2008 Hamilton 400

2008 Supercar Championship event April 2021 New Zealand 2008 Hamilton 400 3 14 2008 V8SC Hamilton Street Circuit track map (New Zealand).svg 18–20 April Hamilton, New Zealand Hamilton Street Circuit Fine 36 120 Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing 1:24.7270 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 1:02:38.9460 36 120 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 54:47.9366 36 120 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 1:00:27.5864 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 300 Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing 270 James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing 252 The 2008 Hamilton 400 was the third round of the 2008 V8 Supercar season. It was held on the weekend of 18 to 20 April on the streets of Hamilton, in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand. Race 1 Race 1 was held on Saturday 19 April. Garth Tander took his fourth consecutive win after clean-sheeting at Albert Park. The race wasn't without incident though as Mark Winterbottom and Shane van Gisbergen collided with each other off the start line while Greg Murphy was spun around by Mark Skaife at the exit of turn 1. The chaos continued into turn 2 when Van Gisbergen locked up while Russell Ingall went down the inside of a Steven Johnson car which caused a collision collecting Paul Morris, Shane Price, Michael Patrizi, Steven Johnson and Craig Lowndes. Johnson, Price and Ingall retired to the pits. Steven Richards had managed to run wide at turn 5 which gave the lead to Tander and gave Rick Kelly second place. The Safety Car was deployed until the end of lap 5. The Safety Car was back on track at the end of that lap though thanks to an incident for Patrizi at turn 7. Most people pulled into the pits except for a few people like Mark Skaife. This decision, forced by HRT's decision to pit Tander first, would cost Skaife dearly later in the race. The Safety Car pulled in on lap 11 and racing resumed. Jason Richards and Lowndes were both given drive through penalties for pitlane infringements after Murphy pulled into pitlane with a broken steering plate. Murphy returned to the track 2 laps later to the delight of the crowd and Paul Morris had also returned to the track. Skaife pitted on lap 20 and fell well down the order while Caruso spun his GRM Holden Commodore. Craig Lowndes entered pitlane on lap 26 for a flat tyre when he clipped the tyre bundle at turn 4. Andrew Jones pulled into the garage to retire at lap 30. Van Gisbergen also pitted on lap 33 for some damage and was subsequently lapped. In the end Tander won from Rick Kelly and Steven Richards. Race 2 Race 2 was held on Sunday 20 April. A fifth consecutive victory for Garth Tander in Race 2. Race 3 Race 3 was held on Sunday 20 April. Six on the trot wrapped up the round victory for Garth Tander. Results Qualifying Steven Richards gave the big New Zealand crowd something to cheer about, securing pole position in the Ford Performance Racing Falcon after Garth Tander's last-ditch effort fell five hundredths short. Rick Kelly was third fastest ahead of Stone Brothers Racing driver James Courtney. Crowd favourite, Greg Murphy made a welcome return to the top ten in seventh. Michael Caruso, who has struggled since graduating since arriving in the V8 Supercar Championship Series, was a top performer, topping one of the practice sessions and backing it up with eighth grid position, three behind his Garry Rogers Motorsport teammate Lee Holdsworth. A heavy practice crash limited Round 2 winner Will Davison's progress to 16th, while Jamie Whincup looked a good bet for pole position until he crashed heavily after contact with Todd Kelly. The car was not repairable and the series points leader was reduced to a spectator for the weekend. A miserable weekend for Triple Eight Race Engineering saw Craig Lowndes qualify back in 21st, caught out by the changeable weather in the first part of qualifying, failing to make the first qualifying cut. Pos No Name Team Car Time 1 6 