2008 Supersport World Championship

The 2008 Supersport World Championship was the tenth FIM Supersport World Championship season—the twelfth taking into account the two held under the name of Supersport World Series. The season started on 23 February at Losail and finished on 2 November at Portimão after 13 rounds. The championship supported the Superbike World Championship at every round with the exception of Salt Lake City.

The season was marred by the death of Craig Jones as a result of injuries sustained in an accident at the Brands Hatch round.

Race calendar and results

Round	Date	Round	Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Race winner	Report
1	23 February	Template:Flagcountry	Losail	Template:Flagicon Fabien Foret	Template:Flagicon Fabien Foret	Template:Flagicon Broc Parkes	Report
2	2 March	Template:Flagcountry	Phillip Island	Template:Flagicon Andrew Pitt	Template:Flagicon Robbin Harms	Template:Flagicon Andrew Pitt	Report
3	6 April	Template:Flagcountry	Valencia	Template:Flagicon Andrew Pitt	Template:Flagicon Broc Parkes	Template:Flagicon Joan Lascorz	Report
4	27 April	Template:Flagcountry	Assen	Template:Flagicon Broc Parkes	Template:Flagicon Gianluca Vizziello	Template:Flagicon Andrew Pitt	Report
5	11 May	Template:Flagcountry	Monza	Template:Flagicon Broc Parkes	Template:Flagicon Fabien Foret	Template:Flagicon Fabien Foret	Report
6	15 June	Template:Flagcountry	Nürburgring	Template:Flagicon Broc Parkes	Template:Flagicon Broc Parkes	Template:Flagicon Andrew Pitt	Report
7	29 June	Template:Flagcountry	Misano	Template:Flagicon Broc Parkes	Template:Flagicon Broc Parkes	Template:Flagicon Andrew Pitt	Report
8	20 July	Template:Flagcountry	Brno	Template:Flagicon Broc Parkes	Template:Flagicon Andrew Pitt	Template:Flagicon Jonathan Rea	Report
9	3 August	Template:Flagcountry	Brands Hatch	Template:Flagicon Matthieu Lagrive	Template:Flagicon Andrew Pitt	Template:Flagicon Jonathan Rea	Report
10	7 September	Template:FlagiconEurope	Donington Park	Template:Flagicon Matthieu Lagrive	Template:Flagicon Josh Brookes	Template:Flagicon Josh Brookes	Report
11	21 September	Template:Flagcountry	Vallelunga	Template:Flagicon Broc Parkes	Template:Flagicon Broc Parkes	Template:Flagicon Jonathan Rea	Report
12	5 October	Template:Flagcountry	Magny-Cours	Template:Flagicon Broc Parkes	Template:Flagicon Broc Parkes	Template:Flagicon Andrew Pitt	Report
13	2 November	Template:Flagcountry	Portimao	Template:Flagicon Kenan Sofuoğlu	Template:Flagicon Kenan Sofuoğlu	Template:Flagicon Kenan Sofuoğlu	Report

