2008 The Coffee Club V8 Supercar Challenge

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Flag of Queensland.svg 2008 The Coffee Club V8 Supercar Challenge
Event Information
Round 11 of 14 in the 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series
Surfers Paradise Street Circuit.svg
Date24–26 October 2008
Location Surfers Paradise, Queensland
Venue Surfers Paradise Street Circuit
WeatherFine
Results
Race 1
Distance 27 laps 120 km
Pole position Jamie Whincup
Triple Eight Race Engineering
1:49.1828
Winner Jamie Whincup
Triple Eight Race Engineering
52:27.0448
Race 2
Distance 27 laps 120 km
Winner Jamie Whincup
Triple Eight Race Engineering
56:26.3034
Race 3
Distance 27 laps 120 km
Winner Jamie Whincup
Triple Eight Race Engineering
58:15.8607
Round Results
First 300 pts
Second 276 pts
Third 258 pts

The 2008 The Coffee Club V8 Supercar Challenge is the eleventh round of the 2008 V8 Supercar season. It was held on the weekend of the 24 to 26 October at the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit in Queensland.

Contents

Qualifying

Qualifying rounds for the race were held on Friday the 24 October 2008.

Race 1

Race 1 was held on Saturday the 25 October 2008.

Race 2

Race 2 was held on Sunday the 26 October 2008.

Race 3

Race 3 was held on Sunday the 26 October 2008.


Other categories

The 2008 Nikon Indy 300 had five categories (including V8 Supercars) of racing.

CategoryRound winner
Indy Racing League Ryan Briscoe (Dallara IR8 Honda)
Formula 3 John Martin (Dallara F307 Mercedes-Benz)
Australian Carrera Cup James Moffat (Porsche 997 GT3 Cup)
Aussie Racing Cars Paul Morris (Commodore-Yamaha)

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References

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