2008 Formula BMW Europe season
# 2008 Formula BMW Europe season

The 2008 Formula BMW Europe season was the first season of a new open wheel racing series that resulted by the merging of the Formula BMW Germany and Formula BMW UK championships. Formula BMW Europe is a continental series for junior drivers, whose mission is to develop talented young drivers and introduce them to auto racing.

The season started on April 27, 2008 at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona and ended on September 14 at Monza. All rounds were staged on the undercard of the Formula One World Championship except Zolder, which was a support race of the Masters of Formula 3.

After sixteen rounds, Mexican Esteban Gutiérrez became the first Formula BMW Europe champion.

## Teams and drivers

All cars are powered by BMW engines, and Mygale FB02 chassis. Guest drivers in italics.

| Team | No | Driver | Class | Rounds |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Double R Racing | 2 | Carlos Huertas | | All |
| Double R Racing | 3 | Michael Christensen | R | All |
| Double R Racing | 4 | Rupert Svendsen-Cook | | All |
| Josef Kaufmann Racing | 5 | Marco Wittmann | | All |
| Josef Kaufmann Racing | 6 | Kazeem Manzur | R | All |
| Josef Kaufmann Racing | 7 | Esteban Gutiérrez | | All |
| Motaworld Racing | 8 | Thomas Hilldson | R | All |
| Motaworld Racing | 9 | Mathijs Harkema | | All |
| Motaworld Racing | 10 | Asad Rahman | R | All |
| EuroInternational | 11 | Daniel Juncadella | | All |
| EuroInternational | 12 | Facundo Regalia | R | All |
| EuroInternational | 14 | Giancarlo Vilarinho | R | 1, 3, 8 |
| EuroInternational | 14 | Ricardo Favoretto | | 2 |
| EuroInternational | 14 | Alexander Rossi | | 4 |
| EuroInternational | 14 | Marlon Stöckinger | | 5–7 |
| Fortec Motorsport | 15 | Doru Sechelariu | | All |
| Fortec Motorsport | 16 | William Buller | | All |
| Fortec Motorsport | 17 | Ramón Piñeiro | R | All |
| FMS International | 18 | Pedro Bianchini | | All |
| FMS International | 19 | Mihai Marinescu | | All |
| FMS International | 20 | Oliver Millroy | R | All |
| Mücke Motorsport | 21 | Juan Cevallos | | 1–5 |
| Mücke Motorsport | 22 | David Mengesdorf | R | All |
| Mücke Motorsport | 23 | Anthony Comas | | 1–2 |
| Mücke Motorsport | 23 | Velibor Jovanovic | R | 3 |
| Mücke Motorsport | 23 | Philipp Eng | | 4–5, 7 |
| Mücke Motorsport | 23 | Sami Favre | | 6 |
| AM-Holzer Rennsport | 24 | Bastian Graber | | 1–3, 5 |
| AM-Holzer Rennsport | 25 | Jazeman Jaafar | | All |
| AM-Holzer Rennsport | 26 | Melvin Moh | | 1 |
| AM-Holzer Rennsport | 26 | Kyle Mitchell | | 5, 6 |
| Eifelland Racing | 27 | Adrien Tambay | | All |
| Eifelland Racing | 28 | Tiago Geronimi | | All |
| Eifelland Racing | 29 | Henrique Martins | R | All |
| DAMS | 30 | Kévin Breysse | | All |
| DAMS | 31 | Jim Pla | | All |
| DAMS | 32 | Jordan Williams | | 1, 3 |
| DAMS | 32 | Joel Volluz | | 4, 8 |
| DAMS | 32 | Simon Moss | | 7 |
| Icon | Class |
| R | Rookie Cup |

## Calendar

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | R1 | Circuit de Catalunya | 26 April | Adrien Tambay | David Mengesdorf | Adrien Tambay | Eifelland Racing | Report |
| 1 | R2 | Circuit de Catalunya | 27 April | Adrien Tambay | Marco Wittmann | Adrien Tambay | Eifelland Racing | Report |
| 2 | R1 | Circuit Zolder | 31 May | Daniel Juncadella | Esteban Gutiérrez | Esteban Gutiérrez | Josef Kaufmann Racing | Report |
| 2 | R2 | Circuit Zolder | 1 June | Daniel Juncadella | Michael Christensen | Esteban Gutiérrez | Josef Kaufmann Racing | Report |
| 3 | R1 | Silverstone Circuit | 5 July | Ramón Piñeiro | Esteban Gutiérrez | Esteban Gutiérrez | Josef Kaufmann Racing | Report |
| 3 | R2 | Silverstone Circuit | 6 July | Ramón Piñeiro | Esteban Gutiérrez | Esteban Gutiérrez | Josef Kaufmann Racing | Report |
| 4 | R1 | Hockenheimring | 19 July | Esteban Gutiérrez | Esteban Gutiérrez | Esteban Gutiérrez | Josef Kaufmann Racing | Report |
| 4 | R2 | Hockenheimring | 20 July | Esteban Gutiérrez | Esteban Gutiérrez | Esteban Gutiérrez | Josef Kaufmann Racing | Report |
| 5 | R1 | Hungaroring | 3 August | Daniel Juncadella | Daniel Juncadella | Daniel Juncadella | EuroInternational | Report |
| 5 | R2 | Hungaroring | 4 August | Daniel Juncadella | Esteban Gutiérrez | Daniel Juncadella | EuroInternational | Report |
| 6 | R1 | Valencia Street Circuit | 23 August | Kévin Breysse | Esteban Gutiérrez | Tiago Geronimi | Eifelland Racing | Report |
| 6 | R2 | Valencia Street Circuit | 24 August | Esteban Gutiérrez | Esteban Gutiérrez | Esteban Gutiérrez | Josef Kaufmann Racing | Report |
| 7 | R1 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 6 September | Marco Wittmann | Ramón Piñeiro | Marco Wittmann | Eifelland Racing | Report |
| 7 | R2 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 7 September | Tiago Geronimi | Kévin Breysse | Kévin Breysse | DAMS | Report |
| 8 | R1 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 13 September | Carlos Huertas | Giancarlo Vilarinho | Tiago Geronimi | Eifelland Racing | Report |
| 8 | R2 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 14 September | Carlos Huertas | William Buller | Tiago Geronimi | Eifelland Racing | Report |

