2008 FIA GT Championship

Motor racing season 2008 FIA GT Championship 2007 2009 thumb|right| The AF Corse entered Ferrari F430 GT2 of Gianmaria Bruni & Toni Vilander at the Zolder round of the championship. AF Corse won the GT2 Teams title and Bruni & Vilander won the GT2 Drivers award. 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. http://www.planetlemans.com/2007/10/24/fia-confirms-future-fia-gt-plans-and-2008-calendar/ FIA confirms future FIA GT plans and 2008 calendar planetlemans.com 2007-10-24 2007-10-24 2012-02-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20120207221756/http://www.planetlemans.com/2007/10/24/fia-confirms-future-fia-gt-plans-and-2008-calendar/ dead 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 GBR RAC Tourist Trophy Silverstone Circuit 20 April 2 ITA Monza 2 Hours Autodromo Nazionale Monza 18 May 3 ITA Adria 2 Hours Adria International Raceway 21 June 4 DEU Oschersleben 2 Hours Motorsport Arena Oschersleben 6 July 5 BEL Total 24 Hours of Spa Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 2 August3 August 6 ROU Bucharest City Challenge Bucharest Ring 23 August24 August 7 CZE Brno 2 Hours Masaryk Circuit 14 September 8 FRA Nogaro 2 Hours Circuit Paul Armagnac 5 October 9 BEL Zolder 2 Hours Circuit Zolder 19 October 10 ARG San Luis 2 Hours Potrero de los Funes Circuit 23 NovemberSource:FIA GT Championship Calendar 2008 https://motorsportstats.com/series/fia-gt-championship/calendar/2008 Motorsport Stats 22 January 2024 Entries GT1 A † symbol and gray background denotes an entry and driver competing in the Citation Cup. Entrant Car Engine Tyre No. Car number Drivers Rounds DEU Vitaphone Racing Team Maserati MC12 GT1 Maserati 6.0 L V12 Michelin 1 DEU Michael Bartels All ITA Andrea Bertolini All FRA Stéphane Sarrazin 5 BEL Eric van de Poele 5 2 BRA Alexandre Negrão All PRT Miguel Ramos All BEL Stéphane Lémeret 5 ITA Alessandro Pier Guidi 5 DEU Team Vitasystems 17 PRT Pedro Lamy 9 ITA Matteo Bobbi 9 BEL Selleslagh Racing Team Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 Michelin 3 FRA Christophe Bouchut 1–9 NED Xavier Maassen 1–9 BEL Maxime Soulet 5, 10 CHE Christophe Pillon 5 BEL Armand Fumal 10 ARG Christian Ledesma 10 BEL PekaRacing nv Saleen S7-R Ford 7.0 L V8 Pirelli 4 BEL Anthony Kumpen All BEL Bert Longin All BEL Fredy Bouvy 5 BEL Kurt Mollekens 5 DEU Phoenix Carsport Racing Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 Michelin 5 CHE Marcel Fässler 1–4, 6–10 CHE Jean-Denis Délétraz 1–4, 6–9 GRC Alexandros Margaritis 5 NED Jos Menten 5 DEU Robert Schlünssen 5 DEU Uwe Alzen 5 ARG Ricardo Risatti 10 6 NED Mike Hezemans All ITA Fabrizio Gollin All CHE Marcel Fässler 5 CHE Jean-Denis Délétraz 5 FRA Larbre Compétition Saleen S7-R Ford 7.0 L V8 Michelin 7 BEL Grégory Franchi 1–5, 8–9 BEL Vincent Vosse 1–5, 8–9 PRT Pedro Lamy 5 CHE Steve Zacchia 5 FRA Frédéric Makowiecki 10 FRA Roland Bervillé 10 DEU IPB Spartak Reiter