# 2008 European Superstock 600 Championship

The 2008 European Superstock 600 Championship was the fourth season of the European Superstock 600 Championship. The season was contested over tenth races, beginning at Circuit Ricardo Tormo on 6 April and ending at Algarve International Circuit on 2 November. Loris Baz clinched the title after beating closest rival Marco Bussolotti.

## Race calendar and results

2008 Calendar :
| Round | Date | Round | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Race winner | Winning team |
| 1 | 6 April | Spain | Valencia | Danilo Petrucci | Danilo Petrucci | Loris Baz | YZF Yamaha Junior Team |
| 2 | 27 April | Netherlands | Assen | Danilo Petrucci | Dan Linfoot | Dan Linfoot | Beowulf Racing |
| 3 | 10 May | Italy | Monza | Loris Baz | Marco Bussolotti | Loris Baz | YZF Yamaha Junior Team |
| 4 | 15 June | Germany | Nürburgring | Patrik Vostárek | Loris Baz | Patrik Vostárek | Intermoto Czech |
| 5 | 29 June | San Marino | Misano | Patrik Vostárek | Loris Baz | Patrik Vostárek | Intermoto Czech |
| 6 | 19 July | Czech Republic | Brno Circuit | Patrik Vostárek | Patrik Vostárek | Patrik Vostárek | Intermoto Czech |
| 7 | 3 August | United Kingdom | Brands Hatch | Loris Baz | Loris Baz | Loris Baz | YZF Yamaha Junior Team |
| 8 | 7 September | Europe | Donington | Marco Bussolotti | Marco Bussolotti | Marco Bussolotti | Yamaha Motor Italia J.T. |
| 9 | 5 October | France | Magny-Cours | Gino Rea | Loris Baz | Dan Linfoot | Team StoneBaker |
| 10 | 2 November | Portugal | Algarve | Gino Rea | Loris Baz | Gino Rea | Team StoneBaker |

## Entry list

| Team | Constructor | Motorcycle | No. | Rider | Rounds |
| Azione Corse | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 12 | Sam Lowes | All |
| Brian Racing Team | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 61 | Anthony Loiseau | 9 |
| Hanspree IDS Ten Kate Honda | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 15 | Hugo Van Den Berg | 10 |
| Hanspree IDS Ten Kate Honda | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 111 | Michal Šembera | 1–9 |
| HP Racing Team | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 35 | Simone Grotzkyj | 1–8 |
| Intermoto Czech | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 66 | Mateusz Stoklosa | 10 |
| Intermoto Czech | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 77 | Patrik Vostárek | 1–8 |
| Paddock Competicoes]] | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 141 | Sergio Batista | 10 |
| Direct CCTV Racedays Racedays Superbike Academy | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 13 | Lee Johnston | 8–9 |
| Direct CCTV Racedays Racedays Superbike Academy | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 56 | David Paton | 1–4, 6–7 |
| Direct CCTV Racedays Racedays Superbike Academy | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 63 | BJ Toal | 10 |
| Direct CCTV Racedays Racedays Superbike Academy | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 64 | Josh Day | 8–10 |
| Direct CCTV Racedays Racedays Superbike Academy | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 96 | Daniel Brill | 1–4, 6–7 |
| Strichting Race Tegen Kanker | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 92 | Willem Hommersom | 9 |
| Team Honda Merson | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 27 | Daniel Arcas | 1 |
| Team Lorini | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 3 | Giuliano Gregorini | 1–9 |
| Team Lorini | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 34 | Fabio Massei | 10 |
| Team Lorini | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 42 | Leonardo Biliotti | All |
| Gold Fren Team Erinac | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 69 | Ondřej Ježek | 1, 4, 6 |
| MSS Colchester Kawasaki | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 30 | Jamie Hamilton | 7 |
| O Six Kawasaki Supported | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 6 | Andrea Boscoscuro | 1–4 |
| O Six Kawasaki Supported | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 21 | Alex Lowes | 1–9 |
| O Six Kawasaki Supported | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 40 | Roman Ramos | 6–7 |
| Amici Racing Team | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600 | 19 | Nigel Walraven | 2, 8 |
| Cruciani Moto Suzuki Italia | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600 | 24 | Daniele Beretta | All |
| Cruciani Moto Suzuki Italia | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600 | 47 | Eddi La Marra | All |
| Moto-ECK Racing Team | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600 | 39 | Steven Michels | 1 |
| MTM Racing Team | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600 | 55 | Vincent Lonbois | All |
| TKR Suzuki Switzerland | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600 | 23 | Christian Von Gunten | All |
| TKR Suzuki Switzerland | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600 | 57 | Kenny Tirsgaard | All |
| Payet Racing Team Triumph | Trumph | Triumph 675 | 4 | Baptiste Guittet | 9 |
| Triumph Italia BE1 Racing | Trumph | Triumph 675 | 36 | Davide Fanelli | 5, 7–9 |
| Triumph - SC | Trumph | Triumph 675 | 17 | Robbie Stewart | 1–3, 5–8 |
| Triumph - SC | Trumph | Triumph 675 | 70 | Thomas Grant | 1–2, 6 |
| Bevilacqua Corse | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 32 | Gianluca Capitini | 3 |
| Beowulf Racing Team StoneBaker | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 44 | Gino Rea | All |
| Beowulf Racing Team StoneBaker | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 45 | Dan Linfoot | All |
| Doorakkers Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 22 | Sveti Alexandrov | 2 |
| Excel Performance Yamaha | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 16 | Leon Hunt | 7–8 |
| FCC Corse | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 6 | Andrea Boscoscuro | 6 |
| Grillini PBR Team | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 91 | Hampus Johansson | All |
| Labronica Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 191 | Nico Morelli | 3 |
| No Limits Trackdays Team | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 53 | Joe Burns | 8 |
| Orelac Racing by Galvin Team | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 10 | Nacho Calero | All |
| Otomoto RT | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 37 | Andrzej Chmielewski | 6 |
| PCP Peko Racing Team | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 99 | Gregg Black | All |
| Stokson Racing Team | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 66 | Mateusz Stoklosa | 6, 9 |
| Tati Team | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 29 | William Grarre | 9 |
| Team ASPI | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 11 | Jérémy Guarnoni | All |
| Team ASPI | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 93 | Matthieu Lussiana | All |
| Team Falcone Competition | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 18 | Nicolas Pouhair | All |
| Team Falcone Competition | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 94 | Mathieu Gines | 7, 9–10 |
| Team SMW | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 155 | Etienne Masson | 9 |
| Team Trasimeno | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 7 | Renato Costantini | 1–2, 4–7, 9–10 |
| Team Trasimeno | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 119 | Danilo Petrucci | All |
| TK Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 54 | Jack Groves | 7 |
| VD Heyden Motors Yamaha | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 72 | Fredrik Karlsen | All |
| Yamaha Motor Italia J.T. | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 5 | Marco Bussolotti | All |
| Yamaha Shel Cetelem Iamaloures | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 117 | André Carvalho | 10 |
| Yamaha Spain | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 88 | Yannick Guerra | All |
| YZF Yamaha Junior Team | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 76 | Loris Baz | All |
| Zone Rouge | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 14 | Nicolas Pirot | 1–9 |
| Zone Rouge | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 73 | Joey Litjens | 10 |
Key :
* Regular rider
* Wildcard rider
* Replacement rider
* All entries used Pirelli tyres.

