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{{Short description|2008 Motorcycle race}}
{{Infobox Grand Prix motorcycle race report
| Grand Prix = San Marino
| flag = San Marino
| Official_Name = Gran Premio [[Cinzano]] di San Marino e Della Riviera di Rimini<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2008-san-marino-motogp|title=2008 San Marino MotoGP|date=13 June 2017|website=Motorpsortmagazine.com|access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.progcovers.com/motor/motogp2008.html|title=2008 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project|first=Malcolm|last=Mitchell|website=www.progcovers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.progcovers.com/motor/misano.html|title=Misano - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project|first=Malcolm|last=Mitchell|website=Progcovers.com|access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>
| Location = [[Misano World Circuit]]
| Course_mi = 2.626
| Course_km = 4.226
| Race_No = 13
| Season_No = 18
| Date = 31 August
| Year = 2008
| Image = Misano World Circuit.svg
| Pole_Rider_MotoGP = [[Casey Stoner]]
| Pole_Rider_MotoGP_Country = Australia
| Pole_Time_MotoGP = 1:33.378
| Fast_Rider_MotoGP = [[Valentino Rossi]]
| Fast_Rider_MotoGP_Country = Italy
| Fast_Time_MotoGP = 1:34.904
| First_Rider_MotoGP = [[Valentino Rossi]]
| First_Rider_MotoGP_Country = Italy
| Second_Rider_MotoGP = [[Jorge Lorenzo]]
| Second_Rider_MotoGP_Country = Spain
| Third_Rider_MotoGP = [[Toni Elías]]
| Third_Rider_MotoGP_Country = Spain
| Pole_Rider_250 = [[Héctor Barberá]]
| Pole_Rider_250_Country = Spain
| Pole_Time_250 = 1:38.047
| Fast_Rider_250 = [[Marco Simoncelli]]
| Fast_Rider_250_Country = Italy
| Fast_Time_250 = 1:38.993
| First_Rider_250 = [[Álvaro Bautista]]
| First_Rider_250_Country = Spain
| Second_Rider_250 = [[Yuki Takahashi]]
| Second_Rider_250_Country = Japan
| Third_Rider_250 = [[Héctor Barberá]]
| Third_Rider_250_Country = Spain
| Pole_Rider_125 = [[Gábor Talmácsi]]
| Pole_Rider_125_Country = Hungary
| Pole_Time_125 = 1:43.729
| Fast_Rider_125 = [[Gábor Talmácsi]]
| Fast_Rider_125_Country = Hungary
| Fast_Time_125 = 1:43.839
| First_Rider_125 = [[Gábor Talmácsi]]
| First_Rider_125_Country = Hungary
| Second_Rider_125 = [[Bradley Smith (motorcyclist)|Bradley Smith]]
| Second_Rider_125_Country = UK
| Third_Rider_125 = [[Simone Corsi]]
| Third_Rider_125_Country = Italy
}}
The '''2008 San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix''' was the thirteenth round of the [[2008 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2008 MotoGP Championship]]. It took place on the weekend of 29–31 August 2008 at the [[Misano World Circuit]].
==MotoGP classification==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Pos.
! No.
