2008 IDM season
At the International German Motorcycle Championship in 2008 titles were awarded in the IDM Superbike , IDM Supersport , IDM 125 and IDM Sidecar classes.
16 races were held in the Superbikes, 14 in the Supersport Class, in the 125 cc class and in the Sidecars eight races.
Due to bad weather, only one training session was held at the Nürburgring.
Distribution of points
The world champion will be the driver or manufacturer who has accumulated the most points in the world championship by the end of the season. When distributing points, the placements are taken into account in the overall result of the respective race. The top fifteen drivers in each race receive points according to the following scheme:
| Distribution of points | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| space | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14th | 15th |
| Points | 25th | 20th | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8th | 7th | 6th | 5 | 4th | 3 | 2 | 1 |
All the results achieved were included in the evaluation. With less than 50%, but more than 25% of the total rounds, only 50% of the points are awarded. There are no points below 25%.
Superbike
useful information
- Michael Schumacher started nine of the 16 races as a guest starter for the Holzhauer Racing Promotion Team on a Honda.
Race results
Driver ranking
Constructors' championship
| 1 |
 Suzuki
|
479 |
| 2 |
Yamaha
|
436 |
| 3 |
Honda
|
358 |
Super sport
Race results
| date | route | Pole position | Run | 1st place | place 2 | place 3 | Nice Race lap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 04/27 |
 EuroSpeedway Lausitz
|
Arne death | 1 | Arne death | Vladimir Ivanov | Damian Cudlin | Arne death |
| 2 | Arne death | Damian Cudlin | Rico Penzkofer | Arne death | ||||
| 2 | May 18 |
Oschersleben
|
Arne death | 1 | Jesco Günther | Arne death | Herbert Kaufmann | Jesco Günther |
| 2 | Arne death | Herbert Kaufmann | Damian Cudlin | Arne death | ||||
| 3 | 01.06. |
Nürburgring
|
Arne death | 1 | Arne death | Didier Van Keymeulen | Sebastien Diss | Arne death |
| 2 | Vladimir Ivanov | Philipp Hafeneger | Sebastien Diss | Arne death | ||||
| 4th | 22.06. |
Sachsenring
|
Arne death | 1 | Vladimir Ivanov | Arne death | Rico Penzkofer | Damian Cudlin |
| 5 | 06.07. |
 Salzburgring
|
Vladimir Ivanov | 1 | Damian Cudlin | Rico Penzkofer | Vladimir Ivanov | Pascal Eckhardt |
| 6th | 03.08. |
Schleizer triangle
|
Arne death | 1 | Vladimir Ivanov | Arne death | Damian Cudlin | Vladimir Ivanov |
| 2 | Vladimir Ivanov | Arne death | Rico Penzkofer | Arne death | ||||
| 7th | 08/10 |
Oschersleben
|
Arne death | 1 | Arne death | Damian Cudlin | Rico Penzkofer | Arne death |
| 2 | Herbert Kaufmann | Rico Penzkofer | Arne death | Herbert Kaufmann | ||||
| 8th | 07.09. |
Hockenheimring
|
Pascal Eckhardt | 1 | Rico Penzkofer | Sascha Hommel | Damian Cudlin | Rico Penzkofer |
| 2 | Sebastien Diss | Kevin True | Vladimir Ivanov | Damian Cudlin |
Driver ranking
|
|
125 cc class
Race results
| date | route | Pole position | Run | 1st place | place 2 | place 3 | Nice Race lap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 04/27 |
EuroSpeedway Lausitz
|
Marcel Schrötter | 1 | Marcel Schrötter | Bastien Chesaux | Joey Litjens | Joey Litjens |
| 2 | May 18 |
Oschersleben
|
Joey Litjens | 1 | Joey Litjens | Marvin Fritz | Michael van der Mark | Marvin Fritz |
| 3 | 01.06. |
Nürburgring
|
Marcel Schrötter | 1 | Marcel Schrötter | Joey Litjens | Marvin Fritz | Marcel Schrötter |
| 4th | 22.06. |
Sachsenring
|
Marcel Schrötter | 1 | Marcel Schrötter | Jonas Folger | Joey Litjens | Marcel Schrötter |
| 5 | 06.07. |
Salzburgring
|
Marcel Schrötter | 1 | Marvin Fritz | Jasper Iwema | Daniel Kartheininger | Luca Grünwald |
| 6th | 03.08. |
Schleizer triangle
|
Marcel Schrötter | 1 | Marcel Schrötter | Joey Litjens | Michael van der Mark | Marcel Schrötter |
| 7th | 08/10 |
Oschersleben
|
Marcel Schrötter | 1 | Marcel Schrötter | Joey Litjens | Michael van der Mark | Daniel Kartheininger |
| 8th | 07.09. |
Hockenheimring
|
Marcel Schrötter | 1 | Michael van der Mark | Marcel Schrötter | Jasper Iwema | Michael van der Mark |
Driver ranking
|
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Teams
Race results
| date | route | Pole position | 1st place | place 2 | place 3 | Nice Race lap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 04/27 |
EuroSpeedway Lausitz
|
Markus Schlosser / Adolf Hänni |
Markus Schlosser / Adolf Hänni |
Josef Moser / Ueli Wäfler |
Mike Roscher / Michael Hildebrand |
Markus Schlosser / Adolf Hänni |
| 2 | May 18 |
Oschersleben
|
Mike Roscher / Michael Hildebrand |
Adrian Kornas / Axel Kölsch |
Michael Grabmüller / Bernd Grabmüller |
Kurt Hock / Enrico Becker |
Mike Roscher / Michael Hildebrand |
| 3 | 01.06. |
Nürburgring
|
Michael Grabmüller / Bernd Grabmüller |
Kurt Hock / Enrico Becker |
Harald Hainbucher / Peter Adelsberger |
Peter Schröder / Anna Burkard |
Michael Grabmüller / Bernd Grabmüller |
| 4th | 22.06. |
Sachsenring
|
Michael Grabmüller / Bernd Grabmüller |
Adrian Kornas / Axel Kölsch |
Harald Hainbucher / Peter Adelsberger |
Michael Grabmüller / Bernd Grabmüller |
Michael Grabmüller / Bernd Grabmüller |
| 5 | 06.07. |
Salzburgring
|
Josef Moser / Ueli Wäfler |
Josef Moser / Ueli Wäfler |
Michael Grabmüller / Bernd Grabmüller |
Harald Hainbucher / Peter Adelsberger |
Josef Moser / Ueli Wäfler |
| 6th | 03.08. |
Schleizer triangle
|
Markus Schlosser / Adolf Hänni |
Markus Schlosser / Adolf Hänni |
Kurt Hock / Enrico Becker |
Adrian Kornas / Axel Kölsch |
Markus Schlosser / Adolf Hänni |
| 7th | 08/10 |
Oschersleben
|
Mike Roscher / Adolf Hänni |
Mike Roscher / Adolf Hänni |
Michael Grabmüller / Bernd Grabmüller |
Peter Schröder / Anna Burkard |
Mike Roscher / Adolf Hänni |
| 8th | 07.09. |
Hockenheimring
|
Tim Reeves / Patrick Farance |
Josef Moser / Ueli Wäfler |
Michael Grabmüller / Bernd Grabmüller |
Adrian Kornas / Axel Kölsch |
Tim Reeves / Patrick Farance |
Driver ranking
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Frame race
- As part of the International German Motorcycle Championship 2008, 8 races for the Yamaha R6-Dunlop Cup and 7 races for the ADAC Junior Cup took place.