2008 FIA GT Tourist Trophy

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The 2008 FIA GT Tourist Trophy was the opening race of the 2008 FIA GT Championship season. It took place at Silverstone Circuit, Great Britain, on 20 April 2008. It was the fourth time the RAC Tourist Trophy was held as a round of the FIA GT Championship.

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Race results

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC). Cars with a C under their class are running in the Citation Cup, with the winner marked in bold italics.

PosClassNoTeamDriversChassisTyreLaps
Engine
1GT133 Flag of Austria.svg Jetalliance Racing Flag of Austria.svg Karl Wendlinger
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ryan Sharp
Aston Martin DBR9 M 59
Aston Martin 6.0 L V12
2GT11 Flag of Germany.svg Vitaphone Racing Team Flag of Germany.svg Michael Bartels
Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Bertolini
Maserati MC12 GT1 M 59
Maserati 6.0 L V12
3GT110 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gigawave Motorsport Flag of Austria.svg Philipp Peter
Flag of Denmark.svg Allan Simonsen
Aston Martin DBR9 M 59
Aston Martin 6.0 L V12
4GT13 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 59
Chevrolet LS7R 7.0 L V8
5GT16 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 59
Chevrolet LS7R 7.0 L V8
6GT136 Flag of Austria.svg Jetalliance Racing Flag of Austria.svg Lukas Lichtner-Hoyer
Flag of Germany.svg Alex Müller
Aston Martin DBR9 M 59
Aston Martin 6.0 L V12
7GT12 Flag of Germany.svg Vitaphone Racing Team Flag of Portugal.svg Miguel Ramos
Flag of Brazil.svg Alexandre Negrão
Maserati MC12 GT1 M 59
Maserati 6.0 L V12
8GT15 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 59
Chevrolet LS7R 7.0 L V8
9GT17 Flag of France.svg Larbre Compétition Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Vincent Vosse
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Grégory Franchi
Saleen S7-R M 58
Ford 7.0 L V8
10GT18 Flag of Russia.svg IPB Spartak Racing
Flag of Germany.svg Reiter Engineering
Flag of Russia.svg Roman Rusinov
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Peter Kox
Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT M 58
Lamborghini L535 6.0 L V12
11GT250 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse Flag of Italy.svg Gianmaria Bruni
Flag of Finland.svg Toni Vilander
Ferrari F430 GT2 M 58
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
12GT256 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 57
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
13GT113 Flag of Austria.svg RBImmo Racing
Flag of Germany.svg Konrad Motorsport
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jos Menten
Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Piccini
Saleen S7-R P 57
Ford 7.0 L V8
14GT277 Flag of Italy.svg BMS Scuderia Italia Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Ruberti
Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Malucelli
Ferrari F430 GT2 P 57
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
15GT251 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 57
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
16GT14 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 57
Ford 7.0 L V8
17GT255 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg CR Scuderia Racing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Chris Niarchos
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Mullen
Ferrari F430 GT2 M 57
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
18GT260 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Prospeed Competition Flag of Finland.svg Markus Palttala
Flag of Finland.svg Mikael Forsten
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 56
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
19GT278 Flag of Italy.svg BMS Scuderia Italia Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Joël Camathias
Flag of Italy.svg Davide Rigon
Ferrari F430 GT2 P 56
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
20GT137 Flag of Argentina.svg Escuderia ACA Argentina Flag of Argentina.svg Gastón Mazzacane
Flag of Argentina.svg Esteban Tuero
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello M 56
Ferrari 5.9 L V12
21GT257 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Kessel Racing Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Henri Moser
Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio del Monte
Ferrari F430 GT2 M 56
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
22GT295 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 56
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
23GT262 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 56
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
24GT1
C
12 Flag of Austria.svg AT Racing
Flag of Austria.svg Renauer Motorsport Team
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Alexander Talkanitsa
Flag of Germany.svg Wolfgang Kaufmann
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R M 55
Chevrolet LS7R 7.0 L V8
25GT115 Flag of Monaco.svg JMB Racing Flag of the Netherlands.svg Peter Kutemann
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Aucott
Maserati MC12 GT1 M 54
Maserati 6.0 L V12
26GT259 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Trackspeed Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Williams
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Ashburn
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR P 54
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
27G2104 Flag of Germany.svg Go To One Racing
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Charouz Racing System
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Štepán Vojtech
Flag of Germany.svg Kenneth Heyer
Mosler MT900R M 52
Chevrolet LS7 7.0 L V8
28G2103 Flag of Germany.svg Go To One Racing
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Charouz Racing System
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Aleš Jirásek
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Adam Lacko
Mosler MT900R M 52
Chevrolet LS7 7.0 L V8
29G2
C
111 Flag of Slovakia.svg Autoracing Club Bratislava Flag of Slovakia.svg Miro Konopka
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sean Edwards
Saleen S7-R M 52
Ford 7.0 L V8
30
DNF
G2101 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgian Racing Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bas Leinders
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Renaud Kuppens
Gillet Vertigo Streiff P 28
Maserati 4.2 L V8
DSQGT261 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Prospeed Competition Flag of France.svg Emmanuel Collard
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Westbrook
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 57
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6

† – #61 Prospeed Competition was disqualified after the race for failing technical inspection. The car was found to be below the minimum ride height.

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