2008 FIA GT Bucharest 2 Hours

The 2008 Bucharest City Challenge was the sixth race of the 2008 FIA GT Championship season back racing After summer break and was organised by City Challenge GmbH. It took place at the Bucharest Ring temporary street circuit in Bucharest, Romania, on 23 – 24 August 2008.

Format

Unlike the previous running at Bucharest in 2007, the 2008 event introduced a new event format that involved two races. After qualification, a one-hour race was held and entries were awarded half of the standard FIA points for their finishing positions. On Sunday, a second one-hour race was held, with the starting grid being determined by the finishing order of the first race. Half points were again rewarded based on finishing order.^[1]

Race results

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).

Saturday

Phoenix Carsport lead the field as the #5 Corvette of Swiss drivers Marcel Fässler and Jean-Denis Délétraz earned victory from pole position over the team's second car. In the GT2 category, CR Scuderia earned their first ever victory in the FIA GT Championship, just ahead of defending class champions AF Corse.^[2]

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tyre	Laps
Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Engine	Tyre	Laps
1	GT1	5	Phoenix Carsport Racing	Jean-Denis Délétraz Marcel Fāssler	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	M	46
1	GT1	5	Phoenix Carsport Racing	Jean-Denis Délétraz Marcel Fāssler	Chevrolet LS7R 7.0 L V8	M	46
2	GT1	6	Phoenix Carsport Racing	Mike Hezemans Fabrizio Gollin	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	M	46
2	GT1	6	Phoenix Carsport Racing	Mike Hezemans Fabrizio Gollin	Chevrolet LS7R 7.0 L V8	M	46
3	GT1	1	Vitaphone Racing Team	Michael Bartels Andrea Bertolini	Maserati MC12 GT1	M	46
3	GT1	1	Vitaphone Racing Team	Michael Bartels Andrea Bertolini	Maserati 6.0 L V12	M	46
4	GT1	2	Vitaphone Racing Team	Miguel Ramos Alexandre Negrão	Maserati MC12 GT1	M	46
4	GT1	2	Vitaphone Racing Team	Miguel Ramos Alexandre Negrão	Maserati 6.0 L V12	M	46
5	GT1	3	Selleslagh Racing Team	Christophe Bouchut Xavier Maassen	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	M	46
5	GT1	3	Selleslagh Racing Team	Christophe Bouchut Xavier Maassen	Chevrolet LS7R 7.0 L V8	M	46
6	GT1	4	Peka Racing	Anthony Kumpen Bert Longin	Saleen S7-R	P	46
6	GT1	4	Peka Racing	Anthony Kumpen Bert Longin	Ford 7.0 L V8	P	46
7	GT1	10	Gigawave Motorsport	Philipp Peter Allan Simonsen	Aston Martin DBR9	M	46
7	GT1	10	Gigawave Motorsport	Philipp Peter Allan Simonsen	Aston Martin 6.0 L V12	M	46
8	GT1	8	IPB Spartak Racing Reiter Engineering	Peter Kox Roman Rusinov	Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT	M	45
8	GT1	8	IPB Spartak Racing Reiter Engineering	Peter Kox Roman Rusinov	Lamborghini 6.0 L V12	M	45
9	GT2	56	CR Scuderia Racing	Andrew Kirkaldy Rob Bell	Ferrari F430 GT2	M	45
9	GT2	56	CR Scuderia Racing	Andrew Kirkaldy Rob Bell	Ferrari 4.0 L V8	M	45
10	GT2	50	AF Corse	Gianmaria Bruni Toni Vilander	Ferrari F430 GT2	M	45
10	GT2	50	AF Corse	Gianmaria Bruni Toni Vilander	Ferrari 4.0 L V8	M	45
11	GT2	61	Prospeed Competition	Emmanuel Collard Richard Westbrook	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	M	45
11	GT2	61	Prospeed Competition	Emmanuel Collard Richard Westbrook	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	45
12	GT2	77	BMS Scuderia Italia	Paolo Ruberti Matteo Malucelli	Ferrari F430 GT2	P	44
12	GT2	77	BMS Scuderia Italia	Paolo Ruberti Matteo Malucelli	Ferrari 4.0 L V8	P	44
13	GT2	51	AF Corse	Thomas Biagi Christian Montanari	Ferrari F430 GT2	M	44
13	GT2	51	AF Corse	Thomas Biagi Christian Montanari	Ferrari 4.0 L V8	M	44
14	GT2	55	CR Scuderia Racing	Chris Niarchos Tim Mullen	Ferrari F430 GT2	M	44
14	GT2	55	CR Scuderia Racing	Chris Niarchos Tim Mullen	Ferrari 4.0 L V8	M	44
15	GT2	62	Scuderia Ecosse	Jamie Davies Fabio Babini	Ferrari F430 GT2	P	44
15	GT2	62	Scuderia Ecosse	Jamie Davies Fabio Babini	Ferrari 4.0 L V8	P	44
16	GT2	78	BMS Scuderia Italia	Joël Camathias Davide Rigon	Ferrari F430 GT2	P	44
16	GT2	78	BMS Scuderia Italia	Joël Camathias Davide Rigon	Ferrari 4.0 L V8	P	44
17	GT2	66	Team Felbermayr-Proton	Marc Lieb Horst Felbermayr Jr.	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	M	43
17	GT2	66	Team Felbermayr-Proton	Marc Lieb Horst Felbermayr Jr.	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	43
18	GT2	69	Team Felbermayr-Proton	Richard Lietz Horst Felbermayr Sr.	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	M	43
18	GT2	69	Team Felbermayr-Proton	Richard Lietz Horst Felbermayr Sr.	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	43
19	G2	101	Belgian Racing	Bas Leinders Renaud Kuppens	Gillet Vertigo Streiff	P	42
19	G2	101	Belgian Racing	Bas Leinders Renaud Kuppens	Maserati 4.2 L V8	P	42
20 DNF	GT2	95	Advanced Engineering PeCom Racing Team	Matías Russo Luís Pérez Companc	Ferrari F430 GT2	M	28
20 DNF	GT2	95	Advanced Engineering PeCom Racing Team	Matías Russo Luís Pérez Companc	Ferrari 4.0 L V8	M	28
21 DNF	GT2	57	Kessel Racing	Henri Moser Fabrizio del Monte	Ferrari F430 GT2	M	23
21 DNF	GT2	57	Kessel Racing	Henri Moser Fabrizio del Monte	Ferrari 4.0 L V8	M	23
DNS	GT1	33	Jetalliance Racing	Karl Wendlinger Ryan Sharp	Aston Martin DBR9	M	–
DNS	GT1	33	Jetalliance Racing	Karl Wendlinger Ryan Sharp	Aston Martin 6.0 L V12	M	–
DNS	GT1	36	Jetalliance Racing	Lukas Lichtner-Hoyer Alex Müller	Aston Martin DBR9	M	–
DNS	GT1	36	Jetalliance Racing	Lukas Lichtner-Hoyer Alex Müller	Aston Martin 6.0 L V12	M	–
DNS	GT2	60	Prospeed Competition	Markus Palttala Mikael Forsten	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	M	–
DNS	GT2	60	Prospeed Competition	Markus Palttala Mikael Forsten	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	–

