# 2008 1000 km of Catalunya

The 2008 1000 km of Catalunya was the opening round of the 2008 Le Mans Series season. It took place at the Circuit de Catalunya, Spain, on 6 April 2008.

## Race results

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps |
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Engine | Tyre | Laps |
| 1 | LMP1 | 7 | Team Peugeot Total | Nicolas Minassian Marc Gené | Peugeot 908 HDi FAP | M | 215 |
| 1 | LMP1 | 7 | Team Peugeot Total | Nicolas Minassian Marc Gené | Peugeot HDi 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel) | M | 215 |
| 2 | LMP1 | 2 | Audi Sport Team Joest | Alexandre Prémat Mike Rockenfeller | Audi R10 | M | 214 |
| 2 | LMP1 | 2 | Audi Sport Team Joest | Alexandre Prémat Mike Rockenfeller | Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel) | M | 214 |
| 3 | LMP1 | 10 | Charouz Racing System | Jan Charouz Stefan Mücke | Lola B08/60 | M | 212 |
| 3 | LMP1 | 10 | Charouz Racing System | Jan Charouz Stefan Mücke | Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 | M | 212 |
| 4 | LMP1 | 16 | Pescarolo Sport | Emmanuel Collard Jean-Christophe Boullion | Pescarolo 01 | M | 210 |
| 4 | LMP1 | 16 | Pescarolo Sport | Emmanuel Collard Jean-Christophe Boullion | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 | M | 210 |
| 5 | LMP1 | 1 | Audi Sport Team Joest | Allan McNish Rinaldo Capello | Audi R10 | M | 209 |
| 5 | LMP1 | 1 | Audi Sport Team Joest | Allan McNish Rinaldo Capello | Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel) | M | 209 |
| 6 | LMP2 | 34 | Van Merksteijn Motorsport Equipe Verschuur | Peter van Merksteijn Sr. Jos Verstappen | Porsche RS Spyder Evo | M | 208 |
| 6 | LMP2 | 34 | Van Merksteijn Motorsport Equipe Verschuur | Peter van Merksteijn Sr. Jos Verstappen | Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8 | M | 208 |
| 7 | LMP1 | 17 | Pescarolo Sport | Harold Primat Christophe Tinseau | Pescarolo 01 | M | 208 |
| 7 | LMP1 | 17 | Pescarolo Sport | Harold Primat Christophe Tinseau | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 | M | 208 |
| 8 | LMP2 | 33 | Speedy Racing Team Sebah Automotive | Andrea Belicchi Xavier Pompidou Steve Zacchia | Lola B08/80 | M | 207 |
| 8 | LMP2 | 33 | Speedy Racing Team Sebah Automotive | Andrea Belicchi Xavier Pompidou Steve Zacchia | Judd DB 3.4 L V8 | M | 207 |
| 9 | LMP2 | 31 | Team Essex | Casper Elgaard John Nielsen | Porsche RS Spyder Evo | D | 204 |
| 9 | LMP2 | 31 | Team Essex | Casper Elgaard John Nielsen | Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8 | D | 204 |
| 10 | LMP1 | 18 | Rollcentre Racing | Martin Short Vanina Ickx João Barbosa | Pescarolo 01 | D | 204 |
| 10 | LMP1 | 18 | Rollcentre Racing | Martin Short Vanina Ickx João Barbosa | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 | D | 204 |
| 11 | LMP2 | 25 | Ray Mallock Ltd. | Mike Newton Thomas Erdos | MG-Lola EX265 | M | 201 |
| 11 | LMP2 | 25 | Ray Mallock Ltd. | Mike Newton Thomas Erdos | MG (AER) XP21 2.0 L Turbo I4 | M | 201 |
| 12 | LMP1 | 8 | Team Peugeot Total | Stéphane Sarrazin Pedro Lamy | Peugeot 908 HDi FAP | M | 200 |
| 12 | LMP1 | 8 | Team Peugeot Total | Stéphane Sarrazin Pedro Lamy | Peugeot HDi 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel) | M | 200 |
| 13 | LMP2 | 35 | Saulnier Racing | Pierre Ragues Matthieu Lahaye | Pescarolo 01 | M | 199 |
| 13 | LMP2 | 35 | Saulnier Racing | Pierre Ragues Matthieu Lahaye | Judd DB 3.4 L V8 | M | 199 |
| 14 | LMP2 | 27 | Horag Racing | Fredy Lienhard Didier Theys Jan Lammers | Porsche RS Spyder Evo | M | 198 |
| 14 | LMP2 | 27 | Horag Racing | Fredy Lienhard Didier Theys Jan Lammers | Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8 | M | 198 |
| 15 | LMP2 | 26 | Team Bruichladdich Radical | Jens Petersen Jan-Dirk Lueders Marc Rostan | Radical SR9 | D | 194 |
| 15 | LMP2 | 26 | Team Bruichladdich Radical | Jens Petersen Jan-Dirk Lueders Marc Rostan | AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4 | D | 194 |
| 16 | GT1 | 72 | Luc Alphand Aventures | Luc Alphand Guillaume Moreau Patrice Goueslard | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 194 |
| 16 | GT1 | 72 | Luc Alphand Aventures | Luc Alphand Guillaume Moreau Patrice Goueslard | Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 | M | 194 |
