2008 Speedcar Series
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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.
Teams and drivers
All of the teams used the Speedcar V8 vehicle with tyres supplied by Michelin.
| Team | No. | Driver name | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates Speedcar Team | 06 | Japan Ukyo Katayama | All |
| 07 | Sweden Stefan Johansson | All | |
| 09 | Malaysia Alex Yoong | 2 | |
| 10 | Italy Gianni Morbidelli | All | |
| 18 | Indonesia Ananda Mikola | All | |
| 27 | France Jean Alesi | All | |
| 36 | Indonesia Moreno Soeprapto | 1 | |
| 50 | Hong Kong Marchy Lee | 2-4 | |
| 69 | United Kingdom Johnny Herbert | All | |
| 90 | Finland JJ Lehto | 2-4 | |
| 96 | Canada Jacques Villeneuve | 3-4 | |
| Germany Phoenix Racing | 08 | Germany Uwe Alzen | All |
| 80 | Germany Klaus Ludwig | 1 | |
| Germany Christian Danner | 2 | ||
| Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 3 | ||
| Portugal Pedro Lamy | 4 | ||
| France Team First Centreville | 17 | France Fabien Giroix | All |
| 71 | France Nicolas Navarro | All | |
| United Arab Emirates Union Properties | 20 | France David Terrien | All |
| 85 | United Arab Emirates Hasher Al Maktoum | All | |
| Italy GPC Squadra Corse | 21 | Austria Mathias Lauda | 1-2 |
| Germany Klaus Ludwig | 3 |
Calendar
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 Indonesia | SEP Malaysia | BHR Bahrain | DUB United Arab Emirates | Points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos Driver SEN Indonesia SEP Malaysia BHR Bahrain DUB United Arab Emirates Points 1 United Kingdom Johnny Herbert 3 7 2 4 5 Ret 1 1 45 2 France David Terrien 4 4 8 2 1 Ret 2 2 45 3 Germany Uwe Alzen 5 1 4 1 DSQ 2 4 11 42 4 France Jean Alesi 1 2 1 3 10 3 Ret Ret 40 5 Italy Gianni Morbidelli 11 13† 9 5 2 1 3 4 33 6 France Nicolas Navarro 6 10 7 7 3 7 6 5 22 7 Austria Mathias Lauda 2 5 3 Ret 18 8 Indonesia Ananda Mikola 8 3 5 Ret Ret 5 Ret 7 17 9 Hong Kong Marchy Lee 14 Ret 4 Ret 5 3 15 10 France Fabien Giroix 10 12 Ret DNS Ret 4 10 6 8 11 Germany Klaus Ludwig 7 6 Ret 6 8 12 Sweden Stefan Johansson 12† 11 6 6 9 8 8 9 8 13 United Arab Emirates Hasher Al Maktoum 9 9 10 8 7 Ret 7 12 5 14 Canada Jacques Villeneuve 6 Ret 9 Ret 3 15 Japan Ukyo Katayama 13 8 15 11 8 Ret 12 Ret 2 16 Finland JJ Lehto 12 10 Ret Ret 11 8 1 17 Malaysia Alex Yoong 11 9 0 18 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen 11† 9 0 19 Portugal Pedro Lamy 13 10 0 20 Germany Christian Danner 13 12 0 Indonesia Moreno Soeprapto Ret Ret 0 Pos Driver SEN Indonesia SEP Malaysia BHR Bahrain DUB United Arab Emirates Points | Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) | |||||||||
| 1 | United Kingdom Johnny Herbert | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 45 |
| 2 | France David Terrien | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 45 |
| 3 | Germany Uwe Alzen | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | DSQ | 2 | 4 | 11 | 42 |
| 4 | France Jean Alesi | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 40 |
| 5 | Italy Gianni Morbidelli | 11 | 13† | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 33 |
| 6 | France Nicolas Navarro | 6 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 22 |
| 7 | Austria Mathias Lauda | 2 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 18 | ||||
| 8 | Indonesia Ananda Mikola | 8 | 3 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 5 | Ret | 7 | 17 |
| 9 | Hong Kong Marchy Lee | 14 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 5 | 3 | 15 | ||
| 10 | France Fabien Giroix | 10 | 12 | Ret | DNS | Ret | 4 | 10 | 6 | 8 |
| 11 | Germany Klaus Ludwig | 7 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 8 | ||||
| 12 | Sweden Stefan Johansson | 12† | 11 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| 13 | United Arab Emirates Hasher Al Maktoum | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | Ret | 7 | 12 | 5 |
| 14 | Canada Jacques Villeneuve | 6 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 3 | ||||
| 15 | Japan Ukyo Katayama | 13 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 8 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 2 |
| 16 | Finland JJ Lehto | 12 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 8 | 1 | ||
| 17 | Malaysia Alex Yoong | 11 | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| 18 | Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 11† | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| 19 | Portugal Pedro Lamy | 13 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| 20 | Germany Christian Danner | 13 | 12 | 0 | ||||||
| Indonesia Moreno Soeprapto | Ret | Ret | 0 | |||||||
| Pos | Driver | SEN Indonesia | SEP Malaysia | BHR Bahrain | DUB United Arab Emirates | Points | ||||
| Colour | Result | |||||||||
| Gold | Winner | |||||||||
| Silver | Second place | |||||||||
| Bronze | Third place | |||||||||
| Green | Points classification | |||||||||
| Blue | Non-points classification | |||||||||
| Non-classified finish (NC) | ||||||||||
| Purple | Retired, not classified (Ret) | |||||||||
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) | |||||||||
| Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) | ||||||||||
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) | |||||||||
| White | Did 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.