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[]
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning rider | Winning team | ||
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- | 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[]
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Support races[]
- 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[]
Riders' standings[]
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Bold - Pole |
Privateers Cup[]
2008 Final Privateers Cup standings [22] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Ducati | 27 | 21 | 17 | 24 | DNS | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | Ret | Ret | 16 | Ret | 21 | 21 | 18 | 21 | Ret | 20 | 165 | |||||||||||
7 | Kawasaki | Ret | 20 | Ret | 22 | Ret | 22 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 20 | Ret | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 134 | |||||||||||||||
8 | Honda | 23 | 22 | Ret | 23 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 26 | 20 | 18 | Ret | 23 | 23 | Ret | 127 | |||||||||||||||
9 | Kawasaki | 23 | 17 | 19 | 22 | Ret | Ret | 20 | DNS | 24 | 22 | 75 | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Suzuki | 28 | Ret | 18 | 14 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 18 | 73 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Honda | 23 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 58 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Honda | 24 | 20 | 22 | 20 | Ret | DNS | 42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Yamaha | 20 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 41 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kawasaki | 12 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Ducati | Ret | 25 | 20 | 22 | Ret | Ret | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Kawasaki | Ret | DNS | Ret | DNS | 18 | DNS | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Yamaha | 18 | Ret | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Honda | Ret | 23 | 8 |
John Laverty won the Cup class on his Buildbase NW200 Ducati.[23]
References[]
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- ^ "BSB names single tyre supplier". crash.net. 2007-12-14. Archived from the original on 16 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-14.
- ^ "Testing starts well for Airwaves Ducati". www.britishsuperbike.com. 2008-03-01. Retrieved 2008-03-01.[dead link]
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- ^ "British Superbikes: Airwaves Ducati positive for 2008 after Calafat test - | Motorcycle Sport | WSB | BSB | MotoGP | TT & Road races | MCN". Archived from the original on 2009-08-11. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
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- ^ "Discovery Kawasaki | Superbike News". Archived from the original on 2009-08-11. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
- ^ MSS Discovery announces all-BSB line-up | BSB News | Jan 2008 | Crash.Net
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- ^ British Superbikes: Tena for Men Honda new for 2008 BSB grid - | Motorcycle Sport | WSB | BSB | MotoGP | TT & Road races | MCN
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Haslam, Crutchlow & Honda – Reunited In 2008 BSB 'Dream-Team'". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
- ^ Error Archived May 16, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://www.nw200ducati.com/michael-rutter.asp[dead link]
- ^ "Glen Richards". Archived from the original on 2009-08-11. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
- ^ "Steve Brogan". Archived from the original on 2009-08-11. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
- ^ "METZELER - Racing". Archived from the original on 2009-08-11. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-24. Retrieved 2010-07-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Top ten BSB riders: John Laverty | BSB News | 2008 | Crash.Net". Archived from the original on 2009-08-11. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
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