Championship standings

Riders' standings

Pos. Rider Bike QAT Template:Flagicon AUS Template:Flagicon ESP Template:Flagicon NED Template:Flagicon ITA Template:Flagicon GER Template:Flagicon SMR Template:Flagicon CZE Template:Flagicon GBR Template:Flagicon EUR Template:Flagicon ITA Template:Flagicon FRA Template:Flagicon POR Template:Flagicon Pts 1 Template:Flagicon Andrew Pitt Honda Ret 1 19 1 4 1 1 2 3 2 Ret 1 2 214 2 Template:Flagicon Jonathan Rea Honda Ret 5 6 2 Ret 6 3 1 1 3 1 10 164 3 Template:Flagicon Josh Brookes Honda 4 2 Ret 6 2 2 14 3 5 1 12 3 11 162 4 Template:Flagicon Broc Parkes Yamaha 1 Ret 4 5 3 3 10 4 4 10 2 Ret 5 150 5 Template:Flagicon Joan Lascorz Honda 2 7 1 3 9 12 Ret 18 14 7 4 Ret 3 121 6 Template:Flagicon Fabien Foret Yamaha Ret 4 2 4 1 4 4 DNS 8 10 111 7 Template:Flagicon Craig Jones Honda 3 16 3 9 6 5 2 Ret 2 100 8 Template:Flagicon Barry Veneman Suzuki 6 20 Ret 7 Ret DNS 8 5 6 4 5 2 Ret 92 9 Template:Flagicon Robbin Harms Honda 7 3 Ret 13 5 Ret 5 Ret Ret 6 6 15 Ret 71 10 Template:Flagicon Gianluca Nannelli Honda Ret 10 5 Ret 13 Ret 13 6 7 16 7 7 6 70 11 Template:Flagicon Gianluca Vizziello Honda 10 8 12 8 Ret 14 11 12 12 11 15 11 8 60 12 Template:Flagicon Massimo Roccoli Yamaha Ret 9 7 Ret 7 Ret 7 10 8 17 17 6 Ret 58 13 Template:Flagicon Matthieu Lagrive Honda 5 17 13 10 8 Ret Ret 8 19 9 Ret 4 Ret 56 14 Template:Flagicon Mark Aitchison Triumph Ret 12 10 11 11 Ret 6 22 Ret 13 9 DNS 9 47 15 Template:Flagicon Didier van Keymeulen Suzuki 16 DNS 20 Ret 17 7 18 14 Ret 8 8 5 15 39 16 Template:Flagicon Chris Walker Kawasaki 9 14 9 12 Ret 9 12 11 36 17 Template:Flagicon Ivan Clementi Triumph 12 11 Ret 14 21 Ret 9 13 DNS 18 11 14 21 28 18 Template:Flagicon Josh Hayes Honda 10 9 4 26 19 Template:Flagicon Kenan Sofuoğlu Honda 1 25 20 Template:Flagicon Vesa Kallio Honda 14 15 14 18 14 10 Ret 9 13 Ret 23 21 Template:Flagicon Eugene Laverty Yamaha 12 3 20 22 Template:Flagicon Katsuaki Fujiwara Kawasaki 15 Ret 11 Ret 15 11 Ret 16 Ret 14 18 12 22 18 23 Template:Flagicon Hudson Kennaugh Yamaha 10 5 17 24 Template:Flagicon Ángel Rodríguez Yamaha 8 Ret 10 14 25 Template:Flagicon Miguel Praia Honda 13 21 15 17 Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret Ret 13 Ret 12 14 26 Template:Flagicon Garry McCoy Triumph Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret DNS 13 13 27 Template:Flagicon Russell Holland Honda Ret 7 Ret Ret 16 16 14 11 28 Template:Flagicon Simone Sanna Honda Ret 7 9 29 Template:Flagicon David Salom Yamaha 8 18 16 16 16 Ret 15 21 Ret 19 17 16 9 30 Template:Flagicon Arne Tode Triumph 8 8 Honda Ret 