Sunday

Phoenix Carsport continued their victorious run on Sunday as the #5 car once again led the field to the checkered flag, although the team's second Corvette failed to make the finish after hitting a wall with ten laps remaining. CR Scuderia also won for the second time, Andrew Kirkaldy and Rob Bell's Ferrari overtaking the AF Corse Ferrari in the closing laps.^[3]

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tyre	Laps
Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Engine	Tyre	Laps
1	GT1	5	Phoenix Carsport Racing	Jean-Denis Délétraz Marcel Fāssler	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	M	46
1	GT1	5	Phoenix Carsport Racing	Jean-Denis Délétraz Marcel Fāssler	Chevrolet LS7R 7.0 L V8	M	46
2	GT1	2	Vitaphone Racing Team	Miguel Ramos Alexandre Negrão	Maserati MC12 GT1	M	46
2	GT1	2	Vitaphone Racing Team	Miguel Ramos Alexandre Negrão	Maserati 6.0 L V12	M	46
3	GT1	1	Vitaphone Racing Team	Michael Bartels Andrea Bertolini	Maserati MC12 GT1	M	46
3	GT1	1	Vitaphone Racing Team	Michael Bartels Andrea Bertolini	Maserati 6.0 L V12	M	46
4	GT1	4	Peka Racing	Anthony Kumpen Bert Longin	Saleen S7-R	P	46
4	GT1	4	Peka Racing	Anthony Kumpen Bert Longin	Ford 7.0 L V8	P	46
5	GT1	10	Gigawave Motorsport	Philipp Peter Allan Simonsen	Aston Martin DBR9	M	46
5	GT1	10	Gigawave Motorsport	Philipp Peter Allan Simonsen	Aston Martin 6.0 L V12	M	46
6	GT1	3	Selleslagh Racing Team	Christophe Bouchut Xavier Maassen	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	M	46
6	GT1	3	Selleslagh Racing Team	Christophe Bouchut Xavier Maassen	Chevrolet LS7R 7.0 L V8	M	46
7	GT1	8	IPB Spartak Racing Reiter Engineering	Peter Kox Roman Rusinov	Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT	M	46
7	GT1	8	IPB Spartak Racing Reiter Engineering	Peter Kox Roman Rusinov	Lamborghini 6.0 L V12	M	46
8	GT2	56	CR Scuderia Racing	Andrew Kirkaldy Rob Bell	Ferrari F430 GT2	M	45
8	GT2	56	CR Scuderia Racing	Andrew Kirkaldy Rob Bell	Ferrari 4.0 L V8	M	45
9	GT2	50	AF Corse	Gianmaria Bruni Toni Vilander	Ferrari F430 GT2	M	45
9	GT2	50	AF Corse	Gianmaria Bruni Toni Vilander	Ferrari 4.0 L V8	M	45
10	GT2	61	Prospeed Competition	Emmanuel Collard Richard Westbrook	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	M	45
10	GT2	61	Prospeed Competition	Emmanuel Collard Richard Westbrook	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	45
11	GT2	62	Scuderia Ecosse	Jamie Davies Fabio Babini	Ferrari F430 GT2	P	45
11	GT2	62	Scuderia Ecosse	Jamie Davies Fabio Babini	Ferrari 4.0 L V8	P	45
12	GT2	77	BMS Scuderia Italia	Paolo Ruberti Matteo Malucelli	Ferrari F430 GT2	P	45
12	GT2	77	BMS Scuderia Italia	Paolo Ruberti Matteo Malucelli	Ferrari 4.0 L V8	P	45
13	GT2	95	Advanced Engineering PeCom Racing Team	Matías Russo Luís Pérez Companc	Ferrari F430 GT2	M	45
13	GT2	95	Advanced Engineering PeCom Racing Team	Matías Russo Luís Pérez Companc	Ferrari 4.0 L V8	M	45
14	GT2	57	Kessel Racing	Henri Moser Fabrizio del Monte	Ferrari F430 GT2	M	43
