2008 1000 km of Silverstone

The 2008 Autosport 1000 km of Silverstone was the fifth and final race of the 2008 Le Mans Series season. It took place at the Silverstone Circuit, Great Britain, on 14 September 2008. The race was attended by a record crowd of 53,000 spectators.^[1]

Map of the Silverstone Circuit (2004-2009)

Rinaldo Capello driving the race winning Audi R10 TDI, still showing damage from an earlier accident with the #8 Peugeot

Although Audi scored their first and only win of the season, an accident involving the then championship-leading Peugeots allowed Audi to win the Teams, Constructors, and Drivers Championships in the LMP1 category. Luc Alphand's team won the GT1 championship by merely finishing the event, and Virgo Motorsports and driver Rob Bell secured their second consecutive GT2 championship with a class victory.

This was the first time in Le Mans Series history that none of the Peugeot 908s finished in the podium spots as well as in the top eight points positions (#8 finished 19th overall and 11th in LMP1; #7 did not finish at 44th overall and 15th (last) in class), which helped Audi to take the championship. The only other time that the Peugeot 908 did not finish in the podium was in the 12 Hours of Sebring earlier this year, when the lone 908 finished 11th overall and almost finished in the podium at 4th behind the two Audis and an Intersport Lola-AER.

Race results

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).^[2]

