2008 British GT Championship

2008 British GT season
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The 2008 British GT season was the 16th season of the British GT Championship. This was the first season with the new GT4 category, replacing the GTC category of previous years. Both championships were won at the Brands Hatch meeting in July, with Matt Nicoll-Jones and Stewart Linn securing the inaugural GT4 title in round 11, with James Gornall and Jon Barnes clinching the GT3 title, the following day in round 12.

Rule changes

• All cars run on an Avon Tyres soft compound tyre, instead of having the option of a medium compound in 2007.

Entry list

A total of twenty seven full season entries were announced on 6 March 2008.^[1]

2008 Entry List Team No. Drivers Class Chassis Engine Rounds Team RPM[1] 1 Paul O'Neill[1] GT3 Dodge Viper Competition Coupe Dodge 8.3L V10 1–8 Oliver Bryant[2] 9-12 Steve Clark[1] 1–12 Henry Fletcher[3] 14 Phil Keen[3] 2 Nick Foster[1] GT3 Dodge Viper Competition Coupe Dodge 8.3L V10 All Oliver Bryant[1] 1-8 Nigel Redwood[2] 9-14 7 Clint Bardwell[4] GT3 Dodge Viper Competition Coupe Dodge 8.3L V10 1-2 Jason Templeman[4] Steve Tandy[3] 14 Richard Evans[3] 50 Steve Tandy[1] GT4 Ginetta G50 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 1-4, 7-13 Richard Evans[5] 5-6 Joe Osbourne[3] 14 Phil Bailey[1] All 51 Joe Osbourne[1] GT4 Ginetta G50 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 1-13 Michael Broadhurst[1] 1-2 Alex Mortimer 3-4 Fulvio Mussi[5] 5-6 Nigel Moore[6] 7-10, 14 Richard Evans[7] 11-13 Jamie Robinson[3] 14 52 Charlie Hollings[8] GT4 Ginetta G50 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 1-2 Nigel Redwood[9] 3-8 Bradley Ellis[2] 9-10, 14 Nigel Moore[7] 11-13 Fulvio Mussi[8] 1-4, 7-10 Colin Wilmott[5] 5-6 Tom Kimber-Smith[10] 13 Alex Mortimer[3] 14 Chad Racing[1] 3 Ben de Zille Butler[1] GT3 Ferrari F430 GT3 Ferrari 4.3L V8 1-2 Guy Harrington[1] Richard Marsh[5] 5-8 Anthony Reid[5] Peter Bamford[2] 9-10 Matt Griffin[2] 4 Peter Bamford[1] GT3 Ferrari F430 GT3 Ferrari 4.3L V8 1-8, 13-14 Matt Griffin[1] 63 Peter Snowdon[8] GT4 Aston Martin V8 Vantage N24 Aston Martin 4.3L V8 1–2 Mark Thomas[8] Trackspeed[1] 5 David Ashburn[1] GT3 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup S Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 1–6 Richard Williams[11] 1–4 Tim Harvey[5] 5-6 Matech GT Racing[12] 6 Alex Mortimer[12] GT3 Ford GT GT3 Ford 5.0L V8 7-8 Bradley Ellis[12] Tech 9 Motorsport[1] 8 Oliver Morley[13] GT3 Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 GT3 Lamborghini 5.2L V10 1–8 Leo Machitski[2] 9-10 Tom Ferrier[13] 1–10 9 David Pinkney[13] GT3 Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 