# 2008 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix

The 2008 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix was the last round of the 2008 MotoGP championship. It took place on the weekend of 24–26 October 2008 at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo.

## MotoGP classification

| Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Casey Stoner | Ducati Marlboro Team | Ducati | 30 | 46:46.114 | 1 | 25 |
| 2 | 2 | Dani Pedrosa | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 30 | +3.390 | 2 | 20 |
| 3 | 46 | Valentino Rossi | Fiat Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 30 | +12.194 | 10 | 16 |
| 4 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | JiR Team Scot MotoGP | Honda | 30 | +24.159 | 9 | 13 |
| 5 | 69 | Nicky Hayden | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 30 | +26.232 | 3 | 11 |
| 6 | 5 | Colin Edwards | Tech 3 Yamaha | Yamaha | 30 | +32.209 | 4 | 10 |
| 7 | 56 | Shinya Nakano | San Carlo Honda Gresini | Honda | 30 | +34.571 | 15 | 9 |
| 8 | 48 | Jorge Lorenzo | Fiat Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 30 | +35.661 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 65 | Loris Capirossi | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | Suzuki | 30 | +38.228 | 8 | 7 |
| 10 | 15 | Alex de Angelis | San Carlo Honda Gresini | Honda | 30 | +47.583 | 16 | 6 |
| 11 | 52 | James Toseland | Tech 3 Yamaha | Yamaha | 30 | +52.107 | 5 | 5 |
| 12 | 50 | Sylvain Guintoli | Alice Team | Ducati | 30 | +52.350 | 13 | 4 |
| 13 | 7 | Chris Vermeulen | Rizla Suzuki MotoGP | Suzuki | 30 | +52.833 | 12 | 3 |
| 14 | 21 | John Hopkins | Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki | 30 | +53.227 | 14 | 2 |
| 15 | 14 | Randy de Puniet | LCR Honda MotoGP | Honda | 30 | +53.411 | 6 | 1 |
| 16 | 33 | Marco Melandri | Ducati Marlboro Team | Ducati | 30 | +1:08.387 | 18 | |
| 17 | 13 | Anthony West | Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki | 30 | +1:11.181 | 17 | |
| 18 | 24 | Toni Elías | Alice Team | Ducati | 30 | +1:37.055 | 11 | |
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## 250 cc classification

| Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 58 | Marco Simoncelli | Gilera | 27 | 43:29.003 | 1 | 25 |
| 2 | 72 | Yuki Takahashi | Honda | 27 | +5.164 | 10 | 20 |
| 3 | 19 | Álvaro Bautista | Aprilia | 27 | +8.648 | 6 | 16 |
| 4 | 15 | Roberto Locatelli | Gilera | 27 | +15.605 | 8 | 13 |
| 5 | 4 | Hiroshi Aoyama | KTM | 27 | +20.991 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | 55 | Héctor Faubel | Aprilia | 27 | +22.212 | 9 | 10 |
| 7 | 41 | Aleix Espargaró | Aprilia | 27 | +23.199 | 12 | 9 |
| 8 | 14 | Ratthapark Wilairot | Honda | 27 | +23.321 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 75 | Mattia Pasini | Aprilia | 27 | +37.424 | 14 | 7 |
| 10 | 12 | Thomas Lüthi | Aprilia | 27 | +38.887 | 11 | 6 |
| 11 | 36 | Mika Kallio | KTM | 27 | +44.065 | 4 | 5 |
| 12 | 25 | Alex Baldolini | Aprilia | 27 | +1:10.999 | 16 | 4 |
| 13 | 10 | Imre Tóth | Aprilia | 27 | +1:31.950 | 18 | 3 |
| 14 | 92 | Daniel Arcas | Aprilia | 27 | +1:39.110 | 22 | 2 |
| 15 | 35 | Simone Grotzkyj | Gilera | 27 | +1:41.209 | 17 | 1 |
| 16 | 43 | Manuel Hernández | Aprilia | 26 | +1 lap | 21 | |
| 17 | 17 | Karel Abraham | Aprilia | 26 | +1 lap | 20 | |
| 18 | 90 | Federico Sandi | Aprilia | 26 | +1 lap | 19 | |
| 19 | 45 | Doni Tata Pradita | Yamaha | 26 | +1 lap | 23 | |
| Ret | 93 | Alen Győrfi | Aprilia | 24 | Accident | 24 | |
| Ret | 6 | Alex Debón | Aprilia | 21 | Accident | 2 | |
| Ret | 60 | Julián Simón | KTM | 19 | Retirement | 3 | |
| Ret | 32 | Fabrizio Lai | Gilera | 12 | Accident | 15 | |
| Ret | 52 | Lukáš Pešek | Aprilia | 11 | Accident | 13 | |
| Ret | 94 | Toni Wirsing | Honda | 11 | Retirement | 25 | |
| OFFICIAL 250cc REPORT ||||||||

