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2008 Perth 400

Field	Value
flag	Western Australia
title	2008 BigPond 400
round_no	4
season_no	14
year	2008
series	V8SC
track_map	Barbagallo Raceway AKA Wanneroo Park (Australia) track map.svg
date	9–11 May
location	Perth, Western Australia
circuit	Barbagallo Raceway
weather	Fine
race1_laps	50
race1_dist	120
pole1	Mark Winterbottom
pole1_team	Ford Performance Racing
pole1_time	56.4362
winner1	Mark Winterbottom
winner1_team	Ford Performance Racing
winner1_time	53:09.6602
race2_laps	50
race2_dist	120
winner2	Mark Winterbottom
winner2_team	Ford Performance Racing
winner2_time	53:34.4946
race3_laps	50
race3_dist	120
winner3	Mark Winterbottom
winner3_team	Ford Performance Racing
winner3_time	49:06.2004
first_round	Mark Winterbottom
first_round_team	Ford Performance Racing
first_pts	300
second_round	Garth Tander
second_round_team	Holden Racing Team
second_pts	270
third_round	Jamie Whincup
third_round_team	Triple Eight Race Engineering
third_pts	236

The 2008 BigPond 400 was the fourth round of the 2008 V8 Supercar season. It was held on the weekend of 9 to 11 May at Barbagallo Raceway in Wanneroo, north of Perth, Western Australia.

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday 10 May. Mark Winterbottom snatched pole position away from Mark Skaife in the final seconds of qualifying, which had to that point looked like an all-Holden Racing Team front row with Garth Tander just behind his teammate. Craig Lowndes qualified fourth for Triple Eight Race Engineering. James Courtney debuted a new Stone Brothers Racing Falcon in fifth place. Todd Kelly likewise made a stellar debut with a new car, qualifying eighth. Jamie Whincup racing the repaired Craig Lowndes car from the Clipsal 500 was a disappointing 22nd, starting alongside fellow points front runner Lee Holdsworth.

Race 1

Race 1 was held on Saturday 10 May. Mark Winterbottom took his second race victory of the year, a surprisingly comfortable win ahead of the HRT pair of Mark Skaife and Garth Tander. Tander was pushed hard by Steven Richards and Craig Lowndes. A collision at race start saw Jason Bright touch Greg Murphy who in turn made contact with Michael Caruso, sending Bright and Caruso out of control towards turn 7, where crossing the track Caruso struck Shane van Gisbergen. The incident triggered a safety car. Jamie Whincup and Will Davison charged through to seventh and eight positions from poor qualifying places. James Courtney was fighting amongst that group but fading rear tyres led Courtney to attempt defensive moves that raised the ire of race control, leading to first the bad sportsmanship flag, then a black flag drive through penalty which dropped him down field.

Race 2

Race 2 was held on Sunday 11 May. Winterbottom backed it up with a second race victory, pushed all the way by Garth Tander. Jason Richards missed the start with engine problems. A slow start from Mark Skaife off the front row saw a collision with Steven Richards at turn 3 of the first lap. Skaife broadsided the wall but Richards attempted to continue with a punctured left rear tyre, limping back to the pits. Russell Ingall result was caused by a drive-through penalty for pit-lane speeding. Lee Holdsworth was pinged for a drive-through for an unsafe pitstop release, emerging onto the track as rain began to fall and made contact with Paul Dumbrell. Cameron McConville slithered into the stopped cars. Ingall, likewise put down-field by his penalty stop damaged his steering in a clash with race leader Jamie Whincup as Ingall was being lapped. Ingall later picked up a $5,000 fine for careless driving. Whincup stayed out during the brief rain squall, and took advantage of being able to pitstop at a better time, jumping back into the field in third place, right in front of teammate Craig Lowndes, the Triple Eight Race Engineering pair race to the finish together. James Courtney recovered from race 1 dramas to finish seventh while Steven Richards recovered to ninth position falling just short of overtaking Todd Kelly. Shane van Gisbergen's repaired Falcon just made the top ten.

