2008 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0

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The 2008 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season was the eighteenth Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season. The season began at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on May 3 and finished at the Circuit de Catalunya on October 19, after fourteen rounds.[1] Four drivers went into the final meeting with a shot of winning the title, with Valtteri Bottas coming out on top, to claim his second title in the year.

## Teams and drivers

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| 2008 Entry List[2]

Team  | No. | Driver name  | Class  | Rounds
Epsilon Euskadi 1 | 1  |  Jake Rosenzweig |  | All
2  |  Pablo Montilla  |  | All
3  |  Richard Campollo  |  | All
SG Drivers Project | 4  |  Ramez Azzam  | J | All
5  |  Anton Nebylitskiy |  | All
6  |  Jean-Éric Vergne |  | All
Epsilon Euskadi 2 | 7  |  Albert Costa |  | All
8  |  Roberto Merhi | J | All
9  |  Carlos Muñoz | J | 2-7
Motopark Academy | 10  |  Tobias Hegewald |  | All
11  |  Valtteri Bottas |  | All
70  |  António Félix da Costa | J | 1, 4, 6
SG Formula | 12  |  Daniel Ricciardo |  | All
14  |  Andrea Caldarelli |  | All
15  |  Nelson Lukes  |  | 1-2
Alexander Sims |  | 5
Miki Monrás | J | 6-7
Prema Powerteam | 16  |  Carlos Muñoz | J | 1
Víctor García | J | 3
Sergio Campana |  | 4-7
17  | 2-3
Kazim Vasiliauskas |  | 1, 4-7
18  |  Patrick Reiterer  |  | All
Krenek Motorsport  | 19  |  Adam Kout  |  | All
74  |  Jakub Knoll  | J | 1
Boutsen Energy Racing  | 21  |  Nathanaël Berthon |  | All
Team Motorpark | 22  |  Kuba Giermaziak |  | All
23  |  Juan Pablo García |  | All
71  |  Vinicius Sammarone  |  | 1, 4, 6
BVM Minardi Team  | 24  |  Daniel Zampieri |  | All
25  |  César Ramos |  | All
26  |  Adrian Quaife-Hobbs | J | All
Jenzer Motorsport | 27  |  Michele Faccin |  | All
28  |  Pål Varhaug | J | All
29  |  Siso Cunill |  | 1-3
Christopher Zanella |  | 4
Luís Santos  |  | 6
iQuick  | 30  |  Miguel Otegui  | J | All
31  |  Himar Acosta  |  | 1-2, 4-5
Johan Jokinen |  | 6-7
Amiter Galuppo Sport  | 32  |  Marcelo Conchado  |  | 1-2, 5-7
Epsilon Sport | 33  |  Tristan Vautier |  | 1
Paul Meijer |  | 3-4
Bastien Borget  | J | 5
34  | 3
Mathieu Arzeno |  | 1-2, 5-7
35  |  Stéphane Richelmi |  | 1-5
Hitech Junior Team | 36  |  Richard Singleton  |  | All
37  |  Miki Monrás | J | 1-5
Hitech Junior Racing | 38  |  Luciano Bacheta |  | All
39  |  Juan Jacobo  | J | All
RB Racing Team  | 40  |  Dino Butorac  |  | 1-5, 7
Fortec Motorsport | 41  |  Dean Smith |  | All
42  |  Daniel McKenzie |  | All
Fortec Competition | 43  |  Gabriel Dias  |  | 1-6
44  |  Alex Morgan  |  | All
TCS Racing  | 45  |  Nicolas Marroc |  | 1-5
Race Performance  | 66  |  Christopher Zanella1 |  | 3
MP Motorsport | 75  |  Paul Meijer |  | 1
76  |  Nicky Catsburg |  | 1
77  |  Mateusz Adamski  | J | 1
Pole Services  | 78  |  Benjamin Lariche |  | 2
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## Calendar

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Round  | Circuit  | Date  | Pole Position  | Fastest Lap  | Winning Driver  | Winning Team

