2008 World Touring Car Championship

Motorsport contest

2008 World Touring Car Championship

World Drivers' Champion:
Yvan Muller
World Manufacturers' Champion:
SEAT

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The 2008 World Touring Car Championship was a motor racing competition for Super 2000 Cars and Diesel 2000 Cars. Organised by the FIA, it comprised the FIA World Touring Car Championship for Drivers and the FIA World Touring Car Championship for Manufacturers.[1] The championship began on 2 March, and ended on 16 November, after twenty-four races. It was the fifth World Touring Car Championship and the fourth since its 2005 return.

Frenchman Yvan Muller won the Drivers title by 26 points from SEAT team-mate Gabriele Tarquini, with Chevrolet's Robert Huff finishing third just a point behind Tarquini. The Manufacturers Championship was awarded to SEAT.

## Teams and drivers

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Yvan Muller (front) and SEAT won the 2008 championships, succeeding Andy Priaulx (behind) and BMW. Andy Priaulx, BMW 320si, 2008 WTCC round, Brands Hatch Alain Menu, Chevrolet Lacetti, 2008 WTCC round, Brands Hatch Gabriele Tarquini, SEAT León TDI, 2008 WTCC round, Brands Hatch James Thompson, Honda Accord Euro R, 2008 WTCC round, Imola Tom Coronel, SEAT León TFSI, 2008 WTCC round, Okayama Jaap van Lagen, Lada 110 2.0, 2008 WTCC round, Brands Hatch

The full season entry list.[2]

Team  | Car  | No.  | Drivers  | Rounds

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Manufacturer Teams
BMW Team UK | BMW 320si | 1  |  Andy Priaulx | All
BMW Team Germany | 2  |  Jörg Müller | All
3  |  Augusto Farfus Jr. | All
BMW Team Italy-Spain | 4  |  Alessandro Zanardi | All
5  |  Félix Porteiro | All
Chevrolet RML | Chevrolet Lacetti | 6  |  Nicola Larini | All
7  |  Robert Huff | All
8  |  Alain Menu | All
SEAT Sport | SEAT León TDI | 9  |  Jordi Gené | All
10  |  Rickard Rydell | All
11  |  Gabriele Tarquini | All
12  |  Yvan Muller | All
N.technology | Honda Accord Euro R | 15  |  James Thompson | 3–12
SEAT Sport | SEAT León TDI | 18  |  Tiago Monteiro | All
SUNRED Engineering | SEAT León | 20  |  Tom Coronel | All
SEAT Sport | SEAT León | 21  |  José Manuel Pérez-Aicart | 3
Yokohama Trophy
Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport | BMW 320si | 13  |  Ibrahim Okyay | All
Wiechers-Sport | BMW 320si | 16  |  Olivier Tielemans | 1–3, 5–6, 8
SUNRED Engineering | SEAT León | 22  |  Michal Matejovský | 5
Exagon Engineering | SEAT León | 23  |  Pierre-Yves Corthals | 1–10
Scuderia Proteam Motorsport | BMW 320si | 26  |  Stefano D'Aste | 1–11
Russian Bears Motorsport | Lada 110 2.0 | 27  |  Kirill Ladygin | 9–12
28  |  Viktor Shapovalov | 3–12
29  |  Jaap van Lagen | 3–12
Scuderia Proteam Motorsport | BMW 320si | 31  |  Sergio Hernández | All
SUNRED Engineering | SEAT León | 32  |  Oscar Nogués | 4
Wiechers-Sport | BMW 320si | 33  |  Laurent Cazenave | 4
Liqui Moly Team Engstler | BMW 320si | 42  |  Franz Engstler | All
43  |  Andrey Romanov | 1–6, 8–12
Petrol GT Racing Team | BMW 320si | 45  |  Georgi Tanev | 8–10
Scuderia Proteam Motorsport | 12
Wiechers-Sport | BMW 320si | 49  |  Duncan Huisman | 8
Golden Motors | Honda Accord Euro R | 54  |  Aleksandr Lvov | 3, 5
55  |  Andrey Smetsky | 3, 5
Poulsen Motorsport | BMW 320si | 60  |  Kristian Poulsen | 6–8
Wiechers-Sport | 10
Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport | BMW 320si | 62  |  Aytaç Biter | 7–8
SUNRED Engineering | SEAT León | 75  |  Norbert Michelisz | 11
76  |  Lourenço Beirão da Veiga | 7
77  |  Tom Boardman | 6
78  |  Marin Čolak | 8
79  |  Duarte Félix da Costa | 10
Asian Wild Card Entries
Wiechers-Sport | BMW 320si | 17  |  Takayuki Aoki | 10–12
N.technology | Honda Accord Euro R | 66  |  André Couto | 12
Thunder Asia Racing | BMW 320si | 69  |  Melvin Choo | 11–12
N.technology | Honda Accord Euro R | 72  |  Yukinori Taniguchi | 10–11
Chevrolet RML | Chevrolet Lacetti | 80  |  Manabu Orido | 10–12
Liqui Moly Team Engstler | BMW 320i | 81  |  Masaki Kano | 11–12
Wiechers-Sport | BMW 320si | 88  |  Matthew Marsh | 11–12
Guest Drivers
Volvo Olsbergs Green Racing | Volvo C30 | 63  |  Robert Dahlgren | 7

