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.[ 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.
Entries
GT1
A † symbol and gray background denotes an entry and driver competing in the Citation Cup.
Entrant
Car
Engine
Tyre
Drivers
Rounds
Vitaphone Racing Team
Maserati MC12 GT1
Maserati 6.0 L V12
M
1
Michael Bartels
All
Andrea Bertolini
All
Stéphane Sarrazin
5
Eric van de Poele
5
2
Alexandre Negrão
All
Miguel Ramos
All
Stéphane Lémeret
5
Alessandro Pier Guidi
5
Team Vitasystems
17
Pedro Lamy
9
Matteo Bobbi
9
Selleslagh Racing Team
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R
Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8
M
3
Christophe Bouchut
1–9
Xavier Maassen
1–9
Maxime Soulet
5, 10
Christophe Pillon
5
Armand Fumal
10
Christian Ledesma
10
PekaRacing nv
Saleen S7-R
Ford 7.0 L V8
P
4
Anthony Kumpen
All
Bert Longin
All
Fredy Bouvy
5
Kurt Mollekens
5
Phoenix Carsport Racing
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R
Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8
M
5
Marcel Fässler
1–4, 6–10
Jean-Denis Délétraz
1–4, 6–9
Alexandros Margaritis
5
Jos Menten
5
Robert Schlünssen
5
Uwe Alzen
5
Ricardo Risatti
10
6
Mike Hezemans
All
Fabrizio Gollin
All
Marcel Fässler
5
Jean-Denis Délétraz
5
Larbre Compétition
Saleen S7-R
Ford 7.0 L V8
M
7
Grégory Franchi
1–5, 8–9
Vincent Vosse
1–5, 8–9
Pedro Lamy
5
Steve Zacchia
5
Frédéric Makowiecki
10
Roland Bervillé
10
IPB Spartak Reiter Engineering
Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT
Lamborghini 6.0 L V12
M
8
Roman Rusinov
1–2, 5–6
Peter Kox
1–2, 5–6
Jan Lammers
5
Tomáš Enge
5
DKR Engineering
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R
Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8
P
9
Julien Canal
8
Jean-Philippe Dayraut
8
Gigawave Motorsport
Aston Martin DBR9
Aston Martin 6.0 L V12
M
10
Philipp Peter
All
Allan Simonsen
All
Darren Turner
5
Andrew Thompson
5
AT Racing
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R
Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8
M
12†
Alexander Talkanitsa
1–4, 7
Wolfgang Kaufmann
1–4, 7
Team Rbimmo / B-Racing
Saleen S7-R
Ford 7.0 L V8
P
13
Andrea Piccini
1–3, 7
Jos Menten
1–3
Bernhard Auinger
7
JMB Racing
Maserati MC12 GT1
Maserati 6.0 L V12
M
15
Ben Aucott
1–5
Peter Kutemann
1
Stéphane Daoudi
2, 5
Alain Ferté
3–5
Kessel Racing
Ferrari 575 GTC
Ferrari F133 GT 6.0 L V12
M
21†
Loris Kessel
2
Andrea Chiesa
2
Lanza Motorsport
Chrysler Viper GTS-R
Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10
M
22†
Maurizio Strada
2
Massimo Morini
2
Mauro Simoncini
2
Jetalliance Racing
Aston Martin DBR9
Aston Martin 6.0 L V12
M
33
Karl Wendlinger
1–9
Ryan Sharp
1–9
Lukas Lichtner-Hoyer
5
Alex Müller
5
36
Alex Müller
1–4, 6–8
Lukas Lichtner-Hoyer
1–4, 6–7
Jiří Janák
8
ACA Argentina
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello
Ferrari F133 5.9 L V12
M
37
Esteban Tuero
1–3, 7–8, 10
Gastón Mazzacane
1–2, 8
José María López
3–4, 9–10
Martín Basso
4, 7, 9
38
Gastón Mazzacane
10
Martín Basso
10
ARC Bratislava [ N 1]
Saleen S7-R
Ford 7.0 L V8
M
111†
Miroslav Konôpka
1–2
Sean Edwards
1–2
Sources:[ 3] [ 4]
^ 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.
