2008 BigPond 400

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Flag of Western Australia.svg 2008 BigPond 400
Event Information
Round 4 of 14 in the 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series
Barbagallo Raceway AKA Wanneroo Park (Australia) track map.svg
Date9–11 May 2008
Location Perth, Western Australia
Venue Barbagallo Raceway
WeatherFine
Results
Race 1
Distance 50 laps 120 km
Pole position Mark Winterbottom
Ford Performance Racing
56.4362
Winner Mark Winterbottom
Ford Performance Racing
53:09.6602
Race 2
Distance 50 laps 120 km
Winner Mark Winterbottom
Ford Performance Racing
53:34.4946
Race 3
Distance 50 laps 120 km
Winner Mark Winterbottom
Ford Performance Racing
49:06.2004
Round Results
First 300 pts
Second 270 pts
Third 236 pts

The 2008 BigPond 400 was the fourth round of the 2008 V8 Supercar season. It was held on the weekend of 9 to 11 May at Barbagallo Raceway in Wanneroo, north of Perth, Western Australia.

The 2008 V8 Supercar season is the twelfth series in which V8Supercars contested the senior Australian touring car series. It is the 49th year of touring car racing in Australia since the first runnings of the Australian Touring Car Championship, known today as the V8 Supercar Championship Series, and the fore-runner of the present day Bathurst 1000, the Armstrong 500.

Barbagallo Raceway motorsport track in Perth, Western Australia

Barbagallo Raceway is a motorsport circuit located in Neerabup, approximately 50 kilometres (30 mi) north of Perth in Western Australia.

Wanneroo Suburb of Perth, Western Australia

Wanneroo is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Wanneroo.

Contents

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday 10 May. Mark Winterbottom snatched pole position away from Mark Skaife in the final seconds of qualifying, which had to that point looked like an all-Holden Racing Team front row with Garth Tander just behind his team mate. Craig Lowndes qualified fourth for Team Vodafone. James Courtney debuted a new Stone Brothers Racing Falcon in fifth place. Todd Kelly likewise made a stellar debut with a new car, qualifying eighth. Jamie Whincup racing the repaired Craig Lowndes car from the Clipsal 500 was a disappointing 22nd, starting alongside fellow points front runner Lee Holdsworth.

Mark Winterbottom Australian racecar driver

Mark "Frosty" Winterbottom is an Australian professional racing driver. He currently competes in the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship, driving the No. 18 Holden ZB Commodore for Charlie Schwerkolt Racing. His career highlights include winning the 2013 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, twice winning the Sandown 500 and receiving the Mike Kable Young Gun Award in 2003. Winterbottom has also won his maiden championship title in the 2015 International V8 Supercars Championship, making it the first title for Ford in five years.

Mark Skaife Australian racing driver

Mark Stephen SkaifeOAM is a retired Australian motor racing driver. Skaife is a five-time champion of the V8 Supercar Championship Series, including its predecessor, the Australian Touring Car Championship. He is also a six-time winner of the Bathurst 1000. On 29 October 2008, he announced his retirement from full-time touring car racing. Since retiring from driving, Skaife has worked as a commentator and presenter for the series for both the Seven Network and Fox Sports Australia.

Garth Tander Australian racecar driver

Garth Tander is a multiple-championship winning Australian motor racing driver competing in the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship's Enduro Cup, co-driving the No. 97 Holden ZB Commodore for Triple Eight Race Engineering. He was the 2007 series champion for the HSV Dealer Team and is a three-time winner in Australia's most prestigious motor race, the Bathurst 1000.

