2008 International Formula Master Explained

The 2008 International Formula Master season was the second International Formula Master series season.

Teams and drivers

All teams use a Tatuus chassis with a Honda K20A engine

Team	No	Driver	Rounds
Cram Competition	1	Arturo Llobell	All
2	nowrap	Pablo Sánchez López	1-4
3	Alberto Costa	1-3
9	Marcello Puglisi	5-8
21	Frankie Provenzano	5-8
Euronova Racing	3	Alberto Costa	5
	14	Fabrizio Crestani	1-3
	15	Michael Meadows	1–3,5
	35	Tomáš Pivoda	4
	36	Riccardo Cinti	8
	37	Giacomo Ricci	7
	44	Oliver Oakes	8
	45	Yuhi Sekiguchi	1–5,7-8
	46	Daniel Mancinelli	1–2,4
JD Motorsport	4	Vladimir Arabadzhiev	All
	5	Sergey Afanasiev	All
	6	Chris van der Drift	All
ADM Motorsport	7	Davide Rigon	4
	8	Tomáš Pivoda	5-8
	11	Earl Bamber	7
	16	Octavio Freitas	1-3
	17	Norbert Siedler	1-6
	20	Federico Scionti	8
	21	Frankie Provenzano	1-3
	22	Michele Caliendo	All
Pro Motorsport	9	Marcello Puglisi	1-4
	10	Carlos Iaconelli	1-2
	17	Norbert Siedler	8
	41	Mihai Marinescu	8
ISR Racing	18	Filip Salaquarda	All
ISR Racing	19	Tim Sandtler	All
Scuderia Famà	21	Frankie Provenzano	4
	25	Luca Persiani	1–5,8
	26	Dominik Schraml	1-2
	46	Daniel Mancinelli	5,7-8
Jenzer Motorsport	23	Fabio Leimer	All
Jenzer Motorsport	24	Matei Mihaescu	All
Iris Project	27	Michael Ammermüller	1-7
	28	Marco Menotti	7
	35	Simon Trummer	8
Trident Racing	27	Michael Ammermüller	8
	31	Harald Schlegelmilch	All
	32	Kasper Andersen	1-5
	33	Alejandro Núñez	1-5
	34	Esteban Gutiérrez	7
	47	Dominik Wasem	8
Team JVA	29	Josef Král	All
Team JVA	30	Tor Graves	All
Alan Racing	43	Sergey Mokshantsev	8

Race calendar

Round		Location	Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team
1	R1	Valencia, Spain	Circuit de Valencia	17 May	nowrap	Chris van der Drift	nowrap	Chris van der Drift	nowrap	Chris van der Drift	nowrap	JD Motorsport
1	R2	Valencia, Spain	Circuit de Valencia	18 May		Chris van der Drift	Chris van der Drift	JD Motorsport
2	R1	Pau, France	Pau Circuit	31 May	Chris van der Drift	Norbert Siedler	Sergey Afanasyev	JD Motorsport
2	R2	Pau, France	Pau Circuit	1 June		Fabio Leimer	Marcello Puglisi	Pro Motorsport
3	R1	Brno, Czech Republic	Masaryk Circuit	14 June	Chris van der Drift	Chris van der Drift	Chris van der Drift	JD Motorsport
3	R2	Brno, Czech Republic	Masaryk Circuit	15 June		nowrap	Pablo Sánchez López	Harald Schlegelmilch	Trident Racing
4	R1	Estoril, Portugal	Autódromo do Estoril	12 July	Fabio Leimer	Fabio Leimer	Fabio Leimer	nowrap	Jenzer Motorsport
4	R2	Estoril, Portugal	Autódromo do Estoril	13 July		nowrap	Vladimir Arabadzhiev	nowrap	Vladimir Arabadzhiev	JD Motorsport
5	R1	Kent, UK	Brands Hatch	26 July	Chris van der Drift	Norbert Siedler	Chris van der Drift	JD Motorsport
5	R2	Kent, UK	Brands Hatch	27 July		Chris van der Drift	nowrap	Michael Ammermüller	Iris Project
6	R1	Oschersleben, Germany	Motorsport Arena Oschersleben	30 August	Chris van der Drift	Chris van der Drift	Chris van der Drift	JD Motorsport
6	R2	31 August		nowrap	Harald Schlegelmilch	Josef Král	Team JVA
7	R1	Imola, Italy	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	nowrap	20 September	Chris van der Drift	Chris van der Drift	Fabio Leimer	Jenzer Motorsport
7	R2	Imola, Italy	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	nowrap	21 September		Fabio Leimer	Earl Bamber	ADM Motorsport
8	R1	Monza, Italy	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	4 October	Chris van der Drift	Chris van der Drift	Fabio Leimer	Jenzer Motorsport
8	R2	Monza, Italy	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	5 October		Chris van der Drift	Chris van der Drift	JD Motorsport

