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.

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.

Round Date Event Winner ERC
1 4– 6 April Istanbul Rally Luca Rossetti
2 18–20 April Rally 1000 Miglia Luca Rossetti
3 22–24 May Croatia Delta Rally Luca Rossetti
4 6– 8 June Rally Poland Michał Sołowow
5 27–28 June Ypres Rally Luca Rossetti
6 11–13 July Rally Bulgaria Krum Donchev
7 1–2 August Rally Vinho da Madeira Giandomenico Basso
8 22–24 August Barum Rally Zlín Renato Travaglia
9 17–19 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.

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. Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
  2. ^ "ERC Unofficial Standings". rally-erc.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2011-07-04.