2008 Supersport World Championship season
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The 2008 Supersport World Championship season was the 10th F.I.M. Supersport World Championship season. The season started on February 23 at Losail and finished on November 2 at Portimão after 13 rounds. The championship supported the Superbike World Championship at every round with the exception of Salt Lake City.

Season Calendar

No	Date	Round	Circuit	Race Winner	Report
1	February 23	Qatar	Losail	Broc Parkes	Report
2	March 2	Australia	Phillip Island	Andrew Pitt	Report
3	April 6	Spain	Valencia	Joan Lascorz	Report
4	April 27	Netherlands	Assen	Andrew Pitt	Report
5	May 11	Italy	Monza	Fabien Foret	Report
6	June 15	Germany	Nürburgring	Andrew Pitt	Report
7	June 29	San Marino	Misano	Andrew Pitt	Report
8	July 20	Czech Republic	Brno	Jonathan Rea	Report
9	August 3	Great Britain	Brands Hatch	Jonathan Rea	Report
10	September 7	Europe	Donington Park	Josh Brookes	Report
11	September 21	Italy	Vallelunga	Jonathan Rea	Report
12	October 5	France	Magny-Cours	Andrew Pitt	Report
13	November 2	Portugal	Portimao	Kenan Sofuoglu	Report

Final standings

Rider Standings

Pos Rider Bike QAT AUS ESP NED ITA GER SMR CZE GBR EUR ITA FRA POR Pts 1 Pitt Honda Ret 1 19 1 4 1 1 2 3 2 Ret 1 2 214 2 Rea Honda Ret 5 6 2 Ret 6 3 1 1 3 1 10 164 3 Brookes Honda 4 2 Ret 6 2 2 14 3 5 1 12 3 11 162 4 Parkes Yamaha 1 Ret 4 5 3 3 10 4 4 10 2 Ret 5 150 5 Lascorz Honda 2 7 1 3 9 12 Ret 18 14 7 4 Ret 3 121 6 Foret Yamaha Ret 4 2 4 1 4 4 DNS Inj Inj Inj 8 10 111 7 Jones Honda 3 16 3 9 6 5 2 Ret 2 100 8 Veneman Suzuki 6 20 Ret 7 Ret DNS 8 5 6 4 5 2 Ret 92 9 Harms Honda 7 3 Ret 13 5 Ret 5 Ret Ret 6 6 15 Ret 71 10 Nannelli Honda Ret 10 5 Ret 13 Ret 13 6 7 16 7 7 6 70 11 Vizziello Honda 10 8 12 8 Ret 14 11 12 12 11 15 11 8 60 12 Roccoli Yamaha Ret 9 7 Ret 7 Ret 7 10 8 17 17 6 Ret 58 13 Lagrive Honda 5 17 13 10 8 Ret Ret 8 19 9 Ret 4 Ret 56 14 Aitchison Triumph Ret 12 10 11 11 Ret 6 22 Ret 13 9 DNS 9 47 15 van Keymeulen Suzuki 16 DNS 20 Ret 17 7 18 14 Ret 8 8 5 15 39 16 Walker Kawasaki 9 14 9 12 Ret 9 12 11 36 17 Clementi Triumph 12 11 Ret 14 21 Ret 9 13 DNS 18 11 14 21 28 18 Hayes Honda 10 9 4 26 19 Sofuoglu Honda 1 25 20 Kallio Honda 14 15 14 18 14 10 Ret 9 13 Ret 23 21 Laverty Yamaha 12 3 20 22 Fujiwara Kawasaki 15 Ret 11 Ret 15 11 Ret 16 Ret 14 18 12 22 18 23 Kennaugh Yamaha 10 5 17 24 Rodríguez Honda 8 Ret 10 14 25 Praia Honda 13 21 15 17 Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret Ret 13 Ret 12 14 26 McCoy Triumph Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret Inj Ret DNS Inj Inj Inj Inj 13 13 27 Holland Honda Ret 7 Ret Ret 16 16 14 11 28 Sanna Honda Ret 7 9 29 Salom Yamaha 8 18 16 16 16 Ret 15 21 Ret 19 17 16 9 30 Tode Triumph 8 Ret 8 31 Frost Triumph 9 Ret 7 32 Plater Triumph 11 5 33 Leblanc Honda 11 25 Ret Ret 23 17 22 Ret 5 34 Migliorati Kawasaki 12 4 35 Gowland Honda Ret 13 Ret 19 Ret 19 24 Ret 15 20 21 4 36 Vostarek Honda 22 13 20 3 37 Toti Suzuki 14 2 38 Martin Honda Ret 15 20 16 1 39 Marrancone Yamaha 15 1 40 Crowe Yamaha 15 1 41 Dionisi Triumph 21 Ret Ret 15 1 Pos Rider Bike QAT AUS ESP NED ITA GER SMR CZE GBR EUR ITA FRA POR Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Finished, in points Blue Finished, no points Purple Did not finish (Ret) Not classified (NC) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Blank Did not participate Withdrawn due to injury (INJ) Excluded (EX) Race cancelled (C)