Championship Standings

Drivers

valign=middle	Pos	valign=middle	Driver	VAL		PAU		BRN		EST		BRH		OSC		IMO		MNZ		valign=middle	Pts
1	Chris van der Drift	1	1	Ret	9	1	5	2	4	1	3	1	7	2	Ret	2	1	101
2	Fabio Leimer	4	3	Ret	18	4	13	1	7	13	8	2	2	1	3	1	2	79
3	Michael Ammermüller	3	5	4	5	2	4	3	8	6	1	3	3	5	5	9	5	74
4	Harald Schlegelmilch	8	2	Ret	13	8	1	4	5	Ret	4	13	13	6	4	5	14	46
5	Arturo Llobell	5	12	6	4	Ret	15	6	2	DNS	11	6	8	17	11	4	13	29.5
6	Josef Král	17	9	16	10	12	12	13	14	Ret	Ret	7	1	8	2	7	3	29
7	Vladimir Arabadzhiev	Ret	11	3	Ret	3	9	7	1	Ret	14	10	4	15	12	Ret	Ret	29
8	Sergey Afanasyev	12	4	1	Ret	9	6	10	12	DSQ	12	Ret	5	13	6	Ret	6	28
9	Kasper Andersen	2	Ret	7	2	5	7	5	6	Ret	Ret							27
10	Norbert Siedler	13	Ret	2	7	7	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	4	12			15	Ret	22
11	Marcello Puglisi	15	Ret	8	1	13	11	Ret	15	2	Ret	5	10	10	8	Ret	Ret	19
12	align=left nowrap	Pablo Sánchez López	7	17	9	6	6	2	11	Ret									14.5
13	Daniel Mancinelli	23	15	19	16			17	13	4	2			11	9	Ret	16	13
14	Tim Sandtler	18	Ret	10	22	11	8	8	3	8	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	10	8	7	13
15	Earl Bamber													7	1			12
16	Yuhi Sekiguchi	10	7	Ret	21	Ret	18	21	18	Ret	Ret			4	Ret	Ret	4	12
17	Alejandro Núñez	11	8	5	3	Ret	17	12	9	10	7							10
18	Michael Meadows	16	13	Ret	Ret	14	10			3	6							9
19	Esteban Gutiérrez													3	7			8
20	Frankie Provenzano	Ret	16	18	15	10	14	16	nc	9	5	9	Ret	9	14	6	Ret	7
21	Alberto Costa	9	6	Ret	Ret	20	Ret			5	Ret							7
22	Mihai Marinescu															3	Ret	6
23	Matei Mihaescu	21	19	13	12	15	16	18	17	11	Ret	12	6	12	Ret	16	Ret	3
24	Filip Salaquarda	6	Ret	DNS	DNS	Ret	Ret	22	11	Ret	13	Ret	Ret	DNS	DNS	Ret	DNS	3
25	Michele Caliendo	22	10	14	14	16	Ret	15	16	7	9	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	9	2
26	Dominik Wasem															17	8	1
27	Fabrizio Crestani	19	14	12	8	17	Ret											0.5
28	Tor Graves	Ret	Ret	17	20	Ret	20	19	19	Ret	17	14	9	14	15	14	Ret	0
29	Davide Rigon							9	21									0
30	Simon Trummer															10	10	0
31	Luca Persiani	24	Ret	11	11	18	19	14	10	Ret	15					Ret	DNS	0
32	Riccardo Cinti															12	11	0
33	Tomáš Pivoda							20	20	12	16	15	11	19	16	13	12	0
34	Giacomo Ricci													16	13			0
35	Carlos Iaconelli	14	18	Ret	17													0
36	Dominik Schraml	20	Ret	15	Ret													0
37	Marco Menotti													18	17			0
38	Sergey Mokshantsev															18	Ret	0
39	Federico Scionti															Ret	15	0
40	Octavio Freitas	Ret	20	Ret	19	19	Ret											0
41	Oliver Oakes															DNS	Ret	0
valign=middle	Pos	valign=middle	Driver	VAL		PAU		BRN		EST		BRH		OSC		IMO		MNZ		valign=middle	Pts

