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| [[2008 Australian Grand Prix|Australian GP]] | | [[2008 Australian Grand Prix|Australian GP]] | ||
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit|Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit]], Melbourne | | {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit|Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit]], Melbourne | ||
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| 24th March | | 24th March | ||
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− | | [[ | + | | [[Malaysian Grand Prix]] |
− | | [[2008 | + | | [[2008 Malaysian Grand Prix|Malaysian GP]] |
− | | {{flagicon| | + | | {{flagicon|MYS}} [[Sepang International Circuit]], Selangor, Malaysia |
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| 31st March | | 31st March | ||
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− | | [[ | + | | [[Bahrain Grand Prix]] |
− | | [[2008 | + | | [[2008 Bahrain Grand Prix|Bahrain GP]] |
− | | {{flagicon| | + | | {{flagicon|BAH}} [[Bahrain International Circuit]], Sakhir, Bahrain |
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+ | | 14th April | ||
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− | | [[ | + | | [[Spanish Grand Prix]] |
− | | [[2008 | + | | [[2008 Spanish Grand Prix|Spanish GP]] |
− | | {{flagicon| | + | | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Circuit de Catalunya]], Barcelona |
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+ | | 5th May | ||
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− | | | + | | [[Turkish Grand Prix]] |
− | | [[2008 | + | | [[2008 Turkish Grand Prix|Turkish GP]] |
− | | {{flagicon| | + | | {{flagicon|TUR}} [[Istanbul Park]] |
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+ | | 19th May | ||
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− | | [[ | + | | [[Monaco Grand Prix]] |
− | | [[2008 | + | | [[2008 Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco GP]] |
− | | {{flagicon| | + | | {{flagicon|MON}} [[Circuit de Monaco]], Monte Carlo |
− | | | + | | [[File:Monsoon.png|25px]] Monsoon |
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+ | | 2nd June | ||
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+ | | [[Canadian Grand Prix]] | ||
+ | | [[2008 Canadian Grand Prix|Canadian GP]] | ||
+ | | {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Circuit Gilles Villeneuve]], Montreal | ||
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| [[French Grand Prix]] | | [[French Grand Prix]] | ||
| [[2008 French Grand Prix|French GP]] | | [[2008 French Grand Prix|French GP]] | ||
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours]] | | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours]] | ||
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| [[2008 British Grand Prix|British GP]] | | [[2008 British Grand Prix|British GP]] | ||
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Silverstone Circuit]] | | {{flagicon|UK}} [[Silverstone Circuit]] | ||
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| 16th June | | 16th June | ||
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− | | [[ | + | | [[German Grand Prix]] |
− | | [[2008 | + | | [[2008 German Grand Prix|German GP]] |
− | | {{flagicon| | + | | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Hockenheimring]], Hockenheim, Germany |
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− | | [[ | + | | [[Hungarian Grand Prix]] |
− | | [[2008 | + | | [[2008 Hungarian Grand Prix|Hungarian GP]] |
− | | {{flagicon| | + | | {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Hungaroring]], Mogyoród, Hungary |
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+ | | 16th June | ||
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− | | [[ | + | | [[European Grand Prix]] |
− | | [[2008 | + | | [[2008 European Grand Prix|European GP]] |
− | | {{flagicon| | + | | {{flagicon|EUR}} [[Nurburgring|Nürburgring]], Nürburg, Germany |
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− | | [[ | + | | [[Belgian Grand Prix]] |
− | | [[2008 | + | | [[2008 Belgian Grand Prix|Belgian GP]] |
− | | {{flagicon| | + | | {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps]], Spa |
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| [[Italian Grand Prix]] | | [[Italian Grand Prix]] | ||
| [[2008 Italian Grand Prix|Italian GP]] | | [[2008 Italian Grand Prix|Italian GP]] | ||
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Autodromo Nazionale di Monza]], Monza | | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Autodromo Nazionale di Monza]], Monza | ||
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| 15th September | | 15th September | ||
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− | | [[ | + | | [[Austrian Grand Prix]] |
− | | [[2008 | + | | [[2008 Austrian Grand Prix|Austrian GP]] |
− | | {{flagicon| | + | | {{flagicon|AUT}} [[A1-Ring]] |
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+ | | 12th May | ||
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− | | [[ | + | | [[Japanese Grand Prix]] |
− | | [[2008 | + | | [[2008 Japanese Grand Prix|Japanese GP]] |
− | | {{flagicon| | + | | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Suzuka Circuit]], Suzuka, Mie |
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− | | [[ | + | | [[Brazilian Grand Prix]] |
− | | [[ | + | | [[2008 Brazilian Grand Prix|Brazilian GP]] |
− | | {{flagicon| | + | | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Autódromo José Carlos Pace]], São Paulo |
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Revision as of 20:11, 28 May 2011
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.
Contents
Pre-season
Testing
Report
Teams and drivers
Team | Base | Constructor | Chassis | Engine | Tyre | No. | Race Drivers | Rounds | Test/Reserve Driver(s) |
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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
Changes
Rule changes
Qualifying
Results and standings
Grands Prix
Scoring system
Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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Points | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Drivers standings
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Bold - Pole |
† Drivers did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.
Constructors standings
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Bold – Pole |
† Cars did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.