2008 V8 Supercars Manufacturers Challenge

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Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg 2008 V8 Supercars Manufacturers Challenge
Event Information
Albert Lake Park Street Circuit in Melbourne, Australia.svg
Date13–16 March 2008
Location Melbourne, Victoria
Venue Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit
WeatherFine
Results
Race 1
Distance 13 laps 70 km
Pole position Garth Tander
Holden Racing Team
1:58.2337
Winner Garth Tander
Holden Racing Team
27:54.4393
Race 2
Distance 15 laps 80 km
Winner Garth Tander
Holden Racing Team
37:45.8517
Race 3
Distance 16 laps 85 km
Winner Garth Tander
Holden Racing Team
34:44.3442
Round Results
First 300 pts
Second 276 pts
Third 252 pts

The 2008 Sprint Gas V8 Supercars Manufacturers Challenge was the third meeting of the 2008 V8 Supercar season. It was held on the weekend of 13 to 16 March at Albert Park Street Circuit, in the inner suburbs of Melbourne, the capital of Victoria. The meeting was a non-championship affair, conducted under a unique Holden vs Ford format. It was the lead support category for the 2008 Australian Grand Prix.

Contents

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Thursday 13 March. Mark Skaife was fastest as the Holden Racing Team continued its resurgence. Steven Richards shook off his car destroying crash at Eastern Creek to be second fastest ahead of Jason Richards in the Tasman Motorsport Commodore. The end of qualifying was nervous with the first top ten shootout of the season to be held the following day and while Russell Ingall scraped into the top ten, the unique Ford vs Holden rules for this event which demanded five of each manufacturer in the top ten saw Ingall, as the sixth Holden, relegated in favour of the fifth Ford, Steven Johnson. Michael Patrizi qualified 28th on the debut of both himself and his Ford Rising Stars Racing in the main game series.

Top Ten shootout

The top ten shootout, the first to be held in 2008, was held on Friday 14 March. Garth Tander kept the Holden Racing Team atop the timesheets, picking off pole position, holding off a motivated Craig Lowndes for the position. Steven Richards was third fastest, but would be relegated to fourth on the grid as the Ford vs Holden format stated that the grid would be formed in alternating manufacturer order ahead of outright pace, meaning fifth fastest qualifying Rick Kelly would start third as the second fastest Holden.

Race 1

Race 1 was held on Friday 12 March immediately after the shootout.

Race 2

Race 2 was held on Saturday 13 March.

Race 3

Race 3 was held on Sunday 14 March.

Results

Results as follows: [1]

Qualifying

PosNoNameCarTeamShootoutQualifying
11 Garth Tander Holden VE Commodore Holden Racing Team 1:58.23371:58.8971
2888 Craig Lowndes Ford BF Falcon Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:58.49531:59.2023
36 Steven Richards Ford BF Falcon Ford Performance Racing 1:58.73281:58.6621
418 Will Davison Ford BF Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 1:58.99801:58.7249
515 Rick Kelly Holden VE Commodore HSV Dealer Team 1:59.04761:59.1387
63 Jason Richards Holden VE Commodore Tasman Motorsport 1:59.18641:58.7134
75 Mark Winterbottom Ford BF Falcon Ford Performance Racing 1:59.44901:59.1371
82 Mark Skaife Holden VE Commodore Holden Racing Team 1:59.78251:58.5086
914 Cameron McConville Holden VE Commodore Brad Jones Racing 1:59.95661:59.1964
1017 Steven Johnson Ford BF Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 2:00.29591:59.2450
1139 Russell Ingall Holden VE Commodore Paul Morris Motorsport 1:59.2442
1288 Jamie Whincup Ford BF Falcon Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:59.2552
134 James Courtney Ford BF Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 1:59.2988
149 Shane van Gisbergen Ford BF Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 1:59.3754
1525 Jason Bright Ford BF Falcon Britek Motorsport 1:59.4549
1612 Andrew Jones Holden VE Commodore Brad Jones Racing 1:59.4939
17111 Fabian Coulthard Ford BF Falcon Paul Cruickshank Racing 1:59.5730
1833 Lee Holdsworth Holden VE Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 1:59.6715
1951 Greg Murphy Holden VE Commodore Tasman Motorsport 1:59.6851
2016 Paul Dumbrell Holden VE Commodore HSV Dealer Team 1:59.8272
217 Todd Kelly Holden VE Commodore Perkins Engineering 1:59.9082
2255 Tony D'Alberto Holden VE Commodore Rod Nash Racing 2:00.0081
2367 Paul Morris Holden VE Commodore Paul Morris Motorsport 2:00.1834
2450 Andrew Thompson Holden VE Commodore Paul Weel Racing 2:00.3897
2534 Michael Caruso Holden VE Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 2:00.6498
2611 Shane Price Holden VE Commodore Perkins Engineering 2:00.8066
2726 Marcus Marshall Ford BF Falcon Britek Motorsport 2:01.0328
28777 Michael Patrizi Ford BF Falcon Ford Rising Stars Racing 2:01.7018
29021 Kayne Scott Ford BF Falcon Team Kiwi Racing 2:02.1051

