The 2008 Le Mans Series was the fifth season of ACO's Le Mans Series. It was a series for Le Mans Prototype and Grand Touring style cars broken into 4 classes: LMP1, LMP2, GT1, and GT2. It ran from 6 April to 14 September 2008 with five rounds taking place.
The 2008 schedule remained largely unchanged from that of 2007, except for Circuit de Catalunya replacing Circuit de Valencia for the Spanish round. A large gap was built into the schedule between May and August to better allow teams to prepare for and recover from the 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans. [1]
An additional race was announced at a later date, with a 1000 km event in Shanghai. This event however would not replace the Mil Milhas Brasil round, but was instead to be a stand-alone event as a precursor to a new Asian Le Mans Series planned for 2009. Points for the Le Mans Series would not be awarded but class winners would gain automatic entry to the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans. [2] The race was cancelled and was later rescheduled be held on 8 November 2009, because of conflicts with the 2008 Summer Olympics schedule. [3]
Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date |
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- | ![]() | Paul Ricard HTTT | 2 March 3 March |
1 | ![]() | Circuit de Catalunya | 6 April |
2 | ![]() | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 27 April |
3 | ![]() | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 11 May |
4 | ![]() | Nürburgring | 17 August |
5 | ![]() | Silverstone Circuit | 14 September |
Sources: [1] [4] |
Team | Chassis | Engine | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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![]() | Saleen S7-R | Ford Windsor 7.0 L V8 | 50 | ![]() | 1 |
![]() | 1 | ||||
![]() | 1 | ||||
![]() ![]() | Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT | Lamborghini L535 6.0 L V12 | 55 | ![]() | All |
![]() | All | ||||
![]() | Aston Martin DBR9 | Aston Martin AM04 6.0 L V12 | 59 | ![]() | All |
![]() | All | ||||
![]() | Aston Martin DBR9 | Aston Martin AM04 6.0 L V12 | 61 | ![]() | 3, 5 |
![]() | 3, 5 | ||||
![]() | 5 | ||||
![]() | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 | 72 | ![]() | All |
![]() | All | ||||
![]() | 2–3 | ||||
![]() | 1, 4 | ||||
73 | ![]() | 1–3 | |||
![]() | 1–3 | ||||
![]() | 1–3 | ||||
![]() | 4 | ||||
![]() | 4 | ||||
Source: [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] |
Team | Chassis | Engine | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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![]() | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche M97/77 3.8 L Flat-6 | 75 | ![]() | All |
![]() | All | ||||
![]() | 1–2, 4–5 | ||||
76 | ![]() | All | |||
![]() | All | ||||
![]() | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche M97/77 3.8 L Flat-6 | 77 | ![]() | All |
![]() | All | ||||
88 | ![]() | All | |||
![]() | All | ||||
![]() | All | ||||
![]() | Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-R | Audi 4.0 L V8 | 85 | ![]() | All |
![]() | All | ||||
![]() | 1–4 | ||||
![]() | 5 | ||||
![]() | Ferrari F430 GT2 | Ferrari F136 GT 4.0 L V8 | 90 | ![]() | All |
![]() | All | ||||
![]() | 1, 4–5 | ||||
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche M97/77 3.8 L Flat-6 | 91 | ![]() | All | |
![]() | 1–4 | ||||
![]() | 1–4 | ||||
![]() | 5 | ||||
![]() | Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 | Aston Martin AM05 4.5 L V8 | 93 | ![]() | 1, 5 |
![]() | 1, 5 | ||||
![]() | 1 | ||||
![]() | 5 | ||||
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche M97/77 3.8 L Flat-6 | 95 | ![]() | All | |
![]() | 1–4 | ||||
![]() | 3–4 | ||||
![]() | 1 | ||||
![]() | 5 | ||||
![]() | 5 | ||||
![]() | Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-R | Audi 4.0 L V8 | 94 | ![]() | All |
![]() | All | ||||
![]() | 3 | ||||
![]() | Ferrari F430 GT2 | Ferrari F136 GT 4.0 L V8 | 96 | ![]() | 1 |
![]() | 1 | ||||
![]() | Ferrari F430 GT2 | Ferrari F136 GT 4.0 L V8 | 98 | ![]() | All |
![]() | 2–5 | ||||
![]() | 1–2 | ||||
![]() | 1 | ||||
![]() | 3 | ||||
![]() | 4 | ||||
![]() | 5 | ||||
![]() ![]() | 99 | ![]() | All | ||
![]() | 1–2, 4–5 | ||||
![]() | 3 | ||||
Sources: [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] |
Overall winners in bold.
Points were awarded to the top eight finishers in the order of 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1. Unlike the American Le Mans Series, where teams with multiple entries scored the points of their highest finishing entry in each race, teams with multiple entries did not have their cars combined and each entry number was scored separately in the championship. [12] Cars which failed to complete 70% of the winner's distance were not awarded points.
The top two finishers in each team championship earned automatic entry to the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Pos | No | Team | Chassis | Engine | CAT ![]() | MNZ ![]() | SPA ![]() | NÜR ![]() | SIL ![]() | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | #2 | ![]() | Audi R10 TDI | Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 35 |
2 | #7 | ![]() | Peugeot 908 HDi FAP | Peugeot HDi 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel) | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 32 |
3 | #1 | ![]() | Audi R10 TDI | Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel) | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 27 |
4 | #8 | ![]() | Peugeot 908 HDi FAP | Peugeot HDi 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel) | 8 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 11 | 21 |
5 | #10 | ![]() | Lola B08/60 | Aston Martin AM04 6.0 L V12 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 19 |
6 | #16 | ![]() | Pescarolo 01 | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 | 4 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 3 | 15 |
7 | #15 | ![]() | Creation CA07 | AIM (Judd) YS5.5 5.5 L V10 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 14 | |
8 | #17 | ![]() | Pescarolo 01 | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 | 6 | 3 | Ret | 8 | 6 | 13 |
9 | #6 | ![]() | Courage-Oreca LC70 | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 | Ret | Ret | 3 | Ret | 10 | 6 |
10= | #5 | ![]() | Courage-Oreca LC70 | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 7 | 5 | |
10= | #18 | ![]() | Pescarolo 01 | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
12 | #20 | ![]() | Epsilon Euskadi ee1 | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 | 10 | Ret | 7 | 12 | Ret | 2 |
13 | #4 | ![]() | Pescarolo 01 | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 11 | 9 | 1 |
- | #14 | ![]() | Creation CA07 | AIM (Judd) YS5.5 5.5 L V10 | 11 | DNS | 10 | Ret | 0 | |
- | #3 | ![]() | Lavaggi LS1 | AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8 | Ret | Ret | NC | 0 | ||
- | #21 | ![]() | Epsilon Euskadi ee1 | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 | NC† | 12 | 0 | |||
- | #19 | ![]() | Lola B06/10 | AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8 | 9 | 0 |
Pos | No | Team | Chassis | Engine | CAT ![]() | MNZ ![]() | SPA ![]() | NÜR ![]() | SIL ![]() | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | #72 | ![]() | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 42 |
2 | #59 | ![]() | Aston Martin DBR9 | Aston Martin AM04 6.0 L V12 | Ret | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 36 |
3 | #55 | ![]() | Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT | Lamborghini L535 6.0 L V12 | 3 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 27 |
4 | #61 | ![]() | Aston Martin DBR9 | Aston Martin AM04 6.0 L V12 | 4 | 4 | 10 | |||
5 | #50 | ![]() | Saleen S7-R | Ford Windsor 7.0 L V8 | 2 | 8 | ||||
6 | #73 | ![]() | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 | Ret | 3 | Ret | Ret | 6 |
Points were awarded to the top 8 finishers in the order of 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1. [12] Drivers who did not drive for at least 45 minutes do not receive points.
Pos | Driver | Team | CAT ![]() | MNZ ![]() | SPA ![]() | NÜR ![]() | SIL ![]() | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1= | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 42 |
1= | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 42 |
3= | ![]() | ![]() | Ret | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 36 |
3= | ![]() | ![]() | Ret | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 36 |
5= | ![]() | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 27 |
5= | ![]() | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 27 |
7= | ![]() | ![]() | 2 | 1 | Ret | 18 | ||
7= | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 18 | |||
9= | ![]() | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 10 | |||
9= | ![]() | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 10 | |||
11= | ![]() | ![]() | 2 | 8 | ||||
11= | ![]() | ![]() | 2 | 8 | ||||
11= | ![]() | ![]() | 2 | 8 | ||||
14= | ![]() | ![]() | Ret | 3 | Ret | 6 | ||
14= | ![]() | ![]() | Ret | 3 | Ret | 6 | ||
14= | ![]() | ![]() | Ret | 3 | 6 | |||
17 | ![]() | ![]() | 4 | 5 |