The 2008 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixth round of the 2008 MotoGP championship. It took place on the weekend of 30 May – 1 June 2008 at the Mugello Circuit. It marked Valentino Rossi's seventh consecutive victory at the Italian motorcycle Grand Prix, a run which was to be finally broken the following year by Casey Stoner.
MotoGP classification Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 46 Valentino Rossi Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 23 42:31.153 1 25 2 1 Casey Stoner Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 23 +2.201 4 20 3 2 Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team Honda 23 +4.867 2 16 4 15 Alex de Angelis San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 23 +6.313 10 13 5 5 Colin Edwards Tech 3 Yamaha Yamaha 23 +12.530 5 11 6 52 James Toseland Tech 3 Yamaha Yamaha 23 +13.806 8 10 7 65 Loris Capirossi Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 23 +14.447 3 9 8 4 Andrea Dovizioso JiR Team Scot MotoGP Honda 23 +15.319 13 8 9 56 Shinya Nakano San Carlo Honda Gresini Honda 23 +15.327 9 7 10 7 Chris Vermeulen Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki 23 +30.785 11 6 11 50 Sylvain Guintoli Alice Team Ducati 23 +39.621 17 5 12 24 Toni Elías Alice Team Ducati 23 +50.021 16 4 13 69 Nicky Hayden Repsol Honda Team Honda 23 +50.440 6 3 14 8 Tadayuki Okada Repsol Honda Team Honda 23 +58.849 15 2 15 13 Anthony West Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki 23 +1:00.736 19 1 Ret 48 Jorge Lorenzo Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha 6 Accident 7 Ret 21 John Hopkins Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki 6 Accident 14 Ret 14 Randy de Puniet LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 5 Accident 12 Ret 33 Marco Melandri Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati 5 Accident 18 Sources:
250 cc classification Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 58 Marco Simoncelli Gilera 21 40:19.910 3 25 2 6 Alex Debón Aprilia 21 +0.499 7 20 3 12 Thomas Lüthi Aprilia 21 +0.712 8 16 4 36 Mika Kallio KTM 21 +7.403 4 13 5 75 Mattia Pasini Aprilia 21 +12.542 9 11 6 15 Roberto Locatelli Gilera 21 +12.790 18 10 7 17 Karel Abraham Aprilia 21 +16.114 16 9 8 4 Hiroshi Aoyama KTM 21 +17.316 10 8 9 41 Aleix Espargaró Aprilia 21 +19.642 14 7 10 14 Ratthapark Wilairot Honda 21 +19.704 17 6 11 60 Julián Simón KTM 21 +19.751 13 5 12 25 Alex Baldolini Aprilia 21 +47.360 21 4 13 50 Eugene Laverty Aprilia 21 +47.422 20 3 14 32 Fabrizio Lai Gilera 21 +1:13.423 15 2 15 10 Imre Tóth Aprilia 21 +1:25.891 19 1 16 7 Russell Gómez Aprilia 21 +1:36.557 22 17 45 Doni Tata Pradita Yamaha 21 +1:48.224 23 Ret 21 Héctor Barberá Aprilia 19 Accident 1 Ret 72 Yuki Takahashi Honda 17 Accident 11 Ret 52 Lukáš Pešek Aprilia 9 Accident 5 Ret 55 Héctor Faubel Aprilia 9 Accident 12 Ret 54 Manuel Poggiali Gilera 9 Accident 6 Ret 19 Álvaro Bautista Aprilia 6 Accident 2 OFFICIAL 250cc REPORT
125 cc classification Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 24 Simone Corsi Aprilia 20 39:59.020 8 25 2 1 Gábor Talmácsi Aprilia 20 +0.019 2 20 3 44 Pol Espargaró Derbi 20 +0.036 4 16 4 63 Mike Di Meglio Derbi 20 +0.135 3 13 5 38 Bradley Smith Aprilia 20 +0.178 7 11 6 33 Sergio Gadea Aprilia 20 +0.490 5 10 7 18 Nicolás Terol Aprilia 20 +0.832 9 9 8 11 Sandro Cortese Aprilia 20 +3.865 6 8 9 6 Joan Olivé Derbi 20 +3.928 14 7 10 17 Stefan Bradl Aprilia 20 +5.439 11 6 11 51 Stevie Bonsey Aprilia 20 +10.244 13 5 12 29 Andrea Iannone Aprilia 20 +10.447 12 4 13 35 Raffaele De Rosa KTM 20 +18.366 1 3 14 45 Scott Redding Aprilia 20 +23.201 16 2 15 60 Michael Ranseder Aprilia 20 +24.440 18 1 16 73 Takaaki Nakagami Aprilia 20 +26.631 15 17 34 Randy Krummenacher KTM 20 +30.629 19 18 7 Efrén Vázquez Aprilia 20 +30.730 25 19 93 Marc Márquez KTM 20 +33.868 23 20 8 Lorenzo Zanetti KTM 20 +36.928 31 21 30 Pere Tutusaus Aprilia 20 +49.951 32 22 40 Lorenzo Savadori Aprilia 20 +50.038 22 23 16 Jules Cluzel Loncin 20 +50.040 24 24 77 Dominique Aegerter Derbi 20 +50.052 26 25 12 Esteve Rabat KTM 20 +56.360 20 26 47 Riccardo Moretti Honda 20 +1:06.247 35 27 5 Alexis Masbou Loncin 20 +1:06.566 38 28 21 Robin Lässer Aprilia 20 +1:06.982 33 29 56 Hugo van den Berg Aprilia 20 +1:09.266 28 30 42 Luca Vitali Aprilia 20 +1:10.551 38 31 43 Gabriele Ferro Honda 20 +1:10.567 34 32 69 Louis Rossi Honda 20 +1:36.451 37 33 39 Ferrucio Lamborghini Aprilia 20 +1:39.883 36 34 95 Robert Mureșan Aprilia 18 +2 laps 30 Ret 99 Danny Webb Aprilia 19 Accident 17 Ret 71 Tomoyoshi Koyama KTM 16 Retirement 10 Ret 19 Roberto Lacalendola Aprilia 11 Retirement 29 Ret 22 Pablo Nieto KTM 8 Retirement 27 Ret 27 Stefano Bianco Aprilia 2 Accident 21 OFFICIAL 125cc REPORT
Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round six has concluded.
Riders' Championship standings Rider Points 1 Valentino Rossi 122 2 Dani Pedrosa 110 3 Jorge Lorenzo 94 4 Casey Stoner 76 5 Colin Edwards 58
Constructors' Championship standings Constructor Points 1 Yamaha 140 2 Honda 110 3 Ducati 81 4 Suzuki 54 5 Kawasaki 29
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References