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2008 American Le Mans Series

38th season of the racing series organized by IMSA

The 2008 American Le Mans Series season was the 38th season for the IMSA GT Championship, with the tenth season known as the American Le Mans Series. It was a series for Le Mans Prototypes (LMP) and Grand Tourer (GT) race cars divided into four classes: LMP1, LMP2, GT1, and GT2. It began March 15 and ended October 18 after eleven races.

The Audi Sport North America team wrapped up its title defence of LMP1 class Teams Championship with three races in hand after the Sports Car Challenge of Mid-Ohio in August. Drivers Marco Werner and Lucas Luhr also secured the Drivers Championship after the Detroit Sports Car Challenge. It was a record fifth ALMS drivers title for Luhr and a fourth for Werner.

The Petit Le Mans saw the drivers title for GT1 decided with Jan Magnussen and Johnny O'Connell taking the title while Jörg Bergmeister and Wolf Henzler likewise secured the GT2 drivers championship. It was O'Connell's fourth GT1 title and Bergmeisters third GT2 title.

Schedule

Rnd	Race	Length	Circuit
Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring	12 Hours	Sebring International Raceway	March 15
Acura Sports Car Challenge of St. Petersburg	1 Hour 55 Minutes	Streets of St. Petersburg	April 5
Tequila Patrón American Le Mans Series at Long Beach	1 Hour 40 Minutes	Long Beach Street Circuit	April 19
Larry H. Miller Dealerships Utah Grand Prix	2 Hours 45 Minutes	Miller Motorsports Park	May 18
Northeast Grand Prix	2 Hours 45 Minutes	Lime Rock Park	July 12
Acura Sports Car Challenge of Mid-Ohio	2 Hours 45 Minutes	Mid-Ohio	July 19
Generac 500 at Road America	4 Hours	Road America	August 9
Grand Prix of Mosport	2 Hours 45 Minutes	Mosport International Raceway	August 24
Detroit Sports Car Challenge	2 Hours 45 Minutes	Belle Isle street circuit	August 30
Petit Le Mans	1000 mi or 10 Hours	Road Atlanta	October 4
Monterey Sports Car Championships	4 Hours	Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca	October 18

The Lone Star Grand Prix was originally scheduled to take place on April 26. However, following the merger of the Champ Car World Series and Indy Racing League, the Champ Car Grand Prix of Houston event was initially cancelled. The American Le Mans Series race, as well as the support races, were later cancelled on March 3.

Entry list

Le Mans Prototype 1 (LMP1)

Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rnds.
FRA Equipe Peugeot Total	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP	Peugeot HDi 5.5 L Turbo V12		07	FRA Nicolas Minassian	1, 10
FRA Stéphane Sarrazin	1, 10
POR Pedro Lamy	1
AUT Christian Klien	10
08	FRA Stéphane Sarrazin	10*
POR Pedro Lamy	10*
AUT Alexander Wurz	10*
USA Audi Sport North America	Audi R10 TDI	Audi TDI 5.5L Turbo V12 (Diesel)		1	ITA Rinaldo Capello	1, 5–6, 8, 10
GBR Allan McNish	1, 10
DEN Tom Kristensen	1
ITA Emanuele Pirro	2–11
GER Frank Biela	2–4
SUI Marcel Fässler	7, 9
NED Christijan Albers	11
2	GER Marco Werner	All
GER Lucas Luhr	All
GER Mike Rockenfeller	1
GBR ECO Racing	Radical SR10	ECO (AER) 5.0 L Turbo V10		10	GBR Ben Collins	1, 10
FIN Harri Toivonen	1, 10
GBR Simon Wright	1, 10
JPN Hideki Noda	11
USA Andrew Prendeville	11
USA Autocon Motorsports	Creation CA06/H(1, 3, 6-8)	Judd GV5 S2 5.0L V10(1, 3, 6-8)		12	USA Chris McMurry	1, 3, 6–8, 10–11
CAN Tony Burgess	1, 8, 10–11
USA Bryan Willman	1, 6–7, 10
USA Michael Lewis	3, 7
USA Tomy Drissi	3*
USA Intersport Racing	Lola B06/10(6-8)	AER P32C 3.6 L Turbo V8(6-8)		30	USA Ryan Lewis	6–8, 10
USA John Faulkner	6–8
GBR Gregor Fisken	7
GBR Luke Hines	10
FRA Georges Forgeois	10
Lola B06/10	AER P32C 4.0L Turbo V8 (E85 ethanol)		37	USA Jon Field	All
USA Clint Field	All
USA Richard Berry	All
USA Corsa Motorsports	Zytek 07S	Zytek 2ZG408 4.0L V8		48	GBR Johnny Mowlem	10–11
SWE Stefan Johansson	10–11
USA Gunnar Jeannette	10
GBR Team LNT	Ginetta-Zytek 07S	Zytek ZJ458 4.5L V8		50	GBR Danny Watts	10–11
FRA Olivier Pla	10–11
GBR Creation Autosportif	Creation CA07	AIM (Judd) YS5.5 5.5 L V10		88	RSA Stephen Simpson	10–11
GBR Jamie Campbell-Walter	10–11
SUI Harold Primat	10
USA Liz Halliday	11
888	GBR Stuart Hall	10
USA Liz Halliday	10
CAN Dean Stirling	10

Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2)

Team	Chassis	Engine	No.	Drivers	Rnds.
USA Penske Racing	Porsche RS Spyder Evo	Porsche MR6 3.4L V8	5	AUS Ryan Briscoe	10–11
BRA Hélio Castroneves	10–11
6	USA Patrick Long	All
GER Sascha Maassen	1–8, 10–11
AUS Ryan Briscoe	1, 9
7	GER Timo Bernhard	All
FRA Romain Dumas	All
FRA Emmanuel Collard	1
USA B-K Motorsports	Lola B07/46(1-9)	Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4	8	GBR Ben Devlin	All
USA Gerardo Bonilla	All
BRA Raphael Matos	1, 11*
USA Patrón Highcroft Racing	Acura ARX-01B	Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8	9	AUS David Brabham	All
USA Scott Sharp	All
SWE Stefan Johansson	1
GBR Dario Franchitti	10
MEX Lowe's Fernández Racing	Acura ARX-01B	Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8	15	MEX Adrian Fernandez	All
MEX Luis Diaz	All
MEX Michel Jourdain Jr.	10
USA Dyson Racing Team	Porsche RS Spyder Evo	Porsche MR6 3.4L V8	16	USA Chris Dyson	All
GBR Guy Smith	All
20	GBR Andy Wallace	All
USA Butch Leitzinger	All
USA Andy Lally	1, 10
USA Van der Steur Racing	Radical SR9	AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4	19	USA Adam Pecorari	2
USA Gunnar van der Steur	2
USA Andretti Green Racing	Acura ARX-01B	Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8	26	USA Bryan Herta	1–4
BRA Christian Fittipaldi	1–4
USA Marco Andretti	1, 5, 10
FRA Franck Montagny	5–11
BRA Raphael Matos	6
GBR James Rossiter	7–9
BRA Tony Kanaan	10–11
SUI Horag Lista Racing	Porsche RS Spyder Evo	Porsche MR6 3.4L V8	27	SUI Fredy Lienhard	1
BEL Didier Theys	1
NED Jan Lammers	1
FRA Barazi-Epsilon	Zytek 07S/2	Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8	32	DEN Juan Barazi	1
NED Michael Vergers	1
FRA Jean-Christophe Ravier	1
USA de Ferran Motorsport	Acura ARX-01B	Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8	66	BRA Gil de Ferran	4–11
FRA Simon Pagenaud	4–11
NZL Scott Dixon	10

Grand Touring 1 (GT1)

Team	Chassis	Engine	No.	Drivers	Rnds.
USA Bell Motorsports	Aston Martin DBR9	Aston Martin 6.0 L V12	008	USA Terry Borcheller	1–2, 5, 7–9
USA Chapman Ducote	1–2, 5, 7–9
ESP Antonio García	1
USA Corvette Racing	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	Chevrolet LS7.r 7.0L V8	3	USA Johnny O'Connell	All
DEN Jan Magnussen	All
CAN Ron Fellows	1, 10
4	GBR Oliver Gavin	All
MON Olivier Beretta	All
ITA Max Papis	1, 10

Grand Touring 2 (GT2)

