2008 Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup

The 2008 Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup was the first season for the WEC series. It absorbed the French Formula Renault championship that offers a reward for the best French driver and rookie driver. It also has the Challenger Cup which is for drivers using cars that run with the 2004 aerodynamic kit.

Teams and drivers Team Driver name Rounds Epsilon Euskadi 1 Jake RosenzweigAll 2 Pablo MontillaAll 3 Richard CampolloAll 7 Albert CostaAll 8 Roberto MerhiAll 62 Pedro Bianchini6 SG Formula 4 Ramez Azzam1-3, 5–8 5 Anton NebylitskiyAll 6 Jean-Éric VergneAll 12 Daniel RicciardoAll 14 Andrea CaldarelliAll 15 Miki Monrás6-8 33 Tristan Vautier3-8 Pole Services 10 Benjamin LaricheAll 11 Antony TardieuAll 16 Maxime JousseAll Araujo Competicao 17 Gonçalo Araújo1 18 Hugo Mesquita1 19 Luís Santos1 Boutsen Energy Racing 20 Benjamin Bailly1 21 Nathanaël BerthonAll 68 Dominic Storey5 TCS Racing 22 Julien AbelliAll 34 Mathieu Arzeno3-4, 7 45 Nicolas Marroc1-4 Team Palmyr 23 Didier Colombat1-4, 6–8 24 Jean-Michel Ogier1-4, 6–8 25 Jean-Marc Menahem1-2, 4, 6, 8 27 Max Lefèvre1-4, 6–8 28 David Zollinger1-2, 4, 8 50 Gérard Tonelli3 Racing Team Trajectoire 26 Sylvain Milesi1-3 Epsilon Sport 29 Bastien BorgetAll 33 Tristan Vautier1-2 34 Mathieu Arzeno3-4, 7 35 Stéphane Richelmi1-4 51 André Negrão7-8 iQuick 30 Mikel OtegiAll 31 Himar Acosta3 32 Marcelo Conchado1 Amiter Galuppo Sport3, 7 Hitech Junior Team 36 Richard Singleton3, 6–7 37 Miki Monrás1-5 38 Luciano Bacheta1, 6–7 39 Juan Jacobo7 40 Ashley WalshAll Fortec Motorsports 41 Dean Smith6, 8 42 Daniel McKenzieAll 43 Gabriel Dias1-6 54 Thomas Hylkema6 58 Fredrik Blomstedt6 Rodrive Competicoes 46 Pol Rosell3, 5, 8 Manor Motorsport 52 Alexander Sims6 56 Henry Surtees6 MP Motorsport 53 Daniël de Jong6 Jenzer Motorsport 77 Nico Müller8 Lycée D'Artagnan 132 Daniel Harout1 327 Laurent Lamolinairie1

Race calendar and results Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 1 Circuit Nogaro March 23 Daniel Ricciardo Daniel Ricciardo Daniel Ricciardo SG Formula 2 March 24 Daniel Ricciardo Andrea Caldarelli Andrea Caldarelli SG Formula 2 3 Dijon-Prenois May 10 Roberto Merhi Daniel Ricciardo Daniel Ricciardo SG Formula 4 May 11 Daniel Ricciardo Daniel Ricciardo Daniel Ricciardo SG Formula 3 5 Circuit de Valencia June 21 Daniel Ricciardo Daniel Ricciardo Daniel Ricciardo SG Formula 6 June 22 Daniel Ricciardo Roberto Merhi Benjamin Lariche Pole Services 4 7 Circuit de la Sarthe September 7 Daniel Ricciardo Roberto Merhi Daniel Ricciardo SG Formula 5 8 Autódromo do Estoril September 27 Albert Costa Daniel Ricciardo Daniel Ricciardo SG Formula 9 September 28 Daniel Ricciardo Roberto Merhi Roberto Merhi Epsilon Euskadi 5 10 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps October 4 Roberto Merhi Roberto Merhi Roberto Merhi Epsilon Euskadi 11 October 5 Daniel Ricciardo Roberto Merhi Daniel Ricciardo SG Formula 6 12 Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours October 11 Roberto Merhi Roberto Merhi Roberto Merhi Epsilon Euskadi 13 October 12 Roberto Merhi Roberto Merhi Andrea Caldarelli SG Formula 7 14 Circuit de Catalunya October 18 Daniel Ricciardo Daniel Ricciardo Daniel Ricciardo SG Formula 15 October 19 Daniel Ricciardo Daniel Ricciardo Andrea Caldarelli SG Formula

Results and standings +Race point systemPosition1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10thPoints1512108654321 1 point is given to every pole position holder. 1 point is also given to the fastest driver in each lap. There are 2 race rounds. The first is between and . The second race is between 20 and 30 minutes.

