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2008 Le Mans Series season
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The 2008 Le Mans Series season is the fifth season of ACO's Le Mans Series. It is a series comprised of Le Mans Prototype and Grand Touring style cars broken into 4 classes: LMP1, LMP2, GT1, and GT2. It will run from April 6, 2008, to September 14, 2008, with five rounds.

Schedule

The 2008 schedule remains largely unchanged, with Circuit de Catalunya replacing Circuit de Valencia for the Spanish round. A large gap is built into the schedule between May and August to better allow teams to prepare for and recover from the 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans.^[1]

The race was announced at a later date, with a 1000 km event in Shanghai. This event however will not replace the Brazilian Mil Milhas, but will instead be a stand-alone event as a precursor to a new Asian Le Mans Series planned for 2009. Points for the Le Mans Series will not be awarded, but class winners will gain automatic entry to the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans.^[2] The race would be held sometime around 2009 instead of late 2008 because of the conflicts with the 2008 Summer Olympics organising.^[3]

Rnd	Race	Circuit	Date
-	LMS Official Test	Paul Ricard HTTT	March 2 March 3
1	1000 km of Catalunya	Circuit de Catalunya	April 6
2	1000 km of Monza	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	April 27
3	1000 km of Spa	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	May 11
4	1000 km of Nürburgring	Nürburgring	August 17
5	1000 km of Silverstone	Silverstone Circuit	September 14

Season results

Rnd	Circuit	LMP1 Winning Team	LMP2 Winning Team	GT1 Winning Team	GT2 Winning Team	Results
		LMP1 Winning Drivers	LMP2 Winning Drivers	GT1 Winning Drivers	GT2 Winning Drivers
1	Catalunya	#7 Team Peugeot Total	#34 VM Motorsport	#72 Luc Alphand Aventures	#96 Virgo Motorsport	Results
		Nicolas Minassian Marc Gené	Jos Verstappen Peter van Merksteijn	Luc Alphand Guillaume Moreau Patrice Goueslard	Rob Bell Gianmaria Bruni
2	Monza	#8 Team Peugeot Total	#31 Team Essex	#59 Team Modena	#91 Farnbacher Racing	Results
		Stéphane Sarrazin Pedro Lamy	John Nielsen Casper Elgaard	Antonio García Tomáš Enge	Lars-Erik Nielsen Allan Simonsen Richard Westbrook
3	Spa	#7 Team Peugeot Total	#34 VM Motorsport	#72 Luc Alphand Aventures	#96 Virgo Motorsport	Results
		Nicolas Minassian Marc Gené Jacques Villeneuve	Jos Verstappen Peter van Merksteijn	Olivier Beretta Guillaume Moreau Patrice Goueslard	Rob Bell Gianmaria Bruni
4	Nürburgring					Results
5	Silverstone					Results

Team Championships

Points are awarded to the top 8 finishers in the order of 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1. Unlike the American Le Mans Series, where teams with multiple entries score the points of their highest finishing entry in each race, teams with multiple entries do not have their cars combined and each entry number is scored separately in the championship. Cars which failed to complete 70% of the winner's distance are not awarded points.

The top two finishers in each teams championship earn automatic entry to the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans.

LMP1 standings

Pos	No	Team	Chassis	Engine	Rnd 1	Rnd 2	Rnd 3	Rnd 4	Rnd 5	Total
1=	#7	Team Peugeot Total	Peugeot 908	Peugeot 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel)	10	4	10			24
1=	#2	Audi Sport Team Joest	Audi R10	Audi 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel)	8	8	8			24
3	#1	Audi Sport Team Joest	Audi R10	Audi 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel)	4	3	5			12
4	#8	Team Peugeot Total	Peugeot 908	Peugeot 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel)	1	10				11
5=	#17	Pescarolo Sport	Pescarolo 01	Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10	3	6				9
5=	#16	Pescarolo Sport	Pescarolo 01	Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10	5		4			9
7	#15	Creation Autosportif	Creation CA07	AIM (Judd) YS5.5 5.5 L V10		5	3			8
8	#10	Charouz Racing System	Lola B08/60	Aston Martin 6.0 L V12	6	1				7
9	#6	Team Oreca-Matmut	Courage-Oreca LC70	Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10			6			6
10	#18	Rollcentre Racing	Pescarolo 01	Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10	2	2				4
11	#20	Epsilon Euskadi	Epsilon Euskadi EE1	Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10			2			2
12	#4	Saulnier Racing	Pescarolo 01	Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10			1			1