Team	Chassis	Engine	No.	Drivers	Rnds.
GBR Drayson-Barwell	Aston Martin DBRS9(1-2)	Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 (E85 ethanol)(1-2)	007	GBR Paul Drayson	All
GBR Jonathan Cocker	All
GBR Tim Sugden	1
GBR Darren Turner	10
GER VICI Racing	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	5	USA Craig Stanton	1–4
USA Nathan Swartzbaugh	1–4
GER Uwe Alzen	1
BRA Ruben Carrapatoso	2
18	NED Nicky Pastorelli	4, 6–11
BRA Ruben Carrapatoso	4
NED Francisco Pastorelli	6–11
GER Marc Basseng	7–11
USA Primetime Race Group	Dodge Viper Competition Coupe	Dodge 8.3L V10	11	USA Joel Feinberg	All
USA Chris Hall	All
USA Panoz Team PTG	Panoz Esperante GT-LM	Ford (Elan) 5.0 L V8	21	USA Tommy Milner	All
USA Tom Sutherland	1–6, 8–9
USA Joey Hand	1, 7, 10–11
USA LG Motorsports	Chevrolet Corvette C6	Chevrolet LS3 6.0 L V8	28	USA Lou Gigliotti	1–4, 10
USA Doug Peterson	1–3, 10
BEL Marc Goossens	1, 10
USA Eric Curran	4
USA Tomy Drissi	10
USA Robertson Racing	Ford GT-R Mk.VII	Ford (Roush-Yates) 5.0 L V8	40	USA David Murry	All
USA Andrea Robertson	1–2, 4–11
USA David Robertson	1, 3–11
USA Flying Lizard Motorsports	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	44	USA Seth Neiman	1–8, 10–11
USA Darren Law	1–2, 4–5, 7, 10–11
AUS Alex Davison	1
USA Lonnie Pechnik	3, 6, 8–10
AUT Martin Ragginger	9
45	GER Wolf Henzler	All
GER Jörg Bergmeister	All
GER Marc Lieb	1, 10
46	USA Johannes van Overbeek	All
FRA Patrick Pilet	All
AUT Richard Lietz	1
USA Corsa Motorsport	Ferrari F430 GTC	Ferrari F136 GT 4.0L V8	48	USA Gunnar Jeannette	1–4
GBR Johnny Mowlem	1–4
GER Ralf Kelleners	1
USA Black Swan Racing	Ford GT-R Mk.VII	Ford (Roush-Yates) 5.0 L V8	54	USA Tim Pappas	5–7, 9–11
USA Anthony Lazzaro	5–7, 9–11
USA Andy Pilgrim	10
USA Risi Competizione	Ferrari F430 GTC	Ferrari F136 GT 4.0L V8	61	SWE Niclas Jönsson	1, 10–11
USA Tracy Krohn	1, 10–11
BEL Eric van de Poele	1, 10
USA Harrison Brix	2–7, 9
AUT Patrick Friesacher	2–6
GBR Robert Bell	7, 9
62	BRA Jaime Melo	All
FIN Mika Salo	All
ITA Gianmaria Bruni	1
USA Tafel Racing	Ferrari F430 GTC	Ferrari F136 GT 4.0L V8	71	GER Dirk Müller	All
GER Dominik Farnbacher	All
GBR Robert Bell	1
73	USA Jim Tafel	1, 4–11
DEN Allan Simonsen	1
GER Pierre Ehret	1
USA Alex Figge	4–11
USA Harrison Brix	11
SVK Autoracing Club Bratislava	Porsche 996 GT3-R	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	77	SVK Miro Konôpka	1
SVK Miroslav Hornak	1
ITA Mauro Casadei	1
USA Farnbacher-Loles Motorsports	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	87	GER Marc Basseng	1–4
GER Dirk Werner	1–2, 4–8, 10–11
USA Bryce Miller	1, 7, 10–11
AUS Alex Davison	3
GBR Richard Westbrook	5–7
GER Pierre Kaffer	8
GER Jörg Hardt	10
MON JMB Racing	Ferrari F430 GTC	Ferrari F136 GT 4.0L V8	99	GBR Ben Aucott	10–11
GER Pierre Kaffer	10–11
FRA Stéphane Daoudi	10

Was on the entry list but did not participate in the event.

Season results

Overall winner in bold.

