2008 Brands Hatch Superbike World Championship round

The 2008 Brands Hatch Superbike World Championship round was the tenth round of the 2008 Superbike World Championship. It took place on the weekend of August 1–3, 2008, at the Brands Hatch circuit. The round was marred by the death of Craig Jones during the Supersport race.

United Kingdom   2008 Brands Hatch Superbike World Championship round
Round details
Round 10 of 14 rounds in the
2008 Superbike World Championship.
and
Round 9 of 13 rounds in the
2008 Supersport World Championship.
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DateAugust 3, 2008
LocationBrands Hatch
CoursePermanent racing facility
3.702 km (2.300 mi)
Superbike World Championship
Pole position
Australia Troy Bayliss
1:25.656
Fastest lap race 1 Fastest lap race 2
Japan Ryuichi Kiyonari Italy Michel Fabrizio
1:26.560 1:26.362
Supersport World Championship
Pole position
France Matthieu Lagrive
1:28.003
Fastest lap
Australia Andrew Pitt
1:28.399

Superbike race 1 classification edit

Pos No Rider Bike Laps Time Grid Points
1 23   Ryuichi Kiyonari Honda CBR1000RR 25 36:18.607 3 25
2 21   Troy Bayliss Ducati 1098 F08 25 +0.137 1 20
3 3   Max Biaggi Ducati 1098 RS 08 25 +0.180 7 16
4 34   Yukio Kagayama Suzuki GSX-R1000 25 +5.733 9 13
5 10   Fonsi Nieto Suzuki GSX-R1000 25 +6.499 10 11
6 7   Carlos Checa Honda CBR1000RR 25 +6.984 11 10
7 76   Max Neukirchner Suzuki GSX-R1000 25 +8.300 8 9
8 11   Troy Corser Yamaha YZF-R1 25 +10.732 5 8
9 96   Jakub Smrz Ducati 1098 RS 08 25 +16.547 4 7
10 44   Roberto Rolfo Honda CBR1000RR 25 +16.569 19 6
11 57   Lorenzo Lanzi Ducati 1098 RS 08 25 +18.366 14 5
12 84   Michel Fabrizio Ducati 1098 F08 25 +22.308 12 4
13 54   Kenan Sofuoğlu Honda CBR1000RR 25 +26.788 17 3
14 36   Gregorio Lavilla Honda CBR1000RR 25 +26.856 13 2
15 9   Chris Walker Honda CBR1000RR 25 +32.877 23 1
16 31   Karl Muggeridge Honda CBR1000RR 25 +38.329 16
17 94   David Checa Yamaha YZF-R1 25 +46.868 20
18 100   Makoto Tamada Kawasaki ZX-10R 25 +48.417 25
19 41   Noriyuki Haga Yamaha YZF-R1 25 +58.986 2
20 13   Vittorio Iannuzzo Kawasaki ZX-10R 25 +1:06.028 26
21 22   Luca Morelli Honda CBR1000RR 25 +1:09.376 29
22 43   Jason Pridmore Honda CBR1000RR 25 +1:09.475 27
23 73   Christian Zaiser Yamaha YZF-R1 25 +1:22.214 30
Ret 55   Régis Laconi Kawasaki ZX-10R 22 Accident 22
Ret 86   Ayrton Badovini Kawasaki ZX-10R 16 Retirement 21
Ret 194   Sébastien Gimbert Yamaha YZF-R1 12 Retirement 18
Ret 66   Tom Sykes Suzuki GSX-R1000 9 Retirement 6
Ret 17   Tristan Palmer Yamaha YZF-R1 7 Retirement 28
Ret 88   Shuhei Aoyama Honda CBR1000RR 3 Retirement 24


