2008 World Touring Car Championship

Last updated April 12, 2024

The 2008 World Touring Car Championship season was the fifth World Touring Car Championship season, the fourth since its 2005 return. It began on 2 March, and ended on 16 November, after twenty-four races. The championship, which was open to Super 2000 Cars and Diesel 2000 Cars, was composed of the FIA World Touring Car Championship for Drivers and the FIA World Touring Car Championship for Manufacturers.^[1]

Teams and drivers

The full season entry list.^[2]

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Manufacturer Teams
BMW Team UK	BMW 320si	1	Andy Priaulx	All
BMW Team Germany		2	Jörg Müller	All
BMW Team Germany		3	Augusto Farfus Jr.	All
BMW Team Italy-Spain		4	Alessandro Zanardi	All
BMW Team Italy-Spain		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 TFSI	20	Tom Coronel	All
SEAT Sport	SEAT León TFSI	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 TFSI	22	Michal Matejovský	5
Exagon Engineering	SEAT León TFSI	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 TFSI	32	Oscar Nogués	4
Wiechers-Sport	BMW 320si	33	Laurent Cazenave	4
Liqui Moly Team Engstler	BMW 320si	42	Franz Engstler	All
Liqui Moly Team Engstler	BMW 320si	43	Andrey Romanov	1–6, 8–12
Petrol GT Racing Team	BMW 320si	45	Georgi Tanev	8–10
Scuderia Proteam Motorsport	BMW 320si	45	Georgi Tanev	12
Wiechers-Sport	BMW 320si	49	Duncan Huisman	8
Golden Motors	Honda Accord Euro R	54	Aleksandr Lvov	3, 5
Golden Motors	Honda Accord Euro R	55	Andrey Smetsky	3, 5
Poulsen Motorsport	BMW 320si	60	Kristian Poulsen	6–8
Wiechers-Sport	BMW 320si	60	Kristian Poulsen	10
Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport	BMW 320si	62	Aytaç Biter	7–8
SUNRED Engineering	SEAT León TFSI	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

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

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
1	R1	HSBC Race of Brazil	Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba	2 March
1	R2	HSBC Race of Brazil	Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba	2 March
2	R3	Telmex Race of Mexico	Autódromo Miguel E. Abed	6 April
2	R4	Telmex Race of Mexico	Autódromo Miguel E. Abed	6 April
3	R5	Monroe Race of Spain	Circuit Ricardo Tormo	18 May
3	R6	Monroe Race of Spain	Circuit Ricardo Tormo	18 May
4	R7	Courtyard Race of France	Circuit de Pau Ville	1 June
4	R8	Courtyard Race of France	Circuit de Pau Ville	1 June
5	R9	Stihl Race of the Czech Republic	Masaryk Circuit	15 June
5	R10	Stihl Race of the Czech Republic	Masaryk Circuit	15 June
6	R11	Race of Turismo de Portugal	Autódromo do Estoril	13 July
6	R12	Race of Turismo de Portugal	Autódromo do Estoril	13 July
7	R13	Courtyard Race of UK	Brands Hatch	27 July
7	R14	Courtyard Race of UK	Brands Hatch	27 July
8	R15	Atari Race of Germany	Motorsport Arena Oschersleben	31 August
8	R16	Atari Race of Germany	Motorsport Arena Oschersleben	31 August
9	R17	Courtyard Race of Europe	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	21 September
9	R18	Courtyard Race of Europe	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	21 September
10	R19	Monroe Race of Italy	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	5 October
10	R20	Monroe Race of Italy	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	5 October
11	R21	Race Pro of Japan	Okayama International Circuit	26 October
11	R22	Race Pro of Japan	Okayama International Circuit	26 October
12	R23	Canon Race of Macau	Guia Circuit	16 November
12	R24	Canon Race of Macau	Guia Circuit	16 November

Results and standings

Races

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

Championship standings

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

Drivers' Championship

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
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
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	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

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

Pos	Driver	BRA		MEX		ESP		FRA		CZE		POR		UK		GER		EUR		ITA		JPN		MAC		Pts
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 uses a similar system to the Drivers’ Championship, however double points are awarded at Macau.

Yokohama Teams' Trophy

Pos	Team	BRA		MEX		ESP		FRA		CZE		POR		UK		GER		EUR		ITA		JPN		MAC		Pts
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
1	Scuderia Proteam Motorsport	14†	16	17	15	23	15	18	17	25†	21	Ret	16	13	8	10	13	18	16	24	14	12	23†	19	Ret	334
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
2	Liqui Moly Team Engstler	12	19	20	18	17	Ret	20	20	20	23†	18	20			Ret	Ret	20	20	18	Ret	22	15	20	9	228
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
4	Wiechers-Sport																			23†	Ret	21	Ret	Ret	15†	105
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
5	Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport													22	Ret	23	Ret									51
6	Russian Bears Motorsport											15	21	19	18	14	22	19	18	22	19	18	17	21	Ret	46
6	Russian Bears Motorsport											Ret	24	DNS	20	20	23	Ret	22	Ret	22	19	Ret	Ret	Ret	46
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
9	Golden Motors					21	21			24	22															23
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. Points were awarded to the two best classified cars of each team, providing they were driven by Independent drivers. All other cars of that same team were considered invisible as far as scoring points was concerned.

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References

↑ 2008 WTCC Regulations Archived 2008-09-11 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from www.wtcc.com on 7 September 2008
↑ "2008 Entry List". Archived from the original on 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2008-02-21.
↑ "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.
↑ "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.
↑ "2008 FIA WTCC Calendar Approved". Archived from the original on 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2007-11-18.
↑ "WTCC Calendar Approved by WMSC". Archived from the original on 2008-11-13. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
↑ "Imola to replace Anderstorp". fiawtcc.com. 2008-05-03. Archived from the original on November 14, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-03.

External links

FIA World Touring Car Championship official website: Archives
2008 WTCC race results Retrieved from www.teamdan.com on 1 January 2008

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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.

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