The 2008 British Superbike Championship season was scheduled to begin on 6 April 2008; however, snow at Brands Hatch forced the abandonment of the day's races, which were later rescheduled. The series was rescheduled to start on 20 April and end on 12 October 2008.
Starting with this season the championship has a single tyre supplier.
Pirelli beat Dunlop to sign a three-year deal.
For the 2008 season the engine configuration regulations were changed in parallel with those of the World Superbike Championship, to permit the racing of 1200 cc V-twins against 1000 cc four-cylinder machines.
Reigning Champion Ryuichi Kiyonari left for the Superbike World Championship, so Shane Byrne became a two-time BSB Champion on a Airwaves sponsored GSE Racing Ducati 1098.
Calendar 2008 Calendar Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning rider Winning team - R1 Brands Hatch GP 6 April Shane ByrneAbandonedtook place on 11 May R2 1 R1 Thruxton 20 April Shane Byrne Shane Byrne Shane Byrne Airwaves Ducati R2 Cal Crutchlow Cal Crutchlow HM Plant Honda 2 R1 Oulton Park 5 May Cal Crutchlow Cal Crutchlow Shane Byrne Airwaves Ducati R2 Shane Byrne Shane Byrne Airwaves Ducati 3 R1 Brands Hatch GP 11 May Shane Byrne Shane Byrne Shane Byrne Airwaves Ducati R2 Shane Byrne Cal Crutchlow HM Plant Honda 4 R1 Donington Park 26 May Shane Byrne Shane Byrne Shane Byrne Airwaves Ducati R2 Shane Byrne Shane Byrne Airwaves Ducati 5 R1 Snetterton 15 June Shane Byrne Leon Camier Leon Camier Airwaves Ducati R2 Shane Byrne Shane Byrne Airwaves Ducati 6 R1 Mallory Park 29 June Tom Sykes Tom Sykes Shane Byrne Airwaves Ducati R2 Cal Crutchlow Michael Rutter NW 200 Ducati 7 R1 Oulton Park 20 July Cal Crutchlow Tom Sykes Tom Sykes Rizla Suzuki R2 Tom Sykes Tom Sykes Rizla Suzuki 8 R1 Knockhill 10 August Leon Haslam Michael Laverty Tom Sykes Rizla Suzuki R2 Leon Haslam Leon Haslam HM Plant Honda 9 R1 Cadwell Park 25 August Tom Sykes Tom Sykes Leon Haslam HM Plant Honda R2 Leon Haslam Leon Haslam HM Plant Honda 10 R1 Croft 14 September Cal CrutchlowShane ByrneLeon Camier Airwaves Ducati R2Shane ByrneLeon Haslam HM Plant Honda 11 R1 Silverstone International 28 September Cal Crutchlow Leon Haslam Leon Camier Airwaves Ducati R2 Shane Byrne Leon Haslam HM Plant Honda 12 R1 Brands Hatch Indy 12 October Shane Byrne Shane Byrne Shane Byrne Airwaves Ducati R2 Leon Haslam Shane Byrne Airwaves Ducati Notes: 1. – The qualifying results from the original meeting were carried forward to the rescheduled meeting. 2. – The opening meeting at Brands Hatch GP was cancelled due to heavy snowfall on the Sunday; the meeting was rescheduled for 11 May.