Note: Macau-based RPM Racing Team had planned to race one Toyota Altezza and one Honda Civic Type-R for Macanese drivers Lei Kit Meng and Jo Rosa Merszei in the final races in Macau.[3] Although car numbers were allocated to them (#64 for Meng (Toyota Altezza) and #65 for Merszei (Honda Civic)), the FIA Touring Car Bureau rejected the entries because neither of these cars had been homologated by the FIA.[4]

### Driver changes

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Driver changes from the 2007 World Touring Car Championship were:

Changed Teams

* Olivier Tielemans: N-Technology → Wiechers-Sport
* Tom Coronel: GR Asia → SUNRED Engineering
* Stefano D'Aste: Wiechers-Sport → Scuderia Proteam Motorsport

Entering WTCC including those who entered one-off rounds in 2007

* Rickard Rydell: No full-time drive → SEAT Sport
* Ibrahim Okyay: Turkish Touring Car Championship → Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport
* Viktor Shapovalov: Dutch Supercar Challenge → Russian Bears Motorsport
* Jaap van Lagen: Porsche Supercup → Russian Bears Motorsport
* Franz Engstler: Asian Touring Car Series → Liqui Moly Team Engstler
* Andrey Romanov: Asian Touring Car Series → Liqui Moly Team Engstler

Leaving WTCC

* Michel Jourdain Jr.: SEAT Sport → No full-time drive
* Roberto Colciago: SEAT Sport Italia → Italian Endurance Touring Championship
* Emmet O'Brien: GR Asia → Danish Touring Car Championship
* Maurizio Ceresoli: GR Asia → No full-time drive
* Luca Rangoni: Scuderia Proteam Motorsport → Porsche Carrera Cup Italy
* Miguel Freitas: Racing for Belgium → SEAT León Supercopa Spain

## Calendar

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A provisional calendar was released in November, 2007.[5][6]

Sweden was to be included in the calendar for 21 September but the FIA confirmed on 3 May 2008 that the Swedish round at the Scandinavian Raceway was replaced by an Italy round at the revamped Imola Circuit.[7]

Round  | Race Name  | Track  | Date

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1  | R1  | HSBC Race of Brazil |  Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba | 2 March

2  | R3  | Telmex Race of Mexico |  Autódromo Miguel E. Abed | 6 April

3  | R5  | Monroe Race of Spain |  Circuit Ricardo Tormo | 18 May

4  | R7  | Courtyard Race of France |  Circuit de Pau Ville | 1 June

5  | R9  | Stihl Race of the Czech Republic |  Masaryk Circuit | 15 June
R10
6  | R11  | Race of Turismo de Portugal |  Autódromo do Estoril | 13 July
R12
7  | R13  | Courtyard Race of UK |  Brands Hatch | 27 July
R14
8  | R15  | Atari Race of Germany |  Motorsport Arena Oschersleben | 31 August
R16
9  | R17  | Courtyard Race of Europe |  Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 21 September
R18
10  | R19  | Monroe Race of Italy |  Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 5 October
R20
11  | R21  | Race Pro of Japan |  Okayama International Circuit | 26 October
R22
12  | R23  | Canon Race of Macau |  Guia Circuit | 16 November
R24

