Starting its second season, the 2008 Red Bull MotoGP Rookie Cup

Red Bull MotoGP Rookie Cup

The Red Bull MotoGP Rookie Cup is a 125 cc class of KTM motorcycles ridden by up and coming motorcycle riders that have not had experience in a Motorcycle Grand Prix previously. The class was founded in 2007, and since then a number of the rookies have progressed through to the 125...

 season continued the search for future World Champions. The 2008 season begins with two races during the Spanish Grand Prix

Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix

The Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix is a motorcycling event that is part of the FIM Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. In addition to this event, three other motorcycling events take place in Spain as of the 2010 season: the Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix, the Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix and the...

 weekend at Jerez on March 29 and March 30 and ends with another double header at the Czech Republic Grand Prix

Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix

The Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix is a motorcycling event that is part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. Before 1993, the race was known as the Czechoslovakian motorcycle Grand Prix...

 in Brno

Masaryk Circuit

The Masaryk circuit or Masarykring, now referred to as the Brno Circuit, refers two Czech racing circuits located close to the city of Brno.The original circuit was made up of public roads, and at its longest measured nearly...

 on the August 16 and August 17. Another six Europe

Europe

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an GPs

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix is the premier championship of motorcycle road racing currently divided into three distinct classes: 125cc, Moto2 and MotoGP. The 125cc class uses a two-stroke engine while Moto2 and MotoGP use four-stroke engines. In 2010 the 250cc two-stroke was replaced...

 see single Rookie

Rookie

Rookie is a term for a person who is in his or her first year of play of their sport or has little or no professional experience. The term also has the more general meaning of anyone new to a profession, training or activity Rookie is a term for a person who is in his or her first year of play of...

s races on each Saturday, making it a ten-race championship, which is two more races than the last season.

The end of the season ended with two international

International

----International mostly means something that involves more than one country. The term international as a word means involvement of, interaction between or encompassing more than one nation, or generally beyond national boundaries...

 team events that matched ten of the best riders from the Red Bull MotoGP Rookie Cup

Red Bull MotoGP Rookie Cup

The Red Bull MotoGP Rookie Cup is a 125 cc class of KTM motorcycles ridden by up and coming motorcycle riders that have not had experience in a Motorcycle Grand Prix previously. The class was founded in 2007, and since then a number of the rookies have progressed through to the 125...

 with ten of the best from the first year of the Red Bull AMA U.S. Rookies Cup. So twenty of the world's best teenagers will compete to see which side of the Atlantic can claim the Red Bull Riders Cup over two races, the first being held on September 13 at Indianapolis

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race and the Brickyard 400....

 alongside the Grand Prix

Indianapolis motorcycle Grand Prix

The Indianapolis Grand Prix is a motorcycling event held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, United States as part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. Its first edition took place on September 14, 2008 and was sponsored by Red Bull. The race was held again on August 30,...

. The rematch will be on October 25 at the final Grand Prix

Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix

The Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix is a motorcycling event held in Spain that is part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. The event takes place at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo .-Multiple winners :...

 of the season in Valencia

Circuit de Valencia

Circuit Ricardo Tormo, also known as Circuit de Valencia and officially named Circuit de la Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo, is a motorsport race track located in Cheste and built in 1999. It has a capacity of 120,000 spectators and seating for 60,000...

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The commercial rights of the championship are held by the rights-holders for the MotoGP World Championships, Dorna Sports

Dorna Sports

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The American dirt tracker

Track racing

Track racing is a form of motorcycle racing where teams or individuals race opponents around an oval track. There are differing variants, with each variant racing on a different surface type....

