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Revision as of 22:07, 23 December 2008
{{{year}}} ] Previous ] Next ]The 2008 FIA GT Championship season was the twelfth season of the FIA GT Championship. It features 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 are also allowed to participate, but cars in these classes do not score points towards the championships. The Championship began on April 20, 2008 and ended on November 23, 2008 after 10 races.
Schedule
The official 2008 calendar was released by the FIA on October 24, 2007. All races are two hours, with exception of the Spa 24 Hours. The Bucharest City Challenge will be a combination of two one hour races, each awarding half points. The Adria round will remain a night event. The Argentinian finale will be the first South American race in FIA GT Championship history.
| Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  RAC Tourist Trophy
|
Silverstone Circuit | April 20 |
| 2 |  Monza 2 Hours
|
Autodromo Nazionale Monza | May 18 |
| 3 | Adria 2 Hours
|
Adria International Raceway | June 21 |
| 4 |  Oschersleben 2 Hours
|
Motorsport Arena Oschersleben | July 6 |
| 5 |  Total 24 Hours of Spa
|
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | August 2 August 3 |
| 6 |  Bucharest City Challenge
|
Bucharest Ring | August 23 August 24 |
| 7 |  Brno 2 Hours
|
Masaryk Circuit | September 14 |
| 8 |  Nogaro 2 Hours
|
Circuit Paul Armagnac | October 5 |
| 9 | Zolder 2 Hours
|
Circuit Zolder | October 19 |
| 10 |  San Luis 2 Hours
|
Potrero de los Funes Circuit | November 23 |
Season results
Teams championships
Points are 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 are also granted for the leaders after 6 and 12 hours. Both cars score points towards the championship regardless of finishing position. The G2 class does not have a championship.
GT1 standings
| Pos | Team | Car | Engine | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Rd 10 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vitaphone Racing Team
|
Maserati MC12 GT1 | Maserati 6.0 L V12 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 12.5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 123.5 |
| 2 | Phoenix Carsport Racing
|
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 7.5 | 14.5 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 107 |
| 3 |  Jetalliance Racing
|
Aston Martin DBR9 | Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 | 13 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 59 | |||
| 4 | Gigawave Motorsport
|
Aston Martin DBR9 | Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 40 | |||
| 5 | Selleslagh Racing Team
|
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3.5 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 38.5 | ||
| 6 | Peka Racing
|
Saleen S7-R | Ford 7.0 L V8 | 3 | 1.5 | 4 | 10 | 18.5 | ||||||
| 7 | Larbre Compétition
|
Saleen S7-R | Ford 7.0 L V8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||
| 8= |  IPB Spartak Racing
|
Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT | Lamborghini 6.0 L V12 | 8 | 1.5 | 9.5 | ||||||||
| 8= |  JMB Racing
|
Maserati MC12 GT1 | Maserati 6.0 L V12 | 2 | 7.5 | 9.5 | ||||||||
| 10 | Escuderia ACA Argentina
|
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | Ferrari 5.9 L V12 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | |||||||
| 11 | Team Vitasystems
|
Maserati MC12 GT1 | Maserati 6.0 L V12 | 1 | 1 |
GT2 standings
Note: The results for Round 3 are provisional following a protest by Prospeed Competition.
| Pos | Team | Car | Engine | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Rd 10 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AF Corse
|
Ferrari F430 GT2 | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 138 |
| 2 | BMS Scuderia Italia
|
Ferrari F430 GT2 | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 76 |
| 3 | Prospeed Competition
|
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 |
3 |
10 |
5 |
16.5 |
6 |
4 |
10 |
11 |
4 |
69.5 | |
| 4 | CR Scuderia Racing
|
Ferrari F430 GT2 | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12.5 | 11.5 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 64 | |
| 5 | Advanced Engineering PeCom
|
Ferrari F430 GT2 | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 24.5 | ||||
| 6 | Scuderia Ecosse
|
Ferrari F430 GT2 | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3.5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 23.5 | ||
| 7 |  Kessel Racing
|
Ferrari F430 GT2 | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 19 | ||
| 8 | K plus K Motorsport
|
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||
| 9 | IMSA Performance Matmut
|
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | |||||||||
| 10 | Trackspeed Racing
|
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 |
1 |
1 | |||||||||
| 11 |  Juniper Racing
|
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Drivers championships
Points are 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 do not drive the car for a minimum of 35 minutes do not score points.