Race 3

Race 3 was held on Sunday 11 May. An early race clash between Russell Ingall and Jason Richards, saw Richards into the pits with a front left puncture and a flapping door for Ingall. Ingall then subsequently picked up his second pit lane speeding infringement of the weekend.

Results

Results as follows:

Qualifying

Pos	No	Name	Car	Team	Part 3	Part 2
5	AUS Mark Winterbottom	Ford BF Falcon	Ford Performance Racing	0:56.4362
2	AUS Mark Skaife	Holden VE Commodore	Holden Racing Team	0:56.4786
1	AUS Garth Tander	Holden VE Commodore	Holden Racing Team	0:56.5891
888	AUS Craig Lowndes	Ford BF Falcon	Triple Eight Race Engineering	0:56.7294
4	AUS James Courtney	Ford BF Falcon	Stone Brothers Racing	0:56.8055
6	NZL Steven Richards	Ford BF Falcon	Ford Performance Racing	0:56.8862
15	AUS Rick Kelly	Holden VE Commodore	HSV Dealer Team	0:56.9660
7	AUS Todd Kelly	Holden VE Commodore	Perkins Engineering	0:56.9664
16	AUS Paul Dumbrell	Holden VE Commodore	HSV Dealer Team	0:57.0601
9	NZL Shane van Gisbergen	Ford BF Falcon	Stone Brothers Racing	0:57.3704
3	NZL Jason Richards	Holden VE Commodore	Tasman Motorsport		0:57.0268
34	AUS Michael Caruso	Holden VE Commodore	Garry Rogers Motorsport		0:57.0338
14	AUS Cameron McConville	Holden VE Commodore	Brad Jones Racing		0:57.0472
39	AUS Russell Ingall	Holden VE Commodore	Paul Morris Motorsport		0:57.0619
25	AUS Jason Bright	Ford BF Falcon	Britek Motorsport		0:57.0958
51	NZL Greg Murphy	Holden VE Commodore	Tasman Motorsport		0:57.1933
18	AUS Will Davison	Ford BF Falcon	Dick Johnson Racing		0:57.2148
12	AUS Andrew Jones	Holden VE Commodore	Brad Jones Racing		0:57.2549
50	AUS Andrew Thompson	Holden VE Commodore	Paul Weel Racing		0:57.3061
26	AUS Marcus Marshall	Ford BF Falcon	Britek Motorsport		0:57.5735
33	AUS Lee Holdsworth	Holden VE Commodore	Garry Rogers Motorsport			0:57.2779
88	AUS Jamie Whincup	Ford BF Falcon	Triple Eight Race Engineering			0:57.2806
111	NZL Fabian Coulthard	Ford BF Falcon	Paul Cruickshank Racing			0:57.2812
17	AUS Steven Johnson	Ford BF Falcon	Dick Johnson Racing			0:57.2842
67	AUS Paul Morris	Holden VE Commodore	Paul Morris Motorsport			0:57.3050
11	AUS Shane Price	Holden VE Commodore	Perkins Engineering			0:57.3176
777	AUS Michael Patrizi	Ford BF Falcon	Ford Rising Stars Racing			0:57.0958
55	AUS Tony D'Alberto	Holden VE Commodore	Rod Nash Racing			0:57.7454
021	NZL Kayne Scott	Ford BF Falcon	Team Kiwi Racing			0:59.0170

