The 2008 Losail Superbike World Championship round was the opening round of the 2008 Superbike World Championship season. It took place on the weekend of February 21–23, 2008 at the 5.38 km Losail International Circuit in Qatar.
Superbike race 1 classification Pos No Rider Bike Laps Time Grid Points 1 21 Troy Bayliss Ducati 1098 F08 18 36:11.468 7 25 2 3 Max Biaggi Ducati 1098 RS 08 18 +0.396 3 20 3 11 Troy Corser Yamaha YZF-R1 18 +1.878 1 16 4 111 Rubén Xaus Ducati 1098 RS 08 18 +4.487 2 13 5 76 Max Neukirchner Suzuki GSX-R1000 18 +7.505 4 11 6 7 Carlos Checa Honda CBR1000RR 18 +9.639 9 10 7 10 Fonsi Nieto Suzuki GSX-R1000 18 +9.725 11 9 8 34 Yukio Kagayama Suzuki GSX-R1000 18 +19.537 8 8 9 84 Michel Fabrizio Ducati 1098 F08 18 +23.156 10 7 10 96 Jakub Smrž Ducati 1098 RS 08 18 +24.429 12 6 11 44 Roberto Rolfo Honda CBR1000RR 18 +27.595 15 5 12 54 Kenan Sofuoğlu Honda CBR1000RR 18 +27.979 14 4 13 36 Gregorio Lavilla Honda CBR1000RR 18 +28.237 13 3 14 41 Noriyuki Haga Yamaha YZF-R1 18 +30.205 6 2 15 55 Régis Laconi Kawasaki ZX-10R 18 +31.882 25 1 16 57 Lorenzo Lanzi Ducati 1098 RS 08 18 +32.067 5 17 31 Karl Muggeridge Honda CBR1000RR 18 +40.745 18 18 86 Ayrton Badovini Kawasaki ZX-10R 18 +41.280 16 19 13 Vittorio Iannuzzo Kawasaki ZX-10R 18 +41.333 21 20 194 Sébastien Gimbert Yamaha YZF-R1 18 +41.743 17 21 38 Shinichi Nakatomi Yamaha YZF-R1 18 +43.183 26 22 23 Ryuichi Kiyonari Honda CBR1000RR 18 +43.569 20 23 94 David Checa Yamaha YZF-R1 18 +43.892 19 24 83 Russell Holland Honda CBR1000RR 18 +50.380 22 25 88 Shuhei Aoyama Honda CBR1000RR 18 +1:12.884 27 Ret 22 Luca Morelli Honda CBR1000RR 12 Retirement 24 Ret 77 Loic Napoleone Yamaha YZF-R1 12 Retirement 28 Ret 100 Makoto Tamada Kawasaki ZX-10R 5 Retirement 23
Superbike race 2 classification Pos No Rider Bike Laps Time Grid Points 1 10 Fonsi Nieto Suzuki GSX-R1000 18 36:12.963 11 25 2 111 Rubén Xaus Ducati 1098 RS 08 18 +0.301 2 20 3 3 Max Biaggi Ducati 1098 RS 08 18 +1.321 3 16 4 21 Troy Bayliss Ducati 1098 F08 18 +6.452 7 13 5 84 Michel Fabrizio Ducati 1098 F08 18 +7.627 10 11 6 57 Lorenzo Lanzi Ducati 1098 RS 08 18 +9.117 5 10 7 11 Troy Corser Yamaha YZF-R1 18 +10.806 1 9 8 76 Max Neukirchner Suzuki GSX-R1000 18 +11.661 4 8 9 96 Jakub Smrž Ducati 1098 RS 08 18 +13.269 12 7 10 54 Kenan Sofuoğlu Honda CBR1000RR 18 +14.563 14 6 11 7 Carlos Checa Honda CBR1000RR 18 +15.953 9 5 12 100 Makoto Tamada Kawasaki ZX-10R 18 +16.748 23 4 13 41 Noriyuki Haga Yamaha YZF-R1 18 +18.356 6 3 14 36 Gregorio Lavilla Honda CBR1000RR 18 +26.311 13 2 15 44 Roberto Rolfo Honda CBR1000RR 18 +26.560 15 1 16 