2008 European Rally Championship season
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.[1]
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 points. Additionally, the top three of every leg got 3-2-1 points. Only drivers who participated in least 6 events qualified for the championship ranking.[2]
| Pos. |
Driver |
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Points |
| 1 |
Luca Rossetti |
1 |
1 |
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|
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 TTlusťák |
|
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) |
|
| Colour |
Result |
| Gold |
Winner |
| Silver |
2nd place |
| Bronze |
3rd place |
| Green |
Points finish |
| Blue |
Non-points finish |
| Purple |
Did not finish (Ret) |
| Black |
Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White |
Did not start (DNS) |
| Blank |
Did not practice (DNP) |
| Injured or ill (Inj) |
| Excluded (EX) |
| Suspended (SUS) |
| Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Withdrew entry before the event (WD) |
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References
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