The 2008 ADAC GT Masters season was the second season of the ADAC GT Masters, the grand tourer-style sports car racing founded by the German automobile club ADAC. It began on 10 June at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben and finished on 21 September at Sachsenring after seven double-header meetings.[1] Tim Bergmeister with help of his brother Jörg, Marc Basseng and Frank Stippler clinched the championship title.[2]

Race calendar and results

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Round Circuit Date Pole Winner
1 R1   Motorsport Arena Oschersleben 10 May No. 6 Matech Concepts No. 6 Matech Concepts
  Thomas Mutsch
  Jürgen von Gartzen
  Thomas Mutsch
  Jürgen von Gartzen
R2 11 May No. 6 Matech Concepts No. 5 Matech Concepts
  Thomas Mutsch
  Jürgen von Gartzen
  Marc Hennerici
  Kenneth Heyer
2 R1   Nürburgring 23 May No. 3 Argo Racing No. 33 Heico Motorsport
  Sebastian Asch
  Frank Schmickler
  Lance David Arnold
  Frank Stippler
R2 24 May No. 2 Reiter Engineering No. 2 Reiter Engineering
  Peter Kox
  Roman Rusinov
  Peter Kox
  Roman Rusinov
3 R1   Norisring 28 June No. 19 Toni Seiler Racing No. 19 Toni Seiler Racing
  Klaus Ludwig
  Dominik Schwager
  Klaus Ludwig
  Dominik Schwager
R2 29 June No. 5 Matech Concepts No. 15 Mühlner Motorsport
  Marc Hennerici
  Kenneth Heyer
  Tim Bergmeister
  Marc Basseng
4 R1   TT Circuit Assen 19 July No. 1 Reiter Engineering No. 1 Reiter Engineering
  Christopher Haase
  Albert von Thurn & Taxis
  Christopher Haase
  Albert von Thurn & Taxis
R2 20 July No. 1 Reiter Engineering No. 1 Reiter Engineering
  Christopher Haase
  Albert von Thurn & Taxis
  Christopher Haase
  Albert von Thurn & Taxis
5 R1   Nürburgring 16 August No. 57 Callaway Competition No. 57 Callaway Competition
  Klaus Ludwig
  Dominik Schwager
  Klaus Ludwig
  Dominik Schwager
R2 17 August No. 4 Argo Racing No. 57 Callaway Competition
  Harald Becker
  Frank Kechele
  Klaus Ludwig
  Dominik Schwager
6 R1   EuroSpeedway Lausitz 6 September No. 29 Hexis Racing No. 15 Mühlner Motorsport
  Philippe Dumas
  Christian Hohenadel
  Jörg Bergmeister
  Tim Bergmeister
R2 7 September No. 5 Matech Concepts No. 15 Mühlner Motorsport
  Marc Hennerici
  Kenneth Heyer
  Jörg Bergmeister
  Tim Bergmeister
7 R1   Sachsenring 20 September No. 3 Argo Racing No. 29 Hexis Racing
  Sebastian Asch
  Frank Schmickler
  Christian Hohenadel
  Frédéric Makowiecki
R2 21 September No. 29 Hexis Racing No. 2 Reiter Engineering
  Christian Hohenadel
  Frédéric Makowiecki
  Peter Kox
  Roman Rusinov

