2008 FIA GT San Luis 2 Hours

The 2008 FIA GT San Luis 2 Hours was the final race of the 2008 FIA GT Championship season. It took place at the new Potrero de los Funes Circuit in Argentina on 23 November 2008. It is the first time in FIA GT Championship history that an event has been held in South America.[1]

The Potrero de los Funes Circuit

Race results

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Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).[2]

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps
Engine
1 GT1 4   Peka Racing   Anthony Kumpen
  Bert Longin
Saleen S7-R P 51
Ford 7.0 L V8
2 GT1 6   Phoenix Carsport Racing   Mike Hezemans
  Fabrizio Gollin
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R M 51
Chevrolet LS7R 7.0 L V8
3 GT1 3   Selleslagh Racing Team   Maxime Soulet
  Armand Fumal
  Christian Ledesma
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R M 51
Chevrolet LS7R 7.0 L V8
4 GT1 37   Escuderia ACA Argentina   José María López
  Esteban Tuero
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello M 51
Ferrari 5.9 L V12
5 GT1 1   Vitaphone Racing Team   Michael Bartels
  Andrea Bertolini
Maserati MC12 GT1 M 51
Maserati 6.0 L V12
6 GT2 95   Advanced Engineering
  PeCom Racing Team
  Matías Russo
  Luís Pérez Companc
Ferrari F430 GT2 M 50
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
7 GT2 50   AF Corse   Gianmaria Bruni
  Toni Vilander
Ferrari F430 GT2 M 50
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
8 GT2 51   AF Corse   Thomas Biagi
  Christian Montanari
Ferrari F430 GT2 M 50
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
9 GT2 56   CR Scuderia Racing   Andrew Kirkaldy
  Rob Bell
Ferrari F430 GT2 M 49
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
10 GT2 60   Prospeed Competition   Markus Palttala
  Mikael Forsten
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 49
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
11 GT2 77   BMS Scuderia Italia   Paolo Ruberti
  Matteo Malucelli
Ferrari F430 GT2 P 49
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
12 GT2 62   Scuderia Ecosse   Jamie Davies
  Fabio Babini
Ferrari F430 GT2 P 49
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
13 GT2 57   Kessel Racing   Henri Moser
  Niki Cadei
Ferrari F430 GT2 M 49
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
14 GT2 55   CR Scuderia Racing   Chris Niarchos
  Tim Mullen
Ferrari F430 GT2 M 46
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
15
DNF
GT2 78   BMS Scuderia Italia   Joël Camathias
  José Manuel Balbiani
Ferrari F430 GT2 P 45
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
16
DNF
GT1 5   Phoenix Carsport Racing   Ricardo Risatti
  Marcel Fässler
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R M 41
Chevrolet LS7R 7.0 L V8
17
DNF
G2 101   Belgian Racing   Bas Leinders
  Renaud Kuppens
Gillet Vertigo Streiff P 27
Maserati 4.2 L V8
18
DNF
GT1 7   Larbre Compétition   Frédéric Makowiecki
  Roland Bervillé
Saleen S7-R M 25
Ford 7.0 L V8
19
DNF
GT1 2   Vitaphone Racing Team   Miguel Ramos
  Alexandre Negrão
Maserati MC12 GT1 M 20
Maserati 6.0 L V12
20
DNF
GT1 38   Escuderia ACA Argentina   Martín Basso
  Gastón Mazzacane
Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello M 17
Ferrari 5.9 L V12
21
DNF
GT2 61   Prospeed Competition   Emmanuel Collard
  Richard Westbrook
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 5
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
DNQ GT1 10   Gigawave Motorsport   Philipp Peter
  Allan Simonsen
Aston Martin DBR9 M
Aston Martin 6.0 L V12
DNQ GT2 59   Trackspeed Racing   Tim Sugden
  David Ashburn
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6

Statistics

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  • Pole Position – #5 Phoenix Carsport – 2:13.236[3]
  • Average Speed – 159.63 km/h (99.19 mph)[2]

References

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  1. ^ "14 November 2008 Destination : Argentina !". FIA GT Championship. 14 November 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2008.
  2. ^ a b "Results: 2008 Round 10 – San Luis (Race Result)". FIA. 23 November 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2008.
  3. ^ "Results: 2008 Round 10 – San Luis (Qualifying 1)". FIA. 22 November 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2008.


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