2008 FIA GT3 European Championship

The 2008 FIA GT3 European Championship was the 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.

Arnaud Peyroles and James Ruffier claimed the drivers' title in what turned out to be the final race of the season at the first round of Dubai.^[1]^[2] Matech GT Racing claimed the teams' title after dominating the championship, clearing second-place finisher Hexis Racing by 30 points.^[3]

All races were one hour in length, and served as support races for the FIA GT Championship.

Round	Race	Event	Circuit	Date
1	1	Silverstone The RAC Tourist Trophy	Silverstone Circuit	April 19
1	2	Silverstone The RAC Tourist Trophy	Silverstone Circuit	April 20
2	3	Motors & Music in Monza	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	May 17
2	4	Motors & Music in Monza	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	May 18
3	5	Oschersleben	Motorsport Arena Oschersleben	July 5
3	6	Oschersleben	Motorsport Arena Oschersleben	July 6
4	7	Brno	Masaryk circuit	September 13
4	8	Brno	Masaryk circuit	September 14
5	9	Nogaro	Circuit Paul Armagnac	October 4
5	10	Nogaro	Circuit Paul Armagnac	October 5
6	11	Dubai Motorsport Festival	Dubai Autodrome	December 5
6	12	Dubai Motorsport Festival	Dubai Autodrome	December 6
Source:^[4]

