# 2008 Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup

The 2008 Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup was the first season for the WEC series. It absorbed the French Formula Renault championship that offers a reward for the best French driver and rookie driver. It also has the Challenger Cup which is for drivers using cars that run with the 2004 aerodynamic kit.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | No. | Driver name | Rounds |
| Epsilon Euskadi | 1 | Jake Rosenzweig | All |
| Epsilon Euskadi | 2 | Pablo Montilla | All |
| Epsilon Euskadi | 3 | Richard Campollo | All |
| Epsilon Euskadi | 7 | Albert Costa | All |
| Epsilon Euskadi | 8 | Roberto Merhi | All |
| Epsilon Euskadi | 62 | Pedro Bianchini | 6 |
| SG Formula | 4 | Ramez Azzam | 1-3, 5–8 |
| SG Formula | 5 | Anton Nebylitskiy | All |
| SG Formula | 6 | Jean-Éric Vergne | All |
| SG Formula | 12 | Daniel Ricciardo | All |
| SG Formula | 14 | Andrea Caldarelli | All |
| SG Formula | 15 | Miki Monrás | 6-8 |
| SG Formula | 33 | Tristan Vautier | 3-8 |
| Pole Services | 10 | Benjamin Lariche | All |
| Pole Services | 11 | Antony Tardieu | All |
| Pole Services | 16 | Maxime Jousse | All |
| Araujo Competicao | 17 | Gonçalo Araújo | 1 |
| Araujo Competicao | 18 | Hugo Mesquita | 1 |
| Araujo Competicao | 19 | Luís Santos | 1 |
| Boutsen Energy Racing | 20 | Benjamin Bailly | 1 |
| Boutsen Energy Racing | 21 | Nathanaël Berthon | All |
| Boutsen Energy Racing | 68 | Dominic Storey | 5 |
| TCS Racing | 22 | Julien Abelli | All |
| TCS Racing | 34 | Mathieu Arzeno | 3-4, 7 |
| TCS Racing | 45 | Nicolas Marroc | 1-4 |
| Team Palmyr | 23 | Didier Colombat | 1-4, 6–8 |
| Team Palmyr | 24 | Jean-Michel Ogier | 1-4, 6–8 |
| Team Palmyr | 25 | Jean-Marc Menahem | 1-2, 4, 6, 8 |
| Team Palmyr | 27 | Max Lefèvre | 1-4, 6–8 |
| Team Palmyr | 28 | David Zollinger | 1-2, 4, 8 |
| Team Palmyr | 50 | Gérard Tonelli | 3 |
| Racing Team Trajectoire | 26 | Sylvain Milesi | 1-3 |
| Epsilon Sport | 29 | Bastien Borget | All |
| Epsilon Sport | 33 | Tristan Vautier | 1-2 |
| Epsilon Sport | 34 | Mathieu Arzeno | 3-4, 7 |
| Epsilon Sport | 35 | Stéphane Richelmi | 1-4 |
| Epsilon Sport | 51 | André Negrão | 7-8 |
| iQuick | 30 | Mikel Otegi | All |
| iQuick | 31 | Himar Acosta | 3 |
| iQuick | 32 | Marcelo Conchado | 1 |
| Amiter Galuppo Sport | 32 | Marcelo Conchado | 3, 7 |
| Hitech Junior Team | 36 | Richard Singleton | 3, 6–7 |
| Hitech Junior Team | 37 | Miki Monrás | 1-5 |
| Hitech Junior Team | 38 | Luciano Bacheta | 1, 6–7 |
| Hitech Junior Team | 39 | Juan Jacobo | 7 |
| Hitech Junior Team | 40 | Ashley Walsh | All |
| Fortec Motorsports | 41 | Dean Smith | 6, 8 |
| Fortec Motorsports | 42 | Daniel McKenzie | All |
| Fortec Motorsports | 43 | Gabriel Dias | 1-6 |
| Fortec Motorsports | 54 | Thomas Hylkema | 6 |
| Fortec Motorsports | 58 | Fredrik Blomstedt | 6 |
| Rodrive Competicoes | 46 | Pol Rosell | 3, 5, 8 |
| Manor Motorsport | 52 | Alexander Sims | 6 |
| Manor Motorsport | 56 | Henry Surtees | 6 |
| MP Motorsport | 53 | Daniël de Jong | 6 |
| Jenzer Motorsport | 77 | Nico Müller | 8 |
| Lycée D'Artagnan | 132 | Daniel Harout | 1 |
| Lycée D'Artagnan | 327 | Laurent Lamolinairie | 1 |

