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2008 Formula Renault seasons
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This page describe all the 2008 seasons of Formula Renault series.

Calendar

This table indicate the round number of each Formula Renault series according to weekend dates. The dark note indicate Winter Series.

Formula Renault 3.5L

Main article: 2008 World Series by Renault season

Main article: 2008 Formula V6 Asia season

Formula Renault 2.0L

2008 Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup season

Main article: 2008 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season

2008 Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup season

This is the first season of the WEC series^[1]. It include the French Formula Renault championship rewarding the best french driver^[2] and reward also the Rookies driver and the Challenger Cup for drivers using Formulas before 2000.

• Point system : 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 for 10th. In each race 1 point for Fastest lap and 1 for Pole position.
• Races : 2 race by rounds (first between 60 and 80 km, second between 20 to 30 minutes).

In the round 6 in Valencia, Daniel Ricciardo, Andrea Caldarelli and Jean-Eric Vergne were disqualified for technical regulation non conformity in their SG Formula's rear wings^[3]. Benjamin Lariche, initialy third, win the race.

Pos[4][5]	Driver	Team	Nogaro March 23-24		Dijon May 10-11		Valencia June 21-22		Le Mans September 6-7		Estoril September 27-28		Spa October 4-5		Magny-Cours October 11-12		Catalunya October 18-19		Points	Points (F)	Points (R)	Points (C)
			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
1	Daniel Ricciardo	SG Formula	1*	5	1	1*	1	DSQ											75
2	Roberto Merhi	Epsilon Euskadi	3	2	2	2	2	4											68
3	Andrea Caldarelli	SG Formula	2	1*	4	4	3	DSQ											54
4	Albert Costa	Epsilon Euskadi	8	6	3	10	6	2											36
5	Anton Nebilitskiy	SG Formula	10	8	6	3	5	7											29
6	Tristan Vautier	Epsilon Sport Team (1-4), SG Formula (5-)	4	3	14	7	11	12											22	48
7	Jean-Eric Vergne	SG Formula	Ret	9	5	5	4	DSQ											22	43
8	Benjamin Lariche	Pole Services	14	19	22	Ret	Ret	1											15	15
9	Richard Campollo	Epsilon Euskadi	Ret	4	10	12	7	Ret											13
10	Gabriel Dias	Fortec Motorsport	22	29	15	8	8	6											11
11	Stéphane Richelmi	Epsilon Sport Team	5	10	16	11	17	8											10
12	Miquel Monrás	Hitech	15	11	11	Ret	19	3											10
13	Jake Rosenzweig	Epsilon Euskadi	9	Ret	8	9	12	14											7
16	Himar Acosta	IQuick					16	5											6
14	Bastien Borget	Epsilon Sport Team	6	28	DNS	21	Ret	10											6	15
15	Julien Abelli	TCS Racing	DNS	7	13	13	9	11											6	29
17	Antony Tardieu	Pole Service	17	12	12	6	13	16											5	38
18	Miguel Otegui	IQuick	7	Ret	Ret	18	18	Ret											4
19	Maxime Jousse	Pole Services	11	Ret	7	17	22	17											4	26
20	Richard Singleton	Hitech					10	9											3
21	Ramez Azzam	SG Formula	19	Ret	9	Ret	15	24											2
nc	Daniel McKenzie	Fortec Motorsport	16	15	20	20	24	18											0
nc	Nicolas Marroc	TCS Racing	18	Ret	17	16	14	Ret											0	15
nc	Pablo Montilla	Epsilon Euskadi	20	21	18	19	20	15											0
nc	Nathanaël Berthon	Boutsen Energy Racing	23	13	21	14	Ret	13											0	20
nc	David Zollinger	Team Palmyr	24	16	24	25													0	9		53
nc	Max Lefèvre	Team Palmyr	26	27	26	22	25	22											0	4		68
nc	Jean-Michel Ogier	Team Palmyr	27	23	27	24	28	21											0	3		58
nc	Didier Colombat	Team Palmyr	28	22	25	23	27	20											0	4		69
nc	Sylvain Milesi	Racing Team Trajectoire	30	Ret	23	Ret	23	19											0	2
nc	Jean-Marc Menahem	Team Palmyr	31	24			Ret	Ret											0	1		14
nc	Benjamin Bailly	Boutsen Energy Racing	25	20															0
nc	Ashley Walsh	Hitech	12	17	19	15	21	23											0
nc	Luciano Bacheta	Hitech Junior Team	13	14															0
nc	Goncalo Araujo	Araujo Competiçao	21	18															0
nc	Luis Santos	Araujo Competiçao	25	Ret															0
nc	Marcelo Conchado	IQuick	29	25			Ret	Ret											0
nc	Hugo Filipe Mesquita	Araujo Competiçao	32	26															0
nc	Gérard Tonelli	Team Palmyr					26	35											0	0		20
nc	Pol Rosell						Ret	DNS											0
nc	Mathieu Arzeno						Ret	Ret											0	0

