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2008 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix


FieldValue
Grand PrixValencian Community
flagValencia
LocationCircuit Ricardo Tormo
Official_NameGran Premio Parts Europe de la Comunitat Valenciana
Course_mi2.489
Course_km4.005
Race_No18
Season_No18
Date26 October
Year2008
ImageValencia (Ricardo Tormo) track map.svg
Pole_Rider_MotoGPCasey Stoner
Pole_Rider_MotoGP_CountryAustralia
Pole_Time_MotoGP1:31.502
Fast_Rider_MotoGPCasey Stoner
Fast_Rider_MotoGP_CountryAustralia
Fast_Time_MotoGP1:32.582
First_Rider_MotoGPCasey Stoner
First_Rider_MotoGP_CountryAustralia
Second_Rider_MotoGPDani Pedrosa
Second_Rider_MotoGP_CountrySpain
Third_Rider_MotoGPValentino Rossi
Third_Rider_MotoGP_CountryItaly
Pole_Rider_250Marco Simoncelli
Pole_Rider_250_CountryItaly
Pole_Time_2501:35.408
Fast_Rider_250Mika Kallio
Fast_Rider_250_CountryFinland
Fast_Time_2501:35.890
First_Rider_250Marco Simoncelli
First_Rider_250_CountryItaly
Second_Rider_250Yuki Takahashi
Second_Rider_250_CountryJapan
Third_Rider_250Álvaro Bautista
Third_Rider_250_CountrySpain
Pole_Rider_125Gábor Talmácsi
Pole_Rider_125_CountryHungary
Pole_Time_1251:41.451
Fast_Rider_125Mike Di Meglio
Fast_Rider_125_CountryFrance
Fast_Time_1251:40.901
First_Rider_125Simone Corsi
First_Rider_125_CountryItaly
Second_Rider_125Nicolás Terol
Second_Rider_125_CountrySpain
Third_Rider_125Mike Di Meglio
Third_Rider_125_CountryFrance

The 2008 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix was the last round of the 2008 MotoGP championship. It took place on the weekend of 24–26 October 2008 at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo.

MotoGP classification

Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints123456789101112131415161718Sources:
1AUS **Casey Stoner****Ducati Marlboro Team****Ducati**3046:46.1141**25**
2ESP **Dani Pedrosa****Repsol Honda Team****Honda**30+3.3902**20**
46ITA **Valentino Rossi****Fiat Yamaha Team****Yamaha**30+12.19410**16**
4ITA **Andrea Dovizioso****JiR Team Scot MotoGP****Honda**30+24.1599**13**
69USA **Nicky Hayden****Repsol Honda Team****Honda**30+26.2323**11**
5USA **Colin Edwards****Tech 3 Yamaha****Yamaha**30+32.2094**10**
56JPN **Shinya Nakano****San Carlo Honda Gresini****Honda**30+34.57115**9**
48ESP **Jorge Lorenzo****Fiat Yamaha Team****Yamaha**30+35.6617**8**
65ITA **Loris Capirossi****Rizla Suzuki MotoGP****Suzuki**30+38.2288**7**
15SMR **Alex de Angelis****San Carlo Honda Gresini****Honda**30+47.58316**6**
52GBR **James Toseland****Tech 3 Yamaha****Yamaha**30+52.1075**5**
50FRA **Sylvain Guintoli****Alice Team****Ducati**30+52.35013**4**
7AUS **Chris Vermeulen****Rizla Suzuki MotoGP****Suzuki**30+52.83312**3**
21USA **John Hopkins****Kawasaki Racing Team****Kawasaki**30+53.22714**2**
14FRA **Randy de Puniet****LCR Honda MotoGP****Honda**30+53.4116**1**
33ITA Marco MelandriDucati Marlboro TeamDucati30+1:08.38718
13AUS Anthony WestKawasaki Racing TeamKawasaki30+1:11.18117
24ESP Toni ElíasAlice TeamDucati30+1:37.05511