## Results and standings

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### Races

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Race  | Race Name  | Pole Position  | Fastest lap  | Winning driver  | Winning team  | Winning independent  | Report

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1  |  Race of Brazil |  Yvan Muller |  Andy Priaulx |  Yvan Muller |  SEAT Sport |  Olivier Tielemans | Report
2  |  |  Augusto Farfus |  Gabriele Tarquini |  SEAT Sport |  Olivier Tielemans
3  |  Race of Mexico |  Jordi Gené |  Tiago Monteiro |  Jordi Gené |  SEAT Sport |  Pierre-Yves Corthals | Report
4  |  |  Yvan Muller |  Tiago Monteiro |  SEAT Sport |  Pierre-Yves Corthals
5  |  Race of Spain |  Yvan Muller |  Jörg Müller |  Robert Huff |  Chevrolet RML |  Stefano D'Aste | Report
6  |  |  Alain Menu |  Alain Menu |  Chevrolet RML |  Sergio Hernández
7  |  Race of France |  Augusto Farfus |  Augusto Farfus |  Augusto Farfus |  BMW Team Germany |  Laurent Cazenave | Report
8  |  |  Rickard Rydell |  Andy Priaulx |  BMW Team UK |  Stefano D'Aste
9  |  Race of the Czech Republic |  Alessandro Zanardi |  Félix Porteiro |  Alessandro Zanardi |  BMW Team Italy-Spain |  Sergio Hernández | Report
10  |  |  Alessandro Zanardi |  Gabriele Tarquini |  SEAT Sport |  Sergio Hernández
11  |  Race of Portugal |  Nicola Larini |  Nicola Larini |  Rickard Rydell |  SEAT Sport |  Pierre-Yves Corthals | Report
12  |  |  Nicola Larini |  Tiago Monteiro |  SEAT Sport |  Sergio Hernández
13  |  Race of UK |  Augusto Farfus |  Robert Huff |  Jörg Müller |  BMW Team Germany |  Stefano D'Aste | Report
14  |  |  Augusto Farfus |  Alain Menu |  Chevrolet RML |  Stefano D'Aste
15  |  Race of Germany |  Robert Huff |  Augusto Farfus |  Augusto Farfus |  BMW Team Germany |  Stefano D'Aste | Report
16  |  |  Augusto Farfus |  Félix Porteiro |  BMW Team Italy-Spain |  Sergio Hernández
17  |  Race of Europe |  Rickard Rydell |  James Thompson |  Yvan Muller |  SEAT Sport |  Sergio Hernández | Report
18  |  |  Tiago Monteiro |  James Thompson |  N.Technology |  Sergio Hernández
19  |  Race of Italy |  Yvan Muller |  Andy Priaulx |  Yvan Muller |  SEAT Sport |  Pierre-Yves Corthals | Report
20  |  |  Alain Menu |  Gabriele Tarquini |  SEAT Sport |  Sergio Hernández
21  |  Race of Japan |  Augusto Farfus |  Jörg Müller |  Rickard Rydell |  SEAT Sport |  Stefano D'Aste | Report
22  |  |  James Thompson |  Tom Coronel |  SUNRED Racing |  Sergio Hernández
23  |  Guia Race of Macau |  Alain Menu |  Andy Priaulx |  Alain Menu |  Chevrolet RML |  Sergio Hernández | Report
24  |  |  Augusto Farfus |  Robert Huff |  Chevrolet RML |  Franz Engstler

## Championship standings

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Points system

1st |  2nd |  3rd |  4th |  5th |  6th |  7th |  8th
10  | 8  | 6  | 5  | 4  | 3  | 2  | 1

