# 2008 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix

The 2008 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix was the third round of the 2008 MotoGP Championship. It took place on the weekend of 11–13 April 2008 at the Autódromo do Estoril located in Estoril, Portugal.
This race would mark the first start in Grand Prix motorcycle racing for future multiple time MotoGP champion Marc Márquez. Márquez had entered the previous round at Jerez, but withdrew before the race began.

## MotoGP classification

| Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 48 | Jorge Lorenzo | Fiat Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 28 | 45:53.089 | 1 | 25 |
| 2 | 2 | Dani Pedrosa | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 28 | +1.817 | 2 | 20 |
| 3 | 46 | Valentino Rossi | Fiat Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 28 | +12.723 | 3 | 16 |
| 4 | 5 | Colin Edwards | Tech 3 Yamaha | Yamaha | 28 | +17.223 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | 21 | John Hopkins | Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki | 28 | +23.752 | 10 | 11 |
| 6 | 1 | Casey Stoner | Ducati Marlboro Team | Ducati | 28 | +26.688 | 9 | 10 |
| 7 | 52 | James Toseland | Tech 3 Yamaha | Yamaha | 28 | +32.631 | 6 | 9 |
| 8 | 7 | Chris Vermeulen | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | Suzuki | 28 | +36.382 | 13 | 8 |
| 9 | 65 | Loris Capirossi | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | Suzuki | 28 | +38.268 | 12 | 7 |
| 10 | 56 | Shinya Nakano | San Carlo Honda Gresini | Honda | 28 | +39.476 | 11 | 6 |
| 11 | 15 | Alex de Angelis | San Carlo Honda Gresini | Honda | 28 | +1:01.306 | 16 | 5 |
| 12 | 24 | Toni Elías | Alice Team | Ducati | 28 | +1:03.867 | 14 | 4 |
| 13 | 33 | Marco Melandri | Ducati Marlboro Team | Ducati | 28 | +1:09.525 | 17 | 3 |
| 14 | 50 | Sylvain Guintoli | Alice Team | Ducati | 28 | +1:09.634 | 18 | 2 |
| 15 | 14 | Randy de Puniet | LCR Honda MotoGP | Honda | 28 | +1:11.542 | 8 | 1 |
| 16 | 13 | Anthony West | Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki | 28 | +1:23.629 | 15 | |
| Ret | 69 | Nicky Hayden | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 16 | Accident | 4 | |
| Ret | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | JiR Team Scot MotoGP | Honda | 15 | Accident | 7 | |
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## 250 cc classification

| Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 19 | Álvaro Bautista | Aprilia | 26 | 44:34.257 | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | 58 | Marco Simoncelli | Gilera | 26 | +7.050 | 1 | 20 |
| 3 | 36 | Mika Kallio | KTM | 26 | +7.063 | 4 | 16 |
| 4 | 12 | Thomas Lüthi | Aprilia | 26 | +12.998 | 8 | 13 |
| 5 | 4 | Hiroshi Aoyama | KTM | 26 | +14.666 | 6 | 11 |
| 6 | 72 | Yuki Takahashi | Honda | 26 | +18.498 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | 60 | Julián Simón | KTM | 26 | +26.812 | 11 | 9 |
| 8 | 21 | Héctor Barberá | Aprilia | 26 | +28.012 | 9 | 8 |
| 9 | 55 | Héctor Faubel | Aprilia | 26 | +28.288 | 10 | 7 |
| 10 | 52 | Lukáš Pešek | Aprilia | 26 | +36.966 | 12 | 6 |
| 11 | 41 | Aleix Espargaró | Aprilia | 26 | +38.296 | 13 | 5 |
| 12 | 25 | Alex Baldolini | Aprilia | 26 | +52.070 | 14 | 4 |
| 13 | 14 | Ratthapark Wilairot | Honda | 26 | +1:13.303 | 17 | 3 |
| 14 | 90 | Federico Sandi | Aprilia | 26 | +1:17.592 | 20 | 2 |
| 15 | 50 | Eugene Laverty | Aprilia | 26 | +1:21.363 | 21 | 1 |
| 16 | 17 | Karel Abraham | Aprilia | 26 | +1:26.355 | 16 | |
| 17 | 54 | Manuel Poggiali | Gilera | 26 | +1:27.438 | 15 | |
| 18 | 10 | Imre Tóth | Aprilia | 25 | +1 lap | 22 | |
| 19 | 45 | Doni Tata Pradita | Yamaha | 25 | +1 lap | 23 | |
| Ret | 15 | Roberto Locatelli | Gilera | 23 | Retirement | 19 | |
| Ret | 75 | Mattia Pasini | Aprilia | 20 | Accident | 3 | |
| Ret | 7 | Russell Gómez | Aprilia | 11 | Retirement | 24 | |
| Ret | 32 | Fabrizio Lai | Gilera | 4 | Retirement | 18 | |
| Ret | 6 | Alex Debón | Aprilia | 3 | Accident | 7 | |
| Ret | 89 | Ho Wan Chow | Aprilia | 1 | Accident | 25 | |
| DNQ | 91 | Sérgio Batista | Honda | | Did not qualify | | |
| OFFICIAL 250cc REPORT ||||||||

