2008 British Touring Car Championship season

2008 BTCC season
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The 2008 HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 51st British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) season. It was also the first that the championship is sponsored by HiQ. Fabrizio Giovanardi won his second consecutive title, with a non-scoring fourteenth place finish in round 28.

Contents

Changes for 2008

Team changes

Driver changes

Changed team

Entering/re-entering BTCC

Leaving BTCC

Mid-season changes

Other changes

Entry list

On March 12, 2008 the BTCC Organisers released the official MSA HiQ British Touring Car Championship entry list for the 2008 season.

Team Car Car Spec. No. Drivers Class Rounds
VX Racing Vauxhall Vectra S2000 1 Fabrizio Giovanardi M All
4 Matt Neal M All
10 Tom Onslow-Cole M All
Team RAC BMW 320si S2000 5 Colin Turkington I All
50 Stephen Jelley I All
BMW Dealer Team UK BMW 320si S2000 7 Mat Jackson I All
Team Halfords Honda Civic S2000 9 Tom Chilton * All
52 Gordon Shedden * All
SEAT Sport UK SEAT León TDI S2000 11 Jason Plato M All
12 Darren Turner M All
Arkas Racing
with sunshine.co.uk
Vauxhall Astra Sport Hatch BTC-T 15 Martyn Bell I All
90 Erkut Kızılırmak I 1-6, 9-10
Robertshaw Racing Chevrolet Lacetti S2000 16 Harry Vaulkhard I All
26 Matt Allison I 1-3
Honda Integra Type-R BTC-T 32 Alan Taylor I All
Team Air Cool SEAT León S2000 21 Adam Jones I All
Motorbase Performance BMW 320si S2000 24 Steven Kane I All
25 Rob Collard I All
Team KWR MG ZS BTC-T 28 Jason Hughes I All
In-Tune Racing Honda Civic Type-R BTC-T 33 Michael Doyle I All
BTC Racing Lexus IS200 S2000 42 Stuart Oliver I 1-2
43 Chris Stockton I 1-2
SEAT Toledo Cupra S2000 42 Stuart Oliver I 3, 5
43 Chris Stockton I 3-5, 7-10
44 Gareth Howell I 4, 7
TH Motorsport
with JAG Racing
Honda Integra Type-R BTC-T 55 John George I All
John Guest Racing Honda Integra Type-R BTC-T 77 Mike Jordan I All
78 Andrew Jordan I All
Icon Class
M Manufacturer
I Independent
Icon Specification
S2000 Super 2000
BTC-T BTC Touring

Calendar

The 2008 season once again had ten race weekends with three BTCC rounds at each. A provisional calendar had been announced by series organisers.[1]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
1 R1 Brands Hatch 30 March Mat Jackson Colin Turkington Fabrizio Giovanardi VX Racing
R2 Darren Turner Fabrizio Giovanardi VX Racing
R3 Mat Jackson Colin Turkington Team RAC
2 R4 Rockingham 13 April Gordon Shedden Tom Onslow-Cole Gordon Shedden Team Halfords
R5 Fabrizio Giovanardi Mat Jackson BMW Dealer Team UK
R6 Matt Neal Matt Neal VX Racing
3 R7 Donington Park 4 May Tom Onslow-Cole Jason Plato Jason Plato SEAT Sport UK
R8 Fabrizio Giovanardi Fabrizio Giovanardi VX Racing
R9 Tom Onslow-Cole Darren Turner SEAT Sport UK
4 R10 Thruxton 18 May Tom Onslow-Cole Tom Onslow-Cole Tom Onslow-Cole VX Racing
R11 Fabrizio Giovanardi Tom Onslow-Cole VX Racing
R12 Jason Plato Jason Plato SEAT Sport UK
5 R13 Croft 1 June Darren Turner Gordon Shedden Colin Turkington Team RAC
R14 Steven Kane Colin Turkington Team RAC
R15 Fabrizio Giovanardi Fabrizio Giovanardi VX Racing
6 R16 Snetterton 13 July Jason Plato Darren Turner Jason Plato SEAT Sport UK
R17 Fabrizio Giovanardi Jason Plato SEAT Sport UK
R18 Fabrizio Giovanardi Mat Jackson BMW Dealer Team UK
7 R19 Oulton Park 27 July Jason Plato Jason Plato Jason Plato SEAT Sport UK
R20 Colin Turkington Colin Turkington Team RAC
R21 Jason Plato Gordon Shedden Team Halfords
8 R22 Knockhill 17 August Darren Turner Jason Plato Jason Plato SEAT Sport UK
R23 Darren Turner Jason Plato SEAT Sport UK
R24 Darren Turner Darren Turner SEAT Sport UK
9 R25 Silverstone 31 August Jason Plato Mat Jackson Jason Plato SEAT Sport UK
R26 Fabrizio Giovanardi Fabrizio Giovanardi VX Racing
R27 Jason Plato Mat Jackson BMW Dealer Team UK
10 R28 Brands Hatch 21 September Stephen Jelley Steven Kane Mat Jackson BMW Dealer Team UK
R29 Mat Jackson Mat Jackson BMW Dealer Team UK
R30 Fabrizio Giovanardi Tom Chilton Team Halfords