### Drivers' Championship

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The final standings in the 2008 FIA World Touring Car Championship for Drivers were :

| Pos  | Driver  | BRA
| MEX
| ESP
| FRA
| CZE
| POR
| UK
| GER
| EUR
| ITA
| JPN
| MAC
|  Pts

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1  |  Yvan Muller | 1 | 5  | 6  | 4 | 4 | 8  | 2  | 7  | 8  | 5 | 3  | 2  | 2  | 11  | 11  | 8  | 1  | 5  | 1 | 4  | 7  | 6  | 3  | 2  | 114
2  |  Gabriele Tarquini | 5  | 1  | 5  | 3  | 2  | 5  | 5  | 4  | 6  | 1  | 13  | 11  | 7  | 5  | 24  | 16  | 5  | Ret  | 2  | 1  | 10  | Ret  | 7  | 12†  | 88
3  |  Robert Huff | Ret  | Ret  | 9  | 9  | 1  | 2  | 4  | 5  | 9  | DSQ  | 4  | 5  | 21 | 10  | 2 | 3  | 4  | 3  | 6  | 26†  | 4  | 5  | 5  | 1  | 87
4  |  Andy Priaulx | 4 | 2  | 10  | 8  | 7  | 3  | 8  | 1 | 14  | 8  | 6  | 3  | 3  | Ret  | Ret  | 5  | 11  | 7  | 3 | 25†  | 3  | 22†  | 2 | 3  | 81
5  |  Rickard Rydell | 2  | 7  | 2  | 2  | 10  | 7  | 6  | 3 | 10  | 17  | 1  | 8  | 11  | 9  | 6  | 20  | 2 | 6  | 16  | 9  | 1  | 9  | Ret  | 4  | 77
6  |  Augusto Farfus | DSQ  | 6 | 11  | 10  | Ret  | 20  | 1 | 6  | 4  | 3  | Ret  | 10  | Ret | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7  | 8  | Ret  | 8  | 6 | 2  | 4  | 11†  | 63
7  |  Jörg Müller | 3  | 4  | 14  | 12  | 5 | 4  | 9  | 13  | 5  | 7  | 9  | 7  | 1  | 4  | 26  | 9  | 8  | 2 | 9  | 10  | 2 | Ret  | 10  | Ret  | 60
8  |  Jordi Gené | 11  | 8  | 1 | 5  | 3  | 6  | 3  | 19  | 13  | 14  | 5  | 9  | 9  | Ret  | 5  | 4  | 17  | 17  | 7  | 2  | 11  | 10  | 6  | Ret  | 56
9  |  Alain Menu | Ret  | 10  | 8  | 7 | 8  | 1 | 10  | Ret  | 3  | 6  | 11  | 14  | 8  | 1 | 3  | Ret  | Ret  | 12  | 11  | 5 | Ret  | 13  | 1 | 13†  | 54
10  |  Félix Porteiro | 6  | 3  | 16  | 20†  | 22  | 10  | 15  | 12  | 2 | 4  | 8  | 4 | 6  | 2  | 8  | 1 | 10  | Ret  | NC  | 12  | Ret  | 8  | 14  | DNS  | 51
11  |  Nicola Larini | Ret  | 12  | 3  | Ret  | 6  | 9  | 7  | 2  | 11  | 11  | 2 | 6 | 23  | 12  | Ret  | 11  | 6  | 4  | 5  | 3  | 16  | 12  | 9  | Ret  | 48
12  |  Tiago Monteiro | 17  | 13  | 7 | 1  | 18  | Ret  | 13  | 10  | 12  | 10  | 7  | 1  | 16  | 15  | 4  | Ret  | 13  | 11 | 4  | 6  | 5  | 7  | 11  | Ret  | 43
13  |  Alessandro Zanardi | 15  | 11  | 15  | 11  | 12  | 18  | 12  | 11  | 1 | 2 | 20  | 13  | 4  | 3  | 12  | 19  | 12  | 9  | 8  | 7 | 13  | Ret  | 23†  | 5  | 36
14  |  Tom Coronel | 7  | 9 | 4  | 6  | 9  | DNS  | 14  | 9  | 18  | 12  | 10  | 12  | 5  | 22  | 7  | 2  | 15  | 15  | 10  | 24†  | 8  | 1 | 22†  | Ret  | 35
15  |  James Thompson |  |  |  |  | 11  | 11  | 11  | 8  | 7  | 9  | DNS  | DNS  | 10  | 14  | 15  | Ret  | 3 | 1  | Ret  | 11  | 17  | 4 | 8  | 14†  | 25
16  |  Sergio Hernández | 14†  | 15  | 17  | 15  | 23  | 12  | 17  | 17  | 15  | 13  | Ret  | 15  | 13  | 8  | 10  | 7  | 9  | 10  | 14  | 13  | 12  | 3  | 12  | Ret  | 9
17  |  Franz Engstler | 10  | 17  | 18  | 16  | 17  | 17  | 19  | 15  | 16  | 23†  | 18  | 18  | 17  | 13  | Ret  | 15  | 16  | 14  | 13  | 16  | 14  | 11  | 15  | 6  | 3
18  |  Stefano D'Aste | 9  | 16  | 13  | 14  | 14  | 15  | 18  | 14  | 25†  | 21  | 19  | 16  | 12  | 7  | 9  | 13  | 18  | 16  | 24  | 14  | 9  | 23†  |  |  | 2
19  |  Manabu Orido |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15  | 17  | Ret  | 18  | 16  | 7  | 2
20  |  Olivier Tielemans | 8  | 14  | 19  | 17  | 15  | Ret  |  |  | 19  | Ret  | Ret  | DNS  |  |  | 22  | 18  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
21  |  Matthew Marsh |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21  | 14  | 17  | 8  | 1
