The 2008 BigPond 400 was the fourth round of the 2008 V8 Supercar season. It was held on the weekend of 9 to 11 May at Barbagallo Raceway in Wanneroo, north of Perth, Western Australia.

Western Australia 2008 BigPond 400
Event Information
Round 4 of 14 in the 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series
Date9–11 May 2008
LocationPerth, Western Australia
VenueBarbagallo Raceway
WeatherFine
Results
Race 1
Distance 50 laps 120 km
Pole position Mark Winterbottom
Ford Performance Racing
56.4362
Winner Mark Winterbottom
Ford Performance Racing
53:09.6602
Race 2
Distance 50 laps 120 km
Winner Mark Winterbottom
Ford Performance Racing
53:34.4946
Race 3
Distance 50 laps 120 km
Winner Mark Winterbottom
Ford Performance Racing
49:06.2004
Round Results
First 300 pts
Second 270 pts
Third 236 pts

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Saturday 10 May. Mark Winterbottom snatched pole position away from Mark Skaife in the final seconds of qualifying, which had to that point looked like an all-Holden Racing Team front row with Garth Tander just behind his teammate. Craig Lowndes qualified fourth for Team Vodafone. James Courtney debuted a new Stone Brothers Racing Falcon in fifth place. Todd Kelly likewise made a stellar debut with a new car, qualifying eighth. Jamie Whincup racing the repaired Craig Lowndes car from the Clipsal 500 was a disappointing 22nd, starting alongside fellow points front runner Lee Holdsworth.

Race 1

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Race 1 was held on Saturday 10 May. Mark Winterbottom took his second race victory of the year, a surprisingly comfortable win ahead of the HRT pair of Mark Skaife and Garth Tander. Tander was pushed hard by Steven Richards and Craig Lowndes. A collision at race start saw Jason Bright touch Greg Murphy who in turn made contact with Michael Caruso, sending Bright and Caruso out of control towards turn 7, where crossing the track Caruso struck Shane van Gisbergen. The incident triggered a safety car. Jamie Whincup and Will Davison charged through to seventh and eight positions from poor qualifying places. James Courtney was fighting amongst that group but fading rear tyres led Courtney to attempt defensive moves that raised the ire of race control, leading to first the bad sportsmanship flag, then a black flag drive through penalty which dropped him down field.

Race 2

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Race 2 was held on Sunday 11 May. Winterbottom backed it up with a second race victory, pushed all the way by Garth Tander. Jason Richards missed the start with engine problems. A slow start from Mark Skaife off the front row saw a collision with Steven Richards at turn 3 of the first lap. Skaife broadsided the wall but Richards attempted to continue with a punctured left rear tyre, limping back to the pits. Russell Ingall result was caused by a drive-through penalty for pit-lane speeding. Lee Holdsworth was pinged for a drive-through for an unsafe pitstop release, emerging onto the track as rain began to fall and made contact with Paul Dumbrell. Cameron McConville slithered into the stopped cars. Ingall, likewise put down-field by his penalty stop damaged his steering in a clash with race leader Jamie Whincup as Ingall was being lapped. Ingall later picked up a $5,000 fine for careless driving.[1] Whincup stayed out during the brief rain squall, and took advantage of being able to pitstop at a better time, jumping back into the field in third place, right in front of teammate Craig Lowndes, the Team Vodafone pair race to the finish together. James Courtney recovered from race 1 dramas to finish seventh while Steven Richards recovered to ninth position falling just short of overtaking Todd Kelly. Shane van Gisbergen's repaired Falcon just made the top ten.

Race 3

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Race 3 was held on Sunday 11 May. An early race clash between Russell Ingall and Jason Richards, saw Richards into the pits with a front left puncture and a flapping door for Ingall. Ingall then subsequently picked up his second pit lane speeding infringement of the weekend.

