The 2008 1000 km of Catalunya was the opening round of the 2008 Le Mans Series season. It took place at the Circuit de Catalunya, Spain, on 6 April 2008.
Race results
editClass winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).[1]
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||||||
| 1 | LMP1 | 7 |  Team Peugeot Total
|
Nicolas Minassian Marc Gené
|
Peugeot 908 HDi FAP | M | 215 |
| Peugeot HDi 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel) | |||||||
| 2 | LMP1 | 2 |  Audi Sport Team Joest
|
Alexandre Prémat Mike Rockenfeller
|
Audi R10 | M | 214 |
| Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel) | |||||||
| 3 | LMP1 | 10 |  Charouz Racing System
|
Jan Charouz Stefan Mücke
|
Lola B08/60 | M | 212 |
| Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 | |||||||
| 4 | LMP1 | 16 | Pescarolo Sport
|
Emmanuel Collard Jean-Christophe Boullion
|
Pescarolo 01 | M | 210 |
| Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 | |||||||
| 5 | LMP1 | 1 | Audi Sport Team Joest
|
 Allan McNish Rinaldo Capello
|
Audi R10 | M | 209 |
| Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel) | |||||||
| 6 | LMP2 | 34 |  Van Merksteijn Motorsport Equipe Verschuur
|
Peter van Merksteijn Sr. Jos Verstappen
|
Porsche RS Spyder Evo | M | 208 |
| Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8 | |||||||
| 7 | LMP1 | 17 | Pescarolo Sport
|
 Harold Primat Christophe Tinseau
|
Pescarolo 01 | M | 208 |
| Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 | |||||||
| 8 | LMP2 | 33 | Speedy Racing Team Sebah Automotive
|
Andrea Belicchi Xavier Pompidou Steve Zacchia
|
Lola B08/80 | M | 207 |
| Judd DB 3.4 L V8 | |||||||
| 9 | LMP2 | 31 |  Team Essex
|
Casper Elgaard John Nielsen
|
Porsche RS Spyder Evo | D | 204 |
| Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8 | |||||||
| 10 | LMP1 | 18 | Rollcentre Racing
|
Martin Short Vanina Ickx João Barbosa
|
Pescarolo 01 | D | 204 |
| Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 | |||||||
| 11 | LMP2 | 25 | Ray Mallock Ltd.
|
Mike Newton Thomas Erdos
|
MG-Lola EX265 | M | 201 |
| MG (AER) XP21 2.0 L Turbo I4 | |||||||
| 12 | LMP1 | 8 | Team Peugeot Total
|
Stéphane Sarrazin Pedro Lamy
|
Peugeot 908 HDi FAP | M | 200 |
| Peugeot HDi 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel) | |||||||
| 13 | LMP2 | 35 | Saulnier Racing
|
Pierre Ragues Matthieu Lahaye
|
Pescarolo 01 | M | 199 |
| Judd DB 3.4 L V8 | |||||||
| 14 | LMP2 | 27 | Horag Racing
|
Fredy Lienhard Didier Theys Jan Lammers
|
Porsche RS Spyder Evo | M | 198 |
| Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8 | |||||||
| 15 | LMP2 | 26 | Team Bruichladdich Radical
|
Jens Petersen Jan-Dirk Lueders Marc Rostan
|
Radical SR9 | D | 194 |
| AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4 | |||||||
| 16 | GT1 | 72 | Luc Alphand Aventures
|
Luc Alphand Guillaume Moreau Patrice Goueslard
|
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 194 |
| Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 17 | LMP2 | 41 | Trading Performance
|
 Karim Ojjeh Claude-Yves Gosselin Julien Schroyen
|
Zytek 07S/2 | M | 193 |
| Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8 | |||||||
| 18 | GT1 | 50 | Larbre Compétition
|
Frédéric Makowiecki Christophe Bouchut Patrick Bornhauser
|
Saleen S7-R | M | 192 |
| Ford 7.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 19 | GT1 | 55 |  IPB Spartak Racing Reiter Engineering
|
Peter Kox Roman Rusinov
|
Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT | M | 190 |
| Lamborghini L535 6.0 L V12 | |||||||
| 20 | LMP2 | 40 | Quifel ASM Team
|
Miguel Amaral Olivier Pla
|
Lola B05/40 | D | 190 |
| AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4 | |||||||
| 21 | GT2 | 96 | Virgo Motorsport
|
Rob Bell Gianmaria Bruni
|
Ferrari F430GT | D | 189 |
| Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 22 | GT2 | 77 | Team Felbermayr-Proton
|
Marc Lieb Alex Davison
|
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 189 |
| Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 23 | GT2 | 76 | IMSA Performance Matmut
|
Raymond Narac Richard Lietz
|
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 187 |
| Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 24 | GT2 | 90 | Farnbacher Racing
|
Pierre Ehret Pierre Kaffer Anthony Beltoise
|
Ferrari F430GT | M | 186 |
| Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 25 | GT2 | 85 | Snoras Spyker Squadron
|
Peter Dumbreck Ralf Kelleners Alexey Vasiliev
|
Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-R | M | 184 |
| Audi 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 26 | GT2 | 99 |  JMB Racing Aucott Racing
|
Stéphane Daoudi Ben Aucott
|
Ferrari F430GT | M | 183 |
| Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 27 | GT2 | 75 | IMSA Performance Matmut
|
Richard Balandras Michel Lecourt Jean-Philippe Belloc
|
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 182 |
| Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 28 | GT2 | 95 | James Watt Automotive
|
 Markus Palttala Mikael Forsten Paul Daniels
|
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | D | 182 |
| Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 29 | GT2 | 88 | Team Felbermayr-Proton
|
Horst Felbermayr, Sr. Horst Felbermayr, Jr. Christian Ried
|
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 181 |
| Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 30 | GT2 | 98 | JMB Racing
|
Bo McCormick Maurice Basso Mauro Casadei
|
Ferrari F430GT | M | 178 |
| Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 31 | LMP1 | 19 | Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport
|
Bob Berridge Gareth Evans
|
Lola B06/10 | D | 177 |
| AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 32 | LMP1 | 20 | Epsilon Euskadi
|
Angel Burgueño Miguel Ángel de Castro
|
Epsilon Euskadi EE1 | M | 167 |
| Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 | |||||||
| 33 | LMP1 | 14 | Creation Autosportif
|
Jamie Campbell-Walter Stuart Hall Felipe Ortiz
|
Creation CA07 | D | 163 |
| AIM (Judd) YS5.5 5.5 L V10 | |||||||
| 34 | LMP2 | 37 | WR Salini
|
Stéphane Salini Philippe Salini Patrice Roussel
|
WR LMP2008 | D | 154 |
| Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8 | |||||||
| 35 NC |
LMP2 | 30 | Racing Box
|
Filippo Francioni Marco Didaio
|
Lucchini LMP2/04 | D | 142 |
| Judd XV675 3.4 L V8 | |||||||
| 36 DNF |
LMP1 | 6 | Team Oreca-Matmut
|
Olivier Panis Nicolas Lapierre
|
Courage-Oreca LC70 | M | 178 |
| Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 | |||||||
| 37 DNF |
GT1 | 73 | Luc Alphand Aventures
|
Sébastien Dumez Jean-Luc Blanchemain Roland Bervillé
|
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 162 |
| Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 38 DNF |
LMP1 | 4 | Saulnier Racing
|
Jacques Nicolet Marc Faggionato Richard Hein
|
Pescarolo 01 | M | 132 |
| Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 | |||||||
| 39 DNF |
GT1 | 59 | Team Modena
|
Tomáš Enge Antonio García
|
Aston Martin DBR9 | M | 124 |
| Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 | |||||||
| 40 DNF |
LMP1 | 5 | Team Oreca-Matmut
|
Soheil Ayari Stéphane Ortelli
|
Courage-Oreca LC70 | M | 108 |
| Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 | |||||||
| 41 DNF |
LMP2 | 44 | Kruse Schiller Motorsport
|
Jean de Pourtales Hideki Noda
|
Lola B05/40 | D | 94 |
| Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 | |||||||
| 42 DNF |
GT2 | 91 | Farnbacher Racing
|
Lars-Erik Nielsen Allan Simonsen Richard Westbrook
|
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 90 |
| Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 43 DNF |
LMP1 | 3 | Scuderia Lavaggi
|
Giovanni Lavaggi Wolfgang Kaufmann
|
Lavaggi LS1 | D | 87 |
| AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 44 DNF |
LMP2 | 32 | Barazi-Epsilon
|
Juan Barazi Michael Vergers
|
Zytek 07S/2 | M | 55 |
| Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8 | |||||||
| 45 DNF |
LMP2 | 45 | Embassy Racing
|
Mario Haberfeld Warren Hughes
|
Embassy WF01 | M | 43 |
| Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8 | |||||||
| 46 DNF |
LMP2 | 46 | Embassy Racing
|
Jonny Kane Joey Foster
|
Embassy WF01 | M | 41 |
| Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8 | |||||||
| 47 DNF |
GT2 | 94 | Speedy Racing Team
|
Andrea Chiesa Benjamin Leuenberger
|
Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-R | M | 17 |
| Audi 4.0 L V8 | |||||||
| DNS | GT2 | 93 | James Watt Automotive
|
 Alan van der Merwe Stéphane Lémeret Michael Outzen
|
Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 | D | - |
| Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 |
Statistics
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "1000 KM Final" (PDF). Le Mans Series. 6 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
- ^ "Qualifying" (PDF). Le Mans Series. 5 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
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