2008 Australian GT Championship explained

The 2008 Australian GT Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing competition for closed, production based sports cars which were either approved by the FIA for GT3 competition or approved by CAMS as Australian GT cars.[1] It was the 12th Australian GT Championship to be awarded by CAMS.[2] The Australian GT Sportscar Group Pty Ltd was recognised by CAMS as the Category Manager and Administrator for the 2008 championship.[1]

The championship was won by Mark Eddy driving a Lamborghini Gallardo.

Teams and drivers

The following drivers competed in the 2008 Australian GT Championship.

TeamManufacturerCar modelNoDriver
Maranello MotorsportFerrariF430 GT31 Allan Simonsen
John Bowe
Nick O'Halloran
80 Nick O'Halloran
Property Solutions GroupFerrariF430 Challenge2 Kevin Miller
Taplin Real Estate
ANZ Banking		Lamborghini
Porsche		Gallardo
996 GT3 Cup		2 Dean Grant
Andrew Taplin
11
DupontDodgeViper GTS ACR3 D'arcy Russell
Koala Furniture InternationalDodge
Lamborghini		Viper GTS ACR
Gallardo		3 Ross Lilley
Greg Crick
57
Consolidated Chemical CompanyFerrari
Lamborghini		360 GT
Gallardo		4 Craig Baird
Ted Hughlin
John Bowe
Superplus RacingPorsche996 GT3 Cup5
Team Aston Martin
Abcor
Preston General Engineering		Aston MartinDBRS97 John Kaias
Peter Hackett
59 John Kaias
VIP PetfoodsAston MartinDBRS97 Tony Quinn
Flash Air
Daikin Air Conditioninh		Porsche996 GT3 RSR8 Simon Middleton
Hallmarc DevelopmentsPorsche996 GT3 Cup9 Michael Loccisano
Marc Cini
Glenelg East Day/Night PharmacyPorsche996 GT3 Cup10 Mark Krashos
SMS CommanderLotusExige S10 Mark O'Connor
allaboutjesus.comLamborghiniGallardo12 Mark Eddy
Echo Ridges WinesPorsche996 GT3 Cup14 Greg Ward Jr.
TruelocPorsche996 GT3 Cup18 Max Twigg
RoockPorsche996 GT3 Cup19 Ash Samadhi
allaboutjesus.comFerrariF430 GT321 Hector Lester
Bruce Lynton BMWBMWM323 Beric Lynton
Rod WilsonMaseratiTrofeo Light27 Ivan Capelli
28 Rod Wilson
29 Jim Manolios
Warrin MiningPorsche996 GT3 Cup30 Adam Wallis
Cooks ConstructionPorsche996 GT3 Cup31
Kirrapak SheetmetalLotusElise Motorsport 20031 Scott Bargwanna
David Mackie
Kirchner ConstructionsPorsche996 GT3 Cup33
Ultra Finish
Jaylec		Porsche996 GT3 Cup36 Peter Fountas
Ray Angus
RDS Wall Racing
World of Learning		Porsche996 GT3 RSR38 Des Wall
Brennan Voice Data & ITFerrariF430 Challenge43 David Stevens
Kwikmit
IMAK		LotusExige S51 Andrew MacPherson
Peter Lucas
IndustrieFerrari360 Challenge53
Report FactoryLotusExige S55 Garth Walden
Drivebathurst.comPorsche996 Clubsport58
Jocaro MotorsPorsche996 GT3 Cup66 Garth Rainsbury
TAG HeuerPorsche996 GT3 Cup67 Eric Bana
PR Technology RacingPorsche997 Clubsport68
www.xacarz.com.auDodgeViper GTS ACR69 Scott Lyddiard
Equity-onePorsche997 Clubsport71
Lentini DentalPorsche996 GT3 Cup73 Michael Lentini
Bicycle ExpressFerrari360 Challenge74
Creative ColourPorsche996 GT3 Cup75 Jeff Bobik
The Oxford Tavern WollongongPorsche996 GT3 Cup77 Anthony Kosseris
Urban ArrangementsLotusElise86 Angela Coradine
Angelo Lazaris
Elise Motorsport 20099 Peter Lucas
Scott Bargwanna
Industry Central
Stahlwille		FerrariF430 GT388 John Teulan
Macpherson & Kelley LawyersPorsche996 GT390 Sven Burchartz
Haden/Smith BrothersPorsche996 GT3 Cup91
Simply SportscarsLotusExige S97 Timothy Poulton
Quintessence ConstructionsLotusElise GT398 Angelo Lazaris