## 125 cc classification

| Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 24 | Simone Corsi | Aprilia | 23 | 40:56.168 | 1 | 25 |
| 2 | 6 | Joan Olivé | Derbi | 23 | +0.299 | 6 | 20 |
| 3 | 18 | Nicolás Terol | Aprilia | 23 | +6.355 | 3 | 16 |
| 4 | 51 | Stevie Bonsey | Aprilia | 23 | +14.973 | 2 | 13 |
| 5 | 99 | Danny Webb | Aprilia | 23 | +15.532 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | 1 | Gábor Talmácsi | Aprilia | 23 | +15.868 | 9 | 10 |
| 7 | 63 | Mike Di Meglio | Derbi | 23 | +15.875 | 8 | 9 |
| 8 | 17 | Stefan Bradl | Aprilia | 23 | +17.887 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 33 | Sergio Gadea | Aprilia | 23 | +18.123 | 5 | 7 |
| 10 | 11 | Sandro Cortese | Aprilia | 23 | +22.613 | 20 | 6 |
| 11 | 29 | Andrea Iannone | Aprilia | 23 | +27.490 | 12 | 5 |
| 12 | 77 | Dominique Aegerter | Derbi | 23 | +27.544 | 19 | 4 |
| 13 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | Derbi | 23 | +28.370 | 21 | 3 |
| 14 | 60 | Michael Ranseder | Aprilia | 23 | +28.417 | 22 | 2 |
| 15 | 7 | Efrén Vázquez | Aprilia | 23 | +32.713 | 15 | 1 |
| 16 | 71 | Tomoyoshi Koyama | KTM | 23 | +34.002 | 11 | |
| 17 | 27 | Stefano Bianco | Aprilia | 23 | +47.698 | 17 | |
| 18 | 93 | Marc Márquez | KTM | 23 | +51.637 | 26 | |
| 19 | 73 | Takaaki Nakagami | Aprilia | 23 | +51.679 | 24 | |
| 20 | 5 | Alexis Masbou | Loncin | 23 | +51.717 | 25 | |
| 21 | 45 | Scott Redding | Aprilia | 23 | +1:07.908 | 10 | |
| 22 | 30 | Pere Tutusaus | Aprilia | 23 | +1:15.894 | 23 | |
| 23 | 13 | Dino Lombardi | Aprilia | 23 | +1:19.975 | 33 | |
| 24 | 95 | Robert Mureșan | Aprilia | 23 | +1:39.194 | 30 | |
| 25 | 36 | Cyril Carrillo | Honda | 23 | +1:39.218 | 34 | |
| 26 | 14 | Axel Pons | Aprilia | 23 | +1:43.956 | 32 | |
| 27 | 76 | Iván Maestro | Aprilia | 22 | +1 lap | 31 | |
| 28 | 37 | Karel Pešek | Aprilia | 22 | +1 lap | 35 | |
| Ret | 38 | Bradley Smith | Aprilia | 12 | Accident | 13 | |
| Ret | 8 | Lorenzo Zanetti | KTM | 12 | Retirement | 28 | |
| Ret | 22 | Pablo Nieto | KTM | 11 | Retirement | 14 | |
| Ret | 16 | Jules Cluzel | Loncin | 8 | Retirement | 27 | |
| Ret | 12 | Esteve Rabat | KTM | 7 | Retirement | 18 | |
| Ret | 35 | Raffaele De Rosa | KTM | 6 | Accident | 16 | |
| Ret | 56 | Hugo van den Berg | Aprilia | 0 | Accident | 29 | |
| DNS | 19 | Roberto Lacalendola | Aprilia | | Did not start | | |
| WD | 69 | Louis Rossi | Honda | | Withdrew | | |
| OFFICIAL 125cc REPORT ||||||||

## Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)

Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round three has concluded.
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Jorge Lorenzo | 61 |
| 2 | Dani Pedrosa | 61 |
| 3 | Valentino Rossi | 47 |
| 4 | Casey Stoner | 40 |
| 5 | James Toseland | 29 |
| Pos. | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | Yamaha | 65 |
| 2 | Honda | 61 |
| 3 | Ducati | 40 |
| 4 | Suzuki | 27 |
| 5 | Kawasaki | 24 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.