Race 1 results

Pos	No	Name	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
5	AUS Mark Winterbottom	Ford Performance Racing	50	53:09.6602	1	100
2	AUS Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	50	+2.6s	2	92
1	AUS Garth Tander	Holden Racing Team	50	+5.9s	3	86
6	NZL Steven Richards	Ford Performance Racing	50	+6.2s	6	80
888	AUS Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	50	+7.7s	4	74
15	AUS Rick Kelly	HSV Dealer Team	50	+14.7s	7	68
88	AUS Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	50	+15.8s	22	64
18	AUS Will Davison	Dick Johnson Racing	50	+18.0s	17	60
7	AUS Todd Kelly	Perkins Engineering	50	+22.2s	8	56
14	AUS Cameron McConville	Brad Jones Racing	50	+24.3s	13	52
39	AUS Russell Ingall	Paul Morris Motorsport	50	+27.6s	14	48
51	NZL Greg Murphy	Tasman Motorsport	50	+30.8s	16	46
17	AUS Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	50	+30.9s	24	44
12	AUS Andrew Jones	Brad Jones Racing	50	+32.0s	18	42
16	AUS Paul Dumbrell	HSV Dealer Team	50	+32.8s	9	40
67	AUS Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	50	+34.0s	25	38
111	NZL Fabian Coulthard	Paul Cruickshank Racing	50	+36.2s	23	36
11	AUS Shane Price	Perkins Engineering	50	+37.1s	26	34
777	AUS Michael Patrizi	Ford Rising Stars Racing	50	+42.0s	27	32
4	AUS James Courtney	Stone Brothers Racing	50	+45.4s	5	30
55	AUS Tony D'Alberto	Rod Nash Racing	50	+45.6s	28	28
26	AUS Marcus Marshall	Britek Motorsport	49	+ 1 Lap	20	26
021	AUS Kayne Scott	Team Kiwi Racing	49	+ 1 Lap	29	24
33	AUS Lee Holdsworth	Garry Rogers Motorsport	49	+ 1 Lap	21	22
3	NZL Jason Richards	Tasman Motorsport	22	Engine	11
50	AUS Andrew Thompson	Paul Weel Racing	7	Engine	19
9	NZL Shane van Gisbergen	Stone Brothers Racing	0	Collision	10
34	AUS Michael Caruso	Garry Rogers Motorsport	0	Collision	12
25	AUS Jason Bright	Britek Motorsport	0	Collision	15

Race 2 results

Pos	No	Name	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
5	AUS Mark Winterbottom	Ford Performance Racing	50	53:34.4946	1	100
1	AUS Garth Tander	Holden Racing Team	50	+1.6s	3	92
88	AUS Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	50	+4.0s	7	86
888	AUS Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	50	+5.1s	5	80
15	AUS Rick Kelly	HSV Dealer Team	50	+14.3s	6	74
18	AUS Will Davison	Dick Johnson Racing	50	+14.6s	8	68
4	AUS James Courtney	Stone Brothers Racing	50	+22.3s	20	64
7	AUS Todd Kelly	Perkins Engineering	50	+25.0s	9	60
6	NZL Steven Richards	Ford Performance Racing	50	+25.1s	4	56
9	NZL Shane van Gisbergen	Stone Brothers Racing	50	+28.3s	27	52
12	AUS Andrew Jones	Brad Jones Racing	50	+32.3s	14	48
111	NZL Fabian Coulthard	Paul Cruickshank Racing	50	+32.7s	17	46
17	AUS Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	50	+33.7s	13	44
25	AUS Jason Bright	Britek Motorsport	50	+38.7s	29	42
51	NZL Greg Murphy	Tasman Motorsport	50	+39.2s	12	40
34	AUS Michael Caruso	Garry Rogers Motorsport	50	+39.7s	28	38
26	AUS Marcus Marshall	Britek Motorsport	50	+47.7s	22	36
50	AUS Andrew Thompson	Paul Weel Racing	50	+47.9s	26	34
11	AUS Shane Price	Perkins Engineering	50	+52.5s	18	32
55	AUS Tony D'Alberto	Rod Nash Racing	49	+ 1 Lap	21	30
777	AUS Michael Patrizi	Ford Rising Stars Racing	49	+ 1 Lap	19	28
16	AUS Paul Dumbrell	HSV Dealer Team	49	+ 1 Lap	15	26
33	AUS Lee Holdsworth	Garry Rogers Motorsport	49	+ 1 Lap	24	24
021	NZL Kayne Scott	Team Kiwi Racing	49	+ 1 Lap	23	22
67	AUS Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	45	+ 5 Laps	16	20
39	AUS Russell Ingall	Paul Morris Motorsport	17	Steering	11
14	AUS Cameron McConville	Brad Jones Racing	17	Collision	10
2	AUS Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	0	Collision	2
3	NZL Jason Richards	Tasman Motorsport	0	Engine	25

