# 2008 FIM Superstock 1000 Cup

The 2008 FIM Superstock 1000 Cup was the tenth season of the FIM Superstock 1000 championship, the fourth held under this name. The FIM Superstock 1000 championship followed the same calendar as the Superbike World Championship, missing out the none European rounds of the championship minus the round at Vallelunga.
The title was won by Aussie Brendan Roberts who beat closes title rival Maxime Berger by just 7 points.

## Race calendar and results

2008 Calendar :
| Round | Date | Round | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Race winner | Winning team |
| 1 | 6 April | Spain | Valencia | Brendan Roberts | Brendan Roberts | Brendan Roberts | Ducati Xerox Junior Team |
| 2 | 27 April | Netherlands | Assen | Claudio Corti | Michele Pirro | Maxime Berger | Hannspree IDS Ten Kate Honda |
| 3 | 11 May | Italy | Monza | Claudio Corti | Matěj Smrž | Xavier Simeon | Team Alstare Suzuki |
| 4 | 15 June | Germany | Nürburgring | Brendan Roberts | Brendan Roberts | Brendan Roberts | Ducati Xerox Junior Team |
| 5 | 29 June | San Marino | Misano | Michele Pirro | Alessandro Polita | Alessandro Polita | Sterilgarda Go Eleven |
| 6 | 20 July | Czech Republic | Brno Circuit | Brendan Roberts | Maxime Berger | Maxime Berger | Hannspre IDS Ten Kate Honda |
| 7 | 3 August | Great Britain | Brands Hatch | Maxime Berger | Sheridan Morais | Maxime Berger | Hannspre IDS Ten Kate Honda |
| 8 | 7 September | Europe | Donington Park | Xavier Simeon | Xavier Simeon | Xavier Simeon | Team Alstare Suzuki |
| 9 | 5 October | France | Magny-Cours | Matěj Smrž | Matěj Smrž | Matěj Smrž | MS Racing |
| 10 | 2 November | Portugal | Portimão | Brendan Roberts | Brendan Roberts | Brendan Roberts | Ducati Xerox Junior Team |

