2008 FIA GT Nogaro 2 Hours

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Layout of the Circuit Paul Armagnac Circuit Paul Armagnac Nogaro.svg
Layout of the Circuit Paul Armagnac

The 2008 FIA GT Nogaro 2 Hours was the eighth race of the 2008 FIA GT Championship season. It took place at the Circuit Paul Armagnac, France, on 5 October 2008.

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Race results

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC). [1]

PosClassNoTeamDriversChassisTyreLaps
Engine
1GT12 Flag of Germany.svg Vitaphone Racing Team Flag of Portugal.svg Miguel Ramos
Flag of Brazil.svg Alexandre Negrão
Maserati MC12 GT1 M 81
Maserati 6.0 L V12
2GT16 Flag of Germany.svg Phoenix Carsport Racing Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mike Hezemans
Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Gollin
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R M 81
Chevrolet LS7R 7.0 L V8
3GT15 Flag of Germany.svg Phoenix Carsport Racing Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jean-Denis Délétraz
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marcel Fässler
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R M 81
Chevrolet LS7R 7.0 L V8
4GT110 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gigawave Motorsport Flag of Austria.svg Philipp Peter
Flag of Denmark.svg Allan Simonsen
Aston Martin DBR9 M 81
Aston Martin 6.0 L V12
5GT133 Flag of Austria.svg Jetalliance Racing Flag of Austria.svg Karl Wendlinger
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ryan Sharp
Aston Martin DBR9 M 81
Aston Martin 6.0 L V12
6GT11 Flag of Germany.svg Vitaphone Racing Team Flag of Germany.svg Michael Bartels
Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Bertolini
Maserati MC12 GT1 M 81
Maserati 6.0 L V12
7GT17 Flag of France.svg Larbre Compétition Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Vincent Vosse
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Grégory Franchi
Saleen S7-R M 81
Ford 7.0 L V8
8GT13 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Selleslagh Racing Team Flag of France.svg Christophe Bouchut
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Xavier Maassen
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R M 81
Chevrolet LS7R 7.0 L V8
9GT261 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Prospeed Competition Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Davison
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Westbrook
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 79
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
10GT255 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg CR Scuderia Racing Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Piccini
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Mullen
Ferrari F430 GT2 M 79
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
11GT250 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse Flag of Italy.svg Gianmaria Bruni
Flag of Finland.svg Toni Vilander
Ferrari F430 GT2 M 79
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
12GT257 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Kessel Racing Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Henri Moser
Flag of Italy.svg Maurizio Mediani
Ferrari F430 GT2 M 79
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
13GT137 Flag of Argentina.svg Escuderia ACA Argentina Flag of Argentina.svg Esteban Tuero
Flag of Argentina.svg Gastón Mazzacane
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello M 79
Ferrari 5.9 L V12
14GT251 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse Flag of Italy.svg Thomas Biagi
Flag of San Marino (1862-2011).svg Christian Montanari
Ferrari F430 GT2 M 79
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
15GT262 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scuderia Ecosse Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Davies
Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Babini
Ferrari F430 GT2 P 78
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
16GT277 Flag of Italy.svg BMS Scuderia Italia Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Ruberti
Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Malucelli
Ferrari F430 GT2 P 78
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
17GT256 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg CR Scuderia Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Kirkaldy
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rob Bell
Ferrari F430 GT2 M 78
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
18GT295 Flag of Italy.svg Advanced Engineering
Flag of Argentina.svg PeCom Racing Team
Flag of Argentina.svg Matías Russo
Flag of Argentina.svg Luís Pérez Companc
Ferrari F430 GT2 M 78
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
19GT278 Flag of Italy.svg BMS Scuderia Italia Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Joël Camathias
Flag of Argentina.svg José Manuel Balbiani
Ferrari F430 GT2 P 77
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
20G2164 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Aston Martin Racing Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Enge
Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Mücke
Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 M 77
Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
21GT259 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Trackspeed Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Ashburn
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Williams
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 75
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
22
DNF
GT14 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Peka Racing Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Anthony Kumpen
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bert Longin
Saleen S7-R P 48
Ford 7.0 L V8
23
DNF
GT19 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg DKR Engineering Flag of France.svg Jean-Philippe Dayraut
Flag of France.svg Julien Canal
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R P 36
Chevrolet LS7R 7.0 L V8
24
DNF
GT260 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Prospeed Competition Flag of Finland.svg Markus Palttala
Flag of Finland.svg Mikael Forsten
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 23
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
DNQGT136 Flag of Austria.svg Jetalliance Racing Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Janák
Flag of Germany.svg Alex Müller
Aston Martin DBR9 M
Aston Martin 6.0 L V12

† – #51 AF Corse was given a 30-second time penalty after the race, the equivalent of a drive-through penalty. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Results: 2008 Round 8 – Nogaro (Race Result)". FIA GT Championship. 2008-10-05. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
  2. "05/10/2008 Victory for Vitaphone and Prospeed – Bruni & Vilander secure the title". FIA GT Championship. 2008-10-05. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
  3. "Results: 2008 Round 8 – Nogaro (Qualifying 1)". FIA GT Championship. 2008-10-04. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
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