# 2008 1000 km of Spa

The 2008 1000 km of Spa was the third round of the 2008 Le Mans Series season. It took place at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, on 11 May 2008.
This race marked the first international victory for Canadian Jacques Villeneuve since the Formula One Luxembourg Grand Prix in 1997.

## Race results

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of their Class 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 Jacques Villeneuve | Peugeot 908 HDi FAP | M | 143 |
| 1 | LMP1 | 7 | Team Peugeot Total | Nicolas Minassian Marc Gené Jacques Villeneuve | Peugeot HDi 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel) | M | 143 |
| 2 | LMP1 | 2 | Audi Sport Team Joest | Alexandre Prémat Mike Rockenfeller | Audi R10 | M | 143 |
| 2 | LMP1 | 2 | Audi Sport Team Joest | Alexandre Prémat Mike Rockenfeller | Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel) | M | 143 |
| 3 | LMP1 | 6 | Team Oreca-Matmut | Olivier Panis Nicolas Lapierre | Courage-Oreca LC70 | M | 140 |
| 3 | LMP1 | 6 | Team Oreca-Matmut | Olivier Panis Nicolas Lapierre | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 | M | 140 |
| 4 | LMP1 | 1 | Audi Sport Team Joest | Allan McNish Rinaldo Capello | Audi R10 | M | 139 |
| 4 | LMP1 | 1 | Audi Sport Team Joest | Allan McNish Rinaldo Capello | Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel) | M | 139 |
| 5 | LMP1 | 16 | Pescarolo Sport | Emmanuel Collard Jean-Christophe Boullion | Pescarolo 01 | M | 139 |
| 5 | LMP1 | 16 | Pescarolo Sport | Emmanuel Collard Jean-Christophe Boullion | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 | M | 139 |
| 6 | LMP2 | 34 | Van Merksteijn Motorsport | Peter Van Merksteijn Jos Verstappen | Porsche RS Spyder Evo | M | 138 |
| 6 | LMP2 | 34 | Van Merksteijn Motorsport | Peter Van Merksteijn Jos Verstappen | Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8 | M | 138 |
| 7 | LMP2 | 27 | Horag Racing | Fredy Lienhard Didier Theys Jan Lammers | Porsche RS Spyder Evo | M | 138 |
| 7 | LMP2 | 27 | Horag Racing | Fredy Lienhard Didier Theys Jan Lammers | Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8 | M | 138 |
| 8 | LMP2 | 31 | Team Essex | Casper Elgaard John Nielsen | Porsche RS Spyder Evo | D | 135 |
| 8 | LMP2 | 31 | Team Essex | Casper Elgaard John Nielsen | Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8 | D | 135 |
| 9 | LMP1 | 15 | Creation AIM | Stuart Hall Robbie Kerr | Creation CA07 | D | 134 |
| 9 | LMP1 | 15 | Creation AIM | Stuart Hall Robbie Kerr | AIM (Judd) YS5.5 5.5 L V10 | D | 134 |
| 10 | LMP2 | 35 | Saulnier Racing | Pierre Ragues Matthieu Lahaye | Pescarolo 01 | M | 134 |
| 10 | LMP2 | 35 | Saulnier Racing | Pierre Ragues Matthieu Lahaye | Judd DB 3.4 L V8 | M | 134 |
| 11 | LMP1 | 20 | Epsilon Euskadi | Ángel Burgueño Miguel Ángel de Castro | Epsilon Euskadi ee1 | M | 133 |
| 11 | LMP1 | 20 | Epsilon Euskadi | Ángel Burgueño Miguel Ángel de Castro | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 | M | 133 |
| 12 | LMP2 | 41 | Trading Performance | Karim Ojjeh Claude-Yves Gosselin Julian Schroyen | Zytek 07S/2 | M | 133 |
| 12 | LMP2 | 41 | Trading Performance | Karim Ojjeh Claude-Yves Gosselin Julian Schroyen | Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8 | M | 133 |
| 13 | GT1 | 72 | Luc Alphand Aventures | Luc Alphand Guillaume Moreau Patrice Goueslard | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 130 |
| 13 | GT1 | 72 | Luc Alphand Aventures | Luc Alphand Guillaume Moreau Patrice Goueslard | Chevrolet LS7-R 7.0 L V8 | M | 130 |
| 14 | LMP1 | 4 | Saulnier Racing | Jacques Nicolet Marc Faggionato Richard Hein | Pescarolo 01 | M | 130 |
| 14 | LMP1 | 4 | Saulnier Racing | Jacques Nicolet Marc Faggionato Richard Hein | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 | M | 130 |
| 15 | GT1 | 55 | IPB Spartak Racing Reiter Engineering | Peter Kox Roman Rusinov | Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT | M | 129 |