Engineering Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT Lamborghini 6.0 L V12 Michelin 8 RUS Roman Rusinov 1–2, 5–6 NED Peter Kox 1–2, 5–6 NED Jan Lammers 5 CZE Tomáš Enge 5 BEL DKR Engineering Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 Pirelli 9 FRA Julien Canal 8 FRA Jean-Philippe Dayraut 8 GBR Gigawave Motorsport Aston Martin DBR9 Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 Michelin 10 AUT Philipp Peter All DNK Allan Simonsen All GBR Darren Turner 5 GBR Andrew Thompson 5 AUT AT Racing Chevrolet Corvette C5-R Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 Michelin 12† BLR 1995 Alexander Talkanitsa 1–4, 7 DEU Wolfgang Kaufmann 1–4, 7 AUT Team Rbimmo / B-Racing Saleen S7-R Ford 7.0 L V8 Pirelli 13 ITA Andrea Piccini 1–3, 7 NED Jos Menten 1–3 AUT Bernhard Auinger 7 MON JMB Racing Maserati MC12 GT1 Maserati 6.0 L V12 Michelin 15 GBR Ben Aucott 1–5 NED Peter Kutemann 1 FRA Stéphane Daoudi 2, 5 FRA Alain Ferté 3–5 CHE Kessel Racing Ferrari 575 GTC Ferrari F133 GT 6.0 L V12 Michelin 21† CHE Loris Kessel 2 CHE Andrea Chiesa 2 ITA Lanza Motorsport Chrysler Viper GTS-R Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10 Michelin 22† ITA Maurizio Strada 2 ITA Massimo Morini 2 ITA Mauro Simoncini 2 AUT Jetalliance Racing Aston Martin DBR9 Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 Michelin 33 AUT Karl Wendlinger 1–9 GBR Ryan Sharp 1–9 AUT Lukas Lichtner-Hoyer 5 DEU Alex Müller 5 36 DEU Alex Müller 1–4, 6–8 AUT Lukas Lichtner-Hoyer 1–4, 6–7 CZE Jiří Janák 8 ARG ACA Argentina Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello Ferrari F133 5.9 L V12 Michelin 37 ARG Esteban Tuero 1–3, 7–8, 10 ARG Gastón Mazzacane 1–2, 8 ARG José María López 3–4, 9–10 ARG Martín Basso 4, 7, 9 38 ARG Gastón Mazzacane 10 ARG Martín Basso 10 SVK ARC BratislavaN ARC Bratislava ARC Bratislava's entry was classified as Group 2 (G2) instead of GT1, making it ineligible for the FIA GT1 driver or team championships, however the entry was deemed eligible for the Citation Cup for drivers of GT1 cars. Saleen S7-R Ford 7.0 L V8 Michelin 111† SVK Miroslav Konôpka 1–2 GBR Sean Edwards 1–2Sources:FIA GT Championship Entry List 2008 https://motorsportstats.com/series/fia-gt-championship/summary/2008 Motorsport Stats 22 January 2024FIA GT Championship - 2008: Entrylist https://www.speedsport-magazine.com/motorsport/grand-touring/gt1-world-championship-fia-gt/2008-entrylist.html Speedsport Magazine 22 January 2024 N GT2 Entrant Car Engine Tyre No. Car number Drivers Rounds ITA AF Corse Ferrari F430 GTC Ferrari 4.3 L V8 Michelin 50 ITA Gianmaria Bruni All FIN Toni Vilander All FIN Mika Salo 5 BRA Jaime Melo 5 51 ITA Thomas Biagi All SMR 1862 Christian Montanari All ARG Matías Russo 5 DEU Dominik Farnbacher 5 ITA Advanced Engineering Pecom Racing Team 95 ARG Matías Russo 1–4, 6–10 ARG Luís Pérez Companc 1–4, 6–10 GBR CR Scuderia Ferrari F430 GTC Ferrari 4.3 L V8 Michelin 55 GBR Tim Mullen All CAN Chris Niarchos 1, 