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The 2008 World Rally Championship was the 36th season of the FIA World Rally Championship. The season consisted of 15 rallies and began on 24 January, with the 2008 Monte Carlo Rally. Frenchman Sébastien Loeb successfully retained the Drivers' World Championship, his and co-driver Daniel Elena's record-breaking fifth consecutive title, all of them attained driving Citroëns. In addition, Citroën secured their fourth Manufacturers' title, and their first since 2005, from 2006 and 2007 victors, Ford.
Rule changes[]
The running order for the first day is governed by championship position, with the championship leader running first on the road. For every other day of a rally, the order is decided by the previous end of day classification (with the leader on classification running first). The term 'leg' has been replaced by 'day' in order to sound more understandable. Extra 10-minute service prior to the finish podium has been added, intended to allow the service park to remain an attraction until the end of the event.[1]
With the switch to Pirelli tyres, tyre mousse (along with all anti-deflation devices) has been banned, and fewer compounds are available. Also the teams aren't allowed to modify tyres by themselves (e.g. by making additional cuts) anymore.[2][3] At the first event of the season, the available tires were the soft slick DS tire (Pirelli PZero[4]), the WX snow tire without studs, and the WX snow tire with studs (both variants of Pirelli Sottozero[4]).[5] The same snow tyres were used in Sweden as well. Later on loose surface tyres were introduced: Pirelli Scorpion, available in two variants – hard compound for abrasive surfaces, such as roads in Mexico or Greece, and soft one, for more muddy stages as seen on Welsh event.[4] Tire walls have been strengthened in order to endure long, rough gravel stages often full of sharp rocks. The tread on Scorpions is asymmetric and directional, as it has proven more efficient during the tests.[4]
Calendar[]
The 2008 championship was contested over fifteen rounds in Europe, North America, the Middle East, Asia, South America and Oceania.
The 2008 season included 15 rallies, which was one less than the 2007 season. Rally Norway, Rally Portugal and Rally Ireland were dropped from the calendar for 2008. Rally of Turkey returned to the schedule, and Jordan Rally was part of the calendar for the first time. Rally Australia was planned to make a return after being absent in 2007, but the organizers submitted a request to the FIA to delay the event's return to the schedule until 2009.[6]
The events also part of the Production World Rally Championship were Sweden, Argentina, Greece, Turkey, Finland, New Zealand, Japan and GB.[7] The seven rallies also on the Junior World Rally Championship schedule were Mexico, Jordan, Italy, Finland, Germany, Spain and France.[8]
Round | Dates | Rally | Support class |
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1 | 24–27 January | / Monte Carlo Rally | none |
2 | 8–10 February | Swedish Rally | P-WRC |
3 | 28 February-2 March | Rally Mexico | J-WRC |
4 | 27–30 March | Rally Argentina | P-WRC |
5 | 24–27 April | Jordan Rally | J-WRC |
6 | 16–18 May | Rally d'Italia Sardegna | J-WRC |
7 | 29 May-1 June | Acropolis Rally | P-WRC |
8 | 13–15 June | Rally of Turkey | P-WRC |
9 | 31 July-3 August | Rally Finland | P-WRC, J-WRC |
10 | 15–17 August | Rallye Deutschland | J-WRC |
11 | 28–31 August | Rally New Zealand | P-WRC |
12 | 2–5 October | Rally Catalunya | J-WRC |
13 | 10–12 October | Tour de Corse | J-WRC |
14 | 31 October-2 November | Rally Japan | P-WRC |
15 | 5–7 December | Wales Rally GB | P-WRC |
Teams and drivers[]
In 2008 two categories are valid to compete for the Manufacturer's championship:
Manufacturer (M)
- must take part in all the rallies of the Championship with two cars of the same make
- must enter only cars corresponding to the latest homologated version of a World Rally Car in conformity with the 2008 Appendix J
- must inform the FIA of the name of the first driver entered for the season at the time of registration for the Championship. No change of the first driver is authorised, except in a case of force majeure. The driver of the second car may be changed for each of the rallies in the Championship
Manufacturer Team (MT)
- must take part in a minimum of 10 Championship rallies with two cars of the same make; those rallies must be nominated on registering for the Championship
- cannot enter World Rally Cars homologated during the year 2008 and cannot use parts homologated after 2 January 2008
- can only score points in the events it nominated on registering.
