2008 Catalan Motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2008 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix was the seventh round of the 2008 MotoGP championship. It took place on the weekend of 6–8 June 2008 at the Circuit de Catalunya.
Dani Pedrosa, lifting his trophy on the podium after winning the MotoGP race.
MotoGP classification
| Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 |  Dani Pedrosa
|
Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 25 | 43:02.175 | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | 46 |  Valentino Rossi
|
Fiat Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 25 | +2.806 | 9 | 20 |
| 3 | 1 |  Casey Stoner
|
Ducati Marlboro Team | Ducati | 25 | +3.343 | 1 | 16 |
| 4 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso
|
JiR Team Scot MotoGP | Honda | 25 | +10.893 | 7 | 13 |
| 5 | 5 |  Colin Edwards
|
Tech 3 Yamaha | Yamaha | 25 | +16.426 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | 52 |  James Toseland
|
Tech 3 Yamaha | Yamaha | 25 | +21.482 | 6 | 10 |
| 7 | 7 | Chris Vermeulen
|
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | Suzuki | 25 | +21.548 | 8 | 9 |
| 8 | 69 | Nicky Hayden
|
Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 25 | +22.280 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | 56 |  Shinya Nakano
|
San Carlo Honda Gresini | Honda | 25 | +22.375 | 11 | 7 |
| 10 | 21 | John Hopkins
|
Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki | 25 | +46.835 | 14 | 6 |
| 11 | 33 | Marco Melandri
|
Ducati Marlboro Team | Ducati | 25 | +57.991 | 16 | 5 |
| 12 | 13 | Anthony West
|
Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki | 25 | +59.168 | 17 | 4 |
| 13 | 50 |  Sylvain Guintoli
|
Alice Team | Ducati | 25 | +1:00.779 | 15 | 3 |
| Ret | 14 | Randy de Puniet
|
LCR Honda MotoGP | Honda | 11 | Accident | 11 | |
| Ret | 15 |  Alex de Angelis
|
San Carlo Honda Gresini | Honda | 10 | Accident | 10 | |
| Ret | 65 | Loris Capirossi
|
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | Suzuki | 10 | Accident | 12 | |
| DSQ | 24 | Toni Elías
|
Alice Team | Ducati | 8 | Black flag | 13 | |
| WD | 48 | Jorge Lorenzo
|
Fiat Yamaha Team | Yamaha | Withdrew | |||
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250 cc classification
| Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 58 | Marco Simoncelli
|
Gilera | 23 | 41:01.859 | 4 | 25 |
| 2 | 19 | Álvaro Bautista
|
Aprilia | 23 | +0.039 | 1 | 20 |
| 3 | 21 | Héctor Barberá
|
Aprilia | 23 | +11.291 | 3 | 16 |
| 4 | 6 | Alex Debón
|
Aprilia | 23 | +21.373 | 2 | 13 |
| 5 | 12 |  Thomas Lüthi
|
Aprilia | 23 | +26.621 | 12 | 11 |
| 6 | 75 | Mattia Pasini
|
Aprilia | 23 | +26.720 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | 4 | Hiroshi Aoyama
|
KTM | 23 | +35.818 | 8 | 9 |
| 8 | 55 | Héctor Faubel
|
Aprilia | 23 | +36.321 | 6 | 8 |
| 9 | 60 | Julián Simón
|
KTM | 23 | +36.964 | 10 | 7 |
| 10 | 52 |  Lukáš Pešek
|
Aprilia | 23 | +41.237 | 16 | 6 |
| 11 | 14 |  Ratthapark Wilairot
|
Honda | 23 | +52.391 | 14 | 5 |
| 12 | 72 | Yuki Takahashi
|
Honda | 23 | +56.656 | 7 | 4 |
| 13 | 25 | Alex Baldolini
|
Aprilia | 23 | +59.282 | 19 | 3 |
| 14 | 54 | Manuel Poggiali
|
Gilera | 23 | +1:02.503 | 17 | 2 |
| 15 | 32 | Fabrizio Lai
|
Gilera | 23 | +1:02.656 | 18 | 1 |
| 16 | 50 |  Eugene Laverty
|
Aprilia | 23 | +1:07.418 | 20 | |
| 17 | 7 | Russell Gómez
|
Aprilia | 22 | +1 lap | 21 | |
| 18 | 45 |  Doni Tata Pradita
|
Yamaha | 22 | +1 lap | 24 | |
| Ret | 36 |  Mika Kallio
|
KTM | 19 | Retirement | 9 | |
| Ret | 10 |  Imre Tóth
|
Aprilia | 9 | Retirement | 22 | |
| Ret | 17 | Karel Abraham
