2008 Australian GT Championship

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The 2008 Australian GT Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing competition for closed, production based sports cars which were either approved by the FIA for GT3 competition or approved by CAMS as Australian GT cars.[1] It was the 12th Australian GT Championship to be awarded by CAMS.[2] The Australian GT Sportscar Group Pty Ltd was recognised by CAMS as the Category Manager and Administrator for the 2008 championship.[1]

The championship was won by Mark Eddy driving a Lamborghini Gallardo.

Teams and drivers[]

The following drivers competed in the 2008 Australian GT Championship.

Team Manufacturer Car model No Driver
Maranello Motorsport Ferrari F430 GT3 1 Denmark Allan Simonsen
Australia John Bowe
Australia
80 Australia
Property Solutions Group Ferrari F430 Challenge 2 Australia
Taplin Real Estate
ANZ Banking
Lamborghini
Porsche
Gallardo
996 GT3 Cup
2 Australia
Australia
11
Dupont Dodge Viper GTS ACR 3 Australia
Koala Furniture International Dodge
Lamborghini
Viper GTS ACR
Gallardo
3 Australia
Australia
57
Consolidated Chemical Company Ferrari
Lamborghini
360 GT
Gallardo
4 New Zealand Craig Baird
Australia
Australia John Bowe
Superplus Racing Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 5 Australia
Team Aston Martin
Abcor
Preston General Engineering
Aston Martin DBRS9 7 Australia
Australia Peter Hackett
59 Australia
VIP Petfoods Aston Martin DBRS9 7 United Kingdom
Flash Air
Daikin Air Conditioninh
Porsche 996 GT3 RSR 8 Australia
Hallmarc Developments Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 9 Australia
Australia
Glenelg East Day/Night Pharmacy Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 10 Australia
SMS Commander Lotus Exige S 10 Australia
allaboutjesus.com Lamborghini Gallardo 12 Australia
Echo Ridges Wines Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 14 Australia Greg Ward Jr.
Trueloc Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 18 Australia
Roock Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 19 Australia
allaboutjesus.com Ferrari F430 GT3 21 United Kingdom
Bruce Lynton BMW BMW M3 23 Australia
Rod Wilson Maserati Trofeo Light 27 Italy Ivan Capelli
28 Australia
29 Australia
Warrin Mining Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 30 Australia
Cooks Construction Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 31 Australia
Kirrapak Sheetmetal Lotus Elise Motorsport 200 31 Australia
Australia
Kirchner Constructions Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 33 Australia
Ultra Finish
Jaylec
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 36 Australia
Australia
RDS Wall Racing
World of Learning
Porsche 996 GT3 RSR 38 Australia
Brennan Voice Data & IT Ferrari F430 Challenge 43 Australia
Kwikmit
IMAK
Lotus Exige S 51 Australia
Australia
Industrie Ferrari 360 Challenge 53 Australia
Report Factory Lotus Exige S 55 Australia Garth Walden
Drivebathurst.com Porsche 996 Clubsport 58 Australia
Jocaro Motors Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 66 Australia
TAG Heuer Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 67 Australia Eric Bana
PR Technology Racing Porsche 997 Clubsport 68 Australia
www.xacarz.com.au Dodge Viper GTS ACR 69 Australia
Equity-one Porsche 997 Clubsport 71 Australia
Australia
Lentini Dental Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 73 Australia
Bicycle Express Ferrari 360 Challenge 74 Australia
Creative Colour Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 75 Australia
The Oxford Tavern Wollongong Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 77 Australia
Urban Arrangements Lotus Elise 86 Australia
Australia
Elise Motorsport 200 99 Australia
Australia
Industry Central
Stahlwille
Ferrari F430 GT3 88 Australia
Macpherson & Kelley Lawyers Porsche 996 GT3 90 Australia
Haden/Smith Brothers Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 91 Australia
Simply Sportscars Lotus Exige S 97 Australia
Quintessence Constructions Lotus Elise GT3 98 Australia

Race calendar[]

The championship was contested over a six-round series.[3]

Rd. Name Circuit Location / state Date Winner Car
Rd 1 Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 1–3 February Allan Simonsen Ferrari F430 GT3
Rd 2 Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia 21–24 February Allan Simonsen Ferrari F430 GT3
Rd 3 Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit Melbourne, Victoria 13–16 March Mark Eddy Lamborghini Gallardo
Rd 4 Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 12–13 July John Kaias Aston Martin DBRS9
Rd 5 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 9–10 August John Bowe Lamborghini Gallardo
Rd 6 Sandown GT Classic Sandown International Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 28–30 November Allan Simonsen
Nick O'Halloran
Ferrari F430 GT3

Points system[]

Championship points were awarded on a 38-32-28-25-23-21-19-18-17-16-15-14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 to the first 25 finishers in each race.[1] Each driver's worst round point score had to be dropped from his/her overall point score.[1]

Drivers competing with a foreign licence and a Foreign Participation Visa under FIA ISC Regulation 18 Para 5 (e.g. Hector Lester) were not allowed to score championship points.[4]

Championship results[]

GT Championship[]