Entry list 2008 entry list Team Bike No. Riders Class Rounds Airwaves Ducati Ducati 1098R 2 Leon Camier 1–6, 8–12 67 Shane ByrneBritish Superbikes: Shane Byrne and Leon Camier sign for Ducati - Motorcycle Sport WSB BSB MotoGP TT & Road races MCN 1–12 MSS Discovery Kawasaki Kawasaki ZXR1000 3 Stuart Easton 1–4, 9–12 8 Billy McConnellMSS Discovery announces all-BSB line-up BSB News Jan 2008 Crash.Net 1–12 86 James Haydon* James Haydon to replace injured Stuart Easton - Motorcycle Sport WSB BSB MotoGP TT & Road races MCN 6–7 Relentless Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 4 Michael LavertyBrands Hatch British Superbikes: Michael Laverty and Relentless Suzuki's electronic demons - Motorcycle Sport WSB BSB MotoGP TT & Road races... 1–12 Rob Mac Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 5 Karl Harris 1–2, 4–11 Hawk Kawasaki Kawasaki ZXR1000 6 James Haydon* 88 Scott Smart 1–12 Bike Animal Honda Honda CBR1000RR9 Guy Martin 1–3, 5–12 7 James Ellison 1–8, 10–12 SMT Honda Honda CBR1000RR 11 Adam Jenkinson Rizla Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 14 Atsushi Watanabe 1–12 66 Tom Sykes 1–12 British Jentin Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 17 Simon Andrews 1–12 Hardinge Honda Honda CBR1000RR 21 Tom Tunstall C AIM YamahaYamaha YZF-R1 22 Steve Plater 2 Tena for Men Honda Honda CBR1000RR 27 Tristan Palmer 1–12 33 Michael HowarthBritish Superbikes: Tena for Men Honda new for 2008 BSB grid - Motorcycle Sport WSB BSB MotoGP TT & Road races MCN C Holdtight Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 31 Nick Pusey C HM Plant Honda Honda CBR1000RR 35 Cal Crutchlow 1–12 91 Leon Haslam 1–12 Riders Honda Honda CBR1000RR 40 Martin Jessopp C Bike Shop Faversham Yamaha YZF-R1 44 Steve Mercer C PDM Racing Suzuki GSX-R1000 51 Luke Quigley C MV Agusta MV F4312 53 Chris Burns C Quay Honda Honda CBR1000RR 56 James Buckingham C Red Viper Honda Honda CBR1000RR 64 Aaron ZanottiError PR Branson Honda Honda CBR1000RR 68 David Johnson TAG Honda MAC Racing Honda CBR1000RR 99 Brian McCormack C MAR ARP Kawasaki Kawasaki ZXR1000 111 Malcolm Ashley C Co-ordit Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 118 Dean Ellison C North West 200 Ducati Ducati 1098R 200 Michael Rutterhttp://www.nw200ducati.com/michael-rutter.asp Icon Class C Privateers Cup Key Regular Rider Wildcard Rider Replacement Rider
Support races Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport Championship: Winner - Glen Richards Metzeler National Superstock 1000 Championship: Winner - Steve Brogan Metzeler Junior Superstock 600 Championship: Winner - Lee Johnson Henderson Yamaha R1 Cup: Winner - Jon Kirkham British 125 GP Championship: Winner - Matthew Hoyle KTM 990 Super Duke Challenge: Winner - David Wood
Season standings
Points system Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th Race 25 20 16 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Riders' standings Pos. Rider Bike THR OUL BHGP DON SNE MAL OUL KNO CAD CRO SIL BHI PtsR1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2 1 Shane ByrneDucati121112112112332Ret33543211474 2 Leon HaslamHonda4Ret2DSQ4622552644Ret1112111142357 3 Cal CrutchlowHonda216Ret3163433362Ret7513432Ret24318 4 Tom SykesSuzuki685Ret2Ret36374411142232DSQ36Ret316 5 Leon