2008 Desafio Internacional das Estrelas

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2008 Desafio Internacional das Estrelas was the fourth edition of Desafio Internacional das Estrelas (International Challenge of the Stars) held on 2 December 2008. The event consisted of warmup, qualifying and race sessions with the overall winner determined by the aggregate points score from the two races. The ten fastest qualifiers took part in the top ten shootout for the pole which was won by Lucas di Grassi. The qualifying rounds set the grid for the first race which was won by Rubens Barrichello. The starting grid of the second race was determined by the results of the first race although the top eight of the first race were reversed. The second race also provided less points than the first. It was won by Felipe Massa. Overall winner of the event was Rubens Barrichello as he scored the most points ahead of Lucas di Grassi and Felipe Massa.

Desafio Internacional das Estrelas auto race held in Brazil

The Desafio Internacional das Estrelas is an annual charity kart race organised by Felipe Massa since 2005. The first edition was held on Kartódromo Toca da Coruja on Bauru. For 2006 at 2008 the challenge was moved to Kartódromo dos Ingleses on Florianópolis and since 2009 at Arena Sapiens Park, also at Florianópolis.

Lucas di Grassi Brazilian racing driver

Lucas Tucci di Grassi is a Brazilian racing driver who competes in the all-electric FIA Formula E Championship for Audi Sport ABT Schaffler and is the CEO of Roborace. In his career, he has won multiple races in single-seaters and sports cars. Di Grassi's most prolific success was when he won the 2016–17 Formula E Drivers' Championship.

Rubens Barrichello Brazilian racing driver

Rubens "Rubinho" Gonçalves Barrichello, is a Brazilian racing driver who competed in Formula One between 1993 and 2011, scoring 11 Grand Prix wins and 68 podiums.

Contents

Qualifying

PosNoDriverLap TimeGrid
118 Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas di Grassi 42.5921
220 Flag of Italy.svg Vitantonio Liuzzi 42.7072
311 Flag of Brazil.svg Rubens Barrichello 42.8093
41 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Schumacher 43.2224
521 Flag of Brazil.svg Thiago Camilo 43.3425
63 Flag of Brazil.svg Antônio Pizzonia 45.0906
716 Flag of Brazil.svg Allam Khodair 45.1627
842 Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Zonta 45.5358
965 Flag of Brazil.svg Max Wilson 46.2909
1080 Flag of Brazil.svg Marcos Gomes 46.94210
1114 Flag of Brazil.svg Luciano Burti 41.97811
1219 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Massa 42.01012
1315 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Giaffone 42.27613
149 Flag of Brazil.svg Xandinho Negrão 42.37714
1517 Flag of Brazil.svg João Paulo de Oliveira 42.42515
1674 Flag of Brazil.svg Popó Bueno42.48216
1727 Flag of Brazil.svg Vitor Meira 42.51817
184 Flag of Brazil.svg Alexandre Barros 42.55218
1925 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Badoer 42.55519
206 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan 42.61820
2177 Flag of Brazil.svg Tarso Marques 42.63721
2290 Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Maurício 42.74822
232 Flag of Brazil.svg Mario Moraes 42.77523
2499 Flag of Brazil.svg Roberto Moreno 43.05524
2524 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Gordon 43.14825
268 Flag of Brazil.svg Luís Tedesco 44.34826

Race 1

PosNoDriverLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
111 Flag of Brazil.svg Rubens Barrichello 3424:25.119325
218 Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas di Grassi 34+1.211120
321 Flag of Brazil.svg Thiago Camilo 34+5.722516
41 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Schumacher 34+15.332413
519 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Massa 34+20.9961211
616 Flag of Brazil.svg Allam Khodair 34+23.177710
715 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Giaffone 34+23.522139
89 Flag of Brazil.svg Xandinho Negrão 34+28.826148
942 Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Zonta 34+40.20587
1065 Flag of Brazil.svg Max Wilson 34+51.06096
116 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan 33+ 1 lap205
1214 Flag of Brazil.svg Luciano Burti 33+ 1 lap114
134 Flag of Brazil.svg Alexandre Barros 33+ 1 lap183
1499 Flag of Brazil.svg Roberto Moreno 33+ 1 lap242
1517 Flag of Brazil.svg João Paulo de Oliveira 32+2 laps151
1674 Flag of Brazil.svg Popó Bueno32+2 laps16
178 Flag of Brazil.svg Luís Tedesco 31+3 laps26
1880 Flag of Brazil.svg Marcos Gomes 27+7 laps10
1927 Flag of Brazil.svg Vitor Meira 26+8 laps17
2025 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Badoer 26+8 laps19
2120 Flag of Italy.svg Vitantonio Liuzzi 24+10 laps2
2224 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Gordon 24+10 laps25
233 Flag of Brazil.svg Antônio Pizzonia 22+12 laps6
2477 Flag of Brazil.svg Tarso Marques 21+13 laps21
2590 Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Maurício 17+17 laps22
262 Flag of Brazil.svg Mario Moraes 1+33 laps23
Michael Schumacher German racing driver

