2008 French motorcycle Grand Prix
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| Race 5 of 18 races in the 2008 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
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| Date | 18 May 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official name | Alice Grand Prix de France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Le Mans Bugatti Circuit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 250 cc | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pole position | |||
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| Rider |
 Dani Pedrosa
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| Time | 1:32.647 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider |
 Valentino Rossi
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| Time | 1:34.215 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
Valentino Rossi
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| Second |
Jorge Lorenzo
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| Third |
 Colin Edwards
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| Rider |
Alex Debón
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| Time | 1:38.478 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider |
Marco Simoncelli
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| Time | 1:39.666 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
Alex Debón
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| Second |
Marco Simoncelli
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| Third |
Mattia Pasini
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| Rider |
Sergio Gadea
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| Time | 1:43.515 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider |
Pol Espargaró
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| Time | 1:43.918 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
 Mike Di Meglio
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| Second |
 Bradley Smith
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| Third |
Nicolás Terol
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The 2008 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 2008 MotoGP Championship. It took place on the weekend of 16–18 May 2008 at the Le Mans Bugatti Circuit.
The race was stopped after 14 laps due to rain. It was later restarted for 5 additional laps, with the grid determined by the running order before the suspension. The second part of the race determined the final result.
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