GT3 Lamborghini 5.2L V10 1–2 Jason Templeman[9] 3-6 Jonathan Cocker[14] 7-8 Tom Ferrier[15] 13-14 Leo Machitski[13] 1–8, 13 Oliver Morley[3] 14 Team Modena[1] 11 Ben de Zille Butler[8] GT3 Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 GT3 Lamborghini 5.2L V10 5-14 Guy Harrington[8] 21 Piers Johnson[1] GT3 Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 GT3 Lamborghini 5.2L V10 1-2, 5-13 Adam Jones[1] 1-2, 5-10 Rachel Green[8] 11-13 Ben de Zille Butler[8] 3-4 Guy Harrington[8] VRS Motor Finance[1] 12 Phil Burton[1] GT3 Ferrari F430 GT3 Ferrari 4.3L V8 All Adam Wilcox[1] CR Scuderia[1] 14 Michael Meadows[1] GT3 Ferrari F430 GT3 Ferrari 4.3L V8 All James Sutton[1] 15 Paddy Shovlin[1] GT3 Ferrari F430 GT3 Ferrari 4.3L V8 1-6, 9-14 Marco Mapelli[6] 7-8 Michael Cullen[1] All 16 Jeremy Metcalfe[1] GT3 Ferrari F430 GT3 Ferrari 4.3L V8 All Luke Hines[1] Moore Racing[16] 17 Mike Gardiner[16] GT3 Dodge Viper Competition Coupe Dodge 8.3L V10 9-10 Alex Mortimer[17] Cadena Motorsport[1] 18 Barrie Whight[1] GT3 Aston Martin DBRS9 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 1-2, 7-12 Andy Jenkinson[10] 13 Gavan Kershaw[1] 1-2, 7-13 ABG Motorsport[1] 20 Craig Wilkins[1] GT3 Dodge Viper Competition Coupe Dodge 8.3L V10 All Aaron Scott[1] Team Preci-Spark[1] 22 David Jones[1] GT3 Ascari KZ1-R BMW M62 5.0L V8 1-6, 13-14 Godfrey Jones[1] Christians in Motorsport[1] 23 Hector Lester[1] GT3 Ferrari F430 GT3 Ferrari 4.3L V8 All Allan Simonsen[1] 1–12, 14 James Davies[10] 13 MTECH Racing[3] 26 Duncan Cameron[3] GT3 Ferrari F430 GT3 Ferrari 4.3L V8 14 Nigel Greensall[3] Team Trimite Brookspeed[1] 40 James Gornall[1] GT3 Dodge Viper Competition Coupe Dodge 8.3L V10 All Jon Barnes[18] 22GT Racing[1] 42 Tom Alexander[1] GT3 Aston Martin DBRS9 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 1-2, 7-10, 13-14 Adrian Willmott[19] 3-6 Andy Jenkinson[7] 11-12 Michael Bentwood[1] All ProMotorsport[20] 54 Derek Palmer[20] GT4 Nissan 350Z Nissan VQ35HR 3.5L V6 7–14 Maxi Jazz[20] 9–10, 14 Rick Pearson[10] 13 Rob Austin Racing[1] 55 Rob Austin[1] GT4 Ginetta G50 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 All Hunter Abbott[21] Stark Racing[1] 71 Ian Stinton[1] GT4 Ginetta G50 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 All Neil Clark[1] 1–12 Paul Marsh[10] 13-14 IMS Motorsport[1] 88 Matt Nicoll-Jones[1] GT4 Ginetta G50 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 All Stewart Linn[1] Beechdean Motorsport[1] 99 Andrew Howard[1] GT4 Aston Martin V8 Vantage N24 Aston Martin 4.3L V8 1–8 Jamie Smyth[1] Richmond Racing[3] 101 Andreas Boström[3] Inv Ginetta G50 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 14 Bjorn Gustavson[3]

