The 2008 European Rally Championship season was the 56th season of the FIA European Rally Championship. Italian driver Luca Rossetti won 4 of the 9 rallies to claim his first European rally championship title.
Calendar and winners The calendar of the 2008 season consisted of only 9 events, after the ELPA Rally not taking place in that year. The remaining events were unchanged from the previous year.
Round Date Event Winner ERC 1 4– 6 April Istanbul Rally Luca Rossetti 218–20 April Rally 1000 Miglia Luca Rossetti 322–24 May Croatia Delta Rally Luca Rossetti 4 6– 8 June Rally Poland Michał Sołowow 527–28 June Ypres Rally Luca Rossetti 611–13 July Rally Bulgaria Krum Donchev 7 1–2 August Rally Vinho da Madeira Giandomenico Basso 822–24 August Barum Rally Zlín Renato Travaglia 917–19 October Rallye Antibes Côte d'Azur Michał Sołowow
Championship standings For the final classification in a rally, the winner was awarded 10 points, the runner-up 8 and the third placed driver 6. Drivers ranked 4 to 8 got 5–4–3–2–1 point(s). Additionally, the top three of every leg got 3–2–1 point(s). Only drivers who participated in least 6 events qualified for the championship ranking.
Pos. Driver Points 1 Luca Rossetti 1 1 1 3 2Ret 67 2 Michał SołowowRetRet 2 1Ret 3 4 3 1 65 3 Volkan Isik 5Ret 3 3Ret 2 5 5 2 54 4 Corrado Fontana 4 1RetRet 4 3 34 5 Krum Donchev 6 6 4 6 1RetRet 30 6 Luca BettiRet 7 5 4 4 5 6 4Ret 29 7 Antonín Tlusťák 8Ret 5Ret 6 4 13 Not enough events to qualify for championship Renato Travaglia 3 2Ret 2 1 (50) Giandomenico BassoRetRet 2 1Ret (32) Anton Alén 2 3Ret (22) Tomasz CzopikRet 2 (12)
References
External links Official website