2008 1000 km of Silverstone

thumb|Map of the Silverstone Circuit (2004–2009) thumb|right|200px|Rinaldo Capello driving the race winning Audi R10 TDI, still showing damage from an earlier accident with the #8 Peugeot The 2008 Autosport 1000 km of Silverstone was the fifth and final race of the 2008 Le Mans Series season. It took place at the Silverstone Circuit, Great Britain, on 14 September 2008. The race was attended by a record crowd of 53,000 spectators. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/70664 Autosport: "Organisers hail Silverstone race" 2008-09-15 2008-09-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20080918020537/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/70664 18 September 2008 live Although Audi scored their first and only win of the season, an accident involving the then championship-leading Peugeots allowed Audi to win the Teams, Constructors, and Drivers Championships in the LMP1 category. Luc Alphand's team won the GT1 championship by merely finishing the event, and Virgo Motorsports and driver Rob Bell secured their second consecutive GT2 championship with a class victory. This was the first time in Le Mans Series history that none of the Peugeot 908s finished in the podium spots as well as in the top eight points positions (#8 finished 19th overall and 11th in LMP1; #7 did not finish at 44th overall and 15th (last) in class), which helped Audi to take the championship. The only other time that the Peugeot 908 did not finish in the podium was in the 12 Hours of Sebring earlier this year, when the lone 908 finished 11th overall and almost finished in the podium at 4th behind the two Audis and an Intersport Lola-AER. Race results Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC). http://www.lemans-series.com/en/s52_circuits/s52p07_download_doc.php?doc=Le_Mans_Series_Silverstone_Race.pdf&id_circuit=6 Race — Amended Le Mans Series PDF 2008-09-14 2008-09-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20081119222537/http://www.lemans-series.com/en/s52_circuits/s52p07_download_doc.php?doc=Le_Mans_Series_Silverstone_Race.pdf&id_circuit=6 2008-11-19 dead Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Engine 1 LMP1 1 DEU Audi Sport Team Joest GBR Allan McNishITA Rinaldo Capello Audi R10 TDI Michelin 195 Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V12(Diesel) 2 LMP1 10 CZE Charouz Racing System CZE Jan CharouzDEU Stefan Mücke Lola B08/60 Michelin 193 Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 3 LMP1 16 FRA Pescarolo Sport FRA Romain DumasFRA Jean-Christophe Boullion Pescarolo 01 Michelin 191 Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 4 LMP1 2 DEU Audi Sport Team Joest FRA Alexandre PrématDEU Mike Rockenfeller Audi R10 TDI Michelin 191 Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V12(Diesel) 5 LMP2 34 NLD Van Merksteijn MotorsportNLD Equipe Verschuur NLD Peter Van MerksteijnNLD Jos Verstappen Porsche RS Spyder Evo Michelin 191 Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8 6 LMP1 15 GBR Creation AIM GBR Jamie Campbell-WalterGBR Stuart Hall Creation CA07 Dunlop 191 AIM (Judd) YS5.5 5.5 L V10 7 LMP1 17 FRA Pescarolo Sport CHE Harold PrimatFRA Christophe Tinseau Pescarolo 01 Michelin 190 Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 8 LMP1 5 FRA Team Oreca-Matmut FRA Soheil AyariMCO Stéphane Ortelli Courage-Oreca LC70 Michelin 189 Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 9 LMP2 27 CHE Horag Racing CHE Fredy LienhardBEL Didier TheysNLD Jan Lammers Porsche RS Spyder Evo Michelin 187 Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8 10 LMP2 40 PRT Quifel ASM Team PRT Miguel AmaralFRA Olivier Pla Lola B05/40 Dunlop 185 AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4 11 LMP2 25 GBR Ray Mallock Ltd. GBR Mike NewtonBRA Thomas Erdos MG-Lola EX265C Michelin 184 MG (AER) XP21 2.0 L Turbo I4 12 LMP2 31 DNK Team Essex DNK Casper ElgaardDNK John Nielsen Porsche RS Spyder Evo Dunlop 184 Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8 13 LMP2 45 GBR Embassy Racing GBR Jonny KaneGBR Warren Hughes Embassy WF01 Michelin 184 Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8 14 LMP1 18 GBR Rollcentre Racing PRT João BarbosaBEL Vanina IckxGBR Charlie Hollings Pescarolo 01 Dunlop 183 Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 15 LMP2 41 CHE Trading Performance SAU Karim OjjehFRA Claude-Yves GosselinGBR Adam Sharpe Zytek 07S/2 Michelin 183 Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8 16 LMP1 4 FRA Saulnier Racing FRA Jacques NicoletMCO Richard Hein Pescarolo 01 Michelin 183 Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 17 LMP1 6 FRA Team Oreca-Matmut FRA Olivier PanisFRA Nicolas Lapierre Courage-Oreca LC70 Michelin 183 Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 18 LMP2 44 DEU Kruse Schiller Motorsport FRA Jean de PourtalèsJPN Hideki Noda Lola B05/40 Dunlop 182 Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 19 LMP1 8 FRA Team Peugeot Total FRA Stéphane SarrazinPRT Pedro Lamy Peugeot 908 HDi FAP Michelin 182 Peugeot HDi 5.5 L Turbo V12(Diesel) 20 GT1 59 GBR Team Modena CZE Tomáš EngeESP