LMP2 standings

Pos	No	Team	Chassis	Engine	Rnd 1	Rnd 2	Rnd 3	Rnd 4	Rnd 5	Total
1	#34	Van Merksteijn Motorsport	Porsche RS Spyder Evo	Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8	10	8	10			28
2	#31	Team Essex	Porsche RS Spyder Evo	Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8	6	10	6			22
3	#27	Horag Racing	Porsche RS Spyder Evo	Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8	3	6	8			17
4=	#25	Ray Mallock Ltd.	MG-Lola EX265	MG (AER) XP21 2.0 L Turbo I4	5	5	3			13
4=	#35	Saulnier Racing	Pescarolo 01	Judd DB 3.4 L V8	4	4	5			13
6	#33	Speedy Racing Team Sebah	Lola B08/80	Judd DB 3.4 L V8	8					8
7	#41	Trading Performance	Zytek 07S/2	Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8	1		4			5
8	#26	Team Bruichladdich Radical	Radical SR9	AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4	2		2			4
9	#44	Kruse Schiller Motorsport	Lola B05/40	Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4		3				3
10	#40	Quifel ASM Team	Lola B05/40	AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4		2				2
11	#45	Embassy Racing	Embassy WF01	Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8		1				1

GT1 standings

Pos	No	Team	Chassis	Engine	Rnd 1	Rnd 2	Rnd 3	Rnd 4	Rnd 5	Total
1	#72	Luc Alphand Aventures	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	Chevrolet LS7-R 7.0 L V8	10	8	10			28
2	#55	IPB Spartak Racing	Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT	Lamborghini 6.0 L V12	6	5	8			19
3	#59	Team Modena	Aston Martin DBR9	Aston Martin 6.0 L V12		10	6			16
4	#50	Larbre Compétition	Saleen S7-R	Ford 7.0 L V8	8					8
5	#73	Luc Alphand Aventures	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	Chevrolet LS7-R 7.0 L V8		6				6
6	#61	Strakka Racing	Aston Martin DBR9	Aston Martin 6.0 L V12			5			5

GT2 standings

Pos	No	Team	Chassis	Engine	Rnd 1	Rnd 2	Rnd 3	Rnd 4	Rnd 5	Total
1	#96	Virgo Motorsport	Ferrari F430GT	Ferrari 4.0 L V8	10		10			20
2	#77	Team Felbermayr-Proton	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	8	3	8			19
3=	#90	Farnbacher Racing	Ferrari F430GT	Ferrari 4.0 L V8	5	8				13
3=	#99	JMB Racing	Ferrari F430GT	Ferrari 4.0 L V8	3	6	4			13
5=	#90	Farnbacher Racing	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6		10				10
5=	#94	Speedy Racing Team	Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-R	Audi 4.0 L V8		5	5			10
7	#76	IMSA Performance Matmut	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	6		3			9
8=	#88	Team Felbermayr-Proton	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6			6			6
8=	#98	JMB Racing	Ferrari F430GT	Ferrari 4.0 L V8		4	2			6
10=	#85	Snoras Spyker Squadron	Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-R	Audi 4.0 L V8	4					4
10=	#95	James Watt Automotive	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	1	2	1			4
12	#75	IMSA Performance Matmut	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	2					2

Driver Championships

Points were awarded to the top 8 finishers in the order of 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1. Drivers who did not drive for at least 45 minutes do not receive points.

LMP1 standings

Pos	Driver	Team	Rnd 1	Rnd 2	Rnd 3	Rnd 4	Rnd 5	Total
1=	Nicolas Minassian	Team Peugeot Total	10	4	10			24
1=	Marc Gené	Team Peugeot Total	10	4	10			24
1=	Alexandre Prémat	Audi Sport Team Joest	8	8	8			24
1=	Mike Rockenfeller	Audi Sport Team Joest	8	8	8			24
5=	Allan McNish	Audi Sport Team Joest	4	3	5			12
5=	Rinaldo Capello	Audi Sport Team Joest	4	3	5			12
7=	Stéphane Sarrazin	Team Peugeot Total	1	10				11
7=	Pedro Lamy	Team Peugeot Total	1	10				11
9	Jacques Villeneuve	Team Peugeot Total			10			10
10=	Harold Primat	Pescarolo Sport	3	6				9
10=	Christophe Tinseau	Pescarolo Sport	3	6				9
10=	Emmanuel Collard	Pescarolo Sport	5		4			9
10=	Jean-Christophe Boullion	Pescarolo Sport	5		4			9
14=	Stuart Hall	Creation Autosportif		5	3			8
14=	Robbie Kerr	Creation Autosportif		5	3			8
16=	Jan Charouz	Charouz Racing System	6	1				7
16=	Stefan Mücke	Charouz Racing System	6	1				7
18=	Olivier Panis	Team Oreca-Matmut			6			6
18=	Nicolas Lapierre	Team Oreca-Matmut			6			6
20	Bruce Jouanny	Creation Autosportif		5				5
21=	Martin Short	Rollcentre Racing	2	2				4
21=	Vanina Ickx	Rollcentre Racing	2	2				4
23=	João Barbosa	Rollcentre Racing	2					2
23=	Duncan Tappy	Rollcentre Racing		2				2
23=	Ángel Burgueño	Epsilon Euskadi			2			2
23=	Miguel Ángel de Castro	Epsilon Euskadi			2			2
27=	Jacques Nicolet	Saulnier Racing			1			1
27=	Marc Faggionato	Saulnier Racing			1			1
27=	Richard Hein	Saulnier Racing			1			1

