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2008 Petit Le Mans Powered by the Totally New Mazda 6
Race 10 of 11
Road Atlanta
394 laps
Time of race: 9:41:17.825
Average speed of winner: 103.296 mph
Margin of victory: 4.512 sec. 
Lead changes: 29 among 12 drivers
Fastest lap: Christian Klien 1:07.056
Lap leaders: Sarrazin pole, Minassian 1-19, Briscoe 20-24, Watts 25-37, Briscoe 38-42, Werner 43-52, Sarrazin 53-77, Dumas 78-85, Luhr 86-102, Sarrazin 103-118, Briscoe 119, Montagny 120-123, Castroneves 124-128, Klien 129-141, Luhr 142-162, Klien 163-166, Andretti 167-170, Werner 171, Klien 172-208, Dumas 209-216, Werner 217-248, Minassian 249-251, Luhr 252-283, Sarrazin 284-318, Luhr 319-321, Briscoe 322, Sarrazin 323-342, Werner 343-361, Klien 362-363, McNish 364-394
| Finish | Start | Class | Class Rank | Drivers | Car # | Team | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Owner | Qualifying Time | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Points | 
| 1 | 2 | LMP1 | 1 | Allan McNish | 1 | Audi Sport North America | Audi R10 TDI | Audi TDI 5.5L Turbo V12 (Diesel) | Michelin | Champion | 1:06.327 | 394 | 1 | 31 | running | 30 | 
| Emanuele Pirro | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Rinaldo Capello | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | LMP1 | 2 | Nicolas Minassian | 07 | Total/Michelin/XBox 360/Bosch/Dow | Peugeot 908 | Peugeot HDi 5.5L V12 (Diesel) | Michelin | Peugeot | 1:06.242 | 394 | 2 | 22 | running | 26 | 
| Stéphane Sarrazin | 4 | 96 | ||||||||||||||
| Christian Klien | 4 | 56 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | LMP1 | 3 | Marco Werner | 2 | Audi Sport North America | Audi R10 TDI | Audi TDI 5.5L Turbo V12 (Diesel) | Michelin | Champion | 1:06.818 | 394 | 4 | 62 | running | 23 | 
| Lucas Luhr | 4 | 73 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | 4 | LMP2 | 1 | Ryan Briscoe | 5 | DHL/Michelin/Mobil 1/Hugo Boss/Hyatt/ZF Sachs/Snap-on | Porsche RS Spyder Evo | Porsche MR6 3.4L V8 | Michelin | Penske | 1:07.061 | 394 | 4 | 12 | running | 30 | 
| Hélio Castroneves | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | LMP2 | 2 | Timo Bernhard | 7 | DHL/Michelin/Mobil 1/Hugo Boss/Hyatt/ZF Sachs/Snap-on | Porsche RS Spyder Evo | Porsche MR6 3.4L V8 | Michelin | Penske | 1:07.149 | 394 | 0 | 0 | running | 26 | 
| Romain Dumas | 2 | 16 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | LMP2 | 3 | Patrick Long | 6 | DHL/Michelin/Mobil 1/Hugo Boss/Hyatt/ZF Sachs/Snap-on | Porsche RS Spyder Evo | Porsche MR6 3.4L V8 | Michelin | Penske | 1:07.401 | 392 | 0 | 0 | running | 23 | 
| Sascha Maassen | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Emmanuel Collard | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | 12 | LMP2 | 4 | Butch Leitzinger | 20 | Thetfold/Norcold | Porsche RS Spyder Evo | Porsche MR6 3.4L V8 | Michelin | Dyson | 1:08.446 | 391 | 0 | 0 | running | 20 | 
| Marino Franchitti | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Andy Lally | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | 8 | LMP2 | 5 | Gil de Ferran | 66 | Panasonic/ELS Surround | Acura ARX-01B | Acura AL7R 3.4L V8 | Michelin | de Ferran | 1:07.656 | 388 | 0 | 0 | running | 18 | 
| Scott Dixon | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Simon Pagenaud | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | 11 | LMP2 | 6 | Chris Dyson | 16 | Thetfold/Norcold | Porsche RS Spyder Evo | Porsche MR6 3.4L V8 | Michelin | Dyson | 1:08.175 | 384 | 0 | 0 | running | 16 | 
| Guy Smith | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | 17 | GT1 | 1 | Jan Magnussen | 3 | Corvette Racing | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | Chevrolet LS7-R 7.0L V8 (E85 ethanol) | Michelin | Corvette | 1:16.542 | 365 | 0 | 0 | running | 30 | 
