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2008 British Superbike Championship

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The 2008 British Superbike Championship season was scheduled to begin on 6 April 2008; however, snow at Brands Hatch forced the abandonment of the day's races, which were later rescheduled.[1] The series was rescheduled to start on 20 April and end on 12 October 2008.

Starting with this season the championship has a single tyre supplier.

Pirelli beat Dunlop to sign a three-year deal.[2]

For the 2008 season the engine configuration regulations were changed in parallel with those of the World Superbike Championship, to permit the racing of 1200 cc V-twins against 1000 cc four-cylinder machines.[3]

Calendar edit

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning rider Winning team
- R1  Brands Hatch GP 6 April  Shane Byrne1 Abandoned
took place on 11 May2
R2
1 R1  Thruxton 20 April  Shane Byrne  Shane Byrne  Shane Byrne Airwaves Ducati
R2  Cal Crutchlow  Cal Crutchlow HM Plant Honda
2 R1   Oulton Park 5 May  Cal Crutchlow  Cal Crutchlow  Shane Byrne Airwaves Ducati
R2  Shane Byrne  Shane Byrne Airwaves Ducati
3 R1  Brands Hatch GP 11 May  Shane Byrne  Shane Byrne  Shane Byrne Airwaves Ducati
R2  Shane Byrne  Cal Crutchlow HM Plant Honda
4 R1  Donington Park 26 May  Shane Byrne  Shane Byrne  Shane Byrne Airwaves Ducati
R2  Shane Byrne  Shane Byrne Airwaves Ducati
5 R1   Snetterton 15 June  Shane Byrne  Leon Camier  Leon Camier Airwaves Ducati
R2  Shane Byrne  Shane Byrne Airwaves Ducati
6 R1  Mallory Park 29 June  Tom Sykes  Tom Sykes  Shane Byrne Airwaves Ducati
R2  Cal Crutchlow  Michael Rutter NW 200 Ducati
7 R1  Oulton Park 20 July  Cal Crutchlow  Tom Sykes  Tom Sykes Rizla Suzuki
R2  Tom Sykes  Tom Sykes Rizla Suzuki
8 R1  Knockhill 10 August  Leon Haslam  Michael Laverty  Tom Sykes Rizla Suzuki
R2  Leon Haslam  Leon Haslam HM Plant Honda
9 R1   Cadwell Park 25 August  Tom Sykes  Tom Sykes  Leon Haslam HM Plant Honda
R2  Leon Haslam  Leon Haslam HM Plant Honda
10 R1   Croft 14 September  Cal Crutchlow  Shane Byrne  Leon Camier Airwaves Ducati
R2  Shane Byrne  Leon Haslam HM Plant Honda
11 R1   Silverstone International 28 September  Cal Crutchlow  Leon Haslam  Leon Camier Airwaves Ducati
R2  Shane Byrne  Leon Haslam HM Plant Honda
12 R1  Brands Hatch Indy 12 October  Shane Byrne  Shane Byrne  Shane Byrne Airwaves Ducati
R2  Leon Haslam  Shane Byrne Airwaves Ducati

Notes:

1.^ – The qualifying results from the original meeting were carried forward to the rescheduled meeting.
2.^ – The opening meeting at Brand Hatch GP was cancelled due to heavy snowfall on the Sunday; the meeting was rescheduled for 11 May.[4]

Entry list edit

2008 entry list[5]
Team Bike No. Riders Class Rounds
Airwaves Ducati Ducati 1098R 2   Leon Camier[6] 1–6, 8-12
67   Shane Byrne[7] 1-12
MSS Discovery Kawasaki Kawasaki ZXR1000 3   Stuart Easton[8] 1–4, 9-12
8   Billy McConnell[9] 1-12
86   James Haydon* [10] 6-7
Relentless Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 4   Michael Laverty[11] 1-12
Rob Mac Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 5   Karl Harris[12] 1–2, 4-11
Hawk Kawasaki Kawasaki ZXR1000 6   James Haydon* [10]
88   Scott Smart 1-12
Bike Animal Honda Honda CBR1000RR 9   Guy Martin 1–3, 5-12
7   James Ellison 1–8, 10-12
SMT Honda Honda CBR1000RR 11   Adam Jenkinson
Rizla Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 14   Atsushi Watanabe 1-12
66   Tom Sykes 1-12
British Jentin Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 17   Simon Andrews 1-12
Hardinge Honda Honda CBR1000RR 21   Tom Tunstall C
AIM Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 22   Steve Plater[13] 2
Tena for Men Honda Honda CBR1000RR 27   Tristan Palmer[14] 1-12
33   Michael Howarth[15] C
Holdtight Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 31   Nick Pusey C
HM Plant Honda Honda CBR1000RR 35   Cal Crutchlow[16] 1-12
91   Leon Haslam[16] 1-12
Riders Honda Honda CBR1000RR 40   Martin Jessopp C
Bike Shop Faversham Yamaha YZF-R1 44   Steve Mercer C
PDM Racing Suzuki GSX-R1000 51   Luke Quigley C
MV Agusta MV F4312 53   Chris Burns C
Quay Honda Honda CBR1000RR 56   James Buckingham C
Red Viper Honda Honda CBR1000RR 64   Aaron Zanotti[17]
PR Branson Honda Honda CBR1000RR 68   David Johnson
TAG Honda MAC Racing Honda CBR1000RR 99   Brian McCormack C
MAR ARP Kawasaki Kawasaki ZXR1000 111   Malcolm Ashley C
Co-ordit Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 118   Dean Ellison C
North West 200 Ducati Ducati 1098R 200   Michael Rutter[18]
Icon Class
C Privateers Cup
Key
Regular Rider
Wildcard Rider
Replacement Rider

