The 2008 FIA GT Championship season was the twelfth season of the FIA GT Championship. It featured a series for Grand Touring style cars broken into two classes based on power and manufacturer involvement, called GT1 and GT2. Invitational G2 and G3 classes were also allowed to participate but cars in these classes were not eligible to score points. The Championship began on 20 April 2008 and ended on 23 November 2008 after 10 races.
The official 2008 calendar was released by the FIA on 24 October 2007. [1] All races were two hours, with exception of the Spa 24 Hours and the Bucharest City Challenge, the latter being a combination of two one-hour races, each awarding half points. The Adria round remained as a night event and the Argentinian finale was the first South American race in FIA GT Championship history.
| Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  RAC Tourist Trophy | Silverstone Circuit | 20 April |
| 2 |  Monza 2 Hours | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 18 May |
| 3 | Adria 2 Hours | Adria International Raceway | 21 June |
| 4 |  Oschersleben 2 Hours | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben | 6 July |
| 5 |  Total 24 Hours of Spa | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 2 August 3 August |
| 6 |  Bucharest City Challenge | Bucharest Ring | 23 August 24 August |
| 7 |  Brno 2 Hours | Masaryk Circuit | 14 September |
| 8 |  Nogaro 2 Hours | Circuit Paul Armagnac | 5 October |
| 9 | Zolder 2 Hours | Circuit Zolder | 19 October |
| 10 |  San Luis 2 Hours | Potrero de los Funes Circuit | 23 November |
| Source: [2] | |||
A † symbol and gray background denotes an entry and driver competing in the Citation Cup.
Overall winners in bold.
Points were awarded to the top 8 finishers in the order of 10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 except at the Spa 24 Hours, where half points were also granted for the leaders after 6 and 12 hours. Both cars scored points towards the championship regardless of finishing position. The G2 class did not have a championship. [6]
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| Pos. | Team | SIL | MON | ADR | OSC | SPA | BUC | BRN | NOG | ZOL | SAN | Total points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6H | 12H | 24H | R1 | R2 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | AF Corse | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 138 | |||
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 5 | Ret | 4 | 5 | Ret | 3 | ||||||
| 2 | BMS Scuderia Italia | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 76 | |||
| 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | Ret | 10 | 10 | 7 | Ret | |||||||||
| 3 | Prospeed Competition | 6 | 1 | DSQ | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 69.5 | |||
| DSQ | 11 | DSQ | 9 | 6 | Ret | Ret | DNS | DNS | Ret | Ret | 4 | Ret | ||||||
| 4 | CR Scuderia | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 64 | |||
| 5 | 8 | Ret | 11 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | 9 | ||||||
| 5 | Advanced Engineering Pecom Racing Team | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 24.5 | ||||||
| 6 | Scuderia Ecosse | 10 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 23.5 | |||
| 7 |  Kessel Racing | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 5 | Ret | 7 | 7 | 4 | Ret | 8 | 19 | |||
| 8 | K plus K Motorsport | 2 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| 9 | IMSA Performance Matmut | 4 | 11 | 7 | 4.5 | |||||||||||||
| 10 | Trackspeed Racing | 11 | 12 | DSQ | 12 | 10 | 7 | Ret | 11 | 11 | DNS | 1 | ||||||
| 11 |  Juniper Racing | 13 | 8 | 9 | 0.5 | |||||||||||||
| - | Team Felbermayr-Proton | 9 | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | Ret | |||||||||||||||||
| - |  ARC Bratislava | 12 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| - | Victor Racing | 13 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| - | Easy Race SRL | 12 | 10 | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Sources: [5] [7] | ||||||||||||||||||
Points were awarded to the top 8 finishers in the order of 10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 except at the Spa 24 Hours. Drivers who did not drive the car for a minimum of 35 minutes did not score points. [6]
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| Pos. | Driver | Team | SIL | MON | ADR | OSC | SPA | BUC | BRN | NOG | ZOL | SAN | Total points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6H | 12H | 24H | R1 | R2 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Gianmaria Bruni | AF Corse | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 93 | |||
| 1 |  Toni Vilander | AF Corse | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 93 | |||
| 2 | Paolo Ruberti | BMS Scuderia Italia | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 60.5 | |||
| 2 | Matteo Malucelli | BMS Scuderia Italia | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 60.5 | |||
| 3 | Richard Westbrook | Prospeed Competition | DSQ | 1 | DSQ | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 1 | 4 | Ret | 51 | |||
| 4 | Thomas Biagi | AF Corse | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 5 | Ret | 4 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 45 | |||
| 4 |  Christian Montanari | AF Corse | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 5 | Ret | 4 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 45 | |||
| 5 | Emmanuel Collard | Prospeed Competition | DSQ | 1 | DSQ | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 41 | ||||