Rnd	Circuit	LMP1 Winning Team	LMP2 Winning Team	GT1 Winning Team	GT2 Winning Team
Sebring	USA #1 Audi Sport North America	USA #7 Penske Racing	USA #3 Corvette Racing	USA #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports	Results
ITA Rinaldo Capello
DEN Tom Kristensen
GBR Allan McNish	**DEU Timo Bernhard
FRA Romain Dumas
FRA Emmanuel Collard**	USA Johnny O'Connell
DEN Jan Magnussen
CAN Ron Fellows	DEU Jörg Bergmeister
DEU Wolf Henzler
DEU Marc Lieb
St. Petersburg	USA #2 Audi Sport North America	USA #7 Penske Racing	USA #4 Corvette Racing	USA #71 Tafel Racing	Results
**DEU Marco Werner
DEU Lucas Luhr**	DEU Timo Bernhard
FRA Romain Dumas	MON Olivier Beretta
GBR Oliver Gavin	DEU Dominik Farnbacher
DEU Dirk Müller
Long Beach	USA #2 Audi Sport North America	USA #9 Highcroft Racing	USA #3 Corvette Racing	USA #71 Tafel Racing	Results
**DEU Marco Werner
DEU Lucas Luhr**	AUS David Brabham
USA Scott Sharp	USA Johnny O'Connell
DEN Jan Magnussen	DEU Dominik Farnbacher
DEU Dirk Müller
Miller	USA #2 Audi Sport North America	USA #7 Penske Racing	USA #3 Corvette Racing	USA #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports	Results
DEU Marco Werner
DEU Lucas Luhr	**DEU Timo Bernhard
FRA Romain Dumas**	USA Johnny O'Connell
DEN Jan Magnussen	DEU Jörg Bergmeister
DEU Wolf Henzler
Lime Rock	USA #2 Audi Sport North America	USA #9 Highcroft Racing	USA #3 Corvette Racing	USA #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports	Results
DEU Marco Werner
DEU Lucas Luhr	**AUS David Brabham
USA Scott Sharp**	USA Johnny O'Connell
DEN Jan Magnussen	DEU Jörg Bergmeister
DEU Wolf Henzler
Mid-Ohio	USA #2 Audi Sport North America	USA #7 Penske Racing	USA #3 Corvette Racing	USA #71 Tafel Racing	Results
**DEU Marco Werner
DEU Lucas Luhr**	DEU Timo Bernhard
FRA Romain Dumas	USA Johnny O'Connell
DEN Jan Magnussen	DEU Dominik Farnbacher
DEU Dirk Müller
Road America	USA #2 Audi Sport North America	USA #9 Highcroft Racing	USA #3 Corvette Racing	USA #87 Farnbacher-Loles	Results
**DEU Marco Werner
DEU Lucas Luhr**	AUS David Brabham
USA Scott Sharp	USA Johnny O'Connell
DEN Jan Magnussen	DEU Dirk Werner
GBR Richard Westbrook
USA Bryce Miller
Mosport	USA #2 Audi Sport North America	USA #9 Highcroft Racing	USA #3 Corvette Racing	USA #62 Risi Competizione	Results
**DEU Marco Werner
DEU Lucas Luhr**	AUS David Brabham
USA Scott Sharp	USA Johnny O'Connell
DEN Jan Magnussen	BRA Jaime Melo
FIN Mika Salo
Belle Isle	USA #37 Intersport Racing	USA #26 Andretti Green Racing	USA #4 Corvette Racing	USA #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports	Results
USA Jon Field
USA Clint Field
USA Richard Berry	**FRA Franck Montagny
GBR James Rossiter**	MON Olivier Beretta
GBR Oliver Gavin	DEU Jörg Bergmeister
DEU Wolf Henzler
Road Atlanta	USA #1 Audi Sport North America	USA #5 Penske Motorsports	USA #3 Corvette Racing	USA #62 Risi Competizione	Results
**GBR Allan McNish
ITA Rinaldo Capello
ITA Emanuele Pirro**	AUS Ryan Briscoe
BRA Hélio Castroneves	USA Johnny O'Connell
DEN Jan Magnussen
CAN Ron Fellows	BRA Jaime Melo
FIN Mika Salo
Laguna Seca	USA #2 Audi Sport North America	USA #26 Andretti Green Racing	USA #4 Corvette Racing	USA #71 Tafel Racing	Results
**DEU Marco Werner
DEU Lucas Luhr**	FRA Franck Montagny
BRA Tony Kanaan	MON Olivier Beretta
GBR Oliver Gavin	DEU Dominik Farnbacher
DEU Dirk Müller

Teams championships

For races under three hours, points are awarded to the top 10 finishers in the following order:

20-16-13-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 For races between four hours and eight hours, points are awarded in the following order:
25-21-18-15-13-11-9-8-7-6 For races longer than eight hours, points are awarded in the following order:
30-26-23-20-18-16-14-13-12-11

Cars failing to complete 70% of the winner's distance are not awarded points. Unlike the Le Mans Series where teams with multiple entries have each entry number scored separately to the championship, teams with multiple entries only score the points of their highest finishing entry in each race.