• (F) = FFSA French championship.
• (R) = WEC Rookies
• (C) = WEC Challenger Cup.

2008 Formula Renault 2.0 UK season

The season include 20 rounds. The final standing was established with the best 18 results of the season. A Graduate Cup (G) classification is also established for young drivers with best 15 results.

• Point system : 32, 28, 25, 22, 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 for 20th. In each race 2 points for Fastest lap.
• 2 races in each round between 30 miles and 30 minutes.

The second round, in the Croft Circuit, was unable to be held due to adverse weather. Meanwhile, Riki Christodoulou grab the pole position on Saturday^[6]. The Croft qualifying session was used for define the grid position for the replacement round 10 held on Snetterton Circuit on July 12.

Pos[7][6]	Driver	Team	Brands Hatch Indy Mar 29-30		Rockingham Apr 12-13		Donington National May 3-4		Thruxton May 17-18		Croft May 31-Jun 1 (2)	Silverstone GP Jun 7-8		Snetterton Jul 12-13 (2)			Oulton Park Jul 26-27		Silverstone National Aug 30-31		Brands Hatch GP Sep 20-21		Points (1)	Points (G)
			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	11	12	10	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
1	Adam Christodoulou	CR Scuderia Formula Renault	3	1*	1*	1*	4	5	1	16*	1	2	2	Ret	5	4							331
2	Riki Christodoulou	Fortec Motorsport	1	6	7	3	2	6	2	1	3	4	19*	3*	3*	11							294
3	Alexander Sims	Manor Competition	9	4	3	4	9	3*	7	3	2	5	3	1	6	3							285
4	Adriano Buzaid	Fortec Motorsport	8	3	4	7	1*	2	6	4	16*	1*	1	9	4	12							279
5	Dean Stoneman (G)	Alpine Motorsport	16	2	5	Ret	16	1	4	Ret	5	10	5	2	2	1							255
6	James Calado (G)	Fortec Motorsport	14	14	13	8	5	14	3	9	4	3	9	4	1	2							227
7	Kris Loane	Manor Competition	5	13	6	6	3	4	10	Ret	8	6	10	12	7	5*							204
8	Oliver Webb (G)	Fortec Motorsport	13	9	8	5	6	19	13	5	7	12	6	5	12	9							176
9	Ryuji Yamamoto	CR Scuderia Formula Renault	6*	5	2	2	Ret	8	5*	Ret	Ret	15	14	11	14	14							167
10	Scott Jenkins (G)	CR Scuderia Formula Renault	4	10	11	Ret	7	13	11	12	10	9	7	8	8	6							163
11	Joshua Scott (G)	Apotex Scorpio Motorsport	2	8	Ret	12	8	Ret	9	2	9	7	4	17	19	Ret							161
12	Jordan Oakes	Eurotek Motorsport	12	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	18	8	6	6	11	Ret	16	9	7							123
13	Henry Surtees (G)	Manor Competition	15	12	10	9	17	7	12	11	Ret	Ret	20	6	11	10							117
14	Rossi Worswick (G)	Worswick Engineering	11	Ret	14	15	10	10	Ret	14	12	8	Ret	7	13	17							103
15	Kieren Clark	Apotex Scorpio Motorsport	10	16	15	10	13	16	14	10	14	17	11	10	15	15							99
16	Sten Pentus	CR Scuderia Formula Renault	DNS	11	12	11	12	9	18	8	18	Ret	13										78
17	Sho Hanawa	Apotex Scorpio Motorsport	7	15	9	16	11	12	Ret	7													74
18	Tom Armour (G)	Mark Burdett Motorsport(1-2), Manor Competition(3-)	18	Ret	16	14	14	11	17	15	11	14	15	13	Ret	Ret							73
19	Thomas Hylkema	Mark Burdett Motorsport	17	18	17	13	Ret	Ret	16	18	17	16	17	15	18	13							57
20	Jesse Krohn	Mark Burdett Motorsport(11-12), CR Scuderia(13-)										13	12		10	8							42
21	Tom Mun	Apotex Scorpio Motorsport					15	17	19	13	15			18	16	16							42
22	Fredrik Blomstedt	Mark Burdett Motorsport					Ret	15	15	17	13	Ret	16	14	17	Ret							40
23	Will Bratt	Apotex Scorpio Motorsport										Ret	8										14
24	Richard Kent	Mark Burdett Motorsport	19	17																			6
25	Sung Hak Mun (G)	Apotex Scorpio Motorsport										Ret	18										3

