2008 V8 Supercars Manufacturers Challenge

March 2023 Victoria 2008 V8 Supercars Manufacturers Challenge yes 2008 V8SC Albert Lake Park Street Circuit in Melbourne, Australia.svg 13–16 March Melbourne, Victoria Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit Fine 13 70 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 1:58.2337 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 27:54.4393 15 80 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 37:45.8517 16 85 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 34:44.3442 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 300 Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing 276 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team 252 The 2008 Sprint Gas V8 Supercars Manufacturers Challenge was the third meeting of the 2008 V8 Supercar season. It was held on the weekend of 13 to 16 March at Albert Park Street Circuit, in the inner suburbs of Melbourne, the capital of Victoria. The meeting was a non-championship affair, conducted under a unique Holden vs Ford format. It was the lead support category for the 2008 Australian Grand Prix. Qualifying Qualifying was held on Thursday 13 March. Mark Skaife was fastest as the Holden Racing Team continued its resurgence. Steven Richards shook off his car destroying crash at Eastern Creek to be second fastest ahead of Jason Richards in the Tasman Motorsport Commodore. The end of qualifying was nervous with the first top ten shootout of the season to be held the following day and while Russell Ingall scraped into the top ten, the unique Ford vs Holden rules for this event which demanded five of each manufacturer in the top ten saw Ingall, as the sixth Holden, relegated in favour of the fifth Ford, Steven Johnson. Michael Patrizi qualified 28th on the debut of both himself and his Ford Rising Stars Racing in the main game series. Top Ten shootout The top ten shootout, the first to be held in 2008, was held on Friday 14 March. Garth Tander kept the Holden Racing Team atop the timesheets, picking off pole position, holding off a motivated Craig Lowndes for the position. Steven Richards was third fastest, but would be relegated to fourth on the grid as the Ford vs Holden format stated that the grid would be formed in alternating manufacturer order ahead of outright pace, meaning fifth fastest qualifying Rick Kelly would start third as the second fastest Holden. Race 1 Race 1 was held on Friday 12 March immediately after the shootout. Race 2 Race 2 was held on Saturday 13 March. Race 3 Race 3 was held on Sunday 14 March. Results Results as follows:http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?16/03/2008.APGP Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, 2008 Formula 1 ING Australian Grand Prix National Software 16 March 2008 16 March 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080322222444/http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?16%2F03%2F2008.APGP 22 March 2008 live Qualifying Pos No Name Car Team Shootout Qualifying11Garth TanderHolden VE CommodoreHolden Racing Team1:58.23371:58.89712888Craig LowndesFord BF FalconTriple Eight Race Engineering1:58.49531:59.202336Steven RichardsFord BF FalconFord Performance Racing1:58.73281:58.6621418Will DavisonFord BF FalconDick Johnson Racing1:58.99801:58.7249515Rick KellyHolden VE CommodoreHSV Dealer Team1:59.04761:59.138763Jason RichardsHolden VE CommodoreTasman Motorsport1:59.18641:58.713475Mark WinterbottomFord BF FalconFord Performance Racing1:59.44901:59.137182Mark SkaifeHolden VE CommodoreHolden Racing Team1:59.78251:58.5086914Cameron McConvilleHolden VE CommodoreBrad Jones Racing1:59.95661:59.19641017Steven JohnsonFord BF FalconDick Johnson Racing2:00.29591:59.24501139Russell IngallHolden VE CommodorePaul Morris Motorsport1:59.24421288Jamie WhincupFord BF FalconTriple Eight Race Engineering1:59.2552134James CourtneyFord BF FalconStone Brothers Racing1:59.2988149Shane van GisbergenFord BF FalconStone Brothers Racing1:59.37541525Jason BrightFord BF FalconBritek Motorsport1:59.45491612Andrew JonesHolden VE CommodoreBrad Jones Racing1:59.493917111Fabian CoulthardFord BF FalconPaul Cruickshank Racing1:59.57301833Lee HoldsworthHolden VE CommodoreGarry Rogers Motorsport1:59.67151951Greg MurphyHolden VE CommodoreTasman Motorsport1:59.68512016Paul DumbrellHolden VE CommodoreHSV Dealer Team1:59.8272217Todd KellyHolden VE CommodorePerkins Engineering1:59.90822255Tony D'AlbertoHolden VE CommodoreRod Nash Racing2:00.00812367Paul MorrisHolden VE CommodorePaul Morris Motorsport2:00.18342450Andrew ThompsonHolden VE CommodorePaul Weel Racing2:00.38972534Michael CarusoHolden VE CommodoreGarry Rogers Motorsport2:00.64982611Shane PriceHolden VE CommodorePerkins Engineering2:00.80662726Marcus MarshallFord BF FalconBritek Motorsport2:01.032828777Michael PatriziFord BF FalconFord Rising Stars