# 2008 Superbike World Championship

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 Superbike World Championship returned to the United States on 1 June 2008, for the 6th round of the Superbike World Championship. The round took place at the Miller Motorsports Park near Salt Lake City, Utah. This was the first time SBK had raced in the United States since the 2004 round at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. The Superbike World Championship shared the weekend with the AMA Superbike Championship and its support classes. However to avoid direct comparisons between World Superbike and AMA Superbike, and because of sponsorship issues the two championships raced on different configurations of the circuit. World Superbikes used the 3.048 miles (4.905 km) Outer Track, while AMA Superbike and its support classes used the 4.5 miles (7.2 km) Main Track.
The provisional championship calendar was made up of 15 rounds but the Indonesian round in Sentul International Circuit was removed from the final calendar.
Australian rider Troy Bayliss won his third Superbike World Championship riding the factory supported Ducati 1098. He secured the title with his 50th race win at the second race at Magny-Cours.

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Round | Country | Circuit | Date | Superpole | Fastest lap | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
| 1 | R1 | Qatar | Losail | 23 February | Troy Corser | Noriyuki Haga | Troy Bayliss | Ducati Xerox Team | Report |
| 1 | R2 | Qatar | Losail | 23 February | Troy Corser | Fonsi Nieto | Fonsi Nieto | Team Alstare Suzuki | Report |
| 2 | R1 | Australia | Phillip Island | 2 March | Troy Bayliss | Troy Bayliss | Troy Bayliss | Ducati Xerox Team | Report |
| 2 | R2 | Australia | Phillip Island | 2 March | Troy Bayliss | Max Biaggi | Troy Bayliss | Ducati Xerox Team | Report |
| 3 | R1 | Spain | Valencia | 6 April | Max Neukirchner | Noriyuki Haga | Lorenzo Lanzi | R.G. Team | Report |
| 3 | R2 | Spain | Valencia | 6 April | Max Neukirchner | Carlos Checa | Noriyuki Haga | Yamaha Motor Italia WSB | Report |
| 4 | R1 | Netherlands | Assen | 27 April | Troy Bayliss | Max Neukirchner | Troy Bayliss | Ducati Xerox Team | Report |
| 4 | R2 | Netherlands | Assen | 27 April | Troy Bayliss | Troy Bayliss | Troy Bayliss | Ducati Xerox Team | Report |
| 5 | R1 | Italy | Monza | 11 May | Troy Bayliss | Noriyuki Haga | Max Neukirchner | Team Alstare Suzuki | Report |
| 5 | R2 | Italy | Monza | 11 May | Troy Bayliss | Noriyuki Haga | Noriyuki Haga | Yamaha Motor Italia WSB | Report |
| 6 | R1 | United States | Miller Motorsports Park | 1 June | Carlos Checa | Carlos Checa | Carlos Checa | Hannspree Ten Kate Honda | Report |
| 6 | R2 | United States | Miller Motorsports Park | 1 June | Carlos Checa | Carlos Checa | Carlos Checa | Hannspree Ten Kate Honda | Report |
| 7 | R1 | Germany | Nürburgring | 15 June | Max Neukirchner | Troy Bayliss | Noriyuki Haga | Yamaha Motor Italia WSB | Report |
| 7 | R2 | Germany | Nürburgring | 15 June | Max Neukirchner | Noriyuki Haga | Noriyuki Haga | Yamaha Motor Italia WSB | Report |
| 8 | R1 | San Marino | Misano Adriatico | 29 June | Troy Corser | Jakub Smrž | Max Neukirchner | Team Alstare Suzuki | Report |
| 8 | R2 | San Marino | Misano Adriatico | 29 June | Troy Corser | Troy Corser | Rubén Xaus | Sterilgarda Go Eleven | Report |
| 9 | R1 | Czech Republic | Brno | 20 July | Troy Bayliss | Troy Bayliss | Troy Bayliss | Ducati Xerox Team | Report |
| 9 | R2 | Czech Republic | Brno | 20 July | Troy Bayliss | Michel Fabrizio | Troy Bayliss | Ducati Xerox Team | Report |
| 10 | R1 | Great Britain | Brands Hatch | 3 August | Troy Bayliss | Ryuichi Kiyonari | Ryuichi Kiyonari | Hannspree Ten Kate Honda | Report |
| 10 | R2 | Great Britain | Brands Hatch | 3 August | Troy Bayliss | Michel Fabrizio | Ryuichi Kiyonari | Hannspree Ten Kate Honda | Report |
| 11 | R1 | Europe | Donington Park | 7 September | Troy Bayliss | Troy Bayliss | Troy Bayliss | Ducati Xerox Team | Report |
| 11 | R2 | Europe | Donington Park | 7 September | Troy Bayliss | James Ellison | Ryuichi Kiyonari | Hannspree Ten Kate Honda | Report |
| 12 | R1 | Italy | Vallelunga | 21 September | Troy Bayliss | Carlos Checa | Noriyuki Haga | Yamaha Motor Italia WSB | Report |
