wyatte543: 2008 Ducati Desmosedici GP8

Sunday, November 20, 2011

2008 Ducati Desmosedici GP8

The Ducati Marlboro Team is ready to tackle a new season in the MotoGP World Championship
and sets out to defend the Rider, Constructor and Team titles won in 2007.

The challenging task of competing in the MotoGP World Championship for the 2008 season falls to the current MotoGP World Champion Casey Stoner and the former 250cc World Champion Marco Melandri: two top riders who will compete in what the Ducati Marlboro Team envisage to be one of the most hard-fought seasons to date. Passionate, fast and tenacious, in the true spirit of Ducati, both riders contribute in their own way to making the Italian team true protagonists in the world of racing.

The 2008 Ducati Desmosedici GP8� is an evolution of the 2007 model. The Ducati engineers worked on all areas. In terms of chassis set-up, the new frame is lighter with optimised torsional and flexural rigidity and the rear suspension geometry is also different. As for the engine, they worked on two areas. First of all, performance: they introduced a number of modifications to minimise friction and obtain a small power increase without affecting fuel consumption. Secondly, they worked on driveability, in other words, engine response proportional to the rider’s torque requirements. This was done in order to obtain a ‘fuller’ engine response especially mid-range and to maintain peak power for longer.

CIRCUIT
Track length
MotoGP race distance
MotoGP race laps

LOSAIL
www.circuitlosail.com
5,380 km
118,360 km
22

JEREZ
www.circuitodejerez.com
4,423 km
119,421 km
27

ESTORIL
www.circuito-estoril.pt
4,182 km
117,096 km
28

SHANGHAI
www.icsh.sh.cn
5,281 km
116,182 km
22

LE MANS
www.gpfrancemoto.com
4,180 km
117,040 km
28

MUGELLO
www.mugellocircuit.it
5,245 km
120,635 km
23

CATALUNYA
www.circuitcat.com
4,727 km
118,175 km
25

DONINGTON PARK
www.donington-park.co.uk
4,023 km
120,690 km
30

ASSEN
www.tt-assen.com
4,555 km
118,430 km
26

SACHSENRING
www.sachsenring-circuit.com
3,671 km
110,139 km
30

LAGUNA SECA
www.laguna-seca.com
3,610 km
115,520 km
32