Race 3 results

Pos	No	Name	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
5	AUS Mark Winterbottom	Ford Performance Racing	50	49:06.2004	1	100
1	AUS Garth Tander	Holden Racing Team	50	+4.1s	2	92
88	AUS Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	50	+4.8s	3	86
888	AUS Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	50	+17.2s	4	80
18	AUS Will Davison	Dick Johnson Racing	50	+19.9s	6	74
15	AUS Rick Kelly	HSV Dealer Team	50	+20.9s	5	68
6	NZL Steven Richards	Ford Performance Racing	50	+21.1s	9	64
4	AUS James Courtney	Stone Brothers Racing	50	+23.1s	7	60
111	NZL Fabian Coulthard	Paul Cruickshank Racing	50	+24.7s	12	56
14	AUS Cameron McConville	Brad Jones Racing	50	+26.0s	26	52
67	AUS Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	50	+26.7s	25	48
9	NZL Shane van Gisbergen	Stone Brothers Racing	50	+29.5s	10	46
25	AUS Jason Bright	Britek Motorsport	50	+33.6s	14	44
12	AUS Andrew Jones	Brad Jones Racing	50	+35.5s	11	42
17	AUS Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	50	+42.4s	13	40
16	AUS Paul Dumbrell	HSV Dealer Team	50	+42.7s	22	38
34	AUS Michael Caruso	Garry Rogers Motorsport	50	+43.2s	16	36
50	AUS Andrew Thompson	Paul Weel Racing	50	+43.5s	18	34
26	AUS Marcus Marshall	Britek Motorsport	50	+58.0s	17	32
777	AUS Michael Patrizi	Ford Rising Stars Racing	49	+ 1 Lap	21	30
51	NZL Greg Murphy	Tasman Motorsport	49	+ 1 Lap	15	28
55	AUS Tony D'Alberto	Rod Nash Racing	48	+ 2 Laps	20	24
39	AUS Russell Ingall	Paul Morris Motorsport	48	+ 2 Laps	27	22
7	AUS Todd Kelly	Perkins Engineering	38	Electrical	8
021	NZL Kayne Scott	Team Kiwi Racing	13	Steering	24
11	AUS Shane Price	Perkins Engineering	9		19
33	AUS Lee Holdsworth	Garry Rogers Motorsport	7	Steering	23
3	NZL Jason Richards	Tasman Motorsport	0	Engine	28
2	AUS Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team

Standings

After round 4 of 14

Pos	No	Name	Team
1	AUS Garth Tander	Holden Racing Team	896
15	AUS Rick Kelly	HSV Dealer Team	882
5	AUS Mark Winterbottom	Ford Performance Racing	872
88	AUS Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	776
6	NZL Steven Richards	Ford Performance Racing	721

Support categories

The 2008 BigPond 400 had four support categories.

Category	Round winner
Australian Carrera Cup Championship	NZL Craig Baird (Porsche 997 GT3 Cup)
V8 Utes	AUS Grant Johnson (Holden VE Ute SS)
Mini Challenge Australia	AUS Damien White (Mini Cooper S)
Historic Touring Cars	AUS Paul Stubber (Chevrolet Camaro)

References

(April 2019). "Stewards update 5 summary of penalties". V8Supercar.com.au.
(11 May 2008). "Barbagallo Raceway Wanneroo 11/05/2008 BigPond 400 - 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series, Round 4". National Software.

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