2008 FIA GT Championship

The official 2008 calendar was released by the FIA on 24 October 2007.^[1] 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.

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Rnd	Race	Circuit	Date
1	RAC Tourist Trophy	Silverstone Circuit	20 April
2	Monza 2 Hours	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	18 May
3	Adria 2 Hours	Adria International Raceway	21 June
4	Oschersleben 2 Hours	Motorsport Arena Oschersleben	6 July
5	Total 24 Hours of Spa	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	2 August 3 August
6	Bucharest City Challenge	Bucharest Ring	23 August 24 August
7	Brno 2 Hours	Masaryk Circuit	14 September
8	Nogaro 2 Hours	Circuit Paul Armagnac	5 October
9	Zolder 2 Hours	Circuit Zolder	19 October
10	San Luis 2 Hours	Potrero de los Funes Circuit	23 November
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Overall winners in bold.

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Rnd	Circuit	GT1 Winning Team	GT2 Winning Team	Results
		GT1 Winning Drivers	GT2 Winning Drivers
1	Silverstone	#33 Jetalliance Racing	#50 AF Corse	Results
		Karl Wendlinger Ryan Sharp	Gianmaria Bruni Toni Vilander
2	Monza	#3 Selleslagh Racing Team	#61 Prospeed Competition	Results
		Christophe Bouchut Xavier Maassen	Emmanuel Collard Richard Westbrook
3	Adria	#6 Phoenix Carsport	#50 AF Corse	Results
		Mike Hezemans Fabrizio Gollin	Gianmaria Bruni Toni Vilander
4	Oschersleben	#33 Jetalliance Racing	#50 AF Corse	Results
		Karl Wendlinger Ryan Sharp	Gianmaria Bruni Toni Vilander
5	Spa-Francorchamps	#1 Vitaphone Racing Team	#77 BMS Scuderia Italia	Results
		Michael Bartels Andrea Bertolini Eric van de Poele Stéphane Sarrazin	Davide Rigon Paolo Ruberti Matteo Malucelli Joël Camathias
6	Bucharest	#5 Phoenix Carsport	#56 CR Scuderia Racing	Results
		Jean-Denis Délétraz Marcel Fässler	Andrew Kirkaldy Rob Bell
		#5 Phoenix Carsport	#56 CR Scuderia Racing
		Jean-Denis Délétraz Marcel Fässler	Andrew Kirkaldy Rob Bell
7	Brno	#33 Jetalliance Racing	#50 AF Corse	Results
		Karl Wendlinger Ryan Sharp	Gianmaria Bruni Toni Vilander
8	Nogaro	#2 Vitaphone Racing Team	#61 Prospeed Competition	Results
		Miguel Ramos Alexandre Negrão	Alex Davison Richard Westbrook
9	Zolder	#1 Vitaphone Racing Team	#50 AF Corse	Results
		Michael Bartels Andrea Bertolini	Gianmaria Bruni Toni Vilander
10	Potrero de los Funes	#4 Peka Racing	#95 Advanced Engineering PeCom	Results
		Bert Longin Anthony Kumpen	Luís Pérez Companc Matías Russo
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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.^[6]

GT1 standings

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Pos. Team SIL MON ADR OSC SPA BUC BRN NOG ZOL SAN Total points 6H 12H 24H R1 R2 1 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 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 Jetalliance Racing 1 7 Ret 1 5 Ret Ret DNS DNS 1 5 3 59 6 Ret Ret 2 DNS DNS 5 DNS 4 Gigawave Motorsport 3 3 6 DNS 3 3 3 7 5 Ret 4 4 DNS 40 5 Selleslagh Racing Team 4 1 4 7 Ret Ret Ret 5 6 3 8 Ret 3 38.5 6 PekaRacing nv 12 6 Ret 10 8 7 Ret 6 4 Ret Ret Ret 1 18.5 7 Larbre Compétition 9 8 5 8 DNS DNS DNS 7 7 Ret 10 8 JMB Racing 15 9 7 9 7 6 4 9.5 9 IPB Spartak Reiter Engineering 10 Ret 6 4 5 8 7 9.5 10 Escuderia ACA Argentina 13 10 8 Ret 8 9 Ret 4 7 Ret 11 Team Vitasystems 8 1 - AT Racing 14 11 9 Ret 9 0 - Team Rbimmo / B-Racing 11 Ret Ret DNS 0 - Lanza Motorsport Ret 0 - DKR Engineering Ret 0 - Kessel Racing DNS 0 Sources:[5][7]

