2008 United States motorcycle Grand Prix

DateJuly 20, 2008

Official nameRed Bull U.S. Grand Prix^[1][2][3]

LocationMazda Raceway Laguna Seca

Course

• Permanent racing facility
• 3.610 km (2.243 mi)

  2008 United States Grand Prix

Race details
Race 11 of 18 races in the 2008 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	July 20, 2008
Official name	Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix[1][2][3]
Location	Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Course	Permanent racing facility 3.610 km (2.243 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position Rider Casey Stoner Time 1:20.700 Fastest lap Rider Casey Stoner Time 1:21.488 Podium First Valentino Rossi Second Casey Stoner Third Chris Vermeulen

The 2008 United States motorcycle Grand Prix was the eleventh round of the 2008 MotoGP championship. It took place on the weekend of July 18–20, 2008, at the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. It was an eventful race between Valentino Rossi and Casey Stoner where the lead was hotly contested between the two. On lap 23, with Rossi leading after a controversial pass down the corkscrew, Stoner entered into the last corner too deep and ended up in the gravel trap. Rossi retained his lead for the remainder of the race while Stoner managed to finish in second place despite his mistake. Rossi won for the first time at Laguna Seca and Stoner set a new lap record with a time of 1:21.488.

As usual, only the MotoGP class was permitted to race at Laguna Seca due to the Californian air pollution law prohibiting two-stroke engines in the state.