2008 Eurocup Mégane Trophy Explained

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

Team Drivers Class Rounds Tech 1 Racing^[3] 1 Dimitri Enjalbert All 2 Matthieu Cheruy All 3 Jonathan Hirschi All 4 Bernard Delhez All 22 Matthieu Lahaye^[4] 7 Equipe Verschuur 6 Harrie Kollen All 7 Bernhard ten Brinke All 20 Wim Beelen All 21 Hoevert Vos All Boutsen Energy Racing 8 Maxime Martin All 9 David Dermont All 22 Renaud Kuppens 1 Marguerite Laffite^[5] 5 Race Performance 10 Ralph Meichtry 1–3 Nicolas Maulini 7 Sesterheim Racing 11 Andreas Mayerl All TDS 12 Michaël Rossi All 14 Jean-Philippe Madonia All Team Lompech Sport 15 Sébastien Dhouailly 1–3, 5–7 Joël Dhouailly^[6] 4 16 Jean-Charles Miginiac All 17 Pierre Hirschi All Blue Jumeirah Team 18 Rafael Unzurrunzaga All Oregon Team 24 Fabrice Walfisch All 25 Giuseppe Termine 1–2 Secondo Gallia^[7] 3 Daniele Perfetti 4 Lorenzo Bontempelli 5 César Campaniço^[8] 6 Robert van de Berg 7 26 Nicolas Maulini 7 73 Angelo Baiguera All

Race calendar and results

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team
1	R1	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	3 May	Michaël Rossi	Michaël Rossi	Michaël Rossi	TDS
	R2		4 May	Michaël Rossi	Jonathan Hirschi	Michaël Rossi	TDS
2	R1	Silverstone Circuit	7 June	Maxime Martin	Michaël Rossi	Maxime Martin	Boutsen Energy Racing
	R2		8 June	Maxime Martin	Dimitri Enjalbert	Maxime Martin	Boutsen Energy Racing
3	R1	Hungaroring	5 July	Michaël Rossi	Michaël Rossi	Maxime Martin	Boutsen Energy Racing
	R2		6 July	Michaël Rossi	Michaël Rossi	Michaël Rossi	TDS
4	R1	Nürburgring	30 August	Michaël Rossi	Michaël Rossi	David Dermont	Boutsen Energy Racing
	R2		31 August	Michaël Rossi	Maxime Martin	Maxime Martin	Boutsen Energy Racing
5	R1	Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans	6 September	Dimitri Enjalbert	Dimitri Enjalbert	Dimitri Enjalbert	Tech 1 Racing
	R2		7 September	Dimitri Enjalbert	Michaël Rossi	Maxime Martin	Boutsen Energy Racing
6	R1	Autódromo do Estoril	27 September	Michaël Rossi	Dimitri Enjalbert	Maxime Martin	Boutsen Energy Racing
	R2		28 September	Michaël Rossi	Dimitri Enjalbert	Michaël Rossi	TDS
7	R1	Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló	18 October	Dimitri Enjalbert	Dimitri Enjalbert	Dimitri Enjalbert	Tech 1 Racing
	R2		19 October	Dimitri Enjalbert	Dimitri Enjalbert	Dimitri Enjalbert	Tech 1 Racing

Drivers' Championship

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	15	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1	1

Pos Driver SPA SIL HUN NÜR BUG EST CAT Points 1 Michaël Rossi 1 1 7 2 2 1 2 2 3 2 3 1 2 3 170 2 Maxime Martin 4 6 1 1 1 3 7 1 2 1 1 2 Ret 2 154 3 Dimitri Enjalbert 13 2 4 3 6 2 Ret 3 1 Ret 2 3 1 1 126 4 Matthieu Cheruy 2 3 8 5 8 4 8 8 5 3 12 6 6 4 84 5 Sébastien Dhouailly Ret 7 3 4 3 6 6 4 4 5 5 8 78 6 Jonathan Hirschi 3 4 6 6 Ret 14 4 4 7 Ret 5 7 3 5 75 7 Bernhard ten Brinke 7 Ret 2 7 4 5 3 7 Ret 7 11 10 7 9 64 8 Fabrice Walfisch 5 8 5 8 7 7 Ret 9 4 5 6 8 10 7 59 9 David Dermont 11 11 15 9 10 12 1 DNS 8 10 10 11 9 10 32 10 Jean-Philippe Madonia Ret 14 9 Ret 5 9 5 5 Ret 8 8 12 11 Ret 32 11 Andreas Mayerl 8 9 13 Ret 9 11 6 DSQ Ret 11 9 13 Ret 13 16 12 Wim Beelen DNS 15 12 10 Ret 8 9 10 9 9 Ret Ret 16 Ret 12 13 Renaud Kuppens 6 5 11 14 Hoevert Vos 9 12 10 Ret 11 13 Ret 12 10 Ret Ret 9 Ret 11 8 15 Ludovic Badey Ret 6 5 16 Bernard Delhez 12 13 14 Ret 12 10 10 DSQ 16 12 15 15 13 Ret 3 17 Giuseppe Termine 10 10 Ret Ret 2 18 Harrie Kolen 15 18 16 11 14 18 Ret DSQ 12 16 13 14 17 16 0 19 Jean-Charles Miginiac 16 Ret 18 Ret 13 15 11 13 11 14 Ret 16 18 17 0 20 Pierre Hirschi 14 16 17 12 15 16 12 11 13 13 16 18 15 18 0 21 Ralph Meichtry DNS Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret 0 22 Angelo Baiguera Ret 17 19 13 16 17 Ret 14 14 17 14 17 14 19 0 23 Rafael Unzurrunzaga 17 Ret 20 14 17 20 14 Ret 17 18 Ret 19 Ret 20 0 24 Joël Dhouailly 13 15 0 25 Secondo Gallia 18 19 0 Daniele Perfetti Ret DNS 0 guest drivers ineligible for points Matthieu Lahaye 4 6 César Campaniço 7 4 Lorenzo Bontempelli Ret 6 Simone di Luca 8 14 Nicolas Maulini 19 12 Robert van de Berg 12 15 Marguerite Laffite 15 15 Pos Driver SPA SIL HUN NÜR BUG EST CAT Points

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External links

• The Eurocup Mégane Trophy website
• World Series by Renault results

Notes and References

1. Web site: ROUND 7: BARCELONA EUROCUP MEGANE TROPHY Results Booklet. 19 October 2008. World Series by Renault. Renault Sport. 10 April 2015.
2. Web site: Mégane Trophy Eurocup 2009 standings. driverdb.com. Driver Database. 10 April 2015.
3. Web site: Cars and drivers admitted. 2 May 2008. World Series by Renault. Renault Sport. 10 April 2015.
4. Web site: Cars and drivers admitted. 17 October 2008. World Series by Renault. Renault Sport. 10 April 2015.
5. News: Cars and drivers admitted. 5 September 2009. World Series by Renault. Renault Sport. 10 April 2015.
6. Web site: Cars and drivers admitted. 27 August 2008. World Series by Renault. Renault Sport. 10 April 2015.
7. Web site: Cars and drivers admitted. 4 July 2008. World Series by Renault. Renault Sport. 10 April 2015.
8. Web site: Cars and drivers admitted. 26 September 2008. World Series by Renault. Renault Sport. 10 April 2015.