2008 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
# 2008 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0

The 2008 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season was the eighteenth Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season. The season began at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on May 3 and finished at the Circuit de Catalunya on October 19, after fourteen rounds. Four drivers went into the final meeting with a shot of winning the title, with Valtteri Bottas coming out on top, to claim his second title in the year.

## Teams and drivers

2008 Entry List :

| Team | No. | Driver name | Class | Rounds |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Epsilon Euskadi 1 | 1 | Jake Rosenzweig | | All |
| Epsilon Euskadi 1 | 2 | Pablo Montilla | | All |
| Epsilon Euskadi 1 | 3 | Richard Campollo | | All |
| SG Drivers Project | 4 | Ramez Azzam | J | All |
| SG Drivers Project | 5 | Anton Nebylitskiy | | All |
| SG Drivers Project | 6 | Jean-Éric Vergne | | All |
| Epsilon Euskadi 2 | 7 | Albert Costa | | All |
| Epsilon Euskadi 2 | 8 | Roberto Merhi | J | All |
| Epsilon Euskadi 2 | 9 | Carlos Muñoz | J | 2-7 |
| Motopark Academy | 10 | Tobias Hegewald | | All |
| Motopark Academy | 11 | Valtteri Bottas | | All |
| Motopark Academy | 70 | António Félix da Costa | J | 1, 4, 6 |
| SG Formula | 12 | Daniel Ricciardo | | All |
| SG Formula | 14 | Andrea Caldarelli | | All |
| SG Formula | 15 | Nelson Lukes | | 1-2 |
| SG Formula | 15 | Alexander Sims | | 5 |
| SG Formula | 15 | Miki Monrás | J | 6-7 |
| Prema Powerteam | 16 | Carlos Muñoz | J | 1 |
| Prema Powerteam | 16 | Víctor García | J | 3 |
| Prema Powerteam | 16 | Sergio Campana | | 4-7 |
| Prema Powerteam | 17 | Sergio Campana | | 2-3 |
| Prema Powerteam | 17 | Kazim Vasiliauskas | | 1, 4-7 |
| Prema Powerteam | 18 | Patrick Reiterer | | All |
| Krenek Motorsport | 19 | Adam Kout | | All |
| Krenek Motorsport | 74 | Jakub Knoll | J | 1 |
| Boutsen Energy Racing | 21 | Nathanaël Berthon | | All |
| Team Motorpark | 22 | Kuba Giermaziak | | All |
| Team Motorpark | 23 | Juan Pablo García | | All |
| Team Motorpark | 71 | Vinicius Sammarone | | 1, 4, 6 |
| BVM Minardi Team | 24 | Daniel Zampieri | | All |
| BVM Minardi Team | 25 | César Ramos | | All |
| BVM Minardi Team | 26 | Adrian Quaife-Hobbs | J | All |
| Jenzer Motorsport | 27 | Michele Faccin | | All |
| Jenzer Motorsport | 28 | Pål Varhaug | J | All |
| Jenzer Motorsport | 29 | Siso Cunill | | 1-3 |
| Jenzer Motorsport | 29 | Christopher Zanella | | 4 |
| Jenzer Motorsport | 29 | Luís Santos | | 6 |
| iQuick | 30 | Miguel Otegui | J | All |
| iQuick | 31 | Himar Acosta | | 1-2, 4-5 |
| iQuick | 31 | Johan Jokinen | | 6-7 |
| Amiter Galuppo Sport | 32 | Marcelo Conchado | | 1-2, 5-7 |
| Epsilon Sport | 33 | Tristan Vautier | | 1 |
| Epsilon Sport | 33 | Paul Meijer | | 3-4 |
| Epsilon Sport | 33 | Bastien Borget | J | 5 |
| Epsilon Sport | 34 | Bastien Borget | J | 3 |
| Epsilon Sport | 34 | Mathieu Arzeno | | 1-2, 5-7 |
| Epsilon Sport | 35 | Stéphane Richelmi | | 1-5 |
| Hitech Junior Team | 36 | Richard Singleton | | All |
| Hitech Junior Team | 37 | Miki Monrás | J | 1-5 |
| Hitech Junior Racing | 38 | Luciano Bacheta | | All |
| Hitech Junior Racing | 39 | Juan Jacobo | J | All |
| RB Racing Team | 40 | Dino Butorac | | 1-5, 7 |
| Fortec Motorsport | 41 | Dean Smith | | All |
| Fortec Motorsport | 42 | Daniel McKenzie | | All |
| Fortec Competition | 43 | Gabriel Dias | | 1-6 |
| Fortec Competition | 44 | Alex Morgan | | All |
| TCS Racing | 45 | Nicolas Marroc | | 1-5 |
| Race Performance | 66 | Christopher Zanella | | 3 |
| MP Motorsport | 75 | Paul Meijer | | 1 |
| MP Motorsport | 76 | Nicky Catsburg | | 1 |
| MP Motorsport | 77 | Mateusz Adamski | J | 1 |
| Pole Services | 78 | Benjamin Lariche | | 2 |
| Icon | Class |
| J | Junior Class |