31 Template:Flagicon Rob Frost Triumph 9 Ret 7 32 Template:Flagicon Steve Plater Triumph 11 5 33 Template:Flagicon Grégory Leblanc Honda 11 25 Ret Ret 23 17 22 Ret 5 34 Template:Flagicon Cristiano Migliorati Kawasaki 12 4 35 Template:Flagicon Graeme Gowland Honda Ret 13 Ret 19 Ret 19 24 Ret 15 20 21 DNS 4 36 Template:Flagicon Patrik Vostárek Honda 22 13 20 3 37 Template:Flagicon Terence Toti Suzuki 14 2 38 Template:Flagicon Chris Martin Kawasaki Ret 15 20 16 24 1 39 Template:Flagicon Danilo Marrancone Yamaha 15 1 40 Template:Flagicon Jeremy Crowe Yamaha 15 DNQ 24 1 41 Template:Flagicon Ilario Dionisi Triumph 21 Ret Ret 15 1 Template:Flagicon Balázs Németh Honda 16 26 19 23 21 25 19 19 0 Template:Flagicon Roberto Lunadei Honda 16 0 Template:Flagicon Danilo Dell'Omo Honda 23 23 Ret 22 19 20 20 17 16 19 Ret 0 Template:Flagicon William De Angelis Honda 17 Ret 17 27 24 18 17 Ret 25 0 Template:Flagicon Midge Smart Honda 17 23 0 Template:Flagicon Arnaud Vincent Kawasaki Ret 22 18 Ret 0 Template:Flagicon Jesco Günther Triumph DNS 0 Honda 19 Ret 20 Ret Ret 18 17 Template:Flagicon Mirko Giansanti Honda 19 28 Ret 20 18 0 Template:Flagicon Lorenzo Alfonsi Kawasaki 18 19 0 Honda Ret 23 25 Ret 21 23 27 Ret Ret Ret Template:Flagicon Paweł Szkopek Triumph 18 Ret 0 Template:Flagicon Iván Silva Yamaha 18 0 Template:Flagicon Santiago Barragán Honda 20 30 Ret 25 22 Ret 27 Ret 28 24 22 23 0 Template:Flagicon Kev Coghlan Honda 21 20 0 Template:Flagicon Denis Sacchetti Honda 20 22 Ret 26 Ret Ret 0 Template:Flagicon David Perret Honda 23 20 0 Template:Flagicon Gergő Talmácsi Honda Ret 24 21 27 0 Template:Flagicon Attila Magda Honda 22 27 23 Ret 21 28 0 Template:Flagicon Javier Hidalgo Yamaha 25 21 24 0 Template:Flagicon Luka Nedog Honda Ret 26 22 Ret 26 0 Template:Flagicon Bryan Staring Honda 22 0 Template:Flagicon Alessandro Brannetti Yamaha 23 0 Template:Flagicon Josep Pedro Subirats Yamaha 24 29 0 Template:Flagicon Ron van Steenbergen Honda 24 0 Template:Flagicon Ruggero Scambia Triumph Ret Ret 24 26 DNQ 0 Template:Flagicon Tiago Dias Yamaha 25 0 Template:Flagicon Jurjen Uitterdijk Yamaha 26 0 Template:Flagicon Hélder Silva Honda 26 0 Template:Flagicon Alex Cudlin Triumph 27 0 Template:Flagicon Andrea Antonelli Honda Ret Ret Template:Flagicon Adrián Bonastre Honda Ret Template:Flagicon Karl Harris Yamaha Ret Template:Flagicon Billy McConnell Kawasaki Ret Template:Flagicon Giuseppe Barone Honda Ret Template:Flagicon Andrea Zappa Triumph Ret Template:Flagicon Julien Enjolras Yamaha Ret 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Manufacturers' standings

