2008 City of Ipswich 400
| Event Information | ||
| Round 7 of 14 in the 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series | ||
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| Date | 18–20 July 2008 | |
| Location | Ipswich, Queensland | |
| Venue | Queensland Raceway | |
| Weather | Fine | |
| Results | ||
| Race 1 | ||
| Distance | 38 laps, 120 km | |
| Pole position | James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing |
1:10.7351 |
| Winner | James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing |
46:30.0751 |
| Race 2 | ||
| Distance | 38 laps, 120 km | |
| Winner | Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing |
50:13.9041 |
| Race 3 | ||
| Distance | 38 laps, 120 km | |
| Winner | Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing |
46:35.8306 |
| Round Results | ||
| First | Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing |
292 pts |
| Second | Russell Ingall Paul Morris Motorsport |
264 pts |
| Third | James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing |
260 pts |
The 2008 City of Ipswich 400 is the seventh round of the 2008 V8 Supercar season. It was held on the weekend of July 18 to 20 at Queensland Raceway in Ipswich, Queensland.
Contents
Practice
Practice featured another opportunity for teams to test endurance co-drivers with Steve Owen ending up the fastest of those drivers in the Jim Beam Racing Falcon, second only in the session to Russell Ingall. Warren Luff was fifth fastest in the second Jim Beam Falcon just ahead of Paul Radisich in the HSV Dealer Team Commodore. Next were Craig Baird (Holden Racing Team) and David Besnard (Stone Brothers Racing). Other co-drivers in the session were Dean Canto (Ford Performance Racing), Glenn Seton (Holden Racing Team), Jason Bargwanna (Rod Nash Racing), Grant Denyer (Ford Rising Stars Racing), Luke Youlden (Ford Performance Racing), Mark Noske (Tasman Motorsport), Jack Perkins (Jack Daniel's Racing), Adam Macrow driving the Team Kiwi Racing Falcon instead of for his enduro team Britek Motorsport, Brad Jones (Brad Jones Racing) and David Reynolds (HSV Dealer Team).
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Saturday July 19.
Race 1
Race 1 was held on Saturday July 19.
Race 2
Race 2 was held on Sunday July 20.
Race 3
Race 3 was held on Sunday July 20.
Results
Results as follows:[1]
Qualifying
Race 1 Results
Race 2 Results
Race 3 Results
Standings
After round 7 of 14.
| Pos | No | Name | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing | 1694 |
| 2 | 1 | Garth Tander | Holden Racing Team | 1572 |
| 3 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Team Vodafone | 1486 |
| 4 | 15 | Rick Kelly | HSV Dealer Team | 1312 |
| 5 | 6 | Steven Richards | Ford Performance Racing | 1299 |
Support categories
The 2008 City of Ipswich 400 had five support categories.
| Category | Round winner |
|---|---|
| Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series | Dean Canto (Ford BA Falcon) |
| Carrera Cup | Craig Baird (Porsche 997 GT3 Cup) |
| Formula Ford | Nick Percat (Mygale SJ07A Ford) |
| V8 Utes | Jack Elsegood (Ford BF Falcon) |
| Mazda MX-5 Cup | Brendan Whitaker (Mazda MX-5 NA Turbo) |
References
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External links
| V8 Supercar | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous race: 2008 Skycity Triple Crown |
2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series | Next race: 2008 Winton round of the V8 Supercar Championship |
| Previous year: 2007 Queensland round of the V8 Supercar Championship |
Queensland 400 | Next year: 2009 Queensland House and Land.com 300 |
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