The 2008 FIA GT3 European Championship season was third season of the FIA GT3 European Championship. The season began on 19 April 2008 and ended on 6 December 2008 and featured twelve one-hour races.
Schedule
editAll races were one hour in length, and served as support races for the FIA GT Championship.
| Round | Event | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Silverstone The RAC Tourist Trophy
|
Silverstone Circuit | April 19 |
| 2 | April 20 | ||
| 3 |  Motors & Music in Monza
|
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | May 17 |
| 4 | May 18 | ||
| 5 |  Oschersleben
|
Motorsport Arena Oschersleben | July 5 |
| 6 | July 6 | ||
| 7 |  Brno
|
Masaryk circuit | September 13 |
| 8 | September 14 | ||
| 9 |  Nogaro
|
Circuit Paul Armagnac | October 4 |
| 10 | October 5 | ||
| 11 |  Dubai Motorsport Festival
|
Dubai Autodrome | December 5 |
| 12 | December 6 | ||
| Source:[1] | |||
Season results
edit| Event | Circuit | Pole Position | Winning Drivers | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silverstone |  #36 Prospeed Competition
|
 #20 Matech GT Racing
|
[2] |
 Mikael Forsten
|
Thomas Mutsch Ian Khan
| |||
| 2 | #20 Matech GT Racing
|
#20 Matech GT Racing
| ||
| Thomas Mutsch
|
Thomas Mutsch Ian Khan
| |||
| 3 | Monza | #1 Marc Sourd Racing
|
#21 Matech GT Racing
|
[3] |
| Johan Charpilienne
|
Bradley Ellis Alex Mortimer
| |||
| 4 | #20 Matech GT Racing
|
#21 Matech GT Racing
| ||
| Thomas Mutsch
|
Bradley Ellis Alex Mortimer
| |||
| 5 | Oschersleben | #47 Tech 9 Motorsport
|
#19 Matech GT Racing
|
[4] |
| Christopher Haase
|
Luca Pirri Juergen von Gartzen
| |||
| 6 | #20 Matech GT Racing
|
#38 MM-Racing
| ||
| Thomas Mutsch
|
Martin Matzke Jiri Skula
| |||
| 7 | Brno | #8 Hexis Racing
|
#17 Brixia Racing
|
[5] |
| Thomas Accary
|
Marcello Zani Diego Alessi
| |||
| 8 | #20 Matech GT Racing
|
#20 Matech GT Racing
| ||
| Thomas Mutsch
|
Thomas Mutsch Ian Khan
| |||
| 9 | Nogaro | #8 Hexis Racing
|
#8 Hexis Racing
|
[6] |
| Thomas Accary
|
Thomas Accary Pierre-Brice Mena
| |||
| 10 | #1 Martini Callaway Racing
|
#1 Martini Callaway Racing
| ||
| James Ruffier
|
James Ruffier Arnaud Peyroles
| |||
| 11 | Dubai | #21 Matech GT Racing
|
#1 Martini Callaway Racing
|
[7] |
| Bradley Ellis
|
James Ruffier Arnaud Peyroles
| |||
| 12 | #1 Martini Callaway Racing
|
Race cancelled | ||
| James Ruffier
|
Championships
editTeams Championship
edit| Pos | Team | Car | Engine | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Rd 10 | Rd 11 | Rd 12 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matech GT Racing
|
Ford GT GT3 | Ford Cammer 5.0 L V8 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 12 | C | 102 | ||
| 2 | Hexis Racing
|
Aston Martin DBRS9 | Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 8 | C | 72 | |
| 3 | Martini Callaway Racing
|
Corvette Z06.R GT3 | Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 10 | C | 55 | |||
| 4 | MM-Racing
|
Corvette Z06.R GT3 | Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | C | 30 | |||||
| 5 | La Torre Motorsport
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Dodge Viper Competition Coupe | Dodge 8.3 L V10 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | C | 26 | ||||||
| 6 | AutoGt Racing
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Morgan Aero 8 | BMW 5.0 L V8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | C | 23 | |||||||
| 7 | Kessel Racing
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Ferrari F430 GT3 | Ferrari 4.3 L V8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | C | 21 | ||||
| 8 | Brixia Racing
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Aston Martin DBRS9 | Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 | 6 | 10 | 4 | C | 20 | ||||||||
| 9 | Prospeed Competition
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Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | C | 18 | ||||||||
| 10 | Tech 9 Motorsport
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Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 | Lamborghini 5.0 L V10 | 3 | 8 | 5 | C | 16 | ||||||||
| 11= | Team Berlanga
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Ascari KZ1-R | BMW 5.0 L V8 | 1 | 10 | C | 11 | |||||||||
| 11= |  JMB Racing Ferrari
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Ferrari F430 GT3 | Ferrari 4.3 L V8 | 2 | 3 | 6 | C | 11 | ||||||||
| 12 | Marc Sourd Racing
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Corvette Z06.R GT3 | Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 | 4 | 4 | C | 8 | |||||||||
| 13 | Muehlner Motorsport
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Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | C | 7 | ||||||||
| 14= | Apex Motorsport
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Jaguar XKR-S GT3 | Jaguar 4.2 L Turbo V8 | 4 | C | 4 | ||||||||||
| 14= | Trackspeed
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Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | C | 4 | ||||||||
| 15 | Gravity Racing Team
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Ascari KZ1-R | BMW 5.0 L V8 | 1 | C | 1 | ||||||||||
| Pos | Team | Car | Engine | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Rd 10 | Rd 11 | Rd 12 | Total |
References
edit- ^ "FIA GT3 European Championship - Calendar". gt3europe.com. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
- ^ "Official Site of FIA GT3 Championship". gt3europe.com. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
- ^ "Official Site of FIA GT3 Championship". gt3europe.com. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
- ^ "Official Site of FIA GT3 Championship". gt3europe.com. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
- ^ "Official Site of FIA GT3 Championship". gt3europe.com. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
- ^ "Official Site of FIA GT3 Championship". gt3europe.com. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
- ^ "Official Site of FIA GT3 Championship". gt3europe.com. Retrieved November 29, 2024.