2008 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

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Starting its second season, the 2008 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup season continued the search for future World Champions. The 2008 season begins with two races during the Spanish Grand Prix weekend at Jerez on March 29 and March 30 and ends with another double header at the Czech Republic Grand Prix in Brno on August 16 and August 17. Another six European GPs see single Rookies races on each Saturday, making it a ten-race championship, which is two more races than the last season.

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The end of the season ended with two international team events that matched ten of the best riders from the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup with ten of the best from the first and only year of the Red Bull AMA U.S. Rookies Cup. So twenty of the world's best teenagers will compete to see which side of the Atlantic can claim the Red Bull Riders Cup over two races, the first being held on September 13 at Indianapolis alongside the Grand Prix. The rematch will be on October 25 at the final Grand Prix of the season in Valencia.

The commercial rights of the championship are held by the rights-holders for the MotoGP World Championships, Dorna Sports. [1]

The American dirt tracker J.D. Beach was proclaimed champion in the last race, in only his second season of road racing. [2]

Calendar

RoundDateGrand PrixCircuitPole PositionFastest LapRace Winner
1March 29 Flag of Spain.svg Spanish Grand Prix Jerez Flag of Spain.svg Luis Salom Flag of Japan.svg Daijiro Hiura Flag of Spain.svg Luis Salom
March 30 Flag of France.svg Nelson Major Flag of Spain.svg Luis Salom
2April 12 Flag of Portugal.svg Portuguese Grand Prix Estoril Flag of Japan.svg Daijiro Hiura Flag of Japan.svg Daijiro Hiura Flag of Japan.svg Daijiro Hiura
3May 17 Flag of France.svg French Grand Prix Le Mans Bugatti Circuit Flag of Spain.svg Luis Salom Flag of the United States.svg J. D. Beach Flag of Spain.svg Luis Salom
4May 31 Flag of Italy.svg Italian Grand Prix Mugello Circuit Flag of Hungary.svg Péter Sebestyén Flag of Spain.svg Luis Salom Flag of Spain.svg Luis Salom
5June 21 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British Grand Prix Donington Park Flag of Japan.svg Daijiro Hiura Flag of Norway.svg Sturla Fagerhaug Flag of Portugal.svg Miguel Oliveira
6June 28 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dutch TT TT Circuit Assen Flag of Norway.svg Sturla Fagerhaug Flag of Portugal.svg Miguel Oliveira Flag of Portugal.svg Miguel Oliveira
7July 12 Flag of Germany.svg German Grand Prix Sachsenring Flag of Spain.svg Luis Salom Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Kartheininger Flag of the United States.svg J. D. Beach
8August 16 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic Grand Prix Brno Flag of South Africa.svg Mathew Scholtz Flag of Austria.svg Nico Thöni Flag of South Africa.svg Mathew Scholtz
August 17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matthew Hoyle Flag of Norway.svg Sturla Fagerhaug

Entry List

Notes

NoRider
3 Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Kartheininger
6 Flag of Hungary.svg Péter Sebestyén
7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Deane Brown
11 Flag of Finland.svg Niklas Ajo
20 Flag of South Africa.svg Mathew Scholtz
21 Flag of France.svg Florian Marino
22 Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Ruiz
24 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harry Stafford
27 Flag of Italy.svg Alessio Cappella
28 Flag of Germany.svg Markus Reiterberger
30 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dylan Mavin
32 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matthew Hoyle
33 Flag of Norway.svg Sturla Fagerhaug
36 Flag of Austria.svg Nico Thöni
39 Flag of Spain.svg Luis Salom
44 Flag of Portugal.svg Miguel Oliveira*
46 Flag of Japan.svg Daijiro Hiura
49 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben McConnachie
52 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adam Blacklock
59 Flag of the United States.svg J. D. Beach
68 Flag of Japan.svg Sasuke Shinozaki
69 Flag of France.svg Nelson Major
74 Flag of Italy.svg Kevin Calia
77 Flag of France.svg Quentin Jacquet*
84 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jakub Kornfeil
92 Flag of Spain.svg Cristian Trabalón
99 Flag of Ireland.svg Joshua Elliott

Season standings

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. Rider has to finish the race to earn points.

Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th  11th  12th  13th  14th  15th 
Points252016131110987654321

Riders' standings

PosRider ESP
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POR
Flag of Portugal.svg
FRA
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ITA
Flag of Italy.svg
GBR
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
NED
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
GER
Flag of Germany.svg
CZE
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Pts
1 Flag of the United States.svg J. D. Beach 2222258111Ret149
2 Flag of Spain.svg Luis Salom 1141197RetRet3145
3 Flag of Norway.svg Sturla Fagerhaug 7436722Ret21142
4 Flag of Japan.svg Daijiro Hiura 5513Ret42128108
5 Flag of France.svg Nelson Major 4653114Ret518492
6 Flag of South Africa.svg Mathew Scholtz Ret1011893Ret61786
7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matthew Hoyle Ret14DNS1510333277
8 Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Ruiz 671074136Ret211363
9 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jakub Kornfeil 891996710Ret10663
10 Flag of France.svg Florian Marino 111113519Ret577562
11 Flag of Germany.svg Markus Reiterberger 989Ret81212106961
12 Flag of Portugal.svg Miguel Oliveira 81158
13 Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Kartheininger 1417745RetRet48Ret56
14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Deane Brown 3364Ret55
15 Flag of Hungary.svg Péter Sebestyén 15151711Ret616813NC28
16 Flag of Spain.svg Cristian Trabalón Ret111510169926
17 Flag of Japan.svg Sasuke Shinozaki Ret18141413814Ret91924
18 Flag of Italy.svg Kevin Calia 131912Ret101711Ret1024
19 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adam Blacklock 1212161215Ret1914141221
20 Flag of Austria.svg Nico Thöni 151251417
21 Flag of Italy.svg Alessio Cappella 181113Ret191113
22 Flag of Ireland.svg Joshua Elliott 1016RetRet12Ret18Ret171511
23 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dylan Mavin RetDNSRet14Ret111620167
24 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harry Stafford 1620181617Ret201315174
25 Flag of France.svg Quentin Jacquet 133
26 Flag of Finland.svg Niklas Ajo DNSDNS20RetDNS1516181
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben McConnachie 1721Ret0
PosRider ESP
Flag of Spain.svg
POR
Flag of Portugal.svg
FRA
Flag of France.svg
ITA
Flag of Italy.svg
GBR
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
NED
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
GER
Flag of Germany.svg
CZE
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold - Pole
Italics - Fastest Lap

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