2008 Detroit Sports Car Challenge

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The Raceway on Belle Isle in 2008

The Detroit Sports Car Challenge presented by Bosch was the ninth round of the 2008 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at the Detroit Belle Isle street circuit, Michigan on August 30, 2008.

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Andretti Green Racing scored their first overall victory, as well as the second overall victory for the Acura program. Audi failed to win the LMP1 category for the first time all season after one car crashed and the other was disqualified for a rule infraction. Intersport Racing, the lone remaining LMP1 competitor, earned the class win.^[1] Flying Lizard managed to finish the race with all three of their Porsches in the top four in GT2 to help extend their lead over the Tafel Racing Ferraris, while Corvette Racing easily led the GT1 category.

This race marked the first time since the debut of the Porsche RS Spyder at the 2005 Monterey Sports Car Championships that Porsche failed to finish in a podium position in the LMP2 class; the Acuras of Highcroft Racing and de Ferran Motorsport completed the LMP2 and overall podium behind the Andretti Green Acura, and ahead of the #7 Penske Racing Porsche in fourth.

Race results

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).^[2]

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tyre	Laps
Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Engine	Tyre	Laps
1	LMP2	26	Template:Flagicon Andretti Green Racing	Template:Flagicon Franck Montagny Template:Flagicon James Rossiter	Acura ARX-01B	M	104
1	LMP2	26	Template:Flagicon Andretti Green Racing		Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8	M	104
2	LMP2	9	Template:Flagicon Patrón Highcroft Racing	Template:Flagicon Scott Sharp Template:Flagicon David Brabham	Acura ARX-01B	M	104
2	LMP2	9	Template:Flagicon Patrón Highcroft Racing		Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8	M	104
3	LMP2	66	Template:Flagicon de Ferran Motorsports	Template:Flagicon Gil de Ferran Template:Flagicon Simon Pagenaud	Acura ARX-01B	M	104
3	LMP2	66	Template:Flagicon de Ferran Motorsports		Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8	M	104
4	LMP2	7	Template:Flagicon Penske Racing	Template:Flagicon Timo Bernhard Template:Flagicon Romain Dumas	Porsche RS Spyder Evo	M	104
4	LMP2	7	Template:Flagicon Penske Racing		Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8	M	104
5	LMP2	6	Template:Flagicon Penske Racing	Template:Flagicon Patrick Long Template:Flagicon Ryan Briscoe	Porsche RS Spyder Evo	M	104
5	LMP2	6	Template:Flagicon Penske Racing		Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8	M	104
6	LMP2	16	Template:Flagicon Dyson Racing	Template:Flagicon Chris Dyson Template:Flagicon Guy Smith	Porsche RS Spyder Evo	M	103
6	LMP2	16	Template:Flagicon Dyson Racing	Template:Flagicon Chris Dyson Template:Flagicon Guy Smith	Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8	M	103
7	LMP2	8	Template:Flagicon B-K Motorsports	Template:Flagicon Gerardo Bonilla Template:Flagicon Ben Devlin	Lola B07/46	D	103
7	LMP2	8	Template:Flagicon B-K Motorsports		Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 (E85 ethanol)	D	103
8	LMP2	20	Template:Flagicon Dyson Racing	Template:Flagicon Butch Leitzinger Template:Flagicon Marino Franchitti	Porsche RS Spyder Evo	M	102
8	LMP2	20	Template:Flagicon Dyson Racing		Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8	M	102
9	GT1	4	Template:Flagicon Corvette Racing	Template:Flagicon Oliver Gavin Template:Flagicon Olivier Beretta	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	M	100
9	GT1	4	Template:Flagicon Corvette Racing		Chevrolet LS7-R 7.0 L V8 (E85 ethanol)	M	100
10	GT1	3	Template:Flagicon Corvette Racing	Template:Flagicon Johnny O'Connell Template:Flagicon Jan Magnussen	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	M	100
10	GT1	3	Template:Flagicon Corvette Racing		Chevrolet LS7-R 7.0 L V8 (E85 ethanol)	M	100
11	GT2	45	Template:Flagicon Flying Lizard Motorsports	Template:Flagicon Jörg Bergmeister Template:Flagicon Wolf Henzler	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	M	98
11	GT2	45	Template:Flagicon Flying Lizard Motorsports		Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	98
12	GT2	46	Template:Flagicon Flying Lizard Motorsports	Template:Flagicon Johannes van Overbeek Template:Flagicon Patrick Pilet	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	M	98