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

2008 entry list Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider Rounds Kawasaki Gil Motor Sport Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-6R 3 Template:Flagicon Billy McConnell 9 9 Template:Flagicon Chris Walker 1–8 21 Template:Flagicon Katsuaki Fujiwara All 126 Template:Flagicon Chris Martin 10–13 PMS Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-6R 4 Template:Flagicon Lorenzo Alfonsi 1–2 Honda Honda CBR600RR 3–6 111 Template:Flagicon Arne Tode 7 CRS Grand Prix Honda Honda CBR600RR 4 Template:Flagicon Lorenzo Alfonsi 7–12 35 Template:Flagicon Giuseppe Barone 11 38 Template:Flagicon Grégory Leblanc 1–8 53 Template:Flagicon Midge Smart 9–10 75 Template:Flagicon Luka Nedog 1–5 Yamaha World Supersport Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 5 Template:Flagicon Karl Harris 9 23 Template:Flagicon Broc Parkes All 50 Template:Flagicon Eugene Laverty 10–11 99 Template:Flagicon Fabien Foret 1–8, 12–13 Triumph Italia BE1 Racing Triumph Triumph 675 8 Template:Flagicon Mark Aitchison All 22 Template:Flagicon Steve Plater 9 24 Template:Flagicon Garry McCoy 13 47 Template:Flagicon Ivan Clementi 1–8, 10–13 Hannspree Honda Althea Honda Honda CBR600RR 6 Template:Flagicon Tommy Hill 6 11 Template:Flagicon Russell Holland 7–13 61 Template:Flagicon Andrea Antonelli 1–2 69 Template:Flagicon Gianluca Nannelli All 101 Template:Flagicon Kev Coghlan 4–5 Intermoto Czech Honda Honda CBR600RR 7 Template:Flagicon Patrik Vostárek 11–13 14 Template:Flagicon Matthieu Lagrive All 37 Template:Flagicon William De Angelis 1–9 67 Template:Flagicon Bryan Staring 10 Berry Racing Honda Honda CBR600RR 10 Template:Flagicon David Perret 11–12 32 Template:Flagicon Mirko Giansanti 1–5 81 Template:Flagicon Graeme Gowland 6–12 105 Template:Flagicon Gianluca Vizziello 1–10 Yamaha Spain Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 12 Template:Flagicon Javier Hidalgo 7–9 44 Template:Flagicon David Salom 1–5, 7–13 52 Template:Flagicon José David de Gea 3, 6 122 Template:Flagicon Iván Silva 13 124 Template:Flagicon Jeremy Crowe 6, 10–11 147 Template:Flagicon Ángel Rodríguez 4–5 888 Template:Flagicon Josep Pedro Subirats 1–2 Puccetti Racing Kawasaki Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-6R 13 Template:Flagicon Cristiano Migliorati 5 Factory Racing Honda Honda CBR600RR 15 Template:Flagicon Gergő Talmácsi 1–3, 5 34 Template:Flagicon Balázs Németh 6–13 72 Template:Flagicon Attila Magda 1–3, 5–7 117 Template:Flagicon Denis Sacchetti 8–13 Parkalgar Racing Team Honda Honda CBR600RR 17 Template:Flagicon Miguel Praia All 18 Template:Flagicon Craig Jones 1–9 41 Template:Flagicon Josh Hayes 11–13 116 Template:Flagicon Simone Sanna 5, 13 Triumph – SC Triumph Triumph 675 19 Template:Flagicon Paweł Szkopek 9–10 24 Template:Flagicon Garry McCoy 1–5, 7–8 28 Template:Flagicon Ruggero Scambia 5, 7–10 42 Template:Flagicon Alex Cudlin 11 45 Template:Flagicon Andrea Zappa 11 57 Template:Flagicon Ilario Dionisi 1–4 Helder Team Honda Honda CBR600RR 20 Template:Flagicon Hélder Silva 13 Hannspree Stiggy Motors Honda Honda Honda CBR600RR 25 Template:Flagicon Josh Brookes All 127 Template:Flagicon Robbin Harms All Glaner Motocard.com Honda Honda CBR600RR 26 Template:Flagicon Joan Lascorz All 51 Template:Flagicon Santiago Barragán 1–10, 12–13 Team Buff Triumph Triumph 675 27 Template:Flagicon Robert Frost 9–10 Benjan Racing Team Honda Honda CBR600RR 30 Template:Flagicon Jesco Günther 7–13 31 Template:Flagicon Vesa Kallio 1–10 81 Template:Flagicon Graeme Gowland 1–5 105 Template:Flagicon Gianluca Vizziello 11–13 Raceways Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 33 Template:Flagicon Hudson Kennaugh 9–10 Hannspree Ten Kate Honda Honda Honda CBR600RR 54 Template:Flagicon Kenan Sofuoğlu 13 65 Template:Flagicon Jonathan Rea 1–12 88 Template:Flagicon Andrew Pitt All Yamaha Lorenzini by Leoni Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 55 Template:Flagicon Massimo Roccoli All Stichting Racen Tegen Kanker Honda Honda CBR600RR 63 Template:Flagicon Ron van Steenbergen 4 Woudstra's Wegrace Promotie Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 71 Template:Flagicon Jurjen Uitterdijk 4 Up Racing Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-6R 74 Template:Flagicon Thierry Mulot 12 RES Software Hoegee Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R600 77 Template:Flagicon Barry Veneman All 83 Template:Flagicon Didier Van Keymeulen All WCR Bike Service Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 80 Template:Flagicon Alessandro Brannetti 7 125 Template:Flagicon Danilo Marrancone 7 Team Honda Merson Honda Honda CBR600RR 82 Template:Flagicon Adrián Bonastre 3 Wilbers Racing Triumph Triumph 675 96 Template:Flagicon Jesco Günther 6 G-LAB Racing Sport Evolution Triumph Triumph 675 111 Template:Flagicon Arne Tode 6 44 Racing Team Honda Honda CBR600RR 113 Template:Flagicon Roberto Lunadei 7 Gil Motor Sport – Solution F Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-6R 121 Template:Flagicon Arnaud Vincent 1–4 Celani Team Suzuki Italia Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R600 123 Template:Flagicon Terence Toti 11 Gearlink Kawasaki Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-6R 126 Template:Flagicon Chris Martin 9 L'Oreal Men Expert Laglisse Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 147 Template:Flagicon Ángel Rodríguez 3 BPN Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 155 Template:Flagicon Tiago Dias 13 Tati Team Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 169 Template:Flagicon Julien Enjolras 12 HP Racing Team Honda Honda CBR600RR 199 Template:Flagicon Danilo Dell'Omo 1–11 Suzuki Motorrad Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R600 240 Template:Flagicon Arturo Tizón 13

Key Regular rider Wildcard rider Replacement rider

• All entries used Pirelli tyres.