• (1) = Exclude the worst 2 results.
• (2) = Round 10 was cancelled in Croft due to rain and race in Snetterton.
• (G) = Graduate Cup runners, include only the 10 best results for final standing.

2008 Formula Renault BARC FR2000 season

The season include 12 rounds in 8 veues. The final standing was established with the best 10 results of the season. A Club Class classification is also established for young drivers (see 2008 Formula Renault BARC Club Class season below), they participe on the same race as the FR2000 series

• Point system : 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 for 10th. In each race 1 point for Fastest lap and 1 point for Pole position.
• Races are between 30 miles and 30 minutes.

Pos[8]	Driver	Team	Brands Hatch Indy March 23-24		Rockingham April 19-20		Oulton Park Island May 24	Croft July 19-20		Snetterton August 9	Thruxton September 7	Silversone National October 4-5		Points (1)
			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
1	Nathan Coulter	Welch Motorsport(1-2), Triple D(3-4), Driver(6-7)	DNS	7	13	Ret	Ret	1*	9
1	Ollie Hancock	Apotex Scorpio Motorsport	13	1*	1*	1*	1*	3	2*
1	Johannes Seidlitz	Mark Burdett Motorsport	1	12	2	6	5	Ret	1
1	Aaron Steel	Russell Racing	5	5	6	10
1	Kenneth Andrews	Alpine Motorsport	Ret	11	10	9	4	Ret	5
1	Isa Yusuf Mohammed	Alpine Motorsport	18	2	9	4	3	5	3
1	James Dixon	Mark Burdett Motorsport	9	16	4	8	6	14	4
1	Menasheh Idafar	Hillspeed	3	3	3	3	7	DSQ	Ret
1	Ashley Davies	Taro Motorsport	2*	6	7	Ret	Ret	7	7
1	Joshua Brooks	Boulevard Team Racing	DNS	9	15	18	11	16	14
1	Jordi Weckx	Alpine Motorsport	8	13	14	12		Ret	11
1	Kourash Khani	Welch Motorsport	7	8	11	13		11	13
1	Brett Parris	HS Motorsport Antel	15	10	5	2	9	4	6
1	Ellis Harkins	Double M Racing	16	Ret	18	DNS	13	15	15
1	Denis Autier	Mark Burdett Motorsport	Ret	19
1	Ahmad Al Harthy	Hillspeed	6	4	8	5		2	Ret
1	Michael Lyons	Hillspeed	10	14	12	7	8	12	Ret
1	Don De Graaf	Russell Racing(1-2), Tempus Sport(3-4)	12	20	Ret	17	10	10	10
1	Andy Flynn	Falcon Motorsport	DNS	15	16	15
1	Mohammed Al'Ali	Tempus Motorsport	11	17	Ret	Ret
1	Lee Dwyer	SSS Motorsport	4	DNS	Ret	11	2	6	Ret
1	James Tanser	Tempus Motorsport	17	DNS
1	Roberto Tirone	Reon Motorsport	DNS	18	17	Ret	15	13	17
1	Pierre Renom	Mark Burdett Motorsport	14	DNS
1	Ian Pearson	Pearson Engineering Services			Ret	14		9	12
1	Bob Pearson	Pearson Engineering Services			Ret	16	12	Ret	16
1	David Rees						14
1	Niki Faulkner	Tempus Sport						8	8