! Rider
! Team
! Manufacturer
! Laps
! Time/Retired
! Grid
! Points
|-
! 1
| 46
| {{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Valentino Rossi]]'''
| '''Fiat Yamaha Team'''
| '''[[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]'''
| 28
| 44:41.884
| 2
| '''25'''
|-
! 2
| 48
| {{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Jorge Lorenzo]]'''
| '''Fiat Yamaha Team'''
| '''[[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]'''
| 28
| +3.163
| 3
| '''20'''
|-
! 3
| 24
| {{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Toni Elías]]'''
| '''Alice Team'''
| '''[[Ducati]]'''
| 28
| +11.705
| 5
| '''16'''
|-
! 4
| 2
| {{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Dani Pedrosa]]'''
| '''Repsol Honda Team'''
| '''[[Honda]]'''
| 28
| +17.470
| 6
| '''13'''
|-
! 5
| 7
| {{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Chris Vermeulen]]'''
| '''Rizla Suzuki MotoGP'''
| '''[[Suzuki]]'''
| 28
| +23.409
| 7
| '''11'''
|-
! 6
| 52
| {{flagicon|GBR}} '''[[James Toseland]]'''
| '''Tech 3 Yamaha'''
| '''[[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]'''
| 28
| +26.208
| 9
| '''10'''
|-
! 7
| 65
| {{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Loris Capirossi]]'''
| '''Rizla Suzuki MotoGP'''
| '''[[Suzuki]]'''
| 28
| +26.824
| 11
| '''9'''
|-
! 8
| 4
| {{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Andrea Dovizioso]]'''
| '''JiR Team Scot MotoGP'''
| '''[[Honda]]'''
| 28
| +27.591
| 14
| '''8'''
|-
! 9
| 33
| {{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Marco Melandri]]'''
| '''Ducati Marlboro Team'''
| '''[[Ducati]]'''
| 28
| +33.169
| 15
| '''7'''
|-
! 10
| 5
| {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Colin Edwards]]'''
| '''Tech 3 Yamaha'''
| '''[[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]'''
| 28
| +36.529
| 10
| '''6'''
|-
! 11
| 50
| {{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Sylvain Guintoli]]'''
| '''Alice Team'''
| '''[[Ducati]]'''
| 28
| +42.081
| 12
| '''5'''
|-
! 12
| 56
| {{flagicon|JPN}} '''[[Shinya Nakano]]'''
| '''San Carlo Honda Gresini'''
| '''[[Honda]]'''
| 28
| +43.808
| 8
| '''4'''
|-
! 13
| 13
| {{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Anthony West (motorcyclist)|Anthony West]]'''
| '''Kawasaki Racing Team'''
| '''[[Kawasaki Motors|Kawasaki]]'''
| 28
| +54.874
| 18
| '''3'''
|-
! 14
| 21
| {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[John Hopkins (motorcyclist)|John Hopkins]]'''
| '''Kawasaki Racing Team'''
| '''[[Kawasaki Motors|Kawasaki]]'''
| 28
| +55.154
| 17
| '''2'''
|-
! Ret
| 1
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Casey Stoner]]
| Ducati Marlboro Team
| [[Ducati]]
| 7
| Accident
| 1
|
|-
! Ret
| 15
| {{flagicon|SMR}} [[Alex de Angelis]]
| San Carlo Honda Gresini
| [[Honda]]
| 1
| Accident
| 13
|
|-
! Ret
| 14
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Randy de Puniet]]
| LCR Honda MotoGP
| [[Honda]]
| 0
| Accident
| 4
|
|-
! DNS
| 69
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Nicky Hayden]]
| Repsol Honda Team
| [[Honda]]
| 0
| Did not start
| 16
|
|-
!colspan=9| Sources: <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2008-san-marino-motogp|title=2008 San Marino MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database|date=13 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2008/MotoGP/RSM/RAC/classification.pdf|title=Classification |date=2008 |website=resources.motogp.com |format=PDF}}</ref>
|}
==250 cc classification==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Pos.
! No.
