP with mixed...	Ducati 1098 RS 08 Ducati 1098 The Ducati 1098 is a sport bike manufactured by the Italian motorcycle company Ducati since 2007. There were three different versions, called the 1098, 1098S, and 1098R...	18	+4.487	2	13
5	76	Max Neukirchner Max Neukirchner Max Neukirchner is a professional motorcycle racer currently competing in the Moto2 World Championship.-World Supersport and Superbike:...	Suzuki GSX-R1000 Suzuki GSX-R1000 The GSX-R1000 is a sport bike from Suzuki's GSX-R series of motorcycles. It was introduced in 2001 to replace the GSX-R1100 and is powered by a liquid-cooled inline four-cylinder, four-stroke engine.-2001:...	18	+7.505	4	11
6	7	Carlos Checa Carlos Checa Carlos "Charlie" Checa is a professional motorcycle road racer and winner of the 2011 Superbike World Championship. After racing in 500cc and MotoGP for over a decade, mostly on Honda and Yamaha machinery with and without full manufacturer support, he moved to the Superbike World Championship on a...	Honda CBR1000RR Honda CBR1000RR The CBR1000RR, also known as the Fireblade, is a liquid-cooled inline four-cylinder sport bike that was introduced by Honda in 2004 to replace the CBR954RR.-Racing roots:...	18	+9.639	9	10
7	10	Fonsi Nieto Fonsi Nieto Alfonso Gonzalez Nieto is a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. As the nephew of successful Grand Prix motorcycle road racer Ángel Nieto, it was no surprise when he started competing in the sport himself. After success in the 250cc class he moved to World Superbikes, while he also has made one...	Suzuki GSX-R1000 Suzuki GSX-R1000 The GSX-R1000 is a sport bike from Suzuki's GSX-R series of motorcycles. It was introduced in 2001 to replace the GSX-R1100 and is powered by a liquid-cooled inline four-cylinder, four-stroke engine.-2001:...	18	+9.725	11	9
8	34	Yukio Kagayama Yukio Kagayama Yukio Kagayama is a professional motorcycle road racer. He began motorcycle racing in 1990, spending many years in the All Japan Road Race Championship, finishing fourth in 2001. He contested four 250 cc World Championship races in 1997 and 1998, finishing top-8 in all four...	Suzuki GSX-R1000 Suzuki GSX-R1000 The GSX-R1000 is a sport bike from Suzuki's GSX-R series of motorcycles. It was introduced in 2001 to replace the GSX-R1100 and is powered by a liquid-cooled inline four-cylinder, four-stroke engine.-2001:...	18	+19.537	8	8
9	84	Michel Fabrizio Michel Fabrizio Michel Fabrizio is a professional motorcycle road racer. Since , he has been racing for Ducati Xerox Team alongside Noriyuki Haga on the new Ducati 1198 in the Superbike World Championship.-Early years:...	Ducati 1098 F08 Ducati 1098 The Ducati 1098 is a sport bike manufactured by the Italian motorcycle company Ducati since 2007. There were three different versions, called the 1098, 1098S, and 1098R...	18	+23.156	10	7
10	96	Jakub Smrz Jakub Smrž Jakub "Kuba" Smrž is a professional motorcycle road racer currently competing in the Superbike World Championship....	Ducati 1098 RS 08 Ducati 1098 The Ducati 1098 is a sport bike manufactured by the Italian motorcycle company Ducati since 2007. There were three different versions, called the 1098, 1098S, and 1098R...	18	+24.429	12	6
11	44	Roberto Rolfo Roberto Rolfo Roberto 'Roby' Rolfo is a professional motorcycle road racer. He had his best season in 2003, when he finished in second place in the 250cc World Championship...	Honda CBR1000RR Honda CBR1000RR The CBR1000RR, also known as the Fireblade, is a liquid-cooled inline four-cylinder sport bike that was introduced by Honda in 2004 to replace the CBR954RR.-Racing roots:...	18	+27.595	15	5
12	54	Kenan Sofuoğlu Kenan Sofuoglu Kenan Sofuoğlu is a Turkish professional motorcycle racer. He currently competes in Moto2 for the Technomag-CIP team, having made his debut at the end of and will remain with the team for the season...	Honda CBR1000RR Honda CBR1000RR The CBR1000RR, also known as the Fireblade, is a liquid-cooled inline four-cylinder sport bike that was introduced by Honda in 2004 to replace the CBR954RR.-Racing roots:...	18	+27.979	14	4
13	36	Gregorio Lavilla Gregorio Lavilla Gregorio Lavilla born September 29, 1974 in Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant, Tarragona, Spain is a professional motorcycle road racer. He has raced in MotoGP , the Superbike World Championship, and the British Superbike Championship, taking the British crown in 2005...	Honda CBR1000RR Honda CBR1000RR The CBR1000RR, also known as the Fireblade, is a liquid-cooled inline four-cylinder sport bike that was introduced by Honda in 2004 to replace the CBR954RR.-Racing roots:...	18	+28.237	13	3