Support races edit

  • Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport Championship: Winner - Glen Richards [19]
  • Metzeler National Superstock 1000 Championship: Winner - Steve Brogan [20]
  • Metzeler Junior Superstock 600 Championship: Winner - Lee Johnson
  • Henderson Yamaha R1 Cup: Winner - Jon Kirkham [21]
  • British 125 GP Championship: Winner - Matthew Hoyle
  • KTM 990 Super Duke Challenge: Winner - David Wood

Season standings edit

Riders' standings edit

Pos. Rider Bike THR
  		OUL
  		BHGP
  		DON
  		SNE
  		MAL
  		OUL
  		KNO
  		CAD
  		CRO
  		SIL
  		BHI
  		Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
1   Shane Byrne Ducati 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 3 3 2 Ret 3 3 5 4 3 2 1 1 474
2   Leon Haslam Honda 4 Ret 2 DSQ 4 6 2 2 5 5 2 6 4 4 Ret 1 1 1 2 1 11 1 4 2 357
3   Cal Crutchlow Honda 2 1 6 Ret 3 1 6 3 4 3 3 3 6 2 Ret 7 5 13 4 3 2 Ret 2 4 318
4   Tom Sykes Suzuki 6 8 5 Ret 2 Ret 3 6 3 7 4 4 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 2 DSQ 3 6 Ret 316
5   Leon Camier Ducati 5 4 3 3 5 3 5 4 1 2 Ret 8 5 8 4 4 1 5 1 4 5 3 306
6   Michael Rutter Ducati 3 3 4 6 Ret 5 8 8 9 4 Ret 1 7 11 4 2 6 5 6 6 4 7 7 6 256
7   James Ellison Honda 7 7 8 2 6 8 4 5 7 10 5 11 2 5 3 5 9 7 Ret 6 3 5 230
8   Simon Andrews Yamaha 8 Ret Ret 7 9 Ret 10 9 10 8 7 7 5 6 8 6 7 6 10 9 5 8 8 7 176
9   Michael Laverty Suzuki 10 5 7 4 Ret 4 9 Ret 6 6 11 Ret 9 7 6 21 8 9 7 10 Ret 15 Ret Ret 141
10   Tristan Palmer Honda 13 13 9 11 10 11 12 14 13 9 8 9 28 12 9 12 11 12 14 14 6 12 10 13 111
11   Karl Harris Yamaha Ret Ret Ret Ret 7 7 8 Ret Ret 5 26 9 7 3 Ret 10 8 8 Ret 5 DNS DNS 102
12   Billy McConnell Kawasaki 14 10 Ret 10 8 9 Ret Ret 11 11 6 16 8 10 Ret 9 12 24 17 Ret 10 9 12 Ret 91
13   Stuart Easton Kawasaki 9 6 10 5 7 7 11 11 Ret 14 15 13 8 11 Ret Ret 81
14   Scott Smart Kawasaki 16 12 11 8 11 10 15 12 Ret Ret Ret 10 11 8 Ret 13 13 8 13 Ret Ret Ret 21 20 69
15   Atsushi Watanabe Suzuki 17 14 13 9 12 Ret 17 13 12 20 9 20 13 17 Ret 15 9 7 12 12 9 Ret 14 14 69
16   Gary Mason Honda 18 10 14 12 13 23 Ret 14 10 17 10 Ret 11 11 DSQ DSQ 11 9 51
17   John Laverty Ducati 12 11 20 14 16 13 16 16 16 16 10 14 10 13 14 15 16 16 13 21 13 8 49
18   Guy Martin Honda 15 9 12 Ret 13 12 Ret Ret 16 17 Ret 18 Ret 14 15 11 18 Ret Ret Ret 16 15 28
19   Jason O'Halloran Honda Ret 15 7 10 15 12 21
20   Chris Burns MV Agusta 18 Ret 16 18 14 Ret Ret Ret 15 13 Ret Ret 15 10 16 17 19 Ret 13 Ret 21 11 21
21   David Johnson Honda 19 Ret 17 16 Ret 16 Ret Ret 18 14 12 12 Ret Ret 13 DNS Ret 16 20 17 12 14 19 Ret 21
22   Jon Kirkham Yamaha 9 10 13
23   Steve Mercer Yamaha 20 Ret 15 Ret 10
Kawasaki 12 11
24   Tom Grant Honda Ret 16 13 Ret 15 19 10
25   Dean Ellison Yamaha 21 15 Ret Ret 14 15 17 15 14 18 14 16 Ret 19 Ret DNS 9
26   James Haydon Kawasaki Ret 15 12 15 19 DNS 6
27   Sean Emmett Yamaha 11 Ret 5
Honda Ret DNS
28   Steve Plater Yamaha Ret 12 4
29   Marshall Neill Honda 15 13 4
30   Martin Jessopp Honda 25 16 23 18 15 17 22 21 17 22 16 20 14 16 17 18 21 20 15 17 18 18 4
31   Luke Quigley Suzuki 28 Ret 18 14 Ret 15 Ret 18 3
32   Aaron Zanotti Honda 22 19 21 Ret 19 14 Ret Ret 19 17 18 19 24 19 17 23 22 22 2
33   Peter Hickman Honda 14 16 25 16 2
  Tom Tunstall Honda 26 18 14 21 Ret 18 19 17 21 18 19 21 17 23 18 20 19 19 22 18 17 19 23 19 0
  Malcolm Ashley Kawasaki 23 17 19 22 Ret Ret 20 DNS 24 22 0
  James Buckingham Honda 24 20 22 20 Ret DNS 0
  Leon Morris Ducati 27 21 17 24 DNS 20 20 19 20 19 Ret Ret 16 Ret 21 21 18 21 Ret 20 0
  Michael Howarth Honda 23 22 Ret 23 18 19 21 21 20 26 20 18 Ret 23 23 Ret 0
  Brain McCormack Honda Ret 23 0
  Shannon Etheridge Kawasaki Ret 20 Ret 22 Ret 22 19 22 20 20 Ret 19 19 20 17 17 0
  Dan Stewart Honda 23 21 16 18 0
  Howie Mainwaring Suzuki Ret DNS 0
  Francis Williamson Ducati Ret 25 20 22 Ret Ret 0
  Kenny Gilbertson Kawasaki Ret DNS Ret DNS 18 DNS 0
  Victor Cox Yamaha 18 Ret 0
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
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
Italics - Fastest lap

