2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series

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The 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series was the tenth V8 Supercar Championship Series and the twelfth series in which V8 Supercars contested the premier Australian touring car title. The championship began on 21 February at the Clipsal 500 on the streets of Adelaide and concluded on 7 December at Oran Park Raceway. It consisted of 14 rounds covering all states and the Northern Territory of Australia as well as rounds in New Zealand and Bahrain.

Race start at Round 2, Eastern Creek V8racestart.jpg
Race start at Round 2, Eastern Creek

Jamie Whincup secured the Drivers championship with two races in hand with victory in race 1 of the 2008 NRMA Motoring & Services Grand Finale. Whincup was also awarded the 49th Australian Touring Car Championship title by CAMS. [1] Triple Eight Race Engineering won the Teams Championship and Ford was awarded the Manufacturers Championship. [2]

Race calendar

Rd.Race titleCircuitCity / stateDate
1 Flag of South Australia.svg Clipsal 500 Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia 21–24 February
2 Flag of New South Wales.svg Eastern Creek Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 7–9 March
3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Hamilton 400 Hamilton Street Circuit Hamilton, New Zealand 18–20 April
4 Flag of Western Australia.svg BigPond 400 Barbagallo Raceway Wanneroo, Western Australia 9–11 May
5 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Midas 400 Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 7–9 June
6 Flag of the Northern Territory.svg Skycity Triple Crown Hidden Valley Raceway Darwin, Northern Territory 4–6 July
7 Flag of Queensland.svg City of Ipswich 400 Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland 18–20 July
8 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Winton Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria 1–3 August
9 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg L&H 500 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 12–14 September
10 Flag of New South Wales.svg Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 9–12 October
11 Flag of Queensland.svg The Coffee Club V8 Supercar Challenge Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Surfers Paradise, Queensland 23–26 October
12 Flag of Bahrain.svg Gulf Air Desert 400 Bahrain International Circuit Manama, Bahrain 6–8 November
13 Flag of Tasmania.svg Falken Tasmania Challenge Symmons Plains Raceway Launceston, Tasmania 21–23 November
14 Flag of New South Wales.svg NRMA Motoring & Services Grand Finale Oran Park Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 4–7 December

Teams and drivers

Mark Winterbottom driving a Ford Falcon BF for Ford Performance Racing Winterbottom2008.jpg
Mark Winterbottom driving a Ford Falcon BF for Ford Performance Racing
Mark Skaife driving a Holden Commodore VE for the Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife At Queensland Raceway In 2008.JPG
Mark Skaife driving a Holden Commodore VE for the Holden Racing Team

The following teams and drivers contested the 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series.

ManufacturerCarTeamNo.DriversEventsEndurance Event Drivers
Ford Falcon BF Stone Brothers Racing 4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Courtney All Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Besnard
9 Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen All Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jonathon Webb
Ford Performance Racing 5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Winterbottom All Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Youlden
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Canto
6 Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Richards All
Dick Johnson Racing 17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Johnson All Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Owen
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Warren Luff
18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Davison All
Team Kiwi Racing 021 Flag of New Zealand.svg Kayne Scott 1, 3–7 Flag of New Zealand.svg Kayne Scott
Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Pither 2, 8–10
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Owen 11
Flag of Bahrain.svg Fahad Al Musalam 12
Flag of New Zealand.svg Daniel Gaunt 13–14
Walden Motorsport 24 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Walden 1 [a]
Britek Motorsport 25 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bright All Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Macrow
26 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcus Marshall All Flag of New Zealand.svg Matthew Halliday
Triple Eight Race Engineering 88 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup All Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Giovanardi
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Marc Hynes
888 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Lowndes All
Paul Cruickshank Racing 111 Flag of New Zealand.svg Fabian Coulthard All Flag of New Zealand.svg John McIntyre*
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Davison**
Ford Rising Stars Racing 777 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Patrizi 3–14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Grant Denyer*
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Karl Reindler**
Holden Commodore VE Holden Racing Team 1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander All Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn Seton
Flag of New Zealand.svg Craig Baird
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife All
Tasman Motorsport 3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jason Richards All Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Noske
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dale Wood
51 Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy All
Perkins Engineering 7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Kelly All Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Pretty
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Perkins
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shane Price 1–10
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Perkins 11–14
Brad Jones Racing 12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Jones All Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Jones
Flag of Brazil.svg Max Wilson
14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron McConville All
HSV Dealer Team (HRT)15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly All Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Radisich
16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Dumbrell All Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Reynolds
Garry Rogers Motorsport 33 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lee Holdsworth All Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Ritter
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Ellery
34 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Caruso All
Paul Morris Motorsport 39 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Russell Ingall All Flag of the United States.svg Boris Said
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Neal
67 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Morris All
Paul Weel Racing 50 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Thompson All Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Weel
Rod Nash Racing
Tony D'Alberto Racing
55 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony D'Alberto All Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bargwanna

