2008 1000 km of Silverstone


The 2008 Autosport 1000 km of Silverstone was the fifth and final round 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.
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, 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.
PosClassNoTeamDriversChassisTyreLaps
PosClassNoTeamDriversEngineTyreLaps
1LMP11 Audi Sport Team Joest Allan McNish
Rinaldo Capello
Audi R10 TDI195
1LMP11 Audi Sport Team Joest Allan McNish
Rinaldo Capello
Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V12
195
2LMP110 Charouz Racing System Jan Charouz
Stefan Mücke
Lola B08/60193
2LMP110 Charouz Racing System Jan Charouz
Stefan Mücke
Aston Martin 6.0 L V12193
3LMP116 Pescarolo Sport Romain Dumas
Jean-Christophe Boullion
Pescarolo 01191
3LMP116 Pescarolo Sport Romain Dumas
Jean-Christophe Boullion
Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10191
4LMP12 Audi Sport Team Joest Alexandre Prémat
Mike Rockenfeller
Audi R10 TDI191
4LMP12 Audi Sport Team Joest Alexandre Prémat
Mike Rockenfeller
Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V12
191
5LMP234 Van Merksteijn Motorsport
Equipe Verschuur
Peter Van Merksteijn
Jos Verstappen
Porsche RS Spyder Evo191
5LMP234 Van Merksteijn Motorsport
Equipe Verschuur
Peter Van Merksteijn
Jos Verstappen
Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8191
6LMP115 Creation AIM Jamie Campbell-Walter
Stuart Hall
Creation CA07191
6LMP115 Creation AIM Jamie Campbell-Walter
Stuart Hall
AIM YS5.5 5.5 L V10191
7LMP117 Pescarolo Sport Harold Primat
Christophe Tinseau
Pescarolo 01190
7LMP117 Pescarolo Sport Harold Primat
Christophe Tinseau
Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10190
8LMP15 Team Oreca-Matmut Soheil Ayari
Stéphane Ortelli
Courage-Oreca LC70189
8LMP15 Team Oreca-Matmut Soheil Ayari
Stéphane Ortelli
Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10189
9LMP227 Horag Racing Fredy Lienhard
Didier Theys
Jan Lammers
Porsche RS Spyder Evo187
9LMP227 Horag Racing Fredy Lienhard
Didier Theys
Jan Lammers
Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8187
10LMP240 Quifel ASM Team Miguel Amaral
Olivier Pla
Lola B05/40185
10LMP240 Quifel ASM Team Miguel Amaral
Olivier Pla
AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4185
11LMP225 Ray Mallock Ltd. Mike Newton
Thomas Erdos
MG-Lola EX265C184
11LMP225 Ray Mallock Ltd. Mike Newton
Thomas Erdos
MG XP21 2.0 L Turbo I4184
12LMP231 Team Essex Casper Elgaard
John Nielsen
Porsche RS Spyder Evo184
12LMP231 Team Essex Casper Elgaard
John Nielsen
Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8184
13LMP245 Embassy Racing Jonny Kane
Warren Hughes
Embassy WF01184
13LMP245 Embassy Racing Jonny Kane
Warren Hughes
Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8184
14LMP118 Rollcentre Racing João Barbosa
Vanina Ickx
Charlie Hollings
Pescarolo 01183
14LMP118 Rollcentre Racing João Barbosa
Vanina Ickx
Charlie Hollings
Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10183
15LMP241 Trading Performance Karim Ojjeh
Claude-Yves Gosselin
Adam Sharpe
Zytek 07S/2183
15LMP241 Trading Performance Karim Ojjeh
Claude-Yves Gosselin
Adam Sharpe
Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8183
16LMP14 Saulnier Racing Jacques Nicolet
Richard Hein
Pescarolo 01183
16LMP14 Saulnier Racing Jacques Nicolet
Richard Hein
Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10183
17LMP16 Team Oreca-Matmut Olivier Panis
Nicolas Lapierre
Courage-Oreca LC70183
17LMP16 Team Oreca-Matmut Olivier Panis
Nicolas Lapierre
Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10183
18LMP244 Kruse Schiller Motorsport Jean de Pourtalès
Hideki Noda
Lola B05/40182
18LMP244 Kruse Schiller Motorsport Jean de Pourtalès
Hideki Noda
Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4182
19LMP18 Team Peugeot Total Stéphane Sarrazin
Pedro Lamy
Peugeot 908 HDi FAP182
19LMP18 Team Peugeot Total Stéphane Sarrazin
Pedro Lamy
Peugeot HDi 5.5 L Turbo V12
182
20GT159 Team Modena Tomáš Enge
Antonio García
Aston Martin DBR9178
20GT159 Team Modena Tomáš Enge
Antonio García
Aston Martin 6.0 L V12178
21GT155 IPB Spartak Racing
Reiter Engineering
Peter Kox
Roman Rusinov
Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT177
21GT155 IPB Spartak Racing
Reiter Engineering
Peter Kox
Roman Rusinov
Lamborghini L535 6.0 L V12177
22GT172 Luc Alphand Aventures Guillaume Moreau
Patrice Goueslard
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R174
22GT172 Luc Alphand Aventures Guillaume Moreau
Patrice Goueslard
Chevrolet LS7-R 7.0 L V8174
23LMP235 Saulnier Racing Pierre Ragues
Matthieu Lahaye
Pescarolo 01174
23LMP235 Saulnier Racing Pierre Ragues
Matthieu Lahaye
Judd DB 3.4 L V8174
24GT161 Strakka Racing Nick Leventis
Peter Hardman
Darren Turner
Aston Martin DBR9173
24GT161 Strakka Racing Nick Leventis
Peter Hardman
Darren Turner
Aston Martin 6.0 L V12173
25LMP121 Epsilon Euskadi Adrián Vallés
Shinji Nakano
Epsilon Euskadi ee1172
25LMP121 Epsilon Euskadi Adrián Vallés
Shinji Nakano
Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10172
26GT296 Virgo Motorsport Rob Bell
Jaime Melo
Ferrari F430GT172
26GT296 Virgo Motorsport Rob Bell
Jaime Melo
Ferrari 4.0 L V8172
27GT277 Team Felbermayr-Proton Marc Lieb
Alex Davison
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR171
27GT277 Team Felbermayr-Proton Marc Lieb
Alex Davison
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6171
28GT290 Farnbacher Racing Pierre Ehret
Pierre Kaffer
Anthony Beltoise
Ferrari F430GT169
28GT290 Farnbacher Racing Pierre Ehret
Pierre Kaffer
Anthony Beltoise
Ferrari 4.0 L V8169
29GT285 Snoras Spyker Squadron Tom Coronel
Ralf Kelleners
Alexey Vasilyev
Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-R168
29GT285 Snoras Spyker Squadron Tom Coronel
Ralf Kelleners
Alexey Vasilyev
Audi 4.0 L V8168
30GT288 Team Felbermayr-Proton Horst Felbermayr, Sr.