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1  | R1  |  Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 3 May  |  Valtteri Bottas |  Daniel Ricciardo |  Daniel Ricciardo |  SG Formula
R2  | 4 May  |  Valtteri Bottas |  Daniel Zampieri |  Paul Meijer |  MP Motorsport
2  | R1  |  Silverstone Circuit | 7 June  |  Valtteri Bottas |  Mathieu Arzeno |  Valtteri Bottas |  Motopark Academy
R2  | 8 June  |  Valtteri Bottas |  Daniel Ricciardo |  Daniel Ricciardo |  SG Formula
3  | R1  |  Hungaroring | 5 July  |  Daniel Ricciardo |  Daniel Ricciardo |  Daniel Ricciardo |  SG Formula
R2  | 6 July  |  Daniel Ricciardo |  Daniel Ricciardo |  Daniel Ricciardo |  SG Formula
4  | R1  |  Nürburgring | 30 August  |  Roberto Merhi |  Valtteri Bottas |  Roberto Merhi |  Epsilon Euskadi
R2  | 31 August  |  Valtteri Bottas |  Valtteri Bottas |  Valtteri Bottas |  Motopark Academy
5  | R1  |  Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans | 6 September  |  Roberto Merhi |  Roberto Merhi |  Roberto Merhi |  Epsilon Euskadi
R2  | 7 September  |  Valtteri Bottas |  Valtteri Bottas |  Valtteri Bottas |  Motopark Academy
6  | R1  |  Autódromo do Estoril | 27 September  |  Daniel Ricciardo |  Albert Costa |  Daniel Ricciardo |  SG Formula
R2  | 28 September  |  Valtteri Bottas |  Valtteri Bottas |  Valtteri Bottas |  Motopark Academy
7  | R1  |  Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona | 18 October  |  Daniel Ricciardo |  Richard Singleton  |  Valtteri Bottas |  Motopark Academy
R2  | 19 October  |  Daniel Ricciardo |  Daniel Ricciardo |  Daniel Ricciardo |  SG Formula

## Championship standings

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### Drivers

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Points are awarded to the drivers as follows:

Position  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | PP*

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Points  | 15  | 12  | 10  | 8  | 6  | 5  | 4  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 1

