2008 Dubai 24 Hour Explained

The 2008 Dubai 24 Hour was an 24 hour automobile endurance race and the third running of the Dubai 24 Hour. The event was held on 10 to 12 January at the Dubai Autodrome, United Arab Emirates. The winning car was an A6 class Porsche RSR run by VIP Pet Foods and shared between Australian drivers Tony Quinn, Klark Quinn, Craig Baird from New Zealand and Jonathon Webb of Australia.^[1]

Result

Pos	Class	No	Entrant	Drivers	Car	Laps
1	A6	39	VIP Pet foods 1	Tony Quinn Klark Quinn Craig Baird Jonathon Webb	Porsche RSR	504
2	A6	11	Bleekemolen 1 RacePanet		Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	499
3	SP1	105	Delahaye 2 Renault Belgium	Bas Leinders Stéphane Lemeret Greg Franchi Vincent Vosse Frédéric Bouvy	Renault Mégane Trophy	498
4	A6	26	Juniper Racing	Shaun Juniper Max Twigg Paul Kelly David Russell	Porsche 997 RSR	496
5	A5	48	ORMS-Racing	Marko Hartung Stefan Neuberger Franz Engstler	BMW Z4 Coupé	496
6	A6	29	SAS Lechner Racing 2	Christian Menzel Pierre Kaffer Hannes Plesse Hannes Danzinger	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	490
7	A6	32	Speed Lover Team	Luca Ferrari Mauro Casadei Tom Langenbergh Bert van Rossem	Porsche 997 GT3	484
8	A6	33	Porsche Club Singapore	Mok Weng Sun Ringo Chong Dilantha Malagamuwa Melvin Choo Tunku Hammam	Porsche 997 GT3 RSR	482
9	A6	9	Hoptrans-Toverasport	Ilya Burenko Alexey Vasiliev Karim Al-Azhari Darius Brazdžionis Aivaras Pyragius	Porsche 997 GT3	480
10	A5	24	Motors Television	Peter van der Kolk Richard van den Berg Elmar Grimm Cor Euser	BMW Compact GTR	476
11	A5	1	Duller Motorsport 1	Dieter Quester Philipp Peter Stefano Zonca Andrea Belicchi Mehdi Bennani	BMW M3 E46	476
12	A6	15	G-Force Racing 1	Frank Hahn Pierre Merche Frédéric Da Rocha Jean-François Le Roch	Porsche 997 GT3	472
13	SP1	107	Equipe Verschuur 1	Bernhard ten Brinke Wim Beelen David Hart Mike Verschuur Jaap van Lagen	Renault Mégane Trophy	472
14	A6	27	CC Car Collection GmbH	Peter Schmidt David Horn Robert Römer Rüdiger Klos Bruno Fechner	Porsche 996 GT3 Cup	467
15	D1	99	Schubert Motorsport 1	Heinz Schmersal Stian Sørlie Jörg Viebahn Claudia Hürtgen	BMW 120D	464
16	A2	71	Maeder Motorsport	Andreas Mäder "Randy Walls" Harald Jacksties Reiner Schönauer Friedhelm Mihm	Honda S2000	458
17	D1	96	Beliën Motorsport	Patrick Beliën Dimitri Cuyvers Bob Cuyvers Stefan Verhoeven	BMW 120D	457
18	A6	25	G-Force Racing 2	Philippe Greisch Christian Kelders Catherine Desbruères Daniel Desbruères	Porsche 997 GT3	457
19	A2	77	RP Dom Racing	Renaud Kuppens Sébastien Dhouailly Maktoum Hasher Maktoum Al Maktoum Thani Bin Thani	Renault Clio Cup	456
20	D1	100	Al-Faisal Racing Team	Khaled Bin Sultan Al Faisal Abdulaziz Al Faisal Paul Spooner Bandar Alesayi	BMW 120D	454
21	A5	47	RJN Motorsport	Kurt Thiim Holger Eckhardt Richard Maeden Alex Buncombe	Nissan 350z	451
22	SP2	123	Khaleji Motorsport	John Sinders Karim Ojjeh Joe Macari Adrian Newey Rob Wilson	Ferrari 430 GTC	447
23	SP1	102	Solution-F	Eric Gasperini Eric Vigouroux Franck Sias Gilles Chatelain	Solution-F Touring Cup	444
24	A5	46	Musch Motorsport	Frank Nebig Martina Bossert Michel Schaap Harald Schlotter	BMW M3	444
25	D1	95	Achterberg Motorsport	Pim van Riet Frank Wilschut Renate Sanders	BMW 120D	442
26	A2	73	Equipe Verschuur 3	Mickey Bertram Sheila Verschuur Harrie Kolen	Renault Clio II RS Cup	442
27	A5	41	Black Falcon	Alex Böhm Sean Paul Breslin Diego Romanini Dillon Koster Marian Winz	BMW M3 E46	438
28	A5	43	German Wheels.com	Michael Luther Hans-Olaf Beckmann Peter Hass	BMW M3 E46	438