14	41	Noriyuki Haga Noriyuki Haga , is a Japanese professional motorcycle racer. Haga has been runner-up in the Superbike World Championship three times, and has finished 3rd in the series four times....	Yamaha YZF-R1 Yamaha YZF-R1 The Yamaha YZF-R1 is an open class sport bike, or superbike, motorcycle manufactured by Yamaha Motor Company since 1998.-1998–1999:Yamaha launched the YZF-R1 after redesigning the Genesis engine to offset the crankshaft, gearbox input, and output shafts. This "compacting" of the engine made the...	18	+30.205	6	2
15	55	Régis Laconi Régis Laconi Régis Laconi is a French professional motorcycle racer. In he competed in the Superbike World Championship for DFX on a Ducati. He was runner-up in , and has won races in both 500cc and the Superbike World Championship.-Early career:Régis has a French mother and Italian father...	Kawasaki ZX-10R	18	+31.882	25	1
16	57	Lorenzo Lanzi Lorenzo Lanzi Lorenzo Lanzi is a professional motorcycle racer currently competing in the Superbike World championship.He first started racing in 1996 at the age of 15 in the Italian 125 Sport class, winning the title two years later before moving up to 125GP in the Italian and European championships...	Ducati 1098 RS 08 Ducati 1098 The Ducati 1098 is a sport bike manufactured by the Italian motorcycle company Ducati since 2007. There were three different versions, called the 1098, 1098S, and 1098R...	18	+32.067	5
17	31	Karl Muggeridge Karl Muggeridge Karl Muggeridge born 20 April 1974 in Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia is a professional motorcycle racer. He is married to Isobel, and has one son, Ryan Luca...	Honda CBR1000RR Honda CBR1000RR The CBR1000RR, also known as the Fireblade, is a liquid-cooled inline four-cylinder sport bike that was introduced by Honda in 2004 to replace the CBR954RR.-Racing roots:...	18	+40.745	18
18	86	Ayrton Badovini	Kawasaki ZX-10R	18	+41.280	16
19	13	Vittorio Iannuzzo Vittorio Iannuzzo Vittorio Iannuzzo is an Italian motorcycle racer. He currently rides a factory Triumph Daytona 675 in the Supersport World Championship, having replaced Jason DiSalvo midseason....	Kawasaki ZX-10R	18	+41.333	21
20	194	Sébastien Gimbert Sébastien Gimbert Sébastien Gimbert is a professional motorcycle road racer. He currently competes in the Superbike World Championship...	Yamaha YZF-R1 Yamaha YZF-R1 The Yamaha YZF-R1 is an open class sport bike, or superbike, motorcycle manufactured by Yamaha Motor Company since 1998.-1998–1999:Yamaha launched the YZF-R1 after redesigning the Genesis engine to offset the crankshaft, gearbox input, and output shafts. This "compacting" of the engine made the...	18	+41.743	17
21	38	Shinichi Nakatomi	Yamaha YZF-R1 Yamaha YZF-R1 The Yamaha YZF-R1 is an open class sport bike, or superbike, motorcycle manufactured by Yamaha Motor Company since 1998.-1998–1999:Yamaha launched the YZF-R1 after redesigning the Genesis engine to offset the crankshaft, gearbox input, and output shafts. This "compacting" of the engine made the...	18	+43.183	26
22	23	Ryuichi Kiyonari Ryuichi Kiyonari is a professional motorcycle road racer. He is the 2006, 2007 and 2010 British Superbike champion, and he currently rides for HM Plant Honda in the British Superbike Championship. He also won the 2008 Suzuka 8-Hour race, teamed with his former WSBK team-mate Carlos Checa...	Honda CBR1000RR Honda CBR1000RR The CBR1000RR, also known as the Fireblade, is a liquid-cooled inline four-cylinder sport bike that was introduced by Honda in 2004 to replace the CBR954RR.-Racing roots:...	18	+43.569	20
23	94	David Checa David Checa David Checa born on April 20, 1980 in Sant Fruitós de Bages, Barcelona, Spain is the 2004 Endurance World Champion. He then competed for two years in the Superbike World Championship.-Early years:...	Yamaha YZF-R1 Yamaha YZF-R1 The Yamaha YZF-R1 is an open class sport bike, or superbike, motorcycle manufactured by Yamaha Motor Company since 1998.-1998–1999:Yamaha launched the YZF-R1 after redesigning the Genesis engine to offset the crankshaft, gearbox input, and output shafts. This "compacting" of the engine made the...	18	+43.892	19
24	83	Russell Holland	Honda CBR1000RR Honda CBR1000RR The CBR1000RR, also known as the Fireblade, is a liquid-cooled inline four-cylinder sport bike that was introduced by Honda in 2004 to replace the CBR954RR.-Racing roots:...	18	+50.380	22
