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

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

Championship Standings

Drivers

Points were awarded to the top eight classified finishers using the following structure:

Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8thPoints108654321 Pos Driver SEN SEP BHR DUB Points 1 Johnny Herbert 3 7 2 4 5 Ret 1 1 45 2 David Terrien 4 4 8 2 1 Ret 2 2 45 3 Uwe Alzen 5 1 4 1 DSQ 2 4 11 42 4 Jean Alesi 1 2 1 3 10 3 Ret Ret 40 5 Gianni Morbidelli 11 13 9 5 2 1 3 4 33 6 Nicolas Navarro 6 10 7 7 3 7 6 5 22 7 Mathias Lauda 2 5 3 Ret 18 8 Ananda Mikola 8 3 5 Ret Ret 5 Ret 7 17 9 Marchy Lee 14 Ret 4 Ret 5 3 15 10 Fabien Giroix 10 12 Ret DNS Ret 4 10 6 8 11 Klaus Ludwig 7 6 Ret 6 8 12 Stefan Johansson 12 11 6 6 9 8 8 9 8 13 Hasher Al Maktoum 9 9 10 8 7 Ret 7 12 5 14 Jacques Villeneuve 6 Ret 9 Ret 3 15 Ukyo Katayama 13 8 15 11 8 Ret 12 Ret 2 16 JJ Lehto 12 10 Ret Ret 11 8 1 17 Alex Yoong 11 9 0 18 Heinz-Harald Frentzen 11 9 0 19 Pedro Lamy 13 10 0 20 Christian Danner 13 12 0 Moreno Soeprapto Ret Ret 0 Pos Driver SEN SEP BHR DUB Points

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

References

External links Driver Database The GEL Motorsport Information Page