Race calendar

The championship was contested over a six-round series.[3]

Rd.NameCircuitLocation / stateDateWinnerCar
Rd 1Eastern Creek RacewaySydney, New South Wales1–3 FebruaryAllan SimonsenFerrari F430 GT3
Rd 2Adelaide Street CircuitAdelaide, South Australia21–24 FebruaryAllan SimonsenFerrari F430 GT3
Rd 3Albert Park Grand Prix CircuitMelbourne, Victoria13–16 MarchMark EddyLamborghini Gallardo
Rd 4Eastern Creek RacewaySydney, New South Wales12–13 JulyJohn KaiasAston Martin DBRS9
Rd 5Phillip Island Grand Prix CircuitPhillip Island, Victoria9–10 AugustJohn BoweLamborghini Gallardo
Rd 6Sandown GT ClassicSandown International RacewayMelbourne, Victoria28–30 NovemberAllan Simonsen
Nick O'Halloran		Ferrari F430 GT3

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 38-32-28-25-23-21-19-18-17-16-15-14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 to the first 25 finishers in each race.[1] Each driver's worst round point score had to be dropped from his/her overall point score.[1]

Drivers competing with a foreign licence and a Foreign Participation Visa under FIA ISC Regulation 18 Para 5 (e.g. Hector Lester) were not allowed to score championship points.[4]

Championship results

GT Championship

PosDriver[5] Round 1 - EAS[6] Round 2 - ADE[7] Round 3 - ALB[8] Round 4 - EAS[9] Round 5 - PHI[10] Round 6 - SAN[11] Pts
Race 1Race 2Race 3Race 1Race 2Race 3Race 1Race 2Race 3Race 4Race 1Race 2Race 3Race 1Race 2Race 3Race 1Race 2
1Mark Eddy4th4th3rd3rd2nd1st2nd4th3rd5th2nd2nd2nd4th7th412
2Allan Simonsen1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st351
3Ross Lilley6th4th4th5th5th4th20thRet7th16th5th6th3rd3rd2nd337.75
4John Kaias3rd2nd3rdRetDNSDNS4thRet16th7th3rd1st1st3rd3rd3rdDNSDNS323.25
5John Bowe1st8th2nd1st1st1st1st7th4th290.25
6Peter Lucas4th6th5th18th12th4th10th1st2nd2nd220.5
7Michael Loccisano11th6th8th9th7th5th9th10th9th169.25
8Anthony Kosseris8thRet6th15th12th9th9th11th10thRet16th10th12th162.5
9Scott Bargwanna2nd2nd2nd6th5th6th161
10John Teulan5thRetDNS6th3rd12thRet7thRetDNS7th7th8th158.75
11Richard Kimber11th12th10th5th8th8th14th12th150
12Ted Huglin19thRetRet20th15th14th15thRetRet7th7th4th144.25
13David Stevens9th8th5th6th3rd3rd3rd143.25
14Nick O'Halloran14th13th13th4th7th4th1st1st117
15Mark Krashos14th10th8thRet15thRet15th13th11th11th110
Andrew Taplin13th7th7th9th8th110
17Dean Grant10th10th9th8th9th8th106.5
18D'arcy Russell3rdRetDNS5th4th6th5th102.25
19Graeme Cook11th11th11th9th15th7th96
Greg Crick3rd2nd96
21Craig Baird2nd3rd2nd92
22Tony Quinn2nd3rd84
23Peter Hackett2nd4th4th82
24Nick Kelly9th7th8th15th17thDNS14th80.25
25Angelo LazarisDNS18th12th17th8th9th14th16thRet72.75
26Tim Poulton17thRet16th11th9th10thDNSRet72
27Keith Wong10th9th10thRetDNSDNSDNS9thRetDNS70
28Garth Walden8th4th5th69
29Fraser KirchnerRet20th14th18th12th11th13th66
30Des Wall7th9th5th6th63.75
31Max Twigg5th6th63
32Ash Samadi7th5th7th61
Beric Lynton10th6th6th61
34Peter Fountas12thRet13th17th21st17th19th13thRet53.75
35Greg Ward Jr.DNSDNSDNS10th8th9th51
Marc Cini10th9th51
37Sven Burchartz8th5th20th11th50.25
38Jim Manolios12th10th48
39Eric Bana11th11th45
40Garth Rainsbury13th10th14th44
41Kevin MillerRetDNSDNS12th16th11th13th41.25
42Dean KoutsoumidisRet13th39
Michael GoedheerRet13th39
44Kim Burke12thRetDNS6thRetDNSDNSDNS37
45Simon MiddletonRetRetRet14th14th19th12th36.75
46Michael Lentini13th13th13thRet30.75
47David Mackie14thRet11th29
48Simon Froude16th19th15thDNS22.5
49Adam Wallis8thRetDNS19
50Mark O'ConnorRetRet12thRetRet15
-Hector Lester7th6th6th2nd1st18th4th0
-Jon TrendeDNSDNSDNSDNS0
-Scott LyddiardRetDNSDNSDNS0
-Andrew MacPhersonDNSDNSDNS15th Ret0
-Angela Coradine15th DNS0
-Rod Wilson15th Ret0
-Ray Angus13th Ret0
-Jeff BobikRetDNSDNSDNS0
-Ivan Capelli5th6th0