* Phillip Island 500 only
** Bathurst 1000 only

Team and driver changes

WPS Racing announced the closure of their team with the vehicles and equipment sold off to new owners, citing business and health issues affecting team principal Craig Gore. [5]

Two new entities entered the championship in 2008. The first of these was Development Series team Ford Rising Stars Racing, who bought a licence from Paul Weel RacingFormula 3 Euroseries driver Michael Patrizi was hired to drive, but the team skipped the first round in Adelaide to prepare properly. [6] Walden Motorsport were committed to return to the series with Garth Walden driving, however the team failed to appear at the first two rounds and the franchise was put up for sale. [7] [8] [9]

Reigning series champion Garth Tander transferred from the HSV Dealer Team to the Holden Racing Team, replacing Todd Kelly. Kelly replaced Marcus Marshall at Perkins Engineering, with Marshall moving to Britek Motorsport in place of the outgoing Alan Gurr. [10] Tander was replaced at HSVDT with Paul Dumbrell, who moved from Paul Weel Racing which had intended to cease operations at the conclusion of 2007. This decision was reversed, with Andrew Thompson racing their sole Commodore VE. [11]

Russell Ingall moved to Paul Morris Motorsport, replacing Owen Kelly. Shane van Gisbergen took over Ingall's seat at Stone Brothers Racing following his half-season at Team Kiwi Racing. [12] Team Kiwi cut ties with Stone Brothers and settled on running a Triple Eight-built Falcon independently, signing Development Series veteran Kayne Scott. [13] [7]

Dean Canto's contract with Garry Rogers Motorsport was terminated a year early. [14] He was replaced with 2007 Development Series runner-up Michael Caruso. [15]

Cameron McConville signed with Brad Jones Racing, whom he had previously raced for in Super Touring. The team moved from Ford to Holden and ran with the technical assistance of Walkinshaw Performance, the organisation that runs the Holden Racing Team and HSV Dealer Teams. [16]

Paul Cruickshank Racing signed Fabian Coulthard to replace the retiring John Bowe. [10]

Second tier Fujitsu series champion team Tony D'Alberto Racing moved to the V8 Supercar series, and took over the running of the Rod Nash Racing owned franchise, replacing Independent Racing Cars who previously operated the team. Tony D'Alberto replaced Steve Owen as driver. [17]

Mid-season changes

Due to a date clash with the final round of the New Zealand V8 series, Kayne Scott was not available to compete for Team Kiwi Racing at Eastern Creek and was replaced by Chris Pither. [18] Pither again replaced Scott for the Winton round later in the year. Following a crash at Bathurst that severely dented the teams' financial resources, Steve Owen was drafted in for the Gold Coast round, followed by Bahraini driver Fahad Al Musalam for the Desert 400 and 23-year-old Daniel Gaunt for the final two rounds of the season.

