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
[edit]| Team | No. | Driver name | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|
 Epsilon Euskadi
|
1 |  Jake Rosenzweig
|
All |
| 2 | Pablo Montilla
|
All | |
| 3 |  Richard Campollo
|
All | |
| 7 | Albert Costa
|
All | |
| 8 | Roberto Merhi
|
All | |
| 62 |  Pedro Bianchini
|
6 | |
 SG Formula
|
4 |  Ramez Azzam
|
1-3, 5–8 |
| 5 |  Anton Nebylitskiy
|
All | |
| 6 | Jean-Éric Vergne
|
All | |
| 12 |  Daniel Ricciardo
|
All | |
| 14 |  Andrea Caldarelli
|
All | |
| 15 | Miki Monrás
|
6-8 | |
| 33 | Tristan Vautier
|
3-8 | |
| Pole Services
|
10 | Benjamin Lariche
|
All |
| 11 | Antony Tardieu
|
All | |
| 16 | Maxime Jousse
|
All | |
 Araujo Competicao
|
17 | Gonçalo Araújo
|
1 |
| 18 | Hugo Mesquita
|
1 | |
| 19 | Luís Santos
|
1 | |
 Boutsen Energy Racing
|
20 | Benjamin Bailly
|
1 |
| 21 | Nathanaël Berthon
|
All | |
| 68 |  Dominic Storey
|
5 | |
| TCS Racing
|
22 | Julien Abelli
|
All |
| 34 | Mathieu Arzeno
|
3-4, 7 | |
| 45 | Nicolas Marroc
|
1-4 | |
| Team Palmyr
|
23 | Didier Colombat
|
1-4, 6–8 |
| 24 | Jean-Michel Ogier
|
1-4, 6–8 | |
| 25 | Jean-Marc Menahem
|
1-2, 4, 6, 8 | |
| 27 | Max Lefèvre
|
1-4, 6–8 | |
| 28 | David Zollinger
|
1-2, 4, 8 | |
| 50 | Gérard Tonelli
|
3 | |
| Racing Team Trajectoire
|
26 | Sylvain Milesi
|
1-3 |
| Epsilon Sport
|
29 | Bastien Borget
|
All |
| 33 | Tristan Vautier
|
1-2 | |
| 34 | Mathieu Arzeno
|
3-4, 7 | |
| 35 |  Stéphane Richelmi
|
1-4 | |
| 51 | André Negrão
|
7-8 | |
| iQuick
|
30 | Mikel Otegi
|
All |
| 31 | Himar Acosta
|
3 | |
| 32 | Marcelo Conchado
|
1 | |
| Amiter Galuppo Sport
|
3, 7 | ||
 Hitech Junior Team
|
36 | Richard Singleton
|
3, 6–7 |
| 37 | Miki Monrás
|
1-5 | |
| 38 | Luciano Bacheta
|
1, 6–7 | |
| 39 |  Juan Jacobo
|
7 | |
| 40 | Ashley Walsh
|
All | |
| Fortec Motorsports
|
41 | Dean Smith
|
6, 8 |
| 42 | Daniel McKenzie
|
All | |
| 43 | Gabriel Dias
|
1-6 | |
| 54 |  Thomas Hylkema
|
6 | |
| 58 |  Fredrik Blomstedt
|
6 | |
| Rodrive Competicoes
|
46 | Pol Rosell
|
3, 5, 8 |
| Manor Motorsport
|
52 | Alexander Sims
|
6 |
| 56 | Henry Surtees
|
6 | |
| MP Motorsport
|
53 | Daniël de Jong
|
6 |
 Jenzer Motorsport
|
77 | Nico Müller
|
8 |
| Lycée D'Artagnan
|
132 | Daniel Harout
|
1 |
| 327 | Laurent Lamolinairie
|
1 |
Race calendar and results
[edit]Results and standings
[edit]| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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 60 kilometres (37 mi) and 80 kilometres (50 mi). 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.[1] Benjamin Lariche, who came in 3rd, was declared the race winner instead.
