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Round 5 of 14 rounds in the 2008 Superbike World Championship. and Round 5 of 13 rounds in the 2008 Supersport World Championship. | |||||||||||||
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Date | May 11, 2008 | ||||||||||||
Location | Monza | ||||||||||||
Course | Permanent racing facility 5.793 km (3.600 mi) | ||||||||||||
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The 2008 Monza Superbike World Championship round was the fifth round of the 2008 Superbike World Championship. It took place on the weekend of May 9–11, 2008 at the Monza circuit.
The 2008 Superbike World Championship was the twenty-first season of the Superbike World Championship. Corona Extra ceased to be the championship's title sponsor, as it had been since 1998. The electronics manufacturer HANNspree took over as the title sponsor in 2008 and this arrangement remained in place until 2010, with the championship officially known as the "HANNspree SBK Superbike World Championship".
The Autodromo Nazionale Monza is a historic race track located near the city of Monza, north of Milan, in Italy. Built in 1922, it is the world's third purpose-built motor racing circuit after those of Brooklands and Indianapolis. The circuit's biggest event is the Formula One Italian Grand Prix. With the exception of 1980, the race has been hosted there since the series's inception.
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