## Calendar

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | R1 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 3 May | Valtteri Bottas | Daniel Ricciardo | Daniel Ricciardo | SG Formula |
| 1 | R2 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 4 May | Valtteri Bottas | Daniel Zampieri | Paul Meijer | MP Motorsport |
| 2 | R1 | Silverstone Circuit | 7 June | Valtteri Bottas | Mathieu Arzeno | Valtteri Bottas | Motopark Academy |
| 2 | R2 | Silverstone Circuit | 8 June | Valtteri Bottas | Daniel Ricciardo | Daniel Ricciardo | SG Formula |
| 3 | R1 | Hungaroring | 5 July | Daniel Ricciardo | Daniel Ricciardo | Daniel Ricciardo | SG Formula |
| 3 | R2 | Hungaroring | 6 July | Daniel Ricciardo | Daniel Ricciardo | Daniel Ricciardo | SG Formula |
| 4 | R1 | Nürburgring | 30 August | Roberto Merhi | Valtteri Bottas | Roberto Merhi | Epsilon Euskadi |
| 4 | R2 | Nürburgring | 31 August | Valtteri Bottas | Valtteri Bottas | Valtteri Bottas | Motopark Academy |
| 5 | R1 | Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans | 6 September | Roberto Merhi | Roberto Merhi | Roberto Merhi | Epsilon Euskadi |
| 5 | R2 | Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans | 7 September | Valtteri Bottas | Valtteri Bottas | Valtteri Bottas | Motopark Academy |
| 6 | R1 | Autódromo do Estoril | 27 September | Daniel Ricciardo | Albert Costa | Daniel Ricciardo | SG Formula |
| 6 | R2 | Autódromo do Estoril | 28 September | Valtteri Bottas | Valtteri Bottas | Valtteri Bottas | Motopark Academy |
| 7 | R1 | Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona | 18 October | Daniel Ricciardo | Richard Singleton | Valtteri Bottas | Motopark Academy |
| 7 | R2 | Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona | 19 October | Daniel Ricciardo | Daniel Ricciardo | Daniel Ricciardo | SG Formula |

## Championship standings

### Drivers

Points are awarded to the drivers as follows:

| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | PP* |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Points | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |

* - only awarded to race one polesitters

| Pos | Driver | SPA | SPA | SIL | SIL | HUN | HUN | NÜR | NÜR | LMS | LMS | EST | EST | CAT | CAT | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Valtteri Bottas | 3 | 27 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 139 |
| 2 | Daniel Ricciardo | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 6 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 136 |
| 3 | Andrea Caldarelli J | 2 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 123 |
| 4 | Roberto Merhi J | 7 | Ret | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 28† | 108 |
| 5 | Tobias Hegewald | 11 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | Ret | 2 | 5 | 72 |
| 6 | Jean-Éric Vergne | 10 | 24 | 38† | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 12 | 3 | 53 |
| 7 | César Ramos | 6 | 2 | 24 | Ret | 5 | 9 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 18 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 38 |
| 8 | Albert Costa | 5 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 7 | 5 | 30 | 4 | Ret | 4 | 34 | 15 | Ret | Ret | 35 |
| 9 | Michele Faccin | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 33 |
| 10 | Mathieu Arzeno | 9 | Ret | 5 | 7 | | | | | Ret | Ret | NC | Ret | 5 | 6 | 23 |
| 11 | Paul Meijer | Ret | 1 | | | 11 | 8 | 8 | 38 | | | | | | | 21 |
| 12 | Daniel Zampieri | 4 | 3 | 14 | Ret | 13 | 10 | 21 | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | DNS | 10 | 15 | 20 |
| 13 | António Félix da Costa J | 16 | 9 | | | | | 10 | 9 | | | 5 | 4 | | | 19 |
| 14 | Alex Morgan | 13 | Ret | 7 | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | 11 | 8 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 17 |
| 15 | Pål Varhaug J | 14 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 20 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 17 |
| 16 | Richard Singleton | 41 | 14 | 23 | 37† | 32 | 29 | Ret | 14 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 16 |
| 17 | Dean Smith | 12 | Ret | 18 | 16 | 29 | Ret | 7 | 12 | Ret | 10 | 10 | 6 | 17 | Ret | 11 |
| 18 | Kuba Giermaziak | 22 | Ret | 25 | 25 | 10 | 31 | 9 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 10 |
| 19 | Alexander Sims | | | | | | | | | 6 | 9 | | | | | 7 |
| 20 | Anton Nebilitskyi | 24 | Ret | 16 | 22 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 15 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| 21 | Miki Monrás J | 19 | 11 | 30 | 24 | 12 | 22 | 14 | Ret | 16 | 27 | 7 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 6 |
| 22 | Siso Cunill | Ret | 6 | 12 | 13 | Ret | 17 | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 23 | Luciano Bacheta | 15 | 18 | 35 | 36 | 31† | Ret | 17 | Ret | 8 | 11 | Ret | NC | Ret | 18 | 3 |
| 24 | Gabriel Dias | 36 | 23 | 9 | 10 | Ret | 11 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 14 | Ret | 18 | | | 3 |
| 25 | Sergio Campana | | | 21 | 29 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 21 | 29 | 15 | 14 | Ret | 13 | 2 |
| 26 | Adrian Quaife-Hobbs J | Ret | Ret | 11 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 29 | 24 | Ret | Ret | 16 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 2 |
| 27 | Patrick Reiterer | 23 | Ret | 31 | 27 | 24 | 18 | Ret | 22 | 9 | Ret | 20 | Ret | 19 | 21 | 2 |
| 28 | Jake Rosenzweig | 18 | Ret | 37 | 28 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 22 | 29† | 24 | 10 | 2 |
| 29 | Tristan Vautier | 25 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 30 | Adam Kout | 20 | 12 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 37† | 11 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 22 | Ret | 0 |
| 31 | Himar Acosta | 40† | 21 | 15 | 11 | | | 16 | 16 | DNQ | DNQ | | | | | 0 |
| 32 | Juan Pablo García | 21 | 17 | 36 | 34 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 25 | Ret | 21 | 30 | 11 | 26 | Ret | 0 |
| 33 | Nathanaël Berthon | 39† | 20 | 27 | 30 | 26 | 23 | 12 | 19 | 17 | 25 | 24 | Ret | 23 | 24 | 0 |
| 34 | Carlos Muñoz J | 28 | 25 | 29 | 20 | Ret | 24 | Ret | 13 | 19 | 19 | Ret | 13 | 16 | 26 | 0 |
| 35 | Stéphane Richelmi | 17 | 13 | 39† | 15 | Ret | 15 | 34† | 23 | DNQ | DNQ | | | | | 0 |
| 36 | Daniel McKenzie | 26 | 19 | 19 | 14 | DNQ | DNQ | 32 | 31 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 0 |
| 37 | Ramez Azzam J | 32 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 16 | 20 | Ret | 26 | Ret | DNS | 21 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 0 |
| 38 | Víctor García J | | | | | 15 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 39 | Johan Jokinen | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 16 | 20 | Ret | 0 |
| 40 | Kazim Vasiliauskas | 33 | Ret | | | | | 33 | 28 | Ret | 22 | 27 | 20 | Ret | 16 | 0 |
| 41 | Nicky Catsburg | 34 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 42 | Bastien Borget J | | | | | 17 | Ret | | | Ret | 24 | | | | | 0 |
| 43 | Christopher Zanella | | | | | 25 | 26 | 31 | 17 | | | | | | | 0 |
| 44 | Benjamin Lariche | | | 26 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 45 | Nicolas Marroc | 31 | 22 | 28 | Ret | 27 | 27 | Ret | 29 | 18 | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| 46 | Richard Campollo | 42† | 29 | 20 | 19 | 30† | NC | 22 | 32 | DNQ | DNQ | 33† | 22 | 25 | Ret | 0 |
| 47 | Miguel Otegui J | Ret | Ret | 33 | 26 | 19 | 30 | Ret | 33 | Ret | Ret | 29 | 25 | Ret | 22 | 0 |
| 48 | Pablo Montilla | 37 | Ret | 32 | 21 | 22 | Ret | 26 | 34 | Ret | 26 | Ret | 26 | Ret | 23 | 0 |
| 49 | Juan Esteban Jacobo J | 30 | Ret | 34 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 35 | DNQ | DNQ | 23 | 28 | 21 | 25 | 0 |
| 50 | Vinicius Sammarone | Ret | 28 | | | | | 23 | 30 | | | 32† | 21 | | | 0 |
| 51 | Mateusz Adamski J | 29 | 26 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 52 | Luís Santos | | | | | | | | | | | 28 | 27 | | | 0 |
| 53 | Marcelo Conchado | 35 | 31 | 40 | 33 | | | | | DNQ | 30 | 31 | Ret | 27 | Ret | 0 |
| 54 | Nelson Lukes | 27 | Ret | Ret | 31 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 55 | Jakub Knoll J | Ret | 30 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 56 | Dino Butorac | 38 | Ret | 41 | 35 | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | 36 | DNQ | DNQ | | | DNQ | DNQ | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | SPA | SPA | SIL | SIL | HUN | HUN | NÜR | NÜR | LMS | LMS | EST | EST | CAT | CAT | Pts |

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

* ^1 Christopher Zanella race as guest driver with Race Performance at the Hungaroring.

### Teams

| Pos | Team | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | SG Formula | 259 |
| 2 | Motopark Academy | 220 |
| 3 | Epsilon Euskadi 2 | 143 |
| 4 | SG Drivers Project | 60 |
| 5 | Jenzer Motorsport | 50 |
| 6 | BVM Minardi Team | 54 |
| 7 | Fortec Competition | 53 |
| 8 | Epsilon Sport | 44 |
| 9 | Hitech Junior Team | 16 |
| 10 | MP Motorsport | 15 |
| 11 | TCS Racing | 11 |
| 12 | Fortec Motorsport | 11 |
| 13 | Team Motopark | 10 |
| 14 | Prema Powerteam | 4 |
| 15 | Hitech Junior Racing | 3 |
| 16 | Epsilon Euskadi 1 | 2 |