Shane Price was sacked from the Perkins Engineering a week after the Bathurst 1000 and replaced with endurance co-driver Jack Perkins. [19]

Rule changes

Technical

An option to use sequential gearboxes in lieu of H-pattern gearboxes was introduced. [20] Initially optional, sequential gearboxes later became mandatory.

Sporting

The points system was changed for 2008. Points were awarded to the top 30 drivers, with 300 points being the most available to a driver in each round. [21]

In Friday practice sessions, drivers who had finished in the top 15 in the 2007 Championship were not permitted to participate for the first 30 minutes. [22]

Results and standings

Season summary

RoundRaceEvent Pole position Race winnersRound winnerReport
1R1Adelaide Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup
(Triple Eight Race Engineering, Ford)
report
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup
2R1Eastern Creek Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Davison
(Dick Johnson Racing, Ford)
report
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Davison
R3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Winterbottom
3R1Hamilton Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Richards Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander
(Holden Racing Team, Holden)
report
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander
R3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander
4R1Perth Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Winterbottom Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Winterbottom Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Winterbottom
(Ford Performance Racing, Ford)
report
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Winterbottom
R3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Winterbottom
5R1Sandown Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup
(Triple Eight Race Engineering, Ford)
report
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Lowndes
R3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup
6R1Darwin Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Winterbottom Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Winterbottom Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Richards
(Ford Performance Racing, Ford)
report
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander
R3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Richards
7R1Ipswich Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Courtney Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Courtney Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Winterbottom
(Ford Performance Racing, Ford)
report
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Winterbottom
R3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Winterbottom
8R1Winton Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Winterbottom Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander
(Holden Racing Team, Holden)
report
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Davison
R3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander
9Phillip Island Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Lowndes
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife
(Holden Racing Team, Holden)
report
10Bathurst Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Lowndes
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup
(Triple Eight Race Engineering, Ford)
report
11R1Gold Coast Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup
(Triple Eight Race Engineering, Ford)
report
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup
R3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup
12R1Bahrain Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup
(Triple Eight Race Engineering, Ford)
report
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup
R3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup
13R1Launceston Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Kelly Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup
(Triple Eight Race Engineering, Ford)
report
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup
R3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup
14R1Oran Park Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander
(Holden Racing Team, Holden)
report
R2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander
R3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly

Points system

Points are awarded to any driver that completes 75% of race distance and is running on the completion of the final lap.

Pos1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th17th18th19th20th21st22nd23rd24th25th26th27th28th29th30th
Adelaide150138129120111102969084787269666360575451484542393633302724211815
Std1009286807468646056524846444240383634323028262422201816141210
L&H 500 Qual5046434037343230282624232221201918171615141312111098765
L&H 500 Feature2001841721601481361281201121049692888480767268646056524844403632282420
Bathurst300276258240222204192180168156144138132126120114108102969084787266605448423630

NOTES:

Adelaide: Clipsal 500.

Std denotes all races except the Clipsal 500, L&H 500, and Bathurst 1000. These three races have unique rules.

L&H 500: Phillip Island races are split into qualifying races and 500 km feature race. The two drivers per team will be grouped into separate qualifying races that will count towards drivers' individual point totals and towards the starting grid for the feature race. The two drivers will then race one car for the 500 km endurance race.

Bathurst: Both drivers will share one car for entire race.