| 6 | Andrew Kirkaldy | CR Scuderia | 2 | 7 | Ret | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 4 | 37 | |||
| 6 | Rob Bell | CR Scuderia | 2 | 7 | Ret | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | Ret | 4 | 37 | ||||
| 7 | Joël Camathias | BMS Scuderia Italia | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | Ret | 10 | 10 | 7 | Ret | 35.5 | |||
| 8 | Davide Rigon | BMS Scuderia Italia | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | Ret | 10 | 33.5 | ||||||
| 9 | Tim Mullen | CR Scuderia | 5 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | Ret | 9 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 27 | |||
| 10 | Matías Russo | Advanced Engineering Pecom Racing Team | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 25.5 | ||||||
| AF Corse | 7 | Ret | Ret | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Luís Pérez Companc | Advanced Engineering Pecom Racing Team | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 24.5 | ||||||
| 12 | Jamie Davies | Scuderia Ecosse | 10 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 24.5 | |||
| 12 | Fabio Babini | Scuderia Ecosse | 10 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 24.5 | |||
| 13 | Marc Lieb | Prospeed Competition | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 21 | ||||||||||||
| Team Felbermayr-Proton | 9 | Ret | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Henri Moser | Kessel Racing | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 5 | Ret | 7 | 7 | 4 | Ret | 8 | 19 | |||
| 15 | Markus Palttala | Prospeed Competition | 6 | 11 | DSQ | 9 | 6 | Ret | Ret | DNS | DNS | 5 | Ret | 3 | 5 | 18.5 | |||
| 16 | Andrea Piccini | CR Scuderia | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15.5 | ||||||||||||
| 17 |  Chris Niarchos | CR Scuderia | 5 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | Ret | 9 | 9 | 15 | ||||||
| 18 |  Jaime Melo | AF Corse | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | |||||||||||||
| 18 | Mika Salo | AF Corse | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | |||||||||||||
| 19 | Fabrizio Del Monte | Kessel Racing | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 5 | Ret | 7 | 7 | 13 | ||||||
| 20 | Mikael Forsten | Prospeed Competition | 6 | 11 | DSQ | 9 | 6 | Ret | Ret | DNS | DNS | 5 | Ret | 5 | 12.5 | ||||
| 21 | Alex Davison | Prospeed Competition | 1 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| 22 | Jiří Janák | K plus K Motorsport | 2 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| 22 | Tim Bergmeister | K plus K Motorsport | 2 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| 23 | James Sutton | CR Scuderia | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | Gordon Shedden | CR Scuderia | 9 | 4 | 4 | 7.5 | |||||||||||||
| 25 | Andrea Palma | Kessel Racing | 11 | 5 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 25 | Gilles Vannelet | Kessel Racing | 11 | 5 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 26 | Maurizio Mediani | Kessel Racing | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 27 | Dirk Müller | CR Scuderia | 5 | 9 | 6 | Ret | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 28 |  Richard Lietz | IMSA Performance Matmut | 4 | 11 | 7 | 4.5 | |||||||||||||
| Team Felbermayr-Proton | 10 | Ret | |||||||||||||||||
| 28 |  Patrick Long | IMSA Performance Matmut | 4 | 11 | 7 | 4.5 | |||||||||||||
| 28 | Raymond Narac | IMSA Performance Matmut | 4 | 11 | 7 | 4.5 | |||||||||||||
| 29 | Ferdinando Monfardini | Scuderia Ecosse | 8 | 6 | 8 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 30 | José Manuel Balbiani | BMS Scuderia Italia | 10 | 7 | 10 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 31 | Tim Sugden | CR Scuderia | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Trackspeed Racing | 10 | 7 | Ret | ||||||||||||||||
| 32 | Wolf Henzler | Prospeed Competition | 6 | Ret | Ret | 1.5 | |||||||||||||
| 32 | Geoffroy Horion | Prospeed Competition | 6 | Ret | Ret | 1.5 | |||||||||||||
| 33 | Niki Cadei | Kessel Racing | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 34 | David Ashburn | Trackspeed Racing | 11 | 12 | DSQ | 12 | 10 | 7 | Ret | 11 | 11 | DNS | 1 | ||||||
| 34 | Richard Williams | Trackspeed Racing | 11 | 12 | DSQ | 12 | 10 | 7 | Ret | 11 | 11 | DNS | 1 | ||||||
| 35 | Dominik Farnbacher | AF Corse | 7 | Ret | Ret | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 36 |  Craig Baird | Juniper Racing | 13 | 8 | 9 | 0.5 | |||||||||||||
| 36 | Rodney Forbes | Juniper Racing | 13 | 8 | 9 | 0.5 | |||||||||||||
| 36 | Shaun Juniper | Juniper Racing | 13 | 8 | 9 | 0.5 | |||||||||||||
| 36 | Max Twigg | Juniper Racing | 13 | 8 | 9 | 0.5 | |||||||||||||
| Pos. | Driver | Team | SIL | MON | ADR | OSC | 6H | 12H | 24H | R1 | R2 | BRN | NOG | ZOL | SAN | Total points | |||
| SPA | BUC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sources: [5] [7] | |||||||||||||||||||
The Citation Cup, which was limited to non-professional drivers competing in GT1 cars, [8] did not include the Spa 24 Hours (Round 6) and the San Luis 2 Hours (Round 10).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1= |  Alexander Talkanitsa | AT Racing | 10 | 10 | 20 | |||||||
| 1= | Wolfgang Kaufmann | AT Racing | 10 | 10 | 20 | |||||||
| 3= | Miro Konôpka | ARC Bratislava | 8 | 8 | ||||||||
| 3= | Sean Edwards | ARC Bratislava | 8 | 8 | ||||||||
| Source: [9] | ||||||||||||
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