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX)

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GT2 standings

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Pos.	Team	SIL	MON	ADR	OSC	SPA			BUC		BRN	NOG	ZOL	SAN	Total points
						6H	12H	24H	R1	R2
1	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	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	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	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	Advanced Engineering Pecom Racing Team	9	9	6	6				Ret	6	6	9	5	1	24.5
6	Scuderia Ecosse	10	4	4	10	8	6	8	7	4	8	6	8	7	23.5
7	Kessel Racing	8	10	8	7	11	5	5	Ret	7	7	4	Ret	8	19
8	K plus K Motorsport										2				8
9	IMSA Performance Matmut					4	11	7							4.5
10	Trackspeed Racing	11	12	DSQ	12	10	7	Ret			11	11		DNS	1
11	Juniper Racing					13	8	9							0.5
-	Team Felbermayr-Proton								9	Ret					0
									10	Ret
-	ARC Bratislava										12				0
-	Victor Racing		13												0
-	Easy Race SRL					12	10	Ret							0
Sources:[5][7]

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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.^[6]

GT1 standings

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Pos. Driver Team SIL MON ADR OSC SPA BUC BRN NOG ZOL SAN Total points 6H 12H 24H R1 R2 1 Michael Bartels Vitaphone Racing Team 2 5 2 5 1 1 1 3 3 6 6 1 5 70 1 Andrea Bertolini Vitaphone Racing Team 2 5 2 5 1 1 1 3 3 6 6 1 5 70 2 Mike Hezemans Phoenix Carsport Racing 5 4 1 6 4 5 Ret 2 Ret 2 2 2 2 66 2 Fabrizio Gollin Phoenix Carsport Racing 5 4 1 6 4 5 Ret 2 Ret 2 2 2 2 66 3 Miguel Ramos Vitaphone Racing Team 7 2 10 4 2 2 2 4 2 7 1 6 Ret 52.5 3 Alexandre Negrão Vitaphone Racing Team 7 2 10 4 2 2 2 4 2 7 1 6 Ret 52.5 5 Marcel Fässler Phoenix Carsport Racing 8 Ret 3 3 4 5 Ret 1 1 4 3 5 6 48.5 6 Jean-Denis Délétraz Phoenix Carsport Racing 8 Ret 3 3 4 5 Ret 1 1 4 3 5 45.5 7 Karl Wendlinger Jetalliance Racing 1 7 Ret 1 5 Ret Ret DNS DNS 1 5 3 44 7 Ryan Sharp Jetalliance Racing 1 7 Ret 1 5 Ret Ret DNS DNS 1 5 3 44 8 Philipp Peter Gigawave Motorsport 3 3 6 DNS 3 3 3 7 5 Ret 4 4 DNS 40 8 Allan Simonsen Gigawave Motorsport 3 3 6 DNS 3 3 3 7 5 Ret 4 4 DNS 40 9 Christophe Bouchut Selleslagh Racing Team 4 1 4 7 Ret Ret Ret 5 6 3 8 Ret 32.5 9 Xavier Maassen Selleslagh Racing Team 4 1 4 7 Ret Ret Ret 5 6 3 8 Ret 32.5 10 Stéphane Sarrazin Vitaphone Racing Team 1 1 1 20 10 Eric van de Poele Vitaphone Racing Team 1 1 1 20 11 Bert Longin PekaRacing nv 12 6 Ret 10 8 7 Ret 6 4 Ret Ret Ret 1 18.5 11 Anthony Kumpen PekaRacing nv 12 6 Ret 10 8 7 Ret 6 4 Ret Ret Ret 1 18.5 12 Alex Müller Jetalliance Racing 6 Ret Ret 2 5 Ret Ret DNS DNS 5 DNS 17 12 Lukas Lichtner-Hoyer Jetalliance Racing 6 Ret Ret 2 5 Ret Ret DNS DNS 5 17 13 Alessandro Pier Guidi Vitaphone Racing Team 2 2 2 16 13 Stéphane Lémeret Vitaphone Racing Team 2 2 2 16 14 Darren Turner Gigawave Motorsport 3 3 3 12 14 Andrew Thompson Gigawave Motorsport 3 3 3 12 15 Vincent Vosse Larbre Compétition 9 8 5 8 DNS DNS DNS 7 7 10 15 Grégory Franchi Larbre Compétition 9 8 5 8 DNS DNS DNS 7 7 10 16 Ben Aucott JMB Racing 15 9 7 9 7 6 4 9.5 16 Alain Ferté JMB Racing 7 9 7 6 4 9.5 17 Roman Rusinov IPB Spartak Reiter Engineering 10 Ret 6 4 5 8 7 9.5 17 Peter Kox IPB Spartak Reiter Engineering 10 Ret 6 4 5 8 7 9.5 18 Jan Lammers IPB Spartak Reiter Engineering 6 4 5 8 18 Tomáš Enge IPB Spartak Reiter Engineering 6 4 5 8 19 Stéphane Daoudi JMB Racing 9 7 6 4 7.5 20 Esteban Tuero Escuderia ACA Argentina 13 10 8 8 9 4 7 21 Maxime Soulet Selleslagh Racing Team Ret Ret Ret 3 6 21 Christian Ledesma Selleslagh Racing Team 3 6 22 José María López Escuderia ACA Argentina 8 Ret Ret 4 6 23 Ricardo Risatti Phoenix Carsport Racing 6 3 24 Frédéric Bouvy PekaRacing nv 8 7 Ret 1.5 24 Kurt Mollekens PekaRacing nv 8 7 Ret 1.5 25 Martín Basso Escuderia ACA Argentina Ret 8 Ret Ret 1 25 Pedro Lamy Team Vitasystems 8 1 25 Matteo Bobbi Team Vitasystems 8 1 Pos. Driver Team SIL MON ADR OSC 6H 12H 24H R1 R2 BRN NOG ZOL SAN Total points SPA BUC Sources:[5][7]