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tyre	Laps
Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Engine	Tyre	Laps
1	LMP1	1	Audi Sport Team Joest	Allan McNish Rinaldo Capello	Audi R10 TDI	M	195
1	LMP1	1	Audi Sport Team Joest	Allan McNish Rinaldo Capello	Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel)	M	195
2	LMP1	10	Charouz Racing System	Jan Charouz Stefan Mücke	Lola B08/60	M	193
2	LMP1	10	Charouz Racing System	Jan Charouz Stefan Mücke	Aston Martin 6.0 L V12	M	193
3	LMP1	16	Pescarolo Sport	Romain Dumas Jean-Christophe Boullion	Pescarolo 01	M	191
3	LMP1	16	Pescarolo Sport	Romain Dumas Jean-Christophe Boullion	Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10	M	191
4	LMP1	2	Audi Sport Team Joest	Alexandre Prémat Mike Rockenfeller	Audi R10 TDI	M	191
4	LMP1	2	Audi Sport Team Joest	Alexandre Prémat Mike Rockenfeller	Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel)	M	191
5	LMP2	34	Van Merksteijn Motorsport Equipe Verschuur	Peter Van Merksteijn Jos Verstappen	Porsche RS Spyder Evo	M	191
5	LMP2	34	Van Merksteijn Motorsport Equipe Verschuur	Peter Van Merksteijn Jos Verstappen	Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8	M	191
6	LMP1	15	Creation AIM	Jamie Campbell-Walter Stuart Hall	Creation CA07	D	191
6	LMP1	15	Creation AIM	Jamie Campbell-Walter Stuart Hall	AIM (Judd) YS5.5 5.5 L V10	D	191
7	LMP1	17	Pescarolo Sport	Harold Primat Christophe Tinseau	Pescarolo 01	M	190
7	LMP1	17	Pescarolo Sport	Harold Primat Christophe Tinseau	Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10	M	190
8	LMP1	5	Team Oreca-Matmut	Soheil Ayari Stéphane Ortelli	Courage-Oreca LC70	M	189
8	LMP1	5	Team Oreca-Matmut	Soheil Ayari Stéphane Ortelli	Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10	M	189
9	LMP2	27	Horag Racing	Fredy Lienhard Didier Theys Jan Lammers	Porsche RS Spyder Evo	M	187
9	LMP2	27	Horag Racing	Fredy Lienhard Didier Theys Jan Lammers	Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8	M	187
10	LMP2	40	Quifel ASM Team	Miguel Amaral Olivier Pla	Lola B05/40	D	185
10	LMP2	40	Quifel ASM Team	Miguel Amaral Olivier Pla	AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4	D	185
11	LMP2	25	Ray Mallock Ltd.	Mike Newton Thomas Erdos	MG-Lola EX265C	M	184
11	LMP2	25	Ray Mallock Ltd.	Mike Newton Thomas Erdos	MG (AER) XP21 2.0 L Turbo I4	M	184
12	LMP2	31	Team Essex	Casper Elgaard John Nielsen	Porsche RS Spyder Evo	D	184
12	LMP2	31	Team Essex	Casper Elgaard John Nielsen	Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8	D	184
13	LMP2	45	Embassy Racing	Jonny Kane Warren Hughes	Embassy WF01	M	184
13	LMP2	45	Embassy Racing	Jonny Kane Warren Hughes	Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8	M	184
14	LMP1	18	Rollcentre Racing	João Barbosa Vanina Ickx Charlie Hollings	Pescarolo 01	D	183
14	LMP1	18	Rollcentre Racing	João Barbosa Vanina Ickx Charlie Hollings	Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10	D	183
15	LMP2	41	Trading Performance	Karim Ojjeh Claude-Yves Gosselin Adam Sharpe	Zytek 07S/2	M	183
15	LMP2	41	Trading Performance	Karim Ojjeh Claude-Yves Gosselin Adam Sharpe	Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8	M	183
16	LMP1	4	Saulnier Racing	Jacques Nicolet Richard Hein	Pescarolo 01	M	183
16	LMP1	4	Saulnier Racing	Jacques Nicolet Richard Hein	Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10	M	183
17	LMP1	6	Team Oreca-Matmut	Olivier Panis Nicolas Lapierre	Courage-Oreca LC70	M	183
17	LMP1	6	Team Oreca-Matmut	Olivier Panis Nicolas Lapierre	Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10	M	183
18	LMP2	44	Kruse Schiller Motorsport	Jean de Pourtalès Hideki Noda	Lola B05/40	D	182
18	LMP2	44	Kruse Schiller Motorsport	Jean de Pourtalès Hideki Noda	Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4	D	182
19	LMP1	8	Team Peugeot Total	Stéphane Sarrazin Pedro Lamy	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP	M	182
19	LMP1	8	Team Peugeot Total	Stéphane Sarrazin Pedro Lamy	Peugeot HDi 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel)	M	182
20	GT1	59	Team Modena	Tomáš Enge Antonio García	Aston Martin DBR9	M	178
20	GT1	59	Team Modena	Tomáš Enge Antonio García	Aston Martin 6.0 L V12	M	178
21	GT1	55	IPB Spartak Racing Reiter Engineering	Peter Kox Roman Rusinov	Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT	M	177
21	GT1	55	IPB Spartak Racing Reiter Engineering	Peter Kox Roman Rusinov	Lamborghini L535 6.0 L V12	M	177
22	GT1	72	Luc Alphand Aventures	Guillaume Moreau Patrice Goueslard	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	M	174
22	GT1	72	Luc Alphand Aventures	Guillaume Moreau Patrice Goueslard	Chevrolet LS7-R 7.0 L V8	M	174
23	LMP2	35	Saulnier Racing	Pierre Ragues Matthieu Lahaye	Pescarolo 01	M	174
23	LMP2	35	Saulnier Racing	Pierre Ragues Matthieu Lahaye	Judd DB 3.4 L V8	M	174
24	GT1	61	Strakka Racing	Nick Leventis Peter Hardman Darren Turner	Aston Martin DBR9	D	173
24	GT1	61	Strakka Racing	Nick Leventis Peter Hardman Darren Turner	Aston Martin 6.0 L V12	D	173
25	LMP1	21	Epsilon Euskadi	Adrián Vallés Shinji Nakano	Epsilon Euskadi ee1	M	172
25	LMP1	21	Epsilon Euskadi	Adrián Vallés Shinji Nakano	Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10	M	172
26	GT2	96	Virgo Motorsport	Rob Bell Jaime Melo	Ferrari F430GT	D	172
26	GT2	96	Virgo Motorsport	Rob Bell Jaime Melo	Ferrari 4.0 L V8	D	172
27	GT2	77	Team Felbermayr-Proton	Marc Lieb Alex Davison	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	M	171
27	GT2	77	Team Felbermayr-Proton	Marc Lieb Alex Davison	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	171