## Championship' standings
### Riders' standings

| Pos | Rider | Bike | VAL | ASS | MNZ | NÜR | MIS | BRN | BRA | DON | MAG | POR | Pts |
| 1 | Loris Baz | Yamaha | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 186 |
| 2 | Marco Bussolotti | Yamaha | Ret | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 134 |
| 3 | Gino Rea | Yamaha | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 132 |
| 4 | Patrik Vostárek | Honda | 11 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 5 | | | 121 |
| 5 | Dan Linfoot | Yamaha | 3 | 1 | DNS | 6 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 4 | 1 | 11 | 117 |
| 6 | Daniele Beretta | Suzuki | 4 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 5 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 88 |
| 7 | Danilo Petrucci | Yamaha | 2 | Ret | 4 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 4 | DNS | 11 | 7 | 83 |
| 8 | Vincent Lonbois | Suzuki | 12 | 3 | Ret | 13 | 4 | Ret | DSQ | 7 | 4 | 4 | 71 |
| 9 | Gregg Black | Yamaha | Ret | 6 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 26 | 53 |
| 10 | Eddi La Marra | Suzuki | 8 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 10 | Ret | 24 | 49 |
| 11 | Leonardo Biliotti | Honda | 6 | Ret | 5 | 21 | DSQ | 8 | 22 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 36 |
| 12 | Giuliano Gregorini | Honda | 5 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 15 | WD | | 35 |
| 13 | Mathieu Gines | Yamaha | | | | | | | 7 | | 3 | 14 | 27 |
| 14 | Renato Costantini | Yamaha | 10 | WD | | 10 | 14 | Ret | 9 | | 14 | 20 | 23 |
| 15 | Kenny Tirsgaard | Suzuki | 28 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 19 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 21 |
| 16 | Alex Lowes | Kawasaki | 25 | Ret | Ret | 27 | 21 | 26 | 20 | 2 | 21 | | 20 |
| 17 | Hampus Johansson | Yamaha | 7 | 11 | Ret | 17 | 10 | Ret | 29 | Ret | Ret | 25 | 20 |
| 18 | Mathieu Lussiana | Yamaha | 18 | 15 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 11 | 26 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 20 |
| 19 | Jérémy Guarnoni | Yamaha | Ret | 20 | Ret | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 18 |
| 20 | Sam Lowes | Honda | 27 | Ret | 13 | 26 | 20 | 12 | Ret | 6 | 22 | 28 | 17 |
| 21 | Josh Day | Honda | | | | | | | | 14 | 18 | 5 | 13 |
| 22 | Ondřej Ježek | Kawasaki | 17 | | | 12 | | 7 | | | | | 13 |
| 23 | Michal Šembera | Honda | 14 | Ret | Ret | 14 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 17 | 15 | | 9 |
| 24 | Lee Johnston | Honda | | | | | | | | 8 | Ret | | 8 |
| 25 | Fabio Massei | Honda | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 8 |
| 26 | Fredrik Karlsen | Yamaha | 22 | 10 | Ret | 18 | 17 | 15 | 28 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 8 |
| 27 | Yannick Guerra | Yamaha | 21 | 21 | 11 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 19 | 8 |
| 28 | Gianluca Capitini | Yamaha | | | 9 | | | | | | | | 7 |
| 29 | Nicolas Pouhair | Yamaha | 16 | 16 | Ret | WD | 24 | 9 | 17 | Ret | 16 | 23 | 7 |
| 30 | David Paton | Honda | 20 | 12 | Ret | 16 | | 18 | 13 | | | | 7 |
| 31 | Leon Hunt | Yamaha | | | | | | | 10 | Ret | | | 6 |
| 32 | Etienne Masson | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | 10 | | 6 |
| 33 | Joe Burns | Yamaha | | | | | | | | 11 | | | 5 |
| 34 | Christian Von Gunten | Suzuki | 29 | 23 | 14 | 20 | 25 | Ret | 21 | 13 | 20 | 21 | 5 |
| 35 | Joey Litjens | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 4 |
| 36 | Simone Grotzkyj | Honda | Ret | WD | 15 | Ret | 13 | Ret | DNS | WD | | | 4 |
| 37 | Nacho Calero | Yamaha | 13 | 19 | Ret | Ret | 22 | 21 | 25 | 22 | Ret | 27 | 3 |
| 38 | Andrea Boscoscuro | Kawasaki | 19 | 13 | Ret | 22 | | | | | | | 3 |
| 38 | Andrea Boscoscuro | Yamaha | | | | | | Ret | | | | | 3 |
| 39 | Davide Fanelli | Triumph | | | | | 15 | | 14 | Ret | 19 | | 3 |
| 40 | Thomas Grant | Triumph | 15 | WD | | | | WD | | | | | 1 |
| 41 | Jamie Hamilton | Kawasaki | | | | | | | 15 | | | | 1 |
| | Robbie Stewart | Triumph | 23 | 17 | Ret | | 23 | 25 | 23 | 16 | | | 0 |
| | Andrzej Chmielewski | Yamaha | | | | | | 17 | | | | | 0 |
| | André Carvalho | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 0 |
| | Daniel Brill | Honda | 24 | 18 | Ret | 19 | | WD | 18 | | | | 0 |
| | BJ Toal | Honda | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 0 |
| | Nigel Walraven | Suzuki | | Ret | | | | | | 21 | | | 0 |
| | Nicolas Pirot | Yamaha | 30 | 22 | Ret | 28 | 26 | 24 | Ret | Ret | Ret | | 0 |
| | Mateusz Stoklosa | Yamaha | | | | | | 22 | | | 24 | | 0 |
| | Mateusz Stoklosa | Honda | | | | | | | | | | 29 | 0 |
| | Hugo Van Den Berg | Honda | | | | | | | | | | 22 | 0 |
| | Roman Ramos | Kawasaki | | | | | | 23 | 30 | | | | 0 |
| | Willem Hommersom | Honda | | | | | | | | | 23 | | 0 |
| | Jack Groves | Yamaha | | | | | | | 24 | | | | 0 |
| | Steven Michels | Suzuki | 26 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Sveti Alexandrov | Yamaha | | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Nico Morelli | Yamaha | | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Anthony Loiseau | Honda | | | | | | | | | Ret | | 0 |
| | Baptiste Guittet | Triumph | | | | | | | | | Ret | | 0 |
| | Daniel Arcas | Honda | DSQ | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Sergio Batista | Honda | | | | | | | | | | DSQ | 0 |
| | William Grarre | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | |
| Pos | Rider | Bike | VAL | ASS | MNZ | NÜR | MIS | BRN | BRA | DON | MAG | 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) |