2008 FIA GT3 European Championship

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

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

Round	Event	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:^[1]

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	Dimitar Iliev	1–3
				Plamen Kralev	1–4
				Nicki Cadei	4, 6
				Loris Kessel	5
				Vadim Kuzminykh	5–6
			4	Chris Hyman	1–4, 6
				Paul Warren	All
				Henri Moser	5
			5	Jose Manuel Balbiani	1–5
				Nicki Cadei	1, 3
				Alessandro Tonoli	2
				Claudio Ricci	4–5
				Fabio Casagrande	6
Trackspeed	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S	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 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	Nicolas Misslin	1–2
				Johan Rambeaud	All
				Arjan van der Zwaan	3
				Nicolas Comar	4, 6
				Philippe Rambeaud	5
			13	Pascal Ballay	1–2
				Mauro Casadei	1
				Jonathan Sicart	2
				Nicolas Misslin	3
				Michael Petit	3–5
				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	Hans Knauss	1–3
				Dominik Kraihamer	All
				Luca Polato	4
				Dennis Retera	5–6
			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 5.9 L V12	16	Gianmarino Zenere	All
				Jaromir Jirik	1
				Philippe Prette	2
				Riccardo Errani	3
				Maurizio Fratti	4, 6
				Pietro Zumerle	5
			17	Gianluca Giraudi	1–3
				Marcello Zani	All
				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	All
			19	Luca Pirri	All
			20	Ian Khan	All
			20	Thomas Mutsch	All
			21	Bradley Ellis	All
				Edward Morris	1
				Alex Mortimer	2–6
			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	1–4
				Scott Maxwell	1–2, 4
				Gunnar Jeannette	3
			23	Thierry Blaise	1
				Nigel Greensall	1
				John Graham	2–3
				Christos Peyiazis	2
				Romain Bera	3
			24	Romain Bera	1, 4
				Ron Marshal	1
				John Graham	4
Team Berlanga	Ascari KZ1R	BMW S62 4.9 L V8	25	Chris Dymond	1–2
				Erik Zwart	1–3, 6
				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
				Stephane Lacroix-Wasover	1
				Johan Charpilienne	2–4
				Gilles Vannelet	5–6
AutoGt Racing	Morgan Aero 8	BMW S50LA 4.9 L V8	29	Gael Lesoudier	All
			29	Johan-Boris Scheier	All
			30	Jacques Lafitte	1–2, 5
				Frederic O Neill	1–5
				Charles Morgan	3–4
			31	Marguerite Lafitte	All
				Georges-Alexandre Sturdza	1–5
				Maxime Martin	6
Apex Motorsport	Jaguar XKR-S GT3	Jaguar AJ34S 4.2 L Supercharged V8	32	Ben Clucas	1, 3–5
				Robert Hissom	1, 3–6
				Phil Quaife	6
			33	Stuart Hall	1–3, 6
				Phil Quaife	1, 3–5
				Ray Bellm	2
				Chris Dymond	4–6
Prospeed Competition	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S	Porsche M97/75 3.6 L Flat-6	35	Franz Lamot	1–3, 5–6
				Rudi Penders	All
				Mikael Forsten	4
			36	David Loix	All
				Mikael Forsten	1
				Stephane Lemeret	2–4, 5–6
MM-Racing	Corvette Z06.R GT3	Chevrolet LS7 7.0 L V8	37	Martin Matzke	1–2
				Jiri Skula	1–2
				Vladimir Hladík	3
				Michael Vorba	3
				Adam Lacko	4–6
				Stepan Vojtech	4–6
			38	Martin Matzke	3–6
			38	Jiri Skula	3–6
Muehlner Motorsport	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S	Porsche M96/75 3.6 L Flat-6	39	Mark Thomas	All
				Jochen Krumbach	1
				Jaromir Jirik	2–4
				Jean-Francois Hemroulle	5
				Frank Schmickler	6
			40	Tim Bergmeister	1–3
				Tom Cloet	1–3
				Jaromir Jirik	5–6
				Vincent Vosse	5
				Marc Basseng	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	Filippo Mancini	1–2
				Gabriele Sabatini	1–3, 5
				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
				Stephane Lemeret	1
				Jérôme Thiry	2, 4
				Maxime Martin	4
			45	Jonathan Lang	1
				Howard Spooner	1
				Ettore Bonaldi	2, 4
				Gian Maria Gabbiani	2, 4
Tech 9 Motorsport	Lamborghini Gallardo GT3	Lamborghini 07L1 5.0 L V10	46	Maurizio Fabris	1, 3–6
				Tom Ferrier	1
				Max Cattori	3
				Antonio Andolfato	4, 6
				Joe Macari	5
			47	Dennis Retera	1
				Marius Ritskes	1
				Dimitris Deverikos	2, 4
				Christopher Hasse	2–3
				Albert von Thurn und Taxis	3
				Ales Jirasek	4
Source:^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