 J.D. Beach was proclaimed champion in the last race, in only his second season of road racing

Road racing

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Calendar

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Circuit	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Race Winner
1	March 29	Spanish Grand Prix Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix The Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix is a motorcycling event that is part of the FIM Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. In addition to this event, three other motorcycling events take place in Spain as of the 2010 season: the Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix, the Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix and the...	Jerez Circuito Permanente de Jerez Circuito de Jerez , formerly known as Circuito Permanente de Jerez, is a 4,428 m racing circuit located close to the city of Jerez de la Frontera, deep within the sherry-producing south of Spain...	Luis Salom Luís Salom Luis Jaime Salom Horrach is a Grand Prix motorcycle racer from Spain.-Early career:Born in Palma de Mallorca, Salom started racing competitively from the age of eight years old, winning the 50 cc Balearic Supermotard championship...	Daijiro Hiura	Luis Salom Luís Salom Luis Jaime Salom Horrach is a Grand Prix motorcycle racer from Spain.-Early career:Born in Palma de Mallorca, Salom started racing competitively from the age of eight years old, winning the 50 cc Balearic Supermotard championship...
	March 30				Nelson Major	Luis Salom Luís Salom Luis Jaime Salom Horrach is a Grand Prix motorcycle racer from Spain.-Early career:Born in Palma de Mallorca, Salom started racing competitively from the age of eight years old, winning the 50 cc Balearic Supermotard championship...
2	April 12	Portuguese Grand Prix Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix The Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix is a motorcycling event that is part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.The event was held twice in the 1980s in Spanish circuits. It returned to Portugal after the Estoril Circuit was homologated for international motorcycle racing.-Multiple winners...	Estoril Autódromo do Estoril The Autódromo do Estoril is a race course in Portugal, owned by state-run holding management company Parpública. Its length is . It was the home of the Formula One Portuguese Grand Prix from 1984 to 1996....	Daijiro Hiura	Daijiro Hiura	Daijiro Hiura
3	May 17	French Grand Prix French motorcycle Grand Prix The Grand Prix Monster Energy de France is a motorcycling event that is part of the World Motorcycle Racing season.-Winners of the French motorcycle Grand Prix:...	Le Mans Bugatti Circuit	Luis Salom Luís Salom Luis Jaime Salom Horrach is a Grand Prix motorcycle racer from Spain.-Early career:Born in Palma de Mallorca, Salom started racing competitively from the age of eight years old, winning the 50 cc Balearic Supermotard championship...	JD Beach	Luis Salom Luís Salom Luis Jaime Salom Horrach is a Grand Prix motorcycle racer from Spain.-Early career:Born in Palma de Mallorca, Salom started racing competitively from the age of eight years old, winning the 50 cc Balearic Supermotard championship...
4	May 31	Italian Grand Prix Italian motorcycle Grand Prix The Italian motorcycle Grand Prix is a motorcycling event that is part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. From 1949 to 1990 the event was known as the Nations Grand Prix. It was one of the original rounds of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing calendar. The race was held exclusively at Monza...	Mugello Circuit Mugello Circuit Mugello Circuit is a race track in the Mugello region of Italy near Florence. Its length is . It has 15 turns and a long straight.Grand Prix motorcycle racing host an annual event here . Also, the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters hold an annual event. The track is property of Scuderia Ferrari which...	Peter Sebestyén	Luis Salom Luís Salom Luis Jaime Salom Horrach is a Grand Prix motorcycle racer from Spain.-Early career:Born in Palma de Mallorca, Salom started racing competitively from the age of eight years old, winning the 50 cc Balearic Supermotard championship...	Luis Salom Luís Salom Luis Jaime Salom Horrach is a Grand Prix motorcycle racer from Spain.-Early career:Born in Palma de Mallorca, Salom started racing competitively from the age of eight years old, winning the 50 cc Balearic Supermotard championship...
5	June 21	British Grand Prix British motorcycle Grand Prix The British motorcycle Grand Prix is a motorcycling event that is part of the World Motorcycle Racing season. Before 1977, the British Grand Prix was the Isle of Man TT, held there from 1949-1976.-Winners of the British motorcycle Grand Prix:...	Donington Park Donington Park Donington Park is a motorsport circuit near Castle Donington in Leicestershire, England.Originally part of the Donington Hall estate, it was created as a racing circuit during the pre-war period when the German Silver Arrows were battling for the European Championship...	Daijiro Hiura	Sturla Fagerhaug	Miguel Oliveira Miguel Oliveira (motorcycle racer) Miguel Ângelo Falcão de Oliveira is a Portuguese motorcycle racer.2004 was his first season in the Portuguese Mini GP Championship....
6	June 28	Dutch TT Dutch TT The Dutch TT is a motorcycling event, traditionally held on the last Saturday of June at the TT Circuit Assen in the Netherlands, as part of the MotoGP World Championship. In the past all classes , nowadays only the 125 cc, Moto2 and the MotoGP...	TT Circuit Assen TT Circuit Assen The TT Circuit Assen is a motorsport race track built in 1955 and located in Assen, Netherlands. Host of the Dutch TT race, it is considered "The Cathedral" of motorcycling by the fans...	Sturla Fagerhaug	Miguel Oliveira Miguel Oliveira (motorcycle racer) Miguel Ângelo Falcão de Oliveira is a Portuguese motorcycle racer.2004 was his first season in the Portuguese Mini GP Championship....	Miguel Oliveira Miguel Oliveira (motorcycle racer) Miguel Ângelo Falcão de Oliveira is a Portuguese motorcycle racer.2004 was his first season in the Portuguese Mini GP Championship....
7	July 12	German Grand Prix German motorcycle Grand Prix The German motorcycle Grand Prix, first held in 1925, is since 1952 part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Championship.- History :The first two Großer Preis von Deutschland races were held at Berlin's AVUS before moving to the new the purpose-built Nürburgring which was used in its full...	Sachsenring Sachsenring The Sachsenring racing circuit is located in Hohenstein-Ernstthal near Chemnitz in Saxony, Germany. Among other events, it features the annual German motorcycle Grand Prix of the FIM Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championship.- History :...	Luis Salom Luís Salom Luis Jaime Salom Horrach is a Grand Prix motorcycle racer from Spain.-Early career:Born in Palma de Mallorca, Salom started racing competitively from the age of eight years old, winning the 50 cc Balearic Supermotard championship...	Daniel Kartheininger	JD Beach
8	August 16	Czech Republic Grand Prix Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix The Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix is a motorcycling event that is part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. Before 1993, the race was known as the Czechoslovakian motorcycle Grand Prix...	Brno Masaryk Circuit The Masaryk circuit or Masarykring, now referred to as the Brno Circuit, refers two Czech racing circuits located close to the city of Brno.The original circuit was made up of public roads, and at its longest measured nearly...	Mathew Scholtz	Nico Thöni	Mathew Scholtz
	August 17				Matthew Hoyle	Sturla Fagerhaug

