2008 1000 km of Catalunya

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

Class 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
Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Engine	Tyre	Laps
1	LMP1	7	Team Peugeot Total	Nicolas Minassian Marc Gené	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP	M	215
1	LMP1	7	Team Peugeot Total	Nicolas Minassian Marc Gené	Peugeot HDi 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel)	M	215
2	LMP1	2	Audi Sport Team Joest	Alexandre Prémat Mike Rockenfeller	Audi R10	M	214
2	LMP1	2	Audi Sport Team Joest	Alexandre Prémat Mike Rockenfeller	Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel)	M	214
3	LMP1	10	Charouz Racing System	Jan Charouz Stefan Mücke	Lola B08/60	M	212
3	LMP1	10	Charouz Racing System	Jan Charouz Stefan Mücke	Aston Martin 6.0 L V12	M	212
4	LMP1	16	Pescarolo Sport	Emmanuel Collard Jean-Christophe Boullion	Pescarolo 01	M	210
4	LMP1	16	Pescarolo Sport	Emmanuel Collard Jean-Christophe Boullion	Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10	M	210
5	LMP1	1	Audi Sport Team Joest	Allan McNish Rinaldo Capello	Audi R10	M	209
5	LMP1	1	Audi Sport Team Joest	Allan McNish Rinaldo Capello	Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel)	M	209
6	LMP2	34	Van Merksteijn Motorsport Equipe Verschuur	Peter van Merksteijn Sr. Jos Verstappen	Porsche RS Spyder Evo	M	208
6	LMP2	34	Van Merksteijn Motorsport Equipe Verschuur	Peter van Merksteijn Sr. Jos Verstappen	Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8	M	208
7	LMP1	17	Pescarolo Sport	Harold Primat Christophe Tinseau	Pescarolo 01	M	208
7	LMP1	17	Pescarolo Sport	Harold Primat Christophe Tinseau	Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10	M	208
8	LMP2	33	Speedy Racing Team Sebah Automotive	Andrea Belicchi Xavier Pompidou Steve Zacchia	Lola B08/80	M	207
8	LMP2	33	Speedy Racing Team Sebah Automotive	Andrea Belicchi Xavier Pompidou Steve Zacchia	Judd DB 3.4 L V8	M	207
9	LMP2	31	Team Essex	Casper Elgaard John Nielsen	Porsche RS Spyder Evo	D	204
9	LMP2	31	Team Essex	Casper Elgaard John Nielsen	Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8	D	204
10	LMP1	18	Rollcentre Racing	Martin Short Vanina Ickx João Barbosa	Pescarolo 01	D	204
10	LMP1	18	Rollcentre Racing	Martin Short Vanina Ickx João Barbosa	Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10	D	204
11	LMP2	25	Ray Mallock Ltd.	Mike Newton Thomas Erdos	MG-Lola EX265	M	201
11	LMP2	25	Ray Mallock Ltd.	Mike Newton Thomas Erdos	MG (AER) XP21 2.0 L Turbo I4	M	201
12	LMP1	8	Team Peugeot Total	Stéphane Sarrazin Pedro Lamy	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP	M	200
12	LMP1	8	Team Peugeot Total	Stéphane Sarrazin Pedro Lamy	Peugeot HDi 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel)	M	200
13	LMP2	35	Saulnier Racing	Pierre Ragues Matthieu Lahaye	Pescarolo 01	M	199
13	LMP2	35	Saulnier Racing	Pierre Ragues Matthieu Lahaye	Judd DB 3.4 L V8	M	199
14	LMP2	27	Horag Racing	Fredy Lienhard Didier Theys Jan Lammers	Porsche RS Spyder Evo	M	198
14	LMP2	27	Horag Racing	Fredy Lienhard Didier Theys Jan Lammers	Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8	M	198
15	LMP2	26	Team Bruichladdich Radical	Jens Petersen Jan-Dirk Lueders Marc Rostan	Radical SR9	D	194
15	LMP2	26	Team Bruichladdich Radical	Jens Petersen Jan-Dirk Lueders Marc Rostan	AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4	D	194
16	GT1	72	Luc Alphand Aventures	Luc Alphand Guillaume Moreau Patrice Goueslard	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	M	194
16	GT1	72	Luc Alphand Aventures	Luc Alphand Guillaume Moreau Patrice Goueslard	Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8	M	194
17	LMP2	41	Trading Performance	Karim Ojjeh Claude-Yves Gosselin Julien Schroyen	Zytek 07S/2	M	193