—  |  Andrey Romanov | 12  | 19  | 20  | 18  | 16  | Ret  | 20  | 20  | 20  | 16  | 16  | 20  |  |  | 17  | Ret  | 20  | 20  | 18  | Ret  | 22  | 15  | 20  | 9  | 0
—  |  Ibrahim Okyay | 16  | 20  | 21  | 19  | 24  | 19  | Ret  | Ret  | Ret  | 19  | 17  | 23  | 18  | Ret  | 19  | Ret  | Ret  | 21  | 19  | 21  | Ret  | DNS  | 18  | 10  | 0
—  |  Duncan Huisman |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16  | 10  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
—  |  Pierre-Yves Corthals | 13  | 18  | 12  | 13  | Ret  | 13  | Ret  | 21  | 17  | 15  | 12  | 19  | 14  | 16  | 25†  | 12  | 14  | 13  | 12  | Ret  |  |  |  |  | 0
—  |  José Manuel Pérez-Aicart |  |  |  |  | 13  | 14  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
—  |  Marin Čolak |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13  | 17  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
—  |  André Couto |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13  | Ret  | 0
—  |  Kristian Poulsen |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14  | 22  | 15  | 17  | 18  | 14  |  |  | 23†  | 15  |  |  |  |  | 0
—  |  Jaap van Lagen |  |  |  |  | Ret  | Ret  | 21  | 18  | 21  | Ret  | 15  | 21  | DNS  | 18  | 14  | 22  | 19  | 18  | Ret  | 19  | 18  | 17  | 21  | Ret  | 0
—  |  Takayuki Aoki |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17  | Ret  | 15  | Ret  | Ret  | 15†  | 0
—  |  Aleksandr Lvov |  |  |  |  | 19  | 16  |  |  | 23  | 20  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
—  |  Laurent Cazenave |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16  | Ret  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
—  |  Norbert Michelisz |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Ret  | 16  |  |  | 0
—  |  Oscar Nogués |  |  |  |  |  |  | Ret  | 16  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
—  |  Tom Boardman |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Ret  | 17  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
—  |  Georgi Tanev |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21  | 21  | 21  | 19  | 20  | 18  |  |  | 19  | Ret  | 0
—  |  Viktor Shapovalov |  |  |  |  | 20  | Ret  | DNQ  | DNQ  | Ret  | 18  | Ret  | 24  | 19  | 20  | 20  | 23  | Ret  | DNS  | Ret  | 22  | DNS  | DNS  | DNS  | DNS  | 0
—  |  Yukinori Taniguchi |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21  | Ret  | 20  | 19  |  |  | 0
—  |  Lourenço Beirão da Veiga |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20  | 19  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
—  |  Kirill Ladygin |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Ret  | 22  | 22  | 23  | 19  | Ret  | Ret  | Ret  | 0
—  |  Melvin Choo |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23  | 20  | Ret  | Ret  | 0
—  |  Duarte Félix Da Costa |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Ret  | 20  |  |  |  |  | 0
—  |  Andrey Smetsky |  |  |  |  | 21  | 21  |  |  | 24  | 22  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
—  |  Aytaç Biter |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22  | 21  | 23  | 24  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
—  |  Masaki Kano |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24  | 21  | Ret  | DNS  | 0
—  |  Michal Matejovský |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22  | Ret  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
guest drivers ineligible for points
—  |  Robert Dahlgren |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24†  | DNS  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | *
Pos  | Driver  | BRA
| MEX
| ESP
| FRA
| CZE
| POR
| UK
| GER
| EUR
| ITA
| JPN
| MAC
|  Pts
| Colour | Result