Icon Class GT3 GT3 Class GT4 GT4 Class Inv Invitation Class

Calendar

A provisional 14-race calendar was announced on 15 October 2007.^[22]

Round	Circuit	Date	Length	Pole Position	GT3 Winner	GT4 Winner
1	Oulton Park	22 March	60 mins	No. 14 CR Scuderia	No. 15 CR Scuderia	No. 51 Team RPM
				James Sutton Michael Meadows	Paddy Shovlin Michael Cullen	Joe Osbourne Michael Broadhurst
2		24 March	60 mins	No. 23 Christians in Motorsport	No. 8 Tech 9	No. 88 IMS Motorsport
				Hector Lester Allan Simonsen	Oliver Morley Tom Ferrier	Matt Nicoll-Jones Stewart Linn
3	Knockhill	12 April	60 mins	No. 16 CR Scuderia	No. 16 CR Scuderia	No. 55 Rob Austin Racing
				Jeremy Metcalfe Luke Hines	Jeremy Metcalfe Luke Hines	Hunter Abbott Rob Austin
4		13 April	60 mins	No. 23 Christians in Motorsport	No. 15 CR Scuderia	No. 88 IMS Motorsport
				Hector Lester Allan Simonsen	Paddy Shovlin Michael Cullen	Matt Nicoll-Jones Stewart Linn
5	Rockingham	25 May	60 mins	No. 9 Tech 9	No. 40 Team Trimite Brookspeed	No. 88 IMS Motorsport
				Jason Templeman Leo Machitski	James Gormall Jon Barnes	Matt Nicoll-Jones Stewart Linn
6		26 May	60 mins	No. 9 Tech 9	No. 1 Team RPM	No. 55 Rob Austin Racing
				Jason Templeman Leo Machitski	Paul O'Neill Steve Clark	Hunter Abbott Rob Austin
7	Snetterton	7 June	60 mins	No. 6 Matech GT Racing	No. 40 Team Trimite Brookspeed	No. 55 Rob Austin Racing
				Alex Mortimer Bradley Ellis	James Gormall Jon Barnes	Hunter Abbott Rob Austin
8		8 June	60 mins	No. 6 Matech GT Racing	No. 6 Matech GT Racing	No. 88 IMS Motorsport
				Alex Mortimer Bradley Ellis	Alex Mortimer Bradley Ellis	Matt Nicoll-Jones Stewart Linn
9	Thruxton	28 June	60 mins	No. 16 CR Scuderia	No. 23 Christian in Motorsport	No. 88 IMS Motorsport
				Jeremy Metcalfe Luke Hines	Hector Lester Allan Simonsen	Matt Nicoll-Jones Stewart Linn
10		29 June	60 mins	No. 42 22GT Racing	No. 40 Team Trimite Brookspeed	No. 51 Team RPM
				Tom Alexander Michael Bentwood	James Gormall Jon Barnes	Joe Osbourne Nigel Moore
11	Brands Hatch	12 July	60 mins	No. 15 CR Scuderia	No. 40 Team Trimite Brookspeed	No. 52 Team RPM
				Paddy Shovlin Michael Cullen	James Gormall Jon Barnes	Nigel Moore
12		13 July	60 mins	No. 23 Christian in Motorsport	No. 15 CR Scuderia	No. 88 IMS Motorsport
				Hector Lester Allan Simonsen	Paddy Shovlin Michael Cullen	Matt Nicoll-Jones Stewart Linn
13	Silverstone	17 August	120 mins	No. 20 ABG Motorsport	No. 14 CR Scuderia	No. 88 IMS Motorsport
				Craig Wilkins Aaron Scott	James Sutton Michael Meadows	Matt Nicoll-Jones Stewart Linn
14	Donington Park	12 October	120 mins	No. 23 Christian in Motorsport	No. 16 CR Scuderia	No. 88 IMS Motorsport
				Hector Lester Allan Simonsen	Jeremy Metcalfe Luke Hines	Matt Nicoll-Jones Stewart Linn

Standings

• Competitors must have completed 70% of the race distance covered by the class winner to be classified.
• Points were awarded as follows:

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1
Half points were awarded if a class had less than 6 cars