LMP1 standings

Pos	Team	Chassis	Engine	Rd1	Rd2	Rd3	Rd4	Rd5	Rd6	Rd7	Rd9	Rd10	Rd11
USA Audi Sport North America	Audi R10 TDI	Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel)	30	20	20	20	20	20	25	20	30	25	230
USA Intersport Racing	Lola B06/10
Lola B06/10
Lola B07/17	AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8
AER P32C 3.6 L Turbo V8
Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10	23
	10
16
16

13
18
	20
	13
129
FRA Peugeot Sport Total	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP	Peugeot HDi 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel)	20								26		46
USA Autocon Motorsports	Lola B06/10	AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8	18
	13
		10
					41
GBR Team LNT	Ginetta-Zytek 07S	Zytek 4.5 L V8									20		20
USA Corsa Motorsports	Zytek 07S	Zytek 2ZG408 4.0 L V8
Zytek 4.5 L V8
18	18
GBR Creation Autosportif	Creation CA07	AIM (Judd) YS5.5 5.5 L V10										15	15

LMP2 standings

Pos	Team	Chassis	Engine	Rd1	Rd2	Rd3	Rd4	Rd5	Rd6	Rd7	Rd8	Rd9	Rd10	Rd11
USA Penske Racing	Porsche RS Spyder Evo	Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8	30	20	16	20	16	20	21	13	10	26	18	210
USA Patrón Highcroft Racing	Acura ARX-01B	Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8	20	16	20	2	20	16	25	20	16		7	162
USA Dyson Racing	Porsche RS Spyder Evo	Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8	26	10	8	10	6	8	18	4	6	20	13	129
USA Andretti Green Racing	Acura ARX-01B	Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8	16	8	10	4	8	4	9	10	20	14	25	128
MEX Lowe's Fernández Racing	Acura ARX-01B	Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8		4	6	8	10	13	7	16	2	13	9	88
USA de Ferran Motorsports	Acura ARX-01B	Acura AL7R 3.4 L V8				13	4		8	8	13	18	21	85
USA Penske Motorsports, Inc.	Porsche RS Spyder Evo	Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8										30	15	45
USA B-K Motorsport	Lola B07/46
Lola B08/86	Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4		6
3
3
	3
13
2
4

6	40
SUI Horag Lista Racing	Porsche RS Spyder Evo	Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8	18											18
USA Van der Steur Racing	Radical SR9	AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4		3										3

GT1 standings

Pos	Team	Chassis	Engine	Rd1	Rd2	Rd3	Rd4	Rd5	Rd6	Rd7	Rd8	Rd9	Rd10	Rd11	Total	1	2
USA Corvette Racing	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8	30	20	20	20	20	20	25	20	20	30	25	250
USA Bell Motorsports	Aston Martin DBR9	Aston Martin 6.0 L V12	23						21	13	13			70

GT2 standings

Pos	Team	Chassis	Engine	Rd1	Rd2	Rd3	Rd4	Rd5	Rd6	Rd7	Rd8	Rd9	Rd10	Rd11
USA Flying Lizard Motorsports	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	30
16
16
20

20
16
21
13
20
26
13	211
USA Tafel Racing	Ferrari F430GT	Ferrari 4.0 L V8	20	20	20	13	10	20	18	10	6	23	25	195
USA Risi Competizione	Ferrari F430GT	Ferrari 4.0 L V8	23	8	6	4	13	8	13	20	13	30	21	159
USA Farnbacher-Loles Motorsport	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6		13
8

16
10
25
16
18	106
USA Flying Lizard Motorsports 44	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	26
4
4
8
9
4
10
16
11	92
USA Panoz Team PTG	Panoz Esperante GT-LM	Ford (Élan) 5.0 L V8		6		10	8	4		8	1		15	52
DEU VICI Racing	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	16
	3
2

2
8
11		42
MON JMB Racing	Ferrari F430GT	Ferrari 4.0 L V8										18	9	27
GBR Drayson-Barwell	Aston Martin DBRS9
Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2	Aston Martin 6.0 L V12
Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
1
3
12
8	24
USA Corsa Motorsports	Ferrari F430GT	Ferrari 4.0 L V8		10	10	3								23
USA Primetime Race Group	Dodge Viper Comp. Coupe	Dodge 8.3 L V10	18							1	4			23
USA Black Swan Racing	Ford GT-R Mk.VII	Ford 5.0 L V8					3		6				7	16
USA LG Motorsports	Chevrolet Corvette C6	Chevrolet 6.3 L V8		3	1	6								10
USA Robertson Racing	Ford GT-R Mk.VII	Ford 5.0 L V8									3			3

Drivers championship

For races under three hours, points are awarded to the top 10 finishers in the following order:

20-16-13-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 For races between four hours and eight hours, points are awarded in the following order:
25-21-18-15-13-11-9-8-7-6 For races longer than eight hours, points are awarded in the following order:
30-26-23-20-18-16-14-13-12-11

Cars failing to complete 70% of the winner's distance are not awarded points. Drivers failing to drive for at least 45 minutes in the race are not awarded points, with the exception of the Long Beach round where drivers need only 30 minutes minimum.