| Johnny O'Connell | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | 18 | GT1 | 2 | Olivier Beretta | 4 | Corvette Racing | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | Chevrolet LS7-R 7.0L V8 (E85 ethanol) | Michelin | Corvette | 1:16.589 | 359 | 0 | 0 | running | 26 | 
| Oliver Gavin | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Max Papis | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 12 | 19 | GT2 | 1 | Jaime Melo | 62 | Risi Competizione | Ferrari F430GT | Ferrari 4.0L V8 | Michelin | Risi | 1:19.399 | 358 | 0 | 0 | running | 30 | 
| Mika Salo | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 13 | 22 | GT2 | 2 | Jörg Bergmeister | 45 | ShoreTel/eSilicon | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | Michelin | Flying Lizard | 1:19.885 | 358 | 0 | 0 | running | 26 | 
| Wolf Henzler | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Marc Lieb | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 14 | 9 | LMP1 | 4 | Danny Watts | 50 | Conquest Racing/Michelin/Virgin Atlantic Cargo | Ginetta-Zytek 07S | Zytek 4.5L V8 | Michelin | Conquest | 1:07.660 | 355 | 0 | 0 | running | 20 | 
| Olivier Pla | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 15 | 21 | GT2 | 3 | Dirk Müller | 71 | Bell Micro Systems/Ringers Gloves/Mothers/East Coast Jewelry/BBS | Ferrari F430GT | Ferrari 4.0L V8 | Michelin | Tafel | 1:19.795 | 355 | 1 | 13 | running | 23 | 
| Dominik Farnbacher | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 16 | 7 | LMP2 | 7 | Tony Kanaan | 26 | XM Satellite Radio | Acura ARX-01B | Acura AL7R 3.4L V8 | Michelin | Andretti Green | 1:07.486 | 347 | 0 | 0 | accident | 14 | 
| Franck Montagny | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Marco Andretti | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 17 | 24 | GT2 | 4 | Nic Jönsson | 61 | Risi Competizione | Ferrari F430GT | Ferrari 4.0L V8 | Michelin | Risi | 1:20.667 | 346 | 0 | 0 | running | 20 | 
| Tracy Krohn | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Eric van de Poele | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 18 | 23 | GT2 | 5 | Pierre Kaffer | 99 | Aucott Group | Ferrari F430GT | Ferrari 4.0L V8 | Dunlop | JMB | 1:20.206 | 344 | 0 | 0 | running | 18 | 
| Ben Aucott | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Stéphane Daoudi | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 19 | 35 | GT2 | 6 | Darren Law | 44 | ShoreTel/eSilicon | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | Michelin | Flying Lizard | 1:23.589 | 339 | 0 | 0 | running | 16 | 
| Lonnie Pechnik | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Seth Neiman | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 20 | 34 | GT2 | 7 | Alex Figge | 73 | East Coast Jewelry/Bell Micro Systems/Mothers/Ringers Gloves/BBS | Ferrari F430GT | Ferrari 4.0L V8 | Michelin | Tafel | 1:23.096 | 331 | 0 | 0 | running | 14 | 
| Pierre Ehret | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Jim Tafel, Jr. | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | 37 | GT2 | 8 | Johannes van Overbeek | 46 | ShoreTel/eSilicon | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | Michelin | Flying Lizard | no time | 311 | 0 | 0 | accident | 13 | 
| Patrick Pilet | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | 26 | GT2 | 9 | Jonny Cocker | 007 | Drayson-Barwell | Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT2 | Aston Martin 4.5L V8 (E85 ethanol) | Dunlop | Drayson | 1:20.940 | 294 | 0 | 0 | mechanical | 12 | 
| Darren Turner | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Paul Drayson | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 23 | 30 | GT2 | 10 | Nicky Pastorelli | 18 | Hughes/Wempe/Kumho | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | Kumho | VICI | 1:21.876 | 291 | 0 | 0 | accident | 11 | 
| Marc Basseng | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Francesco Pastorelli | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | 29 | GT2 | 11 | Anthony Lazzaro | 54 | Falken Tire Corporation/Bovis Lend Lease/Renewable Choice Energy | Ford GT-R Mk. VII | Ford 5.0L V8 | Falken | Black Swan | 1:21.616 | 291 | 0 | 0 | running | 0 | 