GT3

Pos Driver(s) OUL KNO ROC SNE THR BRH SIL DON Pts GT3 Class 1 James Gornall 21 6 2 2 1 13 1 2 3 1 1 7 Ret 8 76 Jon Barnes 21 6 2 2 1 13 1 2 3 1 1 7 Ret 8 3 Luke Hines 10 Ret 1 8 5 6 3 7 7 2 9 2 3 1 62 Jeremy Metcalfe 10 Ret 1 8 5 6 3 7 7 2 9 2 3 1 5 Michael Cullen 1 4 DSQ 1 8 16 11 4 8 4 4 1 Ret 2 60 6 Paddy Shovlin 1 4 DSQ 1 8 16 8 4 4 1 Ret 2 55 7 Allan Simonsen 3 5 15 DSQ 12 2 9 5 1 5 2 Ret 3 50 8 Hector Lester 3 5 15 DSQ 12 2 9 5 1 5 2 Ret Ret 3 50 9 James Sutton DNS 2 Ret 10 3 3 6 3 9 3 Ret 13 1 Ret 47 Michael Meadows DNS 2 Ret 10 3 3 6 3 9 3 Ret 13 1 Ret 11 Craig Wilkins 9 10 3 3 7 18 15 9 2 Ret 5 3 2 Ret 40 Aaron Scott 9 10 3 3 7 18 15 9 2 Ret 5 3 2 Ret 13 Steve Clark 5 3 Ret DSQ Ret 1 14 10 11 Ret 3 8 27 14 Nick Foster 6 9 17 DSQ 4 4 12 8 Ret DNS Ret 6 4 Ret 22 15 Oliver Bryant 6 9 17 DSQ 4 4 12 8 11 Ret 3 8 21 16 Paul O'Neill 5 3 Ret DSQ Ret 1 14 10 20 17 Michael Bentwood 8 8 6 DSQ 6 12 Ret 12 5 8 8 4 Ret Ret 19 18 Alex Mortimer 2 1 DNS DNS 18 19 Bradley Ellis 2 1 18 20 Tom Ferrier 20 1 Ret 4 10 21 13 13 Ret DNS 6 18 21 Oliver Morley 20 1 Ret 4 10 21 13 13 6 18 22 Piers Johnson DNS DNS 2 9 8 Ret 4 DNS DNS 5 Ret DNS 18 23 Peter Bamford 7 18 8 5 11 5 10 22 6 9 Ret 5 18 Matt Griffin 7 18 8 5 11 5 10 22 6 9 Ret 5 25 Adam Wilcox 2 Ret DNS DNS Ret Ret 5 NC 10 7 10 14 11 17 Phil Burton 2 Ret DNS DNS Ret Ret 5 NC 10 7 10 14 11 27 Adam Jones DNS DNS 2 9 8 Ret 4 DNS DNS 14 28 David Ashburn 4 19 4 11 9 7 13 29 Leo Machitski DNS DNS 5 DSQ Ret DSQ 4 6 Ret DNS 12 30 Richard Williams 4 19 4 11 11 31 Andy Jenkinson 8 4 10 10 32 Gavan Kershaw DNS DNS Ret DNS Ret 6 7 Ret 10 9 33 Nigel Redwood Ret DNS Ret 6 4 Ret 8 34 Jonathan Cocker 4 6 8 35 Godfrey Jones DNS 7 14 DSQ Ret DNS Ret 4 7 David Jones DNS 7 14 DSQ Ret DNS Ret 4 37 Tom Alexander 8 8 Ret 12 5 8 Ret 7 38 Adrian Wilmott 6 DSQ 6 12 6 39 Barrie Whight DNS DNS Ret DNS Ret 6 7 Ret 5 40 Ben de Zille Butler 11 17 7 Ret Ret 17 Ret DNS Ret DNS 6 Ret Ret Ret 5 41 Marco Mapelli 11 4 5 42 Guy Harrington 11 17 7 Ret Ret 17 Ret DNS Ret DNS 6 Ret Ret Ret 5 43 Jason Templeman 20 11 5 DSQ Ret DSQ 4 44 Rachel Green DNS 5 Ret 4 45 Anthony Reid 15 8 7 11 3 Richard Marsh 15 8 7 11 47 Nigel Greensall 7 2 48 Tim Harvey 9 7 2 49 Duncan Cameron 7 2 50 Steve Tandy 10 0 Richard Evans 10 51 Clint Bardwell 20 11 0 Henry Fletcher Ret 0 Phil Keen Ret James Davies Ret 0 David Pinkney DNS DNS 0 Mike Gardiner DNS DNS 0 Pos Driver(s) OUL KNO ROC SNE THR BRH SIL DON Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not participate (DNP) Excluded (EX)