Superbike race 2 classification edit

Pos No Rider Bike Laps Time Grid Points
1 23   Ryuichi Kiyonari Honda CBR1000RR 25 36:14.904 3 25
2 41   Noriyuki Haga Yamaha YZF-R1 25 +1.848 2 20
3 11   Troy Corser Yamaha YZF-R1 25 +8.883 5 16
4 76   Max Neukirchner Suzuki GSX-R1000 25 +11.180 8 13
5 10   Fonsi Nieto Suzuki GSX-R1000 25 +12.928 10 11
6 84   Michel Fabrizio Ducati 1098 F08 25 +13.696 12 10
7 66   Tom Sykes Suzuki GSX-R1000 25 +13.872 6 9
8 7   Carlos Checa Honda CBR1000RR 25 +14.009 11 8
9 96   Jakub Smrz Ducati 1098 RS 08 25 +19.065 4 7
10 57   Lorenzo Lanzi Ducati 1098 RS 08 25 +19.864 14 6
11 21   Troy Bayliss Ducati 1098 F08 25 +20.479 1 5
12 3   Max Biaggi Ducati 1098 RS 08 25 +20.621 7 4
13 36   Gregorio Lavilla Honda CBR1000RR 25 +20.722 13 3
14 44   Roberto Rolfo Honda CBR1000RR 25 +24.512 19 2
15 9   Chris Walker Honda CBR1000RR 25 +32.090 23 1
16 55   Régis Laconi Kawasaki ZX-10R 25 +32.207 22
17 54   Kenan Sofuoğlu Honda CBR1000RR 25 +32.815 17
18 100   Makoto Tamada Kawasaki ZX-10R 25 +33.648 25
19 194   Sébastien Gimbert Yamaha YZF-R1 25 +35.382 18
20 94   David Checa Yamaha YZF-R1 25 +44.866 20
21 86   Ayrton Badovini Kawasaki ZX-10R 25 +53.969 21
22 88   Shuhei Aoyama Honda CBR1000RR 25 +1:00.875 24
23 43   Jason Pridmore Honda CBR1000RR 25 +1:01.104 27
24 22   Luca Morelli Honda CBR1000RR 25 +1:04.329 29
25 34   Yukio Kagayama Suzuki GSX-R1000 24 +1 Lap 9
Ret 31   Karl Muggeridge Honda CBR1000RR 17 Retirement 16
Ret 13   Vittorio Iannuzzo Kawasaki ZX-10R 15 Retirement 26
Ret 17   Tristan Palmer Yamaha YZF-R1 9 Retirement 28
Ret 73   Christian Zaiser Yamaha YZF-R1 4 Retirement 30

Supersport race classification edit

Pos No Rider Bike Laps Time Grid Points
1 65   Jonathan Rea Honda CBR600RR 15 22:29.935 2 25
2 18   Craig Jones Honda CBR600RR 15 +0.209/Fatal accident 3 20
3 88   Andrew Pitt Honda CBR600RR 15 +0.664 9 16
4 23   Broc Parkes Yamaha YZF-R6 15 +2.816 4 13
5 25   Josh Brookes Honda CBR600RR 15 +6.789 6 11
6 77   Barry Veneman Suzuki GSX-R600 15 +9.094 8 10
7 69   Gianluca Nannelli Honda CBR600RR 15 +15.048 17 9
8 55   Massimo Roccoli Yamaha YZF-R6 15 +15.623 10 8
9 27   Rob Frost Triumph 675 15 +18.393 30 7
10 33   Hudson Kennaugh Yamaha YZF-R6 15 +19.528 12 6
11 22   Steve Plater Triumph 675 15 +20.034 11 5
12 105   Gianluca Vizziello Honda CBR600RR 15 +22.696 14 4
13 31   Vesa Kallio Honda CBR600RR 15 +25.049 19 3
14 26   Joan Lascorz Honda CBR600RR 15 +27.102 13 2
15 81   Graeme Gowland Honda CBR600RR 15 +35.504 27 1
16 199   Danilo dell'Omo Honda CBR600RR 15 +39.023 24
17 53   Midge Smart Honda CBR600RR 15 +40.820 29
18 19   Pawel Szkopek Triumph 675 15 +43.635 23
19 14   Matthieu Lagrive Honda CBR600RR 15 +46.776 1
20 30   Jesco Gunther Honda CBR600RR 15 +47.298 32
21 44   David Salom Yamaha YZF-R6 15 +47.353 18
22 117   Denis Sacchetti Honda CBR600RR 15 +48.191 33
23 34   Balázs Németh Honda CBR600RR 15 +49.480 35
24 12   Javier Hidalgo Yamaha YZF-R6 15 +54.083 28
25 37   William de Angelis Honda CBR600RR 15 +59.436 34
26 28   Ruggero Scambia Triumph 675 15 +1:20.165 36
27 4   Lorenzo Alfonsi Honda CBR600RR 15 +1:44.305 25
28 51   Santiago Barragán Honda CBR600RR 15 +1:55.509 37
Ret 5   Karl Harris Yamaha YZF-R6 14 Retirement 5
Ret 21   Katsuaki Fujiwara Kawasaki ZX-6R 12 Retirement 26
Ret 8   Mark Aitchison Triumph 675 12 Retirement 16
Ret 126   Chris Martin Kawasaki ZX-6R 11 Retirement 21
Ret 127   Robbin Harms Honda CBR600RR 8 Retirement 7
Ret 11   Russell Holland Honda CBR600RR 8 Retirement 15
Ret 83   Didier van Keymeulen Suzuki GSX-R600 7 Retirement 20
Ret 17   Miguel Praia Honda CBR600RR 6 Retirement 31