|
Aprilia | 7 | Accident | 15 | |
| Ret | 41 | Aleix Espargaró
|
Aprilia | 2 | Retirement | 13 | |
| Ret | 92 | Daniel Arcas
|
Honda | 2 | Accident | 23 | |
| Ret | 15 | Roberto Locatelli
|
Gilera | 0 | Accident | 11 | |
| OFFICIAL 250cc REPORT | |||||||
125 cc classification
| Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 63 | Mike Di Meglio
|
Derbi | 22 | 41:08.708 | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | 44 | Pol Espargaró
|
Derbi | 22 | +0.268 | 1 | 20 |
| 3 | 1 | Gábor Talmácsi
|
Aprilia | 22 | +0.338 | 7 | 16 |
| 4 | 17 |  Stefan Bradl
|
Aprilia | 22 | +8.765 | 13 | 13 |
| 5 | 24 | Simone Corsi
|
Aprilia | 22 | +10.141 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | 45 | Scott Redding
|
Aprilia | 22 | +11.178 | 4 | 10 |
| 7 | 51 | Stevie Bonsey
|
Aprilia | 22 | +13.671 | 16 | 9 |
| 8 | 11 | Sandro Cortese
|
Aprilia | 22 | +13.755 | 11 | 8 |
| 9 | 33 | Sergio Gadea
|
Aprilia | 22 | +15.541 | 6 | 7 |
| 10 | 93 | Marc Márquez
|
KTM | 22 | +18.962 | 14 | 6 |
| 11 | 99 | Danny Webb
|
Aprilia | 22 | +22.653 | 21 | 5 |
| 12 | 77 | Dominique Aegerter
|
Derbi | 22 | +24.928 | 17 | 4 |
| 13 | 71 | Tomoyoshi Koyama
|
KTM | 22 | +25.013 | 22 | 3 |
| 14 | 38 | Bradley Smith
|
Aprilia | 22 | +25.059 | 8 | 2 |
| 15 | 34 | Randy Krummenacher
|
KTM | 22 | +25.188 | 18 | 1 |
| 16 | 7 | Efrén Vázquez
|
Aprilia | 22 | +25.352 | 15 | |
| 17 | 60 |  Michael Ranseder
|
Aprilia | 22 | +25.541 | 27 | |
| 18 | 27 | Stefano Bianco
|
Aprilia | 22 | +31.365 | 26 | |
| 19 | 30 | Pere Tutusaus
|
Aprilia | 22 | +42.899 | 28 | |
| 20 | 16 | Jules Cluzel
|
Loncin | 22 | +43.469 | 29 | |
| 21 | 56 |  Hugo van den Berg
|
Aprilia | 22 | +56.930 | 31 | |
| 22 | 73 | Takaaki Nakagami
|
Aprilia | 22 | +1:01.318 | 19 | |
| 23 | 19 | Roberto Lacalendola
|
Aprilia | 22 | +1:02.867 | 34 | |
| 24 | 95 |  Robert Mureșan
|
Aprilia | 22 | +1:17.370 | 32 | |
| 25 | 69 | Louis Rossi
|
Honda | 22 | +1:18.790 | 35 | |
| 26 | 75 | Ricard Cardús
|
Derbi | 22 | +1:27.350 | 33 | |
| 27 | 78 | Daniel Sáez
|
Aprilia | 22 | +1:28.736 | 37 | |
| Ret | 14 | Axel Pons
|
Aprilia | 21 | Accident | 30 | |
| Ret | 18 | Nicolás Terol
|
Aprilia | 20 | Accident | 3 | |
| Ret | 35 | Raffaele De Rosa
|
KTM | 20 | Retirement | 12 | |
| Ret | 6 | Joan Olivé
|
Derbi | 19 | Accident | 10 | |
| Ret | 29 | Andrea Iannone
|
Aprilia | 17 | Accident | 9 | |
| Ret | 21 | Robin Lässer
|
Aprilia | 17 | Accident | 25 | |
| Ret | 8 | Lorenzo Zanetti
|
KTM | 14 | Retirement | 24 | |
| Ret | 5 | Alexis Masbou
|
Loncin | 13 | Accident | 23 | |
| Ret | 31 | Jordi Dalmau
|
Honda | 11 | Accident | 36 | |
| Ret | 76 | Iván Maestro
|
Aprilia | 10 | Accident | 38 | |
| Ret | 22 | Pablo Nieto
|
KTM | 1 | Retirement | 20 | |
| DNS | 12 | Esteve Rabat
|
KTM | Did not start | |||
| OFFICIAL 125cc REPORT | |||||||
Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round seven has concluded.
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ^ "2008 Catalan MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". 13 June 2017.
- ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "2008 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
- ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "Catalunya - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
- ^ "Classification" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 2008.
- ^ "motogp.com · GRAN PREMI CINZANO DE CATALUNYA · MotoGP Race Classification 2008". www.motogp.com.
- ^ "Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 2008. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
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