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2008 European Rally Championship

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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

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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.[1]

Round Date Event Winner ERC
1 4– 6 April Turkey Istanbul Rally Italy Luca Rossetti
2 18–20 April Italy Rally 1000 Miglia Italy Luca Rossetti
3 22–24 May Croatia Croatia Delta Rally Italy Luca Rossetti
4 6– 8 June Poland Rally Poland Poland Michał Sołowow
5 27–28 June Belgium Ypres Rally Italy Luca Rossetti
6 11–13 July Bulgaria Rally Bulgaria Bulgaria Krum Donchev
7 1–2 August Portugal Rally Vinho da Madeira Italy Giandomenico Basso
8 22–24 August Czech Republic Barum Rally Zlín Italy Renato Travaglia
9 17–19 October France Rallye Antibes Côte d'Azur Poland Michał Sołowow

Championship standings

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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.[2]

Pos. Driver Turkey Italy Croatia Poland Belgium Bulgaria Portugal Czech Republic France Points
1 Italy Luca Rossetti 1 1 1 3 2 Ret 67
2 Poland Michał Sołowow Ret Ret 2 1 Ret 3 4 3 1 65
3 Turkey Volkan Isik 5 Ret 3 3 Ret 2 5 5 2 54
4 Italy Corrado Fontana 4 1 Ret Ret 4 3 34
5 Bulgaria Krum Donchev 6 6 4 6 1 Ret Ret 30
6 Italy Luca Betti Ret 7 5 4 4 5 6 4 Ret 29
7 Czech Republic Antonín Tlusťák 8 Ret 5 Ret 6 4 13
Not enough events to qualify for championship
Italy Renato Travaglia 3 2 Ret 2 1 (50)
Italy Giandomenico Basso Ret Ret 2 1 Ret (32)
Finland Anton Alén 2 3 Ret (22)
Poland Tomasz Czopik Ret 2 (12)
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

References

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  1. ^ "Calendar". rally-erc.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
  2. ^ "ERC Unofficial Standings". rally-erc.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
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