2008 1000 km of Spa

The winning Peugeot 908 HDi FAP of Nicolas Minassian, Marc Gené, and Jacques Villeneuve.

The 2008 1000 km of Spa was the third round of the 2008 Le Mans Series season. It took place at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, on 11 May 2008.

This race marked the first international victory for Canadian Jacques Villeneuve since the Formula One Luxembourg Grand Prix in 1997.

Race results[]

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of their Class winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).^[1]

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tyre	Laps
Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Engine	Tyre	Laps
1	LMP1	7	Team Peugeot Total	Nicolas Minassian Marc Gené Jacques Villeneuve	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP	M	143
1	LMP1	7	Team Peugeot Total	Nicolas Minassian Marc Gené Jacques Villeneuve	Peugeot HDi 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel)	M	143
2	LMP1	2	Audi Sport Team Joest	Alexandre Prémat Mike Rockenfeller	Audi R10	M	143
2	LMP1	2	Audi Sport Team Joest	Alexandre Prémat Mike Rockenfeller	Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel)	M	143
3	LMP1	6	Team Oreca-Matmut	Olivier Panis Nicolas Lapierre	Courage-Oreca LC70	M	140
3	LMP1	6	Team Oreca-Matmut	Olivier Panis Nicolas Lapierre	Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10	M	140
4	LMP1	1	Audi Sport Team Joest	Allan McNish Rinaldo Capello	Audi R10	M	139
4	LMP1	1	Audi Sport Team Joest	Allan McNish Rinaldo Capello	Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel)	M	139
5	LMP1	16	Pescarolo Sport	Emmanuel Collard Jean-Christophe Boullion	Pescarolo 01	M	139
5	LMP1	16	Pescarolo Sport	Emmanuel Collard Jean-Christophe Boullion	Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10	M	139
6	LMP2	34	Van Merksteijn Motorsport	Peter Van Merksteijn Jos Verstappen	Porsche RS Spyder Evo	M	138
6	LMP2	34	Van Merksteijn Motorsport	Peter Van Merksteijn Jos Verstappen	Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8	M	138
7	LMP2	27	Horag Racing	Fredy Lienhard Didier Theys Jan Lammers	Porsche RS Spyder Evo	M	138
7	LMP2	27	Horag Racing	Fredy Lienhard Didier Theys Jan Lammers	Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8	M	138
8	LMP2	31	Team Essex	Casper Elgaard John Nielsen	Porsche RS Spyder Evo	D	135
8	LMP2	31	Team Essex	Casper Elgaard John Nielsen	Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8	D	135
9	LMP1	15	Creation AIM	Stuart Hall Robbie Kerr	Creation CA07	D	134
9	LMP1	15	Creation AIM	Stuart Hall Robbie Kerr	AIM (Judd) YS5.5 5.5 L V10	D	134
10	LMP2	35	Saulnier Racing	Pierre Ragues Matthieu Lahaye	Pescarolo 01	M	134
10	LMP2	35	Saulnier Racing	Pierre Ragues Matthieu Lahaye	Judd DB 3.4 L V8	M	134
11	LMP1	20	Epsilon Euskadi	Ángel Burgueño Miguel Ángel de Castro	Epsilon Euskadi ee1	M	133
11	LMP1	20	Epsilon Euskadi	Ángel Burgueño Miguel Ángel de Castro	Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10	M	133
12	LMP2	41	Trading Performance	Karim Ojjeh Claude-Yves Gosselin Julian Schroyen	Zytek 07S/2	M	133
12	LMP2	41	Trading Performance	Karim Ojjeh Claude-Yves Gosselin Julian Schroyen	Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8	M	133
13	GT1	72	Luc Alphand Aventures	Luc Alphand Guillaume Moreau Patrice Goueslard	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	M	130
13	GT1	72	Luc Alphand Aventures	Luc Alphand Guillaume Moreau Patrice Goueslard	Chevrolet LS7-R 7.0 L V8	M	130
14	LMP1	4	Saulnier Racing	Jacques Nicolet Marc Faggionato Richard Hein	Pescarolo 01	M	130
14	LMP1	4	Saulnier Racing	Jacques Nicolet Marc Faggionato Richard Hein	Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10	M	130
