2008 Eurocup Mégane Trophy
# 2008 Eurocup Mégane Trophy

The 2008 Eurocup Mégane Trophy season was the fourth season of the Renault–supported touring car category, a one-make racing series that is part of the World Series by Renault. The season began at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on 3 May and finished at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on 19 October, after seven rounds and fourteen races. Michaël Rossi won the title, having battled with Maxime Martin for the entire campaign.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | No. | Drivers | Class | Rounds |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Tech 1 Racing | 1 | Dimitri Enjalbert | | All |
| Tech 1 Racing | 2 | Matthieu Cheruy | | All |
| Tech 1 Racing | 3 | Jonathan Hirschi | | All |
| Tech 1 Racing | 4 | Bernard Delhez | G | All |
| Tech 1 Racing | 22 | Matthieu Lahaye | | 7 |
| Equipe Verschuur | 6 | Harrie Kollen | G | All |
| Equipe Verschuur | 7 | Bernhard ten Brinke | | All |
| Equipe Verschuur | 20 | Wim Beelen | | All |
| Equipe Verschuur | 21 | Hoevert Vos | G | All |
| Boutsen Energy Racing | 8 | Maxime Martin | | All |
| Boutsen Energy Racing | 9 | David Dermont | | All |
| Boutsen Energy Racing | 22 | Renaud Kuppens | | 1 |
| Boutsen Energy Racing | 22 | Marguerite Laffite | | 5 |
| Race Performance | 10 | Ralph Meichtry | | 1–3 |
| Race Performance | 10 | Nicolas Maulini | | 7 |
| Sesterheim Racing | 11 | Andreas Mayerl | | All |
| TDS | 12 | Michaël Rossi | | All |
| TDS | 14 | Jean-Philippe Madonia | G | All |
| Team Lompech Sport | 15 | Sébastien Dhouailly | | 1–3, 5–7 |
| Team Lompech Sport | 15 | Joël Dhouailly | G | 4 |
| Team Lompech Sport | 16 | Jean-Charles Miginiac | G | All |
| Team Lompech Sport | 17 | Pierre Hirschi | G | All |
| Blue Jumeirah Team | 18 | Rafael Unzurrunzaga | G | All |
| Oregon Team | 24 | Fabrice Walfisch | | All |
| Oregon Team | 25 | Giuseppe Termine | | 1–2 |
| Oregon Team | 25 | Secondo Gallia | G | 3 |
| Oregon Team | 25 | Daniele Perfetti | | 4 |
| Oregon Team | 25 | Lorenzo Bontempelli | G | 5 |
| Oregon Team | 25 | César Campaniço | | 6 |
| Oregon Team | 25 | Robert van de Berg | | 7 |
| Oregon Team | 26 | Nicolas Maulini | | 7 |
| Oregon Team | 73 | Angelo Baiguera | G | All |
| Icon | Class |
| G | Gentleman Driver |

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | R1 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 3 May | Michaël Rossi | Michaël Rossi | Michaël Rossi | TDS |
| 1 | R2 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 4 May | Michaël Rossi | Jonathan Hirschi | Michaël Rossi | TDS |
| 2 | R1 | Silverstone Circuit | 7 June | Maxime Martin | Michaël Rossi | Maxime Martin | Boutsen Energy Racing |
| 2 | R2 | Silverstone Circuit | 8 June | Maxime Martin | Dimitri Enjalbert | Maxime Martin | Boutsen Energy Racing |
| 3 | R1 | Hungaroring | 5 July | Michaël Rossi | Michaël Rossi | Maxime Martin | Boutsen Energy Racing |
| 3 | R2 | Hungaroring | 6 July | Michaël Rossi | Michaël Rossi | Michaël Rossi | TDS |
| 4 | R1 | Nürburgring | 30 August | Michaël Rossi | Michaël Rossi | David Dermont | Boutsen Energy Racing |
| 4 | R2 | Nürburgring | 31 August | Michaël Rossi | Maxime Martin | Maxime Martin | Boutsen Energy Racing |
| 5 | R1 | Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans | 6 September | Dimitri Enjalbert | Dimitri Enjalbert | Dimitri Enjalbert | Tech 1 Racing |
| 5 | R2 | Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans | 7 September | Dimitri Enjalbert | Michaël Rossi | Maxime Martin | Boutsen Energy Racing |
| 6 | R1 | Autódromo do Estoril | 27 September | Michaël Rossi | Dimitri Enjalbert | Maxime Martin | Boutsen Energy Racing |
| 6 | R2 | Autódromo do Estoril | 28 September | Michaël Rossi | Dimitri Enjalbert | Michaël Rossi | TDS |
| 7 | R1 | Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló | 18 October | Dimitri Enjalbert | Dimitri Enjalbert | Dimitri Enjalbert | Tech 1 Racing |
| 7 | R2 | Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló | 19 October | Dimitri Enjalbert | Dimitri Enjalbert | Dimitri Enjalbert | Tech 1 Racing |