3–7, 10 GBR Tim Sugden 2 GBR Gordon Shedden 5 ITA Andrea Piccini 5, 8 GBR James Sutton 9 56 GBR Andrew Kirkaldy All GBR Rob Bell 1–6, 8–10 GBR James Sutton 5 DEU Dirk Müller 5, 7 CHE Kessel Racing Ferrari F430 GTC Ferrari 4.3 L V8 Michelin 57 CHE Henri Moser All ITA Fabrizio Del Monte 1–7 FRA Gilles Vannelet 5 ITA Andrea Palma 5 ITA Maurizio Mediani 8 ITA Marcello Zani 9 ITA Niki Cadei 10 GBR Trackspeed Racing Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 Pirelli 59 GBR Richard Williams 1–5, 7–8, 10 GBR David Ashburn 1–5, 7–8, 10 GBR Tim Sugden 5 FRA Xavier Pompidou 5 BEL Prospeed Competition Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 Michelin 60 FIN Markus Palttala All FIN Mikael Forsten 1–8, 10 DEU Wolf Henzler 5 BEL Geoffroy Horion 5 DEU Marc Lieb 9 61 GBR Richard Westbrook All FRA Emmanuel Collard 1–7, 9–10 DEU Marc Lieb 5 AUS Alex Davison 8 GBR Scuderia Ecosse Ferrari F430 GTC Ferrari 4.3 L V8 Pirelli 62 GBR Jamie Davies All ITA Fabio Babini All ITA Ferdinando Monfardini 5 DEU Team Felbermayr-Proton Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 Michelin 66 DEU Marc Lieb 6 AUT Horst Felbermayr Jr. 6 69 AUT Richard Lietz 6 AUT Horst Felbermayr 6 ITA Easy Race SRL Ferrari F430 GTC Ferrari 4.3 L V8 Pirelli 70 ITA Maurice Basso 5 ITA Paolo Tenchini 5 ITA Roberto Plati 5 BEL Bertrand Baguette 5 AUS Juniper Racing Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 Michelin 75 NZL Craig Baird 5 AUS Shaun Juniper 5 AUS Max Twigg 5 AUS Rodney Forbes 5 FRA IMSA Performance Matmut Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 Michelin 76 FRA Raymond Narac 5 AUT Richard Lietz 5 USA Patrick Long 5 ITA BMS Scuderia Italia Ferrari F430 GTC Ferrari 4.3 L V8 Pirelli 77 ITA Paolo Ruberti All ITA Matteo Malucelli All ITA Davide Rigon 5 CHE Joël Camathias 5 78 CHE Joël Camathias 1–4, 6–10 ITA Davide Rigon 1–4, 6–7 ARG José Manuel Balbiani 8–10 CZE K plus K Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 Michelin 79 CZE Jiří Janák 7 DEU Tim Bergmeister 7 SVK ARC Bratislava Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 Michelin 88 SVK Miroslav Konôpka 7 AUS Karl Reindler 7 ITA Victor Racing Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 Michelin 99 ITA Victor Coggiola 2 ITA Giovanni Coggiola 2 ITA Giorgio Coggiola 2Sources: 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. Season results Overall winners in bold. Rnd Circuit GT1 Winning Team GT2 Winning Team Results GT1 Winning Drivers GT2 Winning Drivers 1 Silverstone AUT #33 Jetalliance Racing ITA #50 AF Corse Results AUT Karl WendlingerGBR Ryan Sharp ITA Gianmaria BruniFIN Toni Vilander 2 Monza BEL #3 Selleslagh Racing Team BEL #61 Prospeed Competition Results FRA Christophe BouchutNLD Xavier Maassen FRA Emmanuel CollardGBR Richard Westbrook 3 Adria DEU #6 Phoenix Carsport ITA #50 AF Corse Results NLD Mike HezemansITA Fabrizio Gollin ITA Gianmaria BruniFIN Toni Vilander 4 Oschersleben AUT #33 Jetalliance Racing