The 2008 1000 km of Nürburgring was the fourth round of the 2008 Le Mans Series season. It took place at the Nürburgring, Germany, on 17 August 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
Engine
1 LMP1 8 France Team Peugeot Total France Stéphane Sarrazin
Portugal Pedro Lamy
Peugeot 908 HDi FAP M 195
Peugeot HDi 5.5 L Turbo V12
(Diesel)
2 LMP1 7 France Team Peugeot Total France Nicolas Minassian
Spain Marc Gené
Peugeot 908 HDi FAP M 195
Peugeot HDi 5.5 L Turbo V12
(Diesel)
3 LMP1 2 Germany Audi Sport Team Joest France Alexandre Prémat
Germany Mike Rockenfeller
Audi R10 TDI M 194
Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V12
(Diesel)
4 LMP1 1 Germany Audi Sport Team Joest United Kingdom Allan McNish
Italy Rinaldo Capello
Audi R10 TDI M 194
Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V12
(Diesel)
5 LMP1 10 Czech Republic Charouz Racing System Czech Republic Jan Charouz
Germany Stefan Mücke
Lola B08/60 M 189
Aston Martin 6.0 L V12
6 LMP1 5 France Team Oreca-Matmut France Soheil Ayari
Monaco Stéphane Ortelli
France Loïc Duval
Courage-Oreca LC70 M 188
Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10
7 LMP2 34 Netherlands Van Merksteijn Motorsport
Netherlands Equipe Verschuur
Netherlands Jos Verstappen
Netherlands Jeroen Bleekemolen
Porsche RS Spyder Evo M 188
Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8
8 LMP1 15 United Kingdom Creation AIM United Kingdom Stuart Hall
United Kingdom Jamie Campbell-Walter
Creation CA07 D 187
AIM (Judd) YS5.5 5.5 L V10
9 LMP2 35 France Saulnier Racing France Pierre Ragues
France Matthieu Lahaye
Pescarolo 01 M 184
Judd DB 3.4 L V8
10 LMP2 31 Denmark Team Essex Denmark Caspar Elgaard
Denmark John Nielsen
Porsche RS Spyder Evo D 184
Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8
11 LMP2 46 United Kingdom Embassy Racing United Kingdom Darren Manning
United Kingdom Joey Foster
Embassy WF01 M 183
Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8
12 LMP2 40 Portugal Quifel ASM Team Portugal Miguel Amaral
France Olivier Pla
Lola B05/40 D 182
AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4
13 LMP2 25 United Kingdom Ray Mallock Ltd. United Kingdom Mike Newton
Brazil Thomas Erdos
MG-Lola EX265 M 181
MG (AER) XP21 2.0 L Turbo I4
14 LMP2 45 United Kingdom Embassy Racing United Kingdom Jonny Kane
United Kingdom Warren Hughes
Embassy WF01 M 180
Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8
15 LMP2 32 France Barazi-Epsilon Denmark Juan Barazi
Netherlands Michael Vergers
Brazil Fernando Rees
Zytek 07S/2 M 180
Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8
16 LMP2 33 Switzerland Speedy Racing Team
United Kingdom Sebah Automotive
Italy Andrea Belicchi
France Xavier Pompidou
Switzerland Steve Zacchia
Lola B08/80 M 179
Judd DB 3.4 L V8
17 LMP2 41 Switzerland Trading Performance Saudi Arabia Karim Ojjeh
France Claude-Yves Gosselin
Zytek 07S/2 M 179
Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8
18 LMP1 17 France Pescarolo Sport Switzerland Harold Primat
France Christophe Tinseau
Pescarolo 01 M 176
Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10
19 LMP1 18 United Kingdom Rollcentre Racing Portugal João Barbosa
Belgium Vanina Ickx
United Kingdom Martin Short
Pescarolo 01 D 175
Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10
20 GT1 59 United Kingdom Team Modena Czech Republic Tomáš Enge
Spain Antonio García
Aston Martin DBR9 M 172
Aston Martin 6.0 L V12
21 LMP2 44 Germany Kruse Schiller Motorsport France Jean de Pourtalès
Japan Hideki Noda
Lola B05/40 D 172
Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4
22 LMP1 14 United Kingdom Creation AIM United States Liz Halliday
South Africa Stephen Simpson
Creation CA07 D 172
AIM (Judd) YS5.5 5.5 L V10
23 LMP2 27 Switzerland Horag Racing Switzerland Fredy Lienhard
Belgium Didier Theys
Netherlands Jan Lammers
Porsche RS Spyder Evo M 170
Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8
24 GT2 96 United Kingdom Virgo Motorsport United Kingdom Rob Bell
Italy Gianmaria Bruni
Ferrari F430GT D 169
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
25 GT2 77 Germany Team Felbermayr-Proton Germany Marc Lieb
Australia Alex Davison
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 167
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
26 GT2 76 France IMSA Performance Matmut France Raymond Narac
Austria Richard Lietz
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 167
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
