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
France Tech 1 Racing[3] 1 France Dimitri Enjalbert[3] All
2 France Matthieu Cheruy[3] All
3 Switzerland Jonathan Hirschi[3] All
4 Belgium Bernard Delhez[3] G All
22 France Matthieu Lahaye[4] 7
Netherlands Equipe Verschuur[3] 6 Netherlands Harrie Kollen[3] G All
7 Netherlands Bernhard ten Brinke[3] All
20 Netherlands Wim Beelen[3] All
21 Netherlands Hoevert Vos[3] G All
Belgium Boutsen Energy Racing[3] 8 Belgium Maxime Martin[3] All
9 Monaco David Dermont[3] All
22 Belgium Renaud Kuppens[3] 1
France Marguerite Laffite[5] 5
Switzerland Race Performance[4] 10 Switzerland Ralph Meichtry[3] 1–3
Switzerland Nicolas Maulini[4] 7
Germany Sesterheim Racing 11 Austria Andreas Mayerl[3] All
France TDS 12 France Michaël Rossi[3] All
14 France Jean-Philippe Madonia[3] G All
France Team Lompech Sport 15 France Sébastien Dhouailly[3] 1–3, 5–7
France Joël Dhouailly[6] G 4
16 France Jean-Charles Miginiac[3] G All
17 Switzerland Pierre Hirschi[3] G All
Spain Blue Jumeirah Team 18 Spain Rafael Unzurrunzaga[3] G All
Italy Oregon Team[3] 24 France Fabrice Walfisch[3] All
25 Italy Giuseppe Termine[3] 1–2
Italy Secondo Gallia[7] G 3
Switzerland Daniele Perfetti[6] 4
Italy Lorenzo Bontempelli[5] G 5
Portugal César Campaniço[8] 6
Netherlands Robert van de Berg[4] 7
26 Italy Nicolas Maulini[4] 7
73 Italy 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 Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 3 May France Michaël Rossi France Michaël Rossi France Michaël Rossi France TDS
R2 4 May France Michaël Rossi Switzerland Jonathan Hirschi France Michaël Rossi France TDS
2 R1 United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit 7 June Belgium Maxime Martin France Michaël Rossi Belgium Maxime Martin Belgium Boutsen Energy Racing
R2 8 June Belgium Maxime Martin France Dimitri Enjalbert Belgium Maxime Martin Belgium Boutsen Energy Racing
3 R1 Hungary Hungaroring 5 July France Michaël Rossi France Michaël Rossi Belgium Maxime Martin Belgium Boutsen Energy Racing
R2 6 July France Michaël Rossi France Michaël Rossi France Michaël Rossi France TDS
4 R1 Germany Nürburgring 30 August France Michaël Rossi France Michaël Rossi Monaco David Dermont Belgium Boutsen Energy Racing
R2 31 August France Michaël Rossi Belgium Maxime Martin Belgium Maxime Martin Belgium Boutsen Energy Racing
5 R1 France Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans 6 September France Dimitri Enjalbert France Dimitri Enjalbert France Dimitri Enjalbert France Tech 1 Racing
R2 7 September France Dimitri Enjalbert France Michaël Rossi Belgium Maxime Martin Belgium Boutsen Energy Racing
6 R1 Portugal Autódromo do Estoril 27 September France Michaël Rossi France Dimitri Enjalbert Belgium Maxime Martin Belgium Boutsen Energy Racing
R2 28 September France Michaël Rossi France Dimitri Enjalbert France Michaël Rossi France TDS
7 R1 Spain Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló 18 October France Dimitri Enjalbert France Dimitri Enjalbert France Dimitri Enjalbert France Tech 1 Racing
R2 19 October France Dimitri Enjalbert France Dimitri Enjalbert France Dimitri Enjalbert France 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
Belgium 		SIL
United Kingdom 		HUN
Hungary 		NÜR
Germany 		BUG
France 		EST
Portugal 		CAT
Spain 		Points
1 France Michaël Rossi 1 1 7 2 2 1 2 2 3 2 3 1 2 3 170
2 Belgium Maxime Martin 4 6 1 1 1 3 7 1 2 1 1 2 Ret 2 154
3 France Dimitri Enjalbert 13 2 4 3 6 2 Ret 3 1 Ret 2 3 1 1 126
4 France Matthieu Cheruy 2 3 8 5 8 4 8 8 5 3 12 6 6 4 84
5 France Sébastien Dhouailly Ret 7 3 4 3 6 6 4 4 5 5 8 78
6 Switzerland Jonathan Hirschi 3 4 6 6 Ret 14 4 4 7 Ret 5 7 3 5 75
7 Netherlands Bernhard ten Brinke 7 Ret 2 7 4 5 3 7 Ret 7 11 10 7 9 64
8 France Fabrice Walfisch 5 8 5 8 7 7 Ret 9 4 5 6 8 10 7 59
9 Monaco David Dermont 11 11 15 9 10 12 1 DNS 8 10 10 11 9 10 32
10 France Jean-Philippe Madonia Ret 14 9 Ret 5 9 5 5 Ret 8 8 12 11 Ret 32
11 Austria Andreas Mayerl 8 9 13 Ret 9 11 6 DSQ Ret 11 9 13 Ret 13 16
12 Netherlands Wim Beelen DNS 15 12 10 Ret 8 9 10 9 9 Ret Ret 16 Ret 12
13 Belgium Renaud Kuppens 6 5 11
14 Netherlands Hoevert Vos 9 12 10 Ret 11 13 Ret 12 10 Ret Ret 9 Ret 11 8
15 France Ludovic Badey Ret 6 5
16 Belgium Bernard Delhez 12 13 14 Ret 12 10 10 DSQ 16 12 15 15 13 Ret 3
17 Italy Giuseppe Termine 10 10 Ret Ret 2
18 Netherlands Harrie Kolen 15 18 16 11 14 18 Ret DSQ 12 16 13 14 17 16 0
19 France Jean-Charles Miginiac 16 Ret 18 Ret 13 15 11 13 11 14 Ret 16 18 17 0
20 Switzerland Pierre Hirschi 14 16 17 12 15 16 12 11 13 13 16 18 15 18 0
21 Switzerland Ralph Meichtry DNS Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret 0
22 Italy Angelo Baiguera Ret 17 19 13 16 17 Ret 14 14 17 14 17 14 19 0
23 Spain Rafael Unzurrunzaga 17 Ret 20 14 17 20 14 Ret 17 18 Ret 19 Ret 20 0
24 France Joël Dhouailly 13 15 0
25 Italy Secondo Gallia 18 19 0
Switzerland Daniele Perfetti Ret DNS 0
guest drivers ineligible for points
France Matthieu Lahaye 4 6
Portugal César Campaniço 7 4
Italy Lorenzo Bontempelli Ret 6
Italy Simone di Luca 8 14
Switzerland Nicolas Maulini 19 12
Netherlands Robert van de Berg 12 15
France Marguerite Laffite 15 15
Pos Driver SPA
Belgium 		SIL
United Kingdom 		HUN
Hungary 		NÜR
Germany 		BUG
France 		EST
Portugal 		CAT
Spain 		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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