2008 European Truck Racing Championship

The 2008 FIA European Truck Racing Championship was a multi-event motor racing championship for production based trucks held across Europe. The championship features a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded amateur drivers competing in highly modified versions of two-axle tractor units which conform to the technical regulations for the championship. It was the 24th European Truck Racing Championship season and began at Catalunya on May 11, with the finale at Jarama on October 5 after nine events. The championship was won by David Vršecký, taking his first title and the second in a row for the Buggyra team.

2008 European Truck Racing Championship
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Teams and drivers
No.DriverTeamManufacturerRounds

Race drivers without fixed number, whose number is defined race by race:

No.DriverTeamManufacturerRounds

Calendar and winners
Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning team
1 QR1 Circuit de Catalunya May 10-11 Markus Bösiger Markus Bösiger Buggyra Int. Racing System
CR1 Frankie Vojtíšek Frankie Truck Racing Team
QR2 David Vršecký David Vršecký Buggyra Int. Racing System
CR2 David Vršecký Buggyra Int. Racing System
2 QR1 Misano World Circuit May 24-25 David Vršecký Antonio Albacete Equipo Cepsa
CR1 David Vršecký Buggyra Int. Racing System
QR2 Markus Bösiger Markus Bösiger Buggyra Int. Racing System
CR2 Markus Bösiger Buggyra Int. Racing System
3 QR1 Circuito de Albacete June 7-8 Markus Bösiger Markus Bösiger Buggyra Int. Racing System
CR1 Markus Bösiger Buggyra Int. Racing System
QR2 Antonio Albacete Antonio Albacete Equipo Cepsa
CR2 Antonio Albacete Equipo Cepsa
4 QR1 Circuit Paul Armagnac June 28-29 David Vršecký David Vršecký Buggyra Int. Racing System
CR1 Markus Bösiger Buggyra Int. Racing System
QR2 Antonio Albacete Markus Bösiger Buggyra Int. Racing System
CR2 Antonio Albacete Equipo Cepsa
5 QR1 Nürburgring July 12-13 Markus Bösiger Markus Bösiger Buggyra Int. Racing System
CR1 Markus Bösiger Buggyra Int. Racing System
QR2 Markus Bösiger Markus Bösiger Buggyra Int. Racing System
CR2 David Vršecký Buggyra Int. Racing System
6 QR1 Autodrom Most August 30-31 David Vršecký David Vršecký Buggyra Int. Racing System
CR1 David Vršecký Buggyra Int. Racing System
QR2 Markus Bösiger Markus Bösiger Buggyra Int. Racing System
CR2 Markus Bösiger Buggyra Int. Racing System
7 QR1 Circuit Zolder September 13-14 Markus Bösiger Antonio Albacete Equipo Cepsa
CR1 Antonio Albacete Equipo Cepsa
QR2 David Vršecký Markus Bösiger Buggyra Int. Racing System
CR2 David Vršecký Buggyra Int. Racing System
8 QR1 Bugatti Circuit September 20-21 David Vršecký Markus Bösiger Buggyra Int. Racing System
CR1 Markus Bösiger Buggyra Int. Racing System
QR2 David Vršecký Antonio Albacete Equipo Cepsa
CR2 Jochen Hahn Team Hahn Racing
9 QR1 Circuito del Jarama October 4-5 Antonio Albacete Antonio Albacete Equipo Cepsa
CR1 Antonio Albacete Equipo Cepsa
QR2 David Vršecký Antonio Albacete Equipo Cepsa
CR2 Antonio Albacete Equipo Cepsa

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

Each round or racing event consisted of four races, with two qualifying races and two cup races. For the two qualifying races, the points awarded according to the ranking was on a 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 basis to the top 10 finishers – for the two cup races with the grid decided from the finishing order of the previous qualifying race, the points awarded were 20, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1 (rank 1 - 10) respectively.

Rank Driver Truck Points
1 David Vršecký Freightliner 414
2 Markus Bösiger Freightliner 393
3 Antonio Albacete MAN 372
4 Jochen Hahn MAN 305
5 Jean-Philippe Belloc MAN 239
6 Markus Altenstrasser Renault 148
7 Stuart Oliver MAN 116
8 Frankie Vojtíšek Renault 101
9 Christopher Levett MAN 98
10 Egon Allgäuer MAN 97
Rank Driver Truck Points
11 Dominique Lachèze MAN 65
12 Anthony Janiec Renault 38
13 Jean-Pierre Blaise MAN 19
14 Javier Mariezcurrena MAN 16
15 Balázs Szobi MAN 12
16 Mikhail Konovalov MAN 6
17 Steve Horne Mercedes-Benz 4
18 Pascal Robineau MAN 4
19 Franck Conti Volvo 1
20 Michel Bassanelli DAF 0
Rank Driver Truck Points
21 David Marco Bermejo MAN 0
22 José Bermejo Mercedes-Benz 0
23 Antonio Conejero Iveco 0
24 Pedro Ignacio García Volvo 0
25 Jennifer Janiec Renault 0
26 Mikael Johansson Scania 0
27 Erwin Kleinnagelvoort Scania 0
28 Francisco Navarro Renault 0
29 Dominique Orsini Mercedes-Benz 0
30 David Patalacci DAF 0

Source of information:[1]

Teams' Championship
Rank Team Drivers Trucks Points
1 Buggyra Int. Racing System David Vršecký, Markus Bösiger Freightliner 878
2 Koller und Schwemmer Team Jochen Hahn, Jean-Philippe Belloc MAN 644
3 Frankie Truck Racing Team Markus Altenstrasser, Frankie Vojtíšek Renault 459
4 Team Bermejo/Horne Steve Horne, José Bermejo Mercedes-Benz 244

Source of information:[2]

References
  1. "Overall Standings 2008". André & Wolfgang Bartscher GbR. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
  2. "Overall Standings 2008". André & Wolfgang Bartscher GbR. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
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