GT1 standings
| Pos | Driver | Team | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Rd 10 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1= | Michael Bartels
|
Vitaphone Racing Team
|
8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 70 |
| 1= | Andrea Bertolini
|
Vitaphone Racing Team
|
8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 70 |
| 3= |  Mike Hezemans
|
Phoenix Carsport Racing
|
4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 66 |
| 3= | Fabrizio Gollin
|
Phoenix Carsport Racing
|
4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 66 |
| 5= |  Miguel Ramos
|
Vitaphone Racing Team
|
2 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 6.5 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 53.5 | |
| 5= |  Alexandre Negrão
|
Vitaphone Racing Team
|
2 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 6.5 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 53.5 | |
| 7= | Marcel Fässler
|
Phoenix Carsport Racing
|
1 | 6 | 6 | 7.5 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 48.5 | |
| 8 | Jean-Denis Délétraz
|
Phoenix Carsport Racing
|
1 | 6 | 6 | 7.5 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 45.5 | ||
| 9= | Karl Wendlinger
|
Jetalliance Racing
|
10 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 44 | |||
| 9= | Ryan Sharp
|
Jetalliance Racing
|
10 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 44 | |||
| 11= | Philipp Peter
|
Gigawave Motorsport
|
6 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 40 | |||
| 11= |  Allan Simonsen
|
Gigawave Motorsport
|
6 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 40 | |||
| 13= | Christophe Bouchut
|
Selleslagh Racing Team
|
5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3.5 | 6 | 1 | 32.5 | |||
| 13= | Xavier Maassen
|
Selleslagh Racing Team
|
5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3.5 | 6 | 1 | 32.5 | |||
| 15= | Stéphane Sarrazin
|
Vitaphone Racing Team
|
20 | 20 | |||||||||
| 15= | Eric van de Poele
|
Vitaphone Racing Team
|
20 | 20 | |||||||||
| 17= | Bert Longin
|
Peka Racing
|
3 | 1.5 | 4 | 10 | 18.5 | ||||||
| 17= | Anthony Kumpen
|
Peka Racing
|
3 | 1.5 | 4 | 10 | 18.5 | ||||||
| 19= | Lukas Lichtner-Hoyer
|
JetAlliance Racing
|
3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 17 | ||||||
| 19= | Alex Müller
|
JetAlliance Racing
|
3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 17 | ||||||
| 21= | Alessandro Pier Guidi
|
Vitaphone Racing Team
|
16 | 16 | |||||||||
| 21= | Stephane Lémeret
|
Vitaphone Racing Team
|
16 | 16 | |||||||||
| 23= | Darren Turner
|
Gigawave Motorsport
|
12 | 12 | |||||||||
| 23= | Andrew Thompson
|
Gigawave Motorsport
|
12 | 12 | |||||||||
| 25= | Vincent Vosse
|
Larbre Compétition
|
1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |||||
| 25= | Grégory Franchi
|
Larbre Compétition
|
1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |||||
| 27= | Alain Ferté
|
JMB Racing
|
2 | 7.5 | 9.5 | ||||||||
| 27= | Ben Aucott
|
JMB Racing
|
2 | 7.5 | 9.5 | ||||||||
| 27= | Roman Rusinov
|
IPB Spartak Racing
|
8 | 1.5 | 9.5 | ||||||||
| 27= | Peter Kox
|
IPB Spartak Racing
|
8 | 1.5 | 9.5 | ||||||||
| 31= | Jan Lammers
|
IPB Spartak Racing
|
8 | 8 | |||||||||
| 31= | Tomáš Enge
|
IPB Spartak Racing
|
8 | 8 | |||||||||
| 33 | Stéphane Daoudi
|
JMB Racing
|
7.5 | 7.5 | |||||||||
| 34 | Esteban Tuero