ITA #50 AF Corse Results AUT Karl WendlingerGBR Ryan Sharp ITA Gianmaria BruniFIN Toni Vilander 5 Spa-Francorchamps DEU #1 Vitaphone Racing Team ITA #77 BMS Scuderia Italia Results DEU Michael BartelsITA Andrea BertoliniBEL Eric van de PoeleFRA Stéphane Sarrazin ITA Davide RigonITA Paolo RubertiITA Matteo MalucelliCHE Joël Camathias 6 Bucharest DEU #5 Phoenix Carsport GBR #56 CR Scuderia Racing Results CHE Jean-Denis DélétrazCHE Marcel Fässler GBR Andrew KirkaldyGBR Rob Bell DEU #5 Phoenix Carsport GBR #56 CR Scuderia Racing CHE Jean-Denis DélétrazCHE Marcel Fässler GBR Andrew KirkaldyGBR Rob Bell 7 Brno AUT #33 Jetalliance Racing ITA #50 AF Corse Results AUT Karl WendlingerGBR Ryan Sharp ITA Gianmaria BruniFIN Toni Vilander 8 Nogaro DEU #2 Vitaphone Racing Team BEL #61 Prospeed Competition Results PRT Miguel RamosBRA Alexandre Negrão AUS Alex DavisonGBR Richard Westbrook 9 Zolder DEU #1 Vitaphone Racing Team ITA #50 AF Corse Results DEU Michael BartelsITA Andrea Bertolini ITA Gianmaria BruniFIN Toni Vilander 10 Potrero de los Funes BEL #4 Peka Racing ITA #95 Advanced Engineering PeCom Results BEL Bert LonginBEL Anthony Kumpen ARG Luís Pérez CompancARG Matías RussoSource:FIA GT Championship - Season 2008: Results https://www.speedsport-magazine.com/motorsport/grand-touring/gt1-world-championship-fia-gt/2008-results.html Speedsport Magazine 22 January 2024 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. GT1 standings Pos. Position Driver Team SILGBR MONITA ADRITA OSCDEU SPA BEL BUC ROM BRNCZE NOGFRA ZOLBEL SANARG Totalpoints 6H 12H 24H R1 R2 1 DEU Michael Bartels DEU Vitaphone Racing Team 2 5 2 5 1 1 1 3 3 6 6 1 5 70 1 ITA Andrea Bertolini DEU Vitaphone Racing Team 2 5 2 5 1 1 1 3 3 6 6 1 5 70 2 NLD Mike Hezemans DEU Phoenix Carsport Racing 5 4 1 6 4 5 Ret 2 Ret 2 2 2 2 66 2 ITA Fabrizio Gollin DEU Phoenix Carsport Racing 5 4 1 6 4 5 Ret 2 Ret 2 2 2 2 66 3 PRT Miguel Ramos DEU Vitaphone Racing Team 7 2 10 4 2 2 2 4 2 7 1 6 Ret 52.5 3 BRA Alexandre Negrão DEU Vitaphone Racing Team 7 2 10 4 2 2 2 4 2 7 1 6 Ret 52.5 5 CHE Marcel Fässler DEU Phoenix Carsport Racing 8 Ret 3 3 4 5 Ret 1 1 4 3 5 6 48.5 6 CHE Jean-Denis Délétraz DEU Phoenix Carsport Racing 8 Ret 3 3 4 5 Ret 1 1 4 3 5 45.5 7 AUT Karl Wendlinger AUT Jetalliance Racing 1 7 Ret 1 5 Ret Ret DNS DNS 1 5 3 44 7 GBR Ryan Sharp AUT Jetalliance Racing 1 7 Ret 1 5 Ret Ret DNS DNS 1 5 3 44 8 AUT Philipp Peter GBR Gigawave Motorsport 3 3 6 DNS 3 3 3 7 5 Ret 4 4 DNS 40 8 DNK Allan Simonsen GBR Gigawave Motorsport 3 3 6 DNS 3 3 3 7 5 Ret 4 4 DNS 40 9 FRA Christophe Bouchut BEL Selleslagh Racing Team 4 1 4 7 Ret Ret Ret 5 6 3 8 Ret 32.5 9 NLD Xavier Maassen BEL Selleslagh Racing Team 4 1 4 7 Ret Ret Ret 5 6 3 8 Ret 32.5 10 FRA Stéphane Sarrazin DEU Vitaphone Racing Team 1 1 1 20 10 BEL Eric van de Poele DEU Vitaphone Racing Team 1 1 1 20 11 BEL Bert Longin BEL PekaRacing nv 12 6 Ret 10 8 7 Ret 6 4 Ret Ret Ret 1 18.5 11 BEL Anthony Kumpen BEL