Race 1

Race 1 was held on Saturday 10 May. Mark Winterbottom took his second race victory of the year, a surprisingly comfortable win ahead of the HRT pair of Mark Skaife and Garth Tander. Tander was pushed hard by Steven Richards and Craig Lowndes. A collision at race start saw Jason Bright touch Greg Murphy who in turn made contact with Michael Caruso, sending Bright and Caruso out of control towards turn 7, where crossing the track Caruso struck Shane van Gisbergen. The incident triggered a safety car. Jamie Whincup and Will Davison charged through to seventh and eight positions from poor qualifying places. James Courtney was fighting amongst that group but fading rear tyres led Courtney to attempt defensive moves that raised the ire of race control, leading to first the bad sportsmanship flag, then a black flag drive through penalty which dropped him down field.

Steven Richards New Zealand racing driver

Steven James Richards is a New Zealand-Australian racing driver, currently competing in the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia championship.

Craig Lowndes Australian racing driver

Craig Andrew LowndesOAM is an Australian racing driver in the Supercars Championship competing in the Holden ZB Commodore for Triple Eight Race Engineering. Lowndes is a three-time V8 Supercar champion, a five-time Barry Sheene Medalist, and a seven-time winner of Australia's most prestigious motor race, the Bathurst 1000 and two-time winner of the Bathurst 12 Hour.

Jason Bright Australian racecar driver

Jason Bright is a retired Australian racing driver who competed in the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship. He drove the No. 56 Ford FG X Falcon for Britek Motorsport, a satellite team of Prodrive Racing Australia, before retiring from full-time racing at the end of the 2017.

Race 2

Race 2 was held on Sunday 11 May. Winterbottom backed it up with a second race victory, pushed all the way by Garth Tander. Jason Richards missed the start with engine problems. A slow start from Mark Skaife off the front row saw a collision with Steven Richards at turn 3 of the first lap. Skaife broadsided the wall but Richards attempted to continue with a punctured left rear tyre, limping back to the pits. Russell Ingall result was caused by a drive-through penalty for pit-lane speeding. Lee Holdsworth was pinged for a drive-through for an unsafe pitstop release, emerging onto the track as rain began to fall and made contact with Paul Dumbrell. Cameron McConville slithered into the stopped cars. Ingall, likewise put down-field by his penalty stop damaged his steering in a clash with race leader Jamie Whincup as Ingall was being lapped. Ingall later picked up a $5,000 fine for careless driving. [1] Whincup stayed out during the brief rain squall, and took advantage of being able to pitstop at a better time, jumping back into the field in third place, right in front of team mate Craig Lowndes, the Team Vodafone pair race to the finish together. James Courtney recovered from race 1 dramas to finish seventh while Steven Richards recovered to ninth position falling just short of overtaking Todd Kelly. Shane van Gisbergen's repaired Falcon just made the top ten.

Jason John Richards was a New Zealand motor racing driver. A multiple championship winning driver in his homeland in the New Zealand Touring Car Championship, he moved to Australia to pursue a career in the Australian-based V8 Supercar Championship Series. Richards career highlights include finishing second three times in V8 Supercar's most famous race, the Bathurst 1000. Richards died at the age of 35, just over a year after being diagnosed with cancer.

Russell Ingall Australian racecar driver

Russell Ingall is a former full-time Australian V8 Supercar driver. Ingall became the V8 Supercar Champion in 2005, he was also the Championship runner up in 1998, 1999, 2001 and 2004. Ingall has also won the Bathurst 1000 motor race twice, in 1995 and 1997. His particular driving style earned him the nickname "Enforcer".

Lee Holdsworth Australian racecar driver

Lee Holdsworth is an Australian racing driver. He currently drives the No. 5 Ford Mustang GT for Tickford Racing in the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship.

Race 3

Race 3 was held on Sunday 11 May. An early race clash between Russell Ingall and Jason Richards, saw Richards into the pits with a front left puncture and a flapping door for Ingall. Ingall then subsequently picked up his second pit lane speeding infringement of the weekend.

