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[edit]
The series comprised six rounds in support of the 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series and one stand-alone round.[1]
Teams and drivers[edit]
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.
Points system[edit]
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 |
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[edit]
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Pos | Driver | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Pts | 1 | Steve Owen | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 14th | 1st | 10th | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 4th | 3rd | 5th | 17th | 1762 | 2 | Dean Canto | Ret | 10th | 2nd | 27th | 1st | 2nd | 11th | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 4th | 7th | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1621 | 3 | Jonathon Webb | 9th | 19th | 3rd | 5th | 7th | 6th | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 13th | 4th | 6th | 8th | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 6th | 1527 | 4 | David Reynolds | 17th | 9th | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 6th | 6th | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 4th | 11th | 5th | 1494 | 5 | Jack Perkins | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 14th | 5th | 26th | Ret | 11th | 6th | Ret | Ret | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 6th | 2nd | 1st | 1399 | 6 | Dale Wood | 4th | 3rd | Ret | 10th | Ret | 3rd | 5th | 19th | 5th | 8th | 3rd | Ret | 9th | 5th | 6th | 5th | 13th | Ret | 1122 | 7 | Tim Slade | 3rd | Ret | 7th | 1st | 2nd | 11th | 20th | 14th | 24th | 24th | 20th | 7th | 6th | 6th | 27th | Ret | 4th | 2nd | 1061 | 8 | Karl Reindler | 8th | 7th | 8th | 20th | 11th | 4th | 7th | 5th | 19th | 7th | 9th | 9th | 5th | 9th | 28th | 12th | 9th | Ret | 1056 | 9 | Michael Trimble | 7th | 4th | 13th | 6th | 3rd | 7th | 2nd | 11th | 17th | 11th | 10th | 4th | Ret | Ret | 8th | 9th | Ret | 20th | 1053 | 10 | Mark McNally | 15th | 11th | 6th | 4th | Ret | 14th | 8th | 8th | Ret | 16th | 16th | 13th | 14th | 8th | 11th | 22nd | 6th | 7th | 973 | 11 | Marcus Zukanovic | 13th | 8th | 17th | 7th | 17th | 8th | 6th | 7th | 9th | 5th | 12th | 19th | Ret | 16th | Ret | 14th | 24th | 4th | 946 | 12 | Damian Assaillit | 18th | 12th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 16th | 12th | 9th | 18th | Ret | 18th | 12th | 16th | 12th | 9th | 7th | 12th | 12th | 896 | 13 | Sam Walter | 11th | 21st | 10th | 9th | 12th | 12th | 13th | 12th | 7th | 9th | 7th | 10th | 20th | Ret | Ret | DNS | 8th | 8th | 850 | 14 | Jay Verdnik | 12th | 14th | 9th | 16th | 6th | 9th | 9th | 6th | Ret | 12th | 28th | 11th | 12th | 14th | 10th | 8th | | | 838 | 15 | Grant Denyer | 5th | 5th | Ret | 11th | 9th | 10th | 1st | 25th | 10th | 1st | 5th | Ret | 13th | 11th | | | | | 816 | 16 | Drew Russell | 26th | 23rd | 12th | 8th | 8th | 15th | Ret | 17th | 15th | Ret | 22nd | 17th | 10th | 15th | 20th | 15th | 16th | 10th | 739 | 17 | Geoff Emery | 19th | 13th | 20th | 18th | Ret | 19th | 17th | 18th | 11th | 14th | 13th | 8th | 7th | 20th | 15th | Ret | 20th | 18th | 724 | 18 | David Sieders | 25th | 22nd | 18th | 13th | 10th | 25th | 19th | 20th | 13th | 15th | 17th | 14th | Ret | 21st | Ret | 19th | 7th | 9th | 699 | 19 | Brett Holdsworth | 23rd | 16th | 15th | 17th | 13th | 17th | 25th | 22nd | 20th | 23rd | 21st | 16th | 11th | 10th | 30th | 23rd | 14th | 23rd | 665 | 20 | James Bergmuller | 24th | 18th | 23rd | 26th | Ret | 20th | 23rd | 23rd | 21st | 22nd | 24th | 20th | 15th | 18th | 23rd | 20th | 18th | 16th | 573 | 21 | Brett Hobson | 10th | 6th | 11th | Ret | Ret | 13th | 