GT Challenge

The GT Challenge class was won by Richard Kimber[5] driving a Porsche 996 GT3 Clubsport.[9]

GT Production

The GT Production class was won by Tim Poulton driving a Lotus Exige S.[5]

Australian Tourist Trophy

The Confederation of Australian Motorsport awarded the 2008 Australian Tourist Trophy to the winners of the 2008 Sandown GT Classic, which was the sixth and final round of the 2008 Australian GT Championship. The title, which was the nineteenth Australian Tourist Trophy,[2] was won by Allan Simonsen and Nick O'Halloren, driving a Ferrari F430 GT3.

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20080721002320/http://www.camsmanual.com.au/sportregs/2008_Aust_GT_Champ_Sport_Tech_CommRegs_2.pdf 2008 Australian GT Championship Sporting Regulations, www.camsmanual.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20160123221648/http://docs.cams.com.au/Manual/About/AC06-Titles-Australian-2016-1.pdf 2016 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport – Australian Titles, cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20081005011728/http://gtchampionship.com.au/events.php 2008 AGTC Race Calendar
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20080512054704/http://www.gtchampionship.com.au/ Revised points Clipsal, AGP and Outright
  5. Grant Rowley, The Annual, Australian Motorsport, 2008, page 96
  6. Web site: Eastern Creek International Raceway 03/02/2008 2008 A1 GP . National Software . 3 February 2008 . 12 December 2009.
  7. Web site: Adelaide Parklands Circuit 24/02/2008 2008 Clipsal 500 Adelaide . National Software . 24 February 2008 . 12 December 2009.
  8. Web site: Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 16/03/2008 2008 Formula 1 ING Australian Grand Prix . National Software . 16 March 2008 . 12 December 2009.
  9. Web site: Eastern Creek International Raceway 13/07/2008 Shannons National Motor Racing Championship - Rnd 5 . National Software . 13 July 2008 . 12 December 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090307222210/http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?13%2F07%2F2008.ARDC . 7 March 2009 . dead . dmy-all .
  10. Web site: Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 10/08/2008 Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships 2008 - Round 6 . National Software . 10 August 2008 . 12 December 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090307222200/http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?10%2F08%2F2008.PHIL . 7 March 2009 . dead . dmy-all .
  11. Web site: Sandown International Motor Raceway 30/11/2008 Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships 2008 - Rd 10 . National Software . 30 November 2008 . 12 December 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081206012232/http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?30%2F11%2F2008.SAND . 6 December 2008 . dead . dmy-all .

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