2008 Speedcar Series

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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]

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Teams and drivers

All of the teams used the Speedcar V8 vehicle with tyres supplied by Michelin.

TeamNo.Driver nameRounds
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Speedcar Team06 Flag of Japan.svg Ukyo Katayama All
07 Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Johansson All
09 Flag of Malaysia.svg Alex Yoong 2
10 Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Morbidelli All
18 Flag of Indonesia.svg Ananda Mikola All
27 Flag of France.svg Jean Alesi All
36 Flag of Indonesia.svg Moreno Soeprapto 1
50 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marchy Lee 2-4
69 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Herbert All
90 Flag of Finland.svg JJ Lehto 2-4
96 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jacques Villeneuve 3-4
Flag of Germany.svg Phoenix Racing 08 Flag of Germany.svg Uwe Alzen All
80 Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Ludwig 1
Flag of Germany.svg Christian Danner 2
Flag of Germany.svg Heinz-Harald Frentzen 3
Flag of Portugal.svg Pedro Lamy 4
Flag of France.svg Team First Centreville 17 Flag of France.svg Fabien Giroix All
71 Flag of France.svg Nicolas Navarro All
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Union Properties20 Flag of France.svg David Terrien All
85 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Hasher Al Maktoum All
Flag of Italy.svg GPC Squadra Corse 21 Flag of Austria.svg Mathias Lauda 1-2
Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Ludwig 3

Calendar

RoundCircuitDatePole PositionFastest LapWinning DriverWinning TeamReport
NCR1 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Dubai Autodrome
(International Circuit)
January 25 Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Morbidelli Flag of France.svg David Terrien Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Morbidelli Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Speedcar Team Report
R2January 26 Flag of Germany.svg Uwe Alzen Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Morbidelli Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Speedcar Team
1R1 Flag of Indonesia.svg Sentul International Circuit February 16 Flag of Indonesia.svg Ananda Mikola Flag of Indonesia.svg Ananda Mikola Flag of France.svg Jean Alesi Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Speedcar Team Report
R2February 17 Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Morbidelli Flag of Germany.svg Uwe Alzen Flag of Germany.svg Phoenix Racing
2R1 Flag of Malaysia.svg Sepang International Circuit March 22 Flag of France.svg Jean Alesi Flag of France.svg Jean Alesi Flag of France.svg Jean Alesi Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Speedcar Team Report
R2March 23 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Herbert Flag of Germany.svg Uwe Alzen Flag of Germany.svg Phoenix Racing
3R1 Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain International Circuit April 5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Herbert Flag of France.svg Nicolas Navarro Flag of France.svg David Terrien Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Union Properties Report
R2April 6 Flag of Germany.svg Uwe Alzen Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Morbidelli Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Speedcar Team
4R1 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Dubai Autodrome
(Grand Prix Circuit)
April 11 Flag of France.svg Nicolas Navarro Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Herbert Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Herbert Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Speedcar Team Report
R2April 12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Herbert Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Herbert Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Speedcar Team

Championship Standings

Drivers

Points were awarded to the top eight classified finishers using the following structure:

Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th
Points108654321
PosDriver SEN
Flag of Indonesia.svg
SEP
Flag of Malaysia.svg
BHR
Flag of Bahrain.svg
DUB
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
Points
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Herbert 37245Ret1145
2 Flag of France.svg David Terrien 44821Ret2245
3 Flag of Germany.svg Uwe Alzen 5141DSQ241142
4 Flag of France.svg Jean Alesi 1213103RetRet40
5 Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Morbidelli 1113Dagger-14-plain.png95213433
6 Flag of France.svg Nicolas Navarro 61077376522
7 Flag of Austria.svg Mathias Lauda 253Ret18
8 Flag of Indonesia.svg Ananda Mikola 835RetRet5Ret717
9 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marchy Lee 14Ret4Ret5315
10 Flag of France.svg Fabien Giroix 1012RetDNSRet41068
11 Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Ludwig 76Ret68
12 Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Johansson 12Dagger-14-plain.png116698898
13 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Hasher Al Maktoum 991087Ret7125
14 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jacques Villeneuve 6Ret9Ret3
15 Flag of Japan.svg Ukyo Katayama 13815118Ret12Ret2
16 Flag of Finland.svg JJ Lehto 1210RetRet1181
17 Flag of Malaysia.svg Alex Yoong 1190
18 Flag of Germany.svg Heinz-Harald Frentzen 11Dagger-14-plain.png90
19 Flag of Portugal.svg Pedro Lamy 13100
20 Flag of Germany.svg Christian Danner 13120
Flag of Indonesia.svg Moreno Soeprapto RetRet0
PosDriver SEN
Flag of Indonesia.svg
SEP
Flag of Malaysia.svg
BHR
Flag of Bahrain.svg
DUB
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Notes:

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References

  1. "Johnny Herbert wins again to take first Speedcar title". AutoMobilSport.com. Retrieved 12 April 2008.