Privateers Cup edit

2008 Final Privateers Cup standings [22]
Pos Rider Bike THR
  		OUL
  		BHGP
  		DON
  		SNE
  		MAL
  		OUL
  		KNO
  		CAD
  		CRO
  		SIL
  		BHI
  		Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
1   John Laverty Ducati 12 11 20 14 16 13 16 16 16 16 10 14 10 13 14 15 16 16 13 21 13 8 469
2   Martin Jessopp Honda 25 16 23 18 15 17 22 21 17 22 16 20 14 16 17 18 21 20 15 17 18 18 328
3   Gary Mason Honda 18 10 14 12 13 23 Ret 14 10 17 10 Ret 11 11 DSQ DSQ 11 9 307
4   Tom Tunstall Honda 26 18 14 21 Ret 18 19 17 21 18 19 21 17 23 18 20 19 19 22 18 17 19 23 19 283
5   Chris Burns MV Agusta 18 Ret 16 18 14 Ret Ret Ret 15 13 Ret Ret 15 10 16 17 19 Ret 13 Ret 21 11 267
6   Leon Morris Ducati 27 21 17 24 DNS 20 20 19 20 19 Ret Ret 16 Ret 21 21 18 21 Ret 20 165
7   Shannon Etheridge Kawasaki Ret 20 Ret 22 Ret 22 19 22 20 20 Ret 19 19 20 17 17 134
8   Michael Howarth Honda 23 22 Ret 23 18 19 21 21 20 26 20 18 Ret 23 23 Ret 127
9   Malcolm Ashley Kawasaki 23 17 19 22 Ret Ret 20 DNS 24 22 75
10   Luke Quigley Suzuki 28 Ret 18 14 Ret 15 Ret 18 73
11   Dan Stewart Honda 23 21 16 18 58
12   James Buckingham Honda 24 20 22 20 Ret DNS 42
13   Steve Mercer Yamaha 20 Ret 15 Ret 41
Kawasaki 12 11
14   Francis Williamson Ducati Ret 25 20 22 Ret Ret 27
15   Kenny Gilbertson Kawasaki Ret DNS Ret DNS 18 DNS 11
16   Victor Cox Yamaha 18 Ret 10
17   Brian McCormack Honda Ret 23 8

John Laverty won the Cup class on his Buildbase NW200 Ducati.[23]

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