2008 Eurocup Mégane Trophy

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.[1] Michaël Rossi won the title, having battled with Maxime Martin for the entire campaign.[2]

Teams and drivers

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Team No. Drivers Class Rounds
  Tech 1 Racing[3] 1   Dimitri Enjalbert[3] All
2   Matthieu Cheruy[3] All
3   Jonathan Hirschi[3] All
4   Bernard Delhez[3] G All
22   Matthieu Lahaye[4] 7
  Equipe Verschuur[3] 6   Harrie Kollen[3] G All
7   Bernhard ten Brinke[3] All
20   Wim Beelen[3] All
21   Hoevert Vos[3] G All
  Boutsen Energy Racing[3] 8   Maxime Martin[3] All
9   David Dermont[3] All
22   Renaud Kuppens[3] 1
  Marguerite Laffite[5] 5
  Race Performance[4] 10   Ralph Meichtry[3] 1–3
  Nicolas Maulini[4] 7
  Sesterheim Racing 11   Andreas Mayerl[3] All
  TDS 12   Michaël Rossi[3] All
14   Jean-Philippe Madonia[3] G All
  Team Lompech Sport 15   Sébastien Dhouailly[3] 1–3, 5–7
  Joël Dhouailly[6] G 4
16   Jean-Charles Miginiac[3] G All
17   Pierre Hirschi[3] G All
  Blue Jumeirah Team 18   Rafael Unzurrunzaga[3] G All
  Oregon Team[3] 24   Fabrice Walfisch[3] All
25   Giuseppe Termine[3] 1–2
  Secondo Gallia[7] G 3
  Daniele Perfetti[6] 4
  Lorenzo Bontempelli[5] G 5
  César Campaniço[8] 6
  Robert van de Berg[4] 7
26   Nicolas Maulini[4] 7
73   Angelo Baiguera[3] G All
Icon Class
G Gentleman Driver

Race calendar and results

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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

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Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Pole
Points 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 1
Pos Driver SPA
 
SIL
 
HUN
 
NÜR
 
BUG
 
EST
 
CAT
 
Points
1   Michaël Rossi 1 1 7 2 2 1 2 2 3 2 3 1 2 3 170
2   Maxime Martin 4 6 1 1 1 3 7 1 2 1 1 2 Ret 2 154
3   Dimitri Enjalbert 13 2 4 3 6 2 Ret 3 1 Ret 2 3 1 1 126
4   Matthieu Cheruy 2 3 8 5 8 4 8 8 5 3 12 6 6 4 84
5   Sébastien Dhouailly Ret 7 3 4 3 6 6 4 4 5 5 8 78
6   Jonathan Hirschi 3 4 6 6 Ret 14 4 4 7 Ret 5 7 3 5 75
7   Bernhard ten Brinke 7 Ret 2 7 4 5 3 7 Ret 7 11 10 7 9 64
8   Fabrice Walfisch 5 8 5 8 7 7 Ret 9 4 5 6 8 10 7 59
9   David Dermont 11 11 15 9 10 12 1 DNS 8 10 10 11 9 10 32
10   Jean-Philippe Madonia Ret 14 9 Ret 5 9 5 5 Ret 8 8 12 11 Ret 32
11   Andreas Mayerl 8 9 13 Ret 9 11 6 DSQ Ret 11 9 13 Ret 13 16
12   Wim Beelen DNS 15 12 10 Ret 8 9 10 9 9 Ret Ret 16 Ret 12
13   Renaud Kuppens 6 5 11
14   Hoevert Vos 9 12 10 Ret 11 13 Ret 12 10 Ret Ret 9 Ret 11 8
15   Ludovic Badey Ret 6 5
16   Bernard Delhez 12 13 14 Ret 12 10 10 DSQ 16 12 15 15 13 Ret 3
17   Giuseppe Termine 10 10 Ret Ret 2
18   Harrie Kolen 15 18 16 11 14 18 Ret DSQ 12 16 13 14 17 16 0
19   Jean-Charles Miginiac 16 Ret 18 Ret 13 15 11 13 11 14 Ret 16 18 17 0
20   Pierre Hirschi 14 16 17 12 15 16 12 11 13 13 16 18 15 18 0
21   Ralph Meichtry DNS Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret 0
22   Angelo Baiguera Ret 17 19 13 16 17 Ret 14 14 17 14 17 14 19 0
23   Rafael Unzurrunzaga 17 Ret 20 14 17 20 14 Ret 17 18 Ret 19 Ret 20 0
24   Joël Dhouailly 13 15 0
25   Secondo Gallia 18 19 0
  Daniele Perfetti Ret DNS 0
guest drivers ineligible for points
  Matthieu Lahaye 4 6
  César Campaniço 7 4
  Lorenzo Bontempelli Ret 6
  Simone di Luca 8 14
  Nicolas Maulini 19 12
  Robert van de Berg 12 15
  Marguerite Laffite 15 15
Pos Driver SPA
 
SIL
 
HUN
 
NÜR
 
BUG
 
EST
 
CAT
 
Points
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

References

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  1. ^ "ROUND 7: BARCELONA EUROCUP MEGANE TROPHY Results Booklet" (PDF). World Series by Renault. Renault Sport. 19 October 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Mégane Trophy Eurocup 2009 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "Cars and drivers admitted". World Series by Renault. Renault Sport. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Cars and drivers admitted". World Series by Renault. Renault Sport. 17 October 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Cars and drivers admitted". World Series by Renault. Renault Sport. 5 September 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Cars and drivers admitted". World Series by Renault. Renault Sport. 27 August 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  7. ^ "Cars and drivers admitted". World Series by Renault. Renault Sport. 4 July 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  8. ^ "Cars and drivers admitted". World Series by Renault. Renault Sport. 26 September 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
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