25	88	Shuhei Aoyama Shuhei Aoyama Shuhei Aoyama is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He is the younger brother of MotoGP rider, Hiroshi Aoyama....	Honda CBR1000RR Honda CBR1000RR The CBR1000RR, also known as the Fireblade, is a liquid-cooled inline four-cylinder sport bike that was introduced by Honda in 2004 to replace the CBR954RR.-Racing roots:...	18	+1:12.884	27
Ret	22	Luca Morelli	Honda CBR1000RR Honda CBR1000RR The CBR1000RR, also known as the Fireblade, is a liquid-cooled inline four-cylinder sport bike that was introduced by Honda in 2004 to replace the CBR954RR.-Racing roots:...	12	Retirement	24
Ret	77	Loic Napoleone	Yamaha YZF-R1 Yamaha YZF-R1 The Yamaha YZF-R1 is an open class sport bike, or superbike, motorcycle manufactured by Yamaha Motor Company since 1998.-1998–1999:Yamaha launched the YZF-R1 after redesigning the Genesis engine to offset the crankshaft, gearbox input, and output shafts. This "compacting" of the engine made the...	12	Retirement	28
Ret	100	Makoto Tamada Makoto Tamada is a Japanese professional motorcycle racer. He is one of the few riders to win races in both MotoGP and Superbike World Championship. For he will ride for the Paul Bird Kawasaki Corse team in the Superbike World Championship.-Early years:After a junior career in minibikes, he won a regional 250cc...	Kawasaki ZX-10R	5	Retirement	23

Superbike race 2 classification

Pos	No	Rider	Bike	Laps	Time	Grid	Points
1	10	Fonsi Nieto Fonsi Nieto Alfonso Gonzalez Nieto is a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. As the nephew of successful Grand Prix motorcycle road racer Ángel Nieto, it was no surprise when he started competing in the sport himself. After success in the 250cc class he moved to World Superbikes, while he also has made one...	Suzuki GSX-R1000 Suzuki GSX-R1000 The GSX-R1000 is a sport bike from Suzuki's GSX-R series of motorcycles. It was introduced in 2001 to replace the GSX-R1100 and is powered by a liquid-cooled inline four-cylinder, four-stroke engine.-2001:...	18	36:12.963	11	25
2	111	Ruben Xaus Rubén Xaus Rubén Xaus is a motorcycle road racer. He currently competes in the Superbike World Championship. For 2009, he joins the new factory BMW team, his first ever campaign in WSBK on anything other than a Ducati. He was runner-up in this series in 2003, and spent the next two years in MotoGP with mixed...	Ducati 1098 RS 08 Ducati 1098 The Ducati 1098 is a sport bike manufactured by the Italian motorcycle company Ducati since 2007. There were three different versions, called the 1098, 1098S, and 1098R...	18	+0.301	2	20
3	3	Max Biaggi Max Biaggi Massimiliano "Max" Biaggi is an Italian motorcycle racer and winner of the 2010 World Superbike Championship. Throughout this racing career, he has won the 250cc World Championship four times, and finished as runner-up in both the 500cc and MotoGP championships...	Ducati 1098 RS 08 Ducati 1098 The Ducati 1098 is a sport bike manufactured by the Italian motorcycle company Ducati since 2007. There were three different versions, called the 1098, 1098S, and 1098R...	18	+1.321	3	16
4	21	Troy Bayliss Troy Bayliss Troy Bayliss is a retired Australian motorcycle racer. During his career Bayliss won the Superbike World Championship three times, as well as the British Superbike Championship and a MotoGP race, all with Ducati. He finished his career after winning the 2008 World Superbike title...	Ducati 1098 F08 Ducati 1098 The Ducati 1098 is a sport bike manufactured by the Italian motorcycle company Ducati since 2007. There were three different versions, called the 1098, 1098S, and 1098R...	18	+6.452	7	13
5	84	Michel Fabrizio Michel Fabrizio Michel Fabrizio is a professional motorcycle road racer. Since , he has been racing for Ducati Xerox Team alongside Noriyuki Haga on the new Ducati 1198 in the Superbike World Championship.-Early years:...	Ducati 1098 F08 Ducati 1098 The Ducati 1098 is a sport bike manufactured by the Italian motorcycle company Ducati since 2007. There were three different versions, called the 1098, 1098S, and 1098R...	18	+7.627	10	11