## Entry list

| Team | Constructor | Motorcycle | No. | Rider | Rounds |
| Ducati Xerox Junior Team | Ducati | Ducati 1098R | 89 | Domenico Colucci | All |
| Ducati Xerox Junior Team | Ducati | Ducati 1098R | 155 | Brendan Roberts | All |
| Guandalini Racing by Grifo's | Ducati | Ducati 1098R | 117 | Denis Sacchetti | 1–5 |
| R.G. Team | Ducati | Ducati 1098R | 58 | Robert Gianfardoni | 1–5, 7–9 |
| Sterilgarda Go Eleven | Ducati | Ducati 1098R | 53 | Alessandro Polita | All |
| Althea Racing AX-52 | Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | 8 | Andrea Antonelli | 1–9 |
| Azione Corse | Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | 33 | Marko Rohtlaan | 1–4 |
| Azione Corse | Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | 63 | Per Björk | 6 |
| Azione Corse | Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | 107 | Niccolò Rosso | 7–10 |
| Hannspre IDS Ten Kate Honda | Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | 21 | Maxime Berger | All |
| Intermoto Czech | Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | 90 | Michal Drobný | All |
| MD Team Jerman | Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | 24 | Marko Jerman | All |
| MD Team Jerman | Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | 92 | Jure Stibilj | All |
| MS Racing | Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | 69 | Ondrej Ježek | 10 |
| MS Racing | Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | 77 | Barry Burrell | All |
| MS Racing | Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | 96 | Matěj Smrž | All |
| Team Honda Merson | Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | 72 | Jordi Torres | 1 |
| Orelac Racing by Galvin Team | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX 10R | 996 | Jonathan Gallina | 1–6 |
| O Six Kawasaki Supported | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX 10R | 15 | Matteo Baiocco | All |
| O Six Kawasaki Supported | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX 10R | 57 | Cameron Stronach | 1–9 |
| Team Pedercini | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX 10R | 12 | Alessio Aldrovadi | 1–8 |
| Team Pedercini | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX 10R | 13 | Vittorio Bortone | 10 |
| Team Pedercini | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX 10R | 113 | Sheridan Morais | 7–8 |
| Team Pedercini | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX 10R | 113 | Sheridan Morais | 10 |
| Team Pedercini | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX 10R | 132 | Yoann Tiberio | 1–9 |
| KTM Mähr Superstock | KTM | KTM 1190 RC8 | 7 | René Mähr | All |
| KTM Mähr Superstock | KTM | KTM 1190 RC8 | 81 | Pauli Pekkanen | 6–10 |
| VB Squadra Corse | KTM | KTM 1190 RC8 | 32 | Lorenzo Baroni | 5 |
| Boselli Racing | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 K8 | 73 | Simone Saltarelli | 10 |
| BWIN Racing | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 K8 | 98 | Oliver Skach | 4 |
| Celani Team Suzuki Italia | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 K8 | 17 | Cristiano Todaro | 3 |
| Celani Team Suzuki Italia | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 K8 | 23 | Chris Seaton | All |
| Celani Team Suzuki Italia | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 K8 | 29 | Davide Bastianelli | 1–2 |
| Celani Team Suzuki Italia | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 K8 | 154 | Tommaso Lorenzetti | 4–10 |
| Coutelle Junior Team Suzuki | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 K8 | 30 | Michaël Savary | All |
| Coutelle Junior Team Suzuki | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 K8 | 78 | Freddy Foray | All |
| Cruciani Moto Suzuki Italia | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 K8 | 26 | Andrea Liberini | 9–10 |
| Cruciani Moto Suzuki Italia | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 K8 | 34 | Davide Giugliano | All |
| Cruciani Moto Suzuki Italia | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 K8 | 84 | Federico Pica | 6 |
| Cruciani Moto Suzuki Italia | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 K8 | 111 | Fabrizio Perotti | 1–5 |
| MIST Suzuki Racing | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 K8 | 18 | Matt Bond | All |
| MIST Suzuki Racing | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 K8 | 87 | Gareth Jones | All |
| MQP Racing Team | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 K8 | 5 | Danny De Boer | All |
| MQP Racing Team | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 K8 | 99 | Roy Ten Napel | All |
| MTM Racing Team | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 K8 | 14 | Filip Backlund | All |
| Suzuki International Europe | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 K8 | 35 | Dominic Lammert | 4, 6 |
| Team Alstare Suzuki | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R1000 K8 | 19 | Xavier Simeon | All |
| Devil Yamaha France | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 56 | Loïc Napoleone | 9 |
| LW RT Powered by Szkopek | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 120 | Marcin Walkowiak | 6 |
| Moto Performances | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 74 | Julien Millet | 9–10 |
| Motor's Dream Trasimeno | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 8 | Andrea Antonelli | 10 |
| OKI Szkopek Team | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 91 | Marek Szkopek | 6 |
| Orelac Racing by Galvin Team | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 11 | Javier Oliver | 9–10 |
| PCP Peko Racing Team | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 41 | Gregory Junod | All |
| Raceways Yamaha | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 10 | Jon Kirkham | 7–8 |
| RCGM Team | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 45 | Luca Verdini | 3, 5 |
| Ultimate Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 60 | Peter Hickman | 7–10 |
| Vd Heyden Motors Yamaha | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 16 | Raymond Schouten | 1–9 |
| Vd Heyden Motors Yamaha | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 86 | Lennart Van Houwelingen | 10 |
| Yamaha Lorenzini by Leoni | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 51 | Michele Pirro | All |
| Yamaha Lorenzini by Leoni | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 119 | Michele Magnoni | All |
| Yamaha Motor Italia J.T. | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 71 | Claudio Corti | All |
| YZF Yamaha Junior Team | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 20 | Sylvain Barrier | 1–6, 9–10 |
| YZF Yamaha Junior Team | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 82 | Franck Millet | 8 |
| Zone Rouge | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 66 | Branko Srdanov | All |
| Zone Rouge | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 88 | Kenny Foray | All |
Key :
* Regular rider
* Wildcard rider
* Replacement rider
* All entries used Pirelli tyres.