LMP1 standings

Pos	Driver	Team	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Rd 8	Rd 9	Rd 10	Rd 11
DEU Marco Werner	USA Audi Sport North America	26	20	20	20	20	20	25	20		23	25	219
DEU Lucas Luhr	USA Audi Sport North America	26	20	20	20	20	20	25	20		23	25	219
ITA Emanuele Pirro	USA Audi Sport North America		16	16	10†	13	16	21	16		30	21	159
USA Jon Field	USA Intersport Racing	23		10	16	16		18		20		13	116
USA Richard Berry	USA Intersport Racing	23			16	16		18		20		13	106
ITA Rinaldo Capello	USA Audi Sport North America	30				13	16		16		30		105
USA Clint Field	USA Intersport Racing	23		10	16	16		18		20			103
GBR Allan McNish	USA Audi Sport North America	30									30		60
FRA Nicolas Minassian	FRA Peugeot Sport Total	20									26		46
FRA Stéphane Sarrazin	FRA Peugeot Sport Total	20									26		46
DEU Frank Biela	USA Audi Sport North America		16	16	10†								42
USA Chris McMurry	USA Autocon Motorsports	18		13			10						41
DEN Tom Kristensen	USA Audi Sport North America	30											30
USA Bryan Willman	USA Autocon Motorsports	18					10						28
USA John Faulkner	USA Intersport Racing						13	15					28
GBR Ryan Lewis	USA Intersport Racing						13	15					28
DEU Mike Rockenfeller	USA Audi Sport North America	26											26
AUT Christian Klien	FRA Peugeot Sport Total										26		26
SUI Marcel Fässler	USA Audi Sport North America							21					21
NED Christijan Albers	USA Audi Sport North America											21	21
POR Pedro Lamy	FRA Peugeot Sport Total	20											20
GBR Danny Watts	GBR Team LNT										20		20
FRA Olivier Pla	GBR Team LNT										20		20
CAN Tony Burgess	USA Autocon Motorsports	18											18
USA Gunnar Jeannette	USA Corsa Motorsports											18	18
GBR Johnny Mowlem	USA Corsa Motorsports											18	18
SWE Stefan Johansson	USA Corsa Motorsports											18	18
GBR Gregor Fisken	USA Intersport Racing							15					15
GBR Jamie Campbell-Walter	GBR Creation Autosportif											15	15
RSA Stephen Simpson	GBR Creation Autosportif											15	15
USA Liz Halliday	GBR Creation Autosportif											15	15
USA Michael Lewis	USA Autocon Motorsports			13									13
GBR Ryan Lewis	USA Intersport Racing											13	13

† - Frank Biela and Emanuele Pirro were both penalized three championship points for their entry making avoidable contact during Round 4.

LMP2 standings

Pos	Driver	Team	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Rd 8	Rd 9	Rd 10	Rd 11
DEU Timo Bernhard	USA Penske Racing	30	20	16	20	16	20	21	6	10	26	18	203
FRA Romain Dumas	USA Penske Racing	30	20	16	20	16	20	21	6	10	26	18	203
USA Scott Sharp	USA Patrón Highcroft Racing	20	16	20	2	20	16	25	20	16		7	162
AUS David Brabham	USA Patrón Highcroft Racing	20	16	20	2	20	16	25	20	16		7	162
USA Patrick Long	USA Penske Racing		10†	13	16	13	10	15	13	8	23	8	129
DEU Sascha Maassen	USA Penske Racing		10†	13	16	13	10	15	13		23	8	121
USA Butch Leitzinger	USA Dyson Racing	26	2	8	10	6	6	18	3	3	20	11	113
GBR Marino Franchitti	USA Dyson Racing	26	2	8	10	6	6	18	3	3	20	11	113
USA Chris Dyson	USA Dyson Racing	23	10	4	6		8	11	4	6	16	13	101
GBR Guy Smith	USA Dyson Racing	23	10	4	6		8	11	4	6	16	13	101
FRA Franck Montagny	USA Andretti Green Racing					8	4	9	10	20	14	25	90
MEX Adrián Fernández	MEX Lowe's Fernández Racing		4	6	8	10	13	7	16	2	13	9	88
MEX Luis Díaz	MEX Lowe's Fernández Racing		4	6	8	10	13	7	16	2	13	9	88
BRA Gil de Ferran	USA de Ferran Motorsports				13	4		8	8	13	18	21	85
FRA Simon Pagenaud	USA de Ferran Motorsports				13	4		8	8	13	18	21	85
FRA Emmanuel Collard	USA Penske Racing	30									23		53
AUS Ryan Briscoe	USA Penske Racing
USA Penske Motorsports, Inc.									8