27 GT2 99 Monaco JMB Racing
United Kingdom Aucott Racing
United Kingdom Ben Aucott
France Stéphane Daoudi
Ferrari F430GT D 166
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
28 GT2 85 Netherlands Snoras Spyker Squadron United Kingdom Peter Dumbreck
Germany Ralf Kelleners
Russia Alexey Vasilyev
Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-R M 165
Audi 4.0 L V8
29 GT2 75 France IMSA Performance Matmut France Richard Balandras
France Michel Lecourt
France Jean-Philippe Belloc
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 164
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
30 LMP1 4 France Saulnier Racing France Jacques Nicolet
Monaco Richard Hein
Pescarolo 01 M 164
Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10
31 GT2 98 Monaco JMB Racing Switzerland Maurice Basso
Netherlands Peter Kutemann
France Johan-Boris Scheier
Ferrari F430GT D 163
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
32 GT2 95 United Kingdom James Watt Automotive Finland Markus Palttala
United Kingdom Paul Daniels
United Kingdom Tim Sugden
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR D 162
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
33 LMP1 20 Spain Epsilon Euskadi Spain Ángel Burgueño
Spain Miguel Ángel de Castro
Epsilon Euskadi ee1 M 160
Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10
34 LMP2 26 United Kingdom Team Bruichladdich Radical Germany Jens Petersen
Germany Jan-Dirk Lueders
France Marc Rostan
Radical SR9 D 159
AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4
35 GT2 88 Germany Team Felbermayr-Proton Austria Horst Felbermayr, Sr.
Austria Horst Felbermayr, Jr.
Germany Christian Ried
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 157
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
36 GT2 90 Germany Farnbacher Racing Germany Pierre Ehret
Germany Pierre Kaffer
France Anthony Beltoise
Ferrari F430GT M 156
Ferrari 4.0 L V8
37 GT1 72 France Luc Alphand Aventures France Luc Alphand
France Guillaume Moreau
France Patrice Goueslard
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R M 140
Chevrolet LS7-R 7.0 L V8
38
NC
LMP1 3 Monaco Scuderia Lavaggi Monaco Giovanni Lavaggi
Germany Wolfgang Kaufmann
Lavaggi LS1 D 110
AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8
39
NC
LMP1 6 France Team Oreca-Matmut France Olivier Panis
France Nicolas Lapierre
Courage-Oreca LC70 M 167
Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10
40
NC
LMP1 21 Spain Epsilon Euskadi Spain Adrián Vallés
Japan Shinji Nakano
Epsilon Euskadi ee1 M 163
Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10
41
DNF
GT2 94 Switzerland Speedy Racing Team Switzerland Andrea Chiesa
Switzerland Benjamin Leuenberger
Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-R M 145
Audi 4.0 L V8
42
DNF
GT1 55 Russia IPB Spartak Racing
Germany Reiter Engineering
Netherlands Peter Kox
Russia Roman Rusinov
Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT M 131
Lamborghini L535 6.0 L V12
43
DNF
LMP2 37 France WR Salini France Stéphane Salini
France Philippe Salini
France Patrice Roussel
WR LMP2008 D 126
Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8
44
DNF
GT2 91 Germany Farnbacher Racing Denmark Lars-Erik Nielsen
Denmark Allan Simonsen
United Kingdom Richard Westbrook
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 101
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
45
DNF
LMP1 16 France Pescarolo Sport France Emmanuel Collard
France Jean-Christophe Boullion
Pescarolo 01 M 97
Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10
46
DNF
GT1 73 France Luc Alphand Aventures France Jérôme Policand
Monaco Olivier Beretta
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R M 50
Chevrolet LS7-R 7.0 L V8

† - Both #6 Team Oreca-Matmut and #21 Epsilon Euskadi failed to complete the final lap of the race, therefore they are not classified in the final results.

Statistics

  • Pole Position - #7 Team Peugeot Total - 1:39.492[2]
  • Fastest Lap - #7 Team Peugeot Total - 1:40.501[1]
  • Average Speed - 174.227 kilometres per hour (108.260 mph)[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Race — Final". Le Mans Series. 2008-08-17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-11-19. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
  2. "Qualifying". Le Mans Series. 2008-08-16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
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