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Gold | Winner
Silver | Second place
Bronze | Third place
Green | Points finish
Blue | Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple | Retired (Ret)
Red | Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black | Disqualified (DSQ)
White | Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank  | Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Drivers' Championship points were awarded on a 10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 basis to the first eight finishers in each race.

### Manufacturers' Championship

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Pos  | Manufacturer  | BRA
| MEX
| ESP
| FRA
| CZE
| POR
| UK
| GER
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1  |  SEAT | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 5  | 2  | 3  | 6  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 5  | 4  | 2  | 1  | 5  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 2  | 326
2  | 5  | 2  | 2  | 3  | 6  | 3  | 4  | 8  | 5  | 3  | 2  | 5  | 9  | 5  | 4  | 2  | 6  | 2  | 2  | 5  | 6  | 6  | 4
2  |  BMW | 3  | 2  | 10  | 8  | 5  | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 6  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 7  | 2  | 3  | 7  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 3  | 274
4  | 3  | 11  | 10  | 7  | 4  | 8  | 6  | 2  | 3  | 8  | 4  | 3  | 3  | 8  | 5  | 8  | 7  | 8  | 8  | 3  | 3  | 4  | 5
3  |  Chevrolet | Ret  | 10  | 3  | 7  | 1  | 1  | 4  | 2  | 3  | 6  | 2  | 5  | 8  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 3  | 5  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 1  | 1  | 238
Ret  | 12  | 8  | 9  | 6  | 2  | 7  | 5  | 9  | 11  | 4  | 6  | 21  | 10  | 3  | 11  | 6  | 4  | 6  | 5  | 16  | 12  | 5  | 13
4  |  Honda |  |  |  |  | 11  | 11  | 11  | 8  | 7  | 9  | DNS  | DNS  | 10  | 14  | 15  | Ret  | 3  | 1  | 21  | 11  | 17  | 4  | 8  | 14  | 60
|  |  |  | 19  | 16  |  |  | 23  | 20  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Ret  | Ret  | 20  | 19  | 13  | Ret
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| MEX
| ESP
| FRA
| CZE
| POR
| UK
| GER
| EUR
| ITA
| JPN
| MAC
|  Pts

Manufacturers' Championship points were awarded on a 10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 basis to the first eight finishers in each race. However, only the results of the best two cars for each manufacturer were taken into account.

### Yokohama Independents' Trophy

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Championship promoter KSO (Kigema Sport Organisation Ltd) organised the Yokohama Independents’ Trophies within the 2008 FIA World Touring Car Championship.[8]

Eligibility for the Independent Drivers’ Trophy was exclusively decided by KSO, taking into consideration the Team’s CV and records, the Driver’s CV and records and the Car’s technical characteristics.[8]