15	GT1	55	IPB Spartak Racing Reiter Engineering	Peter Kox Roman Rusinov	Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT	M	129
15	GT1	55	IPB Spartak Racing Reiter Engineering	Peter Kox Roman Rusinov	Lamborghini L535 6.0 L V12	M	129
16	GT1	59	Team Modena	Tomáš Enge Antonio García	Aston Martin DBR9	M	127
16	GT1	59	Team Modena	Tomáš Enge Antonio García	Aston Martin 6.0 L V12	M	127
17	GT2	96	Virgo Motorsport	Rob Bell Gianmaria Bruni	Ferrari F430GT	D	126
17	GT2	96	Virgo Motorsport	Rob Bell Gianmaria Bruni	Ferrari 4.0 L V8	D	126
18	GT2	77	Team Felbermayr-Proton	Marc Lieb Alex Davison	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	M	126
18	GT2	77	Team Felbermayr-Proton	Marc Lieb Alex Davison	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	M	126
19	GT2	88	Team Felbermayr-Proton	Horst Felbermayr, Sr. Horst Felbermayr, Jr. Christian Ried	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	M	123
19	GT2	88	Team Felbermayr-Proton	Horst Felbermayr, Sr. Horst Felbermayr, Jr. Christian Ried	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	M	123
20	GT2	94	Speedy Racing Team	Andrea Chiesa Benjamin Leuenberger Iradj Alexander	Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-R	M	123
20	GT2	94	Speedy Racing Team	Andrea Chiesa Benjamin Leuenberger Iradj Alexander	Audi 4.0 L V8	M	123
21	GT2	99	JMB Racing Aucott Racing	Alain Ferté Ben Aucott	Ferrari F430GT	M	123
21	GT2	99	JMB Racing Aucott Racing	Alain Ferté Ben Aucott	Ferrari 4.0 L V8	M	123
22	GT2	76	IMSA Performance Matmut	Raymond Narac Richard Lietz	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	M	122
22	GT2	76	IMSA Performance Matmut	Raymond Narac Richard Lietz	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	M	122
23	GT2	98	JMB Racing	Maurice Basso Peter Kutemann Stéphane Daoudi	Ferrari F430GT	M	122
23	GT2	98	JMB Racing	Maurice Basso Peter Kutemann Stéphane Daoudi	Ferrari 4.0 L V8	M	122
24	GT1	61	Strakka Racing	Peter Hardman Nick Leventis	Aston Martin DBR9	D	121
24	GT1	61	Strakka Racing	Peter Hardman Nick Leventis	Aston Martin 6.0 L V12	D	121
25	GT2	95	James Watt Automotive	Markus Palttala Paul Daniels Tim Sugden	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	D	121
25	GT2	95	James Watt Automotive	Markus Palttala Paul Daniels Tim Sugden	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	D	121
26	GT2	85	Snoras Spyker Squadron	Peter Dumbreck Ralf Kelleners Alexey Vasilyev	Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-R	M	118
26	GT2	85	Snoras Spyker Squadron	Peter Dumbreck Ralf Kelleners Alexey Vasilyev	Audi 4.0 L V8	M	118
27	LMP1	18	Rollcentre Racing	Mikael Forsten João Barbosa Vanina Ickx	Pescarolo 01	D	112
27	LMP1	18	Rollcentre Racing	Mikael Forsten João Barbosa Vanina Ickx	Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10	D	112
28	LMP2	25	Ray Mallock Ltd.	Mike Newton Thomas Erdos	MG-Lola EX265	M	111
28	LMP2	25	Ray Mallock Ltd.	Mike Newton Thomas Erdos	MG (AER) XP21 2.0 L Turbo I4	M	111
29	LMP1	10	Charouz Racing System	Jan Charouz Stefan Mücke	Lola B08/60	M	107
29	LMP1	10	Charouz Racing System	Jan Charouz Stefan Mücke	Aston Martin 6.0 L V12	M	107
30	LMP2	26	Team Bruichladdich Radical	Jens Petersen Jan-Dirk Lueders Marc Rostan	Radical SR9	D	106
30	LMP2	26	Team Bruichladdich Radical	Jens Petersen Jan-Dirk Lueders Marc Rostan	AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4	D	106
31 NC^†	LMP1	17	Pescarolo Sport	Harold Primat Christophe Tinseau	Pescarolo 01	M	137
31 NC^†	LMP1	17	Pescarolo Sport	Harold Primat Christophe Tinseau	Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10	M	137
32 NC^†	LMP2	33	Speedy Racing Team Sebah Automotive	Andrea Belicchi Xavier Pompidou Steve Zacchia	Lola B08/80	M	128
