2008 Formula 3 Euro Series

The 2008 Formula 3 Euro Series season was the sixth championship year of Europe's premier Formula Three series. The season was dominated by 21-year-old German Nico Hülkenberg, who won seven of the season's ten feature races amassing 76 of his total of 85 championship points on Saturday afternoons. He won the championship by 35.5 points from early frontrunner Edoardo Mortara as the 2007's rookie cup winner's season somewhat tailed off after the Norisring, scoring just 9.5 points in the final twelve races compared to Hülkenberg's 60. Jules Bianchi's strong finish to the season, including a win in the final race at Hockenheim and coupled with Renger van der Zande's fifth place and Mika Mäki's ninth place, it allowed the 2008 Ultimate Masters winner to finish third in the championship, a point ahead of both van der Zande and Mäki.

2008 Formula 3 Euro Series
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Drivers and teams

2008 Entry List[1]
Team No Driver Rookie Chassis[N 1] Engine Rounds
ART Grand Prix 1 Nico Hülkenberg F308/009 Mercedes All
2 James Jakes F308/049 All
24 Jules Bianchi R F308/026 All
25 Jon Lancaster R F308/070 All
Mücke Motorsport 3 Christian Vietoris F308/050 Mercedes All
4 Erik Janiš R F308/042 All
26 Mika Mäki R F308/005 All
Manor Motorsport 5 Sam Bird F308/036 Mercedes All
6 Niall Breen F308/001 1–8
28 Koudai Tsukakoshi F308/059 All
29 Kazuya Oshima F308/046 All
Signature-Plus 7 Edoardo Mortara F308/073 Volkswagen All
8 Franck Mailleux F308/057 All
30 Jean Karl Vernay F308/033 All
31 Stefano Coletti R F308/011 1–2
35 Robert Wickens R 3–6, 8–10
Prema Powerteam 9 Renger van der Zande F308/015 Mercedes All
10 Charlie Kimball F308/047 1–3
23 Dani Clos F308/031 All
31 Stefano Coletti R F308/047 4–10
Jo Zeller Racing 14 Michael Klein F308/044 Mercedes 1–4
19 Tom Dillmann 6
HBR Motorsport 15 Daniel Campos-Hull R F308/052 Mercedes All
27 Basil Shaaban F308/021 All
R.C. Motorsport powered by Volkswagen 17 Maximilian Götz F308/077 Volkswagen 1–4
18 Martin Plowman R F308/051 1–7
32 Jens Klingmann R F308/032 All
33 Cong Fu Cheng F308/010 3–10
41 Brendon Hartley F308/077 6
43 Peter Elkmann F308/051 8
44 Nelson Panciatici 9
45 Frédéric Vervisch 10
SG Formula 19 Tom Dillmann F308/014 Mercedes 1–3
20 Henkie Waldschmidt R F308/029 All
21 Richard Philippe R F308/014 8–10
34 Yann Clairay F308/072 All
40 Daniel Ricciardo R F308/014 6
Carlin Motorsport 21 Richard Philippe R F308/055 Mercedes 1–7
22 Rodolfo González F308/074 1–9
41 Brendon Hartley F308/055 8–10
46 Oliver Oakes F308/074 10
Barazi-Epsilon 42 Stéphane Richelmi R F308/094 Mercedes 8–10
Icon Legend
R Rookie

Driver changes

Changed Teams
Entering/Re-Entering Formula 3 Euro Series
Leaving Formula 3 Euro Series

Calendar

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Winning Rookie
1 R1 Hockenheimring 12 April Nico Hülkenberg Mika Mäki Mika Mäki Mücke Motorsport Mika Mäki
R2 13 April Dani Clos Renger van der Zande Prema Powerteam Erik Janiš
2 R1 Mugello Circuit 3 May Nico Hülkenberg Christian Vietoris Nico Hülkenberg ART Grand Prix Jules Bianchi
R2 4 May Mika Mäki Mika Mäki Mücke Motorsport Mika Mäki
3 R1 Pau Circuit 31 May James Jakes James Jakes James Jakes ART Grand Prix Jon Lancaster
R2 1 June Rodolfo González Edoardo Mortara Signature-Plus Jon Lancaster
4 R1 Norisring, Nuremberg 28 June Nico Hülkenberg Nico Hülkenberg Nico Hülkenberg ART Grand Prix Jon Lancaster
R2 29 June James Jakes Christian Vietoris Mücke Motorsport Robert Wickens
5 R1 Circuit Park Zandvoort 12 July Nico Hülkenberg Nico Hülkenberg Nico Hülkenberg ART Grand Prix Mika Mäki
R2 13 July Nico Hülkenberg Renger van der Zande Prema Powerteam Mika Mäki
6 R1 Nürburgring 26 July Christian Vietoris Nico Hülkenberg Nico Hülkenberg ART Grand Prix Jules Bianchi
R2 27 July Nico Hülkenberg Jon Lancaster ART Grand Prix Jon Lancaster
7 R1 Brands Hatch 30 August Jules Bianchi Jules Bianchi Nico Hülkenberg ART Grand Prix Jon Lancaster
R2 31 August Christian Vietoris Franck Mailleux Signature-Plus Henkie Waldschmidt
8 R1 Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona 20 September Nico Hülkenberg Henkie Waldschmidt Nico Hülkenberg ART Grand Prix Erik Janiš
R2 21 September Jon Lancaster Kazuya Oshima Manor Motorsport Jules Bianchi
9 R1 Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans 4 October Jules Bianchi Nico Hülkenberg Jules Bianchi ART Grand Prix Jules Bianchi
R2 5 October Yann Clairay Robert Wickens Signature-Plus Robert Wickens
10 R1 Hockenheimring 25 October Nico Hülkenberg Nico Hülkenberg Nico Hülkenberg ART Grand Prix Mika Mäki
R2 26 October Jules Bianchi Jules Bianchi ART Grand Prix Jules Bianchi

