V8Star Series

The V8Star Series was a touring car racing series based in Germany. It ran from 2001 to 2003 and can be compared to the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Series.

V8Star Series
CategoryTouring cars
Country Germany
Inaugural season2001
Folded2003
Engine suppliersRoush 5.7l V8
Tyre suppliersGoodyear
Last Drivers' champion Pedro Lamy
Last Teams' champion Zakspeed Racing

Cars

V8Star used a mono type tubular chrome-molybdenum steel chassis equipped with 5.7-litre Roush Chevrolet V8 engine. The engine was a lightweight aluminium block unit weighing about 200 kg. Originally the engines produced 445 hp of power, but they were tuned up to 495 hp at 6,500 rpm and 600 Nm at 4,850 rpm for the second season.

The cars weighed 1,295 kg, of which 90 kg was a fibreglass-reinforced plastic silhouette. The silhouettes represented seven different saloon cars. All of them were 1.92 m wide and 1.36 m high. Rear wings, rear diffusers and front spoilers were adjusted in wind tunnel in order to make each body style equal. The silhouettes resembled Audi, BMW, Ford, Jaguar, Lexus, Opel and Volkswagen models but were unbranded, as none of the manufacturers were involved in the series.

The cars had independent, double wishbone suspension in front and rear. Wheels were 18 inches in diameter. Slick Goodyear control tyres were 12 inches wide in front and 14 inches in rear.

Race venues

Over the three years, races were held at eight different European circuits. The circuits of Nürburgring, Hockenheimring, Sachsenring, Motorsport Arena Oschersleben and EuroSpeedway Lausitz in Germany were regular hosts, and the series also went to nearby track venues Circuit Park Zandvoort (Netherlands), Salzburgring (Austria) and Zolder (Belgium).

Scoring system
  • Below is the scoring system used in the inaugural 2001 season:
Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th17th18th19th20th21st22nd23rd24th
Points2624232221201918171615141312111098765432
  • For 2002 and 2003, points were awarded to the top thirty race finishers with no bonus points for pole position or the fastest race lap.
Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th17th18th19th20th21st22nd23rd24th25th26th27th28th29th30th
Points3230292827262524232221201918171615141312111098765432

Champions
Season Champion Team Champion
2001 Johnny Cecotto (Irmscher Motorsport) PoleVision Racing
2002 Johnny Cecotto (Irmscher Motorsport) Zakspeed Motorsport
2003 Pedro Lamy (Zakspeed Racing) Zakspeed Racing

See also

References
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