| 12 | R2 | Italy | Vallelunga | 21 September | Troy Bayliss | Troy Corser | Noriyuki Haga | Yamaha Motor Italia WSB | Report |
| 13 | R1 | France | Magny-Cours | 5 October | Noriyuki Haga | Carlos Checa | Noriyuki Haga | Yamaha Motor Italia WSB | Report |
| 13 | R2 | France | Magny-Cours | 5 October | Noriyuki Haga | Troy Bayliss | Troy Bayliss | Ducati Xerox Team | Report |
| 14 | R1 | Portugal | Portimão | 2 November | Troy Bayliss | Troy Bayliss | Troy Bayliss | Ducati Xerox Team | Report |
| 14 | R2 | Portugal | Portimão | 2 November | Troy Bayliss | Troy Bayliss | Troy Bayliss | Ducati Xerox Team | Report |

## Championship standings
### Riders' standings

2008 final riders' standings :
| Pos. | Rider | Bike | QAT | QAT | AUS | AUS | ESP | ESP | NED | NED | ITA | ITA | USA | USA | GER | GER | SMR | SMR | CZE | CZE | GBR | GBR | EUR | EUR | ITA | ITA | FRA | FRA | POR | POR | Pts |
| Pos. | Rider | Bike | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | Pts |
| 1 | Troy Bayliss | Ducati | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 22 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 1 | Ret | 6 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 460 |
| 2 | Troy Corser | Yamaha | 3 | 7 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 2 | Ret | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 342 |
| 3 | Noriyuki Haga | Yamaha | 14 | 13 | 8 | 7 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 2 | Ret | DSQ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 14 | 327 |
| 4 | Carlos Checa | Honda | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | Ret | 6 | 8 | Ret | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 313 |
| 5 | Max Neukirchner | Suzuki | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | Ret | DNS | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | Ret | 14 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | Ret | 4 | 311 |
| 6 | Fonsi Nieto | Suzuki | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | Ret | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | Ret | 12 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 256 |
| 7 | Max Biaggi | Ducati | 2 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 5 | Ret | 9 | 4 | 13 | 7 | Ret | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Ret | 4 | 6 | Ret | 13 | 238 |
| 8 | Michel Fabrizio | Ducati | 9 | 5 | 3 | 19 | Ret | 13 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 11 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6 | Ret | 5 | 7 | 2 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 2 | 223 |
| 9 | Ryuichi Kiyonari | Honda | 22 | 19 | 9 | 6 | Ret | 4 | 7 | Ret | 6 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 13 | | | 8 | 11 | 206 |
| 10 | Rubén Xaus | Ducati | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 7 | 16 | 4 | Ret | 7 | 14 | Ret | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | Ret | Ret | DNS | DNS | Ret | 8 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 5 | 9 | Ret | 178 |
| 11 | Yukio Kagayama | Suzuki | 8 | Ret | | | Ret | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 8 | 5 | DNS | DNS | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 25 | 5 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 154 |
| 12 | Gregorio Lavilla | Honda | 13 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | Ret | 14 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 14 | Ret | 10 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 135 |
| 13 | Jakub Smrž | Ducati | 10 | 9 | Ret | 18 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 10 | Ret | 6 | DSQ | 11 | Ret | 7 | 9 | Ret | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 11 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 12 | 120 |
| 14 | Lorenzo Lanzi | Ducati | 16 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 12 | DNS | DNS | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | Ret | 20 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 13 | 11 | 10 | Ret | 11 | 11 | 18 | Ret | 11 | | | 109 |
| 15 | Karl Muggeridge | Honda | 17 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 14 | 13 | Ret | 6 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 11 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | 14 | 21 | 77 |
