The 2008 Speedcar Series was the inaugural Speedcar Series championship. It consisted of four points-scoring race meetings, with a further non-championship round beforehand. The Drivers' Championship was won by Johnny Herbert. [1]
All of the teams used the Speedcar V8 vehicle with tyres supplied by Michelin.
Team | No. | Driver name | Rounds |
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Speedcar Team | 06 | Ukyo Katayama | All |
07 | Stefan Johansson | All | |
09 | Alex Yoong | 2 | |
10 | Gianni Morbidelli | All | |
18 | Ananda Mikola | All | |
27 | Jean Alesi | All | |
36 | Moreno Soeprapto | 1 | |
50 | Marchy Lee | 2-4 | |
69 | Johnny Herbert | All | |
90 | JJ Lehto | 2-4 | |
96 | Jacques Villeneuve | 3-4 | |
Phoenix Racing | 08 | Uwe Alzen | All |
80 | Klaus Ludwig | 1 | |
Christian Danner | 2 | ||
Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 3 | ||
Pedro Lamy | 4 | ||
Team First Centreville | 17 | Fabien Giroix | All |
71 | Nicolas Navarro | All | |
Union Properties | 20 | David Terrien | All |
85 | Hasher Al Maktoum | All | |
GPC Squadra Corse | 21 | Mathias Lauda | 1-2 |
Klaus Ludwig | 3 |
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Report | |
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NC | R1 | Dubai Autodrome (International Circuit) | January 25 | Gianni Morbidelli | David Terrien | Gianni Morbidelli | Speedcar Team | Report |
R2 | January 26 | Uwe Alzen | Gianni Morbidelli | Speedcar Team | ||||
1 | R1 | Sentul International Circuit | February 16 | Ananda Mikola | Ananda Mikola | Jean Alesi | Speedcar Team | Report |
R2 | February 17 | Gianni Morbidelli | Uwe Alzen | Phoenix Racing | ||||
2 | R1 | Sepang International Circuit | March 22 | Jean Alesi | Jean Alesi | Jean Alesi | Speedcar Team | Report |
R2 | March 23 | Johnny Herbert | Uwe Alzen | Phoenix Racing | ||||
3 | R1 | Bahrain International Circuit | April 5 | Johnny Herbert | Nicolas Navarro | David Terrien | Union Properties | Report |
R2 | April 6 | Uwe Alzen | Gianni Morbidelli | Speedcar Team | ||||
4 | R1 | Dubai Autodrome (Grand Prix Circuit) | April 11 | Nicolas Navarro | Johnny Herbert | Johnny Herbert | Speedcar Team | Report |
R2 | April 12 | Johnny Herbert | Johnny Herbert | Speedcar Team |
Points were awarded to the top eight classified finishers using the following structure:
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th |
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Points | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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