14th | 13th | | | | | | | DNS | 18th | 10th | Ret | 487 | 22 | Tony Bates | | | 24th | 23rd | 19th | 21st | 15th | 16th | 25th | 20th | 19th | 23rd | Ret | 22nd | 17th | 24th | 25th | Ret | 433 | 23 | Aaron McGill | 22nd | 24th | 26th | 25th | Ret | 24th | Ret | 27th | 22nd | Ret | 27th | 24th | 19th | 19th | 21st | 16th | Ret | 21st | 417 | 24 | Ben Eggleston | DNS | DNS | 16th | 21st | 15th | 18th | 18th | Ret | Ret | Ret | 26th | 21st | 18th | Ret | 18th | Ret | 17th | 22nd | 398 | 25 | Gene Rollinson | 14th | Ret | | | | | | | 12th | 10th | 11th | 15th | Ret | 13th | | | 21st | 19th | 383 | 26 | Joel Spychala | 20th | 15th | 25th | 20th | Ret | 23rd | 16th | 15th | Ret | 19th | 29th | 22nd | 21st | Ret | | | | | 355 | 27 | Matthew White | 6th | 25th | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7th | 10th | | | 306 | 28 | Colin Sieders | 21st | 20th | 21st | 12th | Ret | 22nd | Ret | 26th | | | | | | | 29th | Ret | Ret | 15th | 283 | 29 | Luke Youlden | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19th | 11th | 15th | 13th | 246 | 30 | Shannon O'Brien | | | | | | | | | 14th | 21st | 15th | 18th | 22nd | 17th | 22nd | Ret | | | 245 | 31 | Craig Baird | | | | | | | | | 8th | 4th | 8th | | | | | | | | 200 | 32 | Taz Douglas | Ret | 17th | Ret | DNS | DNS | Ret | 22nd | Ret | Ret | 18th | 23rd | 26th | 17th | Ret | | | | | 192 | 33 | Tony Evangelou | | | | | | Ret | 21st | 21st | | | | | | | 12th | 13th | | | 191 | 34 | Shane Price | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19th | 11th | 120 | 35 | Andy Knight | | | | | | | | | 16th | 17th | 14th | | | | | | | | 116 | 36 | Shane Beikoff | | | 22nd | 24th | Ret | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 26th | 22nd | Ret | 114 | 37 | Terry Wyhoon | | | | | | | | | | | | 25th | Ret | Ret | 26th | 17th | | | 101 | 38 | Brad Lowe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23rd | 14th | 99 | 39 | Clayton Pyne | | | 19th | 22nd | 18th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 92 | 40 | Andrew Fisher | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16th | Ret | 26th | Ret | 84 | 41 | Dean Neville | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24th | 21st | | | 75 | 42 | José Fernández | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13th | Ret | | | 66 | 43 | Jonathan Beikoff | | | | | | 27th | 24th | 24th | 23rd | 25th | 25th | | | | | | | | 64 | 44 | Simon Wills | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14th | Ret | | | 63 | 45 | Ryan Brown | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25th | 25th | | | 60 | 46 | Ashley Cooper | 16th | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 57 | 47 | Nandi Kiss | | | | | | | | | | | | 27th | Ret | Ret | | | | | 16 | | Colour | Result | Gold | Winner | Silver | Second place | Bronze | Third place | Green | Points finish | Blue | Non-points finish | Non-classified finish (NC) | Purple | Retired (Ret) | Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) | Black | Disqualified (DSQ) | White | Did not start (DNS) | Withdrew (WD) | Race cancelled (C) | Blank | Did not practice (DNP) | Did not arrive (DNA) | Excluded (EX) | |
References[edit]
Tier 2 Australian V8 Touring Car Racing |
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Privateers Cup | |
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Konica Series | |
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Holden Performance Driving Centre | |
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Fujitsu Series | |
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Dunlop Series | |
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Super2 Series | |
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