## Championship standings
### Riders' standings

| Pos. | Rider | Bike | SPA | NED | ITA | GER | SMR | CZE | GBR | EU | FRA | POR | Pts |
| 1 | Brendan Roberts | Ducati | 1 | Ret | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 147 |
| 2 | Maxime Berger | Honda | 7 | 1 | Ret | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 140 |
| 3 | Alessandro Polita | Ducati | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 137 |
| 4 | Xavier Simeon | Suzuki | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | DNS | 1 | 5 | 11 | 136 |
| 5 | Michele Pirro | Yamaha | 6 | 2 | Ret | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 102 |
| 6 | Matěj Smrž | Honda | Ret | 7 | 2 | 5 | Ret | 8 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 5 | 84 |
| 7 | Davide Giugliano | Suzuki | 2 | 8 | Ret | 2 | 20 | 9 | Ret | 3 | 15 | Ret | 72 |
| 8 | Freddy Foray | Suzuki | 12 | Ret | 7 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 10 | 26 | 2 | 9 | 62 |
| 9 | Chris Seaton | Suzuki | 8 | 24 | Ret | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 12 | 2 | 60 |
| 10 | Andrea Antonelli | Honda | 20 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 18 | | 57 |
| 10 | Andrea Antonelli | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | DSQ | 57 |
| 11 | Claudio Corti | Yamaha | 5 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 12 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 3 | 8 | 57 |
| 12 | Barry Burrell | Honda | 9 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 39 |
| 13 | Kenny Foray | Yamaha | 13 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 23 | Ret | 8 | 16 | 32 |
| 14 | Michele Magnoni | Yamaha | 10 | Ret | 5 | 9 | Ret | 10 | 21 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 30 |
| 15 | Domenico Colucci | Ducati | Ret | 11 | Ret | 25 | 7 | 12 | DNS | 11 | 13 | Ret | 26 |
| 16 | Sylvain Barrier | Yamaha | 14 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 14 | DNS | | | 7 | 7 | 22 |
| 17 | Sheridan Morais | Kawasaki | | | | | | | 2 | Ret | | 15 | 21 |
| 18 | Gareth Jones | Suzuki | 31 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 11 | Ret | 17 | 22 | 21 |
| 19 | Michaël Savary | Suzuki | 19 | Ret | 10 | 15 | Ret | 17 | 12 | Ret | 9 | 24 | 18 |
| 20 | Matteo Baiocco | Kawasaki | 17 | 12 | Ret | 18 | 15 | 13 | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | 17 |
| 21 | Raymond Schouten | Yamaha | 16 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 18 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 16 | | 16 |
| 22 | Fabrizio Perotti | Suzuki | 11 | 17 | 6 | Ret | Ret | | | | | | 15 |
| 23 | Julien Millet | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | 6 | 13 | 13 |
| 24 | Filip Backlund | Suzuki | 18 | 22 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 29 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 14 | 13 |
| 25 | Jon Kirkham | Yamaha | | | | | | | DNS | 5 | | | 11 |
| 26 | Yoann Tiberio | Kawasaki | 15 | 15 | Ret | 10 | 17 | Ret | 15 | 20 | Ret | | 9 |
| 27 | Marko Rohtlaan | Honda | 24 | 10 | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | 6 |
| 28 | Jure Stibilj | Honda | Ret | Ret | 19 | 34 | 30 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 27 | 28 | 6 |
| 29 | Danny De Boer | Suzuki | 21 | 13 | Ret | 30 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 13 | 31 | 20 | 6 |
| 30 | Alessio Aldrovandi | Kawasaki | Ret | 23 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 28 | 24 | 21 | | | 5 |
