# 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 | No. | Driver name | Rounds |
| Koiranen bros. | 2 | Daniel Aho | All |
| Koiranen bros. | 3 | Bart Hylkema | All |
| Koiranen bros. | 44 | Toomas Heikkinen | 8 |
| GU-Racing | 5 | Maximilian Wissel | 1–4 |
| GU-Racing | 6 | Carlos Gaitán Quinones | 1–4 |
| KEO Racing | 7 | Kevin Kleveros | All |
| KEO Racing | 8 | Robert Siska | 7 |
| Motopark Academy | 10 | Tobias Hegewald | 1–3, 5–8 |
| Motopark Academy | 11 | Valtteri Bottas | 1–3, 5–8 |
| Motopark Academy | 12 | Johan Jokinen | All |
| Motopark Academy | 13 | António Félix da Costa | All |
| Motopark Academy | 14 | Vinicius Samarone | All |
| Motopark Academy | 22 | Kuba Giermaziak | 1–3, 5–8 |
| Motopark Academy | 23 | Juan Pablo García | 1–7 |
| AR Motorsport | 15 | Kelvin Snoeks | All |
| AR Motorsport | 16 | Thomas Knopper | All |
| AR Motorsport | 17 | Arnold Neveling | 4–8 |
| AR Motorsport | 36 | Philip Forsman | 7–8 |
| TL Motorsport | 18 | Martin Tlusty | 1–2, 4–5, 8 |
| Krenek Motorsport | 19 | Adam Kout | 7–8 |
| Krenek Motorsport | 28 | Jakub Knoll | All |
| Krenek Motorsport | 29 | Laurent Stieger | 2–4, 7 |
| Van Amersfoort Racing | 20 | Stef Dusseldorp | All |
| Van Amersfoort Racing | 21 | Nigel Melker | All |
| MEX Motopark | 23 | Juan Pablo García | 8 |
| MP Motorsport | 25 | Daniël de Jong | All |
| MP Motorsport | 26 | Mateusz Adamski | 1–3, 5–8 |
| MP Motorsport | 27 | Nicky Catsburg | All |
| Steiner Motorsport | 30 | Bianca Steiner | 1–2, 4, 8 |
| Kart Motorsport | 30 | Jesse Laine | 3 |
| P1 Motorsport | 31 | Jesse Krohn | 3 |
| SL Formula | 32 | Marlene Dietrich | All |
| Trakstar Racing | 36 | Philip Forsman | 1–6 |
| Trakstar Racing | 37 | Daniel Ivarson | 2, 4, 8 |
| Wikman | 44 | Juha-Pekka Wikman | 3 |
| Red Step Formula | 45 | Ville Miilumäki | 3 |
| Red Step Formula | 46 | Toomas Heikkinen | 3 |
| Fortec Motorsport | 50 | James Calado | 6, 8 |
| Fortec Motorsport | 51 | Oliver Webb | 6, 8 |
| Fortec Motorsport | 55 | Alexander Morgan | 8 |
| Double M Racing | 55 | Alexander Morgan | 5, 7 |

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Event |
| 1 | R1 | Hockenheimring | 26 April | Valtteri Bottas | Valtteri Bottas | Valtteri Bottas | Motopark Academy | Jim Clark Revival |
| 1 | R2 | Hockenheimring | 27 April | Valtteri Bottas | Valtteri Bottas | Valtteri Bottas | Motopark Academy | Jim Clark Revival |
| 2 | R1 | Circuit Park Zandvoort | 31 May | Valtteri Bottas | Valtteri Bottas | Valtteri Bottas | Motopark Academy | Jubileum Races |
| 2 | R2 | Circuit Park Zandvoort | 1 June | Valtteri Bottas | Tobias Hegewald | Valtteri Bottas | Motopark Academy | Jubileum Races |
| 3 | R1 | Alastaro Circuit | 14 June | Valtteri Bottas | Johan Jokinen | Valtteri Bottas | Motopark Academy | Formula Renault 2.0 Finland |
| 3 | R2 | Alastaro Circuit | 15 June | Valtteri Bottas | Valtteri Bottas | Valtteri Bottas | Motopark Academy | Formula Renault 2.0 Finland |
| 4 | R1 | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben | 6 July | António Félix da Costa | António Félix da Costa | António Félix da Costa | Motopark Academy | FIA GT Oschersleben 2 Hours |
| 4 | R2 | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben | 7 July | Johan Jokinen | Johan Jokinen | Johan Jokinen | Motopark Academy | FIA GT Oschersleben 2 Hours |
| 5 | R1 | TT Circuit Assen | 2 August | Valtteri Bottas | Valtteri Bottas | Valtteri Bottas | Motopark Academy | Rizla Racing Day |
| 5 | R2 | TT Circuit Assen | 3 August | Valtteri Bottas | Valtteri Bottas | Valtteri Bottas | Motopark Academy | Rizla Racing Day |
| 6 | R1 | Circuit Zolder | 9 August | Valtteri Bottas | Valtteri Bottas | Stef Dusseldorp | Van Amersfoort Racing | Masters of Formula 3 |
| 6 | R2 | Circuit Zolder | 10 August | Valtteri Bottas | Valtteri Bottas | Tobias Hegewald | Motopark Academy | Masters of Formula 3 |
| 7 | R1 | Nürburgring | 30 August | Valtteri Bottas | Valtteri Bottas | Valtteri Bottas | Motopark Academy | World Series by Renault |
| 7 | R2 | Nürburgring | 31 August | Valtteri Bottas | Valtteri Bottas | Valtteri Bottas | Motopark Academy | World Series by Renault |
| 8 | R1 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 4 October | Tobias Hegewald | Valtteri Bottas | Valtteri Bottas | Motopark Academy | Spa Racing Festival |
| 8 | R2 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 5 October | Valtteri Bottas | Valtteri Bottas | Valtteri Bottas | Motopark Academy | Spa Racing Festival |

