2008 Speedcar Series

The 2008 Speedcar Series was the inaugural Speedcar Series championship. It consisted of four points-scoring race meetings, with a further non-championship round beforehand. The Drivers' Championship was won by Johnny Herbert.[1]

Teams and drivers

All of the teams used the Speedcar V8 vehicle with tyres supplied by Michelin.

Team No. Driver name Rounds
Speedcar Team 06 Ukyo Katayama All
07 Stefan Johansson All
09 Alex Yoong 2
10 Gianni Morbidelli All
18 Ananda Mikola All
27 Jean Alesi All
36 Moreno Soeprapto 1
50 Marchy Lee 2-4
69 Johnny Herbert All
90 JJ Lehto 2-4
96 Jacques Villeneuve 3-4
Phoenix Racing 08 Uwe Alzen All
80 Klaus Ludwig 1
Christian Danner 2
Heinz-Harald Frentzen 3
Pedro Lamy 4
Team First Centreville 17 Fabien Giroix All
71 Nicolas Navarro All
Union Properties 20 David Terrien All
85 Hasher Al Maktoum All
GPC Squadra Corse 21 Mathias Lauda 1-2
Klaus Ludwig 3

Calendar
Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Report
NC R1 Dubai Autodrome
(International Circuit)		 January 25 Gianni Morbidelli David Terrien Gianni Morbidelli Speedcar Team Report
R2 January 26 Uwe Alzen Gianni Morbidelli Speedcar Team
1 R1 Sentul International Circuit February 16 Ananda Mikola Ananda Mikola Jean Alesi Speedcar Team Report
R2 February 17 Gianni Morbidelli Uwe Alzen Phoenix Racing
2 R1 Sepang International Circuit March 22 Jean Alesi Jean Alesi Jean Alesi Speedcar Team Report
R2 March 23 Johnny Herbert Uwe Alzen Phoenix Racing
3 R1 Bahrain International Circuit April 5 Johnny Herbert Nicolas Navarro David Terrien Union Properties Report
R2 April 6 Uwe Alzen Gianni Morbidelli Speedcar Team
4 R1 Dubai Autodrome
(Grand Prix Circuit)		 April 11 Nicolas Navarro Johnny Herbert Johnny Herbert Speedcar Team Report
R2 April 12 Johnny Herbert Johnny Herbert Speedcar Team

Championship Standings

Drivers

Points were awarded to the top eight classified finishers using the following structure:

Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
Points 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1
Pos Driver SEN
 SEP
 BHR
 DUB
 Points
1 Johnny Herbert 3 7 2 4 5 Ret 1 1 45
2 David Terrien 4 4 8 2 1 Ret 2 2 45
3 Uwe Alzen 5 1 4 1 DSQ 2 4 11 42
4 Jean Alesi 1 2 1 3 10 3 Ret Ret 40
5 Gianni Morbidelli 11 13† 9 5 2 1 3 4 33
6 Nicolas Navarro 6 10 7 7 3 7 6 5 22
7 Mathias Lauda 2 5 3 Ret 18
8 Ananda Mikola 8 3 5 Ret Ret 5 Ret 7 17
9 Marchy Lee 14 Ret 4 Ret 5 3 15
10 Fabien Giroix 10 12 Ret DNS Ret 4 10 6 8
11 Klaus Ludwig 7 6 Ret 6 8
12 Stefan Johansson 12† 11 6 6 9 8 8 9 8
13 Hasher Al Maktoum 9 9 10 8 7 Ret 7 12 5
14 Jacques Villeneuve 6 Ret 9 Ret 3
15 Ukyo Katayama 13 8 15 11 8 Ret 12 Ret 2
16 JJ Lehto 12 10 Ret Ret 11 8 1
17 Alex Yoong 11 9 0
18 Heinz-Harald Frentzen 11† 9 0
19 Pedro Lamy 13 10 0
20 Christian Danner 13 12 0
Moreno Soeprapto Ret Ret 0
Pos Driver SEN
 SEP
 BHR
 DUB
 Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Notes:

  • † – Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.

References
  1. "Johnny Herbert wins again to take first Speedcar title". AutoMobilSport.com. Retrieved 12 April 2008.
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