The 2008 Australian GT Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing competition for closed, production based sports cars which were either approved by the FIA for GT3 competition or approved by CAMS as Australian GT cars.2008 Australian GT Championship Sporting Regulations, www.camsmanual.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org It was the 12th Australian GT Championship to be awarded by CAMS.2016 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport – Australian Titles, cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org The Australian GT Sportscar Group Pty Ltd was recognised by CAMS as the Category Manager and Administrator for the 2008 championship.
The championship was won by Mark Eddy driving a Lamborghini Gallardo.
Teams and drivers The following drivers competed in the 2008 Australian GT Championship. TeamManufacturerCar modelNoDriver Maranello Motorsport Ferrari F430 GT3 1 Allan Simonsen John Bowe Nick O'Halloran 80 Nick O'Halloran Property Solutions Group Ferrari F430 Challenge 2 Kevin Miller Taplin Real EstateANZ Banking Lamborghini Porsche Gallardo 996 GT3 Cup 2 Dean Grant Andrew Taplin 11 Dupont Dodge Viper GTS ACR 3 D'arcy Russell Koala Furniture International DodgeLamborghini Viper GTS ACRGallardo 3 Ross Lilley Greg Crick 57 Consolidated Chemical Company FerrariLamborghini 360 GTGallardo 4 Craig Baird Ted Hughlin John Bowe Superplus Racing Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 5 Simon Froude Team Aston Martin Abcor Preston General Engineering Aston Martin DBRS9 7 John Kaias Peter Hackett 59 John Kaias VIP Petfoods Aston Martin DBRS9 7 Tony Quinn Flash Air Daikin Air Conditioninh Porsche 996 GT3 RSR 8 Simon Middleton Hallmarc Developments Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 9 Michael Loccisano Marc Cini Glenelg East Day/Night Pharmacy Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 10 Mark Krashos SMS Commander Lotus Exige S 10 Mark O'Connor allaboutjesus.com Lamborghini Gallardo 12 Mark Eddy Echo Ridges Wines Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 14 Greg Ward Jr. Trueloc Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 18 Max Twigg Roock Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 19 Ash Samadhi allaboutjesus.com Ferrari F430 GT3 21 Hector Lester Bruce Lynton BMW BMW M3 23 Beric Lynton Rod Wilson Maserati Trofeo Light 27 Ivan Capelli 28 Rod Wilson 29 Jim Manolios Warrin Mining Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 30 Adam Wallis Cooks Construction Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 31 Jon Trende Kirrapak Sheetmetal Lotus Elise Motorsport 200 31 Scott Bargwanna David Mackie Kirchner Constructions Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 33 Fraser Kirchner Ultra Finish Jaylec Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 36 Peter Fountas Ray Angus RDS Wall Racing World of Learning Porsche 996 GT3 RSR 38 Des Wall Brennan Voice Data & IT Ferrari F430 Challenge 43 David Stevens Kwikmit IMAK Lotus Exige S 51 Andrew MacPherson Peter Lucas Industrie Ferrari 360 Challenge 53 Nick Kelly Report Factory Lotus Exige S 55 Garth Walden Drivebathurst.com Porsche 996 Clubsport 58 Richard Kimber Jocaro Motors Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 66 Garth Rainsbury TAG Heuer Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 67 Eric Bana PR Technology Racing Porsche 997 Clubsport 68 Kim Burke www.xacarz.com.au Dodge Viper GTS ACR 69 Scott Lyddiard Equity-one Porsche 997 Clubsport 71 Dean Koutsoumidis Michael Goedheer Lentini Dental Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 73 Michael Lentini Bicycle Express Ferrari 360 Challenge 74 Keith Wong Creative Colour Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 75 Jeff Bobik The Oxford Tavern Wollongong Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 77 Anthony Kosseris Urban Arrangements Lotus Elise 86 Angela Coradine Angelo Lazaris Elise Motorsport 200 99 Peter Lucas Scott Bargwanna Industry CentralStahlwille Ferrari F430 GT3 88 John Teulan Macpherson & Kelley Lawyers Porsche 996 GT3 90 Sven Burchartz Haden/Smith Brothers Porsche 996 GT3 Cup 91 Graeme Cook Simply Sportscars Lotus Exige S 97 Timothy Poulton Quintessence Constructions Lotus Elise GT3 98 Angelo Lazaris
Race calendar The championship was contested over a six-round series.2008 AGTC Race Calendar Retrieved from www.gtchampionship.com.au via replay.web.archive.org on 22 April 2011 Rd.NameCircuitLocation / stateDateWinnerCar Rd 1 Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 1–3 February Allan Simonsen Ferrari F430 GT3 Rd 2 Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia 21–24 February Allan Simonsen Ferrari F430 GT3 Rd 3 Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit Melbourne, Victoria 13–16 March Mark Eddy Lamborghini Gallardo Rd 4 Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 12–13 July John Kaias Aston Martin DBRS9 Rd 5 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 9–10 August John Bowe Lamborghini Gallardo Rd 6 Sandown GT Classic Sandown International Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 28–30 November Allan SimonsenNick O'Halloran Ferrari F430 GT3
Points system Championship points were awarded on a 38-32-28-25-23-21-19-18-17-16-15-14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 to the first 25 finishers in each race. Each driver's worst round point score had to be dropped from his/her overall point score.
