title: 2008 Losail Superbike World Championship round
text: # 2008 Losail Superbike World Championship round
  
  The 2008 Losail Superbike World Championship round was the opening round of the 2008 Superbike World Championship season. It took place on the weekend of February 21–23, 2008 at the 5.38 km Losail International Circuit in Qatar.
  
  ## Superbike race 1 classification
  
  | Pos | No | Rider | Bike | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 21 | Troy Bayliss | Ducati 1098 F08 | 18 | 36:11.468 | 7 | 25 |
  | 2 | 3 | Max Biaggi | Ducati 1098 RS 08 | 18 | +0.396 | 3 | 20 |
  | 3 | 11 | Troy Corser | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 18 | +1.878 | 1 | 16 |
  | 4 | 111 | Rubén Xaus | Ducati 1098 RS 08 | 18 | +4.487 | 2 | 13 |
  | 5 | 76 | Max Neukirchner | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 18 | +7.505 | 4 | 11 |
  | 6 | 7 | Carlos Checa | Honda CBR1000RR | 18 | +9.639 | 9 | 10 |
  | 7 | 10 | Fonsi Nieto | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 18 | +9.725 | 11 | 9 |
  | 8 | 34 | Yukio Kagayama | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 18 | +19.537 | 8 | 8 |
  | 9 | 84 | Michel Fabrizio | Ducati 1098 F08 | 18 | +23.156 | 10 | 7 |
  | 10 | 96 | Jakub Smrž | Ducati 1098 RS 08 | 18 | +24.429 | 12 | 6 |
  | 11 | 44 | Roberto Rolfo | Honda CBR1000RR | 18 | +27.595 | 15 | 5 |
  | 12 | 54 | Kenan Sofuoğlu | Honda CBR1000RR | 18 | +27.979 | 14 | 4 |
  | 13 | 36 | Gregorio Lavilla | Honda CBR1000RR | 18 | +28.237 | 13 | 3 |
  | 14 | 41 | Noriyuki Haga | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 18 | +30.205 | 6 | 2 |
  | 15 | 55 | Régis Laconi | Kawasaki ZX-10R | 18 | +31.882 | 25 | 1 |
  | 16 | 57 | Lorenzo Lanzi | Ducati 1098 RS 08 | 18 | +32.067 | 5 | |
  | 17 | 31 | Karl Muggeridge | Honda CBR1000RR | 18 | +40.745 | 18 | |
  | 18 | 86 | Ayrton Badovini | Kawasaki ZX-10R | 18 | +41.280 | 16 | |
  | 19 | 13 | Vittorio Iannuzzo | Kawasaki ZX-10R | 18 | +41.333 | 21 | |
  | 20 | 194 | Sébastien Gimbert | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 18 | +41.743 | 17 | |
  | 21 | 38 | Shinichi Nakatomi | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 18 | +43.183 | 26 | |
  | 22 | 23 | Ryuichi Kiyonari | Honda CBR1000RR | 18 | +43.569 | 20 | |
  | 23 | 94 | David Checa | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 18 | +43.892 | 19 | |
  | 24 | 83 | Russell Holland | Honda CBR1000RR | 18 | +50.380 | 22 | |
  | 25 | 88 | Shuhei Aoyama | Honda CBR1000RR | 18 | +1:12.884 | 27 | |
  | Ret | 22 | Luca Morelli | Honda CBR1000RR | 12 | Retirement | 24 | |
  | Ret | 77 | Loic Napoleone | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 12 | Retirement | 28 | |
  | Ret | 100 | Makoto Tamada | Kawasaki ZX-10R | 5 | Retirement | 23 | |
  
  ## Superbike race 2 classification
  
  | Pos | No | Rider | Bike | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 10 | Fonsi Nieto | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 18 | 36:12.963 | 11 | 25 |
  | 2 | 111 | Rubén Xaus | Ducati 1098 RS 08 | 18 | +0.301 | 2 | 20 |
  | 3 | 3 | Max Biaggi | Ducati 1098 RS 08 | 18 | +1.321 | 3 | 16 |
  | 4 | 21 | Troy Bayliss | Ducati 1098 F08 | 18 | +6.452 | 7 | 13 |
  | 5 | 84 | Michel Fabrizio | Ducati 1098 F08 | 18 | +7.627 | 10 | 11 |
  | 6 | 57 | Lorenzo Lanzi | Ducati 1098 RS 08 | 18 | +9.117 | 5 | 10 |
  | 7 | 11 | Troy Corser | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 18 | +10.806 | 1 | 9 |
  | 8 | 76 | Max Neukirchner | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 18 | +11.661 | 4 | 8 |
  | 9 | 96 | Jakub Smrž | Ducati 1098 RS 08 | 18 | +13.269 | 12 | 7 |
  | 10 | 54 | Kenan Sofuoğlu | Honda CBR1000RR | 18 | +14.563 | 14 | 6 |
  | 11 | 7 | Carlos Checa | Honda CBR1000RR | 18 | +15.953 | 9 | 5 |
  | 12 | 100 | Makoto Tamada | Kawasaki ZX-10R | 18 | +16.748 | 23 | 4 |
  | 13 | 41 | Noriyuki Haga | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 18 | +18.356 | 6 | 3 |
  | 14 | 36 | Gregorio Lavilla | Honda CBR1000RR | 18 | +26.311 | 13 | 2 |
  | 15 | 44 | Roberto Rolfo | Honda CBR1000RR | 18 | +26.560 | 15 | 1 |
  | 16 | 55 | Régis Laconi | Kawasaki ZX-10R | 18 | +26.683 | 25 | |
  | 17 | 86 | Ayrton Badovini | Kawasaki ZX-10R | 18 | +26.821 | 16 | |
  | 18 | 194 | Sébastien Gimbert | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 18 | +28.650 | 17 | |
  | 19 | 23 | Ryuichi Kiyonari | Honda CBR1000RR | 18 | +33.150 | 20 | |
  | 20 | 31 | Karl Muggeridge | Honda CBR1000RR | 18 | +36.656 | 18 | |
  | 21 | 83 | Russell Holland | Honda CBR1000RR | 18 | +42.633 | 22 | |
  | 22 | 88 | Shuhei Aoyama | Honda CBR1000RR | 18 | +55.352 | 27 | |
  | Ret | 13 | Vittorio Iannuzzo | Kawasaki ZX-10R | 17 | Accident | 21 | |
  | Ret | 38 | Shinichi Nakatomi | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 11 | Retirement | 26 | |
  | Ret | 77 | Loic Napoleone | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 9 | Accident | 28 | |
  | Ret | 94 | David Checa | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 8 | Retirement | 19 | |
  | Ret | 22 | Luca Morelli | Honda CBR1000RR | 4 | Retirement | 24 | |
  | Ret | 34 | Yukio Kagayama | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 0 | Accident | 8 | |
  
