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2008 1000 km of Monza

2008 1000 km of Monza

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The 2008 1000 km of Monza was the second round of the 2008 Le Mans Series season. It took place at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Italy, on 27 April 2008. This event was the last.

Layout of the Autodromo Nazionale Monza

Monégasque driver Stéphane Ortelli was injured in an incident during the race in which his Oreca-Courage Le Mans prototype became airborne in the first chicane. The car flipped several times, and Ortelli suffered a broken ankle. Ortelli's car narrowly missed hitting the #1 Audi R10 driven by Allan McNish. McNish had to weave his way through the debris of the crash.[1]

Race results

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).[2]

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† - #76 IMSA Performance Matmut was disqualified after failing post-race technical inspection. The car's airbox was found to be outside the regulations.[3]

Statistics

  • Pole Position - #7 Team Peugeot Total - 1:31.470[2]
    • Pole Position (LMP2) - #34 Van Merksteijn Motorsport - 1:36.842[4]
  • Fastest Lap - #7 Team Peugeot Total - 1:32.449[2]
  • Average Speed - 201.019 km/h[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Stéphane Ortelli update". Planetlemans.com. 27 April 2008. Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
  2. [2]
    "1000km of Monza Timing". Le Mans Series. 27 April 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
  3. [3]
    "IMSA Performance Matmut #76 excluded from Monza race results". Planetlemans.com. 27 April 2008. Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
  4. [4]
    "Verstappen.com, Official website of Max Verstappen". news.verstappen.com.
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