* - only awarded to race one polesitters

Pos  | Driver  | SPA
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| NÜR
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| EST
| CAT
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1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 12  | 13  | 14
1  |  Valtteri Bottas | 3 | 27 | 1 | 2 | Ret  | 13  | 2 | 1 | 3  | 1 | 3  | 1 | 1  | 4  | 139
2  |  Daniel Ricciardo | 1 | 4  | 4  | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3  | 5  | Ret  | 6  | 1 | 10  | 6 | 1 | 136
3  |  Andrea Caldarelli J | 2  | Ret  | 2  | 3  | 2  | 2  | 5  | 3  | 2  | 2  | 8  | 12  | 3  | 2  | 123
4  |  Roberto Merhi J | 7  | Ret  | 3  | 5  | 3  | 6  | 1 | 2  | 1 | 3  | 2  | 7  | 8  | 28†  | 108
5  |  Tobias Hegewald | 11  | 5  | 10  | 6  | 6  | 3  | 4  | 6  | 5  | 8  | 6  | Ret  | 2  | 5  | 72
6  |  Jean-Éric Vergne | 10  | 24  | 38†  | 8  | 4  | 4  | 6  | 27  | 7  | 5  | 4  | Ret  | 12  | 3  | 53
7  |  César Ramos | 6  | 2  | 24  | Ret  | 5  | 9  | 25  | 10  | 4  | 7  | 18  | Ret  | Ret  | 11  | 38
8  |  Albert Costa | 5  | Ret  | 8  | Ret  | 7  | 5  | 30  | 4  | Ret  | 4  | 34  | 15  | Ret  | Ret  | 35
9  |  Michele Faccin | 8  | 8  | 6  | 4  | 23  | 7  | 15  | 15  | 13  | 16  | 14  | 9  | 4  | 12  | 33
10  |  Mathieu Arzeno | 9  | Ret  | 5 | 7  |  |  |  |  | Ret  | Ret  | NC  | Ret  | 5  | 6  | 23
11  |  Paul Meijer | Ret  | 1  |  |  | 11  | 8  | 8  | 38  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21
12  |  Daniel Zampieri | 4  | 3 | 14  | Ret  | 13  | 10  | 21  | Ret  | Ret  | 12  | Ret  | DNS  | 10  | 15  | 20
13  |  António Félix da Costa J | 16  | 9  |  |  |  |  | 10  | 9  |  |  | 5  | 4  |  |  | 19
14  |  Alex Morgan  | 13  | Ret  | 7  | Ret  | DNQ  | DNQ  | 11  | 8  | 22  | 17  | 11  | 3  | 11  | 17  | 17
15  |  Pål Varhaug J | 14  | 7  | 13  | 12  | 8  | 12  | 28  | 20  | 14  | 20  | 12  | 5  | 13  | 7  | 17
16  |  Richard Singleton  | 41  | 14  | 23  | 37†  | 32  | 29  | Ret  | 14  | 12  | 13  | 9  | 2  | 28 | 9  | 16
17  |  Dean Smith | 12  | Ret  | 18  | 16  | 29  | Ret  | 7  | 12  | Ret  | 10  | 10  | 6  | 17  | Ret  | 11
18  |  Kuba Giermaziak | 22  | Ret  | 25  | 25  | 10  | 31  | 9  | 7  | Ret  | Ret  | 13  | 8  | 14  | 27  | 10
19  |  Alexander Sims |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6  | 9  |  |  |  |  | 7
20  |  Anton Nebylitskiy | 24  | Ret  | 16  | 22  | Ret  | Ret  | Ret  | Ret  | Ret  | 15  | 26  | 17  | 7  | 8  | 7
21  |  Miki Monrás J | 19  | 11  | 30  | 24  | 12  | 22  | 14  | Ret  | 16  | 27  | 7  | Ret  | 9  | Ret  | 6
22  |  Siso Cunill | Ret  | 6  | 12  | 13  | Ret  | 17  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5
23  |  Luciano Bacheta | 15  | 18  | 35  | 36  | 31†  | Ret  | 17  | Ret  | 8  | 11  | Ret  | NC  | Ret  | 18  | 3
24  |  Gabriel Dias  | 36  | 23  | 9  | 10  | Ret  | 11  | 18  | 21  | 15  | 14  | Ret  | 18  |  |  | 3
25  |  Sergio Campana |  |  | 21  | 29  | 9  | 14  | 19  | 11  | 21  | 29  | 15  | 14  | Ret  | 13  | 2
26  |  Adrian Quaife-Hobbs J | Ret  | Ret  | 11  | 9  | 14  | 19  | 29  | 24  | Ret  | Ret  | 16  | Ret  | Ret  | 14  | 2
27  |  Patrick Reiterer  | 23  | Ret  | 31  | 27  | 24  | 18  | Ret  | 22  | 9  | Ret  | 20  | Ret  | 19  | 21  | 2
28  |  Jake Rosenzweig | 18  | Ret  | 37  | 28  | 20  | 16  | 13  | 18  | 10  | 18  | 22  | 29†  | 24  | 10  | 2
29  |  Tristan Vautier | 25  | 10  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
30  |  Adam Kout  | 20  | 12  | 22  | 18  | 21  | 25  | 24  | 37†  | 11  | 28  | 25  | 23  | 22  | Ret  | 0
31  |  Himar Acosta  | 40†  | 21  | 15  | 11  |  |  | 16  | 16  | DNQ  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  | 0
32  |  Juan Pablo García | 21  | 17  | 36  | 34  | 18  | 21  | 20  | 25  | Ret  | 21  | 30  | 11  | 26  | Ret  | 0