! Rider
! Manufacturer
! Laps
! Time/Retired
! Grid
! Points
|-
! 1
| 19
| {{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Álvaro Bautista]]'''
| '''[[Aprilia]]'''
| 26
| 43:15.831
| 11
| '''25'''
|-
! 2
| 72
| {{flagicon|JPN}} '''[[Yuki Takahashi]]'''
| '''[[Honda]]'''
| 26
| +2.088
| 4
| '''20'''
|-
! 3
| 21
| {{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Héctor Barberá]]'''
| '''[[Aprilia]]'''
| 26
| +3.752
| 1
| '''16'''
|-
! 4
| 15
| {{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Roberto Locatelli]]'''
| '''[[Gilera]]'''
| 26
| +7.472
| 14
| '''13'''
|-
! 5
| 60
| {{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Julián Simón]]'''
| '''[[KTM]]'''
| 26
| +10.862
| 7
| '''11'''
|-
! 6
| 58
| {{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Marco Simoncelli]]'''
| '''[[Gilera]]'''
| 26
| +21.180
| 2
| '''10'''
|-
! 7
| 12
| {{flagicon|CHE}} '''[[Thomas Lüthi]]'''
| '''[[Aprilia]]'''
| 26
| +29.440
| 6
| '''9'''
|-
! 8
| 14
| {{flagicon|THA}} '''[[Ratthapark Wilairot]]'''
| '''[[Honda]]'''
| 26
| +33.882
| 15
| '''8'''
|-
! 9
| 52
| {{flagicon|CZE}} '''[[Lukáš Pešek]]'''
| '''[[Aprilia]]'''
| 26
| +35.051
| 13
| '''7'''
|-
! 10
| 17
| {{flagicon|CZE}} '''[[Karel Abraham]]'''
| '''[[Aprilia]]'''
| 26
| +45.405
| 18
| '''6'''
|-
! 11
| 32
| {{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Fabrizio Lai]]'''
| '''[[Gilera]]'''
| 26
| +47.260
| 16
| '''5'''
|-
! 12
| 90
| {{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Federico Sandi]]'''
| '''[[Aprilia]]'''
| 26
| +1:10.664
| 20
| '''4'''
|-
! 13
| 43
| {{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Manuel Hernández (motorcyclist)|Manuel Hernández]]'''
| '''[[Aprilia]]'''
| 26
| +1:10.882
| 21
| '''3'''
|-
! 14
| 94
| {{flagicon|DEU}} '''[[Toni Wirsing]]'''
| '''[[Honda]]'''
| 26
| +1:33.332
| 22
| '''2'''
|-
! 15
| 35
| {{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Simone Grotzkyj]]'''
| '''[[Gilera]]'''
| 25
| +1 lap
| 23
| '''1'''
|-
! 16
| 45
| {{flagicon|IDN}} [[Doni Tata Pradita]]
| [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
| 25
| +1 lap
| 24
|
|-
! Ret
| 41
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Aleix Espargaró]]
| [[Aprilia]]
| 19
| Retirement
| 3
|
|-
! Ret
| 50
| {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Eugene Laverty]]
| [[Aprilia]]
| 14
| Accident
| 17
|
|-
! Ret
| 10
| {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Imre Tóth]]
| [[Aprilia]]
| 12
| Retirement
| 25
|
|-
! Ret
| 75
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Mattia Pasini]]
| [[Aprilia]]
| 11
| Accident
| 9
|
|-
! Ret
| 4
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hiroshi Aoyama]]
| [[KTM]]
| 3
| Accident
| 5
|
|-
! Ret
| 36
| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Mika Kallio]]
| [[KTM]]
| 3
| Accident
| 10
|
|-
! Ret
| 55
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Héctor Faubel]]
| [[Aprilia]]
| 2
| Accident
| 8
|
|-
! Ret
| 6
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Alex Debón]]
| [[Aprilia]]
| 2
| Accident
| 12
|
|-
! Ret
| 25
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Alex Baldolini]]
| [[Aprilia]]
| 1
| Accident
| 19
|
|-
! DNQ
| 93
| {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Alen Győrfi]]
| [[Honda]]
|
| Did not qualify
|
|
|-
!colspan=8| [https://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2008/250cc/RSM/RAC/classification.pdf OFFICIAL 250cc REPORT]
|}
==125 cc classification==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Pos.
! No.