Pos  | Driver  | BRA
| MEX
| ESP
| FRA
| CZE
| POR
| UK
| GER
| EUR
| ITA
| JPN
| MAC
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1  |  Sergio Hernández | 14†  | 15  | 17  | 15  | 23 | 12  | 17 | 17  | 15 | 13 | Ret | 15 | 13 | 8 | 10  | 7  | 9 | 10 | 14  | 13  | 12 | 3 | 12 | Ret | 186
2  |  Franz Engstler | 10  | 17  | 18  | 16  | 17  | 17  | 19  | 15  | 16  | 23†  | 18  | 18  | 17  | 13  | Ret  | 15 | 16  | 14  | 13  | 16  | 14  | 11  | 15  | 6 | 149
3  |  Stefano D'Aste | 9  | 16  | 13  | 14  | 14 | 15 | 18  | 14  | 25†  | 21  | 19 | 16  | 12 | 7 | 9  | 13 | 18  | 16  | 24 | 14 | 9 | 23†  |  |  | 137
4  |  Pierre-Yves Corthals | 13 | 18  | 12 | 13 | Ret  | 13 | Ret  | 21  | 17  | 15  | 12  | 19 | 14  | 16  | 25†  | 12  | 14  | 13  | 12 | Ret |  |  |  |  | 112
5  |  Andrei Romanov | 12  | 19  | 20  | 18  | 16  | Ret  | 20  | 20  | 20 | 16  | 16  | 20  |  |  | 17  | Ret  | 20  | 20  | 18  | Ret  | 22  | 15  | 20  | 9  | 83
6  |  Ibrahim Okyay | 16  | 20  | 21  | 19  | 24  | 19  | Ret  | Ret  | Ret  | 19  | 17  | 23  | 18  | Ret  | 19  | Ret  | Ret  | 21  | 19  | 21  | Ret  | DNS  | 18  | 10  | 51
7  |  Olivier Tielemans | 8  | 14 | 19  | 17  | 15  | Ret  |  |  | 19  | Ret  | Ret  | DNS  |  |  | 22  | 18  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 43
8  |  Jaap van Lagen |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15  | 21  | DNS  | 18  | 14  | 22  | 19  | 18  | Ret  | 19  | 18  | 17  | 21  | Ret  | 38
9  |  Matthew Marsh |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21  | 14  | 17  | 8  | 36
10  |  Kristian Poulsen |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14  | 22  | 15  | 17  | 18  | 14  |  |  | 23†  | 15  |  |  |  |  | 32
11  |  Georgi Tanev |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21  | 21  | 21  | 19  | 20  | 18  |  |  | 19  | Ret  | 20
12  |  Takayuki Aoki |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17  | Ret  | 15  | Ret  | Ret  | 15†  | 18
13  |  Aleksandr Lvov |  |  |  |  | 19  | 16  |  |  | 23  | 20  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15
14  |  Laurent Cazenave |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16  | Ret |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10
15  |  Marin Čolak |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13  | 17  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9
16  |  Andrey Smetsky |  |  |  |  | 21  | 21  |  |  | 24  | 22  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8
17  |  Oscar Nogués |  |  |  |  |  |  | Ret | 16 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6
18  |  Tom Boardman |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Ret  | 17  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6
19  |  Norbert Michelisz |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Ret  | 16  |  |  | 4
20  |  Kirill Ladygin |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Ret  | 22  | 22  | 23  | 19  | Ret  | Ret  | Ret  | 4
21  |  Viktor Shapovalov |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Ret  | 24  | 19  | 20  | 20  | 23  | Ret  | DNS  | Ret  | 22  | DNS  | DNS  | DNS  | DNS  | 4
22  |  Michal Matějovský |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22  | Ret  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3
23  |  Lourenço Beirão da Veiga |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20  | 19  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3
24  |  Duarte Félix da Costa |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Ret  | 20  |  |  |  |  | 2
25  |  Melvin Choo |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23  | 20  | Ret  | Ret  | 2
26  |  Masaki Kano |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24  | 21  | Ret  | DNS  | 1
—  |  Aytaç Biter |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22  | 21  | 23  | 24  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
Pos  | Driver  | BRA
| MEX
| ESP
| FRA
| CZE
| POR
| UK
| GER
| EUR
| ITA
| JPN
| MAC
|  Pts

The Yokohama Independents' Trophy used a similar system to the Drivers’ Championship, however double points are awarded at Macau.[8]