6	57	Lorenzo Lanzi Lorenzo Lanzi Lorenzo Lanzi is a professional motorcycle racer currently competing in the Superbike World championship.He first started racing in 1996 at the age of 15 in the Italian 125 Sport class, winning the title two years later before moving up to 125GP in the Italian and European championships...	Ducati 1098 RS 08 Ducati 1098 The Ducati 1098 is a sport bike manufactured by the Italian motorcycle company Ducati since 2007. There were three different versions, called the 1098, 1098S, and 1098R...	18	+9.117	5	10
7	11	Troy Corser Troy Corser Troy Gordon Corser is a professional motorcycle road racer, the and Superbike World champion....	Yamaha YZF-R1 Yamaha YZF-R1 The Yamaha YZF-R1 is an open class sport bike, or superbike, motorcycle manufactured by Yamaha Motor Company since 1998.-1998–1999:Yamaha launched the YZF-R1 after redesigning the Genesis engine to offset the crankshaft, gearbox input, and output shafts. This "compacting" of the engine made the...	18	+10.806	1	9
8	76	Max Neukirchner Max Neukirchner Max Neukirchner is a professional motorcycle racer currently competing in the Moto2 World Championship.-World Supersport and Superbike:...	Suzuki GSX-R1000 Suzuki GSX-R1000 The GSX-R1000 is a sport bike from Suzuki's GSX-R series of motorcycles. It was introduced in 2001 to replace the GSX-R1100 and is powered by a liquid-cooled inline four-cylinder, four-stroke engine.-2001:...	18	+11.661	4	8
9	96	Jakub Smrz Jakub Smrž Jakub "Kuba" Smrž is a professional motorcycle road racer currently competing in the Superbike World Championship....	Ducati 1098 RS 08 Ducati 1098 The Ducati 1098 is a sport bike manufactured by the Italian motorcycle company Ducati since 2007. There were three different versions, called the 1098, 1098S, and 1098R...	18	+13.269	12	7
10	54	Kenan Sofuoğlu Kenan Sofuoglu Kenan Sofuoğlu is a Turkish professional motorcycle racer. He currently competes in Moto2 for the Technomag-CIP team, having made his debut at the end of and will remain with the team for the season...	Honda CBR1000RR Honda CBR1000RR The CBR1000RR, also known as the Fireblade, is a liquid-cooled inline four-cylinder sport bike that was introduced by Honda in 2004 to replace the CBR954RR.-Racing roots:...	18	+14.563	14	6
11	7	Carlos Checa Carlos Checa Carlos "Charlie" Checa is a professional motorcycle road racer and winner of the 2011 Superbike World Championship. After racing in 500cc and MotoGP for over a decade, mostly on Honda and Yamaha machinery with and without full manufacturer support, he moved to the Superbike World Championship on a...	Honda CBR1000RR Honda CBR1000RR The CBR1000RR, also known as the Fireblade, is a liquid-cooled inline four-cylinder sport bike that was introduced by Honda in 2004 to replace the CBR954RR.-Racing roots:...	18	+15.953	9	5
12	100	Makoto Tamada Makoto Tamada is a Japanese professional motorcycle racer. He is one of the few riders to win races in both MotoGP and Superbike World Championship. For he will ride for the Paul Bird Kawasaki Corse team in the Superbike World Championship.-Early years:After a junior career in minibikes, he won a regional 250cc...	Kawasaki ZX-10R	18	+16.748	23	4
13	41	Noriyuki Haga Noriyuki Haga , is a Japanese professional motorcycle racer. Haga has been runner-up in the Superbike World Championship three times, and has finished 3rd in the series four times....	Yamaha YZF-R1 Yamaha YZF-R1 The Yamaha YZF-R1 is an open class sport bike, or superbike, motorcycle manufactured by Yamaha Motor Company since 1998.-1998–1999:Yamaha launched the YZF-R1 after redesigning the Genesis engine to offset the crankshaft, gearbox input, and output shafts. This "compacting" of the engine made the...	18	+18.356	6	3
14	36	Gregorio Lavilla Gregorio Lavilla Gregorio Lavilla born September 29, 1974 in Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant, Tarragona, Spain is a professional motorcycle road racer. He has raced in MotoGP , the Superbike World Championship, and the British Superbike Championship, taking the British crown in 2005...	Honda CBR1000RR Honda CBR1000RR The CBR1000RR, also known as the Fireblade, is a liquid-cooled inline four-cylinder sport bike that was introduced by Honda in 2004 to replace the CBR954RR.-Racing roots:...	18	+26.311	13	2
15	44	Roberto Rolfo Roberto Rolfo Roberto 'Roby' Rolfo is a professional motorcycle road racer. He had his best season in 2003, when he finished in second place in the 250cc World Championship...	Honda CBR1000RR Honda CBR1000RR The CBR1000RR, also known as the Fireblade, is a liquid-cooled inline four-cylinder sport bike that was introduced by Honda in 2004 to replace the CBR954RR.-Racing roots:...	18	+26.560	15	1