29	A4	62	Bleekemolen 3 Race Planet	Hans Rutte Ronald van de Laer Hans Bos Melvin de Groot	BMW 130i	435
30	A2	79	Newedge 2	Benjamin Breton Patrice Garrouste Jean-Marc Thevenot Marc Thomas Guillot Ramez Azzam	Renault Clio Cup	435
31	A2	65	Rapid Chariots	Rupert Laslett Alan Wilshere Torsten Skeen	Honda Civic Type R	434
32	D1	98	Oettinger Sport RSR	Eberhard Rattunde Wayne Moore Heinrich Immig Maurice O'Reilly	Volkswagen Golf V R - TDI	432
33	D1	90	TOYO Pachura Motorsport	Patryk Pachura Robert Lukas Teodor Myszkowski Stefan Bilinski Mariusz Miekos	Volkswagen Golf V	430
34	D1	89	Schubert Motorsport 2	Jacob Tackman-Thomson René Rasmussen Pierre Guichard Jan Kalmar	BMW 120D	427
35	A6	7	First Motorsport Team 1	Wim Jeurs Ronald Vetters Pascal Nelissen-Grade Dries Heyman	Porsche 996 Supercup	426
36	A1	82	Rhino's 2 Leipert Motorsport	Marcel Leipert Pavel Gontary Mareks Stolcermanis Oleksander Sanylchenko	Ford Fiesta	425
37	A1	81	Rhino's 2 Leipert Motorsport	Fredy Barth Antonio Citera Joe Schmidtler Christoper Mies	Ford Fiesta	425
38	SP1	103	Bovi Motorsport 1	Kálmán Bódis István Rácz Attila Barta Marco Saviozzi Charles Hall	Brokernet Silver Sting	422
39	A2	42	ADS Racing	René Franchi Fabrice Warroquiers Jean-Michel Gérome Jean-Pierre Vandewauver	Renault Clio	421
40	A6	17	Oktanas Racing Team	Nemunas Dagilis Nerijus Dagilis Egidijus Dapsas Uwe Alzen Marc Benz	Porsche 996 RSR	420
41	A5	42	DUWO Racing Team	Jean-Marie Dumont Frédéric Schmit Nicolas Schmit Ulfried Baumert Ken MacAlpine	BMW M3 E46	417
42	A6	28	SAS Lechner Racing 1	Damien Faulkner Stefan Rosina Walter Lechner Jr. Robert Lechner	Porsche 997 GT3 RSR	416
43	A1	83	Ebbing Motorsport 3	Jana Meiswinkel Klaus Ebbing Ernst Berg Martin Kinzler	Ford Fiesta ST	415
44	A4	23	Red Motorsport	Martin Roos Mirco Schultis Martin Richter Andrew Donaldson Simon Mason	Lotus Red Exige SR	414
45	A5	50	Zengő Motorsport 1	Zoltán Zengő László Csuti Viktor Csuti Tibor Nagy	Seat Leon Supercopa	414
46	A6	40	VIP Pet foods 2	Dean Grant Daniel Pappas Jens Richter Trevor Scheumack	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup	408
47	A4	66	Mini Motorsport	Paul harvey Shaun King	Mini Cooper S	405
48	A6	21	Team RPM	Peter Bamford Matt Griffin Daniel Welch Jim Geddie	Porsche 997 Cup	405
49	D1	92	VW Motorsport Team Austria 2	Seppi Stigler Christian Salwauper Kai Jordan Andreas Waldherr Erich Weber	Volkswagen Golf V 2.0 TDI 16V	403
50	D1	91	VW Motorsport Team Austria 1	Andreas Waldherr Erich Weber Ralph Bonhorst Dieter Svepes Seppi Stigler	Volkswagen Golf V 2.0 TDI 16V	394
51	A1	84	Team Klos Motorsport	Manuel Brinkmann Alexander Wetzlich Sebastian Voges Rüdiger Klos Zsolt Csüllög	Ford Fiesta ST	391
52	A5	44	Tschornia Motorsport	Christian Tschornia Thomas Henkel Michael Schneider Karl-Heinz Teichmann	BMW E46 WTC	389
53	A2	80	Newedge 1	Marco Savaiozzi Pierre Bès Pierre Renom Thomas Leriche Javier Escobar	Renault Clio	388
54	A4	75	Brunswick Automotive	Giles Groombridge Dave Ashford James Baxter Matthew West Nick Gooch	Mazda RX7	384
55	A5	54	Emirates Racing Team	Mohammad Alfalasi Khalid Al Mutawaa Mohammed Al Abdooli Thani Bin Thani Omran Al Owais	Volkswagen Golf GTI	376
56	A1	76	Endurance Club Hungary	Gábor Bankuti István Gaspar Gustav Herter Tibor Laczkó Béla Nyitray	Ford Fiesta ST	372
57	A6	35	TopGoed Racing Lammertink	Michael Boertien Jacques Groenewegen Tim Pappas	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	369
58	SP1	111	Solution F Coronel	Raymond Coronel Jeroen Schothorst Ben Kolff Rembert Berg	Solution-F Touring Cup	368
59	A6	16	VDS Racing Adventures	Raphaël van der Straaten Christian Deridder Alain Fischer Amin Bentchikou	BMW M5 E34	366