| 17 | LMP2 | 41 | Trading Performance | Karim Ojjeh Claude-Yves Gosselin Julien Schroyen | Zytek 07S/2 | M | 193 |
| 17 | LMP2 | 41 | Trading Performance | Karim Ojjeh Claude-Yves Gosselin Julien Schroyen | Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8 | M | 193 |
| 18 | GT1 | 50 | Larbre Compétition | Frédéric Makowiecki Christophe Bouchut Patrick Bornhauser | Saleen S7-R | M | 192 |
| 18 | GT1 | 50 | Larbre Compétition | Frédéric Makowiecki Christophe Bouchut Patrick Bornhauser | Ford 7.0 L V8 | M | 192 |
| 19 | GT1 | 55 | IPB Spartak Racing Reiter Engineering | Peter Kox Roman Rusinov | Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT | M | 190 |
| 19 | GT1 | 55 | IPB Spartak Racing Reiter Engineering | Peter Kox Roman Rusinov | Lamborghini L535 6.0 L V12 | M | 190 |
| 20 | LMP2 | 40 | Quifel ASM Team | Miguel Amaral Olivier Pla | Lola B05/40 | D | 190 |
| 20 | LMP2 | 40 | Quifel ASM Team | Miguel Amaral Olivier Pla | AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4 | D | 190 |
| 21 | GT2 | 96 | Virgo Motorsport | Rob Bell Gianmaria Bruni | Ferrari F430GT | D | 189 |
| 21 | GT2 | 96 | Virgo Motorsport | Rob Bell Gianmaria Bruni | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | D | 189 |
| 22 | GT2 | 77 | Team Felbermayr-Proton | Marc Lieb Alex Davison | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 189 |
| 22 | GT2 | 77 | Team Felbermayr-Proton | Marc Lieb Alex Davison | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | M | 189 |
| 23 | GT2 | 76 | IMSA Performance Matmut | Raymond Narac Richard Lietz | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 187 |
| 23 | GT2 | 76 | IMSA Performance Matmut | Raymond Narac Richard Lietz | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | M | 187 |
| 24 | GT2 | 90 | Farnbacher Racing | Pierre Ehret Pierre Kaffer Anthony Beltoise | Ferrari F430GT | M | 186 |
| 24 | GT2 | 90 | Farnbacher Racing | Pierre Ehret Pierre Kaffer Anthony Beltoise | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | M | 186 |
| 25 | GT2 | 85 | Snoras Spyker Squadron | Peter Dumbreck Ralf Kelleners Alexey Vasiliev | Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-R | M | 184 |
| 25 | GT2 | 85 | Snoras Spyker Squadron | Peter Dumbreck Ralf Kelleners Alexey Vasiliev | Audi 4.0 L V8 | M | 184 |
| 26 | GT2 | 99 | JMB Racing Aucott Racing | Stéphane Daoudi Ben Aucott | Ferrari F430GT | M | 183 |
| 26 | GT2 | 99 | JMB Racing Aucott Racing | Stéphane Daoudi Ben Aucott | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | M | 183 |
| 27 | GT2 | 75 | IMSA Performance Matmut | Richard Balandras Michel Lecourt Jean-Philippe Belloc | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 182 |
| 27 | GT2 | 75 | IMSA Performance Matmut | Richard Balandras Michel Lecourt Jean-Philippe Belloc | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | M | 182 |
| 28 | GT2 | 95 | James Watt Automotive | Markus Palttala Mikael Forsten Paul Daniels | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | D | 182 |
| 28 | GT2 | 95 | James Watt Automotive | Markus Palttala Mikael Forsten Paul Daniels | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | D | 182 |
| 29 | GT2 | 88 | Team Felbermayr-Proton | Horst Felbermayr, Sr. Horst Felbermayr, Jr. Christian Ried | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 181 |
| 29 | GT2 | 88 | Team Felbermayr-Proton | Horst Felbermayr, Sr. Horst Felbermayr, Jr. Christian Ried | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | M | 181 |
| 30 | GT2 | 98 | JMB Racing | Bo McCormick Maurice Basso Mauro Casadei | Ferrari F430GT | M | 178 |
| 30 | GT2 | 98 | JMB Racing | Bo McCormick Maurice Basso Mauro Casadei | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | M | 178 |
| 31 | LMP1 | 19 | Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport | Bob Berridge Gareth Evans | Lola B06/10 | D | 177 |
| 31 | LMP1 | 19 | Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport | Bob Berridge Gareth Evans | AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8 | D | 177 |
| 32 | LMP1 | 20 | Epsilon Euskadi | Angel Burgueño Miguel Ángel de Castro | Epsilon Euskadi EE1 | M | 167 |
| 32 | LMP1 | 20 | Epsilon Euskadi | Angel Burgueño Miguel Ángel de Castro | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 | M | 167 |