The teams and drivers for the 2008 season are as follows:
Manufacturers | |||||||
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Team | Constructor | Car | Tyre | No | Drivers | Co-driver | Rounds |
Citroën Total World Rally Team | Citroën | C4 WRC | P | 1 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | All |
2 | Daniel Sordo | Marc Marti | All | ||||
BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team | Ford | Focus RS WRC 07 Focus RS WRC 08 |
P | 3 | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | All |
4 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | 1–11, 14–15 | ||||
François Duval | 12–13 | ||||||
Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza WRC 2007 Impreza WRC 2008 |
P | 5 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | All |
6 | Chris Atkinson | Stéphane Prévot | All | ||||
Suzuki World Rally Team | Suzuki | SX4 WRC | P | 11 | Toni Gardemeister | Tomi Tuominen | All |
12 | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Jonas Andersson | All | ||||
Manufacturer Teams | |||||||
Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team | Ford | Focus RS WRC 07 | P | 7 | Gianluigi Galli | 1–10 | |
François Duval | 11, 14 | ||||||
Denis Giraudet | 15 | ||||||
Matthew Wilson | Scott Martin | 12–13 | |||||
8 | François Duval | 1 | |||||
10 | |||||||
Henning Solberg | Cato Menkerud | 2, 4–5, 7–9 | |||||
Matthew Wilson | Scott Martin | 3, 6, 11, 14–15 | |||||
Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | 12–13 | |||||
Munchi's Ford World Rally Team | Ford | Focus RS WRC 07 | P | 9 | Federico Villagra | 3–9, 11–12, 14 | |
10 | Henning Solberg | Cato Menkerud | 3, 6, 11–12, 14 | ||||
Luís Pérez Companc | 4, 9 | ||||||
Barry Clark | 5 | ||||||
Paul Nagle | 8 | ||||||
Armodios Vovos | 7 | ||||||
Major entries not registered as Manufacturers | |||||||
Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza WRC 2008 | P | 14 | Brice Tirabassi | 12–13 | |
BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team | Ford | Focus RS WRC 07 | P | 19 | Khalid Al Qassimi | 1–2, 5–7, 9–10, 12–13, 15 | |
Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team | Ford | Focus RS WRC 07 | P | 14 | Henning Solberg | Cato Menkerud | 1, 10, 13, 15 |
16 | Matthew Wilson | Scott Martin | 1, 4–5, 7–10 | ||||
20 | Barry Clark | Paul Nagle | 13, 15 | ||||
46 | Valentino Rossi | 15 | |||||
Focus RS WRC 04 | 23 | Steve Perez | Paul Spooner | 15 | |||
Focus RS WRC 05 | 24 | 15 | |||||
PH Sport | Citroën | C4 WRC | P | 15 | Urmo Aava | Kuldar Sikk | 2, 5–13, 15 |
18 | Conrad Rautenbach | David Senior | 3–15 | ||||
17 | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | 15 | ||||
Xsara WRC | 21 | Conrad Rautenbach | David Senior | 1–2 | |||
Triviño Racing | Peugeot | 206 WRC | P | 15 | Ricardo Triviño | 3 | |
Team Rallye Cuoq | Peugeot | 307 WRC | P | 18 | Jean-Marie Cuoq | 1 | |
Adapta World Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza WRC 2007 | P | 18 | Mads Østberg | 2, 6–7, 9–10, 12–13, 15 | |
Ford | Focus RS WRC 06 | P | 20 | Matti Rantanen | 9 | ||
23 | Andreas Mikkelsen | Ola Fløene | 2, 8–10, 12–13 | ||||
6 | |||||||
Van Merksteijn Motorsport | Focus RS WRC 06/07 | 22 | Peter van Merksteijn Jr. | 10, 12 | |||
24 | Peter van Merksteijn Sr. | 2, 6, 10 | |||||
12 | |||||||
Ipatec Racing | Focus RS WRC 06 | 61 | René Kuipers | 10 | |||
64 | Dennis Kuipers | 10 |
- – indicates a car running with varying numbers during the season
J-WRC entries[]
No | Drivers | Co-driver | Car | Rounds |
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31 | Martin Prokop | Citroën C2 S1600 | 3, 6, 9–10, 12–13 | |
32 | Jaan Mölder | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 3, 5–6, 9, 12–13 | |
33 | Aaron Burkart | Citroën C2 S1600 | 3, 6, 9–10, 12–13 | |
34 | Renault Clio S1600 | 5–6, 9–10, 12–13 | ||
35 | Michał Kościuszko | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 3, 5–6, 9, 12–13 | |
36 | Citroën C2 S1600 | 5–6 | ||
37 | Renault Clio R3 | 5–6, 9–10, 12–13 | ||
38 | Citroën C2 R2 | 3, 5–6, 10 | ||
9 | ||||
12 | ||||
39 | Renault Clio R3 | 5–6, 9–10, 12–13 | ||
40 | Renault Clio R3 | 3, 5–6, 9 | ||
Kris Meeke | Chris Patterson | 12 | ||
Nicolas Baudin | 13 | |||
41 | Patrik Sandell | Emil Axelsson | Renault Clio S1600 | 3, 5–6, 9, 12–13 |
42 | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Citroën C2 S1600 | 3, 5–6, 10, 12–13 |
43 | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 5–6, 10, 12–13 | ||
Suzuki Swift Sport | 9 | |||
44 | Hans Weijs, Jr. | Hans van Goor | Citroën C2 R2 | 5–6, 9–10, 12–13 |
45 | Kevin Abbring | Renault Clio R3 | 5, 9, 13 | |
6, 10, 12 | ||||
46 | Citroën C2 S1600 | 3, 5–6, 10 | ||
9, 12 | ||||
47 | Renaud Jamoul | Renault Clio R3 | 5–6, 9–10, 12–13 | |
48 | Simone Scattolin | Renault Clio R3 | 5–6, 9–10, 12–13 | |
Additional guest entries | ||||
59 | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 9 | ||
59 | Citroën C2 S1600 | 12 | ||
59 | Pierre Campana | Renault Clio R3 | 13 | |
60 | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 13 |