60	SP1	101	Gomez Competition	Hervé Migeo Kevin Morel Arnaud Gomez Jérémy Reymond	Solution-F Touring Cup	365
61	A6	14	Jetalliance Racing	Lukas Lichtner-Hoyer Ryan Sharp Vitus Eckert Karl Wendlinger Klaus Engelhorn	Porsche 996 RSR	362
62	SP1	108	Equipe Verschuur 2	Wilko Becker Hoevert Vos Frans Verschuur Tim Buijs	Renault Mégane Trophy	359
63	A6	10	Hubert Bergh Motorsport	Lars Stugemo Markus Lonnroth Manfred Gottschlich Magnus Öhman Hubert Bergh	Porsche 997	341
64	A6	37	Escuela Española de Pilotos	Francisco Cruz Martins José Dória de Freitas Jaime Garcia Sanchis Antonio Gellweiler	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	341
65	D1	97	Mad and Daring 1	Alex van't Hoff Danny Werkman Rick Abresch Kevin Veltman	BMW 120D	337
66	A6	3	Prospeed Competition 1	Rudi Penders Franz Lamot Markus Palttala Mikael Forsten	Porsche 996 GT3 RS	326
67	SP1	106	AutoMoto Chervonenko	Evgen Chervonenko Aleksandr Saliuk Saulius Girdauskas Raimonds Kisiels Volodymyr Kondratenko	Renault Mégane Trophy	322
68	D1	86	TOYO Red Camel Racing	Henk Thijssen Ton Verkoelen Edgar Schönleben Ivo Breukers	Seat Leon 1.9 TDI	320
69	A4	61	Bas Koeten Racing	Henk de Jong Bert de Heus Cees Visser Kees Rijnhout Robbert Rijnhout	BMW Z3 M Coupé	290
70	A6	12	Bleekemolen 2 Race Planet	John Hugenholtz Damien Kohler Michel Mora Jean-Marc Merlin	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	286
71	A5	53	Duller Motorsport 2	Frederico Della Volta Mehdi Bennani Bruno Barbaro Beppe Arlotti	BMW M3 E46	281
72	A2	72	Ebbing Motorsport 2	Roland Borton Klaus Hormes Roland Botor Frank Aust	Renault Clio	248
73	A5	51	Zengő Motorsport 2	Balázs Sarrang Peter Zsille György Kontra István Balásdi-Szabó	Seat Leon Supercopa	205
74	A6	8	First Motorsport Team 2	Niels Lagrange Michel Pulinx Thierry Blaise Jean-Charles Perrin	Porsche 996 Supercup	203
75	D1	45	Mad and Daring 2	Marcel Nooren Nicky Pastorelli Francesco Pastorelli Nadir Zuhour Glen Veltman	BMW 120D	203
76	A6	20	Bovi Motorsport 2	Kálmán Bódis Ferenc Ratkai Kristián Fekete István Ràcz Attila Barta	Porsche 996 RS GT3	196
77	SP1	104	Delahaye 1 Renault Belgium	Bas Leinders Stéphane Lemeret Greg Franchi Vincent Vosse Frédéric Bouvy	Renault Mégane Trophy	172
78	D1	93	Marcos Racing International 1	Richard Verburg Phillip Abdul Aziz Al-Redha Lucas Guerrero Alejandro Núñez	BMW 120D	157
79	D1	94	Marcos Racing International 2	Peter van der Kolk Maurits Knopjes Fred van Putten Toto Lassally Attila Barta	BMW 120D	151
80	A2	78	MSW Racing Dubai	Jonathan Simmonds Julian Griffin Phil Quaife	Renault Clio	137
81	A6	36	Ebbing Motorsport 1	Klaus Werner Michael Budde Christopher Zöchling Jordan Grogor Klaus Ebbing	Porsche 996 RS	114
82	SP2	888	CR8 Project	Ivo Breukers Jan Lammers Cor Euser Jaap van Lagen	Audi R8	113
83	A6	31	Proton Competition	Lars-Erik Nielsen Allan Simonsen Richard Westbrook Christian Ried	Porsche 997 GT3 RSR	108
84	A6	38	KRS-Racing	André Krumbach Florian Scholze André Thiele Kai Riemer	Porsche 996 GT3	100
85	A6	5	Autoracing Club Bratislava	Miro Konôpka Jim Michaelian Jürgen Bender Martin Dechent	Porsche 996 GT3 RS	53
86	A6	2	Konrad Motorsport	Wolfgang Kaufmann Franz Konrad Michael Schrey Jeroen Bleekemolen	Porsche 997 RSR	17
DNS	A6	59	Online Leasing Attempto	Sven Heyrowsky Florian Scholze Arkin Aka Jürgen Gerlach Markus Kauderer	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	0
Source:^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Raceresults > Results. getraceresults.com.
2. Web site: Final results 24 hours race . 2008 . Toyo Tires.