## Drivers' Championship

| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Pole |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Points | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | SPA | SPA | SIL | SIL | HUN | HUN | NÜR | NÜR | BUG | BUG | EST | EST | CAT | CAT | Points |
| 1 | Michaël Rossi | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 170 |
| 2 | Maxime Martin | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 154 |
| 3 | Dimitri Enjalbert | 13 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 126 |
| 4 | Matthieu Cheruy | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 84 |
| 5 | Sébastien Dhouailly | Ret | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | | | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 78 |
| 6 | Jonathan Hirschi | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 14 | 4 | 4 | 7 | Ret | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 75 |
| 7 | Bernhard ten Brinke | 7 | Ret | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | Ret | 7 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 64 |
| 8 | Fabrice Walfisch | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | Ret | 9 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 59 |
| 9 | David Dermont | 11 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 1 | DNS | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 32 |
| 10 | Jean-Philippe Madonia | Ret | 14 | 9 | Ret | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | Ret | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | Ret | 32 |
| 11 | Andreas Mayerl | 8 | 9 | 13 | Ret | 9 | 11 | 6 | DSQ | Ret | 11 | 9 | 13 | Ret | 13 | 16 |
| 12 | Wim Beelen | DNS | 15 | 12 | 10 | Ret | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 16 | Ret | 12 |
| 13 | Renaud Kuppens | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 |
| 14 | Hoevert Vos | 9 | 12 | 10 | Ret | 11 | 13 | Ret | 12 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 9 | Ret | 11 | 8 |
| 15 | Ludovic Badey | | | | | | | Ret | 6 | | | | | | | 5 |
| 16 | Bernard Delhez | 12 | 13 | 14 | Ret | 12 | 10 | 10 | DSQ | 16 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | Ret | 3 |
| 17 | Giuseppe Termine | 10 | 10 | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 18 | Harrie Kolen | 15 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 18 | Ret | DSQ | 12 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 0 |
| 19 | Jean-Charles Miginiac | 16 | Ret | 18 | Ret | 13 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 14 | Ret | 16 | 18 | 17 | 0 |
| 20 | Pierre Hirschi | 14 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 0 |
| 21 | Ralph Meichtry | DNS | Ret | 11 | Ret | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 22 | Angelo Baiguera | Ret | 17 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 17 | Ret | 14 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 0 |
| 23 | Rafael Unzurrunzaga | 17 | Ret | 20 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 14 | Ret | 17 | 18 | Ret | 19 | Ret | 20 | 0 |
| 24 | Joël Dhouailly | | | | | | | 13 | 15 | | | | | | | 0 |
| 25 | Secondo Gallia | | | | | 18 | 19 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Daniele Perfetti | | | | | | | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | 0 |
| guest drivers ineligible for points |||||||||||||||||
| | Matthieu Lahaye | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 6 | |
| | César Campaniço | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 4 | | | |
| | Lorenzo Bontempelli | | | | | | | | | Ret | 6 | | | | | |
| | Simone di Luca | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 14 | |
| | Nicolas Maulini | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | 12 | |
| | Robert van de Berg | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 15 | |
| | Marguerite Laffite | | | | | | | | | 15 | 15 | | | | | |
| Pos | Driver | SPA | SPA | SIL | SIL | HUN | HUN | NÜR | NÜR | BUG | BUG | EST | EST | CAT | CAT | Points |
| 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) |
