Entry list
A total of twenty seven full season entries were announced on 6 March 2008. [1]
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The 2008 British GT season was the 16th season of the British GT Championship. This was the first season with the new GT4 category, replacing the GTC category of previous years. Both championships were won at the Brands Hatch meeting in July, with Matt Nicoll-Jones and Stewart Linn securing the inaugural GT4 title in round 11, with James Gornall and Jon Barnes clinching the GT3 title, the following day in round 12.
A total of twenty seven full season entries were announced on 6 March 2008. [1]
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A provisional 14-race calendar was announced on 15 October 2007. [22]
| Round | Circuit | Date | Length | Pole Position | GT3 Winner | GT4 Winner |
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| 1 |  Oulton Park | 22 March | 60 mins | No. 14 CR Scuderia | No. 15 CR Scuderia | No. 51 Team RPM |
| James Sutton Michael Meadows |  Paddy Shovlin Michael Cullen | Joe Osbourne Michael Broadhurst | ||||
| 2 | 24 March | 60 mins | No. 23 Christians in Motorsport | No. 8 Tech 9 | No. 88 IMS Motorsport | |
Hector Lester Allan Simonsen | Oliver Morley Tom Ferrier | Matt Nicoll-Jones Stewart Linn | ||||
| 3 | Knockhill | 12 April | 60 mins | No. 16 CR Scuderia | No. 16 CR Scuderia | No. 55 Rob Austin Racing |
| Jeremy Metcalfe Luke Hines | Jeremy Metcalfe Luke Hines | Hunter Abbott Rob Austin | ||||
| 4 | 13 April | 60 mins | No. 23 Christians in Motorsport | No. 15 CR Scuderia | No. 88 IMS Motorsport | |
| Hector Lester Allan Simonsen | Paddy Shovlin Michael Cullen | Matt Nicoll-Jones Stewart Linn | ||||
| 5 | Rockingham | 25 May | 60 mins | No. 9 Tech 9 | No. 40 Team Trimite Brookspeed | No. 88 IMS Motorsport |
Jason Templeman Leo Machitski | James Gornall Jon Barnes | Matt Nicoll-Jones Stewart Linn | ||||
| 6 | 26 May | 60 mins | No. 9 Tech 9 | No. 1 Team RPM | No. 55 Rob Austin Racing | |
| Jason Templeman Leo Machitski | Paul O'Neill Steve Clark | Hunter Abbott Rob Austin | ||||
| 7 | Snetterton | 7 June | 60 mins | No. 6 Matech GT Racing | No. 40 Team Trimite Brookspeed | No. 55 Rob Austin Racing |
| Alex Mortimer Bradley Ellis | James Gornall Jon Barnes | Hunter Abbott Rob Austin | ||||
| 8 | 8 June | 60 mins | No. 6 Matech GT Racing | No. 6 Matech GT Racing | No. 88 IMS Motorsport | |
| Alex Mortimer Bradley Ellis | Alex Mortimer Bradley Ellis | Matt Nicoll-Jones Stewart Linn | ||||
| 9 | Thruxton | 28 June | 60 mins | No. 16 CR Scuderia | No. 23 Christian in Motorsport | No. 88 IMS Motorsport |
| Jeremy Metcalfe Luke Hines | Hector Lester Allan Simonsen | Matt Nicoll-Jones Stewart Linn | ||||
| 10 | 29 June | 60 mins | No. 42 22GT Racing | No. 40 Team Trimite Brookspeed | No. 51 Team RPM | |
| Tom Alexander Michael Bentwood | James Gornall Jon Barnes | Joe Osbourne Nigel Moore | ||||
| 11 | Brands Hatch | 12 July | 60 mins | No. 15 CR Scuderia | No. 40 Team Trimite Brookspeed | No. 52 Team RPM |
| Paddy Shovlin Michael Cullen | James Gornall Jon Barnes | Nigel Moore | ||||
| 12 | 13 July | 60 mins | No. 23 Christian in Motorsport | No. 15 CR Scuderia | No. 88 IMS Motorsport | |
| Hector Lester Allan Simonsen | Paddy Shovlin Michael Cullen | Matt Nicoll-Jones Stewart Linn | ||||
| 13 | Silverstone | 17 August | 120 mins | No. 20 ABG Motorsport | No. 14 CR Scuderia | No. 88 IMS Motorsport |
| Craig Wilkins Aaron Scott | James Sutton Michael Meadows | Matt Nicoll-Jones Stewart Linn | ||||
| 14 | Donington Park | 12 October | 120 mins | No. 23 Christian in Motorsport | No. 16 CR Scuderia | No. 88 IMS Motorsport |
| Hector Lester Allan Simonsen | Jeremy Metcalfe Luke Hines | Matt Nicoll-Jones Stewart Linn | ||||
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| 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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