NZL Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 1:24.7270 2 1 AUS Garth Tander Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VE) 1:24.7974 3 15 AUS Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VE) 1:24.9111 4 4 AUS James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 1:24.9289 5 33 AUS Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 1:25.0264 6 14 AUS Cameron McConville Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 1:25.0338 7 51 NZL Greg Murphy Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 1:25.0387 8 34 AUS Michael Caruso Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 1:25.5047 9 2 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VE) 1:25.5638 10 111 NZL Fabian Coulthard Paul Cruickshank Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 1:25.5755 11 88 AUS Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BF) 1:25.8686 12 9 NZL Shane van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 1:25.8921 13 5 AUS Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 1:25.9384 14 12 AUS Andrew Jones Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 1:26.0055 15 25 AUS Jason Bright Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon (BF) 1:26.1540 16 18 AUS Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 1:26.3173 17 11 AUS Shane Price Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VE) 1:26.4035 18 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 1:26.5019 19 7 AUS Todd Kelly Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VE) 1:26.5241 20 50 AUS Andrew Thompson Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 1:26.9382 21 888 AUS Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BF) 1:32.9566 22 39 AUS Russell Ingall Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 1:32.9753 23 16 AUS Paul Dumbrell HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VE) 1:33.3609 24 67 AUS Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 1:33.7532 25 3 NZL Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 1:33.7563 26 26 AUS Marcus Marshall Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon (BF) 1:34.0816 27 777 AUS Michael Patrizi Ford Rising Stars Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 1:34.1202 28 021 NZL Kayne Scott Team Kiwi Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 1:34.9871 29 55 AUS Tony D'Alberto Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 1:35.2007 Sources: Notes: Jamie Whincup originally qualified 11th, but was not able to start the race due to a big crash during qualifying. Race 1 results Pos No Name Team Laps Time/retired Grid Points11AUS Garth TanderHolden Racing Team361:02:38.94602100215AUS Rick KellyHSV Dealer Team36+1.1s39236NZL Steven RichardsFord Performance Racing36+1.5s18644AUS James CourtneyStone Brothers Racing36+2.4s480533AUS Lee HoldsworthGarry Rogers Motorsport36+3.1s574614AUS Cameron McConvilleBrad Jones Racing36+5.0s6687111NZL Fabian CoulthardPaul Cruickshank Racing36+8.9s106487AUS Todd KellyPerkins Engineering36+16.7s1960918AUS Will DavisonDick Johnson Racing36+21.4s1656105AUS Mark WinterbottomFord Performance Racing36+22.4s13521125AUS Jason BrightBritek Motorsport36+36.2s15481234AUS Michael CarusoGarry Rogers Motorsport36+38.3s8461355AUS Tony D'AlbertoRod Nash Racing36+38.5s29441416AUS Paul DumbrellHSV Dealer Team36+44.8s23421550AUS Andrew ThompsonPaul Weel Racing36+45.0s20401626AUS Marcus MarshallBritek Motorsport36+46.9s263817021NZL Kayne ScottTeam Kiwi Racing36+48.8s2836182AUS Mark SkaifeHolden Racing Team36+57.9s93419888AUS Craig LowndesTriple Eight Race Engineering35+ 1 Lap2132203NZL Jason RichardsTasman Motorsport35+ 1 Lap2530219NZL Shane van GisbergenStone Brothers Racing35+1 Lap12282212AUS Andrew JonesBrad Jones Racing34+ 2 Laps14262351NZL Greg MurphyTasman Motorsport32+ 4 Laps7242467AUS Paul MorrisPaul Morris Motorsport28+ 8 Laps2422DNF777AUS Michael PatriziFord Rising Stars Racing4Accident27DNF17AUS Steven JohnsonDick Johnson Racing1Accident18DNF11AUS Shane PricePerkins Engineering1Accident17DNF39AUS Russell IngallPaul Morris Motorsport1Accident22DNS88AUS Jamie WhincupTriple Eight