Horst Felbermayr, Jr.
Christian Ried
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR162
30GT288 Team Felbermayr-Proton Horst Felbermayr, Sr.
Horst Felbermayr, Jr.
Christian Ried
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6162
31GT298 JMB Racing Maurice Basso
Peter Kutemann
Julien Gilbert
Ferrari F430GT160
31GT298 JMB Racing Maurice Basso
Peter Kutemann
Julien Gilbert
Ferrari 4.0 L V8160
32LMP226 Team Bruichladdich Radical Jens Petersen
Jan-Dirk Lueders
Marc Rostan
Radical SR9160
32LMP226 Team Bruichladdich Radical Jens Petersen
Jan-Dirk Lueders
Marc Rostan
AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4160
33GT293 James Watt Automotive Alan van der Merwe
Tim Sugden
Michael Outzen
Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2159
33GT293 James Watt Automotive Alan van der Merwe
Tim Sugden
Michael Outzen
Aston Martin 4.5 L V8159
34GT294 Speedy Racing Team Andrea Chiesa
Benjamin Leuenberger
Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-R158
34GT294 Speedy Racing Team Andrea Chiesa
Benjamin Leuenberger
Audi 4.0 L V8158
35LMP246 Embassy Racing Darren Manning
Joey Foster
Embassy WF01156
35LMP246 Embassy Racing Darren Manning
Joey Foster
Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8156
36GT299 JMB Racing
Aucott Racing
Ben Aucott
Stéphane Daoudi
Ferrari F430GT145
36GT299 JMB Racing
Aucott Racing
Ben Aucott
Stéphane Daoudi
Ferrari 4.0 L V8145
37
DNF
LMP232 Barazi-Epsilon Juan Barazi
Michael Vergers
Fernando Rees
Zytek 07S/2162
37
DNF
LMP232 Barazi-Epsilon Juan Barazi
Michael Vergers
Fernando Rees
Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8162
38
DNF
GT275 IMSA Performance Matmut Richard Balandras
Michel Lecourt
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR91
38
DNF
GT275 IMSA Performance Matmut Richard Balandras
Michel Lecourt
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-691
39
DNF
LMP114 Creation AIM Ryan Lewis
Stephen Simpson
Creation CA0789
39
DNF
LMP114 Creation AIM Ryan Lewis
Stephen Simpson
AIM YS5.5 5.5 L V1089
40
DNF
LMP233 Speedy Racing Team
Sebah Automotive
Andrea Belicchi
Xavier Pompidou
Steve Zacchia
Lola B08/8075
40
DNF
LMP233 Speedy Racing Team
Sebah Automotive
Andrea Belicchi
Xavier Pompidou
Steve Zacchia
Judd DB 3.4 L V875
41
DNF
LMP120 Epsilon Euskadi Ángel Burgueño
Miguel Ángel de Castro
Epsilon Euskadi ee159
41
DNF
LMP120 Epsilon Euskadi Ángel Burgueño
Miguel Ángel de Castro
Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V1059
42
DNF
GT295 James Watt Automotive Peter Bamford
Paul Daniels
Matt Griffin
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR55
42
DNF
GT295 James Watt Automotive Peter Bamford
Paul Daniels
Matt Griffin
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-655
43
DNF
GT291 Farnbacher Racing Lars-Erik Nielsen
Dirk Werner
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR51
43
DNF
GT291 Farnbacher Racing Lars-Erik Nielsen
Dirk Werner
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-651
44
DNF
LMP17 Team Peugeot Total Nicolas Minassian
Marc Gené
Peugeot 908 HDi FAP45
44
DNF
LMP17 Team Peugeot Total Nicolas Minassian
Marc Gené
Peugeot HDi 5.5 L Turbo V12
45
45
DNF
GT276 IMSA Performance Matmut Raymond Narac
Richard Lietz
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR38
45
DNF
GT276 IMSA Performance Matmut Raymond Narac
Richard Lietz
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-638
46
DNF
LMP237 WR Salini Stéphane Salini
Philippe Salini
Tristan Gommendy
WR LMP20083
46
DNF
LMP237 WR Salini Stéphane Salini
Philippe Salini
Tristan Gommendy
Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V83

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