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX)

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GT2 standings

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Pos.	Driver	Team	SIL	MON	ADR	OSC	SPA			BUC		BRN	NOG	ZOL	SAN	Total points
							6H	12H	24H	R1	R2
1	Gianmaria Bruni	AF Corse	1	2	1	1	2	3	3	2	2	1	3	1	2	93
1	Toni Vilander	AF Corse	1	2	1	1	2	3	3	2	2	1	3	1	2	93
2	Paolo Ruberti	BMS Scuderia Italia	3	5	3	8	1	1	1	4	5	3	7	2	6	60.5
2	Matteo Malucelli	BMS Scuderia Italia	3	5	3	8	1	1	1	4	5	3	7	2	6	60.5
3	Richard Westbrook	Prospeed Competition	DSQ	1	DSQ	4	3	2	2	3	3	Ret	1	4	Ret	51
4	Thomas Biagi	AF Corse	4	3	2	2	7	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	4	5	Ret	3	45
4	Christian Montanari	AF Corse	4	3	2	2	7	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	4	5	Ret	3	45
5	Emmanuel Collard	Prospeed Competition	DSQ	1	DSQ	4	3	2	2	3	3	Ret		4	Ret	41
6	Andrew Kirkaldy	CR Scuderia	2	7	Ret	3	5	9	6	1	1	Ret	8	Ret	4	37
6	Rob Bell	CR Scuderia	2	7	Ret	3	5	9	6	1	1		8	Ret	4	37
7	Joël Camathias	BMS Scuderia Italia	7	6	5	5	1	1	1	8	Ret	10	10	7	Ret	35.5
8	Davide Rigon	BMS Scuderia Italia	7	6	5	5	1	1	1	8	Ret	10				33.5
9	Tim Mullen	CR Scuderia	5	8	7	11	9	4	4	6	Ret	9	2	6	9	27
10	Matías Russo	Advanced Engineering Pecom Racing Team	9	9	6	6				Ret	6	6	9	5	1	25.5
		AF Corse					7	Ret	Ret
11	Luís Pérez Companc	Advanced Engineering Pecom Racing Team	9	9	6	6				Ret	6	6	9	5	1	24.5
12	Jamie Davies	Scuderia Ecosse	10	4	4	10	8	6	8	7	4	8	6	8	7	24.5
12	Fabio Babini	Scuderia Ecosse	10	4	4	10	8	6	8	7	4	8	6	8	7	24.5
13	Marc Lieb	Prospeed Competition					3	2	2					3		21
		Team Felbermayr-Proton								9	Ret
14	Henri Moser	Kessel Racing	8	10	8	7	11	5	5	Ret	7	7	4	Ret	8	19
15	Markus Palttala	Prospeed Competition	6	11	DSQ	9	6	Ret	Ret	DNS	DNS	5	Ret	3	5	18.5
16	Andrea Piccini	CR Scuderia					9	4	4				2			15.5
17	Chris Niarchos	CR Scuderia	5		7	11	9	4	4	6	Ret	9			9	15
18	Jaime Melo	AF Corse					2	3	3							13
18	Mika Salo	AF Corse					2	3	3							13
19	Fabrizio Del Monte	Kessel Racing	8	10	8	7	11	5	5	Ret	7	7				13
20	Mikael Forsten	Prospeed Competition	6	11	DSQ	9	6	Ret	Ret	DNS	DNS	5	Ret		5	12.5
21	Alex Davison	Prospeed Competition											1			10