Drivers
[edit]| Pos[2][3] | Driver | NOG |
DIJ |
VAL |
LEM |
EST |
SPA |
MAG |
CAT |
Points | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | |||
| 1 | Daniel Ricciardo
|
1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | DSQ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 192 |
| 2 | Roberto Merhi
|
3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 184 |
| 3 | Andrea Caldarelli
|
2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | DSQ | 8 | Ret | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 129 |
| 4 | Jean-Éric Vergne
|
Ret | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | DSQ | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 95 |
| 5 | Albert Costa
|
8 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 2 | Ret | 17 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 5 | 85 |
| 6 | Tristan Vautier
|
4 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 79 |
| 7 | Anton Nebylitskiy
|
10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 18 | DNS | 9 | 9 | 9 | 41 |
| 8 | Miki Monrás
|
15 | 11 | 11 | Ret | 19 | 3 | Ret | 6 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 30 |
| 9 | Jake Rosenzweig
|
9 | Ret | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 30 |
| 10 | Benjamin Lariche
|
14 | 19 | 22 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 19 | Ret | Ret | 24 | 20 | 18 |
| 11 | Richard Campollo
|
Ret | 4 | 10 | 12 | 7 | Ret | 21 | 15 | Ret | 21 | 15 | DNS | Ret | 10 | 12 | 16 |
| 12 | Bastien Borget
|
6 | 28 | DNS | 21 | Ret | 10 | 22 | 16 | Ret | 32 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 14 |
| 13 | Julien Abelli
|
DNS | 7 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 5 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 16 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 14 |
| 14 | Gabriel Dias
|
22 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 9 | 14 | 18 | DNS | 13 | ||||
| 15 | Mathieu Arzeno
|
Ret | Ret | 4 | 7 | Ret | 12 | ||||||||||
| 16 | Stéphane Richelmi
|
5 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 10 | ||||||||
| 17 | Antony Tardieu
|
17 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 25 | Ret | 12 | 23 | 11 | 20 | 15 | Ret | 10 | 10 |
| 18 | Nathanaël Berthon
|
23 | 13 | 21 | 14 | Ret | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | Ret | 23 | Ret | 14 | 15 | 9 |
| 19 | Ashley Walsh
|
12 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 16 | Ret | 25 | 8 |
| 20 | Himar Acosta
|
16 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 21 | Maxime Jousse
|
11 | Ret | 7 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 16 | Ret | DNS | Ret | 14 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 5 |
| 22 | Ramez Azzam
|
19 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 15 | 24 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 18 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 5 | |
| 23 | Daniel McKenzie
|
16 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 4 |
| 24 | Richard Singleton
|
10 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 12 | Ret | 4 | |||||||||
| 25 | Miguel Otegui
|
7 | Ret | Ret | 18 | 18 | Ret | 23 | 13 | 15 | 25 | Ret | 16 | 19 | 25 | 22 | 4 |
| 26 | Luciano Bacheta
|
13 | 14 | 31 | Ret | 9 | 14 | 2 | |||||||||
| 27 | Nicolas Marroc
|
18 | Ret | 17 | 16 | 14 | Ret | 10 | 1 | ||||||||
| 28 | Pablo Montilla
|
20 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 15 | Ret | 12 | 13 | 19 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 11 | 14 | 1 |
| 29 | David Zollinger
|
24 | 16 | 24 | 25 | 11 | 18 | 23 | 0 | ||||||||
| 30 | Jean-Michel Ogier
|
27 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 28 | 21 | 14 | 29 | DNS | 24 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 31 | Max Lefèvre
|
26 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 15 | 27 | Ret | 25 | 22 | 20 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 32 | Gonçalo Araújo
|
21 | 18 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 33 | Jean-Marc Menahem
|
31 | 24 | Ret | Ret | 18 | 28 | Ret | 21 | 27 | 0 | ||||||
| 34 | Pol Rosell
|
Ret | DNS | Ret | 18 | DSQ | 26 | 0 | |||||||||
| 35 | Didier Colombat
|
28 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 27 | 20 | 19 | 30 | Ret | 26 | 20 | 22 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 36 | Sylvain Milesi
|
30 | Ret | 23 | Ret | 23 | 19 | 0 | |||||||||
| 37 | Dominic Storey
|
Ret | 20 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 38 | Benjamin Bailly
|
25 | 20 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 39 | Luís Santos
|
25 | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 40 | Marcello Conchado
|
29 | 25 | Ret | Ret | DNS | DNS | 0 | |||||||||
| 41 | Hugo Filipe Mesquita
|
32 | 26 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 42 | Gérard Tonelli
|
26 | 35 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Guest drivers ineligible for points | |||||||||||||||||
| Nico Müller
|
Ret | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Henry Surtees
|
6 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
| Dean Smith
|
8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Daniël de Jong
|
22 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| Alexander Sims
|
9 | Ret | |||||||||||||||
| Fredrik Blomstedt
|
12 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| André Negrão
|
DNS | Ret | 17 | 24 | |||||||||||||
| Juan Jacobo
|
22 | 18 | |||||||||||||||
| Thomas Hylkema
|
25 | Ret | |||||||||||||||
| Pedro Bianchini
|
Ret | Ret | |||||||||||||||
Teams
[edit]| Pos | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SG Formula
|
320 |
| 2 | Epsilon Euskadi
|
268 |
| 3 | Epsilon Sport
|
46 |
| 4 | Pole Services
|
28 |
| 5 | Hitech Junior Team
|
24 |
| 6 | TCS Racing
|
18 |
| 7 | Fortec Motorsport
|
17 |
| 8 | iQuick-Valencia
|
10 |
| 9 | Boutsen Energy Racing
|
9 |
| NC | Team Palmyr
|
0 |
| NC | Racing Team Trajectoire
|
0 |
| NC | Araújo Competição
|
0 |
| NC | Rodrive Competições
|
0 |
| NC | Manor Motorsport
|
– |
| NC | MP Motorsport
|
– |
French Formula Renault championship
[edit]| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
References
[edit]- ^ Le gros lot pour Lariche Archived 2011-10-04 at the Wayback Machine frwec.com (June 22, 2008)
- ^ WEC 2.0 Classements Archived 2009-07-14 at the Wayback Machine frwec.com
- ^ WEC 2.0 Resultas Archived 2009-07-14 at the Wayback Machine frwec.com