# 2008 1000 km of Silverstone

The 2008 Autosport 1000 km of Silverstone was the fifth and final race of the 2008 Le Mans Series season. It took place at the Silverstone Circuit, Great Britain, on 14 September 2008. The race was attended by a record crowd of 53,000 spectators.
Although Audi scored their first and only win of the season, an accident involving the then championship-leading Peugeots allowed Audi to win the Teams, Constructors, and Drivers Championships in the LMP1 category. Luc Alphand's team won the GT1 championship by merely finishing the event, and Virgo Motorsports and driver Rob Bell secured their second consecutive GT2 championship with a class victory.
This was the first time in Le Mans Series history that none of the Peugeot 908s finished in the podium spots as well as in the top eight points positions (#8 finished 19th overall and 11th in LMP1; #7 did not finish at 44th overall and 15th (last) in class), which helped Audi to take the championship. The only other time that the Peugeot 908 did not finish in the podium was in the 12 Hours of Sebring earlier this year, when the lone 908 finished 11th overall and almost finished in the podium at 4th behind the two Audis and an Intersport Lola-AER.

## 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 | 1 | Audi Sport Team Joest | Allan McNish Rinaldo Capello | Audi R10 TDI | M | 195 |
| 1 | LMP1 | 1 | Audi Sport Team Joest | Allan McNish Rinaldo Capello | Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel) | M | 195 |
| 2 | LMP1 | 10 | Charouz Racing System | Jan Charouz Stefan Mücke | Lola B08/60 | M | 193 |
| 2 | LMP1 | 10 | Charouz Racing System | Jan Charouz Stefan Mücke | Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 | M | 193 |
| 3 | LMP1 | 16 | Pescarolo Sport | Romain Dumas Jean-Christophe Boullion | Pescarolo 01 | M | 191 |
| 3 | LMP1 | 16 | Pescarolo Sport | Romain Dumas Jean-Christophe Boullion | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 | M | 191 |
| 4 | LMP1 | 2 | Audi Sport Team Joest | Alexandre Prémat Mike Rockenfeller | Audi R10 TDI | M | 191 |
| 4 | LMP1 | 2 | Audi Sport Team Joest | Alexandre Prémat Mike Rockenfeller | Audi TDI 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel) | M | 191 |
| 5 | LMP2 | 34 | Van Merksteijn Motorsport Equipe Verschuur | Peter Van Merksteijn Jos Verstappen | Porsche RS Spyder Evo | M | 191 |
| 5 | LMP2 | 34 | Van Merksteijn Motorsport Equipe Verschuur | Peter Van Merksteijn Jos Verstappen | Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8 | M | 191 |
| 6 | LMP1 | 15 | Creation AIM | Jamie Campbell-Walter Stuart Hall | Creation CA07 | D | 191 |
| 6 | LMP1 | 15 | Creation AIM | Jamie Campbell-Walter Stuart Hall | AIM (Judd) YS5.5 5.5 L V10 | D | 191 |
| 7 | LMP1 | 17 | Pescarolo Sport | Harold Primat Christophe Tinseau | Pescarolo 01 | M | 190 |
| 7 | LMP1 | 17 | Pescarolo Sport | Harold Primat Christophe Tinseau | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 | M | 190 |
| 8 | LMP1 | 5 | Team Oreca-Matmut | Soheil Ayari Stéphane Ortelli | Courage-Oreca LC70 | M | 189 |
| 8 | LMP1 | 5 | Team Oreca-Matmut | Soheil Ayari Stéphane Ortelli | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 | M | 189 |
| 9 | LMP2 | 27 | Horag Racing | Fredy Lienhard Didier Theys Jan Lammers | Porsche RS Spyder Evo | M | 187 |
| 9 | LMP2 | 27 | Horag Racing | Fredy Lienhard Didier Theys Jan Lammers | Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8 | M | 187 |
| 10 | LMP2 | 40 | Quifel ASM Team | Miguel Amaral Olivier Pla | Lola B05/40 | D | 185 |
| 10 | LMP2 | 40 | Quifel ASM Team | Miguel Amaral Olivier Pla | AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4 | D | 185 |
| 11 | LMP2 | 25 | Ray Mallock Ltd. | Mike Newton Thomas Erdos | MG-Lola EX265C | M | 184 |
| 11 | LMP2 | 25 | Ray Mallock Ltd. | Mike Newton Thomas Erdos | MG (AER) XP21 2.0 L Turbo I4 | M | 184 |
| 12 | LMP2 | 31 | Team Essex | Casper Elgaard John Nielsen | Porsche RS Spyder Evo | D | 184 |
| 12 | LMP2 | 31 | Team Essex | Casper Elgaard John Nielsen | Porsche MR6 3.4 L V8 | D | 184 |
| 13 | LMP2 | 45 | Embassy Racing | Jonny Kane Warren Hughes | Embassy WF01 | M | 184 |
| 13 | LMP2 | 45 | Embassy Racing | Jonny Kane Warren Hughes | Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8 | M | 184 |
