2008 Speedcar Series

2008 Speedcar Series

Drivers' Champion: Johnny Herbert
Teams' Champion: Speedcar Team

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2008–09

Support series:
GP2 Asia Series

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
Template:Flagicon Speedcar Team	06	Template:Flagicon Ukyo Katayama	All
	07	Template:Flagicon Stefan Johansson	All
	09	Template:Flagicon Alex Yoong	2
	10	Template:Flagicon Gianni Morbidelli	All
	18	Template:Flagicon Ananda Mikola	All
	27	Template:Flagicon Jean Alesi	All
	36	Template:Flagicon Moreno Soeprapto	1
	50	Template:Flagicon Marchy Lee	2-4
	69	Template:Flagicon Johnny Herbert	All
	90	Template:Flagicon JJ Lehto	2-4
	96	Template:Flagicon Jacques Villeneuve	3-4
Template:Flagicon Phoenix Racing	08	Template:Flagicon Uwe Alzen	All
	80	Template:Flagicon Klaus Ludwig	1
		Template:Flagicon Christian Danner	2
		Template:Flagicon Heinz-Harald Frentzen	3
		Template:Flagicon Pedro Lamy	4
Template:Flagicon Team First Centreville	17	Template:Flagicon Fabien Giroix	All
	71	Template:Flagicon Nicolas Navarro	All
Template:Flagicon Union Properties	20	Template:Flagicon David Terrien	All
	85	Template:Flagicon Hasher Al Maktoum	All
Template:Flagicon GPC Squadra Corse	21	Template:Flagicon Mathias Lauda	1-2
		Template:Flagicon Klaus Ludwig	3

Calendar

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team	Report
NC	R1	Template:Flagicon Dubai Autodrome (International Circuit)	January 25	Template:Flagicon Gianni Morbidelli	Template:Flagicon David Terrien	Template:Flagicon Gianni Morbidelli	Template:Flagicon Speedcar Team	Report
	R2		January 26		Template:Flagicon Uwe Alzen	Template:Flagicon Gianni Morbidelli	Template:Flagicon Speedcar Team
1	R1	Template:Flagicon Sentul International Circuit	February 16	Template:Flagicon Ananda Mikola	Template:Flagicon Ananda Mikola	Template:Flagicon Jean Alesi	Template:Flagicon Speedcar Team	Report
	R2		February 17		Template:Flagicon Gianni Morbidelli	Template:Flagicon Uwe Alzen	Template:Flagicon Phoenix Racing
2	R1	Template:Flagicon Sepang International Circuit	March 22	Template:Flagicon Jean Alesi	Template:Flagicon Jean Alesi	Template:Flagicon Jean Alesi	Template:Flagicon Speedcar Team	Report
	R2		March 23		Template:Flagicon Johnny Herbert	Template:Flagicon Uwe Alzen	Template:Flagicon Phoenix Racing
3	R1	Template:Flagicon Bahrain International Circuit	April 5	Template:Flagicon Johnny Herbert	Template:Flagicon Nicolas Navarro	Template:Flagicon David Terrien	Template:Flagicon Union Properties	Report
	R2		April 6		Template:Flagicon Uwe Alzen	Template:Flagicon Gianni Morbidelli	Template:Flagicon Speedcar Team
4	R1	Template:Flagicon Dubai Autodrome (Grand Prix Circuit)	April 11	Template:Flagicon Nicolas Navarro	Template:Flagicon Johnny Herbert	Template:Flagicon Johnny Herbert	Template:Flagicon Speedcar Team	Report
	R2		April 12		Template:Flagicon Johnny Herbert	Template:Flagicon Johnny Herbert	Template:Flagicon Speedcar Team

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

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Notes:

• Template:Dagger – Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.

External links

• Driver Database
• The GEL Motorsport Information Page