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2008 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix

FieldValue
Grand PrixMalaysian
flagMalaysia
LocationSepang International Circuit
Official_NamePolini Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix
Course_mi3.444
Course_km5.543
Race_No17
Season_No18
Date19 October
Year2008
ImageSepang.svg
Pole_Rider_MotoGPDani Pedrosa
Pole_Rider_MotoGP_CountrySpain
Pole_Time_MotoGP2:01.548
Fast_Rider_MotoGPValentino Rossi
Fast_Rider_MotoGP_CountryItaly
Fast_Time_MotoGP2:02.249
First_Rider_MotoGPValentino Rossi
First_Rider_MotoGP_CountryItaly
Second_Rider_MotoGPDani Pedrosa
Second_Rider_MotoGP_CountrySpain
Third_Rider_MotoGPAndrea Dovizioso
Third_Rider_MotoGP_CountryItaly
Pole_Rider_250Hiroshi Aoyama
Pole_Rider_250_CountryJapan
Pole_Time_2502:06.893
Fast_Rider_250Álvaro Bautista
Fast_Rider_250_CountrySpain
Fast_Time_2502:08.012
First_Rider_250Álvaro Bautista
First_Rider_250_CountrySpain
Second_Rider_250Hiroshi Aoyama
Second_Rider_250_CountryJapan
Third_Rider_250Marco Simoncelli
Third_Rider_250_CountryItaly
Pole_Rider_125Andrea Iannone
Pole_Rider_125_CountryItaly
Pole_Time_1252:14.676
Fast_Rider_125Sandro Cortese
Fast_Rider_125_CountryGermany
Fast_Time_1252:14.710
First_Rider_125Gábor Talmácsi
First_Rider_125_CountryHungary
Second_Rider_125Bradley Smith
Second_Rider_125_CountryUK
Third_Rider_125Simone Corsi
Third_Rider_125_CountryItaly

The 2008 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix was the penultimate round of the 2008 MotoGP Championship. It took place on the weekend of 17–19 October 2008 at the Sepang International Circuit.

MotoGP classification

Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints1234567891011121314151617RetRetSources:
46ITA **Valentino Rossi****Fiat Yamaha Team****Yamaha**2143:06.0072**25**
2ESP **Dani Pedrosa****Repsol Honda Team****Honda**21+4.0081**20**
4ITA **Andrea Dovizioso****JiR Team Scot MotoGP****Honda**21+8.5366**16**
69USA **Nicky Hayden****Repsol Honda Team****Honda**21+8.8584**13**
56JPN **Shinya Nakano****San Carlo Honda Gresini****Honda**21+10.58315**11**
1AUS **Casey Stoner****Ducati Marlboro Team****Ducati**21+13.6407**10**
65ITA **Loris Capirossi****Rizla Suzuki MotoGP****Suzuki**21+15.9368**9**
5USA **Colin Edwards****Tech 3 Yamaha****Yamaha**21+18.8025**8**
7AUS **Chris Vermeulen****Rizla Suzuki MotoGP****Suzuki**21+23.17411**7**
14FRA **Randy de Puniet****LCR Honda MotoGP****Honda**21+25.5169**6**
21USA **John Hopkins****Kawasaki Racing Team****Kawasaki**21+27.60910**5**
13AUS **Anthony West****Kawasaki Racing Team****Kawasaki**21+41.39913**4**
50FRA **Sylvain Guintoli****Alice Team****Ducati**21+45.61716**3**
15SMR **Alex de Angelis****San Carlo Honda Gresini****Honda**21+49.00317**2**
24ESP **Toni Elías****Alice Team****Ducati**21+59.13919**1**
33ITA Marco MelandriDucati Marlboro TeamDucati21+1:03.32814
9JPN Nobuatsu AokiRizla Suzuki MotoGPSuzuki21+1:48.36318
48ESP Jorge LorenzoFiat Yamaha TeamYamaha12Retirement3
52GBR James ToselandTech 3 YamahaYamaha2Accident12