Drivers' Championship

Pos.DriverNo. ADE
Flag of South Australia.svg
EAS
Flag of New South Wales.svg
HAM
Flag of New Zealand.svg
BAR
Flag of Western Australia.svg
SAN
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
HID
Flag of the Northern Territory.svg
QLD
Flag of Queensland.svg
WIN
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
PHI
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
BAT
Flag of New South Wales.svg
SUR
Flag of Queensland.svg
BAH
Flag of Bahrain.svg
SYM
Flag of Tasmania.svg
ORA
Flag of New South Wales.svg
Pen.Pts.
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup 8811354DNSDNSDNS733131458936142211111112111Ret2303332
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Winterbottom 52Ret102110751112621322112122644333214434423121803079
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander 1231919311132259123134443311122221411232085612123048
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Lowndes 8883Ret7381914754431DNS54Ret2812711562169923362225302871
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Davison 187Ret216922Ret856Ret1178105655214367Ret10Ret10645610152102495
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Courtney 416Ret515Ret433208764310237162992563911Ret572Ret171056402446
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly 1586462264665712179968Ret131065720Ret6592220199894102430
8 Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Richards 6515277Ret322479231692217711524Ret4411128859RetRet174317122416
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Russell Ingall 3914Ret1147RetRet111124Ret4767643237Ret7918587425132516321102236
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Johnson 1769211918Ret1381315131351015191716171517111336155468138671591602163
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lee Holdsworth 3342881154Ret24Ret231122813171610181018735Ret10417312810791225602065
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Kelly 7154131315819159Ret81785112911191312613111317476206Ret13378Ret02053
13 Flag of New Zealand.svg Fabian Coulthard 111111814171678617912814Ret142422128819189161014Ret13Ret167910Ret1810801823
14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife 291761451823122RetDNS10182225818510912RetDNS112161614Ret17Ret252415RetRet1201644
15 Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen 9125172717212610Ret12109241215917211714221210Ret1713Ret726105RetEXRet13501614
16 Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy 51107911102325Ret122115222611182210242019272121Ret2Ret14121019181612142117Ret01572
17 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jason Richards 313812161920914Ret22Ret18201667Ret1414224RetDNSRet2131711RetDNSDNS11181216181401548
18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Caruso 34Ret11252614121817Ret17162023191612151516168Ret205Ret2018191514171716188111001439
19 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bright 25Ret10202220111213Ret1314Ret1514Ret18Ret18Ret252081011924RetRet221314711Ret137701438
20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Morris 67Ret161810Ret2417181611251521242026132715Ret1312159182519Ret119122314131414901436
21 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Dumbrell 16RetRet161291411Ret15162212132719111411112015108Ret208Ret1612181121132019Ret1301398
22 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron McConville 14Ret315181265201010Ret141013Ret161213914232319RetRet1222Ret1325211415Ret11192201370
23 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcus Marshall 26191326Ret221616Ret221917Ret2421212120RetRetRet261723211426232016211518192320222401113
24 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Jones 1218122223Ret22159141411161715232721222418291416RetRet19Ret21Ret2016222021Ret20Ret01071
25 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony D'Alberto 5517Ret2320Ret1310Ret212320252525191423202226241614RetRetRet241817241924Ret19RetRet190890
26 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Patrizi 777Ret2119192021RetEX26262019252523252024181921Ret22242322122126Ret21250848
27 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shane Price 1121Ret192121Ret241618Ret191919182213Ret21192122151813170843
28 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Thompson 5020Ret24241315RetDNSRet18182427202428Ret2323Ret16DNS1723DNS2220Ret18RetRet15Ret22Ret23150771
29 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Perkins 11881815231915RetRet222517Ret200620
30 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Besnard 4630459
31 Flag of New Zealand.svg Kayne Scott 02122141720Ret23Ret24212823Ret252426Ret24DNSRet0362
32 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Owen 17/02122112321150351
33 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Jones 141550343
Flag of Brazil.svg Max Wilson 141550343
35 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Pretty 11880338
36 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Macrow 251190320
37 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Warren Luff 1722110259
38 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Canto 52470252
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Youlden 52470252
40 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Ellery 3412160245
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Ritter 3412160245
42 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Noske 5120130226
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dale Wood 5120130226
44 Flag of New Zealand.svg Matt Halliday 2621140225
45 Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Giovanardi 8817150222
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Marc Hynes 8817150222
47 Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Radisich 157DNS0196
48 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jonathon Webb 910Ret0190
49 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Davison 111100156
50 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Pither 021282523281922DNSRet0130
51 Flag of New Zealand.svg John McIntyre 111160128
52 Flag of New Zealand.svg Craig Baird 214Ret0118
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn Seton 214Ret0118
54 Flag of New Zealand.svg Daniel Gaunt 0212623242224Ret0112
55 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Grant Denyer 777180102
56 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Karl Reindler 77719096
57 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Neal 67RetRet094
Flag of the United States.svg Boris Said 67RetRet094
59 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Weel 50RetDNS084
60 Flag of Bahrain.svg Fahad Al Musalam 02123Ret24046
61 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bargwanna 55RetRet038
62 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Reynolds 16RetDNS022
Pos.DriverNo. ADE
Flag of South Australia.svg
EAS
Flag of New South Wales.svg
HAM
Flag of New Zealand.svg
BAR
Flag of Western Australia.svg
SAN
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
HID
Flag of the Northern Territory.svg
QLD
Flag of Queensland.svg
WIN
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
PHI
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
BAT
Flag of New South Wales.svg
SUR
Flag of Queensland.svg
BAH
Flag of Bahrain.svg
SYM
Flag of Tasmania.svg
ORA
Flag of New South Wales.svg
Pen.Pts.

Teams Championship

Triple Eight Race Engineering won the Teams Championship. [2]

PosTeam ADE
Flag of South Australia.svg
EAS
Flag of New South Wales.svg
HAM
Flag of New Zealand.svg
BAR
Flag of Western Australia.svg
SAN
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
HID
Flag of the Northern Territory.svg
QLD
Flag of Queensland.svg
WIN
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
PHI
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
BAT
Flag of New South Wales.svg
SUR
Flag of Queensland.svg
BAH
Flag of Bahrain.svg
SYM
Flag of Tasmania.svg
ORA
Flag of New South Wales.svg
Pen.Pts.
1 Triple Eight Race Engineering 42945013847047236833446236042048056429212405867
2 Ford Performance Racing 30932446050037056246823427143241237828230605308
3 Dick Johnson Racing 28235418633028229433040035034835229241425404478
4 Holden Racing Team 22242640436228838642231837013840215024630604432
5 Stone Brothers Racing 23720235025246228236024636125818036416234004060
6 HSV Dealer Team 1923803303142523062303462189024624025035003738
7 Garry Rogers Motorsport 33024827012022024225427433011426831028029403550
8 Paul Morris Motorsport 12027814017630230432025826710225439621236603491
9 Perkins Motorsport 22221619218226817821026028128830817031819003285
10 Tasman Motorsport 33027217214019424419415214640821211825417803018
11 Brad Jones Racing 24917029423625215222417217022213216016613602735
12 Britek Motorsport 1921302141801321205422025129410021820225002551
13 Paul Cruickshank Racing (s)123116192138102901661221281568010215614601823
14 Rod Nash Racing (s)5454968260987410238Ret569054320890
15 Speed FX Racing (s)60901880647210296507292480848
16 Paul Weel Racing (s)458840686836487484WD523466640771
17 Team Kiwi Racing (s)10258664666424072DNSRet924664480742
PosTeam ADE
Flag of South Australia.svg
EAS
Flag of New South Wales.svg
HAM
Flag of New Zealand.svg
BAR
Flag of Western Australia.svg
SAN
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
HID
Flag of the Northern Territory.svg
QLD
Flag of Queensland.svg
WIN
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
PHI
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg
BAT
Flag of New South Wales.svg
SUR
Flag of Queensland.svg
BAH
Flag of Bahrain.svg
SYM
Flag of Tasmania.svg
ORA
Flag of New South Wales.svg
Pen.Pts.
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Manufacturers Championship

Ford won the Manufacturers Championship having won more rounds than rival Holden. [23]

See also

2008 V8 Supercar season

Notes

  1. Walden had purchased a Racing Entitlements Contract and had been entered in the first round. Having initially entered a Holden Commodore VE but not purchased one, the team attempted to source a Ford Falcon BF but could not do so in time for the event and did not participate, despite Walden himself being in attendance. [3] [4]

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