2008 European Superstock 600 Championship

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2008 European Superstock 600 Championship
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Support series: Superbike World Championship Supersport World Championship FIM Superstock 1000 Cup

The 2008 European Superstock 600 Championship was the fourth season of the European Superstock 600 Championship. The season was contested over tenth races, beginning at Circuit Ricardo Tormo on 6 April and ending at Algarve International Circuit on 2 November. Loris Baz clinched the title after beating closest rival Marco Bussolotti.

Race calendar and results

2008 Calendar^[1]
Round	Date	Round	Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Race winner	Winning team
1	6 April	Spain	Valencia	Danilo Petrucci	Danilo Petrucci	Loris Baz	YZF Yamaha Junior Team
2	27 April	Netherlands	Assen	Danilo Petrucci	Dan Linfoot	Dan Linfoot	Beowulf Racing
3	10 May	Italy	Monza	Loris Baz	Marco Bussolotti	Loris Baz	YZF Yamaha Junior Team
4	15 June	Germany	Nürburgring	Patrik Vostárek	Loris Baz	Patrik Vostárek	Intermoto Czech
5	29 June	San Marino	Misano	Patrik Vostárek	Loris Baz	Patrik Vostárek	Intermoto Czech
6	19 July	Czech Republic	Brno Circuit	Patrik Vostárek	Patrik Vostárek	Patrik Vostárek	Intermoto Czech
7	3 August	United Kingdom	Brands Hatch	Loris Baz	Loris Baz	Loris Baz	YZF Yamaha Junior Team
8	7 September	Europe	Donington	Marco Bussolotti	Marco Bussolotti	Marco Bussolotti	Yamaha Motor Italia J.T.
9	5 October	France	Magny-Cours	Gino Rea	Loris Baz	Dan Linfoot	Team StoneBaker
10	2 November	Portugal	Algarve	Gino Rea	Loris Baz	Gino Rea	Team StoneBaker