PekaRacing nv 12 6 Ret 10 8 7 Ret 6 4 Ret Ret Ret 1 18.5 12 DEU Alex Müller AUT Jetalliance Racing 6 Ret Ret 2 5 Ret Ret DNS DNS 5 DNS 17 12 AUT Lukas Lichtner-Hoyer AUT Jetalliance Racing 6 Ret Ret 2 5 Ret Ret DNS DNS 5 17 13 ITA Alessandro Pier Guidi DEU Vitaphone Racing Team 2 2 2 16 13 BEL Stéphane Lémeret DEU Vitaphone Racing Team 2 2 2 16 14 GBR Darren Turner GBR Gigawave Motorsport 3 3 3 12 14 GBR Andrew Thompson GBR Gigawave Motorsport 3 3 3 12 15 BEL Vincent Vosse FRA Larbre Compétition 9 8 5 8 DNS DNS DNS 7 7 10 15 BEL Grégory Franchi FRA Larbre Compétition 9 8 5 8 DNS DNS DNS 7 7 10 16 GBR Ben Aucott MCO JMB Racing 15 9 7 9 7 6 4 9.5 16 FRA Alain Ferté MCO JMB Racing 7 9 7 6 4 9.5 17 RUS Roman Rusinov DEU IPB Spartak Reiter Engineering 10 Ret 6 4 5 8 7 9.5 17 NLD Peter Kox DEU IPB Spartak Reiter Engineering 10 Ret 6 4 5 8 7 9.5 18 NLD Jan Lammers DEU IPB Spartak Reiter Engineering 6 4 5 8 18 CZE Tomáš Enge DEU IPB Spartak Reiter Engineering 6 4 5 8 19 FRA Stéphane Daoudi MCO JMB Racing 9 7 6 4 7.5 20 ARG Esteban Tuero ARG Escuderia ACA Argentina 13 10 8 8 9 4 7 21 BEL Maxime Soulet BEL Selleslagh Racing Team Ret Ret Ret 3 6 21 ARG Christian Ledesma BEL Selleslagh Racing Team 3 6 22 ARG José María López ARG Escuderia ACA Argentina 8 Ret Ret 4 6 23 ARG Ricardo Risatti DEU Phoenix Carsport Racing 6 3 24 BEL Frédéric Bouvy BEL PekaRacing nv 8 7 Ret 1.5 24 BEL Kurt Mollekens BEL PekaRacing nv 8 7 Ret 1.5 25 ARG Martín Basso ARG Escuderia ACA Argentina Ret 8 Ret Ret 1 25 PRT Pedro Lamy DEU Team Vitasystems 8 1 25 ITA Matteo Bobbi DEU Team Vitasystems 8 1 Pos. Position Driver Team SILGBR MONITA ADRITA OSCDEU 6H 12H 24H R1 R2 BRNCZE NOGFRA ZOLBEL SANARG Totalpoints SPA BEL BUC ROMSources: GT2 standings Pos. Position Driver Team SILGBR MONITA ADRITA OSCDEU SPA BEL BUC ROM BRNCZE NOGFRA ZOLBEL SANARG Totalpoints 6H 12H 24H R1 R2 1 ITA Gianmaria Bruni ITA AF Corse 1 2 1 1 2 3 3 2 2 1 3 1 2 93 1 FIN Toni Vilander ITA AF Corse 1 2 1 1 2 3 3 2 2 1 3 1 2 93 2 ITA Paolo Ruberti ITA BMS Scuderia Italia 3 5 3 8 1 1 1 4 5 3 7 2 6 60.5 2 ITA Matteo Malucelli ITA BMS Scuderia Italia 3 5 3 8 1 1 1 4 5 3 7 2 6 60.5 3 GBR Richard Westbrook BEL Prospeed Competition DSQ 1 DSQ 4 3 2 2 3 3 Ret 1 4 Ret 51 4 ITA Thomas Biagi ITA AF Corse 4 3 2 2 7 Ret Ret 5 Ret 4 5 Ret 3 45 4 SMR 1862 Christian Montanari ITA AF Corse 4 3 2 2 7 Ret Ret 5 Ret 4 5 Ret 3 45 5 FRA Emmanuel Collard BEL Prospeed Competition DSQ 1 DSQ 4 3 2 2 3 3 Ret 4 Ret 41 6 GBR Andrew Kirkaldy GBR CR Scuderia 2 7 Ret 3 5 9 6 1 1 Ret 8 Ret 4 37 6 GBR Rob Bell GBR CR Scuderia 2 7 Ret 3 5 9 6 1 1 8 Ret 4 37 7 CHE Joël Camathias ITA BMS Scuderia Italia 7 6 5 5 1 1 1 8 Ret 10 10 7 Ret 35.5 8 ITA Davide Rigon ITA BMS Scuderia Italia 7 6 5 5 1 1 1 8 Ret 10 33.5 9 GBR Tim Mullen GBR CR Scuderia 5 8 7 11 9 4 4 6 Ret 9 2 6 9 27 10 ARG Matías Russo ITA Advanced Engineering Pecom Racing Team 9 9 6 6 Ret 6 6 9 5 1 25.5 ITA AF Corse 7 Ret Ret 11 ARG Luís Pérez Companc ITA