2008 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix

Japan  2008 Japanese Grand Prix
Race details
Race 15 of 18 races in the
2008 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date28 September 2008
Official nameA-Style Grand Prix of Japan[1][2][3]
LocationTwin Ring Motegi
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.801 km (2.983 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Spain Jorge Lorenzo
Time 1:45.543
Fastest lap
Rider Australia Casey Stoner
Time 1:47.091
Podium
First Italy Valentino Rossi
Second Australia Casey Stoner
Third Spain Dani Pedrosa
250cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Marco Simoncelli
Time 1:51.473
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Álvaro Bautista
Time 1:51.412
Podium
First Italy Marco Simoncelli
Second Spain Álvaro Bautista
Third Spain Alex Debón
125cc
Pole position
Rider France Mike Di Meglio
Time 1:58.678
Fastest lap
Rider Hungary Gábor Talmácsi
Time 1:58.815
Podium
First Germany Stefan Bradl
Second France Mike Di Meglio
Third Hungary Gábor Talmácsi

The 2008 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifteenth round of the 2008 MotoGP Championship. It took place on the weekend of 26–28 September 2008 at the Twin Ring Motegi, located in Motegi, Japan.

Marco Simoncelli, waving at the crowd after winning the 250cc race.
  1. ^ "2008 Japanese MotoGP". Motorpsortmagazine.com. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  2. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "2008 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  3. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "Twin Ring Motegi - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 18 May 2018.