Entry list

Team	Constructor	Motorcycle	No.	Rider	Rounds
Azione Corse	Honda	Honda CBR600RR	12	Sam Lowes	All
Brian Racing Team			61	Anthony Loiseau	9
Hanspree IDS Ten Kate Honda			15	Hugo Van Den Berg	10
Hanspree IDS Ten Kate Honda			111	Michal Šembera	1–9
HP Racing Team			35	Simone Grotzkyj	1–8
Intermoto Czech			66	Mateusz Stoklosa	10
Intermoto Czech			77	Patrik Vostárek	1–8
Paddock Competicoes]]			141	Sergio Batista	10
Direct CCTV Racedays Racedays Superbike Academy			13	Lee Johnston	8–9
			56	David Paton	1–4, 6–7
			63	BJ Toal	10
			64	Josh Day	8–10
			96	Daniel Brill	1–4, 6–7
Strichting Race Tegen Kanker			92	Willem Hommersom	9
Team Honda Merson			27	Daniel Arcas	1
Team Lorini			3	Giuliano Gregorini	1–9
			34	Fabio Massei	10
			42	Leonardo Biliotti	All
Gold Fren Team Erinac	Kawasaki	Kawasaki ZX-6R	69	Ondřej Ježek	1, 4, 6
MSS Colchester Kawasaki			30	Jamie Hamilton	7
O Six Kawasaki Supported			6	Andrea Boscoscuro	1–4
			21	Alex Lowes	1–9
			40	Roman Ramos	6–7
Amici Racing Team	Suzuki	Suzuki GSX-R600	19	Nigel Walraven	2, 8
Cruciani Moto Suzuki Italia			24	Daniele Beretta	All
Cruciani Moto Suzuki Italia			47	Eddi La Marra	All
Moto-ECK Racing Team			39	Steven Michels	1
MTM Racing Team			55	Vincent Lonbois	All
TKR Suzuki Switzerland			23	Christian Von Gunten	All
TKR Suzuki Switzerland			57	Kenny Tirsgaard	All
Payet Racing Team Triumph	Trumph	Triumph 675	4	Baptiste Guittet	9
Triumph Italia BE1 Racing			36	Davide Fanelli	5, 7–9
Triumph - SC			17	Robbie Stewart	1–3, 5–8
Triumph - SC			70	Thomas Grant	1–2, 6
Bevilacqua Corse	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R6	32	Gianluca Capitini	3
Beowulf Racing Team StoneBaker			44	Gino Rea	All
Beowulf Racing Team StoneBaker			45	Dan Linfoot	All
Doorakkers Racing			22	Sveti Alexandrov	2
Excel Performance Yamaha			16	Leon Hunt	7–8
FCC Corse			6	Andrea Boscoscuro	6
Grillini PBR Team			91	Hampus Johansson	All
Labronica Racing			191	Nico Morelli	3
No Limits Trackdays Team			53	Joe Burns	8
Orelac Racing by Galvin Team			10	Nacho Calero	All
Otomoto RT			37	Andrzej Chmielewski	6
PCP Peko Racing Team			99	Gregg Black	All
Stokson Racing Team			66	Mateusz Stoklosa	6, 9
Tati Team			29	William Grarre	9
Team ASPI			11	Jérémy Guarnoni	All
Team ASPI			93	Matthieu Lussiana	All
Team Falcone Competition			18	Nicolas Pouhair	All
Team Falcone Competition			94	Mathieu Gines	7, 9–10
Team SMW			155	Etienne Masson	9
Team Trasimeno			7	Renato Costantini	1–2, 4–7, 9–10
Team Trasimeno			119	Danilo Petrucci	All
TK Racing			54	Jack Groves	7
VD Heyden Motors Yamaha			72	Fredrik Karlsen	All
Yamaha Motor Italia J.T.			5	Marco Bussolotti	All
Yamaha Shel Cetelem Iamaloures			117	André Carvalho	10
Yamaha Spain			88	Yannick Guerra	All
YZF Yamaha Junior Team			76	Loris Baz	All
Zone Rouge			14	Nicolas Pirot	1–9
Zone Rouge			73	Joey Litjens	10

Key
Regular rider
Wildcard rider
Replacement rider

All entries used Pirelli tyres.

