2008 FIA GT Championship
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The 2008 FIA GT Championship season was the twelfth season of the FIA GT Championship. It featured a series for Grand Touring style cars broken into two classes based on power and manufacturer involvement, called GT1 and GT2. Invitational G2 and G3 classes were also allowed to participate but cars in these classes were not eligible to score points. The Championship began on 20 April 2008 and ended on 23 November 2008 after 10 races.
Schedule
The official 2008 calendar was released by the FIA on 24 October 2007.[1] All races were two hours, with exception of the Spa 24 Hours and the Bucharest City Challenge, the latter being a combination of two one-hour races, each awarding half points. The Adria round remained as a night event and the Argentinian finale was the first South American race in FIA GT Championship history.
| Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon RAC Tourist Trophy | Silverstone Circuit | 20 April |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Monza 2 Hours | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 18 May |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Adria 2 Hours | Adria International Raceway | 21 June |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Oschersleben 2 Hours | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben | 6 July |
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Total 24 Hours of Spa | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 2 August 3 August |
| 6 | Template:Flagicon Bucharest City Challenge | Bucharest Ring | 23 August 24 August |
| 7 | Template:Flagicon Brno 2 Hours | Masaryk Circuit | 14 September |
| 8 | Template:Flagicon Nogaro 2 Hours | Circuit Paul Armagnac | 5 October |
| 9 | Template:Flagicon Zolder 2 Hours | Circuit Zolder | 19 October |
| 10 | Template:Flagicon San Luis 2 Hours | Potrero de los Funes Circuit | 23 November |
| Source:[2] | |||
Entries
GT1
A † symbol and gray background denotes an entry and driver competing in the Citation Cup.
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GT2
Season results
Overall winners in bold.
Teams championships
Points were awarded to the top 8 finishers in the order of 10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 except at the Spa 24 Hours, where half points were also granted for the leaders after 6 and 12 hours. Both cars scored points towards the championship regardless of finishing position. The G2 class did not have a championship.[6]
GT1 standings
GT2 standings
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Total points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6H | 12H | 24H | R1 | R2 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Template:Flagicon AF Corse | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 138 | |||
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 5 | Ret | 4 | 5 | Ret | 3 | ||||||
| 2 | Template:Flagicon BMS Scuderia Italia | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 76 | |||
| 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | Ret | 10 | 10 | 7 | Ret | |||||||||
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Prospeed Competition | 6 | 1 | DSQ | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 69.5 | |||
| DSQ | 11 | DSQ | 9 | 6 | Ret | Ret | DNS | DNS | Ret | Ret | 4 | Ret | ||||||
| 4 | Template:Flagicon CR Scuderia | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 64 | |||
| 5 | 8 | Ret | 11 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | 9 | ||||||
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Advanced Engineering Pecom Racing Team | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 24.5 | ||||||
| 6 | Template:Flagicon Scuderia Ecosse | 10 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 23.5 | |||
| 7 | Template:Flagicon Kessel Racing | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 5 | Ret | 7 | 7 | 4 | Ret | 8 | 19 | |||
| 8 | Template:Flagicon K plus K Motorsport | 2 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | Template:Flagicon IMSA Performance Matmut | 4 | 11 | 7 | 4.5 | |||||||||||||
| 10 | Template:Flagicon Trackspeed Racing | 11 | 12 | DSQ | 12 | 10 | 7 | Ret | 11 | 11 | DNS | 1 | ||||||
| 11 | Template:Flagicon Juniper Racing | 13 | 8 | 9 | 0.5 | |||||||||||||
| - | Template:Flagicon Team Felbermayr-Proton | 9 | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | Ret | |||||||||||||||||
| - | Template:Flagicon ARC Bratislava | 12 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| - | Template:Flagicon Victor Racing | 13 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| - | Template:Flagicon Easy Race SRL | 12 | 10 | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Sources:[5][7] | ||||||||||||||||||
Drivers championships