• (1) = Points include only the best 10 results.

2008 Formula Renault BARC Club Class season

The season include 12 rounds in 8 venues. The final standing was established with the best 11 results of the season. The Club Class category is raced in same time as the main Formula Renault BARC FR2000 series. The cars use Tatuus or Mygale chassis and are powered by Renault Laguna 2.0L 6 valves engine providing lower Horsepower than the FR2000 class.

• Point system : 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. In each race 1 point for Fastest lap and 1 point for Pole position.
• Races are between 30 miles and 30 minutes.

Pos[9]	Driver	Team	Chassis	Points (1)
1	Edward Heinzelmann	Heuthsport of Royston	Tatuus RC98
1	Fraser Smart	Driver	Tatuus RC98
1	Steven Durrant	Driver	Tatuus RC97
1	Dave Rees	Reon Motorsport	Tatuus RC98
1	Jalmes Simons	Driver	Mygale RJ99
1	Neil Cooper	Reon Motorsport	Tatuus RC99
1	Adrian Dixon	Driver	Tatuus RC98
1	Steve Hanselman	Driver	Tatuus RC97(1-5), RC99(6-)

• (1) = Points include only the best 10 results.

2008 Formula Renault 2.0 Italia season

• Point system : 32, 28, 24, 22, 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 1 for 15th. In each race 2 point for Fastest lap and 2 for Pole position.
• Races : 2 race by rounds length of 30 minutes each.

In summer, 3 collectif test take place^[10]. In June 17 in Misano World Circuit, in July 10 in Autodromo Nazionale Monza and in July 19-20 in Misano. The last session was a complete race simulation with practice, qualifying and races. The results, appearent in the following table, don't count for final standings.

Pos[10]	Driver	Team	Vallelunga April 12-13		Hungaroring May 10-11		Brno May 24-25		Spa May 30 June 1		Misano July 19-20 (1)		Mugello September 13-14		Monza October 11-12		Points
			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	-	-	9	10	11	12
1	Pål Varhaug	Jenzer Motorsport	5	4	1	1	1*	5	2	5	12	2					212
2	Niky Sebastiani	IT Loox Racing Car	1*	Ret	3*	3	2	2	3	3	20	3					190
3	Michele Faccin	Jenzer Motorsport	4	1*	9	8	15	6	1*	1*	Ret	8					175
4	Adrian Quaife-Hobbs	BVM Minardi Team	16	2	5	4*	3	3	5	4	11	6					162
5	César Ramos	BVM Minardi Team	3	Ret	2	2	7	7	4	13	23*	4*					138
6	Patrick Kronenberger	Facondini Racing	7	5	6	22	DSQ	1*	8	10	Ret	5					116
7	Sergio Campana	CO2 Motorsport	6	19	22	9	12	4	Ret	2	1	1					86
8	Genís Olivé	Cram Competition	11	8	4	5	16	23	10	11	4	26					82
9	Daniel Zampieri	BVM Minardi Team	2	13	8	6	17	20	Ret	6	8	10					82
10	Riccardo Cinti	Tomcat Racing	8	3	21	11	Ret	12	9	9							76
11	Siso Cunill	Jenzer Motorsport	10	7	Ret	Ret	13	11	6	7	6	12					72
12	Patrick Reiterer	Prema Powerteam	23	14	11	13	4	15	7	8	2	9					67
13	Stef Dusseldorp	Van Amersfoort Racing	14	15	7	7	6	9			16	18					65
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