## Standings

Race point system :
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 9th | 10th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th |
| Points | 30 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Points are awarded only based on position. There are 2 races by rounds, each 25 minutes.
| Pos | Driver | HOC | HOC | ZAN | ZAN | ALA | ALA | OSC | OSC | ASS | ASS | ZOL | ZOL | NÜR | NÜR | SPA | SPA | Points |
| Pos | Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Points |
| 1 | Valtteri Bottas | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | 1 | Ret | 16† | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 365 |
| 2 | António Félix da Costa | 3 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 279 |
| 3 | Tobias Hegewald | 2 | 19† | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | | | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 260 |
| 4 | Stef Dusseldorp | 5 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 9 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 224 |
| 5 | Johan Jokinen | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | Ret | 18 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 224 |
| 6 | Kuba Giermaziak | 4 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 7 | | | 2 | 2 | 7 | Ret | 2 | 4 | 6 | 27† | 206 |
| 7 | Daniel Aho | 13 | 7 | Ret | 16 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 173 |
| 8 | Nicky Catsburg | Ret | 5 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 11 | Ret | 13 | 4 | 22† | 4 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 163 |
| 9 | Kelvin Snoeks | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 11 | Ret | 7 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 140 |
| 10 | Thomas Knopper | 12 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 140 |
| 11 | Bart Hylkema | 11 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 7 | Ret | 5 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 21 | 134 |
| 12 | Nigel Melker | DNS | Ret | 10 | 22 | Ret | 8 | 12 | 6 | 14 | Ret | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 120 |
| 13 | Daniël de Jong | 20 | 12 | 20 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 14 | Ret | 20 | 118 |
| 14 | Vinicius Samarone | 16 | Ret | 11 | 9 | Ret | 10 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 18 | Ret | 12 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 115 |
| 15 | Philip Forsman | 9 | 8 | 12 | Ret | 16 | 15 | 11 | 21† | Ret | 10 | Ret | 8 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 106 |
| 16 | Juan Pablo Garcia | 7 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 6 | | | 13 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 22 | Ret | 16 | 13 | 104 |
| 17 | Mateusz Adamski | 22 | 11 | 23† | 7 | 12 | Ret | | | 5 | 21 | 13 | Ret | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 100 |
| 18 | Maximilian Wissel | 8 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 93 |
| 19 | Arnold Neveling | | | | | | | 14 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 11 | Ret | 13 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 78 |
| 20 | Kevin Kleveros | 17 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 12 | 18 | 14 | Ret | 11 | 23 | 21 | Ret | DNS | 74 |
| 21 | Marlene Dietrich | 15 | 16 | Ret | 15 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 59 |
| 22 | Alexander Morgan | | | | | | | | | Ret | 5 | | | 24 | Ret | 7 | 2 | 54 |
| 23 | Bianca Steiner | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | | | 13 | 15 | | | | | | | 24 | 24 | 45 |
| 24 | Carlos Gaitán Quinones | 19 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 14 | | | | | | | | | 43 |
| 25 | James Calado | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 15† | | | DNS | 5 | 38 |
| 26 | Jakub Knoll | 21† | 18 | 17 | 19 | Ret | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 20 | Ret | 18 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 31 |
| 27 | Oliver Webb | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Ret | | | 5 | 4 | 25 |
| 28 | Martin Tlusty | 18 | 17 | 21 | 20 | | | 15 | 17 | 17 | 20 | | | | | 20 | 23 | 24 |
| 29 | Adam Kout | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 9 | 22 | 28† | 12 |
| 30 | Jesse Krohn | | | | | 10 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 11 |
| 31 | Toomas Heikkinen | | | | | 18 | 16 | | | | | | | | | 19 | 19 | 10 |
| 32 | Daniel Ivarson | | | Ret | DNS | | | 16 | 20 | | | | | | | 21 | 17 | 6 |
| 33 | Laurent Stieger | | | 22 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 22† | | | | | 21 | 20 | | | 3 |
| 34 | Robert Siska | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | 19 | | | 3 |
| 35 | Ville Miilumäki | | | | | 19 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 36 | Jesse Laine | | | | | 22 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 37 | Juha-Pekka Wikman | | | | | 23† | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | HOC | HOC | ZAN | ZAN | ALA | ALA | OSC | OSC | ASS | ASS | ZOL | ZOL | NÜR | NÜR | SPA | SPA | Points |
† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.