Results

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Results as follows:[2]

Qualifying

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Pos No Name Car Team Part 3 Part 2 Part 1
1 5   Mark Winterbottom Ford BF Falcon Ford Performance Racing 0:56.4362
2 2   Mark Skaife Holden VE Commodore Holden Racing Team 0:56.4786
3 1   Garth Tander Holden VE Commodore Holden Racing Team 0:56.5891
4 888   Craig Lowndes Ford BF Falcon Triple Eight Race Engineering 0:56.7294
5 4   James Courtney Ford BF Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 0:56.8055
6 6   Steven Richards Ford BF Falcon Ford Performance Racing 0:56.8862
7 15   Rick Kelly Holden VE Commodore HSV Dealer Team 0:56.9660
8 7   Todd Kelly Holden VE Commodore Perkins Engineering 0:56.9664
9 16   Paul Dumbrell Holden VE Commodore HSV Dealer Team 0:57.0601
10 9   Shane van Gisbergen Ford BF Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 0:57.3704
11 3   Jason Richards Holden VE Commodore Tasman Motorsport 0:57.0268
12 34   Michael Caruso Holden VE Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 0:57.0338
13 14   Cameron McConville Holden VE Commodore Brad Jones Racing 0:57.0472
14 39   Russell Ingall Holden VE Commodore Paul Morris Motorsport 0:57.0619
15 25   Jason Bright Ford BF Falcon Britek Motorsport 0:57.0958
16 51   Greg Murphy Holden VE Commodore Tasman Motorsport 0:57.1933
17 18   Will Davison Ford BF Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 0:57.2148
18 12   Andrew Jones Holden VE Commodore Brad Jones Racing 0:57.2549
19 50   Andrew Thompson Holden VE Commodore Paul Weel Racing 0:57.3061
20 26   Marcus Marshall Ford BF Falcon Britek Motorsport 0:57.5735
21 33   Lee Holdsworth Holden VE Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 0:57.2779
22 88   Jamie Whincup Ford BF Falcon Triple Eight Race Engineering 0:57.2806
23 111   Fabian Coulthard Ford BF Falcon Paul Cruickshank Racing 0:57.2812
24 17   Steven Johnson Ford BF Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 0:57.2842
25 67   Paul Morris Holden VE Commodore Paul Morris Motorsport 0:57.3050
26 11   Shane Price Holden VE Commodore Perkins Engineering 0:57.3176
27 777   Michael Patrizi Ford BF Falcon Ford Rising Stars Racing 0:57.0958
28 55   Tony D'Alberto Holden VE Commodore Rod Nash Racing 0:57.7454
29 021   Kayne Scott Ford BF Falcon Team Kiwi Racing 0:59.0170

Race 1 results

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Pos No Name Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5   Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 50 53:09.6602 1 100
2 2   Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 50 +2.6s 2 92
3 1   Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 50 +5.9s 3 86
4 6   Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing 50 +6.2s 6 80
5 888   Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 50 +7.7s 4 74
6 15   Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team 50 +14.7s 7 68
7 88   Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 50 +15.8s 22 64
8 18   Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing 50 +18.0s 17 60
9 7   Todd Kelly Perkins Engineering 50 +22.2s 8 56
10 14   Cameron McConville Brad Jones Racing 50 +24.3s 13 52
11 39   Russell Ingall Paul Morris Motorsport 50 +27.6s 14 48
12 51   Greg Murphy Tasman Motorsport 50 +30.8s 16 46
13 17   Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 50 +30.9s 24 44
14 12   Andrew Jones Brad Jones Racing 50 +32.0s 18 42
15 16   Paul Dumbrell HSV Dealer Team 50 +32.8s 9 40
16 67   Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport 50 +34.0s 25 38
17 111   Fabian Coulthard Paul Cruickshank Racing 50 +36.2s 23 36
18 11   Shane Price Perkins Engineering 50 +37.1s 26 34
19 777   Michael Patrizi Ford Rising Stars Racing 50 +42.0s 27 32
20 4   James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing 50 +45.4s 5 30
21 55   Tony D'Alberto Rod Nash Racing 50 +45.6s 28 28
22 26   Marcus Marshall Britek Motorsport 49 + 1 Lap 20 26
23 021   Kayne Scott Team Kiwi Racing 49 + 1 Lap 29 24
24 33   Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport 49 + 1 Lap 21 22
DNF 3   Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport 22 Engine 11
DNF 50   Andrew Thompson Paul Weel Racing 7 Engine 19
DNF 9   Shane van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Racing 0 Collision 10
DNF 34   Michael Caruso Garry Rogers Motorsport 0 Collision 12
DNF 25   Jason Bright Britek Motorsport 0 Collision 15

