The 2008 12 Hours of Hungary was an endurance sports car race held on September 27, 2008, at the Hungaroring. The race was organized by Creventic and open to GT, touring cars and 24H-Specials, like silhouette cars. This was the second and final event of the 2008 24H Series. This was the third running of the event. [1] [2]
Class winners are marked in bold.
Pos | Class | No. | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Laps |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | A6 | 52 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | BMW Z4 M Coupe | 349 |
2 | A6 | 58 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 996 GT3RS | 340 |
3 | A6 | 14 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 996 GT3 RSR | 331 |
4 | D1 | 99 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | BMW 120d | 318 |
5 | D1 | 88 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Seat Leon Supercopa | 309 |
6 | D1 | 93 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | BMW 120d | 308 |
7 | SP2 | 103 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Brokernet Silver Sting | 304 |
8 | D1 | 94 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | BMW 120d | 299 |
9 | SP2 | 35 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Ferrari 430 Challenge | 275 |
10 | A2 | 76 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Ford Fiesta GT | 274 |
11 | A2 | 70 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Suzuki Swift | 263 |
12 | SP2 | 116 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Ford Mustang | 259 |
13 | D1 | 86 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Seat Leon | 116 |
14 DNF | D1 | 85 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Seat Ibiza Cupra | 117 |
15 | SP2 | 888 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Audi R8 | 46 |
16 | A2 | 22 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Honda Civic | 18 |
17 DNF | A6 | 5 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Porsche 996 GT3RS | 16 |
Source: [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] |
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