Championship standings

Drivers Championship

Pos Driver BH1 ROC DON THR CRO SNE OUL KNO SIL BH2 Pts
1 Fabrizio Giovanardi 1* 1* 6 5 2* 5 8 1* 4 3 10* 3 4 5 1* 7 3 3 3 2 6 2 2 5 5 1* 3 14 DNS 11 262
2 Mat Jackson 2* 4 2 6 1* Ret Ret 11 8 5 5 2 18* 2 5 15 7 1* 12 5 4 6 5 4 2 13* 1* 1* 1* 4 226
3 Jason Plato 3 3 5 9 9 6 1* 2* 3 DSQ 7 1* 12 8 12 1* 1* Ret 1* NC* 9 1* 1* Ret 1* 7* 5* 5 Ret 13 223
4 Colin Turkington 20 8 1* 16 6 7* 9* 13 12 2 2* 6 1* 1* 8 5 2 6 4 1* 7 5 7 15 4 2 4 4 3 5 212
5 Matt Neal 5 7 3 3 11 1* 2 Ret 6 4 3 4 2 3 3 10 5 4 15 7 5 16 10 7 6 4 15 6 2 8 185
6 Tom Onslow-Cole 7 6 Ret 7 5 Ret 3* 3 2 1* 1* 7 19 11 7 6 14 5 5 3 11 3 3 12 11 6 6* 9 8 3 170
7 Gordon Shedden 6 2 Ret 1* 4 4 4 9* 10 13* 8 17* 3* Ret 6 4 8 Ret 7 8 1* 4 4 8 13 8 11 13 9 9 144
8 Darren Turner 4 5 Ret 2 3* Ret 19 4 1* 6 4 16 15 9 Ret 2 19* 16 6 Ret 16 Ret 8 1* 3 Ret 19 7 Ret 12 133
9 Adam Jones 10 10 18 4 8 3 7 7 7 8 6 5 8 6 2 13 10 DSQ 8 6 2 8 12 10 8 3 2 11 11 Ret 119
10 Tom Chilton 9 Ret 7 8 7 2 Ret 5 5 7 12 Ret Ret 14 4 3 15 7 2 11 Ret 10 11 6 12 Ret 9 8 6 1* 107
11 Steven Kane 8 Ret DNS 10 10 13 6 12 16 12 13 9 7 Ret Ret 8 6 2 9 4 Ret 12 14 9 Ret 5 12 2 5 2 86
12 Rob Collard 12 Ret 11 13 12 8 Ret DNS Ret 14 14 11 5 4 Ret* 9 4 9 10 Ret 8 7 6 2 16 9 7 3 4 6 84
13 Andrew Jordan 15 14 9 Ret Ret Ret 5 6 Ret 10 9 Ret 10 Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret 13 9 3* 9 9 3 9 Ret 20 10 7 7 56
14 Mike Jordan 13 9 4 Ret Ret 9 10 Ret 9 9 15 8 6 7 Ret 11 9 Ret Ret DNS DNS 11 13 11 Ret 10 Ret 12 10 10 34
15 Stephen Jelley 14 11 10 11 15 11 Ret Ret 13 11 11 Ret Ret 10 9 12 11 8 11 10 15 13 15 13 7 Ret 10 Ret 12 Ret 14
16 Michael Doyle NC 18 15 20 Ret Ret 15 Ret DNS 15 Ret DNS 9 Ret DNS Ret 13 11 16 Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret 15 Ret 8 15 Ret DNS 5
17 Matt Allison 11 12 8 12 Ret DNS Ret DNS DNS 3
18 Chris Stockton Ret DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 13 8 Ret 19 Ret Ret 11 18 Ret Ret 14 Ret Ret 17 17 Ret DNS DNS Ret DNS DNS 3
19 Harry Vaulkhard 18 15 14 Ret 13 14 12 14 11 Ret 16 10 13 13 11 14 17 15 14 12 12 Ret 16 14 10 12 13 16 13 14 2
20 Jason Hughes 16 13 13 14 14 15 11 10 14 16 18 13 14 12 DNS 16 12 12 Ret 15 10 Ret Ret 16 14 11 Ret Ret 14 15 2
21 John George 17 19 12 15 16 Ret Ret DNS DNS 20 NC 12 17 17 Ret 17 16 10 17 Ret Ret 14 20 19 19 15 14 Ret 15 Ret 1
22 Erkut Kızılırmak 19 16 17 17 18 10 16 Ret DNS 22 19 14 16 15 13 18 Ret 13 18 DNS 17 18 17 Ret 1
23 Martyn Bell Ret 17 16 18 17 12 14 Ret Ret 17 Ret 15 20 16 Ret Ret 18 14 18 13 14 Ret 18 18 17 14 18 17 16 Ret 0
24 Alan Taylor 21 20 Ret 21 19 DNS 18 Ret DNS 21 Ret Ret Ret DNS DNS Ret Ret Ret NC Ret Ret 15 19 20 Ret DNS 16 19 DNS 16 0
25 Stuart Oliver Ret Ret DNS 19 Ret Ret 17 Ret 15 21 Ret DNS 0
26 Gareth Howell 18 17 DNS Ret DNS DNS 0
  • Note: bold signifies pole position (1 point given in first race only, and race 2 and 3 poles are based on race results), italics signifies fastest lap (1 point given all races) and * signifies at least one lap in the lead (1 point given all races).