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. Rider has to finish the race to earn points.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th
Points	25	20	16	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

• Each rider's lowest score discounted.

Riders' standings

EWLINE Pos Rider ESP 2008 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix The 2008 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 2008 MotoGP championship. It took place on the weekend of 28 -March 30, 2008 at the Circuito Permanente de Jerez located in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. The MotoGP race was won by Dani Pedrosa, who finished ahead of Jorge Lorenzo...   POR 2008 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix The 2008 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix was the third round of the 2008 MotoGP Championship. It took place on the weekend of 11 -April 13, 2008 at the Autódromo do Estoril located in Estoril, Portugal.-MotoGP Classification:-250cc Classification:...   FRA 2008 French motorcycle Grand Prix The 2008 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 2008 MotoGP Championship. It took place on the weekend of 16 -May 18, 2008 at the Le Mans Bugatti Circuit.-MotoGP Classification:-250cc classification:-125cc classification:-Notes:...   ITA 2008 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix The 2008 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixth round of the 2008 MotoGP championship. It took place on the weekend of May 30-June 1, 2008 at the Mugello Circuit.-MotoGP classification:-250cc classification:-125cc classification:-References:...   GBR 2008 British motorcycle Grand Prix The 2008 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the eighth round of the 2008 MotoGP championship. It took place on the weekend of 20 -22 June 2008 at the Donington Park circuit.-MotoGP classification:-250cc classification:-125cc classification:...   NED 2008 Dutch TT The 2008 Dutch TT was the ninth round of the 2008 MotoGP championship. It took place on the weekend of 26 -June 28, 2008 at the TT Circuit Assen.-MotoGP classification:-250cc classification:-125cc classification:-Notes:...   GER 2008 German motorcycle Grand Prix The 2008 German motorcycle Grand Prix was the tenth round of the 2008 MotoGP season. It took place on the weekend of 11 -July 13, 2008 at the Sachsenring, located in Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Germany.-MotoGP classification:-250cc classification:...   CZE 2008 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix The 2008 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix was the twelfth round of the 2008 MotoGP Championship. It took place on the weekend of 15 -August 17, 2008 at the Masaryk Circuit located in Brno.-MotoGP classification:-250cc classification:...   Pts 1   JD Beach 2 2 2 2 2 5 8 1 11 Ret 149 2   Luis Salom Luís Salom Luis Jaime Salom Horrach is a Grand Prix motorcycle racer from Spain.-Early career:Born in Palma de Mallorca, Salom started racing competitively from the age of eight years old, winning the 50 cc Balearic Supermotard championship... 1 1 4 1 1 9 7 Ret Ret 3 145 3   Sturla Fagerhaug 7 4 3 6 7 2 2 Ret 2 1 142 4   Daijiro Hiura 5 5 1 3 Ret 4 2 12 8 108 5   Nelson Major 4 6 5 3 11 4 Ret 5 18 4 92 6   Mathew Scholtz Ret 10 11 8 9 3 Ret 6 1 7 86 7   Matthew Hoyle Ret 14 DNS 15 10 3 3 3 2 77 8   Daniel Ruiz 6 7 10 7 4 13 6 Ret 21 13 63 9   Jakub Kornfeil Jakub Kornfeil Jakub Kornfeil is a Grand Prix motorcycle racer from the Czech Republic.-Early career:Born in Kyjov, Kornfeil started racing competitively in supermoto from the age of eight years old, winning the 65 cc championship in 2002. Championships at national and European level in minibikes followed,... 