30
15	53
USA Andy Lally	USA Dyson Racing	26									20		46
BRA Hélio Castroneves	USA Penske Motorsports, Inc.										30	15	45
USA Gerardo Bonilla	USA B-K Motorsport		6	3	3		3	13	2	4		6	40
GBR Ben Devlin	USA B-K Motorsport		6	3	3		3	13	2	4		6	40
BRA Tony Kanaan	USA Andretti Green Racing										14	25	39
GBR James Rossiter	USA Andretti Green Racing							9	10	20			39
USA Bryan Herta	USA Andretti Green Racing	16	8	10	4								38
BRA Christian Fittipaldi	USA Andretti Green Racing	16	8	10	4								38
USA Marco Andretti	USA Andretti Green Racing	16				8					14		38
SWE Stefan Johansson	USA Patrón Highcroft Racing	20											20
BEL Didier Theys	SUI Horag Lista Racing	18											18
SUI Fredy Lienhard	SUI Horag Lista Racing	18											18
NED Jan Lammers	SUI Horag Lista Racing	18											18
NZL Scott Dixon	USA de Ferran Motorsports										18		18
MEX Michel Jourdain Jr.	MEX Lowe's Fernández Racing										13		13
BRA Raphael Matos	USA B-K Motorsport
USA Andretti Green Racing
4					6
10
USA Gunnar van der Steur	USA Van der Steur Racing		3										3
USA Robbie Pecorari	USA Van der Steur Racing		3										3

† - Sascha Maassen and Patrick Long were both penalized three championship points for their entry making avoidable contact during Round 2.

GT1 standings

Pos	Driver	Team	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Rd 8	Rd 9	Rd 10	Rd 11
USA Johnny O'Connell	USA Corvette Racing	30	16	20	20	20	20	25	20	16	30	21	238
DEN Jan Magnussen	USA Corvette Racing	30	16	20	20	20	20	25	20	16	30	21	238
GBR Oliver Gavin	USA Corvette Racing	26	20	16	16	16	16	18	16	20	26	25	215
MON Olivier Beretta	USA Corvette Racing	26	20	16	16	16	16	18	16	20	26	25	215
USA Chapman Ducote	USA Bell Motorsports	23						21	13	13			70
USA Terry Borcheller	USA Bell Motorsports	23						21	13	13			70
CAN Ron Fellows	USA Corvette Racing	30									30		60
ITA Max Papis	USA Corvette Racing	26									26		52
ESP Antonio García	USA Bell Motorsports	23											23

GT2 standings

Pos	Driver	Team	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Rd 8	Rd 9	Rd 10	Rd 11
DEU Jörg Bergmeister	USA Flying Lizard Motorsports	30	2	16	20	20	13	21	13	20	26	6	187
DEU Wolf Henzler	USA Flying Lizard Motorsports	30	2	16	20	20	13	21	13	20	26	6	187
DEU Dominik Farnbacher	USA Tafel Racing	14	20	20	13	10	20	18	10	2	23	25	175
DEU Dirk Müller	USA Tafel Racing	14	20	20	13	10	20	18	10	2	23	25	175
USA Johannes van Overbeek	USA Flying Lizard Motorsports	13	16	13	16	4	16	15	2	16	13	13	137
FRA Patrick Pilet	USA Flying Lizard Motorsports	13	16	13	16	4	16	15	2	16	13	13	137
FIN Mika Salo	USA Risi Competizione		1	2		13	8	13	20	13	30	21	121
BRA Jaime Melo	USA Risi Competizione		1	2		13	8	13	20	13	30	21	121
DEU Dirk Werner	USA Farnbacher-Loles Motorsport		13			16	10	25	16			18	98
USA Seth Neiman	USA Flying Lizard Motorsports 44	26	4	4	8			9	4		16	11	82
USA Darren Law	USA Flying Lizard Motorsports 44	26	4		8			9			16	11	74
USA Jim Tafel	USA Tafel Racing	20				2	3	7	6	6	14		58
DEU Marc Lieb	USA Flying Lizard Motorsports	30									26		56
USA Tommy Milner	USA Panoz Team PTG		6		10	8	4		8	1		15	52
GBR Richard Westbrook	USA Farnbacher-Loles Motorsport					16	10	25					51
USA Harrison Brix	USA Risi Competizione
USA Tafel Racing		8
6
4
6
6
11
	8
		49
USA Lonnie Pechnik	USA Flying Lizard Motorsports 44			4					4	10	16	11	45
USA Bryce Miller	USA Farnbacher-Loles Motorsport							25				18	43
USA Tracy Krohn	USA Risi Competizione	23									20		43
SWE Niclas Jönsson	USA Risi Competizione	23									20		43
BEL Eric van de Poele	USA Risi Competizione	23									20		43
DEU Pierre Kaffer	USA Farnbacher-Loles Motorsport
MON JMB Racing								16