Half points were awarded for Race 2 at Pau as less than 75% of the scheduled distance was completed.

Teams

valign=middle	Pos	valign=middle	Team	VAL		PAU		BRN		EST		BRH		OSC		IMO		MNZ	valign=middle	Pts
1	JD Motorsport	Ret	11	3	Ret	3	9	7	1	Ret	14	10	4	15	12	Ret	Ret	158
1	1	1	Ret	9	1	5	2	4	1	3	1	7	2	Ret	2	1		158
2	Trident Racing	8	2	Ret	13	8	1	4	5	Ret	4	13	13	6	4	5	14	96
2	2	Ret	7	2	5	7	5	6	Ret	Ret			3	7	9	5		96
3	Jenzer Motorsport	4	3	Ret	18	4	13	1	7	13	8	2	2	1	3	1	2	82
3	21	19	13	12	15	16	18	17	11	Ret	12	6	12	Ret	16	Ret		82
4	Iris Project	3	5	4	5	2	4	3	8	6	1	3	3	5	5	10	10	70
4													18	17				70
5	Cram Competition	5	12	6	4	Ret	15	6	2	DNS	11	6	8	17	11	4	13	67
5	7	17	9	6	6	2	11	Ret	2	Ret	5	10	10	8	Ret	Ret		67
6	ADM Motorsport	Ret	20	Ret	19	19	Ret	9	21	12	16	15	11	19	16	13	12	36
6	13	Ret	2	7	7	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	4	12	7	1	Ret	15		36
7	Team JVA	17	9	16	10	12	12	13	14	Ret	Ret	7	1	8	2	7	3	29
7	Ret	Ret	17	20	Ret	20	19	19	Ret	17	14	9	14	15	14	Ret		29
8	Euronova Racing	19	14	12	8	17	Ret	17	13	5	Ret			16	13	12	11	25.5
8	16	13	Ret	Ret	14	10	20	20	3	6			4	Ret	Ret	4		25.5
9	ISR Racing	6	Ret	DNS	DNS	Ret	Ret	22	11	Ret	13	Ret	Ret	DNS	DNS	Ret	DNS	16
9	18	Ret	10	22	11	8	8	3	8	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	10	8	7		16
10	Scuderia Famà	24	Ret	11	11	18	19	14	10	Ret	15					Ret	DNS	13
10	20	Ret	15	Ret			16	nc	4	2			11	9	Ret	16		13
11	Pro Motorsport	15	Ret	8	1	13	11	Ret	15							15	Ret	12
11	14	18	Ret	17											3	Ret		12
12	Alan Racing															18	Ret	0
valign=middle	Pos	valign=middle	Team	VAL		PAU		BRN		EST		BRH		OSC		IMO		MNZ	valign=middle	Pts

Half points were awarded for Race 2 at Pau as less than 75% of the scheduled distance was completed.

References

Reference: http://www.driverdb.com/standings/752-2008/

External links

International Formula Master official website