17	LMP2	41	Trading Performance	Karim Ojjeh Claude-Yves Gosselin Julien Schroyen	Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8	M	193
18	GT1	50	Larbre Compétition	Frédéric Makowiecki Christophe Bouchut Patrick Bornhauser	Saleen S7-R	M	192
18	GT1	50	Larbre Compétition	Frédéric Makowiecki Christophe Bouchut Patrick Bornhauser	Ford 7.0 L V8	M	192
19	GT1	55	IPB Spartak Racing Reiter Engineering	Peter Kox Roman Rusinov	Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT	M	190
19	GT1	55	IPB Spartak Racing Reiter Engineering	Peter Kox Roman Rusinov	Lamborghini L535 6.0 L V12	M	190
20	LMP2	40	Quifel ASM Team	Miguel Amaral Olivier Pla	Lola B05/40	D	190
20	LMP2	40	Quifel ASM Team	Miguel Amaral Olivier Pla	AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4	D	190
21	GT2	96	Virgo Motorsport	Rob Bell Gianmaria Bruni	Ferrari F430GT	D	189
21	GT2	96	Virgo Motorsport	Rob Bell Gianmaria Bruni	Ferrari 4.0 L V8	D	189
22	GT2	77	Team Felbermayr-Proton	Marc Lieb Alex Davison	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	M	189
22	GT2	77	Team Felbermayr-Proton	Marc Lieb Alex Davison	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	M	189
23	GT2	76	IMSA Performance Matmut	Raymond Narac Richard Lietz	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	M	187
23	GT2	76	IMSA Performance Matmut	Raymond Narac Richard Lietz	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	M	187
24	GT2	90	Farnbacher Racing	Pierre Ehret Pierre Kaffer Anthony Beltoise	Ferrari F430GT	M	186
24	GT2	90	Farnbacher Racing	Pierre Ehret Pierre Kaffer Anthony Beltoise	Ferrari 4.0 L V8	M	186
25	GT2	85	Snoras Spyker Squadron	Peter Dumbreck Ralf Kelleners Alexey Vasiliev	Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-R	M	184
25	GT2	85	Snoras Spyker Squadron	Peter Dumbreck Ralf Kelleners Alexey Vasiliev	Audi 4.0 L V8	M	184
26	GT2	99	JMB Racing Aucott Racing	Stéphane Daoudi Ben Aucott	Ferrari F430GT	M	183
26	GT2	99	JMB Racing Aucott Racing	Stéphane Daoudi Ben Aucott	Ferrari 4.0 L V8	M	183
27	GT2	75	IMSA Performance Matmut	Richard Balandras Michel Lecourt Jean-Philippe Belloc	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	M	182
27	GT2	75	IMSA Performance Matmut	Richard Balandras Michel Lecourt Jean-Philippe Belloc	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	M	182
28	GT2	95	James Watt Automotive	Markus Palttala Mikael Forsten Paul Daniels	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	D	182
28	GT2	95	James Watt Automotive	Markus Palttala Mikael Forsten Paul Daniels	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	D	182
29	GT2	88	Team Felbermayr-Proton	Horst Felbermayr, Sr. Horst Felbermayr, Jr. Christian Ried	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	M	181
29	GT2	88	Team Felbermayr-Proton	Horst Felbermayr, Sr. Horst Felbermayr, Jr. Christian Ried	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	M	181
30	GT2	98	JMB Racing	Bo McCormick Maurice Basso Mauro Casadei	Ferrari F430GT	M	178
30	GT2	98	JMB Racing	Bo McCormick Maurice Basso Mauro Casadei	Ferrari 4.0 L V8	M	178
31	LMP1	19	Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport	Bob Berridge Gareth Evans	Lola B06/10	D	177
31	LMP1	19	Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport	Bob Berridge Gareth Evans	AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8	D	177
32	LMP1	20	Epsilon Euskadi	Angel Burgueño Miguel Ángel de Castro	Epsilon Euskadi EE1	M	167
32	LMP1	20	Epsilon Euskadi	Angel Burgueño Miguel Ángel de Castro	Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10	M	167
33	LMP1	14	Creation Autosportif	Jamie Campbell-Walter Stuart Hall Felipe Ortiz	Creation CA07	D	163
33	LMP1	14	Creation Autosportif	Jamie Campbell-Walter Stuart Hall Felipe Ortiz	AIM (Judd) YS5.5 5.5 L V10	D	163
34	LMP2	37	WR Salini	Stéphane Salini Philippe Salini Patrice Roussel	WR LMP2008	D	154