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning driver | Winning team |
| 1 | 1 | Circuit Nogaro | March 23 | Daniel Ricciardo | Daniel Ricciardo | Daniel Ricciardo | SG Formula |
| 1 | 2 | Circuit Nogaro | March 24 | Daniel Ricciardo | Andrea Caldarelli | Andrea Caldarelli | SG Formula |
| 2 | 3 | Dijon-Prenois | May 10 | Roberto Merhi | Daniel Ricciardo | Daniel Ricciardo | SG Formula |
| 2 | 4 | Dijon-Prenois | May 11 | Daniel Ricciardo | Daniel Ricciardo | Daniel Ricciardo | SG Formula |
| 3 | 5 | Circuit de Valencia | June 21 | Daniel Ricciardo | Daniel Ricciardo | Daniel Ricciardo | SG Formula |
| 3 | 6 | Circuit de Valencia | June 22 | Daniel Ricciardo | Roberto Merhi | Benjamin Lariche | Pole Services |
| 4 | 7 | Circuit de la Sarthe | September 7 | Daniel Ricciardo | Roberto Merhi | Daniel Ricciardo | SG Formula |
| 5 | 8 | Autódromo do Estoril | September 27 | Albert Costa | Daniel Ricciardo | Daniel Ricciardo | SG Formula |
| 5 | 9 | Autódromo do Estoril | September 28 | Daniel Ricciardo | Roberto Merhi | Roberto Merhi | Epsilon Euskadi |
| 5 | 10 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | October 4 | Roberto Merhi | Roberto Merhi | Roberto Merhi | Epsilon Euskadi |
| 5 | 11 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | October 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | Roberto Merhi | Daniel Ricciardo | SG Formula |
| 6 | 12 | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | October 11 | Roberto Merhi | Roberto Merhi | Roberto Merhi | Epsilon Euskadi |
| 6 | 13 | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | October 12 | Roberto Merhi | Roberto Merhi | Andrea Caldarelli | SG Formula |
| 7 | 14 | Circuit de Catalunya | October 18 | Daniel Ricciardo | Daniel Ricciardo | Daniel Ricciardo | SG Formula |
| 7 | 15 | Circuit de Catalunya | October 19 | Daniel Ricciardo | Daniel Ricciardo | Andrea Caldarelli | SG Formula |

## Results and standings

Race point system :
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| Points | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
1 point is given to every pole position holder. 1 point is also given to the fastest driver in each lap. There are 2 race rounds. The first is between 60 kilometres (37 mi) and 80 kilometres (50 mi). The second race is between 20 and 30 minutes.
In Round 6 of the Valencia race, Daniel Ricciardo, Andrea Caldarelli and Jean-Éric Vergne were disqualified for technical regulation non-conformity in their SG Formula's rear wings. Benjamin Lariche, who came in 3rd, was declared the race winner instead.

