2008 European Rally Championship

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.

2008 European Rally Championship
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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]

Round Date Event Winner ERC
14– 6 April Istanbul Rally Luca Rossetti
218–20 April Rally 1000 Miglia Luca Rossetti
322–24 May Croatia Delta Rally Luca Rossetti
46– 8 June Rally Poland Michał Sołowow
527–28 June Ypres Rally Luca Rossetti
611–13 July Rally Bulgaria Krum Donchev
71–2 August Rally Vinho da Madeira Giandomenico Basso
822–24 August Barum Rally Zlín Renato Travaglia
917–19 October Rallye Antibes Côte d'Azur Michał Sołowow

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 point(s). Additionally, the top three of every leg got 3–2–1 point(s). Only drivers who participated in least 6 events qualified for the championship ranking.[2]

Pos. Driver Points
1 Luca Rossetti 1 1 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 Tlusťák 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)
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

References
  1. "Calendar". rally-erc.com.
  2. "ERC Unofficial Standings". rally-erc.com.
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