| 14 | LMP1 | 18 | Rollcentre Racing | João Barbosa Vanina Ickx Charlie Hollings | Pescarolo 01 | D | 183 |
| 14 | LMP1 | 18 | Rollcentre Racing | João Barbosa Vanina Ickx Charlie Hollings | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 | D | 183 |
| 15 | LMP2 | 41 | Trading Performance | Karim Ojjeh Claude-Yves Gosselin Adam Sharpe | Zytek 07S/2 | M | 183 |
| 15 | LMP2 | 41 | Trading Performance | Karim Ojjeh Claude-Yves Gosselin Adam Sharpe | Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8 | M | 183 |
| 16 | LMP1 | 4 | Saulnier Racing | Jacques Nicolet Richard Hein | Pescarolo 01 | M | 183 |
| 16 | LMP1 | 4 | Saulnier Racing | Jacques Nicolet Richard Hein | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 | M | 183 |
| 17 | LMP1 | 6 | Team Oreca-Matmut | Olivier Panis Nicolas Lapierre | Courage-Oreca LC70 | M | 183 |
| 17 | LMP1 | 6 | Team Oreca-Matmut | Olivier Panis Nicolas Lapierre | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 | M | 183 |
| 18 | LMP2 | 44 | Kruse Schiller Motorsport | Jean de Pourtalès Hideki Noda | Lola B05/40 | D | 182 |
| 18 | LMP2 | 44 | Kruse Schiller Motorsport | Jean de Pourtalès Hideki Noda | Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4 | D | 182 |
| 19 | LMP1 | 8 | Team Peugeot Total | Stéphane Sarrazin Pedro Lamy | Peugeot 908 HDi FAP | M | 182 |
| 19 | LMP1 | 8 | Team Peugeot Total | Stéphane Sarrazin Pedro Lamy | Peugeot HDi 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel) | M | 182 |
| 20 | GT1 | 59 | Team Modena | Tomáš Enge Antonio García | Aston Martin DBR9 | M | 178 |
| 20 | GT1 | 59 | Team Modena | Tomáš Enge Antonio García | Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 | M | 178 |
| 21 | GT1 | 55 | IPB Spartak Racing Reiter Engineering | Peter Kox Roman Rusinov | Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT | M | 177 |
| 21 | GT1 | 55 | IPB Spartak Racing Reiter Engineering | Peter Kox Roman Rusinov | Lamborghini L535 6.0 L V12 | M | 177 |
| 22 | GT1 | 72 | Luc Alphand Aventures | Guillaume Moreau Patrice Goueslard | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 174 |
| 22 | GT1 | 72 | Luc Alphand Aventures | Guillaume Moreau Patrice Goueslard | Chevrolet LS7-R 7.0 L V8 | M | 174 |
| 23 | LMP2 | 35 | Saulnier Racing | Pierre Ragues Matthieu Lahaye | Pescarolo 01 | M | 174 |
| 23 | LMP2 | 35 | Saulnier Racing | Pierre Ragues Matthieu Lahaye | Judd DB 3.4 L V8 | M | 174 |
| 24 | GT1 | 61 | Strakka Racing | Nick Leventis Peter Hardman Darren Turner | Aston Martin DBR9 | D | 173 |
| 24 | GT1 | 61 | Strakka Racing | Nick Leventis Peter Hardman Darren Turner | Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 | D | 173 |
| 25 | LMP1 | 21 | Epsilon Euskadi | Adrián Vallés Shinji Nakano | Epsilon Euskadi ee1 | M | 172 |
| 25 | LMP1 | 21 | Epsilon Euskadi | Adrián Vallés Shinji Nakano | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 | M | 172 |
| 26 | GT2 | 96 | Virgo Motorsport | Rob Bell Jaime Melo | Ferrari F430GT | D | 172 |
| 26 | GT2 | 96 | Virgo Motorsport | Rob Bell Jaime Melo | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | D | 172 |
| 27 | GT2 | 77 | Team Felbermayr-Proton | Marc Lieb Alex Davison | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 171 |
| 27 | GT2 | 77 | Team Felbermayr-Proton | Marc Lieb Alex Davison | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 171 |
| 28 | GT2 | 90 | Farnbacher Racing | Pierre Ehret Pierre Kaffer Anthony Beltoise | Ferrari F430GT | M | 169 |
| 28 | GT2 | 90 | Farnbacher Racing | Pierre Ehret Pierre Kaffer Anthony Beltoise | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | M | 169 |
| 29 | GT2 | 85 | Snoras Spyker Squadron | Tom Coronel Ralf Kelleners Alexey Vasilyev | Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-R | M | 168 |
| 29 | GT2 | 85 | Snoras Spyker Squadron | Tom Coronel Ralf Kelleners Alexey Vasilyev | Audi 4.0 L V8 | M | 168 |
| 30 | GT2 | 88 | Team Felbermayr-Proton | Horst Felbermayr, Sr. Horst Felbermayr, Jr. Christian Ried | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 162 |
| 30 | GT2 | 88 | Team Felbermayr-Proton | Horst Felbermayr, Sr. Horst Felbermayr, Jr. Christian Ried | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 162 |