| 16 | Régis Laconi | Kawasaki | 15 | 16 | Ret | 17 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 16 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9 | 14 | 10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 16 | Ret | 15 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 61 |
| 17 | Roberto Rolfo | Honda | 11 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 22 | 14 | | | 20 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | Ret | 12 | 10 | 14 | Ret | 13 | 8 | 10 | Ret | 10 | 12 | 18 | 59 |
| 18 | Kenan Sofuoğlu | Honda | 12 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 19 | DNS | DNS | 12 | 14 | Ret | 21 | 18 | Ret | 10 | 10 | 13 | 17 | Ret | DNS | Ret | Ret | 9 | 19 | | | 54 |
| 19 | Shinichi Nakatomi | Yamaha | 21 | Ret | 15 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 16 | Ret | 18 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 15 | DNS | DNS | 13 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 51 |
| 20 | Makoto Tamada | Kawasaki | Ret | 12 | Ret | 14 | 9 | Ret | 8 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 19 | 13 | 9 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | Ret | 16 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 41 |
| 21 | Tom Sykes | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 7 | 2 | 10 | | | | | | | 35 |
| 22 | Leon Haslam | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Ret | | | | | 7 | 3 | 33 |
| 23 | Cal Crutchlow | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 2 | | | | | Ret | 9 | 27 |
| 24 | Ayrton Badovini | Kawasaki | 18 | 17 | Ret | 21 | 17 | 21 | 13 | 18 | Ret | 9 | 17 | 12 | 17 | Ret | Ret | 17 | 17 | Ret | Ret | 21 | 12 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 16 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 24 |
| 25 | James Ellison | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 4 | | | | | | | 19 |
| 26 | Jonathan Rea | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 15 | 14 |
| 27 | Russell Holland | Honda | 24 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 15 | Ret | 19 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 |
| 28 | David Checa | Yamaha | 23 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 15 | 18 | Ret | DNS | | | Ret | DNS | Ret | 15 | 15 | 16 | Ret | 16 | 17 | 20 | 11 | Ret | 17 | 20 | Ret | Ret | 20 | 22 | 12 |
| 29 | Sébastien Gimbert | Yamaha | 20 | 18 | 16 | 13 | Ret | DNS | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 19 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 14 | 13 | Ret | 16 | 20 | 12 |
| 30 | Shuhei Aoyama | Honda | 25 | 22 | 18 | Ret | Ret | 24 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 16 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 24 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 18 | Ret | 22 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 26 | 5 |
| 31 | Chris Walker | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 15 | Ret | Ret | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 5 |
| 32 | Niccolò Canepa | Ducati | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 33 | Michael Beck | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | 19 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| | Luca Morelli | Honda | Ret | Ret | DNS | DNS | 18 | 23 | Ret | Ret | 17 | Ret | | | | | WD | WD | | | 21 | 24 | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Martin Bauer | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | Ret | | | 0 |
| | Jason Pridmore | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | 18 | Ret | 23 | Ret | Ret | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Vittorio Iannuzzo | Kawasaki | 19 | Ret | DNS | DNS | | | DNS | DNS | Ret | Ret | 22 | 19 | 20 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 20 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 23 | Ret | Ret | 0 |
| | Diego Lozano Ortiz | Honda | | | | | 19 | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Loïc Napoleone | Yamaha | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 20 | Ret | 21 | 22 | Ret | Ret | 24 | 21 | Ret | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Christian Zaiser | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | 20 | 23 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 29 | 0 |
| | Iván Silva | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | 21 | | | 0 |