Manufacturers' standings

Pos	Manufacturer	QAT	AUS	ESP	NED	ITA	GER	SMR	CZE	GBR	EUR	ITA	FRA	POR	Pts
1	Honda	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	315
2	Yamaha	1	4	2	4	1	3	4	4	4	5	2	6	5	203
3	Suzuki	6	20	20	7	17	7	8	5	6	4	5	2	15	102
4	Triumph	12	6	10	11	11	8	6	13	9	13	9	14	9	77
5	Kawasaki	9	14	9	12	12	9	12	11	Ret	14	18	12	22	46

Participants

No Rider Team Motorcycle Tyre 4 Lorenzo Alfonsi PMS Kawasaki ZX-6R P 6 Tommy Hill Hannspree Honda Altea Honda CBR600RR P 8 Mark Aitchison Triumph Italia BE1 Racing Triumph 675 P 9 Chris Walker Gil Motor Sport Kawasaki ZX-6R P 14 Matthieu Lagrive Intermoto Czech Honda CBR600RR P 15 Gergő Talmácsi Factory Racing Suzuki GSX-R600 P 17 Miguel Praia Parkalgar Racing Team Honda CBR600RR P 18 Craig Jones Parkalgar Racing Team Honda CBR600RR P 21 Santiago Barragan Glaner Motocard.com Honda CBR600RR P 23 Broc Parkes Yamaha World Supersport Yamaha YZF-R6 P 24 Garry McCoy Triumph - SC Triumph 675 P 25 Joshua Brookes Hannspree Stiggy Motors. Honda Honda CBR600RR P 26 Joan Lascorz Glaner Motocard.com Honda CBR600RR P 31 Vesa Kallio Benjan Racing Team Honda CBR600RR P 32 Mirko Giansanti Berry Racing Honda CBR600RR P 37 William De Angelis Intermoto Czech Honda CBR600RR P 38 Gregory Leblanc CRS Grand Prix Honda CBR600RR P 44 David Salom Yamaha Spain Yamaha YZF-R6 P 52 José David De Gea Yamaha Spain Yamaha YZF-R6 P 55 Massimo Roccoli Yamaha Lorenzini by Leoni Yamaha YZF-R6 P 65 Jonathan Rea Hannspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR600RR P 69 Gianluca Nannelli Hannspree Honda Altea Honda CBR600RR P 72 Attila Magda Factory Racing Suzuki GSX-R600 P 75 Luka Nedog CRS Grand Prix Honda CBR600RR P 77 Barry Veneman Ressoftware Hoegee Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R600 P 81 Graeme Gowland Benjan Racing Team Honda CBR600RR P 83 Didier van Keymeulen Ressoftware Hoegee Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R600 P 88 Andrew Pitt Hannspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR600RR P 99 Fabien Foret Yamaha World Supersport Yamaha YZF-R6 P 105 Gianluca Vizziello Berry Racing Honda CBR600RR P 121 Arnaud Vincent Gil Motor Sport Kawasaki ZX-6R P 127 Robbin Harms Hannspree Stiggy Motors. Honda Honda CBR600RR P 200 Katsuaki Fujiwara Gil Motor Sport Kawasaki ZX-6R P 675 Ivan Clementi Triumph Italia BE1 Racing Triumph 675 P

Key Wildcard Rider

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