2008 Brands Hatch Superbike World Championship round

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

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.

Superbike race 1 classification

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


Superbike race 2 classification

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

Supersport race classification

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