2008 British motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2008 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the eighth round of the 2008 MotoGP championship. It took place on the weekend of 20–22 June 2008 at the Donington Park circuit.
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Valentino Rossi, trying to close the gap to Casey Stoner on the opening lap. Stoner went on to win the race, with Rossi finishing a distant second in the MotoGP race.
Race details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Race 8 of 18 races in the 2008 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | 22 June 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Official name | bwin.com British Grand Prix[1][2][3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Donington Park | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Course |
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MotoGP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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250 cc | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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125 cc | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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MotoGP classification
Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 1 | ![]() |
Ducati Marlboro Team | Ducati | 30 | 44:44.982 | 1 | 25 |
2 | 46 | ![]() |
Fiat Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 30 | +5.789 | 2 | 20 |
3 | 2 | ![]() |
Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 30 | +8.347 | 9 | 16 |
4 | 5 | ![]() |
Tech 3 Yamaha | Yamaha | 30 | +12.678 | 5 | 13 |
5 | 4 | ![]() |
JiR Team Scot MotoGP | Honda | 30 | +14.801 | 6 | 11 |
6 | 48 | ![]() |
Fiat Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 30 | +15.690 | 17 | 10 |
7 | 69 | ![]() |
Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 30 | +18.196 | 4 | 9 |
8 | 7 | ![]() |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | Suzuki | 30 | +21.666 | 3 | 8 |
9 | 56 | ![]() |
San Carlo Honda Gresini | Honda | 30 | +29.354 | 10 | 7 |
10 | 13 | ![]() |
Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki | 30 | +41.030 | 7 | 6 |
11 | 24 | ![]() |
Alice Team | Ducati | 30 | +44.426 | 18 | 5 |
12 | 14 | ![]() |
LCR Honda MotoGP | Honda | 30 | +46.199 | 14 | 4 |
13 | 50 | ![]() |
Alice Team | Ducati | 30 | +48.731 | 12 | 3 |
14 | 11 | ![]() |
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | Suzuki | 30 | +49.591 | 8 | 2 |
15 | 15 | ![]() |
San Carlo Honda Gresini | Honda | 30 | +1:22.186 | 13 | 1 |
16 | 33 | ![]() |
Ducati Marlboro Team | Ducati | 30 | +1:30.021 | 15 | |
17 | 52 | ![]() |
Tech 3 Yamaha | Yamaha | 29 | +1 lap | 16 | |
Ret | 21 | ![]() |
Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki | 16 | Retirement | 11 | |
Sources: [2][4][5] |
250 cc classification
Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 36 | ![]() |
KTM | 27 | 42:14.410 | 14 | 25 |
2 | 58 | ![]() |
Gilera | 27 | +0.353 | 2 | 20 |
3 | 19 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 27 | +1.237 | 1 | 16 |
4 | 21 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 27 | +8.875 | 3 | 13 |
5 | 12 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 27 | +11.359 | 4 | 11 |
6 | 4 | ![]() |
KTM | 27 | +16.124 | 6 | 10 |
7 | 6 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 27 | +16.136 | 11 | 9 |
8 | 60 | ![]() |
KTM | 27 | +18.007 | 7 | 8 |
9 | 72 | ![]() |
Honda | 27 | +33.271 | 5 | 7 |
10 | 41 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 27 | +49.681 | 8 | 6 |
11 | 15 | ![]() |
Gilera | 27 | +52.534 | 13 | 5 |
12 | 17 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 27 | +55.311 | 16 | 4 |
13 | 52 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 27 | +57.399 | 9 | 3 |
14 | 54 | ![]() |
Gilera | 27 | +57.641 | 15 | 2 |
15 | 55 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 27 | +1:04.329 | 17 | 1 |
16 | 14 | ![]() |
Honda | 27 | +1:06.156 | 18 | |
17 | 32 | ![]() |
Gilera | 27 | +1:15.812 | 10 | |
18 | 7 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 26 | +1 lap | 22 | |
19 | 45 | ![]() |
Yamaha | 26 | +1 lap | 23 | |
Ret | 50 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 19 | Retirement | 20 | |
Ret | 25 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 13 | Retirement | 19 | |
Ret | 75 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 12 | Retirement | 12 | |
Ret | 10 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 11 | Retirement | 21 | |
DNS | 63 | ![]() |
Yamaha | Did not start | |||
OFFICIAL 250cc REPORT |
125 cc classification
Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 45 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 25 | 41:39.472 | 4 | 25 |
2 | 63 | ![]() |
Derbi | 25 | +5.324 | 20 | 20 |
3 | 93 | ![]() |
KTM | 25 | +5.806 | 7 | 16 |
4 | 33 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 25 | +13.990 | 3 | 13 |
5 | 24 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 25 | +16.855 | 1 | 11 |
6 | 71 | ![]() |
KTM | 25 | +17.181 | 9 | 10 |
7 | 6 | ![]() |
Derbi | 25 | +18.014 | 14 | 9 |
8 | 73 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 25 | +18.222 | 21 | 8 |
9 | 11 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 25 | +18.404 | 16 | 7 |
10 | 38 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 25 | +18.891 | 11 | 6 |
11 | 12 | ![]() |
KTM | 25 | +18.976 | 12 | 5 |
12 | 60 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 25 | +28.269 | 19 | 4 |
13 | 34 | ![]() |
KTM | 25 | +28.347 | 18 | 3 |
14 | 35 | ![]() |
KTM | 25 | +29.403 | 10 | 2 |
15 | 8 | ![]() |
KTM | 25 | +35.763 | 23 | 1 |
16 | 16 | ![]() |
Loncin | 25 | +35.868 | 25 | |
17 | 51 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 25 | +38.158 | 15 | |
18 | 18 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 25 | +42.766 | 6 | |
19 | 77 | ![]() |
Derbi | 25 | +42.924 | 26 | |
20 | 27 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 25 | +1:06.296 | 22 | |
21 | 21 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 25 | +1:10.158 | 29 | |
22 | 30 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 25 | +1:10.905 | 24 | |
23 | 69 | ![]() |
Honda | 25 | +1:29.269 | 31 | |
24 | 95 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 24 | +1 lap | 30 | |
25 | 56 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 24 | +1 lap | 28 | |
26 | 67 | ![]() |
Honda | 24 | +1 lap | 36 | |
27 | 19 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 24 | +1 lap | 32 | |
Ret | 29 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 19 | Accident | 5 | |
Ret | 17 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 18 | Retirement | 17 | |
Ret | 64 | ![]() |
Honda | 14 | Accident | 33 | |
Ret | 66 | ![]() |
Honda | 14 | Retirement | 34 | |
Ret | 68 | ![]() |
Honda | 14 | Retirement | 37 | |
Ret | 5 | ![]() |
Loncin | 5 | Accident | 27 | |
Ret | 65 | ![]() |
Honda | 4 | Accident | 35 | |
Ret | 1 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 1 | Accident | 2 | |
Ret | 22 | ![]() |
KTM | 0 | Accident | 8 | |
Ret | 99 | ![]() |
Aprilia | 0 | Accident | 13 | |
DNS | 44 | ![]() |
Derbi | Did not start | |||
WD | 7 | ![]() |
Aprilia | Withdrew | |||
OFFICIAL 125cc REPORT |
Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round eight has concluded.[6]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- "2008 British MotoGP". Motorpsortmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- "2008 British MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". 13 June 2017.
- Mitchell, Malcolm. "Donington Park - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- "Classification" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 2008.
- "motogp.com · bwin.com BRITISH GRAND PRIX · MotoGP Race Classification 2008". motogp.com.
- "Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 2008. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
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