Manufacturers Championship

Pos Manufacturer BH1 ROC DON THR CRO SNE OUL KNO SIL BH2 Pts
1 Vauxhall 1 1 3 3 2 1 2 1 4 1 1 3 2 3 1 6 3 3 3 2 5 2 2 5 6 4 6 6 2 3 697
5 6 6 5 11 5 3 Ret 6 3 10 7 4 5 3 7 5 4 15 7 6 16 10 7 11 6 15 9 8 8
2 SEAT 3 3 5 2 3 6 1 2 1 6 4 1 12 8 12 1 1 16 1 NC 9 1 1 1 1 7 5 5 Ret 12 545
4 5 Ret 9 9 Ret 19 4 3 DSQ 7 16 15 9 Ret 2 19 Ret 6 Ret 16 Ret 8 Ret 3 Ret 19 7 Ret 13

Teams Championship

Pos Team BH1 ROC DON THR CRO SNE OUL KNO SIL BH2 Pts
1 VX Racing 1 1 3 3 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 3 2 3 1 6 3 3 3 2 5 2 2 5 5 1 3 6 2 3 537
5 6 6 5 5 5 3 3 4 3 3 4 4 5 3 7 5 4 5 3 6 3 3 7 6 4 6 9 8 8
2 SEAT Sport UK 3 3 5 2 3 6 1 2 1 6 4 1 12 8 12 1 1 16 1 NC 9 1 1 1 1 7 5 5 Ret 12 328
4 5 Ret 9 9 Ret 20 4 3 DSQ 7 16 15 9 Ret 2 19 Ret 6 Ret 16 Ret 8 Ret 3 Ret 19 7 Ret 13
3 Team Halfords 6 2 6 1 4 2 4 5 5 7 8 17 3 14 4 3 8 7 2 8 1 4 4 6 12 8 9 8 6 1 231***
9 Ret Ret 8 7 4 Ret 9 10 13 12 Ret Ret Ret 6 4 15 Ret 7 11 Ret 10 11 8 13 Ret 11 13 9 9
4 Team RAC 14 8 1 11 6 7 9 13 12 2 2 6 1 1 8 5 2 6 4 1 7 5 7 13 4 2 4 4 3 5 227
20 11 10 16 15 11 Ret Ret 13 11 11 Ret Ret 10 9 12 11 8 11 10 15 13 15 15 7 Ret 10 Ret 12 Ret
5 BMW Dealer Team UK 2 4 2 6 1 Ret Ret 11 8 5 5 2 18 2 5 15 7 1 12 5 4 6 5 4 2 13 1 1 1 4 217
6 Motorbase Performance 8 Ret 11 10 10 8 6 12 16 12 13 9 5 4 Ret 8 4 2 9 4 8 7 6 2 16 5 7 2 4 2 173
12 Ret DNS 13 12 13 Ret DNS Ret 14 14 11 7 Ret Ret 9 6 9 10 Ret Ret 12 14 9 Ret 9 12 3 5 6
7 Team Air Cool 10 10 18 4 8 3 7 7 7 8 6 5 8 6 2 13 10 DSQ 8 6 2 8 12 10 8 3 2 11 11 Ret 103***
8 Team Eurotech 13 9 4 Ret Ret 9 5 6 9 9 9 8 6 7 10 11 9 Ret 13 9 3 9 9 3 9 10 20 10 7 7 89**
15 14 9 Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret Ret 10 15 Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret DNS DNS 11 13 11 Ret Ret Ret 12 10 10
9 Robertshaw Racing 11 12 8 12 13 14 12 14 11 21 16 10 13 13 11 14 17 15 14 12 12 15 16 14 10 12 13 16 13 14 9
18 15 14 21 19 DNS 18 Ret DNS Ret Ret Ret Ret DNS DNS Ret Ret Ret NC Ret Ret Ret 19 20 Ret DNS 16 19 DNS 16
10 In-Tune Racing NC 18 15 20 Ret Ret 15 Ret DNS 15 Ret DNS 9 Ret DNS Ret 13 11 16 Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret 15 Ret 8 15 Ret DNS 6
11 Team KWR 16 13 13 14 14 15 11 10 14 16 18 13 14 12 DNS 16 12 12 Ret 15 10 Ret Ret 16 14 11 Ret Ret 14 15 4
12 TH Motorsport 17 19 12 15 16 Ret Ret DNS DNS 20 NC 12 17 17 Ret 17 16 10 17 Ret Ret 14 20 19 19 15 14 Ret 15 Ret 2
13 Arkas Racing 19 16 16 17 17 10 14 Ret Ret 17 19 14 16 15 13 18 18 13 18 13 14 Ret 18 18 17 14 13 17 16 Ret 1
Ret 17 17 18 18 12 16 Ret DNS 22 Ret 15 20 16 Ret Ret Ret 14 18 DNS 18 18 17 Ret
14 BTC Racing Ret Ret DNS 19 Ret Ret 13 8 15 18 17 Ret 11 18 Ret Ret 14 Ret Ret 17 17 Ret DNS DNS Ret DNS DNS 0*
Ret DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 17 Ret Ret 19 Ret DNS 21 Ret DNS Ret DNS DNS

* - BTC Racing lose all points for three changes of engine.
** - Team Eurotech lose 10 points for three changes of engine.
*** - Team Air Cool and Team Halfords lose 20 points for four changes of engine.