16	55	Régis Laconi Régis Laconi Régis Laconi is a French professional motorcycle racer. In he competed in the Superbike World Championship for DFX on a Ducati. He was runner-up in , and has won races in both 500cc and the Superbike World Championship.-Early career:Régis has a French mother and Italian father...	Kawasaki ZX-10R	18	+26.683	25
17	86	Ayrton Badovini	Kawasaki ZX-10R	18	+26.821	16
18	194	Sébastien Gimbert Sébastien Gimbert Sébastien Gimbert is a professional motorcycle road racer. He currently competes in the Superbike World Championship...	Yamaha YZF-R1 Yamaha YZF-R1 The Yamaha YZF-R1 is an open class sport bike, or superbike, motorcycle manufactured by Yamaha Motor Company since 1998.-1998–1999:Yamaha launched the YZF-R1 after redesigning the Genesis engine to offset the crankshaft, gearbox input, and output shafts. This "compacting" of the engine made the...	18	+28.650	17
19	23	Ryuichi Kiyonari Ryuichi Kiyonari is a professional motorcycle road racer. He is the 2006, 2007 and 2010 British Superbike champion, and he currently rides for HM Plant Honda in the British Superbike Championship. He also won the 2008 Suzuka 8-Hour race, teamed with his former WSBK team-mate Carlos Checa...	Honda CBR1000RR Honda CBR1000RR The CBR1000RR, also known as the Fireblade, is a liquid-cooled inline four-cylinder sport bike that was introduced by Honda in 2004 to replace the CBR954RR.-Racing roots:...	18	+33.150	20
20	31	Karl Muggeridge Karl Muggeridge Karl Muggeridge born 20 April 1974 in Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia is a professional motorcycle racer. He is married to Isobel, and has one son, Ryan Luca...	Honda CBR1000RR Honda CBR1000RR The CBR1000RR, also known as the Fireblade, is a liquid-cooled inline four-cylinder sport bike that was introduced by Honda in 2004 to replace the CBR954RR.-Racing roots:...	18	+36.656	18
21	83	Russell Holland	Honda CBR1000RR Honda CBR1000RR The CBR1000RR, also known as the Fireblade, is a liquid-cooled inline four-cylinder sport bike that was introduced by Honda in 2004 to replace the CBR954RR.-Racing roots:...	18	+42.633	22
22	88	Shuhei Aoyama Shuhei Aoyama Shuhei Aoyama is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He is the younger brother of MotoGP rider, Hiroshi Aoyama....	Honda CBR1000RR Honda CBR1000RR The CBR1000RR, also known as the Fireblade, is a liquid-cooled inline four-cylinder sport bike that was introduced by Honda in 2004 to replace the CBR954RR.-Racing roots:...	18	+55.352	27
Ret	13	Vittorio Iannuzzo Vittorio Iannuzzo Vittorio Iannuzzo is an Italian motorcycle racer. He currently rides a factory Triumph Daytona 675 in the Supersport World Championship, having replaced Jason DiSalvo midseason....	Kawasaki ZX-10R	17	Accident	21
Ret	38	Shinichi Nakatomi	Yamaha YZF-R1 Yamaha YZF-R1 The Yamaha YZF-R1 is an open class sport bike, or superbike, motorcycle manufactured by Yamaha Motor Company since 1998.-1998–1999:Yamaha launched the YZF-R1 after redesigning the Genesis engine to offset the crankshaft, gearbox input, and output shafts. This "compacting" of the engine made the...	11	Retirement	26
Ret	77	Loic Napoleone	Yamaha YZF-R1 Yamaha YZF-R1 The Yamaha YZF-R1 is an open class sport bike, or superbike, motorcycle manufactured by Yamaha Motor Company since 1998.-1998–1999:Yamaha launched the YZF-R1 after redesigning the Genesis engine to offset the crankshaft, gearbox input, and output shafts. This "compacting" of the engine made the...	9	Accident	28
Ret	94	David Checa David Checa David Checa born on April 20, 1980 in Sant Fruitós de Bages, Barcelona, Spain is the 2004 Endurance World Champion. He then competed for two years in the Superbike World Championship.-Early years:...	Yamaha YZF-R1 Yamaha YZF-R1 The Yamaha YZF-R1 is an open class sport bike, or superbike, motorcycle manufactured by Yamaha Motor Company since 1998.-1998–1999:Yamaha launched the YZF-R1 after redesigning the Genesis engine to offset the crankshaft, gearbox input, and output shafts. This "compacting" of the engine made the...	8	Retirement	19
Ret	22	Luca Morelli	Honda CBR1000RR Honda CBR1000RR The CBR1000RR, also known as the Fireblade, is a liquid-cooled inline four-cylinder sport bike that was introduced by Honda in 2004 to replace the CBR954RR.-Racing roots:...	4	Retirement	24
