The sun shone on Zolder, bringing out the crowds and providing a fine backdrop for the penultimate round of the 2008 FIA GT Championship. AF Corse duo Toni Vilander and Gianmaria Bruni proved again that they were the team to beat, steering their Ferrari F430 GTC #50 to their fifth win, to celebrated the title they secured two weeks earlier in Nogaro. They finished ahead of BMS Scuderia Italia's Ferrari #77 of Malucelli and Ruberti, who strengthened their runner-up position in the points.

The Pininfarina designed Ferrari F430 GTC competition car was introduced in 2006, immediately identifiable by the carbon fibre gills in the front bumper and rear wing. The large oval openings in the front bumper are reminiscent of Ferrari racing models from the 60s, specifically the 156 "sharknose" Formula One car and 250 TR61 Le Mans cars of Phil Hill.

Built since 2006 by Ferrari Corse Clienti department in collaboration with Michelotto Automobili, the F430 GTC is a racing car designed to compete in international GT2 class competition, such as in the American Le Mans Series, Le Mans Series, and FIA GT Championship. F430 GTCs also compete at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The GTC was the fastest and most developed racing version of the F430.

In FIA GT2 championship, in order to render the car performances more uniform, the cars are forced to run with a specific minimum weight and with an engine restrictor that depends on the engine displacement. Hence the 4.3 L V8 engine in GT2 races is destroked to 4.0 L in order to compete in the 3.8-4.0 L class, which is allowed to race with a minimum weight of 1,100 kg (2,425 lb). Using the 4.3 L engine, the minimum weight of the F430 would increase by 50 kg (110 lb). In this race configuration, the engine produces somewhat less power, but this is compensated by the lower car weight, which yields a better Power-to-weight ratio.

The F430 GTCs won their class championships in the ALMS and FIA GT, as well as scoring class wins at the 2007, 2009 and 2010 12 Hours of Sebring, at the 2008 and 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans and at the 2008 and 2009 Petit Le Mans.