Independents Trophy

Pos Driver BH1 ROC DON THR CRO SNE OUL KNO SIL BH2 Pts
1 Turkington 20 8 1 16 6 7 9 13 12 2 2 6 1 1 8 5 2 6 4 1 7 5 7 15 4 2 4 4 3 5 323
2 Jackson 2 4 2 6 1 Ret Ret 11 8 5 5 2 18 2 5 15 7 1 12 5 4 6 5 4 2 13 1 1 1 4 313
3 Jones 10 10 18 4 8 3 7 7 7 8 6 5 8 6 2 13 10 DSQ 8 6 2 8 12 10 8 3 2 11 11 Ret 262
4 Kane 8 Ret DNS 10 10 13 6 12 16 12 13 9 7 Ret Ret 8 6 2 9 4 Ret 12 14 9 Ret 5 12 2 5 2 196
5 Collard 12 Ret 11 13 12 8 Ret DNS Ret 14 14 11 5 4 Ret 9 4 9 10 Ret 8 7 6 2 16 9 7 3 4 6 189
6 A. Jordan 15 14 9 Ret Ret Ret 5 6 Ret 10 9 Ret 10 Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret 13 9 3 9 9 3 9 Ret 20 10 7 7 138
7 M. Jordan 13 9 4 Ret Ret 9 10 Ret 9 9 15 8 6 7 Ret 11 9 Ret Ret DNS DNS 11 13 11 Ret 10 Ret 12 10 10 133
8 Jelley 14 11 10 11 15 11 Ret Ret 13 11 11 Ret Ret 10 9 12 11 8 11 10 15 13 15 13 7 Ret 10 Ret 12 Ret 118
9 Vaulkhard 18 15 14 Ret 13 14 12 14 11 Ret 16 10 13 13 11 14 17 15 14 12 12 Ret 16 14 10 12 13 16 13 14 82
10 Hughes 16 13 13 14 14 15 11 10 14 16 18 13 14 12 DNS 16 12 12 Ret 15 10 Ret Ret 16 14 11 Ret Ret 14 15 70
11 Doyle NC 18 15 20 Ret Ret 15 Ret DNS 15 Ret DNS 9 Ret DNS Ret 13 11 16 Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret 15 Ret 8 15 Ret DNS 31
12 Allison 11 12 8 12 Ret DNS Ret DNS DNS 27
13 George 17 19 12 15 16 Ret Ret DNS DNS 20 NC 12 17 17 Ret 17 16 10 17 Ret Ret 14 20 19 19 15 14 Ret 15 Ret 25
14 Stockton Ret DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 13 8 Ret 19 Ret Ret 11 18 Ret Ret 14 Ret Ret 17 17 Ret DNS DNS Ret DNS DNS 19
15 Bell Ret 17 16 18 17 12 14 Ret Ret 17 Ret 15 20 16 Ret Ret 18 14 18 13 14 Ret 18 18 17 14 18 17 16 Ret 18
16 Kızılırmak 19 16 17 17 18 10 16 Ret DNS 22 19 14 16 15 13 18 Ret 13 18 DNS 17 18 17 Ret 17
