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2008 Australian GT Championship

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. It was the 12th Australian GT Championship to be awarded by CAMS. The Australian GT Sportscar Group Pty Ltd was recognised by CAMS as the Category Manager and Administrator for the 2008 championship.

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

Teams and drivers

The following drivers competed in the 2008 Australian GT Championship.

TeamManufacturerCar modelNoDriver
Maranello MotorsportFerrariF430 GT31Denmark Allan Simonsen
Australia John Bowe
Australia Nick O'Halloran
80Australia Nick O'Halloran
Property Solutions GroupFerrariF430 Challenge2Australia Kevin Miller
Taplin Real Estate
ANZ BankingLamborghini
PorscheGallardo
996 GT3 Cup2Australia Dean Grant
Australia Andrew Taplin
11
DupontDodgeViper GTS ACR3Australia D'arcy Russell
Koala Furniture InternationalDodge
LamborghiniViper GTS ACR
Gallardo3Australia Ross Lilley
Australia Greg Crick
57
Consolidated Chemical CompanyFerrari
Lamborghini360 GT
Gallardo4New Zealand Craig Baird
Australia Ted Hughlin
Australia John Bowe
Superplus RacingPorsche996 GT3 Cup5Australia Simon Froude
Team Aston Martin
Abcor
Preston General EngineeringAston MartinDBRS97Australia John Kaias
Australia Peter Hackett
59Australia John Kaias
VIP PetfoodsAston MartinDBRS97UK Tony Quinn
Flash Air
Daikin Air ConditioninhPorsche996 GT3 RSR8Australia Simon Middleton
Hallmarc DevelopmentsPorsche996 GT3 Cup9Australia Michael Loccisano
Australia Marc Cini
Glenelg East Day/Night PharmacyPorsche996 GT3 Cup10Australia Mark Krashos
SMS CommanderLotusExige S10Australia Mark O'Connor
allaboutjesus.comLamborghiniGallardo12Australia Mark Eddy
Echo Ridges WinesPorsche996 GT3 Cup14Australia Greg Ward Jr.
TruelocPorsche996 GT3 Cup18Australia Max Twigg
RoockPorsche996 GT3 Cup19Australia Ash Samadhi
allaboutjesus.comFerrariF430 GT321UK Hector Lester
Bruce Lynton BMWBMWM323Australia Beric Lynton
Rod WilsonMaseratiTrofeo Light27Italy Ivan Capelli
28Australia Rod Wilson
29Australia Jim Manolios
Warrin MiningPorsche996 GT3 Cup30Australia Adam Wallis
Cooks ConstructionPorsche996 GT3 Cup31Australia Jon Trende
Kirrapak SheetmetalLotusElise Motorsport 20031Australia Scott Bargwanna
Australia David Mackie
Kirchner ConstructionsPorsche996 GT3 Cup33Australia Fraser Kirchner
Ultra Finish
JaylecPorsche996 GT3 Cup36Australia Peter Fountas
Australia Ray Angus
RDS Wall Racing
World of LearningPorsche996 GT3 RSR38Australia Des Wall
Brennan Voice Data & ITFerrariF430 Challenge43Australia David Stevens
Kwikmit
IMAKLotusExige S51Australia Andrew MacPherson
Australia Peter Lucas
IndustrieFerrari360 Challenge53Australia Nick Kelly
Report FactoryLotusExige S55Australia Garth Walden
Drivebathurst.comPorsche996 Clubsport58Australia Richard Kimber
Jocaro MotorsPorsche996 GT3 Cup66Australia Garth Rainsbury
TAG HeuerPorsche996 GT3 Cup67Australia Eric Bana
PR Technology RacingPorsche997 Clubsport68Australia Kim Burke
www.xacarz.com.auDodgeViper GTS ACR69Australia Scott Lyddiard
Equity-onePorsche997 Clubsport71Australia Dean Koutsoumidis
Australia Michael Goedheer
Lentini DentalPorsche996 GT3 Cup73Australia Michael Lentini
Bicycle ExpressFerrari360 Challenge74Australia Keith Wong
Creative ColourPorsche996 GT3 Cup75Australia Jeff Bobik
The Oxford Tavern WollongongPorsche996 GT3 Cup77Australia Anthony Kosseris
Urban ArrangementsLotusElise86Australia Angela Coradine
Australia Angelo Lazaris
Elise Motorsport 20099Australia Peter Lucas
Australia Scott Bargwanna
Industry Central
StahlwilleFerrariF430 GT388Australia John Teulan
Macpherson & Kelley LawyersPorsche996 GT390Australia Sven Burchartz
Haden/Smith BrothersPorsche996 GT3 Cup91Australia Graeme Cook
Simply SportscarsLotusExige S97Australia Timothy Poulton
Quintessence ConstructionsLotusElise GT398Australia Angelo Lazaris

Race calendar

The championship was contested over a six-round series.

Rd.NameCircuitLocation / stateDateWinnerCarRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6
Eastern Creek RacewaySydney, New South Wales1–3 FebruaryAllan SimonsenFerrari F430 GT3
Adelaide Street CircuitAdelaide, South Australia21–24 FebruaryAllan SimonsenFerrari F430 GT3
Albert Park Grand Prix CircuitMelbourne, Victoria13–16 MarchMark EddyLamborghini Gallardo
Eastern Creek RacewaySydney, New South Wales12–13 JulyJohn KaiasAston Martin DBRS9
Phillip Island Grand Prix CircuitPhillip Island, Victoria9–10 AugustJohn BoweLamborghini Gallardo
Sandown GT ClassicSandown International RacewayMelbourne, Victoria28–30 NovemberAllan Simonsen
Nick O'HalloranFerrari 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. Each driver's worst round point score had to be dropped from his/her overall point score.