Results

Results as follows: [2]

Qualifying

PosNoNameCarTeamPart 3Part 2Part 1
15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Winterbottom Ford BF Falcon Ford Performance Racing 0:56.4362
22 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife Holden VE Commodore Holden Racing Team 0:56.4786
31 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander Holden VE Commodore Holden Racing Team 0:56.5891
4888 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Lowndes Ford BF Falcon Triple Eight Race Engineering 0:56.7294
54 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Courtney Ford BF Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 0:56.8055
66 Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Richards Ford BF Falcon Ford Performance Racing 0:56.8862
715 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly Holden VE Commodore HSV Dealer Team 0:56.9660
87 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Kelly Holden VE Commodore Perkins Engineering 0:56.9664
916 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Dumbrell Holden VE Commodore HSV Dealer Team 0:57.0601
109 Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen Ford BF Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 0:57.3704
113 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jason Richards Holden VE Commodore Tasman Motorsport 0:57.0268
1234 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Caruso Holden VE Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 0:57.0338
1314 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron McConville Holden VE Commodore Brad Jones Racing 0:57.0472
1439 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Russell Ingall Holden VE Commodore Paul Morris Motorsport 0:57.0619
1525 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bright Ford BF Falcon Britek Motorsport 0:57.0958
1651 Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy Holden VE Commodore Tasman Motorsport 0:57.1933
1718 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Davison Ford BF Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 0:57.2148
1812 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Jones Holden VE Commodore Brad Jones Racing 0:57.2549
1950 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Thompson Holden VE Commodore Paul Weel Racing 0:57.3061
2026 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcus Marshall Ford BF Falcon Britek Motorsport 0:57.5735
2133 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lee Holdsworth Holden VE Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 0:57.2779
2288 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup Ford BF Falcon Triple Eight Race Engineering 0:57.2806
23111 Flag of New Zealand.svg Fabian Coulthard Ford BF Falcon Paul Cruickshank Racing 0:57.2812
2417 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Johnson Ford BF Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 0:57.2842
2567 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Morris Holden VE Commodore Paul Morris Motorsport 0:57.3050
2611 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shane Price Holden VE Commodore Perkins Engineering 0:57.3176
27777 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Patrizi Ford BF Falcon Ford Rising Stars Racing 0:57.0958
2855 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony D'Alberto Holden VE Commodore Rod Nash Racing 0:57.7454
29021 Flag of New Zealand.svg Kayne Scott Ford BF Falcon Team Kiwi Racing 0:59.0170

Race 1 Results

PosNoNameTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 5053:09.66021100
22 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 50+2.6s292
31 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 50+5.9s386
46 Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing 50+6.2s680
5888 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 50+7.7s474
615 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team 50+14.7s768
788 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 50+15.8s2264
818 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing 50+18.0s1760
97 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Kelly Perkins Engineering 50+22.2s856
1014 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron McConville Brad Jones Racing 50+24.3s1352
1139 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Russell Ingall Paul Morris Motorsport 50+27.6s1448
1251 Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy Tasman Motorsport 50+30.8s1646
1317 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 50+30.9s2444
1412 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Jones Brad Jones Racing 50+32.0s1842
1516 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Dumbrell HSV Dealer Team 50+32.8s940
1667 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport 50+34.0s2538
17111 Flag of New Zealand.svg Fabian Coulthard Paul Cruickshank Racing 50+36.2s2336
1811 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shane Price Perkins Engineering 50+37.1s2634
19777 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Patrizi Ford Rising Stars Racing 50+42.0s2732
204 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing 50+45.4s530
2155 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony D'Alberto Rod Nash Racing 50+45.6s2828
2226 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcus Marshall Britek Motorsport 49+ 1 Lap2026
23021 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kayne Scott Team Kiwi Racing 49+ 1 Lap2924
2433 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport 49+ 1 Lap2122
DNF3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport 22Engine11
DNF50 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Thompson Paul Weel Racing 7Engine19
DNF9 Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Racing 0Collision10
DNF34 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Caruso Garry Rogers Motorsport 0Collision12
DNF25 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bright Britek Motorsport 0Collision15