Michael Schumacher is a retired German racing driver who raced in Formula One for Jordan Grand Prix, Benetton and Ferrari, where he spent most of his career, as well as for Mercedes upon his return to the sport. Widely regarded as one of the greatest Formula One drivers ever, and regarded by some as the greatest of all time, Schumacher is the only driver in history to win seven Formula One World Championships, five of which he won consecutively. The most successful driver in the history of the sport, Schumacher holds the records for the most World Championship titles (7), the most Grand Prix wins (91), the most fastest laps (77) and the most races won in a single season (13), and according to the official Formula One website (Formula1.com), Schumacher was "statistically the greatest driver the sport has ever seen" at the time of his retirement from the sport.

Race 2

PosNoDriverLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
119 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Massa 3724:25.119420
215 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Giaffone 37+1.211217
318 Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas di Grassi 37+5.722715
49 Flag of Brazil.svg Xandinho Negrão 37+15.332113
511 Flag of Brazil.svg Rubens Barrichello 37+20.996811
665 Flag of Brazil.svg Max Wilson 37+23.1771010
73 Flag of Brazil.svg Antônio Pizzonia 37+23.522239
817 Flag of Brazil.svg João Paulo de Oliveira 37+28.826158
977 Flag of Brazil.svg Tarso Marques 37+40.205247
1074 Flag of Brazil.svg Popó Bueno37+51.060166
112 Flag of Brazil.svg Mario Moraes 36+1 lap265
1227 Flag of Brazil.svg Vitor Meira 36+1 lap194
1374 Flag of Brazil.svg Popó Bueno36+1 lap163
1421 Flag of Brazil.svg Thiago Camilo 35+2 laps62
1542 Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Zonta 35+2 laps91
1680 Flag of Brazil.svg Marcos Gomes 34+3 laps18
178 Flag of Brazil.svg Luís Tedesco 33+4 laps17
1814 Flag of Brazil.svg Luciano Burti 33+4 laps12
196 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan 28+9 laps11
204 Flag of Brazil.svg Alexandre Barros 24+13 laps13
2116 Flag of Brazil.svg Allam Khodair 19+18 laps3
2224 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Gordon 17+20 laps22
231 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Schumacher 11+26 laps5
2490 Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Maurício 8+29 laps25
2525 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Badoer 6+31 laps20
2620 Flag of Italy.svg Vitantonio Liuzzi 21
Felipe Massa Brazilian racecar driver

Felipe Massa is a Brazilian Formula E and former Formula 1 racing driver. Massa started his career in go-karting from the age of eight continuing in national and regional championships for seven years. He moved into Formula Chevrolet and claimed the championship. He moved in Italian Formula Renault in 2000 and won the title along with the European championship. Massa went into Euro Formula 3000 taking the championship in 2001.

Final classification

PosNoDriverRace 1 pointsRace 2 pointsTotal points
111 Flag of Brazil.svg Rubens Barrichello 251136
218 Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas di Grassi 201535
319 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Massa 112031
415 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Giaffone 91726
59 Flag of Brazil.svg Xandinho Negrão 81321
621 Flag of Brazil.svg Thiago Camilo 16218
765 Flag of Brazil.svg Max Wilson 61016
81 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Schumacher 1313
916 Flag of Brazil.svg Allam Khodair 1010
103 Flag of Brazil.svg Antônio Pizzonia 99
1117 Flag of Brazil.svg João Paulo de Oliveira 189
1242 Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Zonta 718
1377 Flag of Brazil.svg Tarso Marques 77
1474 Flag of Brazil.svg Popó Bueno66
156 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan 55
162 Flag of Brazil.svg Mario Moraes 235
1799 Flag of Brazil.svg Roberto Moreno 44
1814 Flag of Brazil.svg Luciano Burti 44
1927 Flag of Brazil.svg Vitor Meira 33
204 Flag of Brazil.svg Alexandre Barros 0
218 Flag of Brazil.svg Luís Tedesco 0
2280 Flag of Brazil.svg Marcos Gomes 0
2325 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Badoer 0
2420 Flag of Italy.svg Vitantonio Liuzzi 0
2524 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Gordon 0
2690 Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Maurício 0

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