! Rider
! Manufacturer
! Laps
! Time/Retired
! Grid
! Points
|-
! 1
| 1
| {{flagicon|HUN}} '''[[Gábor Talmácsi]]'''
| '''[[Aprilia]]'''
| 23
| 40:03.679
| 1
| '''25'''
|-
! 2
| 38
| {{flagicon|GBR}} '''[[Bradley Smith (motorcyclist)|Bradley Smith]]'''
| '''[[Aprilia]]'''
| 23
| +5.402
| 2
| '''20'''
|-
! 3
| 24
| {{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Simone Corsi]]'''
| '''[[Aprilia]]'''
| 23
| +14.388
| 5
| '''16'''
|-
! 4
| 93
| {{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Marc Márquez]]'''
| '''[[KTM]]'''
| 23
| +17.058
| 8
| '''13'''
|-
! 5
| 18
| {{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Nicolás Terol]]'''
| '''[[Aprilia]]'''
| 23
| +17.321
| 9
| '''11'''
|-
! 6
| 29
| {{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Andrea Iannone]]'''
| '''[[Aprilia]]'''
| 23
| +17.482
| 13
| '''10'''
|-
! 7
| 11
| {{flagicon|DEU}} '''[[Sandro Cortese]]'''
| '''[[Aprilia]]'''
| 23
| +17.485
| 7
| '''9'''
|-
! 8
| 77
| {{flagicon|CHE}} '''[[Dominique Aegerter]]'''
| '''[[Derbi]]'''
| 23
| +18.657
| 14
| '''8'''
|-
! 9
| 12
| {{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Esteve Rabat]]'''
| '''[[KTM]]'''
| 23
| +19.148
| 19
| '''7'''
|-
! 10
| 33
| {{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Sergio Gadea]]'''
| '''[[Aprilia]]'''
| 23
| +34.650
| 12
| '''6'''
|-
! 11
| 7
| {{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Efrén Vázquez]]'''
| '''[[Aprilia]]'''
| 23
| +34.855
| 18
| '''5'''
|-
! 12
| 6
| {{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Joan Olivé]]'''
| '''[[Derbi]]'''
| 23
| +39.394
| 10
| '''4'''
|-
! 13
| 60
| {{flagicon|AUT}} '''[[Michael Ranseder]]'''
| '''[[Aprilia]]'''
| 23
| +47.304
| 21
| '''3'''
|-
! 14
| 99
| {{flagicon|GBR}} '''[[Danny Webb (motorcyclist)|Danny Webb]]'''
| '''[[Aprilia]]'''
| 23
| +53.241
| 20
| '''2'''
|-
! 15
| 94
| {{flagicon|DEU}} '''[[Jonas Folger]]'''
| '''[[KTM]]'''
| 23
| +53.349
| 28
| '''1'''
|-
! 16
| 16
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jules Cluzel]]
| [[Loncin]]
| 23
| +1:01.903
| 24
|
|-
! 17
| 72
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Marco Ravaioli]]
| [[Aprilia]]
| 23
| +1:04.165
| 32
|
|-
! 18
| 71
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tomoyoshi Koyama]]
| [[KTM]]
| 23
| +1:06.235
| 22
|
|-
! 19
| 73
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takaaki Nakagami]]
| [[Aprilia]]
| 23
| +1:06.260
| 25
|
|-
! 20
| 21
| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Robin Lässer]]
| [[Aprilia]]
| 23
| +1:07.200
| 27
|
|-
! 21
| 43
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gabriele Ferro]]
| [[Honda]]
| 23
| +1:21.814
| 31
|
|-
! 22
| 48
| {{flagicon|CHE}} [[Bastien Chesaux]]
| [[Aprilia]]
| 23
| +1:22.521
| 38
|
|-
! 23
| 69
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Louis Rossi]]
| [[Honda]]
| 23
| +1:35.247
| 33
|
|-
! 24
| 56
| {{flagicon|NLD}} [[Hugo van den Berg]]
| [[Aprilia]]
| 23
| +1:39.723
| 39
|
|-
! 25
| 42
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Luca Vitali (motorcyclist)|Luca Vitali]]
| [[Aprilia]]
| 22
| +1 lap
| 36
|
|-
! 26
| 34
| {{flagicon|CHE}} [[Randy Krummenacher]]
| [[KTM]]
| 21
| +2 laps
| 37
|
|-
! Ret
| 63
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Mike Di Meglio]]
| [[Derbi]]
| 14
| Accident
| 6
|
|-
! Ret
| 17
| {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Stefan Bradl]]
| [[Aprilia]]
| 14
| Retirement
| 11
|
|-
! Ret
| 8
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Lorenzo Zanetti]]
| [[KTM]]
| 14
| Retirement
| 26
|
|-
! Ret
| 44
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Pol Espargaró]]
| [[Derbi]]
| 12
| Retirement
| 3
|
|-
! Ret
| 40
