2008 European Rally Championship
# 2008 European Rally Championship

The 2008 European Rally Championship season was the 56th season of the FIA European Rally Championship. Italian driver Luca Rossetti won 4 of the 9 rallies to claim his first European rally championship title.

## Calendar and winners

The calendar of the 2008 season consisted of only 9 events, after the ELPA Rally not taking place in that year. The remaining events were unchanged from the previous year.

| Round | Date | Event | Winner ERC |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 4– 6 April | Istanbul Rally | Luca Rossetti |
| 2 | 18–20 April | Rally 1000 Miglia | Luca Rossetti |
| 3 | 22–24 May | Croatia Delta Rally | Luca Rossetti |
| 4 | 6– 8 June | Rally Poland | Michał Sołowow |
| 5 | 27–28 June | Ypres Rally | Luca Rossetti |
| 6 | 11–13 July | Rally Bulgaria | Krum Donchev |
| 7 | 1–2 August | Rally Vinho da Madeira | Giandomenico Basso |
| 8 | 22–24 August | Barum Rally Zlín | Renato Travaglia |
| 9 | 17–19 October | Rallye Antibes Côte d'Azur | Michał Sołowow |

## Championship standings

For the final classification in a rally, the winner was awarded 10 points, the runner-up 8 and the third placed driver 6. Drivers ranked 4 to 8 got 5–4–3–2–1 point(s). Additionally, the top three of every leg got 3–2–1 point(s). Only drivers who participated in least 6 events qualified for the championship ranking.

| Pos. | Driver | | | | | | | | | | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Luca Rossetti | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | | 3 | 2 | Ret | 67 |
| 2 | Michał Sołowow | Ret | Ret | 2 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 65 |
| 3 | Volkan Isik | 5 | Ret | 3 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 54 |
| 4 | Corrado Fontana | | 4 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 4 | | | 3 | 34 |
| 5 | Krum Donchev | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | 1 | | Ret | Ret | 30 |
| 6 | Luca Betti | Ret | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 29 |
| 7 | Antonín Tlusťák | | 8 | Ret | | 5 | Ret | | 6 | 4 | 13 |
| Not enough events to qualify for championship ||||||||||||
| | Renato Travaglia | 3 | 2 | | | Ret | | 2 | 1 | | (50) |
| | Giandomenico Basso | Ret | Ret | | | 2 | | 1 | Ret | | (32) |
| | Anton Alén | 2 | | | | 3 | | | Ret | | (22) |
| | Tomasz Czopik | | Ret | | 2 | | | | | | (12) |

Key :

| Colour | Result |
| - | - |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
| Black | Excluded (EX) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Withdrew entry from the event (WD) |