8 9 19 9 6 7 10 Ret 10 6 63 10   Florian Marino 11 11 13 5 19 Ret 5 7 7 5 62 11   Markus Reiterberger 9 8 9 Ret 8 12 12 10 6 9 61 12   Miguel Oliveira Miguel Oliveira (motorcycle racer) Miguel Ângelo Falcão de Oliveira is a Portuguese motorcycle racer.2004 was his first season in the Portuguese Mini GP Championship.... 8 1 1 50 13   Daniel Kartheininger 14 17 7 4 5 Ret Ret 4 8 Ret 56 14   Deane Brown 3 3 6 4 Ret 55 15   Peter Sebestyén 15 15 17 11 Ret 6 16 8 13 NC 28 16   Cristian Trabalon Ret 11 15 10 16 9 9 26 17   Sasuka Shinozaki Ret 18 14 14 13 8 14 Ret 9 19 24 18   Kevin Calia 13 19 12 Ret 10 17 11 Ret 10 24 19   Adam Blacklock 12 12 16 12 15 Ret 19 14 14 12 21 20   Nico Thöni 15 12 5 14 17 21   Alessio Cappella 18 11 13 Ret 19 11 13 22   Joshua Elliott 10 16 Ret Ret 12 Ret 18 Ret 17 15 11 23   Dylan Mavin Ret DNS Ret 14 Ret 11 16 20 16 7 24   Harry Stafford 16 20 18 16 17 Ret 20 13 15 17 4 25   Quentin Jacquet 13 3 26   Niklas Ajo DNS DNS 20 Ret DNS 15 16 18 1   Ben McConnachie 17 21 Ret 0 Pos Rider ESP 2008 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix The 2008 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 2008 MotoGP championship. It took place on the weekend of 28 -March 30, 2008 at the Circuito Permanente de Jerez located in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. The MotoGP race was won by Dani Pedrosa, who finished ahead of Jorge Lorenzo...   POR 2008 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix The 2008 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix was the third round of the 2008 MotoGP Championship. It took place on the weekend of 11 -April 13, 2008 at the Autódromo do Estoril located in Estoril, Portugal.-MotoGP Classification:-250cc Classification:...   FRA 2008 French motorcycle Grand Prix The 2008 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 2008 MotoGP Championship. It took place on the weekend of 16 -May 18, 2008 at the Le Mans Bugatti Circuit.-MotoGP Classification:-250cc classification:-125cc classification:-Notes:...   ITA 2008 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix The 2008 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixth round of the 2008 MotoGP championship. It took place on the weekend of May 30-June 1, 2008 at the Mugello Circuit.-MotoGP classification:-250cc classification:-125cc classification:-References:...   GBR 2008 British motorcycle Grand Prix The 2008 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the eighth round of the 2008 MotoGP championship. It took place on the weekend of 20 -22 June 2008 at the Donington Park circuit.-MotoGP classification:-250cc classification:-125cc classification:...   NED 2008 Dutch TT The 2008 Dutch TT was the ninth round of the 2008 MotoGP championship. It took place on the weekend of 26 -June 28, 2008 at the TT Circuit Assen.-MotoGP classification:-250cc classification:-125cc classification:-Notes:...   GER 2008 German motorcycle Grand Prix The 2008 German motorcycle Grand Prix was the tenth round of the 2008 MotoGP season. It took place on the weekend of 11 -July 13, 2008 at the Sachsenring, located in Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Germany.-MotoGP classification:-250cc classification:...   CZE 2008 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix The 2008 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix was the twelfth round of the 2008 MotoGP Championship. It took place on the weekend of 15 -August 17, 2008 at the Masaryk Circuit located in Brno.-MotoGP classification:-250cc classification:...   Pts