Points were awarded to the top 8 finishers in the order of 10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 except at the Spa 24 Hours. Drivers who did not drive the car for a minimum of 35 minutes did not score points.[6]
GT1 standings
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GT2 standings
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Total points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6H | 12H | 24H | R1 | R2 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Gianmaria Bruni | Template:Flagicon AF Corse | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 93 | |||
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Toni Vilander | Template:Flagicon AF Corse | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 93 | |||
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Paolo Ruberti | Template:Flagicon BMS Scuderia Italia | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 60.5 | |||
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Matteo Malucelli | Template:Flagicon BMS Scuderia Italia | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 60.5 | |||
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Richard Westbrook | Template:Flagicon Prospeed Competition | DSQ | 1 | DSQ | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 1 | 4 | Ret | 51 | |||
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Thomas Biagi | Template:Flagicon AF Corse | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 5 | Ret | 4 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 45 | |||
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Christian Montanari | Template:Flagicon AF Corse | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 5 | Ret | 4 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 45 | |||
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Emmanuel Collard | Template:Flagicon Prospeed Competition | DSQ | 1 | DSQ | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 41 | ||||
| 6 | Template:Flagicon Andrew Kirkaldy | Template:Flagicon CR Scuderia | 2 | 7 | Ret | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 4 | 37 | |||
| 6 | Template:Flagicon Rob Bell | Template:Flagicon CR Scuderia | 2 | 7 | Ret | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | Ret | 4 | 37 | ||||
| 7 | Template:Flagicon Joël Camathias | Template:Flagicon BMS Scuderia Italia | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | Ret | 10 | 10 | 7 | Ret | 35.5 | |||
| 8 | Template:Flagicon Davide Rigon | Template:Flagicon BMS Scuderia Italia | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | Ret | 10 | 33.5 | ||||||
| 9 | Template:Flagicon Tim Mullen | Template:Flagicon CR Scuderia | 5 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | Ret | 9 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 27 | |||
| 10 | Template:Flagicon Matías Russo | Template:Flagicon Advanced Engineering Pecom Racing Team | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 25.5 | ||||||
| Template:Flagicon AF Corse | 7 | Ret | Ret | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Template:Flagicon Luís Pérez Companc | Template:Flagicon Advanced Engineering Pecom Racing Team | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 24.5 | ||||||
| 12 | Template:Flagicon Jamie Davies | Template:Flagicon Scuderia Ecosse | 10 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 24.5 | |||
| 12 | Template:Flagicon Fabio Babini | Template:Flagicon Scuderia Ecosse | 10 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 24.5 | |||
| 13 | Template:Flagicon Marc Lieb | Template:Flagicon Prospeed Competition | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 21 | ||||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Team Felbermayr-Proton | 9 | Ret | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Template:Flagicon Henri Moser | Template:Flagicon Kessel Racing | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 5 | Ret | 7 | 7 | 4 | Ret | 8 | 19 | |||
| 15 | Template:Flagicon Markus Palttala | Template:Flagicon Prospeed Competition | 6 | 11 | DSQ | 9 | 6 | Ret | Ret | DNS | DNS | 5 | Ret | 3 | 5 | 18.5 | |||
| 16 | Template:Flagicon Andrea Piccini | Template:Flagicon CR Scuderia | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15.5 | ||||||||||||
| 17 | Template:Flagicon Chris Niarchos | Template:Flagicon CR Scuderia | 5 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | Ret | 9 | 9 | 15 | ||||||
| 18 | Template:Flagicon Jaime Melo | Template:Flagicon AF Corse | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | |||||||||||||
| 18 | Template:Flagicon Mika Salo | Template:Flagicon AF Corse | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | |||||||||||||
| 19 | Template:Flagicon Fabrizio Del Monte | Template:Flagicon Kessel Racing | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 5 | Ret | 7 | 7 | 13 | ||||||
| 20 | Template:Flagicon Mikael Forsten | Template:Flagicon Prospeed Competition | 6 | 11 | DSQ | 9 | 6 | Ret | Ret | DNS | DNS | 5 | Ret | 5 | 12.5 | ||||