Ret	34	Yukio Kagayama Yukio Kagayama Yukio Kagayama is a professional motorcycle road racer. He began motorcycle racing in 1990, spending many years in the All Japan Road Race Championship, finishing fourth in 2001. He contested four 250 cc World Championship races in 1997 and 1998, finishing top-8 in all four...	Suzuki GSX-R1000 Suzuki GSX-R1000 The GSX-R1000 is a sport bike from Suzuki's GSX-R series of motorcycles. It was introduced in 2001 to replace the GSX-R1100 and is powered by a liquid-cooled inline four-cylinder, four-stroke engine.-2001:...	0	Accident	8

Supersport race classification

Pos	No	Rider	Bike	Laps	Time	Grid	Points
1	23	Broc Parkes Broc Parkes Broc Parkes is an Australian motorcycle racer, best known for his success in the Supersport World Championship.-Early years:He was born on 24 December 1981, and lives in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales, resulting in the nickname 'The Boy From the Bush'. Parkes was originally inspired to...	Yamaha YZF-R6 Yamaha YZF-R6 Yamaha's YZF-R6 is a 600 class sport bike motorcycle, first introduced in 1998, updated in 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008 and revised in the years in between.-History:...	18	37:05.271	5	25
2	26	Joan Lascorz Joan Lascorz Joan Lascorz Moreno is a Spanish motorcycle racer. After success in domestic championships on both tarmac and gravel, he competed in the Supersport World Championship in 2007 and 2008....	Honda CBR600RR Honda CBR600RR The Honda CBR600RR is a sport motorcycle that was introduced by Honda in 2003 as a race replica version of Honda's CBRFx series motorcycles. It won every Supersport World Championship title from 2002 to 2008.- Racing roots :...	18	+0.048	6	20
3	18	Craig Jones Craig Jones (motorcycle racer) Craig Jones was an English motorcycle racer. He grew up in the town of Northwich and attended Charles Darwin Primary School and later Hartford High School.-Biography:...	Honda CBR600RR Honda CBR600RR The Honda CBR600RR is a sport motorcycle that was introduced by Honda in 2003 as a race replica version of Honda's CBRFx series motorcycles. It won every Supersport World Championship title from 2002 to 2008.- Racing roots :...	18	+0.755	2	16
4	25	Josh Brookes Josh Brookes Joshua 'Josh' Brookes born in Sydney, New South Wales in Australia and is a professional motorcycle road racer.He has experience of Superbike and Supersport racing, both domestically and internationally.-Early career:...	Honda CBR600RR Honda CBR600RR The Honda CBR600RR is a sport motorcycle that was introduced by Honda in 2003 as a race replica version of Honda's CBRFx series motorcycles. It won every Supersport World Championship title from 2002 to 2008.- Racing roots :...	18	+9.502	12	13
5	14	Mathieu Lagrive	Honda CBR600RR Honda CBR600RR The Honda CBR600RR is a sport motorcycle that was introduced by Honda in 2003 as a race replica version of Honda's CBRFx series motorcycles. It won every Supersport World Championship title from 2002 to 2008.- Racing roots :...	18	+11.962	3	11
6	77	Barry Veneman	Suzuki GSX-R600 Suzuki GSX-R600 The GSX-R600 is a 600 class sport bike in Suzuki's GSX-R series of motorcycles.- History :1992–1993Launched with a water-cooled 599cc inline-4 engine. The first model had the same body specifications as the 1992 GSX-R750, with the smaller engine and carried over through to the 1993 model year with...	18	+17.428	13	10
7	127	Robbin Harms	Honda CBR600RR Honda CBR600RR The Honda CBR600RR is a sport motorcycle that was introduced by Honda in 2003 as a race replica version of Honda's CBRFx series motorcycles. It won every Supersport World Championship title from 2002 to 2008.- Racing roots :...	18	+17.660	22	9
8	44	David Salom	Yamaha YZF-R6 Yamaha YZF-R6 Yamaha's YZF-R6 is a 600 class sport bike motorcycle, first introduced in 1998, updated in 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008 and revised in the years in between.-History:...	18	+17.888	9	8
9	9	Chris Walker Chris Walker (motorcycle racer) Chris Walker is a British motorcycle road racer. His nickname is The Stalker. He is a four-time runner-up in the British Superbike Championship, and a former race winner in the Superbike World Championship....	Kawasaki ZX-6R	18	+25.883	20	7
10	105	Gianluca Vizziello	Honda CBR600RR Honda CBR600RR The Honda CBR600RR is a sport motorcycle that was introduced by Honda in 2003 as a race replica version of Honda's CBRFx series motorcycles. It won every Supersport World Championship title from 2002 to 2008.- Racing roots :...	18	+32.236	16	6
