2008 Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix

The 2008 Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 2008 MotoGP Championship. It took place on the weekend of 2–4 May 2008 at the Shanghai International Circuit.

China  2008 Chinese Grand Prix
Race details
Race 4 of 18 races in the
2008 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date4 May 2008
Official namePramac Grand Prix of China[1]
LocationShanghai International Circuit
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 5.281 km (3.281 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
RiderUnited States Colin Edwards
Time1:58.139
Fastest lap
RiderItaly Valentino Rossi
Time1:59.273
Podium
FirstItaly Valentino Rossi
SecondSpain Dani Pedrosa
ThirdAustralia Casey Stoner
250 cc
Pole position
RiderSpain Álvaro Bautista
Time2:04.882
Fastest lap
RiderFinland Mika Kallio
Time2:15.834
Podium
FirstFinland Mika Kallio
SecondJapan Hiroshi Aoyama
ThirdItaly Mattia Pasini
125 cc
Pole position
RiderUnited Kingdom Bradley Smith
Time2:12.364
Fastest lap
RiderAustria Michael Ranseder
Time2:23.432
Podium
FirstItaly Andrea Iannone
SecondFrance Mike Di Meglio
ThirdHungary Gábor Talmácsi

MotoGP classification

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Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
146 Valentino RossiFiat Yamaha TeamYamaha2244:08.061225
22 Dani PedrosaRepsol Honda TeamHonda22+3.890520
31 Casey StonerDucati Marlboro TeamDucati22+15.928316
448 Jorge LorenzoFiat Yamaha TeamYamaha22+22.494413
533 Marco MelandriDucati Marlboro TeamDucati22+26.9571211
669 Nicky HaydenRepsol Honda TeamHonda22+28.3691010
75 Colin EdwardsTech 3 YamahaYamaha22+29.78019
824 Toni ElíasAlice TeamDucati22+30.225158
965 Loris CapirossiRizla Suzuki MotoGPSuzuki22+31.44067
1056 Shinya NakanoSan Carlo Honda GresiniHonda22+35.969136
114 Andrea DoviziosoJiR Team Scot MotoGPHonda22+36.246115
1252 James ToselandTech 3 YamahaYamaha22+43.19174
1314 Randy de PunietLCR Honda MotoGPHonda22+43.44293
1421 John HopkinsKawasaki Racing TeamKawasaki22+45.855142
1550 Sylvain GuintoliAlice TeamDucati22+46.330171
1615 Alex de AngelisSan Carlo Honda GresiniHonda22+50.59316
1713 Anthony WestKawasaki Racing TeamKawasaki22+1:05.59318
Ret7 Chris VermeulenRizla Suzuki MotoGPSuzuki6Retirement8
Sources: [2][3][4]

250 cc classification

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Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
136 Mika KallioKTM2148:12.217325
24 Hiroshi AoyamaKTM21+3.2381120
375 Mattia PasiniAprilia21+13.811716
458 Marco SimoncelliGilera21+18.474513
56 Alex DebónAprilia21+21.0661211
621 Héctor BarberáAprilia21+25.158210
772 Yuki TakahashiHonda21+29.990109
814 Ratthapark WilairotHonda21+39.871188
941 Aleix EspargaróAprilia21+48.344157
1055 Héctor FaubelAprilia21+55.470136
1115 Roberto LocatelliGilera21+55.83295
1219 Álvaro BautistaAprilia21+1:00.44214
1350 Eugene LavertyAprilia21+1:00.732193
1432 Fabrizio LaiGilera21+1:36.975162
1545 Doni Tata PraditaYamaha21+1:37.080211
1610 Imre TóthAprilia21+1:45.01822
177 Russell GómezAprilia21+2:13.71823
Ret25 Alex BaldoliniAprilia14Retirement20
Ret60 Julián SimónKTM5Retirement4
Ret12 Thomas LüthiAprilia5Retirement6
Ret17 Karel AbrahamAprilia4Retirement17
Ret52 Lukáš PešekAprilia2Retirement14
Ret54 Manuel PoggialiGilera0Accident8
OFFICIAL 250cc REPORT

125 cc classification

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Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
129 Andrea IannoneAprilia1946:02.275525
263 Mike Di MeglioDerbi19+3.355320
31 Gábor TalmácsiAprilia19+3.451416
444 Pol EspargaróDerbi19+14.028713
517 Stefan BradlAprilia19+23.853811
66 Joan OlivéDerbi19+31.962610
760 Michael RansederAprilia19+33.758189
818 Nicolás TerolAprilia19+34.69628
935 Raffaele De RosaKTM19+34.838147
107 Efrén VázquezAprilia19+41.011196
1112 Esteve RabatKTM19+41.139225
1293 Marc MárquezKTM19+43.677214
1371 Tomoyoshi KoyamaKTM19+53.489243
1451 Stevie BonseyAprilia19+54.462162
1530 Pere TutusausAprilia19+58.706201
1611 Sandro CorteseAprilia19+59.45412
1777 Dominique AegerterDerbi19+1:10.70413
1869 Louis RossiHonda19+1:47.91832
1956 Hugo van den BergAprilia19+1:50.40629
Ret34 Randy KrummenacherKTM16Retirement31
Ret45 Scott ReddingAprilia15Accident23
Ret8 Lorenzo ZanettiKTM11Retirement26
Ret99 Danny WebbAprilia10Accident10
Ret95 Robert MureșanAprilia9Accident30
Ret5 Alexis MasbouLoncin9Retirement25
Ret21 Robin LässerAprilia7Accident27
Ret19 Roberto LacalendolaAprilia7Accident28
Ret38 Bradley SmithAprilia6Accident1
Ret24 Simone CorsiAprilia5Retirement11
Ret73 Takaaki NakagamiAprilia4Retirement17
Ret33 Sergio GadeaAprilia1Retirement9
DNS27 Stefano BiancoAprilia0Did not start15
DNS22 Pablo NietoKTMDid not start
DNS16 Jules CluzelLoncinDid not start
OFFICIAL 125cc REPORT

Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)

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Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round four has concluded.[5]

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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  1. ^ "2008 Chinese MotoGP". Motorpsortmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  2. ^ "2008 Chinese MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". 13 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Classification" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 2008.
  4. ^ "motogp.com · PRAMAC GRAND PRIX OF CHINA · MotoGP Race Classification 2008". www.motogp.com. Archived from the original on 2018-09-10. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
  5. ^ "Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 2008. Retrieved 2019-08-23.


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