18
9	43
DEU Marc Basseng	USA Farnbacher-Loles Motorsport
DEU VICI Racing		13
8
8
11		40
USA Alex Figge	USA Tafel Racing					2	3	7	6	6	14		38
USA Tom Sutherland	USA Panoz Team PTG		6		10	8	4		8	1			37
AUS Alex Davison	USA Flying Lizard Motorsports
USA Farnbacher-Loles Motorsport	26

8									34
DEU Pierre Ehret	USA Tafel Racing	20									14		34
GBR Rob Bell	USA Tafel Racing
USA Risi Competizione	14
11
8			33
AUT Patrick Friesacher	USA Risi Competizione		8	6	4	6	6						30
GBR Ben Aucott	MON JMB Racing										18	9	27
GBR Paul Drayson	GBR Drayson-Barwell						1		3		12	8	24
GBR Jonny Cocker	GBR Drayson-Barwell						1		3		12	8	24
USA Gunnar Jeannette	USA Corsa Motorsport		10	10	3								23
GBR Johnny Mowlem	USA Corsa Motorsport		10	10	3								23
USA Joel Feinberg	USA Primetime Race Group	18							1	4			23
GBR Chris Hall	USA Primetime Race Group	18							1	4			23
NED Nicky Pastorelli	DEU VICI Racing				2		2	8			11		23
NED Francesco Pastorelli	DEU VICI Racing				2		2	8			11		23
DEN Allan Simonsen	USA Tafel Racing	20											20
USA Craig Stanton	DEU VICI Racing	16		3	1								20
USA Nathan Swartzburgh	DEU VICI Racing	16		3	1								20
FRA Stéphane Daoudi	MON JMB Racing										18		18
DEU Uwe Alzen	DEU VICI Racing	16											16
USA Tim Pappas	USA Black Swan Racing					3		6				7	16
USA Anthony Lazzaro	USA Black Swan Racing					3		6				7	16
USA Joey Hand	USA Panoz Team PTG											15	15
AUT Richard Lietz	USA Flying Lizard Motorsports	13											13
GBR Darren Turner	GBR Drayson-Barwell										12		12
AUT Martin Ragginger	USA Flying Lizard Motorsports									10			10
USA Lou Gigliotti	USA LG Motorsports		3	1	6								10
USA Doug Peterson	USA LG Motorsports		3	1	6								10
USA Bryan Sellers	USA Panoz Team PTG								8				8
USA Andy Pilgrim	USA Black Swan Racing											7	7
USA Eric Curran	USA LG Motorsports				6								6
USA David Robertson	USA Robertson Racing									3			3
USA Andrea Robertson	USA Robertson Racing									3			3
USA David Murry	USA Robertson Racing									3			3
BRA Ruben Carrapatoso	DEU VICI Racing				2								2

Partial season entries

Team Cytosport, following a partnership with Charouz Racing System and Team Jota to run in the Le Mans Series and 24 Hours of Le Mans, plans to return to the ALMS at Mid-Ohio
Although Team ECO attempted to run their diesel-powered Radical SR10 LMP1 at Sebring, homologation problems have forced the team to delay their debut until Mid-Ohio.
Autocon Motorsports will run a partial schedule, skipping most street circuit rounds, to concentrate on their bid for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Their car will be upgraded to full CA07 specification by Le Mans.

Green Challenge

On June 24, 2008, the ALMS has announced for a new challenge called the Green Challenge. The challenge, integrated with the series races, and which will debut at this year's Petit Le Mans, and continuing with the entire full season in 2009, emphasizes on targeting the series for "green racing." The ALMS was the first motorsport racing series in North America to be recognized by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (the EPA), the United States Department of Energy and the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE International) to be recognized as a "Green Racing Series", and these three will take part organizing the challenge. All the teams will be eligible for the Green Challenge. The point system will be the same as the regular ALMS scoring system, but teams start out with the most possible points a team in the ALMS have during the season, and the points are deducted based on the performance of the vehicle. The lowest points at the end of the season would be the Green Challenge season champion.

References

(3 March 2008). "Grand Prix of Houston cancelled for 2008". AmericanLeMans.com.
(24 January 2008). "Team Cytosport announces 2008 plans". Planet Le Mans.
(13 March 2008). "Team ECO Racing withdraws from Sebring". Planet Le Mans.
(September 2018). "Sebring 12 Hours – Thursday Morning". dailysportscar.
(24 June 2008). "ALMS Official Website: ''Green Challenge'' Rules and Regulations Set". ALMS.

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