2008 British Formula 3 International Series
# 2008 British Formula 3 International Series

The 2008 Formula 3 International Series was the 58th British Formula 3 International Series season. It began on 24 March 2008 at Oulton Park's Easter Monday meeting and ended on 12 October at Donington Park after 22 rounds in four countries. Jay Bridger sealed the National Class championship at the Bucharest meeting, with a third place in round nineteen. The overall championship went down to the final meeting as Oliver Turvey, Jaime Alguersuari, Brendon Hartley and Sergio Pérez all had a chance of winning the title, however it was Alguersuari that won the title, thanks to a double win at Donington.

## Drivers and teams

| Team | Chassis | Engine | No | Driver | Rounds |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Championship Class ||||||
| Hitech Racing | Dallara F308 | Mercedes HWA | 1 | Max Chilton | All |
| Hitech Racing | Dallara F308 | Mercedes HWA | 2 | Walter Grubmüller | All |
| Carlin Motorsport | Dallara F308 | Mercedes HWA | 3 | Brendon Hartley | All |
| Carlin Motorsport | Dallara F308 | Mercedes HWA | 4 | Jaime Alguersuari | All |
| Carlin Motorsport | Dallara F308 | Mercedes HWA | 17 | Oliver Turvey | All |
| Carlin Motorsport | Dallara F308 | Mercedes HWA | 18 | Sam Abay | All |
| Nexa Racing | Dallara F308 | Mugen-Honda | 5 | Viktor Jensen | 2–7 |
| Räikkönen Robertson Racing | Dallara F308 | Mercedes HWA | 6 | Henry Arundel | All |
| Räikkönen Robertson Racing | Dallara F308 | Mercedes HWA | 24 | John Martin | All |
| Räikkönen Robertson Racing | Dallara F308 | Mercedes HWA | 25 | Alistair Jackson | 1–2 |
| Räikkönen Robertson Racing | Dallara F308 | Mercedes HWA | 25 | Clemente de Faria, Jr. | 9 |
| Räikkönen Robertson Racing | Dallara F308 | Mercedes HWA | 26 | Atte Mustonen | All |
| Fortec Motorsport | Dallara F308 | Mercedes HWA | 7 | Sebastian Hohenthal | 1–8 |
| Fortec Motorsport | Dallara F308 | Mercedes HWA | 7 | Dean Smith | 11 |
| Fortec Motorsport | Dallara F308 | Mercedes HWA | 8 | Marcus Ericsson | All |
| Fortec Motorsport | Dallara F308 | Mercedes HWA | 14 | Philip Major | All |
| T-Sport | Dallara F308 | Mugen-Honda | 9 | Sergio Pérez | All |
| Ultimate Motorsport | Mygale M-08F3 | Mercedes | 11 | Esteban Guerrieri | 1–3, 10 |
| Ultimate Motorsport | Mygale M-08F3 | Mercedes | 11 | Alistair Jackson | 4–9 |
| Ultimate Motorsport | Mygale M-08F3 | Mercedes | 12 | Ricardo Teixeira | 1–10 |
| Ultimate Motorsport | Mygale M-08F3 | Mercedes | 13 | Michael Devaney | 1–4 |
| Ultimate Motorsport | Mygale M-08F3 | Mercedes | 16 | Michael Devaney | 5–10 |
| Eurotek Motorsport | Dallara F308 | Mercedes HWA | 15 | Oliver Oakes | 2, 8 |
| JTR with Marshall Westland | Mygale M-08F3 | Mercedes HWA | 28 | Nick Tandy | 1–9, 11 |
| National Class ||||||
| Carlin Motorsport | Dallara F305 | Mugen-Honda | 42 | Henry Surtees | 11 |
| Carlin Motorsport | Dallara F305 | Mugen-Honda | 43 | Adriano Buzaid | 11 |
| Carlin Motorsport | Dallara F305 | Mugen-Honda | 54 | Kristján Einar | 1–10 |
| Carlin Motorsport | Dallara F305 | Mugen-Honda | 56 | Andrew Meyrick | 1–6 |
| Carlin Motorsport | Dallara F305 | Mugen-Honda | 56 | Martin O'Connell | 7 |
| Fluid Motorsport | Dallara F307 | Mugen-Honda | 50 | Jay Bridger | All |
| Fluid Motorsport | Dallara F307 | Mugen-Honda | 51 | Stefan Wilson | All |
| C F Racing | Dallara F306 | Mugen-Honda | 52 | Hywel Lloyd | All |
| T-Sport | Dallara F306 | Mugen-Honda | 53 | Steven Guerrero | All |
| T-Sport | Dallara F306 | Mugen-Honda | 57 | Salman Al Khalifa | 1–10 |
| T-Sport | Dallara F306 | Mugen-Honda | 57 | Callum MacLeod | 11 |
| Nexa Racing | Dallara F306 | Mugen-Honda | 55 | Craig Reiff | 1–4, 8–9 |
| Team Loctite | Dallara F306 | Mugen-Honda | 58 | Niall Quinn | 1–2, 4 |
| Team Loctite | Dallara F306 | Mugen-Honda | 59 | Jordan Williams | 5–7 |
| Litespeed F3 | SLC R1 | Mugen-Honda | 60 | Callum MacLeod | 5 |
| Litespeed F3 | SLC R1 | Mugen-Honda | 61 | Jonathan Legris | 7, 9, 11 |
| Invitation Entries ||||||
| Ombra Racing | Dallara F308 | Mugen-Honda | 71 | Matteo Chinosi | 3 |
| Ombra Racing | Dallara F308 | Mugen-Honda | 72 | Federico Leo | 3 |
| HBR Motorsport | Dallara F308 | Mercedes HWA | 73 | Daniel Campos-Hull | 8 |
| HBR Motorsport | Dallara F308 | Mercedes HWA | 74 | Basil Shaaban | 8 |
| Cesario Formula | Dallara F308 | Mugen-Honda | 84 | Clemente de Faria, Jr. | 11 |
| Eurotek Motorsport | Dallara F308 | Mercedes HWA | 85 | Oliver Oakes | 9–11 |