34	LMP2	37	WR Salini	Stéphane Salini Philippe Salini Patrice Roussel	Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8	D	154
35 NC	LMP2	30	Racing Box	Filippo Francioni Marco Didaio	Lucchini LMP2/04	D	142
35 NC	LMP2	30	Racing Box	Filippo Francioni Marco Didaio	Judd XV675 3.4 L V8	D	142
36 DNF	LMP1	6	Team Oreca-Matmut	Olivier Panis Nicolas Lapierre	Courage-Oreca LC70	M	178
36 DNF	LMP1	6	Team Oreca-Matmut	Olivier Panis Nicolas Lapierre	Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10	M	178
37 DNF	GT1	73	Luc Alphand Aventures	Sébastien Dumez Jean-Luc Blanchemain Roland Bervillé	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	M	162
37 DNF	GT1	73	Luc Alphand Aventures	Sébastien Dumez Jean-Luc Blanchemain Roland Bervillé	Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8	M	162
38 DNF	LMP1	4	Saulnier Racing	Jacques Nicolet Marc Faggionato Richard Hein	Pescarolo 01	M	132
38 DNF	LMP1	4	Saulnier Racing	Jacques Nicolet Marc Faggionato Richard Hein	Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10	M	132
39 DNF	GT1	59	Team Modena	Tomáš Enge Antonio García	Aston Martin DBR9	M	124
39 DNF	GT1	59	Team Modena	Tomáš Enge Antonio García	Aston Martin 6.0 L V12	M	124
40 DNF	LMP1	5	Team Oreca-Matmut	Soheil Ayari Stéphane Ortelli	Courage-Oreca LC70	M	108
40 DNF	LMP1	5	Team Oreca-Matmut	Soheil Ayari Stéphane Ortelli	Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10	M	108
41 DNF	LMP2	44	Kruse Schiller Motorsport	Jean de Pourtales Hideki Noda	Lola B05/40	D	94
41 DNF	LMP2	44	Kruse Schiller Motorsport	Jean de Pourtales Hideki Noda	Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4	D	94
42 DNF	GT2	91	Farnbacher Racing	Lars-Erik Nielsen Allan Simonsen Richard Westbrook	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	M	90
42 DNF	GT2	91	Farnbacher Racing	Lars-Erik Nielsen Allan Simonsen Richard Westbrook	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	M	90
43 DNF	LMP1	3	Scuderia Lavaggi	Giovanni Lavaggi Wolfgang Kaufmann	Lavaggi LS1	D	87
43 DNF	LMP1	3	Scuderia Lavaggi	Giovanni Lavaggi Wolfgang Kaufmann	AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8	D	87
44 DNF	LMP2	32	Barazi-Epsilon	Juan Barazi Michael Vergers	Zytek 07S/2	M	55
44 DNF	LMP2	32	Barazi-Epsilon	Juan Barazi Michael Vergers	Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8	M	55
45 DNF	LMP2	45	Embassy Racing	Mario Haberfeld Warren Hughes	Embassy WF01	M	43
45 DNF	LMP2	45	Embassy Racing	Mario Haberfeld Warren Hughes	Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8	M	43
46 DNF	LMP2	46	Embassy Racing	Jonny Kane Joey Foster	Embassy WF01	M	41
46 DNF	LMP2	46	Embassy Racing	Jonny Kane Joey Foster	Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8	M	41
47 DNF	GT2	94	Speedy Racing Team	Andrea Chiesa Benjamin Leuenberger	Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-R	M	17
47 DNF	GT2	94	Speedy Racing Team	Andrea Chiesa Benjamin Leuenberger	Audi 4.0 L V8	M	17
DNS	GT2	93	James Watt Automotive	Alan van der Merwe Stéphane Lémeret Michael Outzen	Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2	D	-
DNS	GT2	93	James Watt Automotive	Alan van der Merwe Stéphane Lémeret Michael Outzen	Aston Martin 4.5 L V8	D	-

Statistics

Pole Position - #8 Team Peugeot Total - 1:31.875^[2]
Fastest Lap - #8 Team Peugeot Total - 1:33.515^[1]
Average Speed - 167.030 km/h^[1]

References

^ ^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.

External links

Le Mans Series – 1000 km de Catalunya

Le Mans Series
Previous race: None	2008 season	Next race: 2008 1000km of Monza

[Results-1] "1000 KM Final" (PDF). Le Mans Series. 6 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-06.

[Qualifying-2] "Qualifying" (PDF). Le Mans Series. 5 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-06.

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