The 2008 Henderson Formula Palmer Audi motor-racing competition was the eleventh of its kind. It was contested over 20 races at eight circuits in the United Kingdom and Belgium between April and September. The overall winner was Jason Moore.
Championship
The 2008 Formula Palmer Audi Championship was very competitive, with seven winners through the season and a three-way championship battle going into the final round.
Jason Moore emerged as champion, but he was under intense pressure through much of the season from Tom Bradshaw and Jolyon Palmer. Moore made the best start to the season, winning three of the opening five races, with Richard Plant picking up a win in Round Two and Tom Bradshaw winning at Brands Hatch in Round Five. Moore also won in a triple-header at Spa-Francorchamps, although Jolyon Palmer scored an excellent victory in Round Six. Jack Clarke also scored a win in Round 10 at Oulton Park.
In the second half of the season Tom Bradshaw achieved four race wins, including a treble at Snetterton. Elsewhere Richard Keen made a superb albeit brief appearance in the championship, gaining two victories and one pole in three races.
In total there were 33 entrants. There were 20 rounds across eight race events, one of which took place out of the UK, at Spa-Francorchamps. The championship continued to support large international events at Brands Hatch such as A1 Grand Prix, the World Touring Car Championship and DTM.
Championship standings
Pos. Driver Team Points Wins Podiums Poles 1 Jason Moore Olney Tyres and Exhausts 360 6 14 6 2 Tom Bradshaw Accident Exchange 351 7 12 5 3 Jolyon Palmerhttp://www.formula-palmer-audi.com/driver_details.aspx?driver=562&intSeries=3&intYear=2008 Comma Oil 338 1 11 3 4 Richard Plant GW Price 275 1 5 1 5 Jack Clarke KSS Design Group 264 2 7 6 Alex Brundle Nasstar 240 3 1 7 Adam Foster (R) NewNet 219 8 Daniel Brown (R) Momo UK 187 9 Paul Rees (R) emedia 177 10 Ivan Lukashevich(R) Audi Russia 155 2 11 Max Snegirev Audi Russia 137 12 Max Dmytrenko (R) Sofiyskiy Fitness 134 13 William Zollo (R) Hermanos Toledano 131 14 Emma Selway (R) Relentless 130 15 Luc Paillard Cult Energy Activator 118 16 Matt Hamilton Sywell Leisure Sports 110 1 2 1 17 Dan Rozwadowski (R) Buy A Watt 106 18 Russell Bolesworth The Mirage 94 19 Richard Keen 66 2 3 1 20 Vibe Smed (R) Copenhagen Sensor Tech 62 21 Robert Brown (R) Momo UK 54 22 Jodie Hemming (R) 45 23= Charles Hollings 34 1 23= Damien Charveriat 34 25 Kenny Andrews 28 26 Nigel Reuben Sywell Leisure 9 27 Joe Paterson 8 28= Luca Orlandi 6 28= Rachid Bouzouba 6 28= Gilles Vannelet 6 28= Giuseppe Cipriani 6 32 Ludovico Manfredi 3 33 Mark Powell Fujitsu 2
Race calendar
Round Date Circuit Laps Pole position Fastest lap Winner 1 13 April Donington Park GP 14 Paul Rees Jason Moore Jason Moore 2 14 Tom Bradshaw Jason Moore Richard Plant 3 13 Jason Moore Jason Moore 4 4 May Brands Hatch (Grand Prix) 16 Jason Moore Tom Bradshaw Jason Moore 5 16 Alex Brundle Tom Bradshaw Tom Bradshaw 6 18 May Spa-Francorchamps 9 Tom Bradshaw Ivan Lukashevich Jolyon Palmer 7 9 Jason Moore Jolyon Palmer Jason Moore 8 9 Ivan Lukashevich Jason Moore 9 28 June Oulton Park (International) 11 Tom Bradshaw Jolyon Palmer Tom Bradshaw 10 14 Tom Bradshaw Jack Clarke Jack Clarke 11 27 July Brands Hatch (International) 16 Jolyon Palmer Jason Moore Jason Moore 12 16 Jolyon Palmer Jack Clarke Jack Clarke 13 17 August Snetterton 18 Tom Bradshaw Tom Bradshaw Tom Bradshaw 14 18 Jason Moore Jack Clarke Tom Bradshaw 15 18 Tom Bradshaw Tom Bradshaw 16 31 August Brands Hatch (Indy) 30 Jolyon Palmer Jolyon Palmer Tom Bradshaw 17 30 Richard Keen Jason Moore Richard Keen 18 30 Jason Moore Richard Keen Richard Keen 19 19 September Silverstone 17 Matt Hamilton Matt Hamilton Matt Hamilton 20 17 Matt Hamilton Matt Hamilton Tom Bradshaw
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