The 2008 Formula 3 Sudamericana season was the 22nd Formula 3 Sudamericana season. It began on 19 April 2008, at Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba and ended on 30 November at Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo. Brazilian driver Nelson Merlo won the title.
Drivers and teams All drivers competed in Pirelli-shod, Berta-powered Dallara F301s. All teams were Brazilian-registered. Team No Driver Rounds Cesário Fórmula 1 Pedro Enrique All 2 Leonardo Cordeiro All Cesário Fórmula Júnior 3 Denis Navarro All 4 Renan Bussiere 2–6, 8–9 Amir Nasr Racing 5 Rodolpho Santos 1–4 Razia Sports 5 17 Luiz Boesel 1–2, 4–6 Yann Cunha 3, 7, 9 Gerardo Salaverria 8 18 Eduardo Leite 1, 2 Daniel Landi 4 Facundo Crovo 5 Henrique Lambert 6 Wilfredo Pomés 8 PropCar Racing 7 Fernando Galera 1–4 Guido Falaschi 5 Nilton Molina 7–9 8 Werner Neugebauer All Bassani Racing 9 Nilton Molina 2–3 15 4–6 10 Nelson Merlo All Bassan Motorsport 14 Felipe Ferreira 1–2, 4–6 Tiago Pinheiros 7 Fernando Galera 8–9 Meyer 22 Paulo Meyer 8–9 Baumer Racing 27 Luiz Boesel 3 Lucilio Baumer 7 Nacional Sports 61 Leonardo Otero All Kemba Racing 91 Leonardo de Souza 1–2, 4–5, 7–9
Race calendar and results Round Location Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Supporting 1 R1 Pinhais, Brazil Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba 19 April Denis Navarro Denis Navarro Denis Navarro Stand-alone event R2 20 April Denis Navarro Denis Navarro Denis Navarro 2 R1 São Paulo, Brazil Autódromo José Carlos Pace 10 May Denis Navarro Denis Navarro Pedro Enrique Stand-alone event R2 11 May Denis Navarro Pedro Enrique Nelson Merlo 3 R1 Brasília, Brazil Brasília 14 June Pedro Enrique Pedro Enrique Pedro Enrique Stand-alone event R2 15 June Pedro Enrique Pedro Enrique Pedro Enrique 4 R1 São Paulo, Brazil Autódromo José Carlos Pace 12 July Leonardo Cordeiro Leonardo Cordeiro Pedro Enrique Stand-alone event R2 13 July Leonardo Cordeiro Leonardo Cordeiro Nelson Merlo 5 R1 Buenos Aires, Argentina Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez 9 August Pedro Enrique Nelson Merlo Nelson Merlo Buenos Aires Grand Prix R2 10 August Denis Navarro Guido Falaschi Nelson Merlo 6 R1 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Jacarepaguá 6 September Leonardo Otero Nelson Merlo Nelson Merlo Stand-alone event R2 7 September Leonardo Otero Nelson Merlo Nelson Merlo 7 R1 Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil Autódromo Internacional de Santa Cruz do Sul 11 October Nelson Merlo Leonardo Cordeiro Nelson Merlo Stand-alone event R2 12 October Nelson Merlo Leonardo Cordeiro Nelson Merlo 8 R1 Pinhais, Brazil Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba 15 November Leonardo Cordeiro Pedro Enrique Pedro Enrique Stand-alone event R2 16 November Leonardo Cordeiro Leonardo Cordeiro Leonardo Cordeiro 9 R1 São Paulo, Brazil Autódromo José Carlos Pace 29 November Leonardo Cordeiro Denis Navarro Denis Navarro Stand-alone event R2 30 November Denis Navarro Denis Navarro Denis Navarro
Championship standings Pos Driver CUR1 CUR2 INT1 INT2 BRA1 BRA2 INT1 INT2 BUE1 BUE2 JAC1 JAC2 SCZ1 SCZ2 CUR1 CUR2 INT1 INT2 Pts 1 Nelson Merlo 2 3 6 1 Ret 4 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Ret 3 2 2 128 2 Pedro Enrique 3 DNS 1 2 1 1 1 Ret 4 2 2 3 4 4 1 4 3 Ret 112 3 Denis Navarro 1 1 4 7 2 2 6 7 3 3 3 4 3 DNS Ret 2 1 1 105 4 Leonardo Cordeiro 8 2 3 3 5 5 3 10 Ret Ret Ret 9 5 3 2 1 4 3 74 5 Leonardo Otero DNS DNS Ret 4 6 6 7 4 6 7 Ret 2 10 8 5 5 Ret 5 44 6 Werner Neugebauer 5 10 DNS 6 7 11 Ret 9 5 5 5 Ret Ret 6 3 6 7 6 38 7 Fernando Galera 10 7 2 DNS 4 3 12 DNS 4 Ret 8 8 28 8 Luiz Boesel 6 6 9 11 8 7 4 3 13 8 DNS 6 24 9 Leonardo de Souza 7 9 DNS Ret Ret 5 11 6 8 Ret 6 7 5 4 24 10 Lucilio Baumer 2 2 16 11 Daniel Landi 2 2 16 12 Rodolpho Santos DNS 8 7 8 3 8 10 6 10 Ret 14 13 Felipe Ferreira 4 5 8 10 8 Ret 8 10 DNS 7 14 14 Guido Falaschi 2 4 13 15 Eduardo Leite 9 4 5 5 13 16 Renan Bussiere 11 12 Ret 10 9 8 9 Ret 4 5 Ret 8 10 Ret 11 17 Nilton Molina 10 9 10 Ret 11 DNS 12 11 Ret 8 7 7 Ret 9 6 7 10 18 Tiago Pinheiros 6 5 7 19 Henrique Lambert 6 10 3 20 Facundo Crovo 7 9 2 21 Yann Cunha 9 9 9 Ret Ret 9 0 guest drivers ineligible for championship points Paulo Meyer 7 10 9 10 0 Wilfredo Pomés 8 11 0 Gerardo Salaverria 9 12 0 Pos Driver CUR1 CUR2 INT1 INT2 BRA1 BRA2 INT1 INT2 BUE1 BUE2 JAC1 JAC2 SCZ1 SCZ2 CUR1 CUR2 INT1 INT2 PtsBold – PoleItalics – Fastest Lap
References
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