Drivers competing with a foreign licence and a Foreign Participation Visa under FIA ISC Regulation 18 Para 5 (e.g. Hector Lester) were not allowed to score championship points.Revised points Clipsal, AGP and Outright Retrieved from www.gtchampionship.com.au via replay.web.archive.org on 22 April 2011
Championship results GT Championship Pos DriverGrant Rowley, The Annual, Australian Motorsport, 2008, page 96Round 1 - EASRound 2 - ADERound 3 - ALBRound 4 - EASRound 5 - PHIRound 6 - SAN Pts Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 1 Race 2 1 Mark Eddy 4th 4th 3rd 3rd 2nd 1st 2nd 4th 3rd 5th 2nd 2nd 2nd 4th 7th 412 2 Allan Simonsen 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 351 3 Ross Lilley 6th 4th 4th 5th 5th 4th 20th Ret 7th 16th 5th 6th 3rd 3rd 2nd 337.75 4 John Kaias 3rd 2nd 3rd Ret DNS DNS 4th Ret 16th 7th 3rd 1st 1st 3rd 3rd 3rd DNS DNS 323.25 5 John Bowe 1st 8th 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 7th 4th 290.25 6 Peter Lucas 4th 6th 5th 18th 12th 4th 10th 1st 2nd 2nd 220.5 7 Michael Loccisano 11th 6th 8th 9th 7th 5th 9th 10th 9th 169.25 8 Anthony Kosseris 8th Ret 6th 15th 12th 9th 9th 11th 10th Ret 16th 10th 12th 162.5 9 Scott Bargwanna 2nd 2nd 2nd 6th 5th 6th 161 10 John Teulan 5th Ret DNS 6th 3rd 12th Ret 7th Ret DNS 7th 7th 8th 158.75 11 Richard Kimber 11th 12th 10th 5th 8th 8th 14th 12th 150 12 Ted Huglin 19th Ret Ret 20th 15th 14th 15th Ret Ret 7th 7th 4th 144.25 13 David Stevens 9th 8th 5th 6th 3rd 3rd 3rd 143.25 14 Nick O'Halloran 14th 13th 13th 4th 7th 4th 1st 1st 117 15 Mark Krashos 14th 10th 8th Ret 15th Ret 15th 13th 11th 11th 110 Andrew Taplin 13th 7th 7th 9th 8th 110 17 Dean Grant 10th 10th 9th 8th 9th 8th 106.5 18 D'arcy Russell 3rd Ret DNS 5th 4th 6th 5th 102.25 19 Graeme Cook 11th 11th 11th 9th 15th 7th 96 Greg Crick 3rd 2nd 96 21 Craig Baird 2nd 3rd 2nd 92 22 Tony Quinn 2nd 3rd 84 23 Peter Hackett 2nd 4th 4th 82 24 Nick Kelly 9th 7th 8th 15th 17th DNS 14th 80.25 25 Angelo Lazaris DNS 18th 12th 17th 8th 9th 14th 16th Ret 72.75 26 Tim Poulton 17th Ret 16th 11th 9th 10th DNS Ret 72 27 Keith Wong 10th 9th 10th Ret DNS DNS DNS 9th Ret DNS 70 28 Garth Walden 8th 4th 5th 69 29 Fraser Kirchner Ret 20th 14th 18th 12th 11th 13th 66 30 Des Wall 7th 9th 5th 6th 63.75 31 Max Twigg 5th 6th 63 32 Ash Samadi 7th 5th 7th 61 Beric Lynton 10th 6th 6th 61 34 Peter Fountas 12th Ret 13th 17th 21st 17th 19th 13th Ret 53.75 35 Greg Ward Jr. DNS DNS DNS 10th 8th 9th 51 Marc Cini 10th 9th 51 37 Sven Burchartz 8th 5th 20th 11th 50.25 38 Jim Manolios 12th 10th 48 39 Eric Bana 11th 11th 45 40 Garth Rainsbury 13th 10th 14th 44 41 Kevin Miller Ret DNS DNS 12th 16th 11th 13th 41.25 42 Dean Koutsoumidis Ret 13th 39 Michael Goedheer Ret 13th 39 44 Kim Burke 12th Ret DNS 6th Ret DNS DNS DNS 37 45 Simon Middleton Ret Ret Ret 14th 14th 19th 12th 36.75 46 Michael Lentini 13th 13th 13th Ret 30.75 47 David Mackie 14th Ret 11th 29 48 Simon Froude 16th 19th 15th DNS 22.5 49 Adam Wallis 8th Ret DNS 19 50 Mark O'Connor Ret Ret 12th Ret Ret 15 - Hector Lester 7th 6th 6th 2nd 1st 18th 4th 0 - Jon Trende DNS DNS DNS DNS 0 - Scott Lyddiard Ret DNS DNS DNS 0 - Andrew MacPherson DNS DNS DNS 15th Ret 0 - Angela Coradine 15th DNS 0 - Rod Wilson 15th Ret 0 - Ray Angus 13th Ret 0 - Jeff Bobik Ret DNS DNS DNS 0 - Ivan Capelli 5th 6th 0
GT Challenge The GT Challenge class was won by Richard Kimber driving a Porsche 996 GT3 Clubsport.
GT Production The GT Production class was won by Tim Poulton driving a Lotus Exige S.
Australian Tourist Trophy The Confederation of Australian Motorsport awarded the 2008 Australian Tourist Trophy to the winners of the 2008 Sandown GT Classic, which was the sixth and final round of the 2008 Australian GT Championship. The title, which was the nineteenth Australian Tourist Trophy, was won by Allan Simonsen and Nick O'Halloren, driving a Ferrari F430 GT3.
References
External links 2008 Race Results Archive at www.natsoft.biz 2008 Australian GT Information from feedmesportscars.com As archived at www.webcitation.org