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Lorenzo Savadori]]
| [[Aprilia]]
| 12
| Retirement
| 23
|
|-
! Ret
| 35
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Raffaele De Rosa]]
| [[KTM]]
| 10
| Retirement
| 15
|
|-
! Ret
| 5
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alexis Masbou]]
| [[Loncin]]
| 6
| Retirement
| 29
|
|-
! Ret
| 49
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gennaro Sabatino]]
| [[Aprilia]]
| 6
| Retirement
| 30
|
|-
! Ret
| 22
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Pablo Nieto]]
| [[KTM]]
| 4
| Retirement
| 34
|
|-
! Ret
| 51
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Stevie Bonsey]]
| [[Aprilia]]
| 3
| Retirement
| 17
|
|-
! Ret
| 45
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Scott Redding]]
| [[Aprilia]]
| 1
| Accident
| 4
|
|-
! Ret
| 26
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Adrián Martín (motorcyclist)|Adrián Martín]]
| [[Aprilia]]
| 0
| Retirement
| 35
|
|-
! Ret
| 47
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Riccardo Moretti]]
| [[Honda]]
| 0
| Accident
| 16
|
|-
!colspan=8| [https://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2008/125cc/RSM/RAC/classification.pdf OFFICIAL 125cc REPORT]
|}
==Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)==
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round thirteen has concluded.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2008/MotoGP/RSM/world%2bstanding.pdf?|title=Standings |date=2008|website=resources.motogp.com |format=PDF|access-date=2019-08-23}}</ref>
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
;Riders' Championship standings
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
! Rider
! Points
|-
|align=center| 1
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Valentino Rossi]]
|align=right| 262
|-
|align=center| 2
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Casey Stoner]]
|align=right| 187
|-
|align=center| 3
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Dani Pedrosa]]
|align=right| 185
|-
|align=center| 4
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Jorge Lorenzo]]
|align=right| 140
|-
|align=center| 5
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Andrea Dovizioso]]
|align=right| 118
|}
{{col-2}}
;Constructors' Championship standings
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
! Constructor
! Points
|-
|align=center| 1
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
|align=right| 291
|-
|align=center| 2
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Ducati]]
|align=right| 228
|-
|align=center| 3
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Honda]]
|align=right| 223
|-
|align=center| 4
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Suzuki]]
|align=right| 139
|-
|align=center| 5
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kawasaki Motors|Kawasaki]]
|align=right| 66
|}
{{col-end}}
* <small>'''Note''': Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.</small>
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{MotoGP_race_report
| Name_of_race = [[San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix]]
| Year_of_race = 2008
| Previous_race_in_season = [[2008 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix|2008 Czech Republic Grand Prix]]
| Next_race_in_season = [[2008 Indianapolis motorcycle Grand Prix|2008 Indianapolis Grand Prix]]
| Previous_year's_race = [[2007 San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix|2007 San Marino Grand Prix]]
| Next_year's_race = [[2009 San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix|2009 San Marino Grand Prix]]
}}
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