2008 1000 km of Spa

thumb|right|250px|The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps thumb|200px|The winning Peugeot 908 HDi FAP of Nicolas Minassian, Marc Gené, and Jacques Villeneuve. The 2008 1000 km of Spa was the third round of the 2008 Le Mans Series season. It took place at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, on 11 May 2008. This race marked the first international victory for Canadian Jacques Villeneuve since the Formula One Luxembourg Grand Prix in 1997. Race results Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of their Class winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC). http://www.lemans-series.com/en/s52_circuits/s52p07_download_doc.php?doc=1000km_of_Spa-Timing.pdf&id_circuit=4 1000km of Spa Timing Le Mans Series PDF 11 May 2008 2008-05-11 2008-11-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20081119221635/http://www.lemans-series.com/en/s52_circuits/s52p07_download_doc.php?doc=1000km_of_Spa-Timing.pdf&id_circuit=4 dead Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Engine 1 LMP1 7 FRA Team Peugeot Total FRA Nicolas MinassianESP Marc GenéCAN Jacques Villeneuve Peugeot 908 HDi FAP Michelin 143 Peugeot HDi 5.5 L Turbo V12(Diesel) 2 LMP1 2 DEU Audi Sport Team Joest FRA Alexandre PrématDEU Mike Rockenfeller Audi R10 Michelin 143 Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V12(Diesel) 3 LMP1 6 FRA Team Oreca-Matmut FRA Olivier PanisFRA Nicolas Lapierre Courage-Oreca LC70 Michelin 140 Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 4 LMP1 1 DEU Audi Sport Team Joest GBR Allan McNishITA Rinaldo Capello Audi R10 Michelin 139 Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V12(Diesel) 5 LMP1 16 FRA Pescarolo Sport FRA Emmanuel CollardFRA Jean-Christophe Boullion Pescarolo 01 Michelin 139 Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 6 LMP2 34 NLD Van Merksteijn Motorsport NLD Peter Van MerksteijnNLD Jos Verstappen Porsche RS Spyder Evo Michelin 138 Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8 7 LMP2 27 CHE Horag Racing CHE Fredy LienhardBEL Didier TheysNLD Jan Lammers Porsche RS Spyder Evo Michelin 138 Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8 8 LMP2 31 DNK Team Essex DNK Casper ElgaardDNK John Nielsen Porsche RS Spyder Evo Dunlop 135 Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8 9 LMP1 15 GBR Creation AIM GBR Stuart HallGBR Robbie Kerr Creation CA07 Dunlop 134 AIM (Judd) YS5.5 5.5 L V10 10 LMP2 35 FRA Saulnier Racing FRA Pierre RaguesFRA Matthieu Lahaye Pescarolo 01 Michelin 134 Judd DB 3.4 L V8 11 LMP1 20 ESP Epsilon Euskadi ESP Ángel BurgueñoESP Miguel Ángel de Castro Epsilon Euskadi ee1 Michelin 133 Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 12 LMP2 41 CHE Trading Performance SAU Karim OjjehFRA Claude-Yves GosselinBEL Julian Schroyen Zytek 07S/2 Michelin 133 Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8 13 GT1 72 FRA Luc Alphand Aventures FRA Luc AlphandFRA Guillaume MoreauFRA Patrice Goueslard Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Michelin 130 Chevrolet LS7-R 7.0 L V8 14 LMP1 4 FRA Saulnier Racing FRA Jacques NicoletMCO Marc FaggionatoMCO Richard Hein Pescarolo 01 Michelin 130 Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 15 GT1 55 RUS IPB Spartak RacingDEU Reiter Engineering NLD Peter KoxRUS Roman Rusinov Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT Michelin 129 Lamborghini L535 6.0 L V12 16 GT1 59 GBR Team Modena CZE Tomáš EngeESP Antonio García Aston Martin DBR9 Michelin 127 Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 17 GT2 96 GBR Virgo Motorsport GBR Rob BellITA Gianmaria Bruni Ferrari F430GT Dunlop 126 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 18 GT2 77 DEU Team Felbermayr-Proton DEU Marc LiebAUS Alex Davison Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Michelin 126 Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 19 GT2 88 DEU Team Felbermayr-Proton AUT Horst Felbermayr, Sr.AUT Horst Felbermayr, Jr.DEU Christian Ried Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Michelin 123 Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 20 GT2 94 CHE Speedy Racing Team CHE Andrea ChiesaCHE Benjamin LeuenbergerCHE Iradj Alexander Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-R Michelin 123 Audi 4.0 L V8 21 GT2 99 MCO JMB RacingGBR Aucott Racing FRA Alain FertéGBR Ben