Pos Driver[5] Round 1 - EAS[6] Round 2 - ADE[7] Round 3 - ALB[8] Round 4 - EAS[9] Round 5 - PHI[10] Round 6 - SAN[11] Pts[5]
Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 1 Race 2
1 4th 4th 3rd 3rd 2nd 1st 2nd 4th 3rd 5th 2nd 2nd 2nd 4th 7th 412
2 Allan Simonsen 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 351
3 6th 4th 4th 5th 5th 4th 20th Ret 7th 16th 5th 6th 3rd 3rd 2nd 337.75
4 3rd 2nd 3rd Ret DNS DNS 4th Ret 16th 7th 3rd 1st 1st 3rd 3rd 3rd DNS DNS 323.25
5 John Bowe 1st 8th 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 7th 4th 290.25
6 Peter Lucas 4th 6th 5th 18th 12th 4th 10th 1st 2nd 2nd 220.5
7 11th 6th 8th 9th 7th 5th 9th 10th 9th 169.25
8 8th Ret 6th 15th 12th 9th 9th 11th 10th Ret 16th 10th 12th 162.5
9 2nd 2nd 2nd 6th 5th 6th 161
10 5th Ret DNS 6th 3rd 12th Ret 7th Ret DNS 7th 7th 8th 158.75
11 11th 12th 10th 5th 8th 8th 14th 12th 150
12 19th Ret Ret 20th 15th 14th 15th Ret Ret 7th 7th 4th 144.25
13 9th 8th 5th 6th 3rd 3rd 3rd 143.25
14 14th 13th 13th 4th 7th 4th 1st 1st 117
15 14th 10th 8th Ret 15th Ret 15th 13th 11th 11th 110
13th 7th 7th 9th 8th 110
17 10th 10th 9th 8th 9th 8th 106.5
18 3rd Ret DNS 5th 4th 6th 5th 102.25
19 11th 11th 11th 9th 15th 7th 96
3rd 2nd 96
21 Craig Baird 2nd 3rd 2nd 92
22 2nd 3rd 84
23 Peter Hackett 2nd 4th 4th 82
24 9th 7th 8th 15th 17th DNS 14th 80.25
25 DNS 18th 12th 17th 8th 9th 14th 16th Ret 72.75
26 17th Ret 16th 11th 9th 10th DNS Ret 72
27 10th 9th 10th Ret DNS DNS DNS 9th Ret DNS 70
28 Garth Walden 8th 4th 5th 69
29 Ret 20th 14th 18th 12th 11th 13th 66
30 7th 9th 5th 6th 63.75
31 5th 6th 63
32 7th 5th 7th 61
10th 6th 6th 61
34 12th Ret 13th 17th 21st 17th 19th 13th Ret 53.75
35 Greg Ward Jr. DNS DNS DNS 10th 8th 9th 51
10th 9th 51
37 8th 5th 20th 11th 50.25
38 12th 10th 48
39 Eric Bana 11th 11th 45
40 13th 10th 14th 44
41 Ret DNS DNS 12th 16th 11th 13th 41.25
42 Ret 13th 39
Ret 13th 39
44 12th Ret DNS 6th Ret DNS DNS DNS 37
45 Ret Ret Ret 14th 14th 19th 12th 36.75
46 13th 13th 13th Ret 30.75
47 14th Ret 11th 29
48 16th 19th 15th DNS 22.5
49 8th Ret DNS 19
50 Ret Ret 12th Ret Ret 15
- Hector Lester 7th 6th 6th 2nd 1st 18th 4th 0
- Jon Trende DNS DNS DNS DNS 0
- Ret DNS DNS DNS 0
- Andrew MacPherson DNS DNS DNS 15th Ret 0
- Angela Coradine 15th DNS 0
- Rod Wilson 15th Ret 0
- Ray Angus 13th Ret 0
- Ret DNS DNS DNS 0
- Ivan Capelli 5th 6th 0
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

GT Challenge[]

The GT Challenge class was won by Richard Kimber[5] driving a Porsche 996 GT3 Clubsport.[9]

GT Production[]

The GT Production class was won by Tim Poulton driving a Lotus Exige S.[5]

Australian Tourist Trophy[]

The Confederation of Australian Motorsport awarded the 2008 Australian Tourist Trophy to the winners of the 2008 Sandown GT Classic, which was the sixth and final round of the 2008 Australian GT Championship. The title, which was the nineteenth Australian Tourist Trophy,[2] was won by Allan Simonsen and Nick O'Halloren, driving a Ferrari F430 GT3.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d 2008 Australian GT Championship Sporting Regulations, www.camsmanual.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  2. ^ a b 2016 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport – Australian Titles, cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  3. ^ 2008 AGTC Race Calendar Retrieved from www.gtchampionship.com.au via replay.web.archive.org on 22 April 2011
  4. ^ Revised points Clipsal, AGP and Outright Retrieved from www.gtchampionship.com.au via replay.web.archive.org on 22 April 2011
  5. ^ a b c d Grant Rowley, The Annual, Australian Motorsport, 2008, page 96
  6. ^ "Eastern Creek International Raceway 03/02/2008 2008 A1 GP". National Software. 3 February 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2009.
  7. ^ "Adelaide Parklands Circuit 24/02/2008 2008 Clipsal 500 Adelaide". National Software. 24 February 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2009.
  8. ^ "Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 16/03/2008 2008 Formula 1 ING Australian Grand Prix". National Software. 16 March 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2009.
  9. ^ a b "Eastern Creek International Raceway 13/07/2008 Shannons National Motor Racing Championship - Rnd 5". National Software. 13 July 2008. Archived from the original on 7 March 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
  10. ^ "Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 10/08/2008 Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships 2008 - Round 6". National Software. 10 August 2008. Archived from the original on 7 March 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2009.
  11. ^ "Sandown International Motor Raceway 30/11/2008 Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships 2008 - Rd 10". National Software. 30 November 2008. Archived from the original on 6 December 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2009.

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