Advanced Engineering Pecom Racing Team 9 9 6 6 Ret 6 6 9 5 1 24.5 12 GBR Jamie Davies GBR Scuderia Ecosse 10 4 4 10 8 6 8 7 4 8 6 8 7 24.5 12 ITA Fabio Babini GBR Scuderia Ecosse 10 4 4 10 8 6 8 7 4 8 6 8 7 24.5 13 DEU Marc Lieb BEL Prospeed Competition 3 2 2 3 21 DEU Team Felbermayr-Proton 9 Ret 14 CHE Henri Moser CHE Kessel Racing 8 10 8 7 11 5 5 Ret 7 7 4 Ret 8 19 15 FIN Markus Palttala BEL Prospeed Competition 6 11 DSQ 9 6 Ret Ret DNS DNS 5 Ret 3 5 18.5 16 ITA Andrea Piccini GBR CR Scuderia 9 4 4 2 15.5 17 CAN Chris Niarchos GBR CR Scuderia 5 7 11 9 4 4 6 Ret 9 9 15 18 BRA Jaime Melo ITA AF Corse 2 3 3 13 18 FIN Mika Salo ITA AF Corse 2 3 3 13 19 ITA Fabrizio Del Monte CHE Kessel Racing 8 10 8 7 11 5 5 Ret 7 7 13 20 FIN Mikael Forsten BEL Prospeed Competition 6 11 DSQ 9 6 Ret Ret DNS DNS 5 Ret 5 12.5 21 AUS Alex Davison BEL Prospeed Competition 1 10 22 CZE Jiří Janák CZE K plus K Motorsport 2 8 22 DEU Tim Bergmeister CZE K plus K Motorsport 2 8 23 GBR James Sutton GBR CR Scuderia 5 9 6 6 8 24 GBR Gordon Shedden GBR CR Scuderia 9 4 4 7.5 25 ITA Andrea Palma CHE Kessel Racing 11 5 5 6 25 FRA Gilles Vannelet CHE Kessel Racing 11 5 5 6 26 ITA Maurizio Mediani CHE Kessel Racing 4 5 27 DEU Dirk Müller GBR CR Scuderia 5 9 6 Ret 5 28 AUT Richard Lietz FRA IMSA Performance Matmut 4 11 7 4.5 DEU Team Felbermayr-Proton 10 Ret 28 USA Patrick Long FRA IMSA Performance Matmut 4 11 7 4.5 28 FRA Raymond Narac FRA IMSA Performance Matmut 4 11 7 4.5 29 ITA Ferdinando Monfardini GBR Scuderia Ecosse 8 6 8 3 30 ARG José Manuel Balbiani ITA BMS Scuderia Italia 10 7 10 2 31 GBR Tim Sugden GBR CR Scuderia 8 2 GBR Trackspeed Racing 10 7 Ret 32 DEU Wolf Henzler BEL Prospeed Competition 6 Ret Ret 1.5 32 BEL Geoffroy Horion BEL Prospeed Competition 6 Ret Ret 1.5 33 ITA Niki Cadei CHE Kessel Racing 8 1 34 GBR David Ashburn GBR Trackspeed Racing 11 12 DSQ 12 10 7 Ret 11 11 DNS 1 34 GBR Richard Williams GBR Trackspeed Racing 11 12 DSQ 12 10 7 Ret 11 11 DNS 1 35 DEU Dominik Farnbacher ITA AF Corse 7 Ret Ret 1 36 NZL Craig Baird AUS Juniper Racing 13 8 9 0.5 36 AUS Rodney Forbes AUS Juniper Racing 13 8 9 0.5 36 AUS Shaun Juniper AUS Juniper Racing 13 8 9 0.5 36 AUS Max Twigg AUS Juniper Racing 13 8 9 0.5 Pos. Position Driver Team SILGBR MONITA ADRITA OSCDEU 6H 12H 24H R1 R2 BRNCZE NOGFRA ZOLBEL SANARG Totalpoints SPA BEL BUC ROMSources: Citation Cup standings The Citation Cup, which was limited to non-professional drivers competing in GT1 cars,Citation Cup Rules http://www.fiagt.com/citation.php FIA GT Championship 22 January 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20080910050111/http://www.fiagt.com/citation.php 10 September 2008 dead 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 1= BLR 1995 Alexander Talkanitsa AUT AT Racing 10 10 20 1= DEU Wolfgang Kaufmann AUT AT Racing 10 10 20 3= SVK Miro Konôpka SVK ARC Bratislava 8 8 3= GBR Sean Edwards SVK ARC Bratislava 8 8Source:Points Chart: Citation Cup