P-WRC entries[]
No | Drivers | Co-driver | Car | Rounds |
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31 | Toshihiro Arai | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 2, 4, 7–8, 11, 14 | |
32 | Mirco Baldacci | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 4, 7–8, 11, 14–15 | |
33 | Martin Prokop | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 2, 4, 7–8, 11, 15 | |
34 | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 2 | ||
4 | ||||
7 | ||||
8 | ||||
11 | ||||
14 | ||||
35 | Evgeny Novikov | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4 | |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 7 | |||
8 | ||||
11, 14–15 | ||||
36 | Eyvind Brynildsen | Denis Giraudet | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 2, 9, 14 |
7–8 | ||||
15 | ||||
37 | Spyros Pavlides | Denis Giraudet | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4, 7, 11 |
15 | ||||
9 | ||||
14 | ||||
38 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 4, 7–8 | ||
Patrik Flodin | 9 | |||
Stewart Taylor | 11 | |||
15 | ||||
39 | Nasser Al-Attiyah | Chris Patterson | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 2, 4, 7–8, 11, 15 |
40 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 2, 4 | ||
14 | ||||
7, 15 | ||||
8 | ||||
41 | Andreas Aigner | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 2, 4, 7–8, 11, 15 | |
42 | Bernardo Sousa | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 2, 4 | |
7–8, 11, 15 | ||||
43 | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 2, 7–9, 11, 14 | ||
44 | Gábor Mayer | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4, 7–8 | |
Liu Chao Dong | 11 | |||
Patrik Flodin | 15 | |||
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 9 | |||
45 | Marko Salminen | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 2 | |
4, 7 | ||||
8 | ||||
9, 15 | ||||
46 | Jari Ketomaa | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 2, 4, 7, 9, 11, 15 | |
47 | Simone Scattolin | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 2, 9 | |
Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4, 8 | |||
11 | ||||
Jaromír Tarabus | Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 | 15 | ||
48 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 2, 4, 7–9, 15 | ||
49 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 2, 4, 7–9, 15 | ||
50 | Armindo Araújo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 2, 7–8, 11, 14–15 | |
51 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII | 2, 4 | ||
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 7, 9, 11, 14 | |||
52 | Juho Hänninen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 2, 7, 9, 11, 14–15 | |
53 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 2, 4 | ||
7–8 | ||||
9, 15 | ||||
54 | Travis Pastrana | Derek Ringer | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4, 7 |
Marko Salminen | 9 | |||
Ken Block | Alex Gelsomino | 11 | ||
14 | ||||
Mark Higgins | 15 | |||
55 | Patrik Sandell | Emil Axelsson | Peugeot 207 S2000 | 2, 4, 7–8, 15 |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 11 | |||
56 | Fumio Nutahara | Daniel Barritt | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 4, 7, 9, 11, 15 |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 14 | |||
57 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 4, 7–8, 11, 14 | ||
Egon Kaur | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 15 | ||
58 | Naren Kumar | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 7–9, 11, 14 | |
Gaurav Gill | 15 | |||
Additional guest entries | ||||
59 | Patrik Flodin | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 2 | |
60 | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 2 | ||
59 | Marcos Ligato | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 4 | |
60 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 4 | ||
59 | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 7 | ||
60 | Lambros Athanassoulas | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 7 | |
159 | Juha Salo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 9 | |
160 | Jussi Välimäki | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 9 | |
59 | Hayden Paddon | John Kennard | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 11 |
60 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 11 | ||
59 | Katsuhiko Taguchi | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 14 | |
60 | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 14 | ||
59 | David Higgins | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 15 | |
60 | Guy Wilks | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 15 |
Events[]
The Rally Finland is notable this year for having dropped its famous Ouninpohja stage. This has been done for safety reasons, however this is likely to be a huge disappointment for race fans.[9]
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Round | Rally name | Podium finishers | Statistics | ||||||