### Driver changes

* Following the departure of Marko Asmer, who joined BMW Sauber as the team's test driver, Hitech Racing brought in 16-year-old British driver Max Chilton as the Estonian's replacement. Austrian Walter Grubmüller remains with the team.
* Carlin Motorsport did not retain any of its drivers from the previous year, instead hiring Red Bull backed Brendon Hartley and Jaime Alguersuari. Brit Oliver Turvey, who has been an A1 Grand Prix rookie driver for A1 Team Great Britain, and Australian Sam Abay, also a race winner but at Formula BMW level, take the remaining seats in the Championship Class.
* Unlike the previous year, Carlin also entered two cars in the lower national class level, Kristján Einar and Andrew Meyrick will drive them.
* Räikkönen Robertson Racing retained Finn Atte Mustonen with Henry Arundel, Alistair Jackson and John Martin taking the remaining three seats.
* Both Mansell brothers, Greg and Leo, left the team at the end of 2007. They were replaced by Marcus Ericsson, who won the final British Formula BMW Championship the previous year with Fortec, and fellow Formula BMW champion Philip Major. Sebastian Hohenthal retains his spot at the team.
* T-Sport retain 2007 National Class winner Sergio Pérez who has been promoted to Championship class. Steven Guerrero and Salman Al-Khalifa, the latter having experience in the championship, take up T-Sport's vacant national class seats.
* Ultimate Motorsport, the only team to use the Mygale chassis, retain experienced Esteban Guerrieri and Michael Devaney, both have a total of eight seasons of Formula Three between them. Angolan Ricardo Teixeira joins the team from Performance Racing.