32 NC^†	LMP2	33	Speedy Racing Team Sebah Automotive	Andrea Belicchi Xavier Pompidou Steve Zacchia	Judd DB 3.4 L V8	M	128
33 DNF	GT2	91	Farnbacher Racing	Lars-Erik Nielsen Allan Simonsen Richard Westbrook	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	M	95
33 DNF	GT2	91	Farnbacher Racing	Lars-Erik Nielsen Allan Simonsen Richard Westbrook	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	M	95
34 DNF	GT2	90	Farnbacher Racing	Pierre Ehret Pierre Kaffer	Ferrari F430GT	M	93
34 DNF	GT2	90	Farnbacher Racing	Pierre Ehret Pierre Kaffer	Ferrari 4.0 L V8	M	93
35 DNF	LMP2	45	Embassy Racing	Jonny Kane Warren Hughes	Embassy WF01	M	77
35 DNF	LMP2	45	Embassy Racing	Jonny Kane Warren Hughes	Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8	M	77
36 DNF	LMP1	3	Scuderia Lavaggi	Giovanni Lavaggi Wolfgang Kaufmann	Lavaggi LS1	D	66
36 DNF	LMP1	3	Scuderia Lavaggi	Giovanni Lavaggi Wolfgang Kaufmann	AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8	D	66
37 DNF	LMP2	32	Barazi-Epsilon	Juan Barazi Michael Vergers Fernando Rees	Zytek 07S/2	M	62
37 DNF	LMP2	32	Barazi-Epsilon	Juan Barazi Michael Vergers Fernando Rees	Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8	M	62
38 DNF	LMP1	8	Team Peugeot Total	Stéphane Sarrazin Pedro Lamy Alexander Wurz	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP	M	56
38 DNF	LMP1	8	Team Peugeot Total	Stéphane Sarrazin Pedro Lamy Alexander Wurz	Peugeot HDi 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel)	M	56
39 DNF	GT2	75	IMSA Performance Matmut	Richard Balandras Michel Lecourt	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	M	49
39 DNF	GT2	75	IMSA Performance Matmut	Richard Balandras Michel Lecourt	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	M	49
40 DNF	LMP2	40	Quifel ASM Team	Miguel Amaral Olivier Pla	Lola B05/40	D	35
40 DNF	LMP2	40	Quifel ASM Team	Miguel Amaral Olivier Pla	AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4	D	35
41 DNF	GT1	73	Luc Alphand Aventures	Sébastien Dumez Jean-Luc Blanchemain Stéphane Lémeret	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	M	26
41 DNF	GT1	73	Luc Alphand Aventures	Sébastien Dumez Jean-Luc Blanchemain Stéphane Lémeret	Chevrolet LS7-R 7.0 L V8	M	26
42 DNF	LMP2	46	Embassy Racing	Tom Kimber-Smith Joey Foster	Embassy WF01	M	0
42 DNF	LMP2	46	Embassy Racing	Tom Kimber-Smith Joey Foster	Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8	M	0
DNS	LMP2	44	Kruse Schiller Motorsport	Jean de Pourtalès Hideki Noda	Lola B05/40	D	-
DNS	LMP2	44	Kruse Schiller Motorsport	Jean de Pourtalès Hideki Noda	Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4	D	-
DNQ	LMP2	37	WR Salini	Stéphane Salini Philippe Salini Patrice Roussel	WR LMP2008	D	-
DNQ	LMP2	37	WR Salini	Stéphane Salini Philippe Salini Patrice Roussel	Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8	D	-

Both the #17 Pescarolo and #33 Speedy Sebah entries failed to complete the final lap of the race. Both cars were therefore not classified in the final results even though they had covered sufficient distance.

Statistics[]

Pole Position – #8 Team Peugeot Total – 1:58.069^[1]
Fastest Lap – #7 Team Peugeot Total – 1:59.883^[1]
Average Speed – 189.062 km/h^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "1000km of Spa Timing" (PDF). Le Mans Series. 11 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-11.

External links[]

Le mans Series — 1000 km of Spa

Le Mans Series
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[Results-1] "1000km of Spa Timing" (PDF). Le Mans Series. 11 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-11.

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