LMP2 standings

Pos	Driver	Team	Rnd 1	Rnd 2	Rnd 3	Rnd 4	Rnd 5	Total
1=	Jos Verstappen	Van Merksteijn Motorsport	10	8	10			28
1=	Peter Van Merksteijn	Van Merksteijn Motorsport	10	8	10			28
3=	John Nielsen	Team Essex	6	10	6			22
3=	Casper Elgaard	Team Essex	6	10	6			22
5=	Fredy Lienhard	Horag Racing	3	6	8			17
5=	Didier Theys	Horag Racing	3	6	8			17
5=	Jan Lammers	Horag Racing	3	6	8			17
8=	Mike Newton	Ray Mallock Ltd.	5	5	3			13
8=	Thomas Erdos	Ray Mallock Ltd.	5	5	3			13
8=	Pierre Ragues	Saulnier Racing	4	4	5			13
8=	Mathieu Lahaye	Saulnier Racing	4	4	5			13
12=	Andrea Belicchi	Speedy Racing Team Sebah	8					8
12=	Xavier Pompidou	Speedy Racing Team Sebah	8					8
12=	Steve Zacchia	Speedy Racing Team Sebah	8					8
15=	Karim Ojjeh	Trading Performance	1		4			5
15=	Claude-Yves Gosselin	Trading Performance	1		4			5
15=	Julien Schroyen	Trading Performance	1		4			5
18=	Jens Petersen	Team Bruichladdich Radical	2		2			4
18=	Jan-Dirk Leuders	Team Bruichladdich Radical	2		2			4
18=	Marc Rostan	Team Bruichladdich Radical	2		2			4
21=	Jean de Pourtalès	Kruse Schiller Motorsport		3				3
21=	Hideki Noda	Kruse Schiller Motorsport		3				3
23=	Olivier Pla	Quifel ASM Team		2				2
23=	Miguel Amaral	Quifel ASM Team		2				2
25=	Warren Hughes	Embassy Racing		1				1
25=	Mario Haberfeld	Embassy Racing		1				1

GT1 standings

Pos	Driver	Team	Rnd 1	Rnd 2	Rnd 3	Rnd 4	Rnd 5	Total
1=	Guillaume Moreau	Luc Alphand Aventures	10	8	10			28
1=	Patrice Goueslard	Luc Alphand Aventures	10	8	10			28
3=	Peter Kox	IPB Spartak Racing	6	5	8			19
3=	Roman Rusinov	IPB Spartak Racing	6	5	8			19
5	Olivier Beretta	Luc Alphand Aventures		8	10			18
6=	Antonio García	Team Modena		10	6			16
6=	Tomáš Enge	Team Modena		10	6			16
8	Luc Alphand	Luc Alphand Aventures	10					10
9=	Christophe Bouchut	Larbre Compétition	8					8
9=	Frédéric Makowiecki	Larbre Compétition	8					8
9=	Patrick Bornhauser	Larbre Compétition	8					8
12=	Sébastien Dumez	Luc Alphand Aventures		6				6
12=	Jean-Luc Blanchemain	Luc Alphand Aventures		6				6
12=	Roland Bervillé	Luc Alphand Aventures		6				6
15=	Peter Hardman	Strakka Racing			5			5
15=	Nick Leventis	Strakka Racing			5			5

GT2 standings

Pos	Driver	Team	Rnd 1	Rnd 2	Rnd 3	Rnd 4	Rnd 5	Total
1=	Rob Bell