2008 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series


The 2008 Fujitsu V8 Supercars season was the ninth running of the Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series, the second-tier V8 Supercar series. It began on 21 February at the Clipsal 500 and ended on 7 December at Oran Park Raceway in New South Wales after seven rounds.

Race calendar

The series consisted of six events in support to the 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series and one stand-alone event.
Rd.EventCircuitLocationDateWinner
1 Clipsal 500Adelaide Street CircuitAdelaide, South Australia21-24 FebSteve Owen
2 Wakefield ParkWakefield ParkGoulburn, New South Wales4-6 AprTim Slade
3 Midas 400Sandown RacewayMelbourne, Victoria7-9 JunSteve Owen
4 City of Ipswich 300Queensland RacewayIpswich, Queensland18-20 JulDean Canto
5 WintonWinton Motor RacewayBenalla, Victoria1-3 AugSteve Owen
6 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000Mount Panorama CircuitBathurst, New South Wales9-12 OctDean Canto
7 Oran ParkOran Park RacewaySydney, New South Wales4-7 DecJack Perkins

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers have competed during the 2008 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series. This was the last season the Ford AU Falcon was eligible.
TeamVehicleNoDriverRounds
Sieders Racing TeamFord AU Falcon13 Colin Sieders1-3
Sieders Racing TeamFord BA Falcon13 Colin Sieders6-7
Sieders Racing TeamFord BA Falcon19 David SiedersAll
Slade SpeedHolden VZ Commodore23 Tim SladeAll
Howard RacingFord BA Falcon27 Karl ReindlerAll
Howard RacingFord BA Falcon32 Luke Youlden6-7
Howard RacingFord BA Falcon37 Dean CantoAll
MW MotorsportFord BA Falcon28 Matthew White1, 6
MW MotorsportFord BA Falcon28 Andy Knight4
MW MotorsportFord BA Falcon28 Nandi Kiss5
MW MotorsportFord BA Falcon28 Brad Lowe7
MW MotorsportFord BA Falcon29 Grant Denyer1-5
MW MotorsportFord BA Falcon29 Damian Assaillit6-7
Racer IndustriesFord BA Falcon30 Craig Baird4
A.N.T. RacingFord BA Falcon30 Tony Evangelou3, 6
TAG MotorsportHolden VZ Commodore35 Tony Bates2-7
TAG MotorsportHolden VZ Commodore36 Geoff EmeryAll
Eggleston MotorsportHolden VZ Commodore38 Ben EgglestonAll
Eggleston MotorsportHolden VZ Commodore54 Taz Douglas4-5
Eggleston MotorsportHolden VZ Commodore54 Simon Wills6
Jay MotorsportHolden VZ Commodore42 Jay Verdnik1-6
Jay MotorsportHolden VZ Commodore42 Shane Price7
Greg Murphy RacingHolden VZ Commodore44 James BergmullerAll
Greg Murphy RacingHolden VZ Commodore46 Dale WoodAll
Greg Murphy RacingHolden VZ Commodore47 Sam WalterAll
O’Brien MotorsportFord BA Falcon45 Shannon O'Brien4-6
Image RacingFord BA Falcon48 Dean Neville6
Image RacingFord AU Falcon49 Taz Douglas1-3
Image RacingFord BA Falcon49 Terry Wyhoon5-6
Loadsman Racing TeamHolden VZ Commodore54 Steve Owen2
Loadsman Racing TeamHolden VZ Commodore62 Steve Owen1, 3-7
Novocastrian MotorsportHolden VZ Commodore58 Drew RussellAll
Race Image MotorsportsFord BA Falcon60 Damian Assaillit1-5
Race Image MotorsportsFord BA Falcon60 Jose Fernandez6
Race Image MotorsportsFord BA Falcon60 Gene Rollinson7
Prodigy MotorsportFord BA Falcon61 Gene Rollinson1, 4-5
Prodigy MotorsportFord BA Falcon61 Clayton Pyne2
Prodigy MotorsportFord BA Falcon61 Ryan Brown6
Independent Race Cars AustraliaHolden VZ Commodore64 Michael TrimbleAll
Independent Race Cars AustraliaHolden VZ Commodore500 Jack PerkinsAll
Shane Beikoff RacingFord AU Falcon68 Shane Beikoff2, 6-7
Shane Beikoff RacingFord AU Falcon68 Jonathan Beikoff3-4
Capital FinanceHolden VZ Commodore70 Ashley Cooper1
Action RacingHolden VZ Commodore73 Marcus ZukanovicAll
Tony D'Alberto RacingHolden VZ Commodore74 Mark McNallyAll
Tony D'Alberto RacingHolden VZ Commodore99 David ReynoldsAll
McGill MotorsportFord AU Falcon75 Aaron McGill1-3
McGill MotorsportHolden VY Commodore75 Aaron McGill4-5
McGill MotorsportFord BA Falcon75 Aaron McGill6-7
Wollongong Performance RacingHolden VZ Commodore85 Andrew Fisher6-7
Stone Brothers RacingFord BA Falcon94 Jonathon WebbAll
Mid Coast Ford RacingFord BA Falcon96 Joel Spychala1-5
Sydney Star RacingHolden VZ Commodore95 Brett HoldsworthAll
Sydney Star RacingHolden VZ Commodore98 Brett Hobson1-3, 6-7

Points system

Points are awarded to any driver that completes 75% of race distance and is running on the completion of the final lap. These are the points awarded for each race.
Pos1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th17th18th19th20th21st22nd23rd24th25th26th27th28th29th
Rounds 1, 6 & 71501381291201111029690847872696663605754514845423936333027242118
Rounds 2 - 510092868074686460565248464442403836343230282624222018161412

Driver standings