GT2
Entrant
Car
Engine
Tyre
Drivers
Rounds
AF Corse
Ferrari F430 GTC
Ferrari 4.3 L V8
M
50
Gianmaria Bruni
All
Toni Vilander
All
Mika Salo
5
Jaime Melo
5
51
Thomas Biagi
All
Christian Montanari
All
Matías Russo
5
Dominik Farnbacher
5
Advanced Engineering Pecom Racing Team
95
Matías Russo
1–4, 6–10
Luís Pérez Companc
1–4, 6–10
CR Scuderia
Ferrari F430 GTC
Ferrari 4.3 L V8
M
55
Tim Mullen
All
Chris Niarchos
1, 3–7, 10
Tim Sugden
2
Gordon Shedden
5
Andrea Piccini
5, 8
James Sutton
9
56
Andrew Kirkaldy
All
Rob Bell
1–6, 8–10
James Sutton
5
Dirk Müller
5, 7
Kessel Racing
Ferrari F430 GTC
Ferrari 4.3 L V8
M
57
Henri Moser
All
Fabrizio Del Monte
1–7
Gilles Vannelet
5
Andrea Palma
5
Maurizio Mediani
8
Marcello Zani
9
Niki Cadei
10
Trackspeed Racing
Porsche 911 GT3 RSR
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
P
59
Richard Williams
1–5, 7–8, 10
David Ashburn
1–5, 7–8, 10
Tim Sugden
5
Xavier Pompidou
5
Prospeed Competition
Porsche 911 GT3 RSR
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
M
60
Markus Palttala
All
Mikael Forsten
1–8, 10
Wolf Henzler
5
Geoffroy Horion
5
Marc Lieb
9
61
Richard Westbrook
All
Emmanuel Collard
1–7, 9–10
Marc Lieb
5
Alex Davison
8
Scuderia Ecosse
Ferrari F430 GTC
Ferrari 4.3 L V8
P
62
Jamie Davies
All
Fabio Babini
All
Ferdinando Monfardini
5
Team Felbermayr-Proton
Porsche 911 GT3 RSR
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
M
66
Marc Lieb
6
Horst Felbermayr Jr.
6
69
Richard Lietz
6
Horst Felbermayr
6
Easy Race SRL
Ferrari F430 GTC
Ferrari 4.3 L V8
P
70
Maurice Basso
5
Paolo Tenchini
5
Roberto Plati
5
Bertrand Baguette
5
Juniper Racing
Porsche 911 GT3 RSR
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
M
75
Craig Baird
5
Shaun Juniper
5
Max Twigg
5
Rodney Forbes
5
IMSA Performance Matmut
Porsche 911 GT3 RSR
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
M
76
Raymond Narac
5
Richard Lietz
5
Patrick Long
5
BMS Scuderia Italia
Ferrari F430 GTC
Ferrari 4.3 L V8
P
77
Paolo Ruberti
All
Matteo Malucelli
All
Davide Rigon
5
Joël Camathias
5
78
Joël Camathias
1–4, 6–10
Davide Rigon
1–4, 6–7
José Manuel Balbiani
8–10
K plus K Motorsport
Porsche 911 GT3 RSR
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
M
79
Jiří Janák
7
Tim Bergmeister
7
ARC Bratislava
Porsche 911 GT3 RSR
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
M
88
Miroslav Konôpka
7
Karl Reindler
7
Victor Racing
Porsche 911 GT3 RSR
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
M
99
Victor Coggiola
2
Giovanni Coggiola
2
Giorgio Coggiola
2
Sources:[ 3] [ 4]
Season results
Overall winners in bold .
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.[ 6]
GT1 standings
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
Second place
Bronze
Third place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Retired (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)
GT2 standings
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.[ 6]
GT1 standings
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
Second place
Bronze
Third place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Retired (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)
GT2 standings
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).
Team & driver changes
References
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