## Calendar

| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | National Class Winner |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Oulton Park | 24 March | Jaime Alguersuari | John Martin | Oliver Turvey | Carlin Motorsport | Andrew Meyrick |
| 2 | Oulton Park | 24 March | Jaime Alguersuari | Jaime Alguersuari | Jaime Alguersuari | Carlin Motorsport | Andrew Meyrick |
| 3 | Croft | 27 April | Marcus Ericsson | Max Chilton | Sergio Pérez | T-Sport | Andrew Meyrick |
| 4 | Croft | 27 April | Brendon Hartley | Sergio Pérez | Brendon Hartley | Carlin Motorsport | Andrew Meyrick |
| 5 | Monza | 17 May | Matteo Chinosi | Esteban Guerrieri | Sergio Pérez | T-Sport | Hywel Lloyd |
| 6 | Monza | 18 May | Max Chilton | Esteban Guerrieri | Sergio Pérez | T-Sport | Jay Bridger |
| 7 | Rockingham | 26 May | Max Chilton | Jaime Alguersuari | Atte Mustonen | Räikkönen Robertson Racing | Andrew Meyrick |
| 8 | Rockingham | 26 May | Jaime Alguersuari | Oliver Turvey | Sebastian Hohenthal | Fortec Motorsport | Andrew Meyrick |
| 9 | Snetterton | 8 June | Michael Devaney | Marcus Ericsson | Michael Devaney | Ultimate Motorsport | Jay Bridger |
| 10 | Snetterton | 8 June | Brendon Hartley | Jaime Alguersuari | Michael Devaney | Ultimate Motorsport | Stefan Wilson |
| 11 | Thruxton | 29 June | Jaime Alguersuari | Marcus Ericsson | Brendon Hartley | Carlin Motorsport | Andrew Meyrick |
| 12 | Thruxton | 29 June | Brendon Hartley | Oliver Turvey | Brendon Hartley | Carlin Motorsport | Steven Guerrero |
| 13 | Brands Hatch | 13 July | Jaime Alguersuari | Jaime Alguersuari | Jaime Alguersuari | Carlin Motorsport | Jay Bridger |
| 14 | Brands Hatch | 13 July | Marcus Ericsson | Marcus Ericsson | Sergio Pérez | T-Sport | Steven Guerrero |
| 15 | Spa-Francorchamps | 1 August | Oliver Turvey | Brendon Hartley | Oliver Turvey | Carlin Motorsport | Stefan Wilson |
| 16 | Spa-Francorchamps | 2 August | Oliver Turvey | Brendon Hartley | Brendon Hartley | Carlin Motorsport | Jay Bridger |
| 17 | Silverstone | 16 August | Oliver Turvey | Oliver Turvey | Oliver Turvey | Carlin Motorsport | Stefan Wilson |
| 18 | Silverstone | 16 August | Brendon Hartley | Oliver Turvey | Oliver Turvey | Carlin Motorsport | Hywel Lloyd |
| 19 | Bucharest | 23 August | Brendon Hartley | Marcus Ericsson | Brendon Hartley | Carlin Motorsport | Salman Al Khalifa |
| 20 | Bucharest | 24 August | Oliver Turvey | Brendon Hartley | Jaime Alguersuari | Carlin Motorsport | Stefan Wilson |
| 21 | Donington Park | 12 October | Jaime Alguersuari | Jaime Alguersuari | Jaime Alguersuari | Carlin Motorsport | Henry Surtees |
| 22 | Donington Park | 12 October | Oliver Oakes | Brendon Hartley | Jaime Alguersuari | Carlin Motorsport | Jay Bridger |