### Yokohama Teams' Trophy

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Pos  | Team  | BRA
| MEX
| ESP
| FRA
| CZE
| POR
| UK
| GER
| EUR
| ITA
| JPN
| MAC
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1  |  Scuderia Proteam Motorsport | 9  | 15  | 13  | 14  | 14  | 12  | 17  | 14  | 15  | 13  | 19  | 15  | 12  | 7  | 9  | 7  | 9  | 10  | 14  | 13  | 9  | 3  | 12  | Ret  | 334
14†  | 16  | 17  | 15  | 23  | 15  | 18  | 17  | 25†  | 21  | Ret  | 16  | 13  | 8  | 10  | 13  | 18  | 16  | 24  | 14  | 12  | 23†  | 19  | Ret
2  |  Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 10  | 17  | 18  | 16  | 16  | 17  | 19  | 15  | 16  | 16  | 16  | 18  | 17  | 13  | 17  | 15  | 16  | 14  | 13  | 16  | 14  | 11  | 15  | 6  | 228
12  | 19  | 20  | 18  | 17  | Ret  | 20  | 20  | 20  | 23†  | 18  | 20  |  |  | Ret  | Ret  | 20  | 20  | 18  | Ret  | 22  | 15  | 20  | 9
3  |  Exagon Engineering | 13  | 18  | 12  | 13  | Ret  | 13  | Ret  | 21  | 17  | 15  | 12  | 19  | 14  | 16  | 25†  | 12  | 14  | 13  | 12  | Ret  |  |  |  |  | 112
4  |  Wiechers-Sport | 8  | 14  | 19  | 17  | 15  | Ret  | 16  | Ret  | 19  | Ret  | Ret  | DNS  |  |  | 22  | 18  |  |  | 17  | 15  | 15  | 14  | 17  | 8  | 105
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23†  | Ret  | 21  | Ret  | Ret  | 15†
5  |  Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport | 16  | 20  | 21  | 19  | 24  | 19  | Ret  | Ret  | Ret  | 19  | 17  | 23  | 18  | 21  | 19  | 24  | Ret  | 21  | 19  | 21  | Ret  | DNS  | 18  | 10  | 51
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22  | Ret  | 23  | Ret  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
6  |  Russian Bears Motorsport |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15  | 21  | 19  | 18  | 14  | 22  | 19  | 18  | 22  | 19  | 18  | 17  | 21  | Ret  | 46
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Ret  | 24  | DNS  | 20  | 20  | 23  | Ret  | 22  | Ret  | 22  | 19  | Ret  | Ret  | Ret
7  |  SUNRED Engineering |  |  |  |  |  |  | Ret  | 16  | 22  | Ret  | Ret  | 17  | 20  | 19  | 13  | 17  |  |  | Ret  | 20  | Ret  | 16  |  |  | 33
8  |  Poulsen Motorsport |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14  | 22  | 15  | 17  | 18  | 14  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26
9  |  Golden Motors |  |  |  |  | 19  | 16  |  |  | 23  | 20  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23
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10  |  Petrol GT Racing Team |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21  | 21  | 21  | 19  | 20  | 18  |  |  |  |  | 12
11  |  Thunder Asia Racing |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23  | 20  | Ret  | Ret  | 2
Pos  | Team  | BRA
| MEX
| ESP
| FRA
| CZE
| POR
| UK
| GER
| EUR
| ITA
| JPN
| MAC
|  Pts

All the teams taking part in any of the rounds of the 2008 FIA World Touring Car Championship were eligible to score points for the Yokohama Teams' Trophy.[8] Points were awarded to the two best classified cars of each team, providing they were driven by Independent drivers.[8] All other cars of that same team were considered invisible as far as scoring points was concerned.[8]

## References

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1. ^ 2008 WTCC Regulations Archived 2008-09-11 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from www.wtcc.com on 7 September 2008
2. ^ "2008 Entry List". Archived from the original on 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2008-02-21.
3. ^ "MACANESE TEAM JOIN FOR HOME RACE". World Touring Car Championship official website. 2008-11-03. Archived from the original on November 13, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-07.
4. ^ "FIA BUREAU REJECT RPM ENTRIES". World Touring Car Championship official website. 2008-11-06. Archived from the original on November 12, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-07.
5. ^ "2008 FIA WTCC Calendar Approved". Archived from the original on 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2007-11-18.
6. ^ "WTCC Calendar Approved by WMSC". Archived from the original on 2008-11-13. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
7. ^ "Imola to replace Anderstorp". fiawtcc.com. 2008-05-03. Archived from the original on November 14, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-03.
8. ^ a b c d e f Yokohama Independents’ Trophies Regulations - FIA World Touring Car Championship (2008)

## External links

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