55 Régis Laconi Kawasaki ZX-10R 18 +26.683 25 17 86 Ayrton Badovini Kawasaki ZX-10R 18 +26.821 16 18 194 Sébastien Gimbert Yamaha YZF-R1 18 +28.650 17 19 23 Ryuichi Kiyonari Honda CBR1000RR 18 +33.150 20 20 31 Karl Muggeridge Honda CBR1000RR 18 +36.656 18 21 83 Russell Holland Honda CBR1000RR 18 +42.633 22 22 88 Shuhei Aoyama Honda CBR1000RR 18 +55.352 27 Ret 13 Vittorio Iannuzzo Kawasaki ZX-10R 17 Accident 21 Ret 38 Shinichi Nakatomi Yamaha YZF-R1 11 Retirement 26 Ret 77 Loic Napoleone Yamaha YZF-R1 9 Accident 28 Ret 94 David Checa Yamaha YZF-R1 8 Retirement 19 Ret 22 Luca Morelli Honda CBR1000RR 4 Retirement 24 Ret 34 Yukio Kagayama Suzuki GSX-R1000 0 Accident 8
Supersport race classification Pos No Rider Bike Laps Time Grid Points 1 23 Broc Parkes Yamaha YZF-R6 18 37:05.271 5 25 2 26 Joan Lascorz Honda CBR600RR 18 +0.048 6 20 3 18 Craig Jones Honda CBR600RR 18 +0.755 2 16 4 25 Josh Brookes Honda CBR600RR 18 +9.502 12 13 5 14 Matthieu Lagrive Honda CBR600RR 18 +11.962 3 11 6 77 Barry Veneman Suzuki GSX-R600 18 +17.428 13 10 7 127 Robbin Harms Honda CBR600RR 18 +17.660 22 9 8 44 David Salom Yamaha YZF-R6 18 +17.888 9 8 9 9 Chris Walker Kawasaki ZX-6R 18 +25.883 20 7 10 105 Gianluca Vizziello Honda CBR600RR 18 +32.236 16 6 11 38 Gregory Leblanc Honda CBR600RR 18 +32.573 17 5 12 47 Ivan Clementi Triumph 675 18 +35.117 8 4 13 17 Miguel Praia Honda CBR600RR 18 +36.390 18 3 14 31 Vesa Kallio Honda CBR600RR 18 +36.608 23 2 15 21 Katsuaki Fujiwara Kawasaki ZX-6R 18 +37.096 19 1 16 83 Didier van Keymeulen Suzuki GSX-R600 18 +38.526 27 17 37 William de Angelis Honda CBR600RR 18 +42.675 26 18 4 Lorenzo Alfonsi Kawasaki ZX-6R 18 +43.375 24 19 32 Mirko Giansanti Honda CBR600RR 18 +44.319 25 20 51 Santiago Barragan Honda CBR600RR 18 +45.924 30 21 57 Ilario Dionisi Triumph 675 18 +47.277 29 22 72 Attila Magda Honda CBR600RR 18 +1:24.963 34 23 199 Danilo dell'Omo Honda CBR600RR 18 +1:25.440 33 24 888 Josep Pedro Subirats Yamaha YZF-R6 17 +1 Lap 36 Ret 99 Fabien Foret Yamaha YZF-R6 17 Retirement 1 Ret 75 Luka Nedog Honda CBR600RR 15 Accident 32 Ret 24 Garry McCoy Triumph 675 7 Retirement 7 Ret 15 Gergő Talmácsi Honda CBR600RR 7 Retirement 35 Ret 8 Mark Aitchison Triumph 675 6 Accident 11 Ret 81 Graeme Gowland Honda CBR600RR 6 Retirement 15 Ret 121 Arnaud Vincent Kawasaki ZX-6R 5 Retirement 31 Ret 65 Jonathan Rea Honda CBR600RR 1 Retirement 4 Ret 88 Andrew Pitt Honda CBR600RR 1 Retirement 10 Ret 61 Andrea Antonelli Honda CBR600RR 0 Retirement 21 Ret 69 Gianluca Nannelli Honda CBR600RR 0 Retirement 14 Ret 55 Massimo Roccoli Yamaha YZF-R6 0 Retirement 28