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.

Championship results

GT Championship

PosDriverRound 1 - EAScolspan="3"Round 2 - ADEcolspan="4"Round 3 - ALBcolspan="3"Round 4 - EAScolspan="3"Round 5 - PHIcolspan="2"Round 6 - SANPtsRace 1Race 2Race 3Race 1Race 2Race 3Race 1Race 2Race 3Race 4Race 1Race 2Race 3Race 1Race 2Race 3Race 1Race 2123456789101112131415171819212223242526272829303132343537383940414244454647484950---------
Mark Eddy4th4th3rd3rd2nd1st2nd4th3rd5th2nd2nd2nd4th7th412
Allan Simonsen1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st351
Ross Lilley6th4th4th5th5th4th20thRet7th16th5th6th3rd3rd2nd337.75
John Kaias3rd2nd3rdRetDNSDNS4thRet16th7th3rd1st1st3rd3rd3rdDNSDNS323.25
John Bowe1st8th2nd1st1st1st1st7th4th290.25
Peter Lucas4th6th5th18th12th4th10th1st2nd2nd220.5
Michael Loccisano11th6th8th9th7th5th9th10th9th169.25
Anthony Kosseris8thRet6th15th12th9th9th11th10thRet16th10th12th162.5
Scott Bargwanna2nd2nd2nd6th5th6th161
John Teulan5thRetDNS6th3rd12thRet7thRetDNS7th7th8th158.75
Richard Kimber11th12th10th5th8th8th14th12th150
Ted Huglin19thRetRet20th15th14th15thRetRet7th7th4th144.25
David Stevens9th8th5th6th3rd3rd3rd143.25
Nick O'Halloran14th13th13th4th7th4th1st1st117
Mark Krashos14th10th8thRet15thRet15th13th11th11th110
Andrew Taplin13th7th7th9th8th110
Dean Grant10th10th9th8th9th8th106.5
D'arcy Russell3rdRetDNS5th4th6th5th102.25
Graeme Cook11th11th11th9th15th7th96
Greg Crick3rd2nd96
Craig Baird2nd3rd2nd92
Tony Quinn2nd3rd84
Peter Hackett2nd4th4th82
Nick Kelly9th7th8th15th17thDNS14th80.25
Angelo LazarisDNS18th12th17th8th9th14th16thRet72.75
Tim Poulton17thRet16th11th9th10thDNSRet72
Keith Wong10th9th10thRetDNSDNSDNS9thRetDNS70
Garth Walden8th4th5th69
Fraser KirchnerRet20th14th18th12th11th13th66
Des Wall7th9th5th6th63.75
Max Twigg5th6th63
Ash Samadi7th5th7th61
Beric Lynton10th6th6th61
Peter Fountas12thRet13th17th21st17th19th13thRet53.75
Greg Ward Jr.DNSDNSDNS10th8th9th51
Marc Cini10th9th51
Sven Burchartz8th5th20th11th50.25
Jim Manolios12th10th48
Eric Bana11th11th45
Garth Rainsbury13th10th14th44
Kevin MillerRetDNSDNS12th16th11th13th41.25
Dean KoutsoumidisRet13th39
Michael GoedheerRet13th39
Kim Burke12thRetDNS6thRetDNSDNSDNS37
Simon MiddletonRetRetRet14th14th19th12th36.75
Michael Lentini13th13th13thRet30.75
David Mackie14thRet11th29
Simon Froude16th19th15thDNS22.5
Adam Wallis8thRetDNS19
Mark O'ConnorRetRet12thRetRet15
Hector Lester7th6th6th2nd1st18th4th0
Jon TrendeDNSDNSDNSDNS0
Scott LyddiardRetDNSDNSDNS0
Andrew MacPhersonDNSDNSDNS15thRet0
Angela Coradine15thDNS0
Rod Wilson15thRet0
Ray Angus13thRet0
Jeff BobikRetDNSDNSDNS0
Ivan Capelli5th6th0

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GT Challenge

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

GT Production

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

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, was won by Allan Simonsen and Nick O'Halloren, driving a Ferrari F430 GT3.

References

References

  1. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080721002320/http://www.camsmanual.com.au/sportregs/2008_Aust_GT_Champ_Sport_Tech_CommRegs_2.pdf 2008 Australian GT Championship Sporting Regulations, www.camsmanual.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org]
  2. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160123221648/http://docs.cams.com.au/Manual/About/AC06-Titles-Australian-2016-1.pdf 2016 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport – Australian Titles, cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org]
  3. [https://web.archive.org/web/20081005011728/http://gtchampionship.com.au/events.php 2008 AGTC Race Calendar] Retrieved from www.gtchampionship.com.au via replay.web.archive.org on 22 April 2011
  4. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080512054704/http://www.gtchampionship.com.au/ Revised points Clipsal, AGP and Outright] Retrieved from www.gtchampionship.com.au via replay.web.archive.org on 22 April 2011
  5. Grant Rowley, The Annual, Australian Motorsport, 2008, page 96
  6. (3 February 2008). "Eastern Creek International Raceway 03/02/2008 2008 A1 GP". National Software.
  7. (24 February 2008). "Adelaide Parklands Circuit 24/02/2008 2008 Clipsal 500 Adelaide". National Software.
  8. (16 March 2008). "Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 16/03/2008 2008 Formula 1 ING Australian Grand Prix". National Software.
  9. (13 July 2008). "Eastern Creek International Raceway 13/07/2008 Shannons National Motor Racing Championship - Rnd 5". National Software.
  10. (10 August 2008). "Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 10/08/2008 Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships 2008 - Round 6". National Software.
  11. (30 November 2008). "Sandown International Motor Raceway 30/11/2008 Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships 2008 - Rd 10". National Software.
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