Season results

Event	Circuit	Pole Position	Winning Drivers	Ref.
1	Silverstone	#36 Prospeed Competition	#20 Matech GT Racing	^[8]
1		Mikael Forsten	Thomas Mutsch Ian Khan
2		#20 Matech GT Racing	#20 Matech GT Racing
2		Thomas Mutsch	Thomas Mutsch Ian Khan
3	Monza	#1 Marc Sourd Racing	#21 Matech GT Racing	^[9]
3		Johan Charpilienne	Bradley Ellis Alex Mortimer
4		#20 Matech GT Racing	#21 Matech GT Racing
4		Thomas Mutsch	Bradley Ellis Alex Mortimer
5	Oschersleben	#47 Tech 9 Motorsport	#19 Matech GT Racing	^[10]
5		Christopher Haase	Luca Pirri Juergen von Gartzen
6		#20 Matech GT Racing	#38 MM-Racing
6		Thomas Mutsch	Martin Matzke Jiri Skula
7	Brno	#8 Hexis Racing	#17 Brixia Racing	^[11]
7		Thomas Accary	Marcello Zani Diego Alessi
8		#20 Matech GT Racing	#20 Matech GT Racing
8		Thomas Mutsch	Thomas Mutsch Ian Khan
9	Nogaro	#8 Hexis Racing	#8 Hexis Racing	^[12]
9		Thomas Accary	Thomas Accary Pierre-Brice Mena
10		#1 Martini Callaway Racing	#1 Martini Callaway Racing
10		James Ruffier	James Ruffier Arnaud Peyroles
11	Dubai	#21 Matech GT Racing	#1 Martini Callaway Racing	^[13]
11		Bradley Ellis	James Ruffier Arnaud Peyroles
12		#1 Martini Callaway Racing	Race cancelled
12		James Ruffier	Race cancelled

Championships

Points are awarded to the top eight finishers in the order 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1. Cars that failed to complete 75% of the winner's distance are awarded half the points awarded for completing the 75% race distance.

Drivers' Championship (top 5)

Pos	Drivers	Team	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	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	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

Teams' Championship

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 5.0 L Supercharged V8	10	13	10	16	10			12	13	6	12	C	102
2	Hexis Racing	Aston Martin DBRS9	Aston Martin 5.9 L V12		1	5	5	8	2	10	13	13	7	8	C	72
3	Martini Callaway Racing	Corvette Z06.R GT3	Chevrolet LS7 7.0 L V8			6	8	2	5	8	6		10	10	C	55
4	MM-Racing	Corvette Z06.R GT3	Chevrolet LS7 7.0 L V8					3	10	10	3	1		3	C	30
5	La Torre Motorsport	Dodge Viper Competition Coupe	Dodge Viper 8.3 L V10	2	5		4	1	14						C	26
6	AutoGt Racing	Morgan Aero 8	BMW S50LA 4.9 L V8		6	5					4		8		C	23
7	Kessel Racing	Ferrari F430 GT3	Ferrari F136 4.3 L V8	5	4	2	3		3		1		3		C	21
8	Brixia Racing	Aston Martin DBRS9	Aston Martin 6.0 L V12	6						10				4	C	20
9	Prospeed Competition	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S	Porsche M97/75 3.6 L Flat-6	8	8							2			C	18
10	Tech 9 Motorsport	Lamborghini Gallardo GT3	Lamborghini 07L1 5.0 L V10	3		8		5							C	16
11=	Team Berlanga	Ascari KZ1R	BMW S62 4.9 L V8	1				10							C	11
11=	JMB Racing Ferrari	Ferrari F430 GT3	Ferrari F136 4.3 L V8		2	3						6			C	11
12	Marc Sourd Racing	Corvette Z06.R GT3	Chevrolet LS7 7.0 L V8						4			4			C	8
13	Muehlner Motorsport	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S	Porsche M96/75 3.6 L Flat-6						1				4	2	C	7
14=	Apex Motorsport	Jaguar XKR-S GT3	Jaguar AJ34S 4.2 L Supercharged V8	4											C	4
14=	Trackspeed	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S	Porsche M96/75 3.6 L Flat-6				2			1			1		C	4
15	Gravity Racing Team	Ascari KZ1R	BMW S62 4.9 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

^ "FIA GT3 European Championship - Calendar". gt3europe.com. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
^ "Round 1 - Silverstone - Entry List". gt3europe.com. Archived from the original on January 20, 2025. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
^ "Round 2 - Monza - Entry List". gt3europe.com. Archived from the original on September 12, 2024. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
^ "Round 3 - Oschersleben - Entry List". gt3europe.com. Archived from the original on September 16, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
^ "Round 4 - Brno - Entry List". gt3europe.com. Archived from the original on September 12, 2024. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
^ "Round 5 - Nogaro - Entry List". gt3europe.com. Archived from the original on August 13, 2024. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
^ "Round 6 - Dubai - Entry List". gt3europe.com. Archived from the original on September 9, 2024. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
^ "Official Site of FIA GT3 Championship". gt3europe.com. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
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^ "Official Site of FIA GT3 Championship". gt3europe.com. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
^ "Official Site of FIA GT3 Championship". gt3europe.com. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
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[1] "FIA GT3 European Championship - Calendar". gt3europe.com. Retrieved November 29, 2024.

[2] "Round 1 - Silverstone - Entry List". gt3europe.com. Archived from the original on January 20, 2025. Retrieved April 22, 2025.

[3] "Round 2 - Monza - Entry List". gt3europe.com. Archived from the original on September 12, 2024. Retrieved April 22, 2025.

[4] "Round 3 - Oschersleben - Entry List". gt3europe.com. Archived from the original on September 16, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2025.

[5] "Round 4 - Brno - Entry List". gt3europe.com. Archived from the original on September 12, 2024. Retrieved April 24, 2025.

[6] "Round 5 - Nogaro - Entry List". gt3europe.com. Archived from the original on August 13, 2024. Retrieved April 24, 2025.

[7] "Round 6 - Dubai - Entry List". gt3europe.com. Archived from the original on September 9, 2024. Retrieved April 24, 2025.

[8] "Official Site of FIA GT3 Championship". gt3europe.com. Retrieved November 29, 2024.

[9] "Official Site of FIA GT3 Championship". gt3europe.com. Retrieved November 29, 2024.

[10] "Official Site of FIA GT3 Championship". gt3europe.com. Retrieved November 29, 2024.

[11] "Official Site of FIA GT3 Championship". gt3europe.com. Retrieved November 29, 2024.

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