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The 2008 Superleague season is the 9th GPVWC Superleague season.

2008 turned out to be another year in which the reigning Champion, Finnish Janne Tanskanen, would not be defending his title. Tanskanen announced his retirement officially in a press statement just before Christmas, on the 23rd of December, 2010.

While the league clearly loses out on one hand, on another hand some people considered that both the Drivers' and Constructors' Championships to be thrown wide open. New talent had emerged at the end of the previous season and the rumour was that the league would be losing another of its top racing drivers and previous champion, Joe Consiglio, through retirement.

In the event, Consiglio didn't retire - signing another contract with Nordsjoen was surely going to keep the teams hopes high for consolidating a record-breaking four consecutive Constructors' titles in a row.

Pre-season

Testing

Report

Teams and drivers

Team	Base	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	No.	Race Drivers	Rounds	Test/Reserve Driver(s)
Did not enter						0
						2
Synergetic Motorsports	Belfast, UK	Synergetic Motorsports		Toyota	B	3	Mal McKee	All
						4	??
							Luke McKee
Platform Michelangelo		Platform Michelangelo		BMW	B	5	Michelangelo Manrique
						6	Jeroen Jansen
Belami Racing	St. Helens, UK	Belami Racing		Renault	B	7	Laurentiu Albu
						8
Vod:Bul		Vod:Bul		Ferrari	B	9	Laurent Keersmaekers
						10	Daniël Bolman
Woods Racing	Croydon, UK	Woods Racing		Renault	B	11	Mark Wicks
						12	Martijn Vosselman
APR		APR		Honda	B	14	Philip Cullen
						15	Adam Rouse
Did not enter						16
						17
Nordsjøen Racing	Cardiff, UK	Nordsjoen Racing		Mercedes	B	18	Scott Whiteman
						19	William Ponissi
Tanskanen Racing		Tanskanen Racing		J-Tech	B	??	Juha Tanskanen
						??

^† Mal McKee replaced himself as test/reserve driver with Liam Hatchell after the Japanese grand prix.
^‡ Adam Rouse pulled out of the competition after the Austrian grand prix.

New entries

The first new team to secure a place in the Superleague was Nijo Racing, owned and managed by Chris Williamson. Nijo came straight in from a successful Masters season, bypassing the Supercup, and looking eager to carry that success into the Superleague. Initially having signed Tom Parker and Ashley Walsh, the team underwent many changes in driver line-up in the first half of the season, with Parker pulling out after only a few races.

Triple-Double Racing was the next team to secure a place in the Superleague, founded and initially managed by Ben Morgan before Phil Perkins took the reins scant days before the opening race. Driver Jyri Lylykorpi was initially linked with the team, however the team secured GPVWC stalwarts Adam Rouse and Phil Perkins.

The final new team to secure a place was Midnight Motorsport. Driver Nick Rowland's brainchild, the team managed to secure both himself and experienced racing driver and manager Dave Carr-Smith, which seemed to promise a strong team in bid for the Constructors' and Drivers' Championships. Reliability problems and bad luck were the order of the day for the beginning of the season for Midnight, however.

Team changes

Driver changes

2008 Calendar

Round	Race Title	Grand Prix	Circuit	Conditions	Mod	Date	Time
							Track time	GMT
1	Australian Grand Prix	Australian GP	Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne		GP4 v9.6	24th March	???	23:59
2	Malaysian Grand Prix	Malaysian GP	Sepang International Circuit, Selangor, Malaysia		GP4 v9.6	31st March	???	23:59
3	Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain GP	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain		GP4 v9.6	14th April	???	23:59
4	Spanish Grand Prix	Spanish GP	Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona		GP4 v9.6	5th May	???	23:59
5	Turkish Grand Prix	Turkish GP	Istanbul Park		GP4 v9.6	19th May	???	23:59
6	Monaco Grand Prix	Monaco GP	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	Monsoon	GP4 v9.6	2nd June	???	23:59
7	Canadian Grand Prix	Canadian GP	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal		GP4 v9.6	???	???	23:59
8	French Grand Prix	French GP	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours		GP4 v9.6		???	23:59
9	British Grand Prix	British GP	Silverstone Circuit		GP4 v9.6		???	23:59
10	German Grand Prix	German GP	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany		GP4 v9.6		???	23:59
11	Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungarian GP	Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary		GP4 v9.6		???	23:59
12	European Grand Prix	European GP	Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany		GP4 v9.6		???	23:59
13	Belgian Grand Prix	Belgian GP	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa		GP4 v9.6		???	23:59
14	Italian Grand Prix	Italian GP	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza		GP4 v9.6	1st October	???	23:59
15	Austrian Grand Prix	Austrian GP	A1-Ring		GP4 v9.6	20th October	???	23:59
16	Japanese Grand Prix	Japanese GP	Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Mie		GP4 v9.6	11th November	???	23:59
17	Brazilian Grand Prix	Brazilian GP	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo		GP4 v9.6	15th December	???	23:59

