2008 FIA GT Championship explained

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.

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
Source:^[2]

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		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		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		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		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		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		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		9	Julien Canal	8
					Jean-Philippe Dayraut	8
Gigawave Motorsport	Aston Martin DBR9	Aston Martin 6.0 L V12		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		12†	Alexander Talkanitsa	1–4, 7
				Wolfgang Kaufmann	1–4, 7
Team Rbimmo / B-Racing	Saleen S7-R	Ford 7.0 L V8		13	Andrea Piccini	1–3, 7
					Jos Menten	1–3
					Bernhard Auinger	7
JMB Racing	Maserati MC12 GT1	Maserati 6.0 L V12		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		21†	Loris Kessel	2
				Andrea Chiesa	2
Lanza Motorsport	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10		22†	Maurizio Strada	2
				Massimo Morini	2
				Mauro Simoncini	2
Jetalliance Racing	Aston Martin DBR9	Aston Martin 6.0 L V12		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		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	Saleen S7-R	Ford 7.0 L V8		111†	Miroslav Konôpka	1–2
				Sean Edwards	1–2
Sources:^[3] ^[4]

GT2

Entrant	Car	Engine	Tyre		Drivers	Rounds
AF Corse	Ferrari F430 GTC	Ferrari 4.3 L V8		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		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		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		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		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		62	Jamie Davies	All
					Fabio Babini	All
					Ferdinando Monfardini	5
Team Felbermayr-Proton	Porsche 911 GT3 RSR	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6		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		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		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		76	Raymond Narac	5
					Richard Lietz	5
					Patrick Long	5
BMS Scuderia Italia	Ferrari F430 GTC	Ferrari 4.3 L V8		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		79	Jiří Janák	7
					Tim Bergmeister	7
ARC Bratislava	Porsche 911 GT3 RSR	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6		88	Miroslav Konôpka	7
					Karl Reindler	7
Victor Racing	Porsche 911 GT3 RSR	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6		99	Victor Coggiola	2
					Giovanni Coggiola	2
					Giorgio Coggiola	2
Sources:

Season results

Overall winners in bold.

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
Source:^[5]

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

Team SIL MON ADR OSC SPA 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:^[7]

GT2 standings

	Team	SIL	MON	ADR	OSC	SPA					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:

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

Driver Team SIL MON ADR OSC SPA 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 Driver Team SIL MON ADR OSC 6H 12H 24H R1 R2 BRN NOG ZOL SAN Total points SPA Sources:

GT2 standings

	Driver	Team	SIL	MON	ADR	OSC	SPA					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
	Driver	Team	SIL	MON	ADR	OSC	6H	12H	24H	R1	R2	BRN	NOG	ZOL	SAN	Total points
SPA
Sources:

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).

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
Source:^[9]

Team & driver changes

• 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.

External links

• Official FIA GT Website as at 18 December 2008

Notes and References

1. Web site: FIA confirms future FIA GT plans and 2008 calendar . planetlemans.com . 2007-10-24 . 2007-10-24 . 2012-02-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120207221756/http://www.planetlemans.com/2007/10/24/fia-confirms-future-fia-gt-plans-and-2008-calendar/ . dead .
2. Web site: FIA GT Championship Calendar 2008. Motorsport Stats. 22 January 2024.
3. Web site: FIA GT Championship Entry List 2008. Motorsport Stats. 22 January 2024.
4. Web site: FIA GT Championship - 2008: Entrylist. Speedsport Magazine. 22 January 2024.
5. Web site: FIA GT Championship - Season 2008: Results. Speedsport Magazine. 22 January 2024.
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