2008 FIA GT Tourist Trophy

The 2008 FIA GT Tourist Trophy was the opening round of the 2008 FIA GT Championship season. It took place at Silverstone Circuit, Great Britain, on 20 April 2008. It was the fourth time the RAC Tourist Trophy was held as a round of the FIA GT Championship.

Map of the Silverstone Circuit (2004-2009)

Race results

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC). Cars with a C under their class are running in the Citation Cup, with the winner marked in bold italics.

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps
Engine
1 GT1 33 Austria Jetalliance Racing Austria Karl Wendlinger
United Kingdom Ryan Sharp
Aston Martin DBR9 M 59
Aston Martin 6.0 L V12
2 GT1 1 Germany Vitaphone Racing Team Germany Michael Bartels
Italy Andrea Bertolini
Maserati MC12 GT1 M 59
Maserati 6.0 L V12
3 GT1 10 United Kingdom Gigawave Motorsport Austria Philipp Peter
Denmark Allan Simonsen
Aston Martin DBR9 M 59
Aston Martin 6.0 L V12
4 GT1 3 Belgium Selleslagh Racing Team France Christophe Bouchut
Netherlands Xavier Maassen
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R M 59
Chevrolet LS7R 7.0 L V8
5 GT1 6 Germany Phoenix Carsport Racing Netherlands Mike Hezemans
Italy Fabrizio Gollin
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R M 59
Chevrolet LS7R 7.0 L V8
6 GT1 36 Austria Jetalliance Racing Austria Lukas Lichtner-Hoyer
Germany Alex Müller
Aston Martin DBR9 M 59
Aston Martin 6.0 L V12
7 GT1 2 Germany Vitaphone Racing Team Portugal Miguel Ramos
Brazil Alexandre Negrão
Maserati MC12 GT1 M 59
Maserati 6.0 L V12
8 GT1 5 Germany Phoenix Carsport Racing Switzerland Jean-Denis Délétraz
Switzerland Marcel Fässler
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R M 59
Chevrolet LS7R 7.0 L V8
9 GT1 7 France Larbre Compétition Belgium Vincent Vosse
Belgium Grégory Franchi
Saleen S7-R M 58
Ford 7.0 L V8
10 GT1 8 Russia IPB Spartak Racing
Germany Reiter Engineering
Russia Roman Rusinov
Netherlands Peter Kox
Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT M 58
Lamborghini L535 6.0 L V12
11 GT2 50 Italy AF Corse Italy Gianmaria Bruni
Finland Toni Vilander
Ferrari F430 GT2 M 58
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
12 GT2 56 United Kingdom CR Scuderia Racing United Kingdom Andrew Kirkaldy
United Kingdom Rob Bell
Ferrari F430 GT2 M 57
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
13 GT1 13 Austria RBImmo Racing
Germany Konrad Motorsport
Netherlands Jos Menten
Italy Andrea Piccini
Saleen S7-R P 57
Ford 7.0 L V8
14 GT2 77 Italy BMS Scuderia Italia Italy Paolo Ruberti
Italy Matteo Malucelli
Ferrari F430 GT2 P 57
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
15 GT2 51 Italy AF Corse Italy Thomas Biagi
San Marino Christian Montanari
Ferrari F430 GT2 M 57
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
16 GT1 4 Belgium Peka Racing Belgium Anthony Kumpen
Belgium Bert Longin
Saleen S7-R P 57
Ford 7.0 L V8
17 GT2 55 United Kingdom CR Scuderia Racing Canada Chris Niarchos
United Kingdom Tim Mullen
Ferrari F430 GT2 M 57
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
18 GT2 60 Belgium Prospeed Competition Finland Markus Palttala
Finland Mikael Forsten
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 56
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
19 GT2 78 Italy BMS Scuderia Italia Switzerland Joël Camathias
Italy Davide Rigon
Ferrari F430 GT2 P 56
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
20 GT1 37 Argentina Escuderia ACA Argentina Argentina Gastón Mazzacane
Argentina Esteban Tuero
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello M 56
Ferrari 5.9 L V12
21 GT2 57 Switzerland Kessel Racing Switzerland Henri Moser
Italy Fabrizio del Monte
Ferrari F430 GT2 M 56
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
22 GT2 95 Italy Advanced Engineering
Argentina PeCom Racing Team
Argentina Matías Russo
Argentina Luís Pérez Companc
Ferrari F430 GT2 M 56
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
23 GT2 62 United Kingdom Scuderia Ecosse United Kingdom Jamie Davies
Italy Fabio Babini
Ferrari F430 GT2 P 56
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
24 GT1
C
12 Austria AT Racing
Austria Renauer Motorsport Team
Belarus Alexander Talkanitsa
Germany Wolfgang Kaufmann
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R M 55
Chevrolet LS7R 7.0 L V8
25 GT1 15 Monaco JMB Racing Netherlands Peter Kutemann
United Kingdom Ben Aucott
Maserati MC12 GT1 M 54
Maserati 6.0 L V12
26 GT2 59 United Kingdom Trackspeed Racing United Kingdom Richard Williams
United Kingdom David Ashburn
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR P 54
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
27 G2 104 Germany Go To One Racing
Czech Republic Charouz Racing System
Czech Republic Štepán Vojtech
Germany Kenneth Heyer
Mosler MT900R M 52
Chevrolet LS7 7.0 L V8
28 G2 103 Germany Go To One Racing
Czech Republic Charouz Racing System
Czech Republic Aleš Jirásek
Czech Republic Adam Lacko
Mosler MT900R M 52
Chevrolet LS7 7.0 L V8
29 G2
C
111 Slovakia Autoracing Club Bratislava Slovakia Miro Konopka
United Kingdom Sean Edwards
Saleen S7-R M 52
Ford 7.0 L V8
30
DNF
G2 101 Belgium Belgian Racing Belgium Bas Leinders
Belgium Renaud Kuppens
Gillet Vertigo Streiff P 28
Maserati 4.2 L V8
DSQ GT2 61 Belgium Prospeed Competition France Emmanuel Collard
United Kingdom Richard Westbrook
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 57
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6

† – #61 Prospeed Competition was disqualified after the race for failing technical inspection. The car was found to be below the minimum ride height.

Statistics

  • Pole Position – #5 Carsport Holland – 2:14.554
  • Average Speed – 155.21 km/h

References

  • "Results: 2008 Round 1 – Silverstone". FIA GT Championship. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
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