| 31 | GT2 | 98 | JMB Racing | Maurice Basso Peter Kutemann Julien Gilbert | Ferrari F430GT | M | 160 |
| 31 | GT2 | 98 | JMB Racing | Maurice Basso Peter Kutemann Julien Gilbert | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | M | 160 |
| 32 | LMP2 | 26 | Team Bruichladdich Radical | Jens Petersen Jan-Dirk Lueders Marc Rostan | Radical SR9 | D | 160 |
| 32 | LMP2 | 26 | Team Bruichladdich Radical | Jens Petersen Jan-Dirk Lueders Marc Rostan | AER P07 2.0 L Turbo I4 | D | 160 |
| 33 | GT2 | 93 | James Watt Automotive | Alan van der Merwe Tim Sugden Michael Outzen | Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 | D | 159 |
| 33 | GT2 | 93 | James Watt Automotive | Alan van der Merwe Tim Sugden Michael Outzen | Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 | D | 159 |
| 34 | GT2 | 94 | Speedy Racing Team | Andrea Chiesa Benjamin Leuenberger | Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-R | M | 158 |
| 34 | GT2 | 94 | Speedy Racing Team | Andrea Chiesa Benjamin Leuenberger | Audi 4.0 L V8 | M | 158 |
| 35 | LMP2 | 46 | Embassy Racing | Darren Manning Joey Foster | Embassy WF01 | M | 156 |
| 35 | LMP2 | 46 | Embassy Racing | Darren Manning Joey Foster | Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8 | M | 156 |
| 36 | GT2 | 99 | JMB Racing Aucott Racing | Ben Aucott Stéphane Daoudi | Ferrari F430GT | M | 145 |
| 36 | GT2 | 99 | JMB Racing Aucott Racing | Ben Aucott Stéphane Daoudi | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | M | 145 |
| 37 DNF | LMP2 | 32 | Barazi-Epsilon | Juan Barazi Michael Vergers Fernando Rees | Zytek 07S/2 | M | 162 |
| 37 DNF | LMP2 | 32 | Barazi-Epsilon | Juan Barazi Michael Vergers Fernando Rees | Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8 | M | 162 |
| 38 DNF | GT2 | 75 | IMSA Performance Matmut | Richard Balandras Michel Lecourt | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 91 |
| 38 DNF | GT2 | 75 | IMSA Performance Matmut | Richard Balandras Michel Lecourt | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 91 |
| 39 DNF | LMP1 | 14 | Creation AIM | Ryan Lewis Stephen Simpson | Creation CA07 | D | 89 |
| 39 DNF | LMP1 | 14 | Creation AIM | Ryan Lewis Stephen Simpson | AIM (Judd) YS5.5 5.5 L V10 | D | 89 |
| 40 DNF | LMP2 | 33 | Speedy Racing Team Sebah Automotive | Andrea Belicchi Xavier Pompidou Steve Zacchia | Lola B08/80 | M | 75 |
| 40 DNF | LMP2 | 33 | Speedy Racing Team Sebah Automotive | Andrea Belicchi Xavier Pompidou Steve Zacchia | Judd DB 3.4 L V8 | M | 75 |
| 41 DNF | LMP1 | 20 | Epsilon Euskadi | Ángel Burgueño Miguel Ángel de Castro | Epsilon Euskadi ee1 | M | 59 |
| 41 DNF | LMP1 | 20 | Epsilon Euskadi | Ángel Burgueño Miguel Ángel de Castro | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5 L V10 | M | 59 |
| 42 DNF | GT2 | 95 | James Watt Automotive | Peter Bamford Paul Daniels Matt Griffin | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | D | 55 |
| 42 DNF | GT2 | 95 | James Watt Automotive | Peter Bamford Paul Daniels Matt Griffin | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | D | 55 |
| 43 DNF | GT2 | 91 | Farnbacher Racing | Lars-Erik Nielsen Dirk Werner | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 51 |
| 43 DNF | GT2 | 91 | Farnbacher Racing | Lars-Erik Nielsen Dirk Werner | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 51 |
| 44 DNF | LMP1 | 7 | Team Peugeot Total | Nicolas Minassian Marc Gené | Peugeot 908 HDi FAP | M | 45 |
| 44 DNF | LMP1 | 7 | Team Peugeot Total | Nicolas Minassian Marc Gené | Peugeot HDi 5.5 L Turbo V12 (Diesel) | M | 45 |
| 45 DNF | GT2 | 76 | IMSA Performance Matmut | Raymond Narac Richard Lietz | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 38 |
| 45 DNF | GT2 | 76 | IMSA Performance Matmut | Raymond Narac Richard Lietz | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 38 |
| 46 DNF | LMP2 | 37 | WR Salini | Stéphane Salini Philippe Salini Tristan Gommendy | WR LMP2008 | D | 3 |
| 46 DNF | LMP2 | 37 | WR Salini | Stéphane Salini Philippe Salini Tristan Gommendy | Zytek ZG348 3.4 L V8 | D | 3 |

## Statistics

* Pole Position - #8 Team Peugeot Total - 1:30.359
* Fastest Lap - #8 Team Peugeot Total - 1:31.166
* Average Speed - 176.696 km/h (109.794 mph)