33  |  Nathanaël Berthon | 39†  | 20  | 27  | 30  | 26  | 23  | 12  | 19  | 17  | 25  | 24  | Ret  | 23  | 24  | 0
34  |  Carlos Muñoz J | 28  | 25  | 29  | 20  | Ret  | 24  | Ret  | 13  | 19  | 19  | Ret  | 13  | 16  | 26  | 0
35  |  Stéphane Richelmi | 17  | 13  | 39†  | 15  | Ret  | 15  | 34†  | 23  | DNQ  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  | 0
36  |  Daniel McKenzie | 26  | 19  | 19  | 14  | DNQ  | DNQ  | 32  | 31  | 20  | 23  | 19  | 19  | 15  | 19  | 0
37  |  Ramez Azzam J | 32  | 15  | 17  | 23  | 16  | 20  | Ret  | 26  | Ret  | DNS  | 21  | 24  | 18  | 20  | 0
38  |  Víctor García J |  |  |  |  | 15  | Ret  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
39  |  Johan Jokinen |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17  | 16  | 20  | Ret  | 0
40  |  Kazim Vasiliauskas | 33  | Ret  |  |  |  |  | 33  | 28  | Ret  | 22  | 27  | 20  | Ret  | 16  | 0
41  |  Nicky Catsburg | 34  | 16  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
42  |  Bastien Borget J |  |  |  |  | 17  | Ret  |  |  | Ret  | 24  |  |  |  |  | 0
43  |  Christopher Zanella 1 |  |  |  |  | 25  | 26  | 31  | 17  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
44  |  Benjamin Lariche |  |  | 26  | 17  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
45  |  Nicolas Marroc | 31  | 22  | 28  | Ret  | 27  | 27  | Ret  | 29  | 18  | Ret  |  |  |  |  | 0
46  |  Richard Campollo  | 42†  | 29  | 20  | 19  | 30†  | NC  | 22  | 32  | DNQ  | DNQ  | 33†  | 22  | 25  | Ret  | 0
47  |  Miguel Otegui J | Ret  | Ret  | 33  | 26  | 19  | 30  | Ret  | 33  | Ret  | Ret  | 29  | 25  | Ret  | 22  | 0
48  |  Pablo Montilla  | 37  | Ret  | 32  | 21  | 22  | Ret  | 26  | 34  | Ret  | 26  | Ret  | 26  | Ret  | 23  | 0
49  |  Juan Esteban Jacobo J | 30  | Ret  | 34  | 32  | 28  | 28  | 27  | 35  | DNQ  | DNQ  | 23  | 28  | 21  | 25  | 0
50  |  Vinicius Sammarone  | Ret  | 28  |  |  |  |  | 23  | 30  |  |  | 32†  | 21  |  |  | 0
51  |  Mateusz Adamski J | 29  | 26  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
52  |  Luís Santos  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 28  | 27  |  |  | 0
53  |  Marcelo Conchado  | 35  | 31  | 40  | 33  |  |  |  |  | DNQ  | 30  | 31  | Ret  | 27  | Ret  | 0
54  |  Nelson Lukes  | 27  | Ret  | Ret  | 31  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
55  |  Jakub Knoll J | Ret  | 30  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
56  |  Dino Butorac  | 38  | Ret  | 41  | 35  | DNQ  | DNQ  | Ret  | 36  | DNQ  | DNQ  |  |  | DNQ  | DNQ  | 0
Pos  | Driver  | SPA
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† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

* ^1 Christopher Zanella race as guest driver with Race Performance at the Hungaroring.

### Teams

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Pos  | Team  | Points

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1  |  SG Formula | 259
2  |  Motopark Academy | 220
3  |  Epsilon Euskadi 2 | 143
4  |  SG Drivers Project | 60
5  |  Jenzer Motorsport | 50
6  |  BVM Minardi Team  | 54
7  |  Fortec Competition | 53
8  |  Epsilon Sport | 44
9  |  Hitech Junior Team | 16
10  |  MP Motorsport | 15
11  |  TCS Racing  | 11
12  |  Fortec Motorsport | 11
13  |  Team Motopark | 10
14  |  Prema Powerteam | 4
15  |  Hitech Junior Racing | 3
16  |  Epsilon Euskadi 1 | 2

## References

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1. ^ "Race Calendar: Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup - Season 2008". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
2. ^ "Entrylist: Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup — Season 2008". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 17 March 2012.

## External links

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