2008 European Rally Championship

2008 European Rally Championship season
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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.[1]

Round Date Event Winner ERC
1 4– 6 April Turkey 37th Istanbul Rally Italy Luca Rossetti
218–20 April Italy 32nd Rally 1000 Miglia Italy Luca Rossetti
322–24 May Croatia 35th INA Croatia Delta Rally Italy Luca Rossetti
4 6– 8 June Poland 65th Rally Poland Poland Michał Sołowow
527–28 June Belgium 44th Belgium Ypres Westhoek Rally Italy Luca Rossetti
611–13 July Bulgaria 39th Rally Bulgaria Bulgaria Krum Donchev
7 1–2 August Portugal 49th Rally Vinho da Madeira Italy Giandomenico Basso
822–24 August Czech Republic 38th Barum Rally Zlín Italy Renato Travaglia
917–19 October France 43rd Rallye Antibes Côte d'Azur Poland 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 Turkey Italy Croatia Poland Belgium Bulgaria Portugal Czech Republic France Points
1 Italy Luca Rossetti 1 1 1 3 2 Ret 67
2 Poland Michał Sołowow Ret Ret 2 1 Ret 3 4 3 1 65
3 Turkey Volkan Isik 5 Ret 3 3 Ret 2 5 5 2 54
4 Italy Corrado Fontana 4 1 Ret Ret 4 3 34
5 Bulgaria Krum Donchev 6 6 4 6 1 Ret Ret 30
6 Italy Luca Betti Ret 7 5 4 4 5 6 4 Ret 29
7 Czech Republic Antonín Tlusťák 8 Ret 5 Ret 6 4 13
Not enough events to qualify for championship
Italy Renato Travaglia 3 2 Ret 2 1 (50)
Italy Giandomenico Basso Ret Ret 2 1 Ret (32)
Finland Anton Alén 2 3 Ret (22)
Poland Tomasz Czopik Ret 2 (12)
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Blank Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

References

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

External links

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