17 Taylor 21 20 Ret 21 19 DNS 18 Ret DNS 21 Ret Ret Ret DNS DNS Ret Ret Ret NC Ret Ret 15 19 20 Ret DNS 16 19 DNS 16 4
18 Oliver Ret Ret DNS 19 Ret Ret 17 Ret 15 21 Ret DNS 3
19 Howell 18 17 DNS Ret DNS DNS 1

Independent Teams Trophy

Pos Team BH1 ROC DON THR CRO SNE OUL KNO SIL BH2 Pts
1 Team RAC 14 8 1 11 6 7 9 13 12 2 2 6 1 1 8 5 2 6 4 1 7 5 7 13 4 2 4 4 3 5 340
2 BMW Dealer Team UK 2 4 2 6 1 Ret Ret 11 8 5 5 2 18 2 5 15 7 1 12 5 4 6 5 4 2 13 1 1 1 4 321
3 Motorbase Performance 8 Ret 11 10 10 8 6 12 16 12 13 9 5 4 Ret 8 4 2 9 4 8 7 6 2 16 5 7 2 4 2 265
4 Team Air Cool 10 10 18 4 8 3 7 7 7 8 6 5 8 6 2 13 10 DSQ 8 6 2 8 12 10 8 3 2 11 11 Ret 256**
5 Team Eurotech 13 9 4 Ret Ret 9 5 6 9 9 9 8 6 7 10 11 9 Ret 13 9 3 9 9 3 9 10 20 10 7 7 222*
6 Robertshaw Racing 11 12 8 12 13 14 12 14 11 21 16 10 13 13 11 14 17 15 14 12 12 15 16 14 10 12 13 16 13 14 149
7 Team KWR 16 13 13 14 14 15 11 10 14 16 18 13 14 12 DNS 16 12 12 Ret 15 10 Ret Ret 16 14 11 Ret Ret 14 15 109
8 Arkas Racing 19 16 16 17 17 10 14 Ret Ret 17 19 14 16 15 13 18 18 13 18 13 14 Ret 18 18 17 14 17 17 16 Ret 73
9 TH Motorsport 17 19 12 15 16 Ret Ret DNS DNS 20 NC 12 17 17 Ret 17 16 10 17 Ret Ret 14 20 19 19 15 14 Ret 15 Ret 62
10 In-Tune Racing NC 18 15 20 Ret Ret 15 Ret DNS 15 Ret DNS 9 Ret DNS Ret 13 11 16 Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret 15 Ret 8 15 Ret DNS 52
11 BTC Racing Ret Ret DNS 19 Ret Ret 13 8 15 18 17 Ret 11 18 Ret Ret 14 Ret Ret 17 17 Ret DNS DNS Ret DNS DNS 32*

* - BTC Racing & Team Eurotech lose 10 points for three changes of engine.
** - Team Air Cool lose 20 points for four changes of engine.

References

  1. ^ [1] BTCC announced 2008 calendar