Antonio García Aston Martin DBR9 Michelin 178 Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 21 GT1 55 RUS IPB Spartak RacingDEU Reiter Engineering NLD Peter KoxRUS Roman Rusinov Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT Michelin 177 Lamborghini L535 6.0 L V12 22 GT1 72 FRA Luc Alphand Aventures FRA Guillaume MoreauFRA Patrice Goueslard Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Michelin 174 Chevrolet LS7-R 7.0 L V8 23 LMP2 35 FRA Saulnier Racing FRA Pierre RaguesFRA Matthieu Lahaye Pescarolo 01 Michelin 174 Judd DB 3.4 L V8 24 GT1 61 GBR Strakka Racing GBR Nick LeventisGBR Peter HardmanGBR Darren Turner Aston Martin DBR9 Dunlop 173 Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 25 LMP1 21 ESP Epsilon Euskadi ESP Adrián VallésJPN Shinji Nakano Epsilon Euskadi ee1 Michelin 172 Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 26 GT2 96 GBR Virgo Motorsport GBR Rob BellBRA Jaime Melo Ferrari F430GT Dunlop 172 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 27 GT2 77 DEU Team Felbermayr-Proton DEU Marc LiebAUS Alex Davison Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Michelin 171 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 28 GT2 90 DEU Farnbacher Racing DEU Pierre EhretDEU Pierre KafferFRA Anthony Beltoise Ferrari F430GT Michelin 169 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 29 GT2 85 NLD Snoras Spyker Squadron NLD Tom CoronelDEU Ralf KellenersRUS Alexey Vasilyev Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-R Michelin 168 Audi 4.0 L V8 30 GT2 88 DEU Team Felbermayr-Proton AUT Horst Felbermayr, Sr.AUT Horst Felbermayr, Jr.DEU Christian Ried Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Michelin 162 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 31 GT2 98 MCO JMB Racing CHE Maurice BassoNLD Peter KutemannFRA Julien Gilbert Ferrari F430GT Michelin 160 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 32 LMP2 26 GBR Team Bruichladdich Radical DEU Jens PetersenDEU Jan-Dirk LuedersFRA Marc Rostan Radical SR9 Dunlop 160 AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4 33 GT2 93 GBR James Watt Automotive ZAF Alan van der MerweGBR Tim SugdenDNK Michael Outzen Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 Dunlop 159 Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 34 GT2 94 CHE Speedy Racing Team CHE Andrea ChiesaCHE Benjamin Leuenberger Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-R Michelin 158 Audi 4.0 L V8 35 LMP2 46 GBR Embassy Racing GBR Darren ManningGBR Joey Foster Embassy WF01 Michelin 156 Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8 36 GT2 99 MCO JMB RacingGBR Aucott Racing GBR Ben AucottFRA Stéphane Daoudi Ferrari F430GT Michelin 145 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 37DNF LMP2 32 FRA Barazi-Epsilon DNK Juan BaraziNLD Michael VergersBRA Fernando Rees Zytek 07S/2 Michelin 162 Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8 38DNF GT2 75 FRA IMSA Performance Matmut FRA Richard BalandrasFRA Michel Lecourt Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Michelin 91 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 39DNF LMP1 14 GBR Creation AIM GBR Ryan LewisZAF Stephen Simpson Creation CA07 Dunlop 89 AIM (Judd) YS5.5 5.5 L V10 40DNF LMP2 33 CHE Speedy Racing TeamGBR Sebah Automotive ITA Andrea BelicchiFRA Xavier PompidouCHE Steve Zacchia Lola B08/80 Michelin 75 Judd DB 3.4 L V8 41DNF LMP1 20 ESP Epsilon Euskadi ESP Ángel BurgueñoESP Miguel Ángel de Castro Epsilon Euskadi ee1 Michelin 59 Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 42DNF GT2 95 GBR James Watt Automotive GBR Peter BamfordGBR Paul DanielsIRL Matt Griffin Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Dunlop 55 Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 43DNF GT2 91 DEU Farnbacher Racing DNK Lars-Erik NielsenDEU Dirk Werner Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Michelin 51 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 44DNF LMP1 7 FRA Team Peugeot Total FRA Nicolas MinassianESP Marc Gené Peugeot 908 HDi FAP Michelin 45 Peugeot HDi 5.5 L Turbo V12(Diesel) 45DNF GT2 76 FRA IMSA Performance Matmut FRA Raymond NaracAUT Richard Lietz Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Michelin 38 Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 46DNF LMP2 37 FRA WR Salini FRA Stéphane SaliniFRA Philippe SaliniFRA Tristan Gommendy WR LMP2008 Dunlop 3 Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8 Statistics Pole Position - #8 Team Peugeot Total - 1:30.359 http://www.lemans-series.com/en/s52_circuits/s52p07_download_doc.php?doc=Le_Mans_Series_Silverstone_Qualifying.pdf&id_circuit=6 Qualifying Le Mans Series PDF 2008-09-13 2008-09-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20081119222714/http://www.lemans-series.com/en/s52_circuits/s52p07_download_doc.php?doc=Le_Mans_Series_Silverstone_Qualifying.pdf&id_circuit=6 2008-11-19 dead Fastest Lap - #8 Team Peugeot Total - 1:31.166 Average Speed - 176.696 km/h mph on References External links Le Mans Series - Silverstone 2008 Le Mans Series 2008 1000km of Nürburgring None Silverstone Category:6 Hours of Silverstone Silverstone