| Tim Pappas | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Andy Pilgrim | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 25 | 27 | GT2 | 12 | Tommy Milner | 21 | Panoz Team PTG | Panoz Esperante GT-LM | Ford (Élan) 5.0L V8 | Yokohama | PTG | 1:21.419 | 282 | 0 | 0 | running | 0 | 
| Joey Hand | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 32 | LMP2 | 8 | Luis Díaz | 15 | Lowe's | Acura ARX-01B | Acura AL7R 3.4L V8 | Michelin | Fernandez | 1:07.866 | 281 | 0 | 0 | accident | 13 | 
| Adrián Fernández | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Michel Jourdain, Jr. | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 31 | GT2 | 13 | Joel Feinberg | 11 | Bluepoint Energy/Hankook Tire USA | Dodge Viper Competition Coupe | Dodge 8.3L V10 | Hankook | Primetime | 1:22.302 | 280 | 0 | 0 | mechanical | 0 | 
| Chris Hall | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 20 | GT2 | 14 | Dirk Werner | 87 | Farnbacher-Loles Motorsports | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | Michelin | Farnbacher Loles | 1:19.456 | 277 | 0 | 0 | mechanical | 0 | 
| Bryce Miller | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Jörg Hardt | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 28 | GT2 | 15 | David Murry | 40 | Robertson Racing | Ford GT-R Mk. VII | Ford 5.0L V8 | Dunlop | Robertson | 1:21.438 | 263 | 0 | 0 | mechanical | 0 | 
| David Robertson | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Andrea Robertson | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 30 | 15 | LMP1 | 5 | Ryan Lewis | 30 | Intersport Racing | Lola B07/17 | Judd GV5.5 S2 5.5L V10 | Kumho | Intersport | 1:09.785 | 237 | 0 | 0 | accident | 0 | 
| Luke Hines | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Georges Forgeois | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 31 | 10 | LMP1 | 6 | Jon Field | 37 | Very Berry Exotics | Lola B06/10 | AER P32C 4.0L Turbo V8 (E85 ethanol) | Dunlop | Intersport | 1:07.784 | 160 | 0 | 0 | mechanical | 0 | 
| Richard Berry | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Clint Field | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 32 | 13 | LMP1 | 7 | Stephen Simpson | 88 | Creation Autosportif | Creation CA07 | AIM (Judd) YS5.5 5.5L V10 (E85 ethanol) | Dunlop | Creation | 1:09.402 | 138 | 0 | 0 | mechanical | 0 | 
| Harold Primat | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Jamie Campbell-Walter | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 33 | 36 | LMP1 | 8 | Chris McMurry | 12 | Jean Richard/Cyclo/Redline Oil | Lola B06/10 | AER P32C 4.0L Turbo V8 | Dunlop | Autocon | no time | 122 | 0 | 0 | accident | 0 | 
| Tony Burgess | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 34 | 16 | LMP1 | 9 | Stuart Hall | 888 | Creation Autosportif | Creation CA07 | AIM (Judd) YS5.5 5.5L V10 (E85 ethanol) | Dunlop | Creation | 1:09.944 | 113 | 0 | 0 | accident | 0 | 
| Liz Halliday | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Dean Stirling | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 35 | 14 | LMP1 | 10 | Johnny Mowlem | 48 | EqiWest/Alabama Motorspots Park/Virgin Atlantic Cargo | Zytek 07S | Zytek 2ZG408 4.0L V8 | Dunlop | Corsa | 1:09.504 | 73 | 0 | 0 | accident | 0 | 
| Stefan Johansson | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 36 | 25 | GT2 | 16 | Tomy Drissi | 28 | LG Pro Long Tube Headers/Corvette Performance Parts | Chevrolet Corvette C6 | Chevrolet LS3 6.0L V8 | Dunlop | LG | 1:20.743 | 37 | 0 | 0 | mechanical | 0 | 
| Lou Gigliotti | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 37 | 33 | LMP2 | 9 | Scott Sharp | 9 | The Patrón Spirits Company/Acura/Takata/Forbes | Acura ARX-01B | Acura AL7R 3.4L V8 | Michelin | Highcroft | 1:08.064 | 16 | 0 | 0 | mechanical | 0 | 
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