2008 SEAT Cupra Championship
# 2008 SEAT Cupra Championship

The 2008 Blaupunkt SEAT Cupra Championship season was the sixth and final season of the SEAT Cupra Championship. It began on 30 March at Brands Hatch, and ended on 21 September at the same circuit, supporting rounds of the British Touring Car Championship.

## Teams and drivers

All drivers drove Mk2 SEAT Leóns.

| Team | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| - | - | - | - |
| Total Control Racing | 1 | Jonathan Adam | All |
| Total Control Racing | 9 | Jamie Ackers | All |
| Welch Motorsport | 2 | Carl Breeze | All |
| Welch Motorsport | 7 | Daniel Welch | All |
| Welch Motorsport | 11 | Jeremy Gumbley | All |
| JHR Developments | 3 | Andrew Herron | All |
| JHR Developments | 25 | Robert Lawson | All |
| Hardinge Machine Tools | 8 | James Appleby | All |
| JP Motorsport | 12 | Steve Mitchell | 3–10 |
| Daniels Motorsport | 14 | David Nye | 1, 3–7, 9–10 |
| Daniels Motorsport | 42 | David Green | All |
| DRM M-Sport | 32 | Daniel Rowbottom | All |
| Z Speed Racing | 34 | Martin Byford | All |
| Advent Motorsport | 44 | Freddy Nordström | All |
| Stringfellow Motorsport | 69 | Dan Stringfellow | 1–3, 5–6 |

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning driver | Winning Team |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | R1 | Brands Hatch Indy, Kent | 30 March | Robert Lawson | Daniel Welch | Robert Lawson | JHR Developments |
| 1 | R2 | Brands Hatch Indy, Kent | 30 March | Martin Byford | Martin Byford | Martin Byford | Z Speed Racing |
| 2 | R3 | Rockingham Motor Speedway | 12 April | Jonathan Adam | Carl Breeze | Carl Breeze | Welch Motorsport |
| 2 | R4 | Rockingham Motor Speedway | 13 April | Robert Lawson | Martin Byford | Robert Lawson | JHR Developments |
| 3 | R5 | Donington Park National | 4 May | Robert Lawson | Robert Lawson | Robert Lawson | JHR Developments |
| 3 | R6 | Donington Park National | 4 May | Robert Lawson | Martin Byford | Robert Lawson | JHR Developments |
| 4 | R7 | Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire | 18 May | Jonathan Adam | Daniel Welch | Jonathan Adam | Total Control Racing |
| 4 | R8 | Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire | 18 May | Robert Lawson | Jonathan Adam | Jonathan Adam | Total Control Racing |
| 5 | R9 | Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire | 1 June | Robert Lawson | Andrew Herron | Robert Lawson | JHR Developments |
| 5 | R10 | Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire | 1 June | Jonathan Adam | Race cancelled due to adverse weather conditions. Run at Snetterton. | Race cancelled due to adverse weather conditions. Run at Snetterton. | Race cancelled due to adverse weather conditions. Run at Snetterton. |
| 6 | R11 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk | 13 July | Robert Lawson | Martin Byford | Carl Breeze | Welch Motorsport |
| 6 | R12 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk | 13 July | Jonathan Adam | Robert Lawson | Jonathan Adam | Total Control Racing |
| 6 | R10 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk | 13 July | Jonathan Adam | Jonathan Adam | Jonathan Adam | Total Control Racing |
| 7 | R13 | Oulton Park Island, Cheshire | 26 July | Jonathan Adam | Jonathan Adam | Jonathan Adam | Total Control Racing |
| 7 | R14 | Oulton Park Island, Cheshire | 27 July | Jonathan Adam | Jonathan Adam | Jonathan Adam | Total Control Racing |
| 8 | R15 | Knockhill Racing Circuit, Fife | 17 August | Jonathan Adam | Jonathan Adam | Jonathan Adam | Total Control Racing |
| 8 | R16 | Knockhill Racing Circuit, Fife | 17 August | Jonathan Adam | Jonathan Adam | Jonathan Adam | Total Control Racing |
| 9 | R17 | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire | 30 August | Jonathan Adam | Robert Lawson | Robert Lawson | JHR Developments |
| 9 | R18 | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire | 31 August | Jonathan Adam | Jonathan Adam | Jonathan Adam | Total Control Racing |
| 10 | R19 | Brands Hatch Indy, Kent | 21 September | Robert Lawson | Martin Byford | Martin Byford | Z Speed Racing |
| 10 | R20 | Brands Hatch Indy, Kent | 21 September | Jonathan Adam | Martin Byford | Martin Byford | Z Speed Racing |

## Championship standings

* Drivers' top 18 results count towards the championship.

Points system :

| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | Fastest lap | Best improvement on grid position |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | BHI | BHI | ROC | ROC | DON | DON | THR | THR | CRO | CRO | SNE | SNE | SNE | OUL | OUL | KNO | KNO | SIL | SIL | BHI | BHI | Pts |
| 1 | Jonathan Adam | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 3 | C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 301 |
| 2 | Robert Lawson | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | C | Ret | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 295 |
| 3 | Martin Byford | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | C | 3 | Ret | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 285 |
| 4 | Carl Breeze | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 5 | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 252 |
| 5 | Andrew Herron | Ret | 8 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | C | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 207 |
| 6 | Daniel Welch | 3 | NC | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | C | 12 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 183 |
| 7 | Daniel Rowbottom | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 9 | Ret | C | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 135 |
| 8 | Freddy Nordström | 10 | 5 | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 5 | 8 | C | 2 | 6 | Ret | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 112 |
| 9 | Jeremy Gumbley | 4 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | C | Ret | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 10 | Ret | 9 | 102 |
| 10 | James Appleby | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 6 | C | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 8 | 99 |
| 11 | Jamie Ackers | 11 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 13 | C | 6 | Ret | 11 | 10 | 8 | 11 | Ret | 9 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 72 |
| 12 | David Nye | 5 | 10 | | | | | 12 | 12 | 12 | C | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | Ret | | | 8 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 44 |
| 13 | David Green | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 11 | C | 11 | 12 | 7 | 13 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 12 | 12 | Ret | DNS | 41 |
| 14 | Dan Stringfellow | Ret | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | | | 10 | C | 10 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | | 26 |
| 15 | Steve Mitchell | | | | | 12 | 12 | Ret | DNS | 14 | C | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 11 |
| Pos | Driver | BHI | BHI | ROC | ROC | DON | DON | THR | THR | CRO | CRO | SNE | SNE | SNE | OUL | OUL | KNO | KNO | SIL | SIL | BHI | BHI | 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) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |
