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The 2008 European Drift Championship season is the second season of the European Drift Championship. The championship was won by Ben Broke-Smith.
| 2008 Japanese Used Cars European Drift Championship Driver | Car | Number | Team/ Major Sponsor | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Castle | Nissan 200sx S14a | 1 | Abbey Motorsport/ Autoglym |  |
| Mark Luney | Nissan 350z | 2 | SVA Imports |  |
| Mark Johnston | Nissan Silvia S13 (TBA) | 3 | Weston Performance | |
| Ben Broke-Smith | Toyota Chaser JZX81 | 4 | Driftworks | |
| Maciej Polody | Nissan 200sx S14a | 5 | Polody Performance |  |
| Tony Green | TBA (AE86?) | 6 | TBA |  |
| James Grimsey | Nissan 180sx/ Nissan Laurel/ TBA | 7 | GBH Motorsport | |
| Phil Morrison | Nissan Silvia S15 (2JZ Powers) | 8 | Driftworks | |
| Chris Parry | Toyota Sprinter Trueno | 9 | (Major Sponsors = Driftworks, Angelworks, VEMS, Run Free, Japanese Used Cars.com) | |
| Tim Marshall | TBA Nissan Skyline R33 GTS with Chevy V8 | 10 | TBA | |
| Peter Barber | Mazda RX7 FD3S with N/A RX7 engine with RX8 internals | 14 | Swinton car insurance | |
| Ian Harrison | Nissan Skyline R32 | 15 | Harrison Motorsport | |
| Alan McCord | TBA (Nissan Silvia S15; possibly 2JZ engine) | 16 | Hi-Octane Imports | |
| Paul Smith | Nissan Silvia S15 | 17 | TBA | |
| Nobushige Kumakubo | Subaru Impreza GDB (RWD converted, ex D1GP) | TBA | Team Orange |  |
| Mark Coyne | Nissan 200sx S14 | TBA | TBA |  |
| Ian Coyne | Nissan 200sx S13 | TBA | TBA | |
| Scott Armstrong | Nissan Onevia S15.3 (S13 front, S15 chassis, supercharged RB30 engine) | TBA | Performance Parts & Services Ltd | |
| Kazuhiro Tanaka | Subaru Impreza GDB | TBA | Team Orange | |
More entrants will be added throughout the season including British Drift Championship Wildcard Entries. Round 2 wildcard - Mike Gaynor
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