## 125 cc classification

| Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 24 | Simone Corsi | Aprilia | 24 | 40:45.715 | 3 | 25 |
| 2 | 18 | Nicolás Terol | Aprilia | 24 | +0.106 | 4 | 20 |
| 3 | 63 | Mike Di Meglio | Derbi | 24 | +0.223 | 7 | 16 |
| 4 | 38 | Bradley Smith | Aprilia | 24 | +0.776 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | 11 | Sandro Cortese | Aprilia | 24 | +1.333 | 11 | 11 |
| 6 | 29 | Andrea Iannone | Aprilia | 24 | +21.578 | 8 | 10 |
| 7 | 71 | Tomoyoshi Koyama | KTM | 24 | +29.387 | 15 | 9 |
| 8 | 45 | Scott Redding | Aprilia | 24 | +29.419 | 17 | 8 |
| 9 | 22 | Pablo Nieto | KTM | 24 | +38.059 | 18 | 7 |
| 10 | 12 | Esteve Rabat | KTM | 24 | +38.481 | 12 | 6 |
| 11 | 8 | Lorenzo Zanetti | KTM | 24 | +38.941 | 16 | 5 |
| 12 | 7 | Efrén Vázquez | Aprilia | 24 | +48.466 | 22 | 4 |
| 13 | 40 | Lorenzo Savadori | Aprilia | 24 | +48.802 | 26 | 3 |
| 14 | 5 | Alexis Masbou | Loncin | 24 | +50.340 | 23 | 2 |
| 15 | 28 | Enrique Jerez | KTM | 24 | +50.575 | 27 | 1 |
| 16 | 73 | Takaaki Nakagami | Aprilia | 24 | +52.220 | 20 | |
| 17 | 34 | Randy Krummenacher | KTM | 24 | +55.047 | 21 | |
| 18 | 94 | Jonas Folger | KTM | 24 | +55.139 | 37 | |
| 19 | 16 | Jules Cluzel | Loncin | 24 | +55.546 | 25 | |
| 20 | 72 | Marco Ravaioli | Aprilia | 24 | +1:00.289 | 31 | |
| 21 | 95 | Robert Mureșan | Aprilia | 24 | +1:10.142 | 34 | |
| 22 | 48 | Bastien Chesaux | Aprilia | 24 | +1:26.165 | 39 | |
| 23 | 69 | Louis Rossi | Honda | 24 | +1:26.407 | 35 | |
| 24 | 78 | Daniel Sáez | Aprilia | 24 | +1:41.720 | 33 | |
| 25 | 25 | Cristian Trabalón | Aprilia | 23 | +1 lap | 40 | |
| DSQ | 23 | Julián Miralles | Aprilia | 22 | (+2 laps) | 29 | |
| Ret | 30 | Pere Tutusaus | Aprilia | 23 | Retirement | 36 | |
| Ret | 51 | Stevie Bonsey | Aprilia | 15 | Accident | 6 | |
| Ret | 6 | Joan Olivé | Derbi | 14 | Retirement | 14 | |
| Ret | 26 | Adrián Martín | Aprilia | 11 | Accident | 24 | |
| Ret | 35 | Raffaele De Rosa | KTM | 8 | Accident | 19 | |
| Ret | 1 | Gábor Talmácsi | Aprilia | 6 | Accident | 1 | |
| Ret | 99 | Danny Webb | Aprilia | 6 | Accident | 13 | |
| Ret | 21 | Robin Lässer | Aprilia | 6 | Accident | 32 | |
| Ret | 77 | Dominique Aegerter | Derbi | 3 | Retirement | 9 | |
| Ret | 33 | Sergio Gadea | Aprilia | 2 | Accident | 2 | |
| Ret | 17 | Stefan Bradl | Aprilia | 2 | Accident | 10 | |
| Ret | 56 | Hugo van den Berg | Aprilia | 0 | Accident | 38 | |
| Ret | 75 | Ricard Cardús | Derbi | 0 | Accident | 28 | |
| DNS | 44 | Pol Espargaró | Derbi | 0 | Not started | 30 | |
| OFFICIAL 125cc REPORT ||||||||

## Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)

Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round eighteen has concluded.
| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Valentino Rossi | 373 |
| 2 | Casey Stoner | 280 |
| 3 | Dani Pedrosa | 249 |
| 4 | Jorge Lorenzo | 190 |
| 5 | Andrea Dovizioso | 174 |
| Pos. | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | Yamaha | 402 |
| 2 | Ducati | 321 |
| 3 | Honda | 315 |
| 4 | Suzuki | 181 |
| 5 | Kawasaki | 88 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.