2008 Australian Superkart season
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The 2008 Australian Superkart season covers national level Superkart racing in Australia during 2008.
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[edit] Featured events
[edit] Australian Superkart Championship
The 2008 Australian Superkart Championship will be the 20th running of the national championships for Superkarts. It will begin on July 13, 2008 at Eastern Creek Raceway and end on November 2 at Mallala Motor Sport Park after eight races.
It will be contested for three engine based classes, 250 cc International (twin cylinder engines), 250 cc National (single cylinder engines) and 125 cc.
[edit] Non-Gearbox Superkart Championship
The Australian championship for non-gearbox Superkarts will be held at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit on August 10 and will be consisted by the Rotax Max family of classes.
[edit] V8 Supercar
Superkarts will compete as a support category for V8 Supercars for the first time at the series second round, to be held at Eastern Creek on March 9.
[edit] Teams and drivers
The following drivers competed in the 2008 Australian Superkart Championship. The series consisted of two rounds, with four races at each meeting.
[edit] Season Review
[edit] Results and Standings
[edit] Race Calendar
The 2008 Australian Superkart Championship season consisted of two rounds. Four races were held at both race meetings.
| Rd. | Race Title | Circuit | City / State | Date | Winner 250Int | Team | Winner 250Nat | Team | Winner 125 | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC |  V8 Supercar Support |
Eastern Creek Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | 7 - 9 Mar | Warren McIlveen | Stockman Superkarts | Rick Setterfield | RMR Superkarts | Tony Lappas | IGA Superkart Racing |
| 1 | Eastern Creek |
Eastern Creek Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | 12 - 13 July | ||||||
| NGB | Phillip Island |
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | 9 - 10 Aug | ||||||
| 2 | Mallala |
Mallala Motor Sport Park | Mallala, South Australia | 1 - 2 Nov |
- NC - Non-championship point scoring round.
- NGB - Non-gearbox championship Round.
[edit] Drivers Championship
Points were awarded 20-17-15-13-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 based on the top fifteen race positions in first three races of each round. The fourth race of each round, which is longer than the others (eight laps vs five laps) awarded points for the top twenty race positions at 25-22-20-18-16--15-14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1.
[edit] See also
2007 Australian Superkart Championship