| 15 | GT1 | 55 | IPB Spartak Racing Reiter Engineering | Peter Kox Roman Rusinov | Lamborghini L535 6.0 L V12 | M | 129 |
| 16 | GT1 | 59 | Team Modena | Tomáš Enge Antonio García | Aston Martin DBR9 | M | 127 |
| 16 | GT1 | 59 | Team Modena | Tomáš Enge Antonio García | Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 | M | 127 |
| 17 | GT2 | 96 | Virgo Motorsport | Rob Bell Gianmaria Bruni | Ferrari F430GT | D | 126 |
| 17 | GT2 | 96 | Virgo Motorsport | Rob Bell Gianmaria Bruni | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | D | 126 |
| 18 | GT2 | 77 | Team Felbermayr-Proton | Marc Lieb Alex Davison | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 126 |
| 18 | GT2 | 77 | Team Felbermayr-Proton | Marc Lieb Alex Davison | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | M | 126 |
| 19 | GT2 | 88 | Team Felbermayr-Proton | Horst Felbermayr, Sr. Horst Felbermayr, Jr. Christian Ried | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 123 |
| 19 | GT2 | 88 | Team Felbermayr-Proton | Horst Felbermayr, Sr. Horst Felbermayr, Jr. Christian Ried | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | M | 123 |
| 20 | GT2 | 94 | Speedy Racing Team | Andrea Chiesa Benjamin Leuenberger Iradj Alexander | Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-R | M | 123 |
| 20 | GT2 | 94 | Speedy Racing Team | Andrea Chiesa Benjamin Leuenberger Iradj Alexander | Audi 4.0 L V8 | M | 123 |
| 21 | GT2 | 99 | JMB Racing Aucott Racing | Alain Ferté Ben Aucott | Ferrari F430GT | M | 123 |
| 21 | GT2 | 99 | JMB Racing Aucott Racing | Alain Ferté Ben Aucott | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | M | 123 |
| 22 | GT2 | 76 | IMSA Performance Matmut | Raymond Narac Richard Lietz | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 122 |
| 22 | GT2 | 76 | IMSA Performance Matmut | Raymond Narac Richard Lietz | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | M | 122 |
| 23 | GT2 | 98 | JMB Racing | Maurice Basso Peter Kutemann Stéphane Daoudi | Ferrari F430GT | M | 122 |
| 23 | GT2 | 98 | JMB Racing | Maurice Basso Peter Kutemann Stéphane Daoudi | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | M | 122 |
| 24 | GT1 | 61 | Strakka Racing | Peter Hardman Nick Leventis | Aston Martin DBR9 | D | 121 |
| 24 | GT1 | 61 | Strakka Racing | Peter Hardman Nick Leventis | Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 | D | 121 |
| 25 | GT2 | 95 | James Watt Automotive | Markus Palttala Paul Daniels Tim Sugden | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | D | 121 |
| 25 | GT2 | 95 | James Watt Automotive | Markus Palttala Paul Daniels Tim Sugden | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | D | 121 |
| 26 | GT2 | 85 | Snoras Spyker Squadron | Peter Dumbreck Ralf Kelleners Alexey Vasilyev | Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-R | M | 118 |
| 26 | GT2 | 85 | Snoras Spyker Squadron | Peter Dumbreck Ralf Kelleners Alexey Vasilyev | Audi 4.0 L V8 | M | 118 |
| 27 | LMP1 | 18 | Rollcentre Racing | Mikael Forsten João Barbosa Vanina Ickx | Pescarolo 01 | D | 112 |
| 27 | LMP1 | 18 | Rollcentre Racing | Mikael Forsten João Barbosa Vanina Ickx | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 | D | 112 |
| 28 | LMP2 | 25 | Ray Mallock Ltd. | Mike Newton Thomas Erdos | MG-Lola EX265 | M | 111 |
| 28 | LMP2 | 25 | Ray Mallock Ltd. | Mike Newton Thomas Erdos | MG (AER) XP21 2.0 L Turbo I4 | M | 111 |
| 29 | LMP1 | 10 | Charouz Racing System | Jan Charouz Stefan Mücke | Lola B08/60 | M | 107 |
| 29 | LMP1 | 10 | Charouz Racing System | Jan Charouz Stefan Mücke | Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 | M | 107 |
| 30 | LMP2 | 26 | Team Bruichladdich Radical | Jens Petersen Jan-Dirk Lueders Marc Rostan | Radical SR9 | D | 106 |
| 30 | LMP2 | 26 | Team Bruichladdich Radical | Jens Petersen Jan-Dirk Lueders Marc Rostan | AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4 | D | 106 |
