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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![]() | 06 | ![]() | All |
07 | ![]() | All | |
09 | ![]() | 2 | |
10 | ![]() | All | |
18 | ![]() | All | |
27 | ![]() | All | |
36 | ![]() | 1 | |
50 | ![]() | 2-4 | |
69 | ![]() | All | |
90 | ![]() | 2-4 | |
96 | ![]() | 3-4 | |
![]() | 08 | ![]() | All |
80 | ![]() | 1 | |
![]() | 2 | ||
![]() | 3 | ||
![]() | 4 | ||
![]() | 17 | ![]() | All |
71 | ![]() | All | |
![]() | 20 | ![]() | All |
85 | ![]() | All | |
![]() | 21 | ![]() | 1-2 |
![]() | 3 |
Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Report | |
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NC | R1 | ![]() (International Circuit) | January 25 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Report |
R2 | January 26 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
1 | R1 | ![]() | February 16 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Report |
R2 | February 17 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
2 | R1 | ![]() | March 22 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Report |
R2 | March 23 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
3 | R1 | ![]() | April 5 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Report |
R2 | April 6 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
4 | R1 | ![]() (Grand Prix Circuit) | April 11 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Report |
R2 | April 12 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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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Notes:
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