Race Engineering -Qualifying Accident - Race 2 results Pos No Name Team Laps Time/retired Grid Points11AUS Garth TanderHolden Racing Team3654:47.9366110026NZL Steven RichardsFord Performance Racing36+0.8s39434AUS James CourtneyStone Brothers Racing36+5.6s488433AUS Lee HoldsworthGarry Rogers Motorsport36+7.2s580514AUS Cameron McConvilleBrad Jones Racing36+9.8s674615AUS Rick KellyHSV Dealer Team36+10.9s26875AUS Mark WinterbottomFord Performance Racing36+12.0s10648111NZL Fabian CoulthardPaul Cruickshank Racing36+12.3s76093NZL Jason RichardsTasman Motorsport36+14.1s20561055AUS Tony D'AlbertoRod Nash Racing36+15.1s13521116AUS Paul DumbrellHSV Dealer Team36+16.4s14481225AUS Jason BrightBritek Motorsport36+19.1s11461317AUS Steven JohnsonDick Johnson Racing36+19.4s264414888AUS Craig LowndesTriple Eight Race Engineering36+23.1s19421512AUS Andrew JonesBrad Jones Racing36+25.9s22401626AUS Marcus MarshallBritek Motorsport36+30.0s16381767AUS Paul MorrisPaul Morris Motorsport36+35.5s24361834AUS Michael CarusoGarry Rogers Motorsport36+41.0s1234197AUS Todd KellyPerkins Engineering36+41.2s83220021NZL Kayne ScottTeam Kiwi Racing35+ 1 Lap173021777AUS Michael PatriziFord Rising Stars Racing35+ 1 Lap25282218AUS Will DavisonDick Johnson Racing34+ 2 Laps926232AUS Mark SkaifeHolden Racing Team34+ 2 Laps18242411AUS Shane PricePerkins Engineering34+ 2 Laps27222551NZL Greg MurphyTasman Motorsport31+ 5 Laps2320269NZL Shane van GisbergenStone Brothers Racing30+ 6 Laps2118DNF39AUS Russell IngallPaul Morris Motorsport3128DNF50AUS Andrew ThompsonPaul Weel Racing28Accident15DNS88AUS Jamie WhincupTriple Eight Race Engineering -Qualifying Accident - Race 3 results Pos No Name Team Laps Time/retired Grid Points11AUS Garth TanderHolden Racing Team361:00:27.5864110026NZL Steven RichardsFord Performance Racing36+1.2s29234AUS James CourtneyStone Brothers Racing36+3.9s386415AUS Rick KellyHSV Dealer Team36+6.7s68055AUS Mark WinterbottomFord Performance Racing36+7.1s7746111NZL Fabian CoulthardPaul Cruickshank Racing36+8.7s8687888AUS Craig LowndesTriple Eight Race Engineering36+8.9s1464817AUS Steven JohnsonDick Johnson Racing36+9.4s1360912AUS Andrew JonesBrad Jones Racing36+10.9s1556109NZL Shane van GisbergenStone Brothers Racing36+11.3s26521139AUS Russell IngallPaul Morris Motorsport36+13.0s2748122AUS Mark SkaifeHolden Racing Team36+13.8s23461325AUS Jason BrightBritek Motorsport36+14.8s1244143NZL Jason RichardsTasman Motorsport36+15.1s942157AUS Todd KellyPerkins Engineering36+15.6s19401611AUS Shane PricePerkins Engineering36+18.9s24381734AUS Michael CarusoGarry Rogers Motorsport36+19.2s18361867AUS Paul MorrisPaul Morris Motorsport36+22.0s173419777AUS Michael PatriziFord Rising Stars Racing36+30.9s21322014AUS Cameron McConvilleBrad Jones Racing36+35.1s530DNF021NZL Kayne ScottTeam Kiwi Racing3320DNF16AUS Paul DumbrellHSV Dealer Team23Accident11DNF18AUS Will DavisonJim Beam Racing922DNF51NZL Greg MurphyTasman Motorsport725DNF26AUS Marcus MarshallBritek Motorsport416DNF55AUS Tony D'AlbertoRod Nash Racing1Accident10DNF33AUS Lee HoldsworthGarry Rogers Motorsport0Accident4DNS50AUS Andrew ThompsonPaul Weel Racing -Race 2 Accident -DNS88AUS Jamie WhincupTriple Eight Race Engineering -Qualifying Accident - Standings After round 3 of 14 Pos No Name Team Points115AUS Rick KellyHSV Dealer Team67221AUS Garth TanderHolden Racing Team626333AUS Lee HoldsworthGarry Rogers Motorsport58045AUS Mark WinterbottomFord Performance Racing572588AUS Jamie WhincupTriple Eight Race Engineering540 Support categories The 2008 Hamilton 400 had four support categories. Category Round winner New Zealand V8s NZL John McIntyre (Ford Falcon (BA)) Toyota Racing Series NZL Earl Bamber (Tatuus TT104ZZ Toyota) Porsche GT3 Cup NZL Craig Baird (Porsche 997 GT3) Mini Challenge NZL Courtney Letica (Mini Cooper) References External links Official timing and results Hamilton 400 2008 2008 Eastern Creek round of the V8 Supercar Championship 2008 BigPond 400 inaugural 2009 Hamilton 400 Hamilton 400 Category:Hamilton 400 Ham Category:April 2008 sports events in New Zealand Category:2000s in Hamilton, New Zealand