Race 2 results

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Pos No Name Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5   Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 50 53:34.4946 1 100
2 1   Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 50 +1.6s 3 92
3 88   Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 50 +4.0s 7 86
4 888   Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 50 +5.1s 5 80
5 15   Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team 50 +14.3s 6 74
6 18   Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing 50 +14.6s 8 68
7 4   James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing 50 +22.3s 20 64
8 7   Todd Kelly Perkins Engineering 50 +25.0s 9 60
9 6   Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing 50 +25.1s 4 56
10 9   Shane van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Racing 50 +28.3s 27 52
11 12   Andrew Jones Brad Jones Racing 50 +32.3s 14 48
12 111   Fabian Coulthard Paul Cruickshank Racing 50 +32.7s 17 46
13 17   Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 50 +33.7s 13 44
14 25   Jason Bright Britek Motorsport 50 +38.7s 29 42
15 51   Greg Murphy Tasman Motorsport 50 +39.2s 12 40
16 34   Michael Caruso Garry Rogers Motorsport 50 +39.7s 28 38
17 26   Marcus Marshall Britek Motorsport 50 +47.7s 22 36
18 50   Andrew Thompson Paul Weel Racing 50 +47.9s 26 34
19 11   Shane Price Perkins Engineering 50 +52.5s 18 32
20 55   Tony D'Alberto Rod Nash Racing 49 + 1 Lap 21 30
21 777   Michael Patrizi Ford Rising Stars Racing 49 + 1 Lap 19 28
22 16   Paul Dumbrell HSV Dealer Team 49 + 1 Lap 15 26
23 33   Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport 49 + 1 Lap 24 24
24 021   Kayne Scott Team Kiwi Racing 49 + 1 Lap 23 22
25 67   Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport 45 + 5 Laps 16 20
DNF 39   Russell Ingall Paul Morris Motorsport 17 Steering 11
DNF 14   Cameron McConville Brad Jones Racing 17 Collision 10
DNF 2   Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 0 Collision 2
DNS 3   Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport 0 Engine 25

Race 3 results

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Pos No Name Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5   Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 50 49:06.2004 1 100
2 1   Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 50 +4.1s 2 92
3 88   Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 50 +4.8s 3 86
4 888   Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 50 +17.2s 4 80
5 18   Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing 50 +19.9s 6 74
6 15   Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team 50 +20.9s 5 68
7 6   Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing 50 +21.1s 9 64
8 4   James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing 50 +23.1s 7 60
9 111   Fabian Coulthard Paul Cruickshank Racing 50 +24.7s 12 56
10 14   Cameron McConville Brad Jones Racing 50 +26.0s 26 52
11 67   Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport 50 +26.7s 25 48
12 9   Shane van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Racing 50 +29.5s 10 46
13 25   Jason Bright Britek Motorsport 50 +33.6s 14 44
14 12   Andrew Jones Brad Jones Racing 50 +35.5s 11 42
15 17   Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 50 +42.4s 13 40
16 16   Paul Dumbrell HSV Dealer Team 50 +42.7s 22 38
17 34   Michael Caruso Garry Rogers Motorsport 50 +43.2s 16 36
18 50   Andrew Thompson Paul Weel Racing 50 +43.5s 18 34
19 26   Marcus Marshall Britek Motorsport 50 +58.0s 17 32
20 777   Michael Patrizi Ford Rising Stars Racing 49 + 1 Lap 21 30
21 51   Greg Murphy Tasman Motorsport 49 + 1 Lap 15 28
23 55   Tony D'Alberto Rod Nash Racing 48 + 2 Laps 20 24
24 39   Russell Ingall Paul Morris Motorsport 48 + 2 Laps 27 22
DNF 7   Todd Kelly Perkins Engineering 38 Electrical 8
DNF 021   Kayne Scott Team Kiwi Racing 13 Steering 24
DNF 11   Shane Price Perkins Engineering 9 19
DNF 33   Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport 7 Steering 23
DNS 3   Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport 0 Engine 28
DNS 2   Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team

Standings

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After round 4 of 14

Pos No Name Team Points
1 1   Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 896
2 15   Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team 882
3 5   Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 872
4 88   Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 776
5 6   Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing 721

Support categories

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The 2008 BigPond 400 had four support categories.

Category Round winner
Australian Carrera Cup Championship   Craig Baird (Porsche 997 GT3 Cup)
V8 Utes   Grant Johnson (Holden VE Ute SS)
Mini Challenge Australia   Damien White (Mini Cooper S)
Historic Touring Cars   Paul Stubber (Chevrolet Camaro)

References

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  1. ^ "Stewards update 5 summary of penalties". V8Supercar.com.au. 11 May 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2008.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Barbagallo Raceway Wanneroo 11/05/2008 BigPond 400 - 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series, Round 4". National Software. 11 May 2008. Archived from the original on 18 June 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2008.
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