The 2008 Eurocup Mégane Trophy season was the fourth season of the Renault–supported touring car category, a one-make racing series that is part of the World Series by Renault. The season began at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on 3 May and finished at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on 19 October, after seven rounds and fourteen races. Michaël Rossi won the title, having battled with Maxime Martin for the entire campaign. Teams and drivers TeamDriversClassRounds Tech 1 Racing 1 Dimitri Enjalbert All 2 Matthieu Cheruy All 3 Jonathan Hirschi All 4 Bernard Delhez All 22 Matthieu Lahaye 7 Equipe Verschuur 6 Harrie Kollen All 7 Bernhard ten Brinke All 20 Wim Beelen All 21 Hoevert Vos All Boutsen Energy Racing 8 Maxime Martin All 9 David Dermont All 22 Renaud Kuppens 1 Marguerite Laffite 5 Race Performance 10 Ralph Meichtry 1–3 Nicolas Maulini 7 Sesterheim Racing 11 Andreas Mayerl All TDS 12 Michaël Rossi All 14 Jean-Philippe Madonia All Team Lompech Sport 15 Sébastien Dhouailly 1–3, 5–7 Joël Dhouailly 4 16 Jean-Charles Miginiac All 17 Pierre Hirschi All Blue Jumeirah Team 18 Rafael Unzurrunzaga All Oregon Team 24 Fabrice Walfisch All 25 Giuseppe Termine 1–2 Secondo Gallia 3 Daniele Perfetti 4 Lorenzo Bontempelli 5 César Campaniço 6 Robert van de Berg 7 26 Nicolas Maulini 7 73 Angelo Baiguera All Icon Class Gentleman Driver
Race calendar and results Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 R1 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 3 May Michaël Rossi Michaël Rossi Michaël Rossi TDS R2 4 May Michaël Rossi Jonathan Hirschi Michaël Rossi TDS 2 R1 Silverstone Circuit 7 June Maxime Martin Michaël Rossi Maxime Martin Boutsen Energy Racing R2 8 June Maxime Martin Dimitri Enjalbert Maxime Martin Boutsen Energy Racing 3 R1 Hungaroring 5 July Michaël Rossi Michaël Rossi Maxime Martin Boutsen Energy Racing R2 6 July Michaël Rossi Michaël Rossi Michaël Rossi TDS 4 R1 Nürburgring 30 August Michaël Rossi Michaël Rossi David Dermont Boutsen Energy Racing R2 31 August Michaël Rossi Maxime Martin Maxime Martin Boutsen Energy Racing 5 R1 Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans 6 September Dimitri Enjalbert Dimitri Enjalbert Dimitri Enjalbert Tech 1 Racing R2 7 September Dimitri Enjalbert Michaël Rossi Maxime Martin Boutsen Energy Racing 6 R1 Autódromo do Estoril 27 September Michaël Rossi Dimitri Enjalbert Maxime Martin Boutsen Energy Racing R2 28 September Michaël Rossi Dimitri Enjalbert Michaël Rossi TDS 7 R1 Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló 18 October Dimitri Enjalbert Dimitri Enjalbert Dimitri Enjalbert Tech 1 Racing R2 19 October Dimitri Enjalbert Dimitri Enjalbert Dimitri Enjalbert Tech 1 Racing
Drivers' Championship Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Points 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 Pos Driver SPA SIL HUN NÜR BUG EST CAT Points1 Michaël Rossi117221223231231702 Maxime Martin461113712112Ret21543 Dimitri Enjalbert1324362Ret31Ret23111264 Matthieu Cheruy238584885312664845 Sébastien DhouaillyRet73436644558786 Jonathan Hirschi3466Ret14447Ret5735757 Bernhard ten Brinke7Ret274537Ret7111079648 Fabrice Walfisch585877Ret94568107599 David Dermont111115910121DNS81010119103210 Jean-Philippe MadoniaRet149Ret5955Ret881211Ret3211 Andreas Mayerl8913Ret9116 DSQRet11913Ret131612 Wim BeelenDNS151210Ret891099RetRet16Ret1213 Renaud Kuppens651114 Hoevert Vos91210Ret1113Ret1210RetRet9Ret11815 Ludovic BadeyRet6516 Bernard Delhez121314Ret121010 DSQ1612151513Ret317 Giuseppe Termine1010RetRet218 Harrie Kolen151816111418Ret DSQ121613141716019 Jean-Charles Miginiac16Ret18Ret131511131114Ret161817020 Pierre Hirschi1416171215161211131316181518021 Ralph MeichtryDNSRet11RetRetRet022 Angelo BaigueraRet1719131617Ret14141714171419023 Rafael Unzurrunzaga17Ret2014172014Ret1718Ret19Ret20024 Joël Dhouailly1315025 Secondo Gallia18190 Daniele PerfettiRetDNS0 guest drivers ineligible for points Matthieu Lahaye46 César Campaniço74 Lorenzo BontempelliRet6 Simone di Luca814 Nicolas Maulini1912 Robert van de Berg1215 Marguerite Laffite1515 Pos Driver SPA SIL HUN NÜR BUG EST CAT PointsBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap
References
External links The Eurocup Mégane Trophy website World Series by Renault results