11	38	Gregory Leblanc	Honda CBR600RR Honda CBR600RR The Honda CBR600RR is a sport motorcycle that was introduced by Honda in 2003 as a race replica version of Honda's CBRFx series motorcycles. It won every Supersport World Championship title from 2002 to 2008.- Racing roots :...	18	+32.573	17	5
12	47	Ivan Clementi	Triumph 675 Triumph Daytona 675 Introduced in 2006, the Triumph Daytona 675 is a 600 class sport bike motorcycle built by Triumph Motorcycles to replace the Daytona 650.The 2008 model has a tested dry weight of and wet weight of...	18	+35.117	8	4
13	17	Miguel Praia Miguel Praia Miguel Praia is a Portuguese motorcycle racer.-Portuguese championships:His first race was in 1994 at the age of 16 in a Yamaha TZR50...	Honda CBR600RR Honda CBR600RR The Honda CBR600RR is a sport motorcycle that was introduced by Honda in 2003 as a race replica version of Honda's CBRFx series motorcycles. It won every Supersport World Championship title from 2002 to 2008.- Racing roots :...	18	+36.390	18	3
14	31	Vesa Kallio	Honda CBR600RR Honda CBR600RR The Honda CBR600RR is a sport motorcycle that was introduced by Honda in 2003 as a race replica version of Honda's CBRFx series motorcycles. It won every Supersport World Championship title from 2002 to 2008.- Racing roots :...	18	+36.608	23	2
15	21	Katsuaki Fujiwara	Kawasaki ZX-6R	18	+37.096	19	1
16	83	Didier van Keymeulen	Suzuki GSX-R600 Suzuki GSX-R600 The GSX-R600 is a 600 class sport bike in Suzuki's GSX-R series of motorcycles.- History :1992–1993Launched with a water-cooled 599cc inline-4 engine. The first model had the same body specifications as the 1992 GSX-R750, with the smaller engine and carried over through to the 1993 model year with...	18	+38.526	27
17	37	William de Angelis	Honda CBR600RR Honda CBR600RR The Honda CBR600RR is a sport motorcycle that was introduced by Honda in 2003 as a race replica version of Honda's CBRFx series motorcycles. It won every Supersport World Championship title from 2002 to 2008.- Racing roots :...	18	+42.675	26
18	4	Lorenzo Alfonsi	Kawasaki ZX-6R Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R The Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R is a Kawasaki 600 class sport motorcycle.It was introduced in 1995, and has been constantly updated throughout the years in response to new products from Honda, Suzuki, and Yamaha...	18	+43.375	24
19	32	Mirko Giansanti Mirko Giansanti Mirko Giansanti is an Italian former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best year was in 1998 when he finished on the podium four times and finished in sixth place in the 125cc world championship. In 2008, Giansanti competed in the Supersport World Championship.- References :...	Honda CBR600RR Honda CBR600RR The Honda CBR600RR is a sport motorcycle that was introduced by Honda in 2003 as a race replica version of Honda's CBRFx series motorcycles. It won every Supersport World Championship title from 2002 to 2008.- Racing roots :...	18	+44.319	25
20	51	Santiago Barragan	Honda CBR600RR Honda CBR600RR The Honda CBR600RR is a sport motorcycle that was introduced by Honda in 2003 as a race replica version of Honda's CBRFx series motorcycles. It won every Supersport World Championship title from 2002 to 2008.- Racing roots :...	18	+45.924	30
21	57	Ilario Dionisi	Triumph 675 Triumph Daytona 675 Introduced in 2006, the Triumph Daytona 675 is a 600 class sport bike motorcycle built by Triumph Motorcycles to replace the Daytona 650.The 2008 model has a tested dry weight of and wet weight of...	18	+47.277	29
22	72	Attila Magda	Honda CBR600RR Honda CBR600RR The Honda CBR600RR is a sport motorcycle that was introduced by Honda in 2003 as a race replica version of Honda's CBRFx series motorcycles. It won every Supersport World Championship title from 2002 to 2008.- Racing roots :...	18	+1:24.963	34
23	199	Danilo dell'Omo	Honda CBR600RR Honda CBR600RR The Honda CBR600RR is a sport motorcycle that was introduced by Honda in 2003 as a race replica version of Honda's CBRFx series motorcycles. It won every Supersport World Championship title from 2002 to 2008.- Racing roots :...	18	+1:25.440	33
24	888	Josep Pedro Subirats	Yamaha YZF-R6 Yamaha YZF-R6 Yamaha's YZF-R6 is a 600 class sport bike motorcycle, first introduced in 1998, updated in 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008 and revised in the years in between.-History:...	17	+1 Lap	36
