The 2008 SEAT León Eurocup was the first season of the SEAT León Eurocup, a one-make racing series supporting the World Touring Car Championship. The best classified driver at each event was rewarded with a drive in a SUNRED Engineering–run SEAT León TFSI at the next round of the WTCC.
Oscar Nogués won the championship tied on 47 points with Marin Čolak, winning by having three race wins to Čolak's two.
Teams and drivers TeamNo.DriversRounds SUNRED 1 Oscar Nogués 1, 3–6 7 Michal Matějovský All 17 Diego Puyo All 18 Adrián Matheu All 27 James Nash All 31 Javier Ibran 1, 6 Special Tuning 2 Tom Boardman 1–2, 4–6 29 Liam McMillan 1, 4 Rangoni Motorsport 3 Massimiliano Pedalà All 12 Davide Roda 1–4, 6 22 Flavio Berto All 23 Alan Simoni All 86 Tim Coronel 5 Zengő Motorsport 4 Gábor Wéber All 5 György Kontra 3, 6 6 Norbert Michelisz All PRS Group Speed Racing 8 Andrea Larini All 11 Manuel Flaminio All 15 Eoin Murray All Team Clairet Sport 9 Jean-Marie Clairet All SEAT Swiss Racing 10 Fredy Barth All 14 Urs Sonderegger 6 Valvoline Ashland Racing 16 Antonio Aristi All 62 Luis Recuenco 4–6 Team Elias 19 Fernando Navarrete 1 29 Rafael Villanueva 3, 5–6 Bastos Sport 20 Lourenço Beirão da Veiga 1–3 21 Duarte Félix da Costa 1–5 Exagon Engineering 24 Jean-Robert Niogret 2 Čolak Racing Team 26 Marin Čolak 1–4, 6 MCTPE 32 Martin Morente 1–2, 5–6 ST Racing Harriet Arruabarrena 34 Harriet Arruabarrena 2, 6 Oasis Motorsport 40 Miguel Freitas 3 41 Francisco Fino 3 PubliRacing 42 Francisco Carvalho 3 João Pina Cardoso 43 João Pina Cardoso 3 Italian Racing Motors 50 Aldo Ponti 6 DKM Motorsport 50 Oleg Petrikov 2–6 Oleg Petrikov 61 Oleg Petrikov 1 Dynamo SEAT Racing Team 85 Anton Markin All Team CMC Motor–Bricofer 93 Marsilio Canuti All SEAT Sport 99 Sébastien Bernard 6
Race calendar and results RoundCircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning team 1 R1 Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Cheste 17 May Marin Čolak Marin Čolak Oscar Nogués SUNRED R2 18 May Lourenço Beirão da Veiga Eoin Murray PRS Group Speed Racing 2 R1 Circuit de Pau-Ville 31 May Tom Boardman Tom Boardman Tom Boardman Special Tuning R2 1 June Gábor Wéber Gábor Wéber Zengő Motorsport 3 R1 Autódromo do Estoril 12 July Norbert Michelisz Oscar Nogués Marin Čolak Čolak Racing Team R2 13 July Lourenço Beirão da Veiga Lourenço Beirão da Veiga Bastos Sport 4 R1 Brands Hatch, Kent 26 July Norbert Michelisz Tom Boardman Eoin Murray PRS Group Speed Racing R2 27 July Diego Puyo Marin Čolak Čolak Racing Team 5 R1 Motorsport Arena Oschersleben 30 August Norbert Michelisz Michal Matějovský Oscar Nogués SUNRED R2 31 August Massimiliano Pedalà Massimiliano Pedalà Rangoni Motorsport 6 R1 Autodromo Nazionale Monza 4 October Norbert Michelisz Marin Čolak Norbert Michelisz Zengő Motorsport R2 5 October Marin Čolak Oscar Nogués SUNRED
Championship standings Pos Driver VAL PAU EST BRH OSC MNZ Pts 1 Oscar Nogués 1 2 22 8 18 10 1 8 2 1 47 2 Marin Čolak Ret 4 2 Ret 1 13 5 1 7 2 47 3 Eoin Murray 8 1 Ret 9 13 6 1 7 4 5 Ret 8 37 4 Massimiliano Pedalà 3 13 10 Ret 7 2 Ret 9 9 1 5 3 36 5 James Nash 14 6 9 5 9 14 2 4 2 Ret 4 6 36 6 Tom Boardman Ret 5 1 4 15 6 7 Ret 3 4 35 7 Jean-Marie Clairet Ret 9 7 2 3 15 3 5 10 6 6 22 32 8 Diego Puyo 4 11 3 Ret 2 3 6 16 8 13 9 7 31 9 Duarte Félix da Costa 2 8 5 15 6 5 17 Ret 6 2 31 10 Lourenço Beirão da Veiga 12 18 6 6 4 1 21 11 Gábor Wéber 16 3 8 1 23 9 Ret Ret 17 16 Ret DNS 19 12 Alan Simoni 18 7 19 11 8 7 4 2 16 14 19 13 Rafael Villanueva 5 4 5 3 Ret DNS 19 14 Norbert Michelisz 11 Ret 12 7 25 16 Ret 16 Ret 7 1 5 18 15 Andrea Larini Ret Ret 4 3 Ret DNS 8 3 Ret Ret 18 16 Michal Matějovský 13 20 13 Ret 10 21 Ret Ret 3 Ret 19 Ret 6 17 Fredy Barth Ret 10 Ret Ret 21 12 Ret Ret 16 4 Ret 10 5 18 Antonio Aristi 5 17 Ret 13 15 10 11 Ret Ret 12 Ret Ret 5 19 Liam McMillan 6 Ret 12 8 4 20 Javier Ibrán 7 Ret 13 Ret 2 21 Manuel Flaminio 15 12 20 Ret 18 18 7 14 Ret 19 17 9 2 22 Flavio Berto 17 16 11 8 Ret DNS 9 Ret 11 11 8 13 2 — Harriet Arruabarrena 16 14 14 12 0 — Sébastien Bernard 21 21 0 — Marsilio Canuti Ret 14 14 10 11 Ret 13 12 12 9 Ret 11 0 — João Pina Cardoso 16 19 0 — Francisco Carvalho Ret DNS 0 — Tim Coronel Ret 10 0 — Francisco Fino 20 11 0 — Miguel Freitas 14 23 0 — György Kontra Ret 20 22 19 0 — Anton Markin 10 21 15 Ret 19 25 16 15 15 17 11 16 0 — Adrián Matheu 9 15 Ret 16 12 22 10 11 Ret 14 Ret 15 0 — Martin Morente Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 23 20 0 — Fernando Navarrete Ret Ret 0 — Jean-Robert Niogret DNS DNS 0 — Oleg Petrikov Ret 22 17 12 17 17 Ret 13 14 15 20 17 0 — Aldo Ponti 10 Ret 0 — Luis Recuenco Ret Ret 13 18 12 23 0 — Davide Roda 19 19 18 Ret 24 24 14 Ret 15 Ret 0 — Urs Sonderegger 18 18 0 Pos Driver VAL PAU EST BRH OSC MNZ PtsBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap
References
External links
Championship standings: SEAT Leon Eurocup 2008 at Driver Database (Archived 2009-07-23)