Racing2:01.701829021Kayne ScottFord BF FalconTeam Kiwi Racing2:02.1051 Race 1 results Pos No Name Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points11Garth TanderHolden Racing Team1327:54.43931100218Will DavisonDick Johnson Racing13+2.6s692315Rick KellyHSV Dealer Team13+2.9s38642Mark SkaifeHolden Racing Team13+3.3s78055Mark WinterbottomFord Performance Racing13+3.7s874688Jamie WhincupTriple Eight Race Engineering13+6.4s1268717Steven JohnsonDick Johnson Racing13+7.0s1064814Cameron McConvilleBrad Jones Racing13+7.4s96093Jason RichardsTasman Motorsport13+7.8s5561051Greg MurphyTasman Motorsport13+8.1s17521133Lee HoldsworthGarry Rogers Motorsport13+8.7s15481214Andrew JonesBrad Jones Racing13+8.8s134613888Craig LowndesTriple Eight Race Engineering13+9.0s2441439Russell IngallPaul Morris Motorsport13+9.4s1142159Shane van GisbergenStone Brothers Racing13+9.5s1640167Todd KellyPerkins Engineering13+10.2s21381711Shane PricePerkins Engineering13+11.5s29361855Tony D'AlbertoRod Nash Racing13+12.0s23341916Paul DumbrellHSV Dealer Team13+12.2s193220111Fabian CoulthardPaul Cruickshank Racing13+12.4s203021777Michael PatriziFord Rising Stars Racing13+12.8s24282250Andrew ThompsonPaul Weel Racing13+13.8s27262325Jason BrightBritek Motorsport13+14.7s1824244James CourtneyStone Brothers Racing13+14.9s14222534Michael CarusoGarry Rogers Motorsport13+15.4s28202626Marcus MarshallBritek Motorsport13+22.1s2218DNF67Paul MorrisTeam Sirromet Wines625DNF021Kayne ScottTeam Kiwi Racing526DNF6Steven RichardsFord Performance Racing04 Race 2 results Pos No Name Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points11Garth TanderHolden Racing Team1537:45.85171100218Will DavisonDick Johnson Racing15+3.3s29235Mark WinterbottomFord Performance Racing15+3.5s486415Rick KellyHSV Dealer Team15+4.4s380588Jamie WhincupTriple Eight Race Engineering15+4.6s67462Mark SkaifeHolden Racing Team15+5.3s568714Andrew JonesBrad Jones Racing15+8.7s1564839Russell IngallPaul Morris Motorsport15+8.9s1760933Lee HoldsworthGarry Rogers Motorsport15+25.1s13561014Cameron McConvilleBrad Jones Racing15+10.1s752113Jason RichardsTasman Motorsport15+10.5s948126Steven RichardsFord Performance Racing15+11.3s2646137Todd KellyPerkins Engineering15+11.8s1944144James CourtneyStone Brothers Racing15+12.2s14421517Steven JohnsonDick Johnson Racing15+13.5s8401625Jason BrightBritek Motorsport15+20.9s183817111Fabian CoulthardPaul Cruickshank Racing15+21.9s14361834Michael CarusoGarry Rogers Motorsport15+22.3s28341955Tony D'AlbertoRod Nash Racing15+22.7s23322067Paul MorrisTeam Sirromet Wines15+22.9s2930219Shane van GisbergenStone Brothers Racing15+23.1s12282226Marcus MarshallBritek Motorsport15+25.7s222623021Kayne ScottTeam Kiwi Racing15+26.1s24242450Andrew ThompsonPaul Weel Racing15+26.6s2722DNF51Greg MurphyTasman Motorsport1411DNF777Michael PatriziFord Rising Stars Racing1316DNF888Craig LowndesTriple Eight Race Engineering1210DNF16Paul DumbrellHSV Dealer Team725DNF11Shane PricePerkins Engineering121 Race 3 results Pos No Name Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points Event points11Garth TanderHolden Racing Team1634:44.34421100218Will DavisonDick Johnson Racing16+2.5s292315Rick KellyHSV Dealer Team16+4.4s38642Mark SkaifeHolden Racing Team16+10.4s580539Russell IngallPaul Morris Motorsport16+12.0s97466Steven RichardsFord Performance Racing16+13.3s86874James CourtneyStone Brothers Racing16+16.0s1064814Cameron McConvilleBrad Jones Racing16+17.2s1360917Steven JohnsonDick Johnson Racing16+20.4s125610888Craig LowndesTriple Eight Race Engineering16+20.7s265211111Fabian CoulthardPaul Cruickshank Racing16+8.6s16481233Lee HoldsworthGarry Rogers Motorsport16+22.3s1146133Jason RichardsTasman Motorsport16+26.2s15441425Jason BrightBritek Motorsport16+28.1s14421555Tony D'AlbertoRod Nash Racing16+28.6s21401651Greg MurphyTasman Motorsport16+29.8s27381734Michael CarusoGarry Rogers Motorsport16+30.7s1936187Todd KellyPerkins Engineering16+35.8s1734199Shane van GisbergenStone Brothers Racing16+41.6s183220777Michael PatriziFord Rising Stars Racing16+42.0s24302111Shane PricePerkins Engineering16+43.3s28282226Marcus MarshallBritek Motorsport16+45.6s20262350Andrew ThompsonPaul Weel Racing16+47.9s252424021Kayne ScottTeam Kiwi Racing16+54.1s22222514Andrew JonesBrad Jones Racing16+1:22.3s720DNF67Paul MorrisTeam Sirromet Wines623DNF88Jamie WhincupTriple Eight Race Engineering46DNF5Mark WinterbottomFord Performance Racing14DNS16Paul DumbrellHSV Dealer Team See also 2008 Australian Grand Prix References External links Official site for Australian Grand Prix Official site for V8 Supercar Official timing and results V8 Supercars Challenge 2008 2008 Eastern Creek round of the V8 Supercar Championship 2008 Hamilton 400 2006 Panasonic V8 Supercars GP 100 2009 Sprint Gas V8 Supercars Manufacturers Challenge V8 Supercars 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