  ## Supersport race classification
  
  | Pos | No | Rider | Bike | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 23 | Broc Parkes | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 18 | 37:05.271 | 5 | 25 |
  | 2 | 26 | Joan Lascorz | Honda CBR600RR | 18 | +0.048 | 6 | 20 |
  | 3 | 18 | Craig Jones | Honda CBR600RR | 18 | +0.755 | 2 | 16 |
  | 4 | 25 | Josh Brookes | Honda CBR600RR | 18 | +9.502 | 12 | 13 |
  | 5 | 14 | Matthieu Lagrive | Honda CBR600RR | 18 | +11.962 | 3 | 11 |
  | 6 | 77 | Barry Veneman | Suzuki GSX-R600 | 18 | +17.428 | 13 | 10 |
  | 7 | 127 | Robbin Harms | Honda CBR600RR | 18 | +17.660 | 22 | 9 |
  | 8 | 44 | David Salom | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 18 | +17.888 | 9 | 8 |
  | 9 | 9 | Chris Walker | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 18 | +25.883 | 20 | 7 |
  | 10 | 105 | Gianluca Vizziello | Honda CBR600RR | 18 | +32.236 | 16 | 6 |
  | 11 | 38 | Gregory Leblanc | Honda CBR600RR | 18 | +32.573 | 17 | 5 |
  | 12 | 47 | Ivan Clementi | Triumph 675 | 18 | +35.117 | 8 | 4 |
  | 13 | 17 | Miguel Praia | Honda CBR600RR | 18 | +36.390 | 18 | 3 |
  | 14 | 31 | Vesa Kallio | Honda CBR600RR | 18 | +36.608 | 23 | 2 |
  | 15 | 21 | Katsuaki Fujiwara | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 18 | +37.096 | 19 | 1 |
  | 16 | 83 | Didier van Keymeulen | Suzuki GSX-R600 | 18 | +38.526 | 27 | |
  | 17 | 37 | William de Angelis | Honda CBR600RR | 18 | +42.675 | 26 | |
  | 18 | 4 | Lorenzo Alfonsi | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 18 | +43.375 | 24 | |
  | 19 | 32 | Mirko Giansanti | Honda CBR600RR | 18 | +44.319 | 25 | |
  | 20 | 51 | Santiago Barragan | Honda CBR600RR | 18 | +45.924 | 30 | |
  | 21 | 57 | Ilario Dionisi | Triumph 675 | 18 | +47.277 | 29 | |
  | 22 | 72 | Attila Magda | Honda CBR600RR | 18 | +1:24.963 | 34 | |
  | 23 | 199 | Danilo dell'Omo | Honda CBR600RR | 18 | +1:25.440 | 33 | |
  | 24 | 888 | Josep Pedro Subirats | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 17 | +1 Lap | 36 | |
  | Ret | 99 | Fabien Foret | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 17 | Retirement | 1 | |
  | Ret | 75 | Luka Nedog | Honda CBR600RR | 15 | Accident | 32 | |
  | Ret | 24 | Garry McCoy | Triumph 675 | 7 | Retirement | 7 | |
  | Ret | 15 | Gergő Talmácsi | Honda CBR600RR | 7 | Retirement | 35 | |
  | Ret | 8 | Mark Aitchison | Triumph 675 | 6 | Accident | 11 | |
  | Ret | 81 | Graeme Gowland | Honda CBR600RR | 6 | Retirement | 15 | |
  | Ret | 121 | Arnaud Vincent | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 5 | Retirement | 31 | |
  | Ret | 65 | Jonathan Rea | Honda CBR600RR | 1 | Retirement | 4 | |
  | Ret | 88 | Andrew Pitt | Honda CBR600RR | 1 | Retirement | 10 | |
  | Ret | 61 | Andrea Antonelli | Honda CBR600RR | 0 | Retirement | 21 | |
  | Ret | 69 | Gianluca Nannelli | Honda CBR600RR | 0 | Retirement | 14 | |
  | Ret | 55 | Massimo Roccoli | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 0 | Retirement | 28 | |
  