http://fiagt.com/points.php?season=2008&class=CC&type=citation&event=1 FIA GT Championship 22 January 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20100103230022/http://fiagt.com/points.php?season=2008&class=CC&type=citation&event=1 3 January 2010 dead 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.FIA GT Championship http://argent.fia.com/web/fia-public.nsf/1211E404B4660CE0C125742400404A4A/$FILE/GT.reg.sport.V.26.03.08.def.pdf Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile 4–5, 42 1 April 2008 22 January 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20081010095054if_/http://argent.fia.com/web/fia-public.nsf/1211E404B4660CE0C125742400404A4A/$FILE/GT.reg.sport.V.26.03.08.def.pdf 10 October 2008 dead GT1 standings Pos. Position Team SILGBR MONITA ADRITA OSCDEU SPA BEL BUC ROM BRNCZE NOGFRA ZOLBEL SANARG Totalpoints 6H 12H 24H R1 R2 1 DEU Vitaphone Racing Team 2 2 2 4 1 1 1 3 2 6 1 1 5 122.5 7 5 10 5 2 2 2 4 3 7 6 6 Ret 2 DEU Phoenix Carsport Racing 5 4 1 3 4 5 Ret 1 1 2 2 2 2 107 8 Ret 3 6 Ret Ret Ret 2 Ret 4 3 5 6 3 AUT Jetalliance Racing 1 7 Ret 1 5 Ret Ret DNS DNS 1 5 3 59 6 Ret Ret 2 DNS DNS 5 DNS 4 GBR Gigawave Motorsport 3 3 6 DNS 3 3 3 7 5 Ret 4 4 DNS 40 5 BEL Selleslagh Racing Team 4 1 4 7 Ret Ret Ret 5 6 3 8 Ret 3 38.5 6 BEL PekaRacing nv 12 6 Ret 10 8 7 Ret 6 4 Ret Ret Ret 1 18.5 7 FRA Larbre Compétition 9 8 5 8 DNS DNS DNS 7 7 Ret 10 8 MCO JMB Racing 15 9 7 9 7 6 4 9.5 9 DEU IPB Spartak Reiter Engineering 10 Ret 6 4 5 8 7 9.5 10 ARG Escuderia ACA Argentina 13 10 8 Ret 8 9 Ret 4 7 Ret 11 DEU Team Vitasystems 8 1 - AUT AT Racing 14 11 9 Ret 9 0 - AUT Team Rbimmo / B-Racing 11 Ret Ret DNS 0 - ITA Lanza Motorsport Ret 0 - BEL DKR Engineering Ret 0 - CHE Kessel Racing DNS 0Sources:FIA GT Championship Standings 2008 https://motorsportstats.com/series/fia-gt-championship/standings/2008 Motorsport Stats 22 January 2024 GT2 standings Pos. Position Team SILGBR MONITA ADRITA OSCDEU SPA BEL BUC ROM BRNCZE NOGFRA ZOLBEL SANARG Totalpoints 6H 12H 24H R1 R2 1 ITA 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 ITA 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 BEL 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 GBR 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 ITA Advanced Engineering Pecom Racing Team 9 9 6 6 Ret 6 6 9 5 1 24.5 6 GBR Scuderia Ecosse 10 4 4 10 8 6 8 7 4 8 6 8 7 23.5 7 CHE Kessel Racing 8 10 8 7 11 5 5 Ret 7 7 4 Ret 8 19 8 CZE K plus K Motorsport 2 8 9 FRA IMSA Performance Matmut 4 11 7 4.5 10 GBR Trackspeed Racing 11 12 DSQ 12 10 7 Ret 11 11 DNS 1 11 AUS Juniper Racing 13 8 9 0.5 - DEU Team Felbermayr-Proton 9 Ret 0 10 Ret - SVK ARC Bratislava 12 0 - ITA Victor Racing 13 0 - ITA Easy Race SRL 12 10 Ret 0Sources: References Bibliography Loisy Olivier FIA GT & GT3 European Championship 2008 Yearbook 2008 Apollo Publishing Paris 978-2952104425 External links Official FIA GT Website as at 18 December 2008 Category:FIA GT Championship seasons