250 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints123456789101112131415161718RetRetRetRet[OFFICIAL 250cc REPORT](http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2008/250cc/MAL/RAC/classification.pdf)
19ESP **Álvaro Bautista****Aprilia**2042:56.4282**25**
4JPN **Hiroshi Aoyama****KTM**20+2.5861**20**
58ITA **Marco Simoncelli****Gilera**20+8.3433**16**
72JPN **Yuki Takahashi****Honda**20+11.0328**13**
41ESP **Aleix Espargaró****Aprilia**20+13.8466**11**
6ESP **Alex Debón****Aprilia**20+14.2749**10**
15ITA **Roberto Locatelli****Gilera**20+15.10115**9**
14THA **Ratthapark Wilairot****Honda**20+16.9875**8**
12CHE **Thomas Lüthi****Aprilia**20+25.35614**7**
52CZE **Lukáš Pešek****Aprilia**20+26.84613**6**
32ITA **Fabrizio Lai****Gilera**20+49.90712**5**
17CZE **Karel Abraham****Aprilia**20+50.08818**4**
25ITA **Alex Baldolini****Aprilia**20+1:05.81617**3**
35ITA **Simone Grotzkyj****Gilera**20+1:15.54419**2**
10HUN **Imre Tóth****Aprilia**20+1:19.90516**1**
43ESP Manuel HernándezAprilia20+1:35.89021
92ESP Daniel ArcasAprilia20+2:00.71722
45IDN Doni Tata PraditaYamaha20+2:28.84220
75ITA Mattia PasiniAprilia15Retirement11
60ESP Julián SimónKTM11Retirement7
36FIN Mika KallioKTM5Retirement4
55ESP Héctor FaubelAprilia4Accident10

125 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345678910111213141516171819202122RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNSDNSWD[OFFICIAL 125cc REPORT](http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2008/125cc/MAL/RAC/classification.pdf)
1HUN **Gábor Talmácsi****Aprilia**1943:00.7162**25**
38GBR **Bradley Smith****Aprilia**19+3.41613**20**
24ITA **Simone Corsi****Aprilia**19+6.8968**16**
11DEU **Sandro Cortese****Aprilia**19+6.92518**13**
63FRA **Mike Di Meglio****Derbi**19+7.1159**11**
44ESP **Pol Espargaró****Derbi**19+15.1224**10**
6ESP **Joan Olivé****Derbi**19+21.8056**9**
77CHE **Dominique Aegerter****Derbi**19+21.86922**8**
18ESP **Nicolás Terol****Aprilia**19+21.95812**7**
29ITA **Andrea Iannone****Aprilia**19+23.6151**6**
71JPN **Tomoyoshi Koyama****KTM**19+23.6517**5**
33ESP **Sergio Gadea****Aprilia**19+35.2245**4**
8ITA **Lorenzo Zanetti****KTM**19+40.50220**3**
22ESP **Pablo Nieto****KTM**19+51.40417**2**
26ESP **Adrián Martín****Aprilia**19+55.72626**1**
16FRA Jules CluzelLoncin19+56.53723
94DEU Jonas FolgerKTM19+1:07.14028
72ITA Marco RavaioliAprilia19+1:07.57324
34CHE Randy KrummenacherKTM19+1:07.74131
21DEU Robin LässerAprilia19+1:08.84927
48CHE Bastien ChesauxAprilia19+1:46.60933
95ROU Robert MureșanAprilia18+1 lap30
12ESP Esteve RabatKTM17Retirement25
51USA Stevie BonseyAprilia12Retirement15
17DEU Stefan BradlAprilia11Retirement10
45GBR Scott ReddingAprilia11Retirement11
56NLD Hugo van den BergAprilia11Retirement29
35ITA Raffaele De RosaKTM8Retirement19
99GBR Danny WebbAprilia8Retirement3
28ESP Enrique JerezKTM8Retirement32
5FRA Alexis MasbouLoncin6Retirement14
73JPN Takaaki NakagamiAprilia3Accident21
7ESP Efrén VázquezAprilia0Did not start16
36FRA Cyril CarrilloHondaDid not start
93ESP Marc MárquezKTMWithdrew

Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)

Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round seventeen has concluded.

;Riders' Championship standings

Pos.RiderPoints
1ITA Valentino Rossi357
2AUS Casey Stoner255
3ESP Dani Pedrosa229
4ESP Jorge Lorenzo182
5ITA Andrea Dovizioso161

;Constructors' Championship standings

Pos.ConstructorPoints
1JPN Yamaha386
2ITA Ducati296
3JPN Honda295
4JPN Suzuki174
5JPN Kawasaki86
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

| Previous_year's_race = 2007 Malaysian Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 2009 Malaysian Grand Prix

References

  1. (13 June 2017). "2008 Malaysian MotoGP".
  2. Mitchell, Malcolm. "2008 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project".
  3. Mitchell, Malcolm. "Sepang International Circuit - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project".
  4. (13 June 2017). "2008 Malaysian MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database".
  5. (2008). "Classification".
  6. "motogp.com · POLINI MALAYSIAN MOTORCYCLE GRAND PRIX · MotoGP Race Classification 2008".
  7. (2008). "Standings".
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