Race 1 results

PosNoNameTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
11 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 1327:54.43931100
218 Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing 13+2.6s692
315 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team 13+2.9s386
42 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 13+3.3s780
55 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 13+3.7s874
688 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 13+6.4s1268
717 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 13+7.0s1064
814 Cameron McConville Brad Jones Racing 13+7.4s960
93 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport 13+7.8s556
1051 Greg Murphy Tasman Motorsport 13+8.1s1752
1133 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport 13+8.7s1548
1214 Andrew Jones Brad Jones Racing 13+8.8s1346
13888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 13+9.0s244
1439 Russell Ingall Paul Morris Motorsport 13+9.4s1142
159 Shane van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Racing 13+9.5s1640
167 Todd Kelly Perkins Engineering 13+10.2s2138
1711 Shane Price Perkins Engineering 13+11.5s2936
1855 Tony D'Alberto Rod Nash Racing 13+12.0s2334
1916 Paul Dumbrell HSV Dealer Team 13+12.2s1932
20111 Fabian Coulthard Paul Cruickshank Racing 13+12.4s2030
21777 Michael Patrizi Ford Rising Stars Racing 13+12.8s2428
2250 Andrew Thompson Paul Weel Racing 13+13.8s2726
2325 Jason Bright Britek Motorsport 13+14.7s1824
244 James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing 13+14.9s1422
2534 Michael Caruso Garry Rogers Motorsport 13+15.4s2820
2626 Marcus Marshall Britek Motorsport 13+22.1s2218
DNF67 Paul Morris Team Sirromet Wines 625
DNF021 Kayne Scott Team Kiwi Racing 526
DNF6 Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing 04

Race 2 results

PosNoNameTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
11 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 1537:45.85171100
218 Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing 15+3.3s292
35 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 15+3.5s486
415 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team 15+4.4s380
588 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 15+4.6s674
62 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 15+5.3s568
714 Andrew Jones Brad Jones Racing 15+8.7s1564
839 Russell Ingall Paul Morris Motorsport 15+8.9s1760
933 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport 15+25.1s1356
1014 Cameron McConville Brad Jones Racing 15+10.1s752
113 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport 15+10.5s948
126 Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing 15+11.3s2646
137 Todd Kelly Perkins Engineering 15+11.8s1944
144 James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing 15+12.2s1442
1517 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 15+13.5s840
1625 Jason Bright Britek Motorsport 15+20.9s1838
17111 Fabian Coulthard Paul Cruickshank Racing 15+21.9s1436
1834 Michael Caruso Garry Rogers Motorsport 15+22.3s2834
1955 Tony D'Alberto Rod Nash Racing 15+22.7s2332
2067 Paul Morris Team Sirromet Wines 15+22.9s2930
219 Shane van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Racing 15+23.1s1228
2226 Marcus Marshall Britek Motorsport 15+25.7s2226
23021 Kayne Scott Team Kiwi Racing 15+26.1s2424
2450 Andrew Thompson Paul Weel Racing 15+26.6s2722
DNF51 Greg Murphy Tasman Motorsport 1411
DNF777 Michael Patrizi Ford Rising Stars Racing 1316
DNF888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 1210
DNF16 Paul Dumbrell HSV Dealer Team 725
DNF11 Shane Price Perkins Engineering 121

Race 3 results

PosNoNameTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPointsEvent Points
11 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 1634:44.34421100
218 Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing 16+2.5s292
315 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team 16+4.4s386
42 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 16+10.4s580
539 Russell Ingall Paul Morris Motorsport 16+12.0s974
66 Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing 16+13.3s868
74 James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing 16+16.0s1064
814 Cameron McConville Brad Jones Racing 16+17.2s1360
917 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 16+20.4s1256
10888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 16+20.7s2652
11111 Fabian Coulthard Paul Cruickshank Racing 16+8.6s1648
1233 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport 16+22.3s1146
133 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport 16+26.2s1544
1425 Jason Bright Britek Motorsport 16+28.1s1442
1555 Tony D'Alberto Rod Nash Racing 16+28.6s2140
1651 Greg Murphy Tasman Motorsport 16+29.8s2738
1734 Michael Caruso Garry Rogers Motorsport 16+30.7s1936
187 Todd Kelly Perkins Engineering 16+35.8s1734
199 Shane van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Racing 16+41.6s1832
20777 Michael Patrizi Ford Rising Stars Racing 16+42.0s2430
2111 Shane Price Perkins Engineering 16+43.3s2828
2226 Marcus Marshall Britek Motorsport 16+45.6s2026
2350 Andrew Thompson Paul Weel Racing 16+47.9s2524
24021 Kayne Scott Team Kiwi Racing 16+54.1s2222
2514 Andrew Jones Brad Jones Racing 16+1:22.3s720
DNF67 Paul Morris Team Sirromet Wines 623
DNF88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 46
DNF5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 14
DNS16 Paul Dumbrell HSV Dealer Team

See also

2008 Australian Grand Prix

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