CamierDucati5433535412Ret85844151453306 6 Michael RutterDucati3346Ret58894Ret17114265664776256 7 James EllisonHonda77826845710511253597Ret635230 8 Simon AndrewsYamaha8RetRet79Ret109108775686761095887176 9 Michael LavertySuzuki10574Ret49Ret6611Ret9762189710Ret15RetRet141 10 Tristan PalmerHonda131391110111214139892812912111214146121013111 11 Karl HarrisYamahaRetRetRetRet778RetRet526973Ret1088Ret5 DNS DNS102 12 Billy McConnellKawasaki1410Ret1089RetRet1111616810Ret9122417Ret10912Ret91 13 Stuart EastonKawasaki96105771111Ret141513811RetRet81 14 Scott SmartKawasaki161211811101512RetRetRet10118Ret1313813RetRetRet212069 15 Atsushi WatanabeSuzuki171413912Ret171312209201317Ret159712129Ret141469 16 Gary MasonHonda181014121323Ret14101710Ret1111DSQDSQ11951 17 John LavertyDucati121120141613161616161014101314151616132113849 18 Guy MartinHonda15912Ret1312RetRet1617Ret18Ret14151118RetRetRet161528 19 Jason O'HalloranHondaRet15710151221 20 Chris Burns18Ret161814RetRetRet1513RetRet1510161719Ret13Ret211121 21 David JohnsonHonda19Ret1716Ret16RetRet18141212RetRet13DNSRet162017121419Ret21 22 Jon KirkhamYamaha91013 23 Steve MercerYamaha20Ret15Ret 10 Kawasaki1211 24 Tom GrantHondaRet1613Ret151910 25 Dean EllisonYamaha2115RetRet1415171514181416Ret19RetDNS9 26 James HaydonKawasakiRet15121519DNS6 27 Sean EmmettYamaha11Ret 5 HondaRetDNS 28 Steve PlaterYamahaRet124 29 Marshall NeillHonda15134 30 Martin JessoppHonda251623181517222117221620141617182120151718184 31 Luke QuigleySuzuki28Ret1814Ret15Ret183 32 Aaron ZanottiHonda221921Ret1914RetRet191718192419172322222 33 Peter HickmanHonda141625162 Tom TunstallHonda26181421Ret181917211819211723182019192218171923190 Malcolm AshleyKawasaki23171922RetRet20DNS24220 Honda24202220RetDNS0 Leon MorrisDucati27211724DNS2020192019RetRet16Ret21211821Ret200 Michael HowarthHonda2322Ret231819212120262018Ret2323Ret0 Brain McCormackHondaRet230 KawasakiRet20Ret22Ret2219222020Ret19192017170 Dan StewartHonda232116180 Howie MainwaringSuzukiRetDNS0 Francis WilliamsonDucatiRet252022RetRet0 Kenny GilbertsonKawasakiRetDNSRetDNS18DNS0 Victor CoxYamaha18Ret0 Bold - Pole Italics - Fastest lap
Privateers Cup
2008 Final Privateers Cup standings Pos Rider Bike THR OUL BHGP DON SNE MAL OUL KNO CAD CRO SIL BHI PtsR1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2 1 John LavertyDucati1211201416131616161610141013141516161321138469 2 Martin JessoppHonda25162318151722211722162014161718212015171818328 3 Gary MasonHonda181014121323Ret14101710Ret1111DSQDSQ119307 4 Tom TunstallHonda26181421Ret18191721181921172318201919221817192319283 5 Chris BurnsMV Agusta18Ret161814RetRetRet1513RetRet1510161719Ret13Ret2111267 6 Leon MorrisDucati27211724DNS2020192019RetRet16Ret21211821Ret20165 7 Shannon EtheridgeKawasakiRet20Ret22Ret2219222020Ret1919201717134 8 Michael HowarthHonda2322Ret231819212120262018Ret2323Ret127 9 Malcolm AshleyKawasaki23171922RetRet20DNS242275 10 Luke QuigleySuzuki28Ret1814Ret15Ret1873 11 Dan StewartHonda2321161858 12 James BuckinghamHonda24202220RetDNS42 13 Steve MercerYamaha20Ret15Ret 41 Kawasaki1211 14 Francis WilliamsonDucatiRet252022RetRet27 15 Kenny GilbertsonKawasakiRetDNSRetDNS18DNS11 16 Victor CoxYamaha18Ret10 17 Brian McCormackHondaRet238 John Laverty won the Cup class on his Buildbase NW200 Ducati.
References
External links BSB website