The 2008 World Enduro Championship was the 19th season in the

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World Enduro Championship. The season consisted of eight events and 16 races. Last season's Enduro 2 champion,

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Mika Ahola Mika Ahola (13 December 1974 – 15 January 2012) was a Finnish enduro rider and a five-time world champion. He was also a seven-time winner of the International Six Days Enduro (ISDE) World Trophy with Team Finland, and was the fastest overall in ...

, took his second world championship title now racing in the Enduro 1 class. In the Enduro 2 class,

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Johnny Aubert Johnny Aubert (born 31 May 1980) is a French enduro rider and two-time world-champion. A former motocross rider, Aubert debuted in the World Enduro Championship riding for Yamaha in 2006. He claimed the world championship in the E2 class in the ...

won his first world championship, becoming the first racer to defeat

Juha Salminen Juha Salminen (born 27 September 1976 in Vantaa) is a Finnish former professional motorcycle enduro racer. He is a 13-time World Enduro Champion (including the overall world championship titles from 2000 to 2004) and has also won the German cham ...

since the 1998 season. With nine wins, Salminen broke compatriot

Kari Tiainen Kari Tiainen (born 26 August 1966 in Riihimäki) is a Finnish former professional enduro rider. He competed in the World Enduro Championships from 1989 to 2003. Tiainen is notable for being a seven-time World Enduro Champion and held the record for ...

's record (77) for most wins in the series. In Enduro 3,

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Samuli Aro Samuli Aro (born 12 April 1975 in Järvenpää) is a Finnish enduro rider. He is a five-time World Enduro Champion and has also won the International Six Days Enduro (ISDE) World Trophy with Team Finland five times. Aro debuted in the World End ...

became the sixth enduro rider to win five world championship titles.

Events

Riders' championship - top 10

Enduro 1

Enduro 2

Enduro 3

Manufacturers' championship

External links

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Full results at the official website
Motorcycle off-road racing series World Enduro