2008 FIA GT Championship

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.

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.

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	No.	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
Team Vitasystems				17	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
DKR Engineering	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8	P	9	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
AT Racing	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8	M	12†	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
Kessel Racing	Ferrari 575 GTC	Ferrari F133 GT 6.0 L V12	M	21†	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
				38	Martín Basso	10
ARC Bratislava^{[N 1]}	Saleen S7-R	Ford 7.0 L V8	M	111†	Miroslav Konôpka	1–2
ARC Bratislava^{[N 1]}	Saleen S7-R	Ford 7.0 L V8	M	111†	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	No.	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
Advanced Engineering Pecom Racing Team				95	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
				66	Horst Felbermayr Jr.	6
				69	Richard Lietz	6
				69	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
K plus K Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT3 RSR	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	M	79	Tim Bergmeister	7
ARC Bratislava	Porsche 911 GT3 RSR	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	M	88	Miroslav Konôpka	7
ARC Bratislava	Porsche 911 GT3 RSR	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	M	88	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.

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

Pos.	Team	SIL	MON	ADR	OSC	SPA			BUC		BRN	NOG	ZOL	SAN	Total points
Pos.	Team	SIL	MON	ADR	OSC	6H	12H	24H	R1	R2	BRN	NOG	ZOL	SAN	Total points
1	Vitaphone Racing Team	2	2	2	4	1	1	1	3	2	6	1	1	5	122.5
1	Vitaphone Racing Team	7	5	10	5	2	2	2	4	3	7	6	6	Ret	122.5
2	Phoenix Carsport Racing	5	4	1	3	4	5	Ret	1	1	2	2	2	2	107
2	Phoenix Carsport Racing	8	Ret	3	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	Ret	4	3	5	6	107
3	Jetalliance Racing	1	7	Ret	1	5	Ret	Ret	DNS	DNS	1	5	3		59
3	Jetalliance Racing	6	Ret	Ret	2				DNS	DNS	5	DNS			59
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
10	Escuderia ACA Argentina													Ret	7
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 finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	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

Pos.	Team	SIL	MON	ADR	OSC	SPA			BUC		BRN	NOG	ZOL	SAN	Total points
Pos.	Team	SIL	MON	ADR	OSC	6H	12H	24H	R1	R2	BRN	NOG	ZOL	SAN	Total points
1	AF Corse	1	2	1	1	2	3	3	2	2	1	3	1	2	138
1	AF Corse	4	3	2	2	7	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	4	5	Ret	3	138
2	BMS Scuderia Italia	3	5	3	5	1	1	1	4	5	3	7	2	6	76
2	BMS Scuderia Italia	7	6	5	8				8	Ret	10	10	7	Ret	76
3	Prospeed Competition	6	1	DSQ	4	3	2	2	3	3	5	1	3	5	69.5
3	Prospeed Competition	DSQ	11	DSQ	9	6	Ret	Ret	DNS	DNS	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	69.5
4	CR Scuderia	2	7	7	3	9	4	4	1	1	9	2	6	4	64
4	CR Scuderia	5	8	Ret	11	5	9	6	6	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	9	64
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
-	Team Felbermayr-Proton								10	Ret					0
-	ARC Bratislava										12				0
-	Victor Racing		13												0
-	Easy Race SRL					12	10	Ret							0
Sources:^[5]^[7]

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

Pos.	Driver	Team	SIL	MON	ADR	OSC	SPA			BUC		BRN	NOG	ZOL	SAN	Total points
Pos.	Driver	Team	SIL	MON	ADR	OSC	6H	12H	24H	R1	R2	BRN	NOG	ZOL	SAN	Total points
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
Pos.	Driver	Team	SIL	MON	ADR	OSC	SPA			BUC		BRN	NOG	ZOL	SAN	Total points
Sources:^[5]^[7]

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	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

Pos.	Driver	Team	SIL	MON	ADR	OSC	SPA			BUC		BRN	NOG	ZOL	SAN	Total points
Pos.	Driver	Team	SIL	MON	ADR	OSC	6H	12H	24H	R1	R2	BRN	NOG	ZOL	SAN	Total points
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
10	Matías Russo	AF Corse					7	Ret	Ret							25.5
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
13	Marc Lieb	Team Felbermayr-Proton								9	Ret					21
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
28	Richard Lietz	Team Felbermayr-Proton								10	Ret					4.5
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
31	Tim Sugden	Trackspeed Racing					10	7	Ret							2
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
Pos.	Driver	Team	SIL	MON	ADR	OSC	SPA			BUC		BRN	NOG	ZOL	SAN	Total points
Sources:^[5]^[7]

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	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.

References

^ "FIA confirms future FIA GT plans and 2008 calendar". planetlemans.com. 2007-10-24. Archived from the original on 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
^ "FIA GT Championship Calendar 2008". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
^ ^a ^b "FIA GT Championship Entry List 2008". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
^ ^a ^b "FIA GT Championship - 2008: Entrylist". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "FIA GT Championship - Season 2008: Results". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
^ ^a ^b "FIA GT Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 1 April 2008. pp. 4–5, 42. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "FIA GT Championship Standings 2008". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
^ "Citation Cup Rules". FIA GT Championship. Archived from the original on 10 September 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
^ "Points Chart: Citation Cup". FIA GT Championship. Archived from the original on 3 January 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

External links

Official FIA GT Website as at 18 December 2008

[ARC_Bratislava-3] 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.

[1] "FIA confirms future FIA GT plans and 2008 calendar". planetlemans.com. 2007-10-24. Archived from the original on 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2007-10-24.

[2] "FIA GT Championship Calendar 2008". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

[2008EntryList-4] "FIA GT Championship Entry List 2008". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

[Entries2008-5] "FIA GT Championship - 2008: Entrylist". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

[2008Results-6] "FIA GT Championship - Season 2008: Results". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

[Regs-7] "FIA GT Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 1 April 2008. pp. 4–5, 42. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

[MSportStatsPoints-8] "FIA GT Championship Standings 2008". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

[9] "Citation Cup Rules". FIA GT Championship. Archived from the original on 10 September 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

[10] "Points Chart: Citation Cup". FIA GT Championship. Archived from the original on 3 January 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

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