Ret	99	Fabien Foret Fabien Foret Fabien Foret born in Angoulême, France, is a professional motorcycle racer currently competing in the Supersport World Championship. As of the end of 2008, he has had 24 podium finishes including 11 wins, and 12 pole positions...	Yamaha YZF-R6 Yamaha YZF-R6 Yamaha's YZF-R6 is a 600 class sport bike motorcycle, first introduced in 1998, updated in 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008 and revised in the years in between.-History:...	17	Retirement	1
Ret	75	Luka Nedog	Honda CBR600RR Honda CBR600RR The Honda CBR600RR is a sport motorcycle that was introduced by Honda in 2003 as a race replica version of Honda's CBRFx series motorcycles. It won every Supersport World Championship title from 2002 to 2008.- Racing roots :...	15	Accident	32
Ret	24	Garry McCoy Garry McCoy Garry McCoy is a professional motorcycle racer. He has won races in the 125 cc and 500 cc World Championships, as well as in the Superbike World Championship. He is noted for his oversteering style of riding, earning him the nickname "The Slide King".McCoy was born in Sydney...	Triumph 675 Triumph Daytona 675 Introduced in 2006, the Triumph Daytona 675 is a 600 class sport bike motorcycle built by Triumph Motorcycles to replace the Daytona 650.The 2008 model has a tested dry weight of and wet weight of...	7	Retirement	7
Ret	15	Gergő Talmácsi	Honda CBR600RR Honda CBR600RR The Honda CBR600RR is a sport motorcycle that was introduced by Honda in 2003 as a race replica version of Honda's CBRFx series motorcycles. It won every Supersport World Championship title from 2002 to 2008.- Racing roots :...	7	Retirement	35
Ret	8	Mark Aitchinson	Triumph 675 Triumph Daytona 675 Introduced in 2006, the Triumph Daytona 675 is a 600 class sport bike motorcycle built by Triumph Motorcycles to replace the Daytona 650.The 2008 model has a tested dry weight of and wet weight of...	6	Accident	11
Ret	81	Graeme Gowland	Honda CBR600RR Honda CBR600RR The Honda CBR600RR is a sport motorcycle that was introduced by Honda in 2003 as a race replica version of Honda's CBRFx series motorcycles. It won every Supersport World Championship title from 2002 to 2008.- Racing roots :...	6	Retirement	15
Ret	121	Arnaud Vincent Arnaud Vincent Arnaud Vincent is a French former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was the 2002 F.I.M. 125cc world champion. Vincent competed in the Supersport World Championship on a Yamaha R6.- References :...	Kawasaki ZX-6R Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R The Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R is a Kawasaki 600 class sport motorcycle.It was introduced in 1995, and has been constantly updated throughout the years in response to new products from Honda, Suzuki, and Yamaha...	5	Retirement	31
Ret	65	Jonathan Rea Jonathan Rea Jonathan 'Johnny' Rea is a motorcycle racer, currently competing in the Superbike World Championship for Castrol Honda. He was runner-up in the Supersport World Championship for the Ten Kate Honda team in 2008, and runner-up in the British Superbike Championship in 2007 for the HM Plant Honda team...	Honda CBR600RR Honda CBR600RR The Honda CBR600RR is a sport motorcycle that was introduced by Honda in 2003 as a race replica version of Honda's CBRFx series motorcycles. It won every Supersport World Championship title from 2002 to 2008.- Racing roots :...	1	Retirement	4
Ret	88	Andrew Pitt	Honda CBR600RR Honda CBR600RR The Honda CBR600RR is a sport motorcycle that was introduced by Honda in 2003 as a race replica version of Honda's CBRFx series motorcycles. It won every Supersport World Championship title from 2002 to 2008.- Racing roots :...	1	Retirement	10
Ret	61	Andrea Antonelli	Honda CBR600RR Honda CBR600RR The Honda CBR600RR is a sport motorcycle that was introduced by Honda in 2003 as a race replica version of Honda's CBRFx series motorcycles. It won every Supersport World Championship title from 2002 to 2008.- Racing roots :...	0	Retirement	21
Ret	69	Gianluca Nannelli	Honda CBR600RR Honda CBR600RR The Honda CBR600RR is a sport motorcycle that was introduced by Honda in 2003 as a race replica version of Honda's CBRFx series motorcycles. It won every Supersport World Championship title from 2002 to 2008.- Racing roots :...	0	Retirement	14
Ret	55	Massimo Roccoli	Yamaha YZF-R6 Yamaha YZF-R6 Yamaha's YZF-R6 is a 600 class sport bike motorcycle, first introduced in 1998, updated in 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008 and revised in the years in between.-History:...	0	Retirement	28

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