2008 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series
The 2008 Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series was the ninth running of the Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series, the second-tier V8 Supercar series. It began on 21 February at the Clipsal 500 and ended on 7 December at Oran Park Raceway in New South Wales after seven rounds.
Race calendar
The series comprised six rounds in support of the 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series and one stand-alone round.[1]
Rd. | Event | Circuit | Location | Date | Winner |
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1 | ![]() | Adelaide Street Circuit | Adelaide, South Australia | 21-24 Feb | Steve Owen |
2 | ![]() | Wakefield Park | Goulburn, New South Wales | 4-6 Apr | Tim Slade |
3 | ![]() | Sandown Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | 7-9 Jun | Steve Owen |
4 | ![]() | Queensland Raceway | Ipswich, Queensland | 18-20 Jul | Dean Canto |
5 | ![]() | Winton Motor Raceway | Benalla, Victoria | 1-3 Aug | Steve Owen |
6 | ![]() | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | 9-12 Oct | Dean Canto |
7 | ![]() | Oran Park Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | 4-7 Dec | Jack Perkins |
Teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers have competed during the 2008 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series. This was the last season the Ford AU Falcon was eligible.
Team | Vehicle | No | Driver | Rounds |
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Sieders Racing Team | Ford AU Falcon | 13 | ![]() | 1-2 |
Ford BA Falcon | 3, 6-7 | |||
19 | ![]() | All | ||
Slade Speed | Holden VZ Commodore | 23 | ![]() | All |
Howard Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 27 | ![]() | All |
37 | ![]() | All | ||
MW Motorsport | Ford BA Falcon | 28 | ![]() | 1, 6 |
![]() | 4 | |||
![]() | 7 | |||
29 | ![]() | 1-5 | ||
![]() | 6-7 | |||
Jay Motorsport | Holden VZ Commodore | 28 | ![]() | 5 |
42 | ![]() | 1-6 | ||
![]() | 7 | |||
Racer Industries | Ford BA Falcon | 30 | ![]() | 4 |
A.N.T. Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 30 | ![]() | 3, 6 |
Peters Motorsport | Ford BA Falcon | 32 | ![]() | 6-7 |
96 | ![]() | 1-5 | ||
TAG Motorsport | Holden VZ Commodore | 35 | ![]() | 2-7 |
36 | ![]() | All | ||
Eggleston Motorsport | Holden VZ Commodore | 38 | ![]() | All |
54 | ![]() | 4-5 | ||
![]() | 6 | |||
Greg Murphy Racing | Holden VZ Commodore | 44 | ![]() | All |
46 | ![]() | All | ||
47 | ![]() | All | ||
O’Brien Motorsport | Ford BA Falcon | 45 | ![]() | 4-6 |
Image Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 48 | ![]() | 6 |
Ford AU Falcon | 49 | ![]() | 1-3 | |
Ford BA Falcon | ![]() | 5-6 | ||
Loadsman Racing Team | Holden VZ Commodore | 54 | ![]() | 2 |
62 | 1, 3-7 | |||
Novocastrian Motorsport | Holden VZ Commodore | 58 | ![]() | All |
Race Image Motorsports | Ford BA Falcon | 60 | ![]() | 1-5 |
![]() | 6 | |||
![]() | 7 | |||
Prodigy Motorsport | Ford BA Falcon | 61 | ![]() | 1, 4-5 |
![]() | 2 | |||
![]() | 6 | |||
Independent Race Cars Australia | Holden VZ Commodore | 64 | ![]() | All |
500 | ![]() | All | ||
Shane Beikoff Racing | Ford AU Falcon | 68 | ![]() | 2, 6-7 |
![]() | 3-4 | |||
Capital Finance | Holden VZ Commodore | 70 | ![]() | 1 |
Action Racing | Holden VZ Commodore | 73 | ![]() | All |
West Coast Racing | Holden VZ Commodore | 74 | ![]() | All |
McGill Motorsport | Ford AU Falcon | 75 | ![]() | 1-2 |
Holden VY Commodore | 3-5 | |||
Ford BA Falcon | 6-7 | |||
Wollongong Performance Racing | Holden VZ Commodore | 85 | ![]() | 6-7 |
Stone Brothers Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 94 | ![]() | All |
Sydney Star Racing | Holden VZ Commodore | 95 | ![]() | All |
98 | ![]() | 1–3, 6–7 | ||
Tony D'Alberto Racing | Holden VZ Commodore | 99 | ![]() | All |
Points system
Points were awarded for each race to any driver that had completed 75% of race distance and was running on the completion of the final lap.
Pos | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st | 22nd | 23rd | 24th | 25th | 26th | 27th | 28th | 29th |
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Rounds 1, 6 & 7 | 150 | 138 | 129 | 120 | 111 | 102 | 96 | 90 | 84 | 78 | 72 | 69 | 66 | 63 | 60 | 57 | 54 | 51 | 48 | 45 | 42 | 39 | 36 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 18 |
Rounds 2 - 5 | 100 | 92 | 86 | 80 | 74 | 68 | 64 | 60 | 56 | 52 | 48 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Driver standings
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References
- ^ "2008 V8 Supercars calendar". Official website of the V8 Supercar Championship Series. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 11 December 2008.
- ^ "2008 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series points". Official website of the V8 Supercar Championship Series. 7 December 2008. Retrieved 11 December 2008.[permanent dead link]
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