|
Escuderia ACA Argentina
|
1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | |||||||
| 35 | José María López
|
Escuderia ACA Argentina
|
1 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||
| 36= | Frédéric Bouvy
|
Peka Racing
|
1.5 | 1.5 | |||||||||
| 36= | Kurt Mollekens
|
Peka Racing
|
1.5 | 1.5 | |||||||||
| 38= | Martín Basso
|
Escuderia ACA Argentina
|
1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 38= | Pedro Lamy
|
Team Vitasystems
|
1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 38= | Matteo Bobbi
|
Team Vitasystems
|
1 | 1 |
GT2 standings
Note: The results for Round 3 are provisional following a protest by Prospeed Competition.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Rd 10 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1= | Gianmaria Bruni
|
AF Corse
|
10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 85 | |
| 1= |  Toni Vilander
|
AF Corse
|
10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 85 | |
| 3= | Paolo Ruberti
|
BMS Scuderia Italia
|
6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 4.5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 57.5 | |
| 3= | Matteo Malucelli
|
BMS Scuderia Italia
|
6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 4.5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 57.5 | |
| 5 | Richard Westbrook
|
Prospeed Competition
|
10 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 51 | ||||
| 6 | Emmanuel Collard
|
Prospeed Competition
|
10 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 41 | |||||
| 7= | Thomas Biagi
|
AF Corse
|
5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 39 | ||
| 7= |  Christian Montanari
|
AF Corse
|
5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 39 | ||
| 9= | Joël Camathias
|
BMS Scuderia Italia
|
2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 0.5 | 2 | 35.5 | |||
| 9= | Davide Rigon
|
BMS Scuderia Italia
|
2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 0.5 | 33.5 | ||||
| 11= | Andrew Kirkaldy
|
CR Scuderia Racing
|
8 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 32 | ||||
| 11= | Rob Bell
|
CR Scuderia Racing
|
8 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 32 | ||||
| 13 | Tim Mullen
|
CR Scuderia Racing
|
4 | 1 | 2 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 8 | 3 | 27 | |||
| 14= | Jamie Davies
|
Scuderia Ecosse
|
5 | 5 | 3 | 4.5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 22.5 | |||
| 14= | Fabio Babini
|
Scuderia Ecosse
|
5 | 5 | 3 | 4.5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 22.5 | |||
| 16 | Marc Lieb
|
Prospeed Competition Team Felbermayr-Proton
|
15 |
6 |
21 | ||||||||
| 17 | Henri Moser
|
Kessel Racing
|
1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 18 | |||
| 18= | Andrea Piccini
|
CR Scuderia Racing
|
7.5 | 8 | 15.5 | ||||||||
| 18= | Matías Russo
|
Advanced Engineering PeCom AF Corse
|
3 |
3 |
1 |
1.5 |
3 |
4 |
15.5 | ||||
| 18= | Markus Palttala
|
Prospeed Competition
|
3 | 2.5 | 4 | 6 | 15.5 | ||||||
| 21 |  Chris Niarchos
|
CR Scuderia Racing
|
4 | 2 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 15 | ||||||
| 22 | Luís Pérez Companc
|
Advanced Engineering PeCom
|
3 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 4 | 14.5 | |||||
| 23= | Jaime Melo
|
AF Corse
|
13 | 13 | |||||||||
| 23= | Mika Salo
|
AF Corse
|
13 | 13 | |||||||||
