2008 Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup

The 2008 Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup was the third Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup season. The season began at Hockenheim on 26 April and finished on 5 October at Spa, after sixteen races.

Motopark Academy driver Valtteri Bottas won the NEC championship title, having won twelve races during the season, bringing the team their third successive drivers' championship title. His teammates António Félix da Costa and Tobias Hegewald, completed the top three, for the team's second consecutive championship title.

Drivers and teams Team Driver name Rounds Koiranen bros. 2 Daniel Aho All 3 Bart Hylkema All 44 Toomas Heikkinen 8 GU-Racing 5 Maximilian Wissel 1–4 6 Carlos Gaitán Quinones 1–4 KEO Racing 7 Kevin Kleveros All 8 Robert Siska 7 Motopark Academy 10 Tobias Hegewald 1–3, 5–8 11 Valtteri Bottas 1–3, 5–8 12 Johan Jokinen All 13 António Félix da Costa All 14 Vinicius Samarone All 22 Kuba Giermaziak 1–3, 5–8 23 Juan Pablo García 1–7 AR Motorsport 15 Kelvin Snoeks All 16 Thomas Knopper All 17 Arnold Neveling 4–8 36 Philip Forsman 7–8 TL Motorsport 18 Martin Tlusty 1–2, 4–5, 8 Krenek Motorsport 19 Adam Kout 7–8 28 Jakub Knoll All 29 Laurent Stieger 2–4, 7 Van Amersfoort Racing 20 Stef Dusseldorp All 21 Nigel Melker All MEX Motopark 23 Juan Pablo García 8 MP Motorsport 25 Daniël de Jong All 26 Mateusz Adamski 1–3, 5–8 27 Nicky Catsburg All Steiner Motorsport 30 Bianca Steiner 1–2, 4, 8 Kart Motorsport Jesse Laine 3 P1 Motorsport 31 Jesse Krohn 3 SL Formula 32 Marlene Dietrich All Trakstar Racing 36 Philip Forsman 1–6 37 Daniel Ivarson 2, 4, 8 Wikman 44 Juha-Pekka Wikman 3 Red Step Formula 45 Ville Miilumäki 3 46 Toomas Heikkinen 3 Fortec Motorsport 50 James Calado 6, 8 51 Oliver Webb 6, 8 55 Alexander Morgan 8 Double M Racing 55 Alexander Morgan 5, 7

Race calendar and results Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Event 1 R1 Hockenheimring 26 April Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas Jim Clark Revival R2 27 April Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas Motopark Academy 2 R1 Circuit Park Zandvoort 31 May Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas Motopark Academy Jubileum Races R2 1 June Valtteri Bottas Tobias Hegewald Valtteri Bottas Motopark Academy 3 R1 Alastaro Circuit 14 June Valtteri Bottas Johan Jokinen Valtteri Bottas Motopark Academy Formula Renault 2.0 Finland R2 15 June Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas Motopark Academy 4 R1 6 July Motopark Academy R2 7 July Johan Jokinen Johan Jokinen Johan Jokinen Motopark Academy 5 R1 TT Circuit Assen 2 August Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas Motopark Academy Rizla Racing Day R2 3 August Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas Motopark Academy 6 R1 Circuit Zolder 9 August Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas Stef Dusseldorp Masters of Formula 3 R2 10 August Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas Tobias Hegewald Motopark Academy 7 R1 Nürburgring Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas Motopark Academy World Series by Renault R2 31 August Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas Motopark Academy 8 R1 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 4 October Tobias Hegewald Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas Motopark Academy Spa Racing Festival R2 5 October Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas Motopark Academy

Standings

+Race point systemPosition1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th9th10th12th13th14th15th17th18th19th20thPoints3024201716151413121110987654321

Points are awarded only based on position. There are 2 races by rounds, each 25 minutes.

Pos DriverHOCZANALAOSCASSZOLNÜRSPA Points 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 161 Valtteri Bottas11111111Ret16†1111365232023142123423722362793 Tobias Hegewald219†922310331322162604 Stef Dusseldorp5213549Ret9Ret6124514112245 Johan Jokinen634420431Ret1865531592246 Kuba Giermaziak4432137227Ret24627†2067 Daniel Aho137Ret16RetRet231588766881738 Nicky CatsburgRet5518511Ret13422†4101515431639 Kelvin Snoeks10107811Ret71071217131616131414010 Thomas Knopper126161091481191314121410181214011 Bart Hylkema11915147Ret5711916410RetRet2113412 Nigel MelkerDNSRet1022Ret812614Ret10988111512013 Daniël de Jong20122013171268816156914Ret2011814 Vinicius Samarone16Ret119Ret10105121518Ret127122211515 Philip Forsman9812Ret16151121†Ret10Ret81712101810616 Juan Pablo Garcia721862161379Ret22Ret161310417 Mateusz Adamski221123†712Ret52113Ret111191010018 Maximilian Wissel8Ret6Ret65449319 Arnold Neveling141961111Ret13131777820 Kevin Kleveros1715181181320121814Ret112321RetDNS7421 Marlene Dietrich1516Ret151317171619171914191725255922 Alexander MorganRet524Ret725423 Bianca Steiner141314121315242445241914191715189144325 James Calado515†DNS53826 Jakub Knoll21†181719Ret191818161920Ret181823263127 Oliver Webb12Ret542528 Martin Tlusty181721201517172020232429 Adam KoutRet92228†1230 Jesse Krohn10Ret1131 Toomas Heikkinen181619191032 Daniel IvarsonRetDNS16202117633 Laurent Stieger222324211922†2120334 Robert Siska2019335 Ville Miilumäki19Ret236 Jesse Laine2220137 Juha-Pekka Wikman23†Ret0 Pos DriverHOCZANALAOSCASSZOLNÜRSPA Points † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

References

External links Official website of the Formula Renault 2.0 NEC championship