Entry list


Team	Chassis	Engine	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Martini Callaway Racing	Corvette Z06.R GT3	Chevrolet LS7 7.0 L V8	1	James Ruffier	All
			1	Arnaud Peyroles	All
			2	Sascha Bert	2–6
			2	Alois Meir	2–6
Kessel Racing	Ferrari F430 GT3	Ferrari F136 4.3 L V8	3	Plamen Kralev	1–4
				Dimitar Iliev	1–3
				Nicki Cadei	4, 6
				Vadim Kuzminykh	5–6
				Loris Kessel	5
			4	Paul Warren	All
				Chris Hyman	1–4, 6
				Henri Moser	5
			5	Jose Manuel Balbiani	1–5
				Nicki Cadei	1, 3
				Claudio Ricci	4–5
				Alessandro Tonoli	2
				Fabio Casagrande	6
Trackspeed	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	Porsche M96/75 3.6 L Flat-6	6	David Ashburn	All
			6	Richard Williams	All
			7	Philip Nuttall	All
			7	Andrew Shelley	All
Hexis Racing	Aston Martin DBRS9	Aston Martin AM04 5.9 L V12	8	Thomas Accary	All
			8	Pierre-Brice Mena	All
			9	Julien Rodrigues	All
			9	Manuel Rodrigues	All
			10	Jean-Claude Lagniez	All
			10	Frédéric Makowiecki	All
JMB Racing	Ferrari F430 GT3	Ferrari F136 4.3 L V8	11	Bruce Lorgere-Roux	1–4
				Michael Petit	1–2
				Pascal Ballay	3, 5
				Wesley Fongenie	4
				Jonathan Sicart	5
				Dino Lunardi	6
				Nicolas Misslin	6
			12	Johan Rambeaud	All
				Nicolas Misslin	1–2
				Nicolas Comar	4, 6
				Arjan van der Zwaan	3
				Philippe Rambeaud	5
			13	Michael Petit	3–5
				Pascal Ballay	1–2
				Mauro Casadei	1
				Jonathan Sicart	2
				Nicolas Misslin	3
				Philippe Rambeaud	4
				Dino Lunardi	5
				Bruce Lorgere-Roux	6
				Frederic O Neill	6
S-Berg Racing Team	Lamborghini Gallardo GT3	Lamborghini 07L1 5.0 L V10	14	Dominik Kraihamer	All
				Hans Knauss	1–3
				Dennis Retera	5–6
				Luca Polato	4
			15	Vadim Kuzminykh	1–3
				Luca Polato	1–3
				Dennis Retera	4
				Antoine Leclerc	6
				Marius Ritskes	6
Brixia Racing	Aston Martin DBRS9	Aston Martin AM04 5.9 L V12	16	Gianmarino Zenere	All
				Maurizio Fratti	4, 6
				Jaromir Jirik	1
				Philippe Prette	2
				Riccardo Errani	3
				Pietro Zumerle	5
			17	Marcello Zani	All
				Gianluca Giraudi	1–3
				Diego Alessi	4
				Giuseppe Ciro	5
				Alex Frassinetti	6
			18	Massimo Mantovani	1–4, 6
			18	Pietro Zumerle	1–4, 6
Matech GT Racing	Ford GT GT3	Ford 5.0 L Supercharged V8	19	Juergen von Gartzen^[5]	All
			19	Luca Pirri^[5]	All
			20	Ian Khan^[5]	All
			20	Thomas Mutsch^[5]	All
			21	Bradley Ellis^[5]	All
				Alex Mortimer^[6]	2–6
				Edward Morris^[5]	1
			50	Eric La Marca	6
			50	Lloyd La Marca	6
Matech Mustang Racing	Ford Mustang FR500 GT	Ford Cammer 5.0 L V8	22	Eric de Doncker^[5]	1–4
				Scott Maxwell^[5]	1–2, 4
				Gunnar Jeannette	3
			23	John Graham	2–3
				Thierry Blaise^[5]	1
				Nigel Greensall^[5]	1
				Christos Peyiazis	2
				Romain Bera	3
			24	Romain Bera^[5]	1, 4
				Ron Marshal	1
				John Graham	4
Team Berlanga	Ascari KZ1R	BMW S62 4.9 L V8	25	Erik Zwart	1–3, 6
				Chris Dymond	1–2
				Michael Greenhalgh	3–4
				Jonathan Lang	4
				Martin Rich	6
			26	Martin Rich	1–4
				Andrew Thompson	1–3
				Ingo Gerstl	4
				Michael Greenhalgh	6
				Jonathan Lang	6
Marc Sourd Racing	Corvette Z06.R GT3	Chevrolet LS7 7.0 L V8	27	Michael Vorba	4
				Alessandro Tonoli	4
				Laurent Cazenave	5
				Frederic Depresle	5
			28	Marc Sourd	All
				Johan Charpilienne	2–4
				Gilles Vannelet	5–6
				Stephane Lacroix-Wasover	1
AutoGt Racing	Morgan Aero 8	BMW S50LA 4.9 L V8	29	Gael Lesoudier^[7]	All
			29	Johan-Boris Scheier^[7]	All
			30	Frédéric O'Neill^[7]	1–5
				Jacques Laffite^[7]	1–2, 5
				Charles Morgan^[7]	3–4
			31	Marguerite Laffite^[7]	All
				Georges-Alexandre Sturdza^[7]	1–5
				Maxime Martin	6
Apex Motorsport	Jaguar XKR-S GT3	Jaguar AJ34S 4.2 L Supercharged V8	32	Robert Hissom^[8]	1, 3–6
				Ben Clucas	1, 3–5
				Phil Quaife^[8]	6
			33	Stuart Hall^[8]	1–3, 6
				Phil Quaife	1, 3–5
				Chris Dymond^[8]	4–6
				Ray Bellm	2
Prospeed Competition	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	Porsche M97/75 3.6 L Flat-6	35	Rudi Penders	All
				Franz Lamot	1–3, 5–6
				Mikael Forsten	4
			36	David Loix	All
				Stéphane Lémeret	2–4, 5–6
				Mikael Forsten	1
MM-Racing	Corvette Z06.R GT3	Chevrolet LS7 7.0 L V8	37	Adam Lacko	4–6
				Stepan Vojtech	4–6
				Martin Matzke	1–2
				Jiri Skula	1–2
				Vladimir Hladík	3
				Michael Vorba	3
			38	Martin Matzke	3–6
			38	Jiri Skula	3–6
Mühlner Motorsport	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	Porsche M96/75 3.6 L Flat-6	39	Mark Thomas^[8]	All
				Jaromir Jirik	2–4
				Jochen Krumbach^[7]	1
				Jean-Francois Hemroulle	5
				Frank Schmickler^[8]	6
			40	Tim Bergmeister^[7]	1–3
				Tom Cloet^[7]	1–3
				Jaromir Jirik^[8]	5–6
				Vincent Vosse	5
				Marc Basseng^[8]	6
La Torre Motorsport	Dodge Viper Competition Coupe	Dodge Viper 8.3 L V10	41	Elio Marchetti	1–3, 5
				Riccardo Romagnoli	1–3, 5
				Gabriele Sabatini	4
				Filippo Zadotti	4
			42	Gabriele Sabatini	1–3, 5
				Filippo Mancini	1–2
				Giuseppe de Pasquale	3
				Filippo Zadotti	5
			43	Dino Lunardi	1–4
			43	Gilles Vannelet	1–4
Gravity Racing International	Ascari KZ1R	BMW S62 4.9 L V8	44	Michael Greenhalgh	1–2
				Jérôme Thiry	2, 4
				Stéphane Lémeret	1
				Maxime Martin	4
			45	Ettore Bonaldi	2, 4
				Gian Maria Gabbiani	2, 4
				Jonathan Lang	1
				Howard Spooner	1
Tech 9 Motorsport	Lamborghini Gallardo GT3	Lamborghini 07L1 5.0 L V10	46	Maurizio Fabris^[7]	1, 3–6
				Antonio Andolfato	4, 6
				Tom Ferrier	1
				Max Cattori	3
				Joe Macari	5
			47	Dimitris Deverikos	2, 4
				Christopher Hasse	2–3
				Dennis Retera^[7]	1
				Marius Ritskes^[7]	1
				Albert von Thurn und Taxis	3
				Ales Jirasek	4
Source:^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]