| 31 NC$^†$ | LMP1 | 17 | Pescarolo Sport | Harold Primat Christophe Tinseau | Pescarolo 01 | M | 137 |
| 31 NC$^†$ | LMP1 | 17 | Pescarolo Sport | Harold Primat Christophe Tinseau | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 | M | 137 |
| 32 NC$^†$ | LMP2 | 33 | Speedy Racing Team Sebah Automotive | Andrea Belicchi Xavier Pompidou Steve Zacchia | Lola B08/80 | M | 128 |
| 32 NC$^†$ | LMP2 | 33 | Speedy Racing Team Sebah Automotive | Andrea Belicchi Xavier Pompidou Steve Zacchia | Judd DB 3.4 L V8 | M | 128 |
| 33 DNF | GT2 | 91 | Farnbacher Racing | Lars-Erik Nielsen Allan Simonsen Richard Westbrook | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 95 |
| 33 DNF | GT2 | 91 | Farnbacher Racing | Lars-Erik Nielsen Allan Simonsen Richard Westbrook | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | M | 95 |
| 34 DNF | GT2 | 90 | Farnbacher Racing | Pierre Ehret Pierre Kaffer | Ferrari F430GT | M | 93 |
| 34 DNF | GT2 | 90 | Farnbacher Racing | Pierre Ehret Pierre Kaffer | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | M | 93 |
| 35 DNF | LMP2 | 45 | Embassy Racing | Jonny Kane Warren Hughes | Embassy WF01 | M | 77 |
| 35 DNF | LMP2 | 45 | Embassy Racing | Jonny Kane Warren Hughes | Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8 | M | 77 |
| 36 DNF | LMP1 | 3 | Scuderia Lavaggi | Giovanni Lavaggi Wolfgang Kaufmann | Lavaggi LS1 | D | 66 |
| 36 DNF | LMP1 | 3 | Scuderia Lavaggi | Giovanni Lavaggi Wolfgang Kaufmann | AER P32C 4.0 L Turbo V8 | D | 66 |
| 37 DNF | LMP2 | 32 | Barazi-Epsilon | Juan Barazi Michael Vergers Fernando Rees | Zytek 07S/2 | M | 62 |
| 37 DNF | LMP2 | 32 | Barazi-Epsilon | Juan Barazi Michael Vergers Fernando Rees | Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8 | M | 62 |
| 38 DNF | LMP1 | 8 | Team Peugeot Total | Stéphane Sarrazin Pedro Lamy Alexander Wurz | Peugeot 908 HDi FAP | M | 56 |
| 38 DNF | LMP1 | 8 | Team Peugeot Total | Stéphane Sarrazin Pedro Lamy Alexander Wurz | Peugeot HDi 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel) | M | 56 |
| 39 DNF | GT2 | 75 | IMSA Performance Matmut | Richard Balandras Michel Lecourt | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 49 |
| 39 DNF | GT2 | 75 | IMSA Performance Matmut | Richard Balandras Michel Lecourt | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | M | 49 |
| 40 DNF | LMP2 | 40 | Quifel ASM Team | Miguel Amaral Olivier Pla | Lola B05/40 | D | 35 |
| 40 DNF | LMP2 | 40 | Quifel ASM Team | Miguel Amaral Olivier Pla | AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4 | D | 35 |
| 41 DNF | GT1 | 73 | Luc Alphand Aventures | Sébastien Dumez Jean-Luc Blanchemain Stéphane Lémeret | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 26 |
| 41 DNF | GT1 | 73 | Luc Alphand Aventures | Sébastien Dumez Jean-Luc Blanchemain Stéphane Lémeret | Chevrolet LS7-R 7.0 L V8 | M | 26 |
| 42 DNF | LMP2 | 46 | Embassy Racing | Tom Kimber-Smith Joey Foster | Embassy WF01 | M | 0 |
| 42 DNF | LMP2 | 46 | Embassy Racing | Tom Kimber-Smith Joey Foster | Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8 | M | 0 |
| DNS | LMP2 | 44 | Kruse Schiller Motorsport | Jean de Pourtalès Hideki Noda | Lola B05/40 | D | - |
| DNS | LMP2 | 44 | Kruse Schiller Motorsport | Jean de Pourtalès Hideki Noda | Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 | D | - |
| DNQ | LMP2 | 37 | WR Salini | Stéphane Salini Philippe Salini Patrice Roussel | WR LMP2008 | D | - |
| DNQ | LMP2 | 37 | WR Salini | Stéphane Salini Philippe Salini Patrice Roussel | Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8 | D | - |
Both the #17 Pescarolo and #33 Speedy Sebah entries failed to complete the final lap of the race. Both cars were therefore not classified in the final results even though they had covered sufficient distance.

## Statistics

* Pole Position – #8 Team Peugeot Total – 1:58.069
* Fastest Lap – #7 Team Peugeot Total – 1:59.883
* Average Speed – 189.062 km/h