| 23= | Fabrizio Del Monte
|
Kessel Racing
|
1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | ||||
| 26 | Alex Davison
|
Prospeed Competition
|
10 | 10 | |||||||||
| 27 | Mikael Forsten
|
Prospeed Competition
|
3 | 1.5 | 4 | 8.5 | |||||||
| 28= | Jiří Janák
|
K plus K Motorsport
|
8 | 8 | |||||||||
| 28= | Tim Bergmeister
|
K plus K Motorsport
|
8 | 8 | |||||||||
| 28= | James Sutton
|
CR Scuderia Racing
|
5 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||
| 31 | Gordon Shedden
|
CR Scuderia Racing
|
7.5 | 7.5 | |||||||||
| 32= | Andrea Palma
|
Kessel Racing
|
6 | 6 | |||||||||
| 32= | Gilles Vannelet
|
Kessel Racing
|
6 | 6 | |||||||||
| 34= | Dirk Müller
|
CR Scuderia Racing
|
5 | 5 | |||||||||
| 34= | Maurizio Mediani
|
Kessel Racing
|
5 | 5 | |||||||||
| 36= | Richard Lietz
|
IMSA Performance Matmut Team Felbermayr-Proton
|
4.5 |
4.5 | |||||||||
| 36= |  Patrick Long
|
IMSA Performance Matmut
|
4.5 | 4.5 | |||||||||
| 36= | Raymond Narac
|
IMSA Performance Matmut
|
4.5 | 4.5 | |||||||||
| 39 | Ferdinando Monfardini
|
Scuderia Ecosse
|
3 | 3 | |||||||||
| 40= | José Manuel Balbiani
|
BMS Scuderia Italia
|
2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 40= | Tim Sugden
|
CR Scuderia Racing Trackspeed Racing
|
1 |
1 |
2 | ||||||||
| 42= | Wolf Henzler
|
Prospeed Competition
|
1.5 | 1.5 | |||||||||
| 42= | Geoffroy Horion
|
Prospeed Competition
|
1.5 | 1.5 | |||||||||
| 44= | David Ashburn
|
Trackspeed Racing
|
1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 44= | Richard Williams
|
Trackspeed Racing
|
1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 44= | Dominik Farnbacher
|
AF Corse
|
1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 47= |  Craig Baird
|
Juniper Racing
|
0.5 | 0.5 | |||||||||
| 47= | Rodney Forbes
|
Juniper Racing
|
0.5 | 0.5 | |||||||||
| 47= | Shaun Juniper
|
Juniper Racing
|
0.5 | 0.5 | |||||||||
| 47= | Max Twigg
|
Juniper Racing
|
0.5 | 0.5 |
Citation Cup standings
The Citation Cup, which is limited to non-professional drivers competing in GT1 cars, does 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1= |  Alexander Talkanitsa
|
AT Racing
|
10 | 10 | 20 | ||||||
| 1= | Wolfgang Kaufmann
|
AT Racing
|
10 | 10 | 20 | ||||||
| 3= |  Miro Konopka
|
Autoracing Club Bratislava
|
8 | 8 | |||||||
| 3= | Sean Edwards
|
Autoracing Club Bratislava
|
8 | 8 |
Team & driver changes
- BMS Scuderia Italia are to be using two Ferrari F430 GT2's which will replace the sole Porsche 997 GT3-RSR
- Gigawave Motorsport will be doing a full season in 2008 running one Aston Martin DBR9, which will be driven by Allan Simonsen and Philipp Peter. Gigawave will also be entering one Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 into the GT2 class.
- There will also be a new team in GT2 called CR Scuderia running two Ferrari F430 GT2's driven by Chris Niarchos, Andrew Kirkaldy, Rob Bell, and Tim Mullen.
- PK Carsport will be replacing their sole Corvette C5-R with a Saleen S7-R.
References
- "FIA confirms future FIA GT plans and 2008 calendar". planetlemans.com. 2007-10-24. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
- ^ "Adria results provisional further to exclusion of Porsches and Prospeed appeal". FIA. 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2008-07-07.
- Citation Cup Rules Retrieved from fiagt.com on 4 October 2008