Season standings

Drivers Standings

  • Points are awarded as follows:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 PP
Race 1 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 1
Race 2 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 0

Note: In the second races at the Norisring, the Bugatti Circuit and the October Hockenheim meeting, due to insufficient distance covered, half points were awarded.

Pos Driver HOC1
MUG
PAU
NOR
ZAN
NÜR
BRH
CAT
LMS
HOC2
Pts
1 Nico Hülkenberg Ret 24† 1 5 Ret 16 1 Ret 1 13 1 4 1 5 1 Ret 24 8 1 3 85
2 Edoardo Mortara 3 3 4 3 2 1 4 3 Ret 21 Ret 23 4 4 9 Ret 9 14 12 6 49.5
3 Jules Bianchi Ret 13 3 4 Ret 26† Ret 9 3 9 2 3 22 18 Ret 3 1 17 7 1 47
4 Renger van der Zande 8 1 5 20 8 2 10 5 7 1 5 Ret 6 3 24 10 18 25 2 5 46
5 Mika Mäki 1 23† 6 1 Ret 15 Ret 18 2 5 4 Ret 20 16 23† 13 3 20 3 9 46
6 Christian Vietoris 7 2 28 19 5 4 6 1 13 11 Ret Ret 5 Ret 3 2 28† 10 EX Ret 36
7 Koudai Tsukakoshi 13 9 2 7 11† 18 2 Ret Ret Ret Ret 11 2 8 Ret 24† 4 4 6 2 36
8 Jean Karl Vernay 5 22† 25 Ret Ret 14 3 4 6 4 13 7 8 2 17 11 5 3 5 4 35
9 Yann Clairay 11 5 7 2 Ret 13 Ret 19 5 2 14 6 3 6 4 5 22 16 13 10 33
10 Franck Mailleux 4 4 11 10 4 5 18 15 11 3 18 9 7 1 12 Ret 23 21 17 13 27
11 Sam Bird 10 6 14 8 Ret 11 14 8 4 6 22 19 Ret 19 2 18 2 11 16 Ret 23
12 Jon Lancaster Ret DNS 23 25 3 7 5 Ret Ret 24† 7 1 9 10 10 22 12 Ret Ret 20 19
13 James Jakes 12 11 12 15 1 6 25 13 10 7 24† 22 21† 17 5 4 13 5 11 Ret 19
14 Dani Clos Ret 7 8 9 6 3 21 Ret 15 15 Ret Ret 16 14 6 16 6 2 9 11 16.5
15 Robert Wickens 9 8 7 2 8 Ret 12 16 Ret 14 7 1 23 8 10.5
16 Niall Breen 19 19 9 6 13† Ret 24† 17 9 Ret 8 2 DSQ 20 16 15 8
17 Charlie Kimball 2 Ret 17 Ret Ret 23 8
18 Tom Dillmann NC 15 16 27† Ret 25† 3 5 8
19 Kazuya Oshima Ret 20 26† 18 10 10 13 7 14 8 11 20 Ret 21 8 1 21 12 Ret 19 7
20 Stefano Coletti 18 21 21 11 11 6 19 22† 9 Ret 19 25† 15 Ret 19 9 4 Ret 6.5
21 Erik Janiš 9 10 10 16 Ret 12 8 22 12 10 Ret 12 12 12 7 7 14 13 8 7 5
22 Maximilian Götz 6 8 22 22 Ret Ret Ret 20 3
23 Michael Klein 21 16 19 12 7 9 19 12 2
24 Rodolfo González 15 12 18 13 Ret 21 12 Ret 24 20 21 25 17 15 20 19 17 6 0.5
25 Daniel Campos-Hull 14 14 27† 21 Ret 19 17 11 23 14 20 8 13 13 Ret 17 10 7 14 Ret 0
26 Henkie Waldschmidt Ret Ret 13 26† Ret 17 9 Ret 17 23† 15 17 10 7 Ret 12 20 DNS 10 Ret 0
27 Jens Klingmann Ret Ret 24 24 Ret 20 15 10 21 18 16 10 11 11 11 8 27 15 22 16 0
28 Richard Philippe 16 17 15 17 12† Ret 22 16 16 12 10 18 14 24 19 9 11 Ret 18 18 0
29 Cong Fu Cheng Ret 22 16 14 18 16 23 13 15 9 21 20 16 24 15 12 0
30 Basil Shaaban 20 18 20 14 Ret 24 20 21† 22 19 19 24† Ret 23 22 23 26 19 20 17 0
31 Martin Plowman 17 Ret Ret 23 Ret 27† 23† Ret 20 17 17 21 18 22 0
guest drivers ineligible for championship points
Daniel Ricciardo 6 15 0
Brendon Hartley Ret 14 14 6 8 22 Ret 14 0
Peter Elkmann 13 21 0
Nelson Panciatici 15 18 0
Oliver Oakes Ret 15 0
Stéphane Richelmi 18 Ret 25 23 21 21† 0
Frédéric Vervisch 19 Ret 0
Pos Driver HOC1
MUG
PAU
NOR
ZAN
NÜR
BRH
CAT
LMS
HOC2
Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd 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 participate (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