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Rank | Driver | Car | Time | Stages | Length | Starters | Finishers | ||
1 | / Monte Carlo Rally (24–27 January) — Results and report |
1 | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:39:17.0 | 19 | 365.09 km | 47 | 34 |
2 | Mikko Hirvonen | Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | 3:41:51.4 | ||||||
3 | Chris Atkinson | Subaru Impreza WRC2007 | 3:42:15.6 | ||||||
2 | Swedish Rally (8–10 February) — Results and report |
1 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | 2:46:41.2 | 20 | 340.24 km | 61 | 49 |
2 | Mikko Hirvonen | Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | 2:47:39.5 | ||||||
3 | Gianluigi Galli | Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | 2:49:04.4 | ||||||
3 | Rally Mexico (28 February– 2 March) — Results and report |
1 | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:33:29.9 | 20 | 353.75 km | 40 | 28 |
2 | Chris Atkinson | Subaru Impreza WRC2007 | 3:34:36.0 | ||||||
3 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | 3:35:09.6 | ||||||
4 | Rally Argentina (27–30 March) — Results and report |
1 | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 4:05:48.6 | 21 | 347.91 km | 56 | 31 |
2 | Chris Atkinson | Subaru Impreza WRC2007 | 4:08:21.8 | ||||||
3 | Daniel Sordo | Citroën C4 WRC | 4:09:53.3 | ||||||
5 | Jordan Rally (24–27 April) — Results and report |
1 | Mikko Hirvonen | Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | 4:02:47.9 | 22 | 359.26 km | 54 | 33 |
2 | Daniel Sordo | Citroën C4 WRC | 4:04:03.6 | ||||||
3 | Chris Atkinson | Subaru Impreza WRC2007 | 4:07:47.4 | ||||||
6 | Rally d'Italia Sardegna (16–18 May) — Results and report |
1 | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:57:17.2 | 17 | 344.73 km | 57 | 38 |
2 | Mikko Hirvonen | Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | 3:57:27.8 | ||||||
3 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | 3:57:32.5 | ||||||
7 | Acropolis Rally (28 May– 1 June) — Results and report |
1 | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:54:54.7 | 20 | 331.52 km | 60 | 42 |
2 | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza WRC2008 | 3:56:04.2 | ||||||
3 | Mikko Hirvonen | Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | 3:56:50.8 | ||||||
8 | Rally of Turkey (13–15 June) — Results and report |
1 | Mikko Hirvonen | Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | 4:42:07.1 | 19 | 360.12 km | 60 | 37 |
2 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | 4:42:15.0 | ||||||
3 | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 4:42:32.8 | ||||||
9 | Rally Finland (31 July– 3 August) — Results and report |
1 | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 2:54:05.5 | 24 | 340.42 km | 99 | 68 |
2 | Mikko Hirvonen | Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | 2:54:14.5 | ||||||
3 | Chris Atkinson | Subaru Impreza WRC2008 | 2:57:22.5 | ||||||
10 | Rallye Deutschland (15–17 August) — Results and report |
1 | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:26:19.7 | 19 | 352.89 km | 81 | 57 |
2 | Daniel Sordo | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:27:07.4 | ||||||
3 | François Duval | Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | 3:27:39.7 | ||||||
11 | Rally New Zealand (28–31 August) — Results and report |
1 | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:59:18.9 | 18 | 353.04 km | 57 | 35 |
2 | Dani Sordo | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:59:36.4 | ||||||
3 | Mikko Hirvonen | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 4:00:00.4 | ||||||
12 | Rally Catalunya (2–5 October) — Results and report |
1 | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:21:17.4 | 18 | 353.62 km | 69 | 48 |
2 | Daniel Sordo | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:21:42.3 | ||||||
3 | Mikko Hirvonen | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 3:22:19.9 | ||||||
13 | Tour de Corse (10–12 October) — Results and report |
1 | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:42:58.0 | 16 | 359.02 km | 71 | 54 |
2 | Mikko Hirvonen | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 3:46:22.7 | ||||||
3 | François Duval | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 3:46:29.6 | ||||||
14 | Rally Japan (31 October– 2 November) — Results and report |
1 | Mikko Hirvonen | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 3:25:03.0 | 29 | 343.69 km | 86 | 57 |
2 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 3:25:34.1 | ||||||
3 | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:27:33.6 | ||||||
15 | Wales Rally GB (5–7 December) — Results and report |
1 | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 2:43:09.6 | 19 | 282.35 km | 78 | 47 |
2 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 2:43:22.3 | ||||||
3 | Daniel Sordo | Citroën C4 WRC | 2:45:30.2 |
Standings[]
Drivers' championship[]
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- Sébastien Loeb secured the drivers' championship title in Japan.
