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 Sources:
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.
Riders' Championship standings Rider Points 1 Jorge Lorenzo 61 2 Dani Pedrosa 61 3 Valentino Rossi 47 4 Casey Stoner 40 5 James Toseland 29
Constructors' Championship standings 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.
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