| | Scott Jensen | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Arie Vos | Ducati | | | | | | | 20 | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Jiří Dražďák | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Matěj Smrž | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | 21 | | | | | 0 |
| | Luís Carreira | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | 28 | 0 |
| | Miloš Čihák | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Matt Lynn | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | 22 | 22 | | | | | 0 |
| | Tommy Bridewell | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 25 | 0 |
| | Carmelo Morales | Yamaha | | | | | Ret | 25 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Luca Scassa | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 27 | 0 |
| | Tristan Palmer | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Lorenzo Mauri | Ducati | | | | | | | | | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Sergio Fuertes | Suzuki | | | | | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Norino Brignola | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Giovanni Bussei | Honda | | | | | | | | | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Simon Andrews | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | WD | WD | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos. | Rider | Bike | QAT | QAT | AUS | AUS | ESP | ESP | NED | NED | ITA | ITA | USA | USA | GER | GER | SMR | SMR | CZE | CZE | GBR | GBR | EUR | EUR | ITA | ITA | FRA | FRA | POR | POR | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |

### Manufacturers' standings

2008 final manufacturers' standings :
| Pos. | Manufacturer | QAT | QAT | AUS | AUS | ESP | ESP | NED | NED | ITA | ITA | USA | USA | GER | GER | SMR | SMR | CZE | CZE | GBR | GBR | EUR | EUR | ITA | ITA | FRA | FRA | POR | POR | Pts |
| Pos. | Manufacturer | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | Pts |
| 1 | Ducati | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 570 |
| 2 | Yamaha | 3 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 487 |
| 3 | Honda | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 415 |
| 4 | Suzuki | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 408 |
| 5 | Kawasaki | 15 | 12 | Ret | 14 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 9 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 10 | Ret | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 94 |
| Pos. | Manufacturer | QAT | QAT | AUS | AUS | ESP | ESP | NED | NED | ITA | ITA | USA | USA | GER | GER | SMR | SMR | CZE | CZE | GBR | GBR | EUR | EUR | ITA | ITA | FRA | FRA | POR | POR | Pts |

## Entry list

2008 entry list :
| Team | Constructor | Motorcycle | No. | Rider | Rounds |
| Sterilgarda Go Eleven | Ducati | Ducati 1098 RS 08 | 3 | Max Biaggi | All |
| Sterilgarda Go Eleven | Ducati | Ducati 1098 RS 08 | 111 | Rubén Xaus | All |
| Hannspree Ten Kate Honda Hannspree Ten Kate Honda Jr. | Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | 7 | Carlos Checa | All |
| Hannspree Ten Kate Honda Hannspree Ten Kate Honda Jr. | Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | 23 | Ryuichi Kiyonari | 1–12, 14 |
| Hannspree Ten Kate Honda Hannspree Ten Kate Honda Jr. | Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | 32 | Martin Bauer | 13 |
| Hannspree Ten Kate Honda Hannspree Ten Kate Honda Jr. | Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | 54 | Kenan Sofuoğlu | 1–13 |
| Hannspree Ten Kate Honda Hannspree Ten Kate Honda Jr. | Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | 65 | Jonathan Rea | 14 |
| Ventaxia VK Honda | Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | 9 | Chris Walker | 10–14 |
| Ventaxia VK Honda | Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | 36 | Gregorio Lavilla | All |
| Team Alstare Suzuki | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 K9 | 10 | Fonsi Nieto | All |
| Team Alstare Suzuki | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 K9 | 34 | Yukio Kagayama | 1, 3–14 |
| Team Alstare Suzuki | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 K9 | 76 | Max Neukirchner | All |
| Yamaha Motor Italia WSB | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 11 | Troy Corser | All |
| Yamaha Motor Italia WSB | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 41 | Noriyuki Haga | All |
| Team Pedercini | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-10R | 13 | Vittorio Iannuzzo | 1–2, 4–14 |
