Nürburgring 1000 Kilometres 2008

Event: Internationales ADAC 1000KM-Rennen Nürburgring		Date: 17.8.2008
Track: Nürburgring (Germany), 5.137 kms	Organiser: ADAC Nordrheim e.V.
Nürburgring 1000 Kilometres
Le Mans Series (round 4)

Weather:	cloudy, dry
Start time:	12:05
Grid:	2-2-2
Distance:	1000 kilometres
Attendance:	22000

Entered:	49
Practiced:	46
Qualified:	46
Started:	46
Finished:	38
Classified:	37

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Le Mans Prototype 1	16	16	12
Le Mans Prototype 2	14	14	13
Le Mans Grand Touring 1	4	4	2
Le Mans Grand Touring 2	12	12	10

Photo Gallery Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race Results Grid Qualifying Lap Times

Pre-race sessions:
3 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 180 minutes on 15-16/8
1 qualifying session held for a total of 20 minutes on 16/8
20 minute pre-race warm-up held

Winners:
Overall:	8	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP	Lamy / Sarrazin
Le Mans Prototype 2:	34	Porsche RS Spyder	Verstappen / Bleekemolen
Le Mans Grand Touring 1:	59	Aston Martin DBR9	Enge / Garcia
Le Mans Grand Touring 2:	96	Ferrari F430 GTC	Bruni / Bell
Leaders:
laps 1-14:	7	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP
laps 15-27:	8	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP
laps 28-29:	7	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP
lap 30:	2	Audi R10 TDI
laps 31-60:	7	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP
laps 61-90:	8	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP
lap 91:	7	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP
laps 92-121:	8	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP
lap 122:	7	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP
laps 123-152:	8	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP
lap 153:	7	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP
laps 154-182:	8	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP
laps 183-184:	7	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP
laps 185-195:	8	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	7	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP	Nicolas Minassian (F)	1:40.5010	184.0100 km/h	lap 4
Le Mans Prototype 2:	34	Porsche RS Spyder	Verstappen / Bleekemolen	1:45.6970	174.9640 km/h	lap 121
Le Mans Grand Touring 1:	59	Aston Martin DBR9	Enge / Garcia	1:54.8500	161.0200 km/h	lap 163
Le Mans Grand Touring 2:	96	Ferrari F430 GTC	Bruni / Bell	1:58.3530	156.2550 km/h	lap 137
Pole Positions:
Overall:	7	Peugeot 908 HDi FAP	Minassian / Gené	1:39.4920	185.8760 km/h
Le Mans Prototype 2:	34	Porsche RS Spyder	Verstappen / Bleekemolen	1:43.1690	179.2520 km/h
Le Mans Grand Touring 1:	59	Aston Martin DBR9	Enge / Garcia	1:52.3870	164.5490 km/h
Le Mans Grand Touring 2:	90	Ferrari F430 GTC	Beltoise / Kaffer / Ehret	1:57.8970	156.8590 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (9), Pescarolo (5), Lola (4), Ferrari (4), Peugeot (2), Audi (2), Courage-Oreca (2), Creation (2), Embassy (2), Zytek (2)
Top engines by numbers:	Judd (10), Porsche (9), Zytek (5), Audi (4), Ferrari (4)
Top car types by numbers:	Porsche 997 GT3 RSR (6), Pescarolo 01 (5), Ferrari F430 (4)
Driver nationalities:	F (32), GB (15), D (10), CH (6), NL (6), DK (5), E (5), I (4), P (3), A (3), MC (3)
Team nationalities:	F (14), GB (10), D (7), CH (4), MC (3), NL (2), E (2)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (80%), rear-engined (13%), front-engined (7%)
Average engine size:	4364 cc (with regard to 19% turbocharged cars an applicable size is 4695 cc)
Average age of cars:	1 year old (average year manufactured: 2007)
Oldest known drivers:	Horst Felbermayr (63), Peter Kutemann (61), Fredy Lienhard (61)
Youngest known drivers:	Jan Charouz (21), Pierre Kaffer (22), Matthieu Lahaye (24)
Female drivers:	Liz Halliday, Vanina Ickx

Official Race Programme:

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