Race 2 Results

PosNoNameTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 5053:34.49461100
21 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 50+1.6s392
388 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 50+4.0s786
4888 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 50+5.1s580
515 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team 50+14.3s674
618 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing 50+14.6s868
74 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing 50+22.3s2064
87 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Kelly Perkins Engineering 50+25.0s960
96 Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing 50+25.1s456
109 Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Racing 50+28.3s2752
1112 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Jones Brad Jones Racing 50+32.3s1448
12111 Flag of New Zealand.svg Fabian Coulthard Paul Cruickshank Racing 50+32.7s1746
1317 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 50+33.7s1344
1425 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bright Britek Motorsport 50+38.7s2942
1551 Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy Tasman Motorsport 50+39.2s1240
1634 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Caruso Garry Rogers Motorsport 50+39.7s2838
1726 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcus Marshall Britek Motorsport 50+47.7s2236
1850 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Thompson Paul Weel Racing 50+47.9s2634
1911 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shane Price Perkins Engineering 50+52.5s1832
2055 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony D'Alberto Rod Nash Racing 49+ 1 Lap2130
21777 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Patrizi Ford Rising Stars Racing 49+ 1 Lap1928
2216 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Dumbrell HSV Dealer Team 49+ 1 Lap1526
2333 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport 49+ 1 Lap2424
24021 Flag of New Zealand.svg Kayne Scott Team Kiwi Racing 49+ 1 Lap2322
2567 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport 45+ 5 Laps1620
DNF39 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Russell Ingall Paul Morris Motorsport 17Steering11
DNF14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron McConville Brad Jones Racing 17Collision10
DNF2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 0Collision2
DNS3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport 0Engine25

Race 3 Results

PosNoNameTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 5049:06.20041100
21 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 50+4.1s292
388 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 50+4.8s386
4888 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 50+17.2s480
518 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing 50+19.9s674
615 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team 50+20.9s568
76 Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing 50+21.1s964
84 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing 50+23.1s760
9111 Flag of New Zealand.svg Fabian Coulthard Paul Cruickshank Racing 50+24.7s1256
1014 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron McConville Brad Jones Racing 50+26.0s2652
1167 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport 50+26.7s2548
129 Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Racing 50+29.5s1046
1325 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bright Britek Motorsport 50+33.6s1444
1412 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Jones Brad Jones Racing 50+35.5s1142
1517 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 50+42.4s1340
1616 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Dumbrell HSV Dealer Team 50+42.7s2238
1734 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Caruso Garry Rogers Motorsport 50+43.2s1636
1850 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Thompson Paul Weel Racing 50+43.5s1834
1926 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcus Marshall Britek Motorsport 50+58.0s1732
20777 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Patrizi Ford Rising Stars Racing 49+ 1 Lap2130
2151 Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy Tasman Motorsport 49+ 1 Lap1528
2355 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony D'Alberto Rod Nash Racing 48+ 2 Laps2024
2439 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Russell Ingall Paul Morris Motorsport 48+ 2 Laps2722
DNF7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Kelly Perkins Engineering 38Electrical8
DNF021 Flag of New Zealand.svg Kayne Scott Team Kiwi Racing 13Steering24
DNF11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shane Price Perkins Engineering 919
DNF33 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport 7Steering23
DNS3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport 0Engine28
DNS2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team

Standings

After round 4 of 14

PosNoNameTeamPoints
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 896
215 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team 882
35 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 872
488 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 776
56 Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing 721

Support categories

The 2008 BigPond 400 had four support categories.

CategoryRound winner
Australian Carrera Cup Championship Flag of New Zealand.svg Craig Baird (Porsche 997 GT3 Cup)
V8 Utes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Grant Johnson (Holden VE Ute SS)
Mini Challenge Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Damien White (Mini Cooper S)
Historic Touring Cars Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Stubber (Chevrolet Camaro)

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