250 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345678910111213141516171819RetRetRetRetRetRet[OFFICIAL 250cc REPORT](http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2008/250cc/VAL/RAC/classification.pdf)
58ITA **Marco Simoncelli****Gilera**2743:29.0031**25**
72JPN **Yuki Takahashi****Honda**27+5.16410**20**
19ESP **Álvaro Bautista****Aprilia**27+8.6486**16**
15ITA **Roberto Locatelli****Gilera**27+15.6058**13**
4JPN **Hiroshi Aoyama****KTM**27+20.9915**11**
55ESP **Héctor Faubel****Aprilia**27+22.2129**10**
41ESP **Aleix Espargaró****Aprilia**27+23.19912**9**
14THA **Ratthapark Wilairot****Honda**27+23.3217**8**
75ITA **Mattia Pasini****Aprilia**27+37.42414**7**
12CHE **Thomas Lüthi****Aprilia**27+38.88711**6**
36FIN **Mika Kallio****KTM**27+44.0654**5**
25ITA **Alex Baldolini****Aprilia**27+1:10.99916**4**
10HUN **Imre Tóth****Aprilia**27+1:31.95018**3**
92ESP **Daniel Arcas****Aprilia**27+1:39.11022**2**
35ITA **Simone Grotzkyj****Gilera**27+1:41.20917**1**
43ESP Manuel HernándezAprilia26+1 lap21
17CZE Karel AbrahamAprilia26+1 lap20
90ITA Federico SandiAprilia26+1 lap19
45IDN Doni Tata PraditaYamaha26+1 lap23
93HUN Alen GyőrfiAprilia24Accident24
6ESP Alex DebónAprilia21Accident2
60ESP Julián SimónKTM19Retirement3
32ITA Fabrizio LaiGilera12Accident15
52CZE Lukáš PešekAprilia11Accident13
94DEU Toni WirsingHonda11Retirement25

125 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345678910111213141516171819202122232425DSQRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNS[OFFICIAL 125cc REPORT](http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2008/125cc/VAL/RAC/classification.pdf)
24ITA **Simone Corsi****Aprilia**2440:45.7153**25**
18ESP **Nicolás Terol****Aprilia**24+0.1064**20**
63FRA **Mike Di Meglio****Derbi**24+0.2237**16**
38GBR **Bradley Smith****Aprilia**24+0.7765**13**
11DEU **Sandro Cortese****Aprilia**24+1.33311**11**
29ITA **Andrea Iannone****Aprilia**24+21.5788**10**
71JPN **Tomoyoshi Koyama****KTM**24+29.38715**9**
45GBR **Scott Redding****Aprilia**24+29.41917**8**
22ESP **Pablo Nieto****KTM**24+38.05918**7**
12ESP **Esteve Rabat****KTM**24+38.48112**6**
8ITA **Lorenzo Zanetti****KTM**24+38.94116**5**
7ESP **Efrén Vázquez****Aprilia**24+48.46622**4**
40ITA **Lorenzo Savadori****Aprilia**24+48.80226**3**
5FRA **Alexis Masbou****Loncin**24+50.34023**2**
28ESP **Enrique Jerez****KTM**24+50.57527**1**
73JPN Takaaki NakagamiAprilia24+52.22020
34CHE Randy KrummenacherKTM24+55.04721
94DEU Jonas FolgerKTM24+55.13937
16FRA Jules CluzelLoncin24+55.54625
72ITA Marco RavaioliAprilia24+1:00.28931
95ROU Robert MureșanAprilia24+1:10.14234
48CHE Bastien ChesauxAprilia24+1:26.16539
69FRA Louis RossiHonda24+1:26.40735
78ESP Daniel SáezAprilia24+1:41.72033
25ESP Cristian TrabalónAprilia23+1 lap40
23ESP Julián MirallesAprilia22(+2 laps)29
30ESP Pere TutusausAprilia23Retirement36
51USA Stevie BonseyAprilia15Accident6
6ESP Joan OlivéDerbi14Retirement14
26ESP Adrián MartínAprilia11Accident24
35ITA Raffaele De RosaKTM8Accident19
1HUN Gábor TalmácsiAprilia6Accident1
99GBR Danny WebbAprilia6Accident13
21DEU Robin LässerAprilia6Accident32
77CHE Dominique AegerterDerbi3Retirement9
33ESP Sergio GadeaAprilia2Accident2
17DEU Stefan BradlAprilia2Accident10
56NLD Hugo van den BergAprilia0Accident38
75ESP Ricard CardúsDerbi0Accident28
44ESP Pol EspargaróDerbi0Not started30

Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)

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

;Riders' Championship standings

Pos.RiderPoints
1ITA Valentino Rossi373
2AUS Casey Stoner280
3ESP Dani Pedrosa249
4ESP Jorge Lorenzo190
5ITA Andrea Dovizioso174

;Constructors' Championship standings

Pos.ConstructorPoints
1JPN Yamaha402
2ITA Ducati321
3JPN Honda315
4JPN Suzuki181
5JPN Kawasaki88
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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

References

  1. (13 June 2017). "2008 Valencia MotoGP".
  2. (13 June 2017). "2008 Valencia MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database".
  3. (2008). "Classification".
  4. (2008). "Standings".
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