Race	Circuit	Pole Position	Winning Drivers	Ref.
1	Silverstone	#36 Prospeed Competition	#20 Matech GT Racing	^[15]
1		Mikael Forsten	Thomas Mutsch Ian Khan	^[15]
2		#20 Matech GT Racing	#20 Matech GT Racing	^[16]
2		Thomas Mutsch	Thomas Mutsch Ian Khan	^[16]
3	Monza	#1 Marc Sourd Racing	#21 Matech GT Racing	^[17]
3		Johan Charpilienne	Bradley Ellis Alex Mortimer	^[17]
4		#20 Matech GT Racing	#21 Matech GT Racing	^[18]
4		Thomas Mutsch	Bradley Ellis Alex Mortimer	^[18]
5	Oschersleben	#47 Tech 9 Motorsport	#19 Matech GT Racing	^[19]
5		Christopher Haase	Luca Pirri Juergen von Gartzen	^[19]
6		#20 Matech GT Racing	#38 MM-Racing	^[20]
6		Thomas Mutsch	Martin Matzke Jiri Skula	^[20]
7	Brno	#8 Hexis Racing	#17 Brixia Racing	^[21]
7		Thomas Accary	Marcello Zani Diego Alessi	^[21]
8		#20 Matech GT Racing	#20 Matech GT Racing	^[22]
8		Thomas Mutsch	Thomas Mutsch Ian Khan	^[22]
9	Nogaro	#8 Hexis Racing	#8 Hexis Racing	^[23]
9		Thomas Accary	Thomas Accary Pierre-Brice Mena	^[23]
10		#1 Martini Callaway Racing	#1 Martini Callaway Racing	^[24]
10		James Ruffier	James Ruffier Arnaud Peyroles	^[24]
11	Dubai	#21 Matech GT Racing	#1 Martini Callaway Racing	^[25]
11		Bradley Ellis	James Ruffier Arnaud Peyroles	^[25]
12		#1 Martini Callaway Racing	Race cancelled	^[2]
12		James Ruffier	Race cancelled	^[2]

Pos	Drivers	Team	SIL		MON		OSC		BRN		NOG		DUB		Total
Pos	Drivers	Team	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	Total
1	James Ruffier Arnaud Peyroles	Martini Callaway Racing	7	2	3	2	10	4	4	NC	27	1	1	C	54
2	Thomas Accary Pierre-Brice Mena	Hexis Racing	14	NC	5	13	2	NC	9	2	1	4	2	C	43
3	Ian Khan Thomas Mutsch	Matech GT Racing	1	1	NC	3	NC	21	10	1	26	27	4	C	41
4	Bradley Ellis	Matech GT Racing	11	7	1	1		17	NC	7	4	3	3	C	41
5	Alex Mortimer	Matech GT Racing			1	1		17	NC	7	4	3	3	C	39
Pos	Car	Team	SIL		MON		OSC		BRN		NOG		DUB		Total

2008 FIA GT3 European Championship

Entry list

Season results

Championships

Drivers' Championship (top 5)

Teams' Championship

References

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