| 33 | LMP1 | 14 | Creation Autosportif | Jamie Campbell-Walter Stuart Hall Felipe Ortiz | Creation CA07 | D | 163 |
| 33 | LMP1 | 14 | Creation Autosportif | Jamie Campbell-Walter Stuart Hall Felipe Ortiz | AIM (Judd) YS5.5 5.5 L V10 | D | 163 |
| 34 | LMP2 | 37 | WR Salini | Stéphane Salini Philippe Salini Patrice Roussel | WR LMP2008 | D | 154 |
| 34 | LMP2 | 37 | WR Salini | Stéphane Salini Philippe Salini Patrice Roussel | Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8 | D | 154 |
| 35 NC | LMP2 | 30 | Racing Box | Filippo Francioni Marco Didaio | Lucchini LMP2/04 | D | 142 |
| 35 NC | LMP2 | 30 | Racing Box | Filippo Francioni Marco Didaio | Judd XV675 3.4 L V8 | D | 142 |
| 36 DNF | LMP1 | 6 | Team Oreca-Matmut | Olivier Panis Nicolas Lapierre | Courage-Oreca LC70 | M | 178 |
| 36 DNF | LMP1 | 6 | Team Oreca-Matmut | Olivier Panis Nicolas Lapierre | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 | M | 178 |
| 37 DNF | GT1 | 73 | Luc Alphand Aventures | Sébastien Dumez Jean-Luc Blanchemain Roland Bervillé | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 162 |
| 37 DNF | GT1 | 73 | Luc Alphand Aventures | Sébastien Dumez Jean-Luc Blanchemain Roland Bervillé | Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 | M | 162 |
| 38 DNF | LMP1 | 4 | Saulnier Racing | Jacques Nicolet Marc Faggionato Richard Hein | Pescarolo 01 | M | 132 |
| 38 DNF | LMP1 | 4 | Saulnier Racing | Jacques Nicolet Marc Faggionato Richard Hein | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 | M | 132 |
| 39 DNF | GT1 | 59 | Team Modena | Tomáš Enge Antonio García | Aston Martin DBR9 | M | 124 |
| 39 DNF | GT1 | 59 | Team Modena | Tomáš Enge Antonio García | Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 | M | 124 |
| 40 DNF | LMP1 | 5 | Team Oreca-Matmut | Soheil Ayari Stéphane Ortelli | Courage-Oreca LC70 | M | 108 |
| 40 DNF | LMP1 | 5 | Team Oreca-Matmut | Soheil Ayari Stéphane Ortelli | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 | M | 108 |
| 41 DNF | LMP2 | 44 | Kruse Schiller Motorsport | Jean de Pourtales Hideki Noda | Lola B05/40 | D | 94 |
| 41 DNF | LMP2 | 44 | Kruse Schiller Motorsport | Jean de Pourtales Hideki Noda | Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 | D | 94 |
| 42 DNF | GT2 | 91 | Farnbacher Racing | Lars-Erik Nielsen Allan Simonsen Richard Westbrook | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 90 |
| 42 DNF | GT2 | 91 | Farnbacher Racing | Lars-Erik Nielsen Allan Simonsen Richard Westbrook | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | M | 90 |
| 43 DNF | LMP1 | 3 | Scuderia Lavaggi | Giovanni Lavaggi Wolfgang Kaufmann | Lavaggi LS1 | D | 87 |
| 43 DNF | LMP1 | 3 | Scuderia Lavaggi | Giovanni Lavaggi Wolfgang Kaufmann | AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8 | D | 87 |
| 44 DNF | LMP2 | 32 | Barazi-Epsilon | Juan Barazi Michael Vergers | Zytek 07S/2 | M | 55 |
| 44 DNF | LMP2 | 32 | Barazi-Epsilon | Juan Barazi Michael Vergers | Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8 | M | 55 |
| 45 DNF | LMP2 | 45 | Embassy Racing | Mario Haberfeld Warren Hughes | Embassy WF01 | M | 43 |
| 45 DNF | LMP2 | 45 | Embassy Racing | Mario Haberfeld Warren Hughes | Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8 | M | 43 |
| 46 DNF | LMP2 | 46 | Embassy Racing | Jonny Kane Joey Foster | Embassy WF01 | M | 41 |
| 46 DNF | LMP2 | 46 | Embassy Racing | Jonny Kane Joey Foster | Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8 | M | 41 |
| 47 DNF | GT2 | 94 | Speedy Racing Team | Andrea Chiesa Benjamin Leuenberger | Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-R | M | 17 |
| 47 DNF | GT2 | 94 | Speedy Racing Team | Andrea Chiesa Benjamin Leuenberger | Audi 4.0 L V8 | M | 17 |
| DNS | GT2 | 93 | James Watt Automotive | Alan van der Merwe Stéphane Lémeret Michael Outzen | Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 | D | - |
| DNS | GT2 | 93 | James Watt Automotive | Alan van der Merwe Stéphane Lémeret Michael Outzen | Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 | D | - |

## Statistics

* Pole Position - #8 Team Peugeot Total - 1:31.875
* Fastest Lap - #8 Team Peugeot Total - 1:33.515
* Average Speed - 167.030 km/h