GT4

Pos Driver(s) OUL KNO ROC SNE THR BRA SIL DON Pts GT4 Class 1 Stewart Linn 13 12 10 6 13 11 18 14 12 11 13 9 5 9 124 Matt Nicoll-Jones 13 12 10 6 13 11 18 14 12 11 13 9 5 9 3 Rob Austin DNS DNS 9 Ret 14 10 16 15 14 DSQ 12 11 7 11 80 Hunter Abbott DNS DNS 9 Ret 14 10 16 15 14 DSQ 12 11 7 11 5 Joe Osborne 12 Ret Ret Ret 16 14 22 16 Ret 10 14 10 6 Ret 61 6 Fulvio Mussi 14 13 11 7 16 14 17 17 13 DNS 61 7 Phil Bailey 18 16 13 9 17 15 20 20 16 12 15 12 9 Ret 56 8 Steve Tandy 18 16 13 9 20 20 16 12 15 12 9 46 9 Ian Stinton 16 17 16 12 DNS 20 19 21 15 13 16 Ret 8 Ret 42 10 Nigel Redwood 11 7 19 19 17 17 40 11 Nigel Moore 22 16 Ret 10 11 15 Ret 12 38 12 Neil Clark 16 17 16 12 DNS 20 19 21 15 13 16 Ret 37 13 Jamie Smyth 15 14 12 DSQ 18 DNS 23 18 25 Andrew Howard 15 14 12 DSQ 18 DNS 23 18 15 Richard Evans 17 15 14 10 6 21 16 Charles Hollings 14 13 14 17 Michael Broadhurst 12 Ret 10 18 Derek Palmer 21 19 DNS 14 Ret DNS Ret Ret 10 19 Bradley Ellis 13 DNS Ret 8 20 Mark Thomas 19 15 7 Peter Snowdon 19 15 22 Jamie Robinson 12 6 23 Paul Marsh 8 Ret 5 24 Colin Willmott 19 19 4 25 Maxi Jazz DNS 14 Ret 4 26 Andreas Boström 13 0 Bjorn Gustavson 13 Rick Pearson Ret 0 Tom Kimber-Smith Ret 0 Alex Mortimer Ret Ret Ret 0 Pos Driver(s) OUL KNO ROC SNE THR BRH SIL DON Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not participate (DNP) Excluded (EX)

References

1. Twenty Seven Car Grid for 2008 British GT, British GT Championship.
2. RD9: Christians in Motorsport Team Take First Victory of 08 Season, British GT Championship.
3. RD14: Hines and Metcalfe Finish Season on High Note, British GT Championship.
4. RD 2: First Lamborghini Win in British GT as Tech 9 Take Chequered Flag, British GT Championship.
5. RD5: Viper Strikes Again at Rockingham as Gornall and Barnes take First Win, British GT Championship.
6. RD7: Team Trimite Pairing Take Second Wet Victory, British GT Championship.
7. RD11: Gornall and Barnes Win as Nicol-Jones and Linn become British GT4 Champions, British GT Championship.
8. British GT Prepare for Scottish Adventure, British GT Championship.
9. Amended Result for Rounds 3 & 4 at Knockhill, British GT Championship.
10. RD13: Meadows & Sutton Take Debut Win and Secure Team Title for CR Scuderia, British GT Championship.
11. SEASON PREVIEW: Big Grids and Big Names Equals Big Action, British GT Championship.
12. Champions prepare for return, CRASH.net.
13. Tech 9 Announce 2008 Driver Line Up, British GT Championship.
14. Former champion in British GT return, CRASH.net.
15. RD13 Qualifying: Scott puts ABG Viper on Pole, British GT Championship.
16. RD9 QUALIFYING: Metcalfe Claims Pole Ahead of Resurgent Cadena Aston Martin, British GT Championship.
17. RD10 QUALIFYING: Bentwood Returns Aston Martin to Sharp End of Grid, British GT Championship.
18. Barnes to Race in 2008 Avon Tyres British GT Championship, British GT Championship.
19. EVENT PREVIEW: Rockingham Déjà Vu?, British GT Championship.
20. RD10: Team Trimite Viper Extends Championship Lead with Thruxton Win, British GT Championship.
21. Hunter Abbott Talks About His Lucky Escape, British GT Championship.
22. Calendar Announced, British GT Championship.

External links

• British GT website
• British GT 2008 Gallery