Manufacturers' championship[]
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- Citroën secured the manufacturers' championship in Wales.
Junior championship[]
Pos. | Driver | MEX |
JOR |
ITA |
FIN |
GER |
ESP |
FRA |
Pts |
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1 | Sébastien Ogier | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 42 | |
2 | Aaron Burkart | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 34 | |
3 | Martin Prokop | 7 | 10 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 32 | |
4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 30 | ||
5 | Michał Kościuszko | 3 | Ret | 1 | 3 | 9 | Ret | 22 | |
6 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 3 | 2 | Ret | |||
7 | Patrik Sandell | 5 | Ret | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | ||
8 | Jaan Mölder | 2 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 6 | 11 | 11 | |
9 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | ||
10 | 3 | 12 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 8 | ||
11 | 4 | Ret | 9 | 8 | 10 | 7 | |||
12 | 6 | Ret | 10 | 5 | 8 | Ret | |||
13 | Kevin Abbring | Ret | Ret | 6 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 7 | |
14 | Pierre Campana | 3 | 6 | ||||||
15 | 4 | 5 | |||||||
16 | 7 | 11 | DNS | 7 | DNS | DNS | 4 | ||
17 | Hans Weijs, Jr. | Ret | 8 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 2 | |
18 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 9 | Ret | 1 | ||
19 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 11 | |||||
Pos. | Driver | MEX |
JOR |
ITA |
FIN |
GER |
ESP |
FRA |
Pts |
Production championship[]
Points table:[10]
Pos. | Driver | SWE |
ARG |
GRC |
TUR |
FIN |
NZL |
JPN |
GBR |
Pts |
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1 | Andreas Aigner | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 38 | ||
2 | Juho Hänninen | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | Ret | 36 | ||
3 | Jari Ketomaa | 2 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 6 | 4 | 28 | ||
4 | Patrik Sandell | 3 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 2 | 22 | |||
5 | Martin Prokop | 4 | 7 | 14 | DSQ | 1 | Ret | 17 | ||
6 | 5 | DSQ | 4 | 3 | Ret | 15 | ||||
7 | Fumio Nutahara | 4 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 8 | Ret | |||
8 | Armindo Araújo | 7 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 14 | ||
9 | Bernardo Sousa | 8 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 12 | ||
10 | Patrik Flodin | 16 | DSQ | 1 | 10 | |||||
11 | Mirco Baldacci | Ret | Ret | 3 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 9 | ||
12 | Toshihiro Arai | 6 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 3 | |||
13 | Evgeny Novikov | Ret | 15 | Ret | Ret | 2 | Ret | 8 | ||
14 | 2 | |||||||||
15 | Jussi Välimäki | 2 | ||||||||
16 | Guy Wilks | 3 | 6 | |||||||
17 | 13 | 12 | 5 | Ret | 7 | Ret | ||||
18 | Ret | 6 | 6 | Ret | Ret | Ret | ||||
19 | Eyvind Brynildsen | 15 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 4 | 5 | |||
20 | Ret | 4 | ||||||||
21 | Hayden Paddon | 4 | ||||||||
22 | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | |||||
23 | 5 | |||||||||
24 | Jaromír Tarabus | 5 | ||||||||
25 | 6 | 9 | Ret | 3 | ||||||
26 | Spyros Pavlides | 11 | Ret | 10 | 6 | |||||
27 | 11 | 6 | ||||||||
28 | 9 | 9 | Ret | 7 | 8 | 10 | ||||
29 | Katsuhiko Taguchi | 7 | 2 | |||||||
30 | 13 | 8 | Ret | 1 | ||||||
31 | David Higgins | 8 | ||||||||
32 | 8 | Ret | ||||||||
33 | Stewart Taylor | 8 | ||||||||
Pos. | Driver | SWE |
ARG |
GRC |
TUR |
FIN |
NZL |
JPN |
GBR |
Pts |
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- ^ "2008 Production WRC Classification". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
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- 2008 calendar at WRC.com
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- 2008 World Rally Championship season
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