Championship' standings

Riders' standings

Pos	Rider	Bike	VAL	ASS	MNZ	NÜR	MIS	BRN	BRA	DON	MAG	POR	Pts
1	Loris Baz	Yamaha	1	5	1	2	3	2	1	12	2	2	186
2	Marco Bussolotti	Yamaha	Ret	7	2	5	2	5	5	1	5	3	134
3	Gino Rea	Yamaha	9	9	8	3	9	3	2	3	6	1	132
4	Patrik Vostárek	Honda	11	2	6	1	1	1	Ret	5			121
5	Dan Linfoot	Yamaha	3	1	DNS	6	6	4	Ret	4	1	11	117
6	Daniele Beretta	Suzuki	4	4	3	23	5	Ret	3	Ret	7	6	88
7	Danilo Petrucci	Yamaha	2	Ret	4	8	7	10	4	DNS	11	7	83
8	Vincent Lonbois	Suzuki	12	3	Ret	13	4	Ret	DSQ	7	4	4	71
9	Gregg Black	Yamaha	Ret	6	16	7	8	6	8	Ret	8	26	53
10	Eddi La Marra	Suzuki	8	8	7	25	11	13	6	10	Ret	24	49
11	Leonardo Biliotti	Honda	6	Ret	5	21	DSQ	8	22	9	17	16	36
12	Giuliano Gregorini	Honda	5	24	10	4	12	20	19	15	WD		35
13	Mathieu Gines	Yamaha							7		3	14	27
14	Renato Costantini	Yamaha	10	WD		10	14	Ret	9		14	20	23
15	Kenny Tirsgaard	Suzuki	28	14	12	11	18	19	27	20	9	13	21
16	Alex Lowes	Kawasaki	25	Ret	Ret	27	21	26	20	2	21		20
17	Hampus Johansson	Yamaha	7	11	Ret	17	10	Ret	29	Ret	Ret	25	20
18	Mathieu Lussiana	Yamaha	18	15	Ret	9	Ret	11	26	Ret	Ret	9	20
19	Jérémy Guarnoni	Yamaha	Ret	20	Ret	15	16	14	11	19	12	10	18
20	Sam Lowes	Honda	27	Ret	13	26	20	12	Ret	6	22	28	17
21	Josh Day	Honda								14	18	5	13
22	Ondřej Ježek	Kawasaki	17			12		7					13
23	Michal Šembera	Honda	14	Ret	Ret	14	Ret	Ret	12	17	15		9
24	Lee Johnston	Honda								8	Ret		8
25	Fabio Massei	Honda										8	8
26	Fredrik Karlsen	Yamaha	22	10	Ret	18	17	15	28	Ret	Ret	15	8
27	Yannick Guerra	Yamaha	21	21	11	24	19	16	16	18	13	19	8
28	Gianluca Capitini	Yamaha			9								7
29	Nicolas Pouhair	Yamaha	16	16	Ret	WD	24	9	17	Ret	16	23	7
30	David Paton	Honda	20	12	Ret	16		18	13				7
31	Leon Hunt	Yamaha							10	Ret			6
32	Etienne Masson	Yamaha									10		6
33	Joe Burns	Yamaha								11			5
34	Christian Von Gunten	Suzuki	29	23	14	20	25	Ret	21	13	20	21	5
35	Joey Litjens	Yamaha										12	4
36	Simone Grotzkyj	Honda	Ret	WD	15	Ret	13	Ret	DNS	WD			4
37	Nacho Calero	Yamaha	13	19	Ret	Ret	22	21	25	22	Ret	27	3
38	Andrea Boscoscuro	Kawasaki	19	13	Ret	22							3
38	Andrea Boscoscuro	Yamaha						Ret					3
39	Davide Fanelli	Triumph					15		14	Ret	19		3
40	Thomas Grant	Triumph	15	WD				WD					1
41	Jamie Hamilton	Kawasaki							15				1
	Robbie Stewart	Triumph	23	17	Ret		23	25	23	16			0
	Andrzej Chmielewski	Yamaha						17					0
	André Carvalho	Yamaha										17	0
	Daniel Brill	Honda	24	18	Ret	19		WD	18				0
	BJ Toal	Honda										18	0
	Nigel Walraven	Suzuki		Ret						21			0
	Nicolas Pirot	Yamaha	30	22	Ret	28	26	24	Ret	Ret	Ret		0
	Mateusz Stoklosa	Yamaha						22			24		0
	Mateusz Stoklosa	Honda										29	0
	Hugo Van Den Berg	Honda										22	0
	Roman Ramos	Kawasaki						23	30				0
	Willem Hommersom	Honda									23		0
	Jack Groves	Yamaha							24				0
	Steven Michels	Suzuki	26										0
	Sveti Alexandrov	Yamaha		Ret									0
	Nico Morelli	Yamaha			Ret								0
	Anthony Loiseau	Honda									Ret		0
	Baptiste Guittet	Triumph									Ret		0
	Daniel Arcas	Honda	DSQ										0
	Sergio Batista	Honda										DSQ	0
	William Grarre	Yamaha									DNQ
Pos	Rider	Bike	VAL	ASS	MNZ	NÜR	MIS	BRN	BRA	DON	MAG	POR	Pts

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole position
Italics – Fastest lap
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References

↑ "2008 World Superbike Calendar". motorcyclenews.com. 19 December 2007.
↑ "2008 European Superstock 600 Standings" (PDF). resources.worldsbk.com. 2 November 2008.

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[1] "2008 World Superbike Calendar". motorcyclenews.com. 19 December 2007.

[2] "2008 European Superstock 600 Standings" (PDF). resources.worldsbk.com. 2 November 2008.

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