| 31 | Luca Verdini | Yamaha | | | Ret | | 11 | | | | | | 5 |
| 32 | Simone Saltarelli | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 4 |
| 33 | René Mähr | KTM | Ret | 16 | Ret | 33 | 25 | 19 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 17 | 3 |
| 34 | Gregory Junod | Yamaha | 29 | 18 | 14 | 21 | DNS | 21 | 26 | 15 | 26 | 31 | 3 |
| 35 | Pauli Pekkanen | KTM | | | | | | 22 | 14 | Ret | 22 | 30 | 2 |
| 36 | Niccolò Rosso | Honda | | | | | | | Ret | 14 | 25 | 25 | 2 |
| 37 | Jonathan Gallina | Ducati | 23 | 25 | 15 | Ret | DNS | Ret | | | | | 1 |
| | Roy Ten Napel | Suzuki | 27 | Ret | 16 | 28 | 26 | 21 | Ret | 23 | 29 | 29 | 0 |
| | Peter Hickman | Yamaha | | | | | | | 17 | 16 | 21 | Ret | 0 |
| | Michal Drobný | Honda | 30 | Ret | 17 | 27 | 29 | Ret | DNS | Ret | 33 | 27 | 0 |
| | Branko Srdanov | Yamaha | Ret | 26 | 18 | 32 | 28 | NC | 18 | Ret | 32 | 21 | 0 |
| | Franck Millet | Yamaha | | | | | | | | 18 | | | 0 |
| | Matt Bond | Suzuki | 22 | 21 | Ret | 23 | 24 | 18 | 22 | DNQ | 23 | 23 | 0 |
| | Tommaso Lorenzetti | Suzuki | | | | 29 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 18 | 28 | 32 | 0 |
| | Ondrej Ježek | Honda | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 0 |
| | Denis Sacchetti | Ducati | 26 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 21 | | | | | | 0 |
| | Marko Jerman | Honda | 25 | 28 | Ret | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 0 |
| | Robert Gianfardoni | Ducati | 33 | 29 | 20 | DNQ | Ret | | 25 | 25 | DNQ | | 0 |
| | Cameron Stronach | Kawasaki | 32 | 27 | 21 | 31 | Ret | Ret | 29 | 24 | 34 | | 0 |
| | Oliver Skach | Suzuki | | | | 22 | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Lennart Van Houwelingen | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | 26 | 0 |
| | Davide Bastianelli | Suzuki | 28 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Marcin Walkowiak | Yamaha | | | | | | 29 | | | | | 0 |
| | Marek Szkopek | Yamaha | | | | | | 30 | | | | | 0 |
| | Andrea Liberini | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | 30 | Ret | 0 |
| | Lorenzo Baroni | KTM | | | | | 31 | | | | | | 0 |
| | Vittorio Bortone | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | 33 | 0 |
| | Javier Oliver | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | 35 | Ret | 0 |
| | Jordi Torres | Honda | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Cristiano Todaro | Suzuki | | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Dominic Lammert | Suzuki | | | | Ret | | DNS | | | | | 0 |
| | Federico Pica | Suzuki | | | | | | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| | Per Björk | Honda | | | | | | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| | Loïc Napoleone | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | Ret | | 0 |
| Pos. | Rider | Bike | SPA | NED | ITA | GER | SMR | CZE | GBR | EU | FRA | 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

| Pos. | Manufacturers. | SPA | NED | ITA | GER | SMR | CZE | GBR | EU | FRA | POR | Pts |
| 1 | Ducati | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 195 |
| 2 | Honda | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 182 |
| 3 | Suzuki | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 175 |
| 4 | Yamaha | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 135 |
| 5 | Kawasaki | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 15 | 50 |
| 6 | KTM | Ret | 16 | Ret | 33 | 25 | 19 | 13 | Ret | 22 | 17 | 3 |
| Pos. | Manufacturers. | SPA | NED | ITA | GER | SMR | CZE | GBR | EU | FRA | POR | Pts |