12	GT2	46	Template:Flagicon Flying Lizard Motorsports		Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	98
13	GT2	62	Template:Flagicon Risi Competizione	Template:Flagicon Jaime Melo Template:Flagicon Mika Salo	Ferrari F430GT	M	98
13	GT2	62	Template:Flagicon Risi Competizione	Template:Flagicon Jaime Melo Template:Flagicon Mika Salo	Ferrari 4.0 L V8	M	98
14	GT2	44	Template:Flagicon Flying Lizard Motorsports 44	Template:Flagicon Lonnie Pechnik Template:Flagicon Martin Ragginger	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	M	98
14	GT2	44	Template:Flagicon Flying Lizard Motorsports 44		Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	98
15	GT2	61	Template:Flagicon Risi Competizione	Template:Flagicon Harrison Brix Template:Flagicon Rob Bell	Ferrari F430GT	M	98
15	GT2	61	Template:Flagicon Risi Competizione	Template:Flagicon Harrison Brix Template:Flagicon Rob Bell	Ferrari 4.0 L V8	M	98
16	GT2	73	Template:Flagicon Tafel Racing	Template:Flagicon Jim Tafel Template:Flagicon Alex Figge	Ferrari F430GT	M	95
16	GT2	73	Template:Flagicon Tafel Racing	Template:Flagicon Jim Tafel Template:Flagicon Alex Figge	Ferrari 4.0 L V8	M	95
17	GT2	11	Template:Flagicon Primetime Race Group	Template:Flagicon Joel Feinberg Template:Flagicon Chris Hall	Dodge Viper Competition Coupe	H	94
17	GT2	11	Template:Flagicon Primetime Race Group		Dodge 8.3 L V10	H	94
18	GT1	008	Template:Flagicon Bell Motorsports	Template:Flagicon Terry Borcheller Template:Flagicon Chapman Ducote	Aston Martin DBR9	D	93
18	GT1	008	Template:Flagicon Bell Motorsports		Aston Martin 6.0 L V12	D	93
19	GT2	40	Template:Flagicon Robertson Racing	Template:Flagicon David Robertson Template:Flagicon Andrea Robertson Template:Flagicon David Murry	Ford GT-R Mk.VII	D	89
19	GT2	40	Template:Flagicon Robertson Racing		Ford 5.0 L V8	D	89
20	GT2	71	Template:Flagicon Tafel Racing	Template:Flagicon Dominik Farnbacher Template:Flagicon Dirk Müller	Ferrari F430GT	M	88
20	GT2	71	Template:Flagicon Tafel Racing		Ferrari 4.0 L V8	M	88
21 DNF	GT2	21	Template:Flagicon Panoz Team PTG	Template:Flagicon Tom Milner, Jr. Template:Flagicon Tom Sutherland	Panoz Esperante GT-LM	D	87
21 DNF	GT2	21	Template:Flagicon Panoz Team PTG		Ford (Élan) 5.0 L V8	D	87
22	LMP1	37	Template:Flagicon Intersport Racing	Template:Flagicon Jon Field Template:Flagicon Clint Field Template:Flagicon Richard Berry	Lola B06/10	D	83
22	LMP1	37	Template:Flagicon Intersport Racing		AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8 (E85 ethanol)	D	83
23	LMP2	15	Template:Flagicon Lowe's Fernández Racing	Template:Flagicon Adrian Fernández Template:Flagicon Luis Díaz	Acura ARX-01B	M	83
23	LMP2	15	Template:Flagicon Lowe's Fernández Racing		Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8	M	83
24 DNF	GT2	54	Template:Flagicon Black Swan Racing	Template:Flagicon Tim Pappas Template:Flagicon Anthony Lazzaro	Ford GT-R Mk.VII	F	49
24 DNF	GT2	54	Template:Flagicon Black Swan Racing		Ford 5.0 L V8	F	49
25 DNF	GT2	18	Template:Flagicon VICI Racing	Template:Flagicon Nicky Pastorelli Template:Flagicon Francesco Pastorelli Template:Flagicon Marc Basseng	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	K	38
25 DNF	GT2	18	Template:Flagicon VICI Racing		Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	K	38
26 DNF	LMP1	2	Template:Flagicon Audi Sport North America	Template:Flagicon Marco Werner Template:Flagicon Lucas Luhr	Audi R10 TDI	M	21
26 DNF	LMP1	2	Template:Flagicon Audi Sport North America	Template:Flagicon Marco Werner Template:Flagicon Lucas Luhr	Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel)	M	21
27 DNF	GT2	007	Template:Flagicon Drayson-Barwell	Template:Flagicon Paul Drayson Template:Flagicon Jonny Cocker	Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2	D	1
27 DNF	GT2	007	Template:Flagicon Drayson-Barwell		Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 (E85 ethanol)	D	1
DSQ^†	LMP1	1	Template:Flagicon Audi Sport North America	Template:Flagicon Emanuele Pirro Template:Flagicon Marcel Fässler	Audi R10 TDI	M	104
DSQ^†	LMP1	1	Template:Flagicon Audi Sport North America		Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel)	M	104

† - The #1 Audi Sport North America entry was disqualified after the car failed post-race technical inspection. The car was under the minimum weight requirement for its class.^[1]^[2]

Statistics

Pole Position - #9 Patrón Highcroft Racing - 1:13.483^[3]
Fastest Lap - #9 Patrón Highcroft Racing - 1:15.540^[2]

References

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