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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 | TUR Istanbul Rally | ITA Luca Rossetti |
| 2 | 18–20 April | ITA Rally 1000 Miglia | ITA Luca Rossetti |
| 3 | 22–24 May | CRO Croatia Delta Rally | ITA Luca Rossetti |
| 4 | 6– 8 June | POL Rally Poland | POL Michał Sołowow |
| 5 | 27–28 June | BEL Ypres Rally | ITA Luca Rossetti |
| 6 | 11–13 July | BGR Rally Bulgaria | BGR Krum Donchev |
| 7 | 1–2 August | PRT Rally Vinho da Madeira | ITA Giandomenico Basso |
| 8 | 22–24 August | CZE Barum Rally Zlín | ITA Renato Travaglia |
| 9 | 17–19 October | FRA Rallye Antibes Côte d'Azur | POL 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 | TUR | ITA | CRO | POL | BEL | BGR | PRT | CZE | FRA | Points | 1 | 67 | 2 | 65 | 3 | 54 | 4 | 34 | 5 | 30 | 6 | 29 | 7 | 13 | (50) | (32) | (22) | (12) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA Luca Rossetti | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Ret | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| POL Michał Sołowow | Ret | Ret | 2 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| TUR Volkan Isik | 5 | Ret | 3 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Corrado Fontana | 4 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| BGR Krum Donchev | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | Ret | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Luca Betti | Ret | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||
| CZE Antonín Tlusťák | 8 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Not enough events to qualify for championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Renato Travaglia | 3 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA Giandomenico Basso | Ret | Ret | 2 | 1 | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIN Anton Alén | 2 | 3 | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| POL Tomasz Czopik | Ret | 2 |
|}
References
References
- "Calendar". rally-erc.com.
- "ERC Unofficial Standings". rally-erc.com.
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