| Team Pedercini | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-10R | 86 | Ayrton Badovini | All |
| Benimoto Suzuki Cetelem | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 K8 | 14 | Luís Carreira | 14 |
| ProRace | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 K8 | 15 | Miloš Čihák | 9 |
| Team Suzuki Motorrad | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 16 | Sergio Fuertes | 3 |
| Lloyds British | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 17 | Simon Andrews | |
| Lloyds British | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 17 | Tristan Palmer | 10 |
| Team NB | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 K8 | 18 | Tommy Bridewell | 14 |
| Ducati Xerox Team | Ducati | Ducati 1098 F08 | 21 | Troy Bayliss | All |
| Ducati Xerox Team | Ducati | Ducati 1098 F08 | 59 | Niccolò Canepa | 9 |
| Ducati Xerox Team | Ducati | Ducati 1098 F08 | 84 | Michel Fabrizio | All |
| Alto Evolution Honda Superbike | Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | 22 | Luca Morelli | 1–5 |
| Alto Evolution Honda Superbike | Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | 43 | Jason Pridmore | 6–10 |
| Alto Evolution Honda Superbike | Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | 50 | Matt Lynn | 11–12 |
| Alto Evolution Honda Superbike | Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | 88 | Shuhei Aoyama | All |
| D.F. Racing | Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | 22 | Luca Morelli | 8, 10–11 |
| D.F. Racing | Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | 31 | Karl Muggeridge | All |
| D.F. Racing | Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | 69 | Iván Silva | 13 |
| D.F. Racing | Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | 83 | Russell Holland | 1–7 |
| D.F. Racing | Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | 99 | Luca Scassa | 14 |
| D.F. Racing | Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | 113 | Jiří Dražďák | 9 |
| D.F. Racing | Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | 122 | Matěj Smrž | 12 |
| Fabricom – MCT Racing | Ducati | Ducati 1098 RS 08 | 28 | Arie Vos | 4 |
| HM Plant Honda | Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | 11, 14 |
| HM Plant Honda | Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | 91 | Leon Haslam | 11, 14 |
| Honda Joe Darcey | Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | 37 | Diego Lozano Ortiz | 3 |
| YZF Yamaha | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 38 | Shinichi Nakatomi | All |
| HANNspree Honda Althea | Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | 44 | Roberto Rolfo | 1–4, 6–14 |
| HANNspree Honda Althea | Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | 200 | Giovanni Bussei | 5 |
| Yamaha France GMT 94 IPONE | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 49 | Michael Beck | 5 |
| Yamaha France GMT 94 IPONE | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 94 | David Checa | 1–4, 6–14 |
| Yamaha France GMT 94 IPONE | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 194 | Sébastien Gimbert | All |
| PSG-1 Corse | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-10R | 55 | Régis Laconi | All |
| PSG-1 Corse | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-10R | 100 | Makoto Tamada | All |
| R.G. Team | Ducati | Ducati 1098 RS 08 | 57 | Lorenzo Lanzi | 1–13 |
| On The Throttle.TV | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 K8 | 61 | Scott Jensen | 6 |
| Grillini PBR Team | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 64 | Norino Brignola | 8 |
| Grillini PBR Team | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 73 | Christian Zaiser | 9–14 |
| Grillini PBR Team | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 77 | Loïc Napoleone | 1–7 |
| Rizla Suzuki | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 | 66 | Tom Sykes | 10–11 |
| Hydrex Bike Animal Honda | Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | 80 | James Ellison | 11 |
| Guandalini Racing by Grifo's | Ducati | Ducati 1098 RS 08 | 96 | Jakub Smrž | All |
| Spring Ducati ASD | Ducati | Ducati 999 RS | 110 | Lorenzo Mauri | 5 |
| L'Oreal Men Expert Laglisse | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 131 | Carmelo Morales | 3 |
Key :
* Regular rider
* Wildcard rider
* Replacement rider