2008 FIA GT Tourist Trophy

thumb|Map of the Silverstone Circuit (2004-2009) The 2008 FIA GT Tourist Trophy was the opening race of the 2008 FIA GT Championship season. It took place at Silverstone Circuit, Great Britain, on 20 April 2008. It was the fourth time the RAC Tourist Trophy was held as a round of the FIA GT Championship. Race results Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC). Cars with a C under their class are running in the Citation Cup, with the winner marked in bold italics. Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Engine 1 GT1 33 AUT Jetalliance Racing AUT Karl WendlingerGBR Ryan Sharp Aston Martin DBR9 Michelin 59 Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 2 GT1 1 DEU Vitaphone Racing Team DEU Michael BartelsITA Andrea Bertolini Maserati MC12 GT1 Michelin 59 Maserati 6.0 L V12 3 GT1 10 GBR Gigawave Motorsport AUT Philipp PeterDNK Allan Simonsen Aston Martin DBR9 Michelin 59 Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 4 GT1 3 BEL Selleslagh Racing Team FRA Christophe BouchutNLD Xavier Maassen Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Michelin 59 Chevrolet LS7R 7.0 L V8 5 GT1 6 DEU Phoenix Carsport Racing NLD Mike HezemansITA Fabrizio Gollin Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Michelin 59 Chevrolet LS7R 7.0 L V8 6 GT1 36 AUT Jetalliance Racing AUT Lukas Lichtner-HoyerDEU Alex Müller Aston Martin DBR9 Michelin 59 Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 7 GT1 2 DEU Vitaphone Racing Team PRT Miguel RamosBRA Alexandre Negrão Maserati MC12 GT1 Michelin 59 Maserati 6.0 L V12 8 GT1 5 DEU Phoenix Carsport Racing CHE Jean-Denis DélétrazCHE Marcel Fässler Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Michelin 59 Chevrolet LS7R 7.0 L V8 9 GT1 7 FRA Larbre Compétition BEL Vincent VosseBEL Grégory Franchi Saleen S7-R Michelin 58 Ford 7.0 L V8 10 GT1 8 RUS IPB Spartak RacingDEU Reiter Engineering RUS Roman RusinovNLD Peter Kox Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT Michelin 58 Lamborghini L535 6.0 L V12 11 GT2 50 ITA AF Corse ITA Gianmaria BruniFIN Toni Vilander Ferrari F430 GT2 Michelin 58 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 12 GT2 56 GBR CR Scuderia Racing GBR Andrew KirkaldyGBR Rob Bell Ferrari F430 GT2 Michelin 57 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 13 GT1 13 AUT RBImmo RacingDEU Konrad Motorsport NLD Jos MentenITA Andrea Piccini Saleen S7-R Pirelli 57 Ford 7.0 L V8 14 GT2 77 ITA BMS Scuderia Italia ITA Paolo RubertiITA Matteo Malucelli Ferrari F430 GT2 Pirelli 57 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 15 GT2 51 ITA AF Corse ITA Thomas BiagiSMR 1862 Christian Montanari Ferrari F430 GT2 Michelin 57 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 16 GT1 4 BEL Peka Racing BEL Anthony KumpenBEL Bert Longin Saleen S7-R Pirelli 57 Ford 7.0 L V8 17 GT2 55 GBR CR Scuderia Racing CAN Chris NiarchosGBR Tim Mullen Ferrari F430 GT2 Michelin 57 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 18 GT2 60 BEL Prospeed Competition FIN Markus PalttalaFIN Mikael Forsten Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Michelin 56 Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 19 GT2 78 ITA BMS Scuderia Italia CHE Joël CamathiasITA Davide Rigon Ferrari F430 GT2 Pirelli 56 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 20 GT1 37 ARG Escuderia ACA Argentina ARG Gastón MazzacaneARG Esteban Tuero Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello Michelin 56 Ferrari 5.9 L V12 21 GT2 57 CHE Kessel Racing CHE Henri MoserITA Fabrizio del Monte Ferrari F430 GT2 Michelin 56 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 22 GT2 95 ITA Advanced EngineeringARG PeCom Racing Team ARG Matías RussoARG Luís Pérez Companc Ferrari F430 GT2 Michelin 56 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 23 GT2 62 GBR Scuderia Ecosse GBR Jamie DaviesITA Fabio Babini Ferrari F430 GT2 Pirelli 56 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 24 GT1C 12 AUT AT RacingAUT Renauer Motorsport Team BLR 1995 Alexander TalkanitsaDEU Wolfgang Kaufmann Chevrolet Corvette C5-R Michelin 55 Chevrolet LS7R 7.0 L V8 25 GT1 15 MCO JMB Racing NLD Peter KutemannGBR Ben Aucott Maserati MC12 GT1 Michelin 54 Maserati 6.0 L V12 26 GT2 59 GBR Trackspeed Racing GBR Richard WilliamsGBR David Ashburn Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Pirelli 54 Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 27 G2 104 DEU Go To One RacingCZE Charouz Racing System CZE Štepán VojtechDEU Kenneth Heyer Mosler MT900R Michelin 52 Chevrolet LS7 7.0 L V8 28 G2 103 DEU Go To One RacingCZE Charouz Racing System CZE Aleš JirásekCZE Adam Lacko Mosler MT900R Michelin 52 Chevrolet LS7 7.0 L V8 29 G2C 111 SVK Autoracing Club Bratislava SVK Miro KonôpkaGBR Sean Edwards Saleen S7-R Michelin 52 Ford 7.0 L V8 30DNF G2 101 BEL Belgian Racing BEL Bas LeindersBEL Renaud Kuppens Gillet Vertigo Streiff Pirelli 28 Maserati 4.2 L V8 DSQ† GT2 61 BEL Prospeed Competition FRA Emmanuel CollardGBR Richard Westbrook Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Michelin 57 Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 † – #61 Prospeed Competition was disqualified after the race for failing technical inspection. The car was found to be below the minimum ride height. Statistics Pole Position – #5 Carsport Holland – 2:14.554 Average Speed – 155.21 km/h References http://www.fiagt.com/results.php?season=2008&event=1&session=Race%20Result Results: 2008 Round 1 – Silverstone FIA GT Championship 2008-04-20 2008 FIA GT Championship None 2008 FIA GT Monza 2 Hours Tourist Trophy Tourist Trophy Category:RAC Tourist Trophy