## Results

### Drivers

* Points are awarded as follows:

| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | PP |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 30 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | CAT | CAT | ZOL | ZOL | SIL | SIL | HOC | HOC | HUN | HUN | VSC | VSC | SPA | SPA | MNZ | MNZ | Pts |
| 1 | Esteban Gutiérrez | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 353 |
| 2 | Marco Wittmann | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 327 |
| 3 | Adrien Tambay | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | Ret | 260 |
| 4 | Daniel Juncadella | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 5 | 10 | 7 | Ret | 17 | 237 |
| 5 | Tiago Geronimi | 11 | Ret | 13 | 15 | 27 | 27† | 25 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 187 |
| 6 | Michael Christensen | Ret | 6 | DNS | 20 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 158 |
| 7 | Pedro Bianchini | 6 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 19 | 9 | Ret | 145 |
| 8 | Kévin Breysse | 10 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 23 | Ret | 14 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 21† | 3 | 13 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 136 |
| 9 | Carlos Huertas | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 136 |
| 10 | David Mengesdorf | DSQ | 8 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 13 | Ret | 124 |
| 11 | Mihai Marinescu | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 14 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 118 |
| 12 | William Buller | 8 | 16 | 10 | 9 | Ret | 21 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25† | Ret | 11 | 10 | 87 |
| 13 | Rupert Svendsen-Cook | 17 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 81 |
| 14 | Jazeman Jaafar | 5 | 24 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 10 | Ret | 26 | 20 | 16 | 15 | Ret | 67 |
| 15 | Doru Sechelariu | 12 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 20 | 11 | 12 | Ret | 20 | 24† | 9 | 16 | 7 | 64 |
| 16 | Facundo Regalia | Ret | DNS | 21 | 21 | 12 | 24 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 60 |
| 17 | Jim Pla | 15 | Ret | 17 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 54 |
| 18 | Kazeem Manzur | 13 | 13 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 27† | 15 | 14 | Ret | 10 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 47 |
| 19 | Henrique Martins | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 25 | 23 | Ret | 17 | Ret | 38 |
| 20 | Ramón Piñeiro | 25 | 9 | 22 | 12 | 21 | 18 | 24† | 24 | 10 | 17 | 17 | Ret | 8 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 37 |
| 21 | Oliver Millroy | 16 | Ret | 18 | 17 | 24 | 10 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 22 | 11 | 15 | 19 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 20 |
| 22 | Mathijs Harkema | 21 | 21 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 13 | 10 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 12 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 14 | Ret | 20 |
| 23 | Thomas Hillsdon | 19 | 19 | Ret | 24 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 22 | 18 | 14 | Ret | 12 | 19 |
| 24 | Jordan Williams | 23 | 14 | | | 14 | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 25 | Juan Cevallos | 22 | Ret | 26 | 26 | 22 | Ret | 20 | 22 | 13 | 26 | | | | | | | 3 |
| 26 | Bastian Graber | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 22 | | | 23† | DNS | 14 | 21 | | | | | 2 |
| 27 | Anthony Comas | Ret | 17 | 19 | 25 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 28 | Asad Rahman | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 18 | 27 | Ret | 21 | 19 | Ret | 0 |
| 29 | Kyle Mitchell | | | | | | | | | 20 | 21 | Ret | 19 | | | | | 0 |
| guest drivers ineligible for points |||||||||||||||||||
| | Philipp Eng | | | | | | | 18 | 12 | Ret | 18 | | | 4 | 12 | | | 0 |
| | Alexander Rossi | | | | | | | 22 | 10 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Joel Volluz | | | | | | | Ret | 23 | | | | | | | Ret | 11 | 0 |
| | Giancarlo Vilarinho | 20 | 18 | | | 20 | 20 | | | | | | | | | 12 | 13 | 0 |
| | Ricardo Favoretto | | | 14 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Marlon Stöckinger | | | | | | | | | 21 | 23 | 15 | 23 | 20 | 21 | | | 0 |
| | Sami Favre | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 24 | | | | | 0 |
| | Simon Moss | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | 17 | | | 0 |
| | Melvin Moh | Ret | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Velibor Jovanovic | | | | | Ret | 26 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | CAT | CAT | ZOL | ZOL | SIL | SIL | HOC | HOC | HUN | HUN | VSC | VSC | SPA | SPA | MNZ | MNZ | 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) |

† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

## Teams

| Pos | Team | Pts |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 723 |
| 2 | Eifelland Racing | 481 |
| 3 | Double R Racing | 374 |
| 4 | EuroInternational | 293 |
| 5 | FMS International | 283 |
| 6 | DAMS | 193 |
| 7 | Fortec Motorsport | 186 |
| 8 | Mücke Motorsport | 127 |
| 9 | AM-Holzer Rennsport | 69 |
| 10 | Motaworld Racing | 39 |
