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The 2008 Porsche Centre Gold Coast 500 was the seventh 500km race held at Queensland Raceway. It was held on 15 November 2008, and only attracted nine entrants. [1]
Qualifying session 1 was held on Saturday, 15 November, at 10:30am. [1]
| Pos | No. | Entrant | Driver | Car | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Lakemp | Russell Kempnich | Porsche 956 | 1:14.0813 |
| 2 | 32 | Howard Racing | Grant Sherrin | Ford AU Falcon | 1:14.1379 |
| 3 | 111 | Juniper Racing | Shaun Juniper | Porsche 997 Cup Car | 1:14.4265 |
| 4 | 29 | V.I.P Petfoods Pty Ltd | Tony Quinn Kent Quinn | Porsche GT3 | 1:14.8256 |
| 5 | 28 | Sheep Station Racing | David Beard | Porsche GT3 Cup | 1:16.2948 |
| 6 | 22 | Team Pish | Steven Kepper Terry Knight | Porsche 997 Cup Car | 1:16.6513 |
| 7 | 55 | Elite Fleet | Gary Leaton | Holden Monaro | 1:19.2161 |
| 8 | 4 | Hi-Way 1 | Derek Hocking Kim Rasker Colin Giblett | Holden VZ Ute | 1:27.7837 |
| 9 | 9 | A Team | Stephen Pocock Bruce LeGarde | Honda Civic | 1:30.3741 |
Qualifying session 2 was held on Saturday, 15 November, at 11:40am. [1]
| Pos | No. | Entrant | Driver | Car | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 | V.I.P Petfoods Pty Ltd | Kent Quinn | Porsche GT3 | 1:13.7547 |
| 2 | 22 | Team Pish | Terry Knight | Porsche 997 Cup Car | 1:15.2913 |
| 3 | 55 | Elite Fleet | Gary Leaton D.Croswell | Holden Monaro | 1:15.4580 |
| 4 | 32 | Howard Racing | Grant Sherrin | Ford AU Falcon | 1:15.7339 |
| 5 | 111 | Juniper Racing | Shaun Juniper | Porsche 997 Cup Car | 1:22.9772 |
| 6 | 4 | Hi-Way 1 | R.Rasker C.Giblett | Holden VZ Ute | 1:27.7751 |
| 7 | 28 | Sheep Station Racing | Brad Rankin | Porsche GT3 Cup | 1:34.4500 |
The race was held on Saturday, 15 November, at 3:45pm. [1]
| Pos | No. | Entrant | Drivers | Car | Laps | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | ||||||
| 1 | 32 | Howard Racing | Grant Sherrin David Russell | Ford AU Falcon | 155 | 3 |
| Ford Windsor 5.0L V8 | ||||||
| 2 | 11a | Lakemp | Russell Kempnich | Porsche 956 | 161* | 2 |
| Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||
| 11b | Roger Lago Wayne Park | Porsche 997 Cup Car | ||||
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 3 | 29a | V.I.P Petfoods Pty Ltd | Kent Quinn | Porsche 996 Cup Car | 161* | 1 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 29b | Tony Quinn | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | ||||
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 4 | 22a | Team Pish | Terry Knight Peter Mills | Porsche 996 Cup Car | 149 | 5 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 22b | Steven Kepper Matthew Coleman | Porsche 997 Cup Car | ||||
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 5 | 111 | Juniper Racing | Shaun Juniper Graeme Juniper | Porsche 997 Cup Car | 148 | 4 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 6 | 28a | Sheep Station Racing | Brad Rankin Roger Burman | Porsche 996 Cup Car | 148 | 7 |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 28b | David Beard | Porsche 996 Turbo S | ||||
| Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||
| 28c | James Austin | Porsche 996 Cup Car | ||||
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ||||||
| 7 | 4a | Hi-Way 1 | Derek Hocking | Holden VY Commodore SS | 131 | 8 |
| Chevrolet Generation III LS1 5.7L V8 | ||||||
| 4b | Kim Rasker | Holden VZ Ute SS | ||||
| Chevrolet Generation III LS1 5.7L V8 | ||||||
| 4c | Colin Giblett | Holden VT Commodore | ||||
| Holden Ecotec 3.6L V6 | ||||||
| 4d | Rod Rasker | Holden VZ Ute SS | ||||
| Chevrolet Generation III LS1 5.7L V8 | ||||||
| 8 | 9a | A Team | Bruce LeGarde | Honda Civic | 126 | 9 |
| Honda D16Y4 1.6L I4 | ||||||
| 9b | Stephen Pocock | Honda Civic | ||||
| Honda EW2 1.5L I4 | ||||||
| DNF | 55a | Elite Fleet | Gary Leaton John English | Holden VZ Monaro | 75 | 6 |
| Chevrolet Generation III LS1 5.7L V8 | ||||||
| 55b | Ryan McLeod Dean Croswell | Holden VZ Commodore | ||||
| Holden Aurora 5.0L V8 |
*Cars 11 and 29 finished first and second respectively, however were relegated to positions two and three after the race.
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