28	GT2	90	Farnbacher Racing	Pierre Ehret Pierre Kaffer Anthony Beltoise	Ferrari F430GT	M	169
28	GT2	90	Farnbacher Racing	Pierre Ehret Pierre Kaffer Anthony Beltoise	Ferrari 4.0 L V8	M	169
29	GT2	85	Snoras Spyker Squadron	Tom Coronel Ralf Kelleners Alexey Vasilyev	Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-R	M	168
29	GT2	85	Snoras Spyker Squadron	Tom Coronel Ralf Kelleners Alexey Vasilyev	Audi 4.0 L V8	M	168
30	GT2	88	Team Felbermayr-Proton	Horst Felbermayr, Sr. Horst Felbermayr, Jr. Christian Ried	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	M	162
30	GT2	88	Team Felbermayr-Proton	Horst Felbermayr, Sr. Horst Felbermayr, Jr. Christian Ried	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	162
31	GT2	98	JMB Racing	Maurice Basso Peter Kutemann Julien Gilbert	Ferrari F430GT	M	160
31	GT2	98	JMB Racing	Maurice Basso Peter Kutemann Julien Gilbert	Ferrari 4.0 L V8	M	160
32	LMP2	26	Team Bruichladdich Radical	Jens Petersen Jan-Dirk Lueders Marc Rostan	Radical SR9	D	160
32	LMP2	26	Team Bruichladdich Radical	Jens Petersen Jan-Dirk Lueders Marc Rostan	AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4	D	160
33	GT2	93	James Watt Automotive	Alan van der Merwe Tim Sugden Michael Outzen	Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2	D	159
33	GT2	93	James Watt Automotive	Alan van der Merwe Tim Sugden Michael Outzen	Aston Martin 4.5 L V8	D	159
34	GT2	94	Speedy Racing Team	Andrea Chiesa Benjamin Leuenberger	Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-R	M	158
34	GT2	94	Speedy Racing Team	Andrea Chiesa Benjamin Leuenberger	Audi 4.0 L V8	M	158
35	LMP2	46	Embassy Racing	Darren Manning Joey Foster	Embassy WF01	M	156
35	LMP2	46	Embassy Racing	Darren Manning Joey Foster	Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8	M	156
36	GT2	99	JMB Racing Aucott Racing	Ben Aucott Stéphane Daoudi	Ferrari F430GT	M	145
36	GT2	99	JMB Racing Aucott Racing	Ben Aucott Stéphane Daoudi	Ferrari 4.0 L V8	M	145
37 DNF	LMP2	32	Barazi-Epsilon	Juan Barazi Michael Vergers Fernando Rees	Zytek 07S/2	M	162
37 DNF	LMP2	32	Barazi-Epsilon	Juan Barazi Michael Vergers Fernando Rees	Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8	M	162
38 DNF	GT2	75	IMSA Performance Matmut	Richard Balandras Michel Lecourt	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	M	91
38 DNF	GT2	75	IMSA Performance Matmut	Richard Balandras Michel Lecourt	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	91
39 DNF	LMP1	14	Creation AIM	Ryan Lewis Stephen Simpson	Creation CA07	D	89
39 DNF	LMP1	14	Creation AIM	Ryan Lewis Stephen Simpson	AIM (Judd) YS5.5 5.5 L V10	D	89
40 DNF	LMP2	33	Speedy Racing Team Sebah Automotive	Andrea Belicchi Xavier Pompidou Steve Zacchia	Lola B08/80	M	75
40 DNF	LMP2	33	Speedy Racing Team Sebah Automotive	Andrea Belicchi Xavier Pompidou Steve Zacchia	Judd DB 3.4 L V8	M	75
41 DNF	LMP1	20	Epsilon Euskadi	Ángel Burgueño Miguel Ángel de Castro	Epsilon Euskadi ee1	M	59
41 DNF	LMP1	20	Epsilon Euskadi	Ángel Burgueño Miguel Ángel de Castro	Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10	M	59
42 DNF	GT2	95	James Watt Automotive	Peter Bamford Paul Daniels Matt Griffin	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	D	55
42 DNF	GT2	95	James Watt Automotive	Peter Bamford Paul Daniels Matt Griffin	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	D	55
43 DNF	GT2	91	Farnbacher Racing	Lars-Erik Nielsen Dirk Werner	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	M	51
43 DNF	GT2	91	Farnbacher Racing	Lars-Erik Nielsen Dirk Werner	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	51
44 DNF	LMP1	7	Team Peugeot Total	Nicolas Minassian Marc Gené	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP	M	45
44 DNF	LMP1	7	Team Peugeot Total	Nicolas Minassian Marc Gené	Peugeot HDi 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel)	M	45
45 DNF	GT2	76	IMSA Performance Matmut	Raymond Narac Richard Lietz	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	M	38
45 DNF	GT2	76	IMSA Performance Matmut	Raymond Narac Richard Lietz	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	38
46 DNF	LMP2	37	WR Salini	Stéphane Salini Philippe Salini Tristan Gommendy	WR LMP2008	D	3
46 DNF	LMP2	37	WR Salini	Stéphane Salini Philippe Salini Tristan Gommendy	Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8	D	3

Statistics

Pole Position - #8 Team Peugeot Total - 1:30.359^[3]
Fastest Lap - #8 Team Peugeot Total - 1:31.166^[2]
Average Speed - 176.696 km/h (109.794 mph)^[2]

References

^ "Autosport: "Organisers hail Silverstone race"". 2008-09-15. Archived from the original on 18 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Race — Amended". Le Mans Series. 2008-09-14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-11-19. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
^ "Qualifying". Le Mans Series. 2008-09-13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-11-19. Retrieved 2008-09-14.

External links

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[1] "Autosport: "Organisers hail Silverstone race"". 2008-09-15. Archived from the original on 18 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-17.

[Results-2] "Race — Amended". Le Mans Series. 2008-09-14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-11-19. Retrieved 2008-09-14.

[Qualifying-3] "Qualifying". Le Mans Series. 2008-09-13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-11-19. Retrieved 2008-09-14.

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