2008 Formula Palmer Audi season
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The 2008 Henderson Formula Palmer Audi motor-racing competition was the eleventh of its kind. It was contested over 20 races at eight circuits in the United Kingdom and Belgium between April and September. The overall winner was Jason Moore.
Championship[]
The 2008 Formula Palmer Audi Championship was very competitive, with seven winners through the season and a three-way championship battle going into the final round.
Jason Moore emerged as champion, but he was under intense pressure through much of the season from and Jolyon Palmer. Moore made the best start to the season, winning three of the opening five races, with Richard Plant picking up a win in Round Two and Tom Bradshaw winning at Brands Hatch in Round Five. Moore also won in a triple-header at Spa-Francorchamps, although Jolyon Palmer scored an excellent victory in Round Six. Jack Clarke also scored a win in Round 10 at Oulton Park.
In the second half of the season Tom Bradshaw achieved four race wins, including a treble at Snetterton. Elsewhere Richard Keen made a superb albeit brief appearance in the championship, gaining two victories and one pole in three races.
In total there were 33 entrants. There were 20 rounds across eight race events, one of which took place out of the UK, at Spa-Francorchamps. The championship continued to support large international events at Brands Hatch such as A1 Grand Prix, the World Touring Car Championship and DTM.
Championship standings[]
Pos. | Driver | Team | Points | Wins | Podiums | Poles |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jason Moore | 360 | 6 | 14 | 6 | |
2 | Tom Bradshaw | 351 | 7 | 12 | 5 | |
3 | Jolyon Palmer[1] | 338 | 1 | 11 | 3 | |
4 | Richard Plant | 275 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
5 | Jack Clarke | KSS Design Group | 264 | 2 | 7 | |
6 | Alex Brundle | 240 | 3 | 1 | ||
7 | Adam Foster (R) | NewNet | 219 | |||
8 | Daniel Brown (R) | 187 | ||||
9 | Paul Rees (R) | 177 | ||||
10 | Ivan Lukashevich(R) | 155 | 2 | |||
11 | Max Snegirev | 137 | ||||
12 | Max Dmytrenko (R) | 134 | ||||
13 | William Zollo (R) | 131 | ||||
14 | Emma Selway (R) | Relentless | 130 | |||
15 | Luc Paillard | 118 | ||||
16 | Matt Hamilton | 110 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
17 | Dan Rozwadowski (R) | 106 | ||||
18 | Russell Bolesworth | The Mirage | 94 | |||
19 | Richard Keen | 66 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
20 | Vibe Smed (R)[2] | 62 | ||||
21 | Robert Brown (R) | 54 | ||||
22 | Jodie Hemming (R) | 45 | ||||
23= | Charles Hollings | 34 | 1 | |||
23= | Damien Charveriat | 34 | ||||
25 | Kenny Andrews | 28 | ||||
26 | Nigel Reuben | 9 | ||||
27 | Joe Paterson | 8 | ||||
28= | Luca Orlandi | 6 | ||||
28= | Rachid Bouzouba | 6 | ||||
28= | Gilles Vannelet | 6 | ||||
28= | Giuseppe Cipriani | 6 | ||||
32 | Ludovico Manfredi | 3 | ||||
33 | Mark Powell | Fujitsu | 2 |
Race calendar[]
Round | Date | Circuit | Laps | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winner |
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1 | 13 April | Donington Park GP | 14 | Paul Rees | Jason Moore | Jason Moore |
2 | 14 | Tom Bradshaw | Jason Moore | Richard Plant | ||
3 | 13 | Jason Moore | Jason Moore | |||
4 | 4 May | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix) | 16 | Jason Moore | Tom Bradshaw | Jason Moore |
5 | 16 | Alex Brundle | Tom Bradshaw | Tom Bradshaw | ||
6 | 18 May | Spa-Francorchamps | 9 | Tom Bradshaw | Ivan Lukashevich | Jolyon Palmer |
7 | 9 | Jason Moore | Jolyon Palmer | Jason Moore | ||
8 | 9 | Ivan Lukashevich | Jason Moore | |||
9 | 28 June | Oulton Park (International) | 11 | Tom Bradshaw | Jolyon Palmer | Tom Bradshaw |
10 | 14 | Tom Bradshaw | Jack Clarke | Jack Clarke | ||
11 | 27 July | Brands Hatch (International) | 16 | Jolyon Palmer | Jason Moore | Jason Moore |
12 | 16 | Jolyon Palmer | Jack Clarke | Jack Clarke | ||
13 | 17 August | Snetterton | 18 | Tom Bradshaw | Tom Bradshaw | Tom Bradshaw |
14 | 18 | Jason Moore | Jack Clarke | Tom Bradshaw | ||
15 | 18 | Tom Bradshaw | Tom Bradshaw | |||
16 | 31 August | Brands Hatch (Indy) | 30 | Jolyon Palmer | Jolyon Palmer | Tom Bradshaw |
17 | 30 | Richard Keen | Jason Moore | Richard Keen | ||
18 | 30 | Jason Moore | Richard Keen | Richard Keen | ||
19 | 19 September | Silverstone | 17 | Matt Hamilton | Matt Hamilton | Matt Hamilton |
20 | 17 | Matt Hamilton | Matt Hamilton | Tom Bradshaw |
References[]
- 2008 in British motorsport
- Formula Palmer Audi seasons
- 2008 in formula racing