Changes

Rule changes

Qualifying

Results and standings

Grands Prix

Rd.	Grands Prix	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning constructor	Report
1	Australian Grand Prix	Joe Consiglio	Lee Morris	Lee Morris	Draig Racing-Ferrari	Report
2	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Joe Consiglio	Joe Consiglio	Lee Morris	Draig Racing-Ferrari	Report
3	Japanese Grand Prix	Joe Consiglio	Lee Morris	Lee Morris	Draig Racing-Ferrari	Report
4	Chinese Grand Prix	Jason Muscat	Mark Stanton	Lee Morris	Draig Racing-Ferrari	Report
5	South African Grand Prix	Sam Millar	Sam Millar	Lee Morris	Draig Racing-Ferrari	Report
6	Austrian Grand Prix	Sam Millar	Sam Millar	Jason Muscat	Red Archer-Renault	Report
7	French Grand Prix	Jason Muscat	Joe Consiglio	Joe Consiglio	Nordsjoen-Mercedes	Report
8	Monaco Grand Prix					Report
9	British Grand Prix					Report
10	Bahrain Grand Prix					Report
11	San Marino Grand Prix					Report
12	Turkish Grand Prix					Report
13	Mexican Grand Prix					Report
14	Canadian Grand Prix					Report
15	Brazilian Grand Prix					Report
16	Italian Grand Prix					Report
17	Spanish Grand Prix					Report
18	Belgian Grand Prix					Report
19	Dutch Grand Prix					Report
20	Singapore Grand Prix					Report

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers.

Drivers standings

Pos Driver AUS UAE JPN CHN RSA AUT FRA MON GBR BHR RSM TUR MEX CAN BRA ITA ESP BEL NED SIN Points 1 Lee Morris 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 97 2 Joe Consiglio 13† 2 2 4 3 2 1 69 3 Jason Muscat 16 3 8 2 2 1 Ret 52 4 David Jundt 4 4 4 6 6 4 5 48 5 Sam Millar 3 Ret 3 Ret 9 8 4 33 6 Ojay Clark 5 5 Ret 8 4 11 6 28 7 Dave Carr-Smith 2 Ret 6 3 DNS Ret Ret 27 8 Mark Wicks 9 7 7 10 8 5 7 24 9 Adam Rouse 6 6 Ret 7 7 7 22 10 Kieran Ryan 8 10 12 13 5 6 8 18 11 Mark Stanton Ret 8 10 5 11 9 Ret 12 12 Bart De Vos 3 10 13 Jyri Lylykorpi 7 9 Ret 14 DNS Ret 12 6 14 Nick Rowland Ret Ret 5 Ret DNS Ret DNS 6 15 Christoph Lichtenstein 12 11 9 9 12 Ret Ret 4 16 Ryan Walker 11 12 15 18 10 10 9 4 17 Ben Morgan 10 Ret 11 Ret Ret DNS DNS 1 18 Abdel Damghi Ret Ret 12 Ret Ret 10 0 19 Mark Fuller 15 Ret 16 13 11 0 20 David Stanton Ret 13 13 11 Ret Ret Ret 0 21 Chris Williamson Ret 16 12 0 22 William Ponissi 14 14 Ret 17 Ret 0 23 Phil Perkins Ret 15 Ret Ret Ret 14 Ret 0 24 Gavin Thomas Ret Ret 14 DNS DNS DNS DNS 0 25 Tim-Oliver Wagner Ret DNS Ret 15 DNS 0 26 Tom Parker Ret Ret Ret 0 27 Luke McKee Ret DNS 0 28 Ashley Walsh Ret 0 29 Teemu Toikka Ret DNS 0 30 Luis Fernando Laaff Ret Ret 0 31 Ben Warren Ret 0 Pos Driver AUS UAE JPN CHN RSA AUT FRA MON GBR BHR RSM TUR MEX CAN BRA ITA ESP BEL NED SIN Points

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) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Light blue Practiced only (PO) Blank Did not participate (-) Excluded (EX) Withdrew entry before the event (WD) Bold - Pole Italics - Fastest lap

^† Drivers did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

Constructors standings

Pos Constructor Car No. AUS UAE JPN CHN RSA AUT FRA MON GBR BHR RSM TUR MEX CAN BRA ITA ESP BEL NED SIN Points 1 Draig Racing-Ferrari 14 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 101 15 11 12 15 18 10 10 9 2 Red Archer 5 16 3 8 2 2 1 Ret 100 6 4 4 4 6 6 4 5 3 Nordsjoen-Mercedes 0 7 9 Ret 14 DNS Ret 12 75 2 13† 2 2 4 3 2 1 4 Woods Racing 3 9 7 7 10 8 5 7 42 4 8 10 12 13 5 6 8 5 Synergetic-Ferrari 9 12 11 9 9 12 Ret Ret 37 10 3 Ret 3 Ret 9 8 4 6 Midnight 24 2 Ret 6 3 DNS Ret Ret 33 25 Ret Ret 5 Ret DNS Ret DNS 7 Triple-Double 22 Ret 15 Ret Ret Ret 14 Ret 32 23 6 6 Ret 7 7 7 3 8 Williamson 18 Ret DNS Ret 15 DNS Ret DNS 28 19 5 5 Ret 8 4 11 6 9 Constant 7 Ret 8 10 5 11 9 Ret 12 8 14 14 Ret 17 Ret Ret Ret 10 Computrac 11 Ret Ret 14 DNS DNS DNS DNS 1 12 10 Ret 11 Ret Ret DNS DNS 11 Nijo 20 Ret 16 Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret 1 21 Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret Ret 10 12 ST Racing 16 15 Ret Ret 16 DNS 13 11 0 17 Ret 13 13 11 Ret Ret Ret Pos Constructor Car No. AUS UAE JPN CHN RSA AUT FRA MON GBR BHR RSM TUR MEX CAN BRA ITA ESP BEL NED SIN Points

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) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Light blue Practiced only (PO) Blank Did not participate (-) Excluded (EX) Withdrew entry before the event (WD) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

^† Cars did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

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