| 21 | Template:Flagicon Alex Davison | Template:Flagicon Prospeed Competition | 1 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| 22 | Template:Flagicon Jiří Janák | Template:Flagicon K plus K Motorsport | 2 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| 22 | Template:Flagicon Tim Bergmeister | Template:Flagicon K plus K Motorsport | 2 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| 23 | Template:Flagicon James Sutton | Template:Flagicon CR Scuderia | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | Template:Flagicon Gordon Shedden | Template:Flagicon CR Scuderia | 9 | 4 | 4 | 7.5 | |||||||||||||
| 25 | Template:Flagicon Andrea Palma | Template:Flagicon Kessel Racing | 11 | 5 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 25 | Template:Flagicon Gilles Vannelet | Template:Flagicon Kessel Racing | 11 | 5 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 26 | Template:Flagicon Maurizio Mediani | Template:Flagicon Kessel Racing | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 27 | Template:Flagicon Dirk Müller | Template:Flagicon CR Scuderia | 5 | 9 | 6 | Ret | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Template:Flagicon Richard Lietz | Template:Flagicon IMSA Performance Matmut | 4 | 11 | 7 | 4.5 | |||||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Team Felbermayr-Proton | 10 | Ret | |||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Template:Flagicon Patrick Long | Template:Flagicon IMSA Performance Matmut | 4 | 11 | 7 | 4.5 | |||||||||||||
| 28 | Template:Flagicon Raymond Narac | Template:Flagicon IMSA Performance Matmut | 4 | 11 | 7 | 4.5 | |||||||||||||
| 29 | Template:Flagicon Ferdinando Monfardini | Template:Flagicon Scuderia Ecosse | 8 | 6 | 8 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 30 | Template:Flagicon José Manuel Balbiani | Template:Flagicon BMS Scuderia Italia | 10 | 7 | 10 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 31 | Template:Flagicon Tim Sugden | Template:Flagicon CR Scuderia | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon Trackspeed Racing | 10 | 7 | Ret | ||||||||||||||||
| 32 | Template:Flagicon Wolf Henzler | Template:Flagicon Prospeed Competition | 6 | Ret | Ret | 1.5 | |||||||||||||
| 32 | Template:Flagicon Geoffroy Horion | Template:Flagicon Prospeed Competition | 6 | Ret | Ret | 1.5 | |||||||||||||
| 33 | Template:Flagicon Niki Cadei | Template:Flagicon Kessel Racing | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 34 | Template:Flagicon David Ashburn | Template:Flagicon Trackspeed Racing | 11 | 12 | DSQ | 12 | 10 | 7 | Ret | 11 | 11 | DNS | 1 | ||||||
| 34 | Template:Flagicon Richard Williams | Template:Flagicon Trackspeed Racing | 11 | 12 | DSQ | 12 | 10 | 7 | Ret | 11 | 11 | DNS | 1 | ||||||
| 35 | Template:Flagicon Dominik Farnbacher | Template:Flagicon AF Corse | 7 | Ret | Ret | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 36 | Template:Flagicon Craig Baird | Template:Flagicon Juniper Racing | 13 | 8 | 9 | 0.5 | |||||||||||||
| 36 | Template:Flagicon Rodney Forbes | Template:Flagicon Juniper Racing | 13 | 8 | 9 | 0.5 | |||||||||||||
| 36 | Template:Flagicon Shaun Juniper | Template:Flagicon Juniper Racing | 13 | 8 | 9 | 0.5 | |||||||||||||
| 36 | Template:Flagicon Max Twigg | Template:Flagicon Juniper Racing | 13 | 8 | 9 | 0.5 | |||||||||||||
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Total points | |||
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Citation Cup standings
The Citation Cup, which was limited to non-professional drivers competing in GT1 cars,[8] did not include the Spa 24 Hours (Round 6) and the San Luis 2 Hours (Round 10).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Total | |
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| 1= | Template:Flagicon Alexander Talkanitsa | Template:Flagicon AT Racing | 10 | 10 | 20 | |||||||
| 1= | Template:Flagicon Wolfgang Kaufmann | Template:Flagicon AT Racing | 10 | 10 | 20 | |||||||
| 3= | Template:Flagicon Miro Konôpka | Template:Flagicon ARC Bratislava | 8 | 8 | ||||||||
| 3= | Template:Flagicon Sean Edwards | Template:Flagicon ARC Bratislava | 8 | 8 | ||||||||
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Team & driver changes
- BMS Scuderia Italia entered two Ferrari F430 GT2's, replacing the sole Porsche 997 GT3-RSR
- Gigawave Motorsport contested the full season in 2008 running one Aston Martin DBR9 driven by Allan Simonsen and Philipp Peter. Gigawave also entered one Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 in the GT2 class.
- A new team, CR Scuderia, entered two Ferrari F430 GT2's in the GT2 class, driven by Chris Niarchos, Andrew Kirkaldy, Rob Bell, and Tim Mullen.
- PK Carsport replaced their sole Corvette C5-R with a Saleen S7-R.
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