## Standings

| Pos | Driver | OUL | OUL | CRO | CRO | MOZ | MOZ | ROC | ROC | SNE | SNE | THR | THR | BRH | BRH | SPA | SPA | SIL | SIL | BUC | BUC | DON | DON | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Jaime Alguersuari | Ret | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 251 |
| 2 | Oliver Turvey | 1 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 234 |
| 3 | Brendon Hartley | Ret | 4 | Ret | 1 | 2 | Ret | 10 | 8 | 3 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 8 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 208 |
| 4 | Sergio Pérez | 7 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | Ret | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 3 | 195 |
| 5 | Marcus Ericsson | 6 | 2 | 5 | Ret | 7 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 2 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 141 |
| 6 | Atte Mustonen | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 3 | 2 | 10 | Ret | 10 | 5 | 7 | Ret | 7 | 18 | 138 |
| 7 | Sebastian Hohenthal | 8 | 3 | 2 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 8 | | | | | | | 105 |
| 8 | Michael Devaney | 4 | 8 | 16 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 8 | Ret | 11 | 8 | 10 | 5 | | | 91 |
| 9 | Nick Tandy | NC | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | 5 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 8 | Ret | 7 | 5 | 23 | 3 | 9 | 3 | | | 6 | 2 | 86 |
| 10 | Max Chilton | 2 | 14 | 22 | 10 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 12 | Ret | 10 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 11 | 72 |
| 11 | Sam Abay | 10 | 11 | 10 | Ret | 6 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 8 | Ret | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 71 |
| 12 | Esteban Guerrieri | 5 | 6 | 3 | Ret | 16 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 4 | | | 63 |
| 13 | John Martin | 11 | Ret | 9 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 5 | Ret | 6 | 7 | 8 | Ret | 12 | 12 | 45 |
| 14 | Walter Grubmüller | Ret | 5 | 14 | 11 | 4 | Ret | 9 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 13 | 11 | 9 | 6 | Ret | 20 | 44 |
| 15 | Henry Arundel | 9 | 10 | 11 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 13 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | 8 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 15 | Ret | 15 | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| 16 | Dean Smith | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 4 | 20 |
| 17 | Alistair Jackson | 13 | 9 | 7 | 9 | | | Ret | Ret | 13 | 12 | Ret | 16 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 19 | 14 | Ret | | | | | 9 |
| 18 | Philip Major | 16 | 22 | Ret | 20 | 9 | Ret | 20 | Ret | 19 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 16 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 20 | 17 | 8 |
| 19 | Oliver Oakes | | | 12 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 11 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 1 |
| 20 | Viktor Jensen | | | 17 | 15 | 13 | Ret | 21 | 18 | 20 | Ret | 22 | 17 | 19 | 16 | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 21 | Ricardo Teixeira | 14 | 17 | Ret | Ret | DSQ | 17 | 15 | 15 | Ret | 19 | Ret | Ret | 13 | Ret | Ret | 18 | Ret | 13 | Ret | Ret | | | 0 |
| 22 | Clemente de Faria, Jr. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | 18 | | | 16 | 19 | 0 |
| Guest drivers ineligible for points |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Daniel Campos-Hull | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 6 | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Matteo Chinosi | | | | | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Federico Leo | | | | | 14 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Basil Shaaban | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 15 | | | | | | | 0 |
| National Class |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Jay Bridger | 15 | 19 | 15 | 14 | Ret | 12 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 322 |
| 2 | Steven Guerrero | 20 | 25 | 18 | 16 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 19 | 20 | Ret | 14 | 17 | 13 | 211 |
| 3 | Hywel Lloyd | 17 | 20 | Ret | 13 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 19 | NC | 15 | 19 | Ret | 22 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 207 |
| 4 | Stefan Wilson | 21 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 11 | Ret | 18 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 21 | Ret | 18 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 15 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 15 | 15 | 194 |
| 5 | Andrew Meyrick | 12 | 15 | 13 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 7 | 14 | Ret | 12 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | 174 |
| 6 | Salman Al Khalifa | Ret | 16 | 24 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 17 | Ret | 18 | 18 | 23 | Ret | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 13 | | | 169 |
| 7 | Kristján Einar | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 20 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 22 | 21 | Ret | 24 | 23 | Ret | Ret | | | 101 |
| 8 | Craig Reiff | 22 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 15 | Ret | 24 | Ret | | | | | | | 22 | 20 | 23 | 22 | | | | | 51 |
| 9 | Jonathan Legris | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 19 | | | Ret | 21 | | | 20 | 21 | 38 |
| 10 | Niall Quinn | 18 | 18 | 21 | Ret | | | 23 | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 38 |
| 11 | Henry Surtees | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 9 | 35 |
| 12 | Jordan Williams | | | | | | | | | Ret | 20 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 21 | | | | | | | | | 25 |
| 13 | Adriano Buzaid | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 14 | 22 |
| 14 | Callum MacLeod | | | | | | | | | 22 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | Ret | 9 |
| 15 | Martin O'Connell | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| Pos | Driver | OUL | OUL | CRO | CRO | MOZ | MOZ | ROC | ROC | SNE | SNE | THR | THR | BRH | BRH | SPA | SPA | SIL | SIL | BUC | BUC | DON | DON | 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) |