Aucott Ferrari F430GT Michelin 123 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 22 GT2 76 FRA IMSA Performance Matmut FRA Raymond NaracAUT Richard Lietz Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Michelin 122 Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 23 GT2 98 MCO JMB Racing CHE Maurice BassoNLD Peter KutemannFRA Stéphane Daoudi Ferrari F430GT Michelin 122 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 24 GT1 61 GBR Strakka Racing GBR Peter HardmanGBR Nick Leventis Aston Martin DBR9 Dunlop 121 Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 25 GT2 95 GBR James Watt Automotive FIN Markus PalttalaGBR Paul DanielsGBR Tim Sugden Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Dunlop 121 Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 26 GT2 85 NLD Snoras Spyker Squadron GBR Peter DumbreckDEU Ralf KellenersRUS Alexey Vasilyev Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-R Michelin 118 Audi 4.0 L V8 27 LMP1 18 GBR Rollcentre Racing FIN Mikael ForstenPRT João BarbosaBEL Vanina Ickx Pescarolo 01 Dunlop 112 Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 28 LMP2 25 GBR Ray Mallock Ltd. GBR Mike NewtonBRA Thomas Erdos MG-Lola EX265 Michelin 111 MG (AER) XP21 2.0 L Turbo I4 29 LMP1 10 CZE Charouz Racing System CZE Jan CharouzDEU Stefan Mücke Lola B08/60 Michelin 107 Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 30 LMP2 26 GBR Team Bruichladdich Radical DEU Jens PetersenDEU Jan-Dirk LuedersFRA Marc Rostan Radical SR9 Dunlop 106 AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4 31NC† LMP1 17 FRA Pescarolo Sport CHE Harold PrimatFRA Christophe Tinseau Pescarolo 01 Michelin 137 Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 32NC† LMP2 33 CHE Speedy Racing TeamGBR Sebah Automotive ITA Andrea BelicchiFRA Xavier PompidouCHE Steve Zacchia Lola B08/80 Michelin 128 Judd DB 3.4 L V8 33DNF GT2 91 DEU Farnbacher Racing DNK Lars-Erik NielsenDNK Allan SimonsenGBR Richard Westbrook Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Michelin 95 Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 34DNF GT2 90 DEU Farnbacher Racing DEU Pierre EhretDEU Pierre Kaffer Ferrari F430GT Michelin 93 Ferrari 4.0 L V8 35DNF LMP2 45 GBR Embassy Racing GBR Jonny KaneGBR Warren Hughes Embassy WF01 Michelin 77 Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8 36DNF LMP1 3 MCO Scuderia Lavaggi MCO Giovanni LavaggiDEU Wolfgang Kaufmann Lavaggi LS1 Dunlop 66 AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8 37DNF LMP2 32 FRA Barazi-Epsilon DNK Juan BaraziNLD Michael VergersBRA Fernando Rees Zytek 07S/2 Michelin 62 Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8 38DNF LMP1 8 FRA Team Peugeot Total FRA Stéphane SarrazinPRT Pedro LamyAUT Alexander Wurz Peugeot 908 HDi FAP Michelin 56 Peugeot HDi 5.5 L Turbo V12(Diesel) 39DNF GT2 75 FRA IMSA Performance Matmut FRA Richard BalandrasFRA Michel Lecourt Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Michelin 49 Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 40DNF LMP2 40 PRT Quifel ASM Team PRT Miguel AmaralFRA Olivier Pla Lola B05/40 Dunlop 35 AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4 41DNF GT1 73 FRA Luc Alphand Aventures FRA Sébastien DumezFRA Jean-Luc BlanchemainFRA Stéphane Lémeret Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Michelin 26 Chevrolet LS7-R 7.0 L V8 42DNF LMP2 46 GBR Embassy Racing GBR Tom Kimber-SmithGBR Joey Foster Embassy WF01 Michelin 0 Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8 DNS LMP2 44 DEU Kruse Schiller Motorsport FRA Jean de PourtalèsJPN Hideki Noda Lola B05/40 Dunlop - Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 DNQ LMP2 37 FRA WR Salini FRA Stéphane SaliniFRA Philippe SaliniFRA Patrice Roussel WR LMP2008 Dunlop - Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8 Both the #17 Pescarolo and #33 Speedy Sebah entries failed to complete the final lap of the race. Both cars were therefore not classified in the final results even though they had covered sufficient distance. Statistics Pole Position – #8 Team Peugeot Total – 1:58.069 Fastest Lap – #7 Team Peugeot Total – 1:59.883 Average Speed – 189.062 km/h References External links Le mans Series — 1000 km of Spa 2008 Le Mans Series 2008 1000km of Monza 2008 1000km of Nürburgring Spa Category:6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps 1000km