22	Jiří Janák	K plus K Motorsport										2				8
22	Tim Bergmeister	K plus K Motorsport										2				8
23	James Sutton	CR Scuderia					5	9	6					6		8
24	Gordon Shedden	CR Scuderia					9	4	4							7.5
25	Andrea Palma	Kessel Racing					11	5	5							6
25	Gilles Vannelet	Kessel Racing					11	5	5							6
26	Maurizio Mediani	Kessel Racing											4			5
27	Dirk Müller	CR Scuderia					5	9	6			Ret				5
28	Richard Lietz	IMSA Performance Matmut					4	11	7							4.5
		Team Felbermayr-Proton								10	Ret
28	Patrick Long	IMSA Performance Matmut					4	11	7							4.5
28	Raymond Narac	IMSA Performance Matmut					4	11	7							4.5
29	Ferdinando Monfardini	Scuderia Ecosse					8	6	8							3
30	José Manuel Balbiani	BMS Scuderia Italia											10	7	10	2
31	Tim Sugden	CR Scuderia		8												2
		Trackspeed Racing					10	7	Ret
32	Wolf Henzler	Prospeed Competition					6	Ret	Ret							1.5
32	Geoffroy Horion	Prospeed Competition					6	Ret	Ret							1.5
33	Niki Cadei	Kessel Racing													8	1
34	David Ashburn	Trackspeed Racing	11	12	DSQ	12	10	7	Ret			11	11		DNS	1
34	Richard Williams	Trackspeed Racing	11	12	DSQ	12	10	7	Ret			11	11		DNS	1
35	Dominik Farnbacher	AF Corse					7	Ret	Ret							1
36	Craig Baird	Juniper Racing					13	8	9							0.5
36	Rodney Forbes	Juniper Racing					13	8	9							0.5
36	Shaun Juniper	Juniper Racing					13	8	9							0.5
36	Max Twigg	Juniper Racing					13	8	9							0.5
Pos.	Driver	Team	SIL	MON	ADR	OSC	6H	12H	24H	R1	R2	BRN	NOG	ZOL	SAN	Total points
							SPA			BUC
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Citation Cup standings

The Citation Cup, which was limited to non-professional drivers competing in GT1 cars,^[8] did not include the Spa 24 Hours (Round 6) and the San Luis 2 Hours (Round 10).

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Pos	Driver	Team	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 7	Rd 8	Rd 9	Total
1=	Alexander Talkanitsa	AT Racing	10	10							20
1=	Wolfgang Kaufmann	AT Racing	10	10							20
3=	Miro Konôpka	ARC Bratislava	8								8
3=	Sean Edwards	ARC Bratislava	8								8
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• 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.