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Entry List

Notes

• All Entrants were riding a KTM
  KTM
  KTM Sportmotorcycle AG is an Austrian motorcycle, bicycle and moped manufacturer.The company was founded in 1934 by engineer Hans Trunkenpolz in Mattighofen. It started out as a metal working shop and was named Kraftfahrzeuge Trunkenpolz Mattighofen...
  
  
• Tyres were supplied by Dunlop
  Dunlop Tyres
  Dunlop Tyres is a British company owned 75% by Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and 25% by Sumitomo Rubber Industries, which bought the right to sell Dunlop-branded road tyres....
  
  

  No	Rider
  3	Daniel Kartheininger
  6	Peter Sebestyen
  7	Deane Brown
  11	Nikas Ajo
  20	Mathew Scholtz
  21	Florian Marino
  22	Daniel Ruiz
  24	Harry Stafford
  27	Alessio Cappella
  28	Markus Reiterberger
  30	Dylan Mavin
  32	Matthew Hoyle
  33	Sturla Fagerhaug
  36	Nico Thöni
  39	Luis Salom Luís Salom Luis Jaime Salom Horrach is a Grand Prix motorcycle racer from Spain.-Early career:Born in Palma de Mallorca, Salom started racing competitively from the age of eight years old, winning the 50 cc Balearic Supermotard championship...
  44	Miguel Oliveira Miguel Oliveira (motorcycle racer) Miguel Ângelo Falcão de Oliveira is a Portuguese motorcycle racer.2004 was his first season in the Portuguese Mini GP Championship.... †
  46	Daijiro Hiura
  49	Ben McConnachie
  52	Adam Blacklock
  59	JD Beach
  68	Sasuke Shinozaki
  69	Nelson Major
  74	Kevin Calia
  77	Quentin Jacquet†
  84	Jakub Kornfeil Jakub Kornfeil Jakub Kornfeil is a Grand Prix motorcycle racer from the Czech Republic.-Early career:Born in Kyjov, Kornfeil started racing competitively in supermoto from the age of eight years old, winning the 65 cc championship in 2002. Championships at national and European level in minibikes followed,...
  92	Cristian Trabalon
  99	Joshua Elliott

† Guest Riders