14	GT2	57	Kessel Racing	Henri Moser Fabrizio del Monte	Ferrari 4.0 L V8	M	43
15	G2	101	Belgian Racing	Bas Leinders Renaud Kuppens	Gillet Vertigo Streiff	P	42
15	G2	101	Belgian Racing	Bas Leinders Renaud Kuppens	Maserati 4.2 L V8	P	42
16 DNF	GT1	6	Phoenix Carsport Racing	Mike Hezemans Fabrizio Gollin	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	M	36
16 DNF	GT1	6	Phoenix Carsport Racing	Mike Hezemans Fabrizio Gollin	Chevrolet LS7R 7.0 L V8	M	36
17 DNF	GT2	66	Team Felbermayr-Proton	Marc Lieb Horst Felbermayr Jr.	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	M	27
17 DNF	GT2	66	Team Felbermayr-Proton	Marc Lieb Horst Felbermayr Jr.	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	27
18 DNF	GT2	78	BMS Scuderia Italia	Joël Camathias Davide Rigon	Ferrari F430 GT2	P	21
18 DNF	GT2	78	BMS Scuderia Italia	Joël Camathias Davide Rigon	Ferrari 4.0 L V8	P	21
19 DNF	GT2	55	CR Scuderia Racing	Chris Niarchos Tim Mullen	Ferrari F430 GT2	M	17
19 DNF	GT2	55	CR Scuderia Racing	Chris Niarchos Tim Mullen	Ferrari 4.0 L V8	M	17
20 DNF	GT2	51	AF Corse	Thomas Biagi Christian Montanari	Ferrari F430 GT2	M	16
20 DNF	GT2	51	AF Corse	Thomas Biagi Christian Montanari	Ferrari 4.0 L V8	M	16
21 DNF	GT2	69	Team Felbermayr-Proton	Richard Lietz Horst Felbermayr Sr.	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	M	15
21 DNF	GT2	69	Team Felbermayr-Proton	Richard Lietz Horst Felbermayr Sr.	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	15

Statistics

Pole Position – #5 Phoenix Carsport Racing – 1:15.348^[4]
Average Speed (Race 1) – 139.24 km/h (86.52 mph)^[2]
Average Speed (Race 2) – 138.89 km/h (86.30 mph)^[3]

References

^ "23 August 2008 Fässler and Bruni on pole for Race One". FIA. 23 August 2008. Archived from the original on 28 September 2008. Retrieved 23 August 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Results: 2008 Round 6 – Bucharest (Results after 1 Hour)". FIA. 23 August 2008. Retrieved 23 August 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Results: 2008 Round 6 – Bucharest (Race Result)". FIA. 24 August 2008. Archived from the original on 2 September 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2008.
^ "Results: 2008 Round 6 – Bucharest (Qualifying 1)". FIA. 23 August 2008. Retrieved 23 August 2008.

FIA GT Championship
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[Format-1] "23 August 2008 Fässler and Bruni on pole for Race One". FIA. 23 August 2008. Archived from the original on 28 September 2008. Retrieved 23 August 2008.

[Race_1-2] "Results: 2008 Round 6 – Bucharest (Results after 1 Hour)". FIA. 23 August 2008. Retrieved 23 August 2008.

[Race_2-3] "Results: 2008 Round 6 – Bucharest (Race Result)". FIA. 24 August 2008. Archived from the original on 2 September 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2008.

[Qualifying-4] "Results: 2008 Round 6 – Bucharest (Qualifying 1)". FIA. 23 August 2008. Retrieved 23 August 2008.

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