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

  • Pole-winners in bold; race 1 pole-winners earn one point (not awarded at Pau or Brands).
  • Drivers achieving fastest lap in italics. No points awarded.

Rookie Cup

Rookie drivers are only eligible for the Rookie Cup title if they have not previously competed in a national or international Formula 3 championship.

Pos Driver HOC1
MUG
PAU
NOR
ZAN
NÜR
BRH
CAT
LMS
HOC2
Pts
1 Erik Janiš 9 10 10 16 Ret 12 8 22 12 10 Ret 12 12 12 7 7 14 13 8 7 78
2 Mika Mäki 1 Ret 6 1 Ret 15 Ret 18 2 5 4 Ret 20 16 23 13 3 20 3 9 76.5
3 Jules Bianchi Ret 13 3 4 Ret 26 Ret 9 3 9 2 3 22 18 Ret 3 1 17 7 1 75.5
4 Jon Lancaster Ret DNS 23 25 3 7 5 Ret Ret Ret 7 1 9 10 10 22 12 Ret Ret 20 66
5 Richard Philippe 16 17 15 17 Ret Ret 22 16 16 12 10 18 14 24 19 9 11 Ret 18 18 49
6 Robert Wickens 9 8 7 2 8 Ret 12 16 Ret 14 7 1 23 8 45
7 Stefano Coletti 18 21 21 11 11 6 19 Ret 9 Ret 19 25 15 Ret 19 9 4 Ret 42.5
8 Daniel Campos-Hull 14 14 Ret 21 Ret 19 17 11 23 14 20 8 13 13 Ret 17 10 7 14 Ret 37.5
9 Henkie Waldschmidt Ret Ret 13 26 Ret 17 9 Ret 17 Ret 15 17 10 7 Ret 12 20 DNS 10 Ret 37
10 Jens Klingmann Ret Ret 24 24 Ret 20 15 10 21 18 16 10 11 11 11 8 27 15 22 16 32.5
11 Martin Plowman 17 Ret Ret 23 Ret Ret Ret Ret 20 17 17 21 18 22 8
Pos Driver HOC1
MUG
PAU
NOR
ZAN
NÜR
BRH
CAT
LMS
HOC2
Pts

Team's standings

Nation Points
1 ART Grand Prix 159
2 Signature-Plus 110.5
3 Mücke Motorsport 88
4 Prema Powerteam 80
5 Manor Motorsport 78.5
6 SG Formula 37
7 Jo Zeller Racing 11
8 R.C. Motorsport powered by Volkswagen 4
9 Carlin Motorsport 1.5
10 HBR Motorsport 0

Nations Cup

Nation Points
1  France 140
2  Germany 119
3  Great Britain 64
4  Italy 49.5
5  Netherlands 48
6  Finland 47
7  Japan 43
8  Spain 17.5
9  Canada 11.5
10  Ireland 9
11  United States 8
12  Monaco 6.5
13  Czech Republic 5
14  Venezuela 0.5

Notes

  1. All drivers competed in Dallara chassis; model listed.

References

  1. "2008 Entry List" (PDF). formel3guide.com. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
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