Standings

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Pos Driver OSC
 
NÜR
 
NOR
 
ASS
 
NÜR
 
LAU
 
SAC
 
Pts
1   Tim Bergmeister 2 3 6 4 3 1 7 4 Ret 4 1 1 6 6 80
2   Christopher Haase
  Albert von Thurn & Taxis
4 6 5 3 Ret 2 1 1 8 Ret 3 5 3 4 73
3   Harald Becker
  Frank Kechele
6 4 3 8 Ret Ret 4 6 4 2 8 13 9 5 48
4   Sebastian Asch
  Frank Schmickler
5 7 2 Ret 9 11 8 4 5 3 4 3 Ret 14 44
5   Christian Hohenadel 9 7 8 7 6 9 Ret 20 2 2 1 2 43
6   Jörg Bergmeister 2 3 1 1 6 6 42
7   Frank Stippler 15 Ret 1 12 5 6 7 4 Ret 4 31
8   Jan Lammers 5 9 2 15 2 2 12 9 Ret 10 12 10 30
=   Marius Ritskes 9 9 5 9 2 15 2 2 12 9 Ret 10 12 10 30
9   Martin Matzke
  Jiří Skula
7 10 Ret 6 4 5 3 10 3 15 15 DSQ Ret Ret 28
10   Julien Rodrigues 3 8 7 Ret 8 7 5 7 Ret 8 5 15 25
11   Marc Basseng 6 4 3 1 24
=   Philippe Dumas 8 5 6 9 13 Ret 2 2 24
13   Oliver Mayer
  Toni Seiler
14 17 8 5 11 8 11 8 7 10 9 4 7 17 21
14   Peter Kox
  Roman Rusinov
17 1 14 Ret NC 1 20
=   Marc Hennerici
  Kenneth Heyer
Ret 1 Ret 2 18 Ret Ret DNS Ret Ret Ret DNS Ret 8 20
=   Manu Rodrigues 8 5 9 7 6 9 6 9 Ret 8 5 15 20
17   Thomas Mutsch
  Jürgen von Gartzen
1 2 18
=   Frédéric Makowiecki 1 2 18
19   Klaus Ludwig[N 1]
  Dominik Schwager[N 1]
1 4 1 1 2 3 15
=   Sebastiaan Bleekemolen 10 5 4 7 15
21   Sascha Bert 10 3 9 6 12
=   Alois Meir Ret DNS 10 3 9 6 12
22   Lance David Arnold 1 12 10
=   Nicki Cadei
  Plamen Kralev
2 21 10
24   Jeroen Bleekemolen 12 18 4 7 9
=   Ronald Van De Laar Ret 15 13 14 12 18 10 Ret 10 5 7 15 Ret 12 9
=   Michel Frey 7 Ret 5 7 Ret 20 9
27   Michael Raja 10 12 11 10 7 10 15 8 10 6 10 9 8
28   Thomas Accary 3 8 7
=   Jiří Janak 5 6 7
30   Dino Steiner
  Jürgen Häring
6 7 6
31   Marc Gindorf
  Frank Kräling
11 7 3
=   Melvin de Groot 13 14 7 15 3
=   Michael Funke 10 6 3
34   Alfred Renauer 7 10 11 DNS 2
=   Rainer Stiefel 10 12 11 10 15 8 2
=   Jörg Peham 16 16 14 16 16 13 16 12 Ret DSQ 8 11 2
=   Ruben Zeltner 8 11 2
37   Markus Lungstrass 10 9 1
  Mike Hezemans 9 9 0
  Thomas Wille DNS DNS 10 11 13 19 13 19 Ret 12 13 13 0
  Carsten Welpmann DNS DNS 10 11 0
  Jens Richter 19 13 12 13 Ret 17 12 10 17 14 0
  Manuel Lauck 19 13 12 13 Ret 17 12 10 0
  Michael Bleekemolen Ret 15 10 Ret Ret 12 0
  Christoph Langen 17 Ret DNS 19 13 11 11 Ret 0
  Hans Hauser 11 19 Ret 18 18 17 14 18 0
  Mauro Casadei 11 19 Ret 18 0
  Gianni Morbidelli
  Dennis Retera
Ret 11 0
  Freddy Kremer 12 DSQ 16 15 13 19 13 19 Ret 12 13 13 0
  Mathias Schmitter 16 16 14 16 16 13 16 12 Ret DSQ 0
  Otto Dragun 18 18 15 17 15 12 19 Ret 15 16 0
  Alex Guillaume Ellinger 18 18 15 17 15 12 19 Ret 0
  Peter Terting 12 DSQ 0
  Chris Hyman
  Paul Warren
13 14 0
  Sven Hannawald 17 Ret DNS 19 Ret 16 20 13 0
  Patrick Ortlieb
  Martin Sagmeister
17 14 0
  Dirk Ebeling 14 Ret 0
  Loris Kessel 16 15 0
  Johannes Stuck Ret 16 0
  Luca Pirri Ret DNS 0
Guest drivers ineligible for points
  Adam Lacko
  Štěpán Vojtěch
9 3 6 Ret 5 9 0
  Tobias Blättler 13 Ret 14 11 0
  Pierre-Brice Mena 14 11 0
  Roland Rehfeld 13 11 0
  Ronny Melkus 11 Ret 0
  Christoph Schrezenmeier 11 DNS 0
  Robert Renauer
  Hermann Speck
12 14 0
  Thomas Jäger 20 13 0
  Martin Wachter 18 17 14 Ret 14 18 0
  Christopher Mies 17 14 0
  Holger Goedicke 14 Ret 0
  Georg Zoltan 15 16 0
  Stephane Jaggi
  Leonard Vernet
21 16 0
  Ulric Amado
  David Ferrer
22 18 0
Pos Driver OSC
 
NÜR
 
NOR
 
ASS
 
NÜR
 
LAU
 
SAC
 
Pts
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)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b Ineligible for points at Nürburgring and Sachsenring.

References

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  1. ^ "Results 2008". ADAC GT Masters. ADAC. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  2. ^ "ADAC GT Masters 2008". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
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