In Round 6 of the Valencia race, Daniel Ricciardo, Andrea Caldarelli and Jean-Éric Vergne were disqualified for technical regulation non-conformity in their SG Formula's rear wings.Le gros lot pour Lariche frwec.com (June 22, 2008) Benjamin Lariche, who came in 3rd, was declared the race winner instead.

Drivers PosWEC 2.0 Classements frwec.comWEC 2.0 Resultas frwec.comDriverNOGDIJVALLEMESTSPAMAGCATPoints1234567891011121314151 Daniel Ricciardo15111DSQ1122164121922 Roberto Merhi3222243311213331843 Andrea Caldarelli21443DSQ8Ret93341211294 Jean-Éric VergneRet9554DSQ225443747955 Albert Costa8631062Ret17411822Ret5856 Tristan Vautier4314711126431055556797 Anton Nebylitskiy1086357128212418DNS999418 Miki Monrás151111Ret193Ret619591911717309 Jake Rosenzweig9Ret891214245613108128133010 Benjamin Lariche141922RetRet1131481519RetRet24201811 Richard CampolloRet410127Ret2115Ret2115DNSRet10121612 Bastien Borget628DNS21Ret102216Ret322110612111413 Julien AbelliDNS713139115Ret11Ret16131013181414 Gabriel Dias2229158862691418DNS1315 Mathieu ArzenoRetRet47Ret12165101611178171017 Antony Tardieu1712126131625Ret1223112015Ret10101823132114Ret13910107Ret23Ret1415919 Ashley Walsh121719152123718717221516Ret25820 Himar Acosta165621 Maxime Jousse11Ret717221716RetDNSRet1414131921522 Ramez Azzam19Ret9Ret1524111620231881519523 Daniel McKenzie16152020241820717162017171616424 Richard Singleton109141712Ret425 Miguel Otegui7RetRet1818Ret23131525Ret16192522426 Luciano Bacheta131431Ret914227 Nicolas Marroc18Ret171614Ret10128 Pablo Montilla202118192015Ret121319Ret11Ret1114129 David Zollinger24162425111823030 Jean-Michel Ogier2723272428211429DNS24212328031 Max Lefèvre2627262225221527Ret25222029032 Gonçalo Araújo2118033 Jean-Marc Menahem3124RetRet1828Ret2127034 Pol RosellRetDNSRet18DSQ26035 Didier Colombat2822252327201930Ret26202230036 Sylvain Milesi30Ret23Ret2319037 Dominic StoreyRet20038 Benjamin Bailly2520039 Luís Santos25Ret040 Marcello Conchado2925RetRetDNSDNS041 Hugo Filipe Mesquita3226042 Gérard Tonelli26350 Guest drivers ineligible for points Nico MüllerRet4 Henry Surtees612 Dean Smith8668 Daniël de Jong227 Alexander Sims9Ret Fredrik Blomstedt1213 André NegrãoDNSRet1724 Juan Jacobo2218 Thomas Hylkema25Ret Pedro BianchiniRetRet

Teams PosTeamPoints1 SG Formula3202 Epsilon Euskadi2683 Epsilon Sport464 Pole Services285 Hitech Junior Team246 TCS Racing187 Fortec Motorsport178 iQuick-Valencia109 Boutsen Energy Racing9NC Team Palmyr0NC Racing Team Trajectoire0NC Araújo Competição0NC Rodrive Competições0NC Manor Motorsport –NC MP Motorsport –

French Formula Renault championship

PosDriverPoints 1 Jean-Éric Vergne 119 2 Tristan Vautier 107 3 Antony Tardieu 63 4 Julien Abelli 59 5 Maxime Jousse 45 6 Nathanaël Berthon 44 7 Bastien Borget 39 8 Benjamin Lariche 31 9 Mathieu Arzeno 23 10 Nicolas Marroc 20 11 Max Lefèvre 15 12 David Zollinger 13 13 Jean-Michel Ogier 13 14 Didier Colombat 11 15 Jean-Marc Menahem 5 16 Sylvain Milesi 2 17 Gérard Tonelli 0

Rookies championship

PosDriverPoints 1 Jean-Éric Vergne 177 2 Tristan Vautier 154 3 Jake Rosenzweig 104 4 Miki Monrás 80 5 Julien Abelli 73 6 Richard Campollo 61 7 Antony Tardieu 52 8 Nathanaël Berthon 52 9 Maxime Jousse 43 10 Gabriel Dias 41 11 Ashley Walsh 37 12 Ramez Azzam 36 13 Daniel McKenzie 35 14 Miguel Otegui 27 15 Luciano Bacheta 19 16 Max Lefèvre 8

Challenger Cup

PosDriverPoints 1 Max Lefèvre 150 2 Didier Colombat 134 3 Jean-Michel Ogier 131 4 David Zollinger 98 5 Jean-Marc Menahem 66 6 Gérard Tonelli 20

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