### Drivers

| Pos | Driver | NOG | NOG | DIJ | DIJ | VAL | VAL | LEM | EST | EST | SPA | SPA | MAG | MAG | CAT | CAT | Points |
| Pos | Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Points |
| 1 | Daniel Ricciardo | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | DSQ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 192 |
| 2 | Roberto Merhi | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 184 |
| 3 | Andrea Caldarelli | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | DSQ | 8 | Ret | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 129 |
| 4 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Ret | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | DSQ | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 95 |
| 5 | Albert Costa | 8 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 2 | Ret | 17 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 5 | 85 |
| 6 | Tristan Vautier | 4 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 79 |
| 7 | Anton Nebylitskiy | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 18 | DNS | 9 | 9 | 9 | 41 |
| 8 | Miki Monrás | 15 | 11 | 11 | Ret | 19 | 3 | Ret | 6 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 30 |
| 9 | Jake Rosenzweig | 9 | Ret | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 30 |
| 10 | Benjamin Lariche | 14 | 19 | 22 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 19 | Ret | Ret | 24 | 20 | 18 |
| 11 | Richard Campollo | Ret | 4 | 10 | 12 | 7 | Ret | 21 | 15 | Ret | 21 | 15 | DNS | Ret | 10 | 12 | 16 |
| 12 | Bastien Borget | 6 | 28 | DNS | 21 | Ret | 10 | 22 | 16 | Ret | 32 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 14 |
| 13 | Julien Abelli | DNS | 7 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 5 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 16 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 14 |
| 14 | Gabriel Dias | 22 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 9 | 14 | 18 | DNS | | | | | 13 |
| 15 | Mathieu Arzeno | | | | | Ret | Ret | 4 | | | | | 7 | Ret | | | 12 |
| 16 | Stéphane Richelmi | 5 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 17 | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 17 | Antony Tardieu | 17 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 25 | Ret | 12 | 23 | 11 | 20 | 15 | Ret | 10 | 10 |
| 18 | Nathanaël Berthon | 23 | 13 | 21 | 14 | Ret | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | Ret | 23 | Ret | 14 | 15 | 9 |
| 19 | Ashley Walsh | 12 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 16 | Ret | 25 | 8 |
| 20 | Himar Acosta | | | | | 16 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 21 | Maxime Jousse | 11 | Ret | 7 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 16 | Ret | DNS | Ret | 14 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 5 |
| 22 | Ramez Azzam | 19 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 15 | 24 | | 11 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 18 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 5 |
| 23 | Daniel McKenzie | 16 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 4 |
| 24 | Richard Singleton | | | | | 10 | 9 | | | | 14 | 17 | 12 | Ret | | | 4 |
| 25 | Miguel Otegui | 7 | Ret | Ret | 18 | 18 | Ret | 23 | 13 | 15 | 25 | Ret | 16 | 19 | 25 | 22 | 4 |
| 26 | Luciano Bacheta | 13 | 14 | | | | | | | | 31 | Ret | 9 | 14 | | | 2 |
| 27 | Nicolas Marroc | 18 | Ret | 17 | 16 | 14 | Ret | 10 | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 28 | Pablo Montilla | 20 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 15 | Ret | 12 | 13 | 19 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 11 | 14 | 1 |
| 29 | David Zollinger | 24 | 16 | 24 | 25 | | | 11 | | | | | | | 18 | 23 | 0 |
| 30 | Jean-Michel Ogier | 27 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 28 | 21 | 14 | | | 29 | DNS | 24 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 0 |
| 31 | Max Lefèvre | 26 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 15 | | | 27 | Ret | 25 | 22 | 20 | 29 | 0 |
| 32 | Gonçalo Araújo | 21 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 33 | Jean-Marc Menahem | 31 | 24 | | | Ret | Ret | 18 | | | 28 | Ret | | | 21 | 27 | 0 |
| 34 | Pol Rosell | | | | | Ret | DNS | | Ret | 18 | | | | | DSQ | 26 | 0 |
| 35 | Didier Colombat | 28 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 27 | 20 | 19 | | | 30 | Ret | 26 | 20 | 22 | 30 | 0 |
| 36 | Sylvain Milesi | 30 | Ret | 23 | Ret | 23 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 37 | Dominic Storey | | | | | | | | Ret | 20 | | | | | | | 0 |
| 38 | Benjamin Bailly | 25 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 39 | Luís Santos | 25 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 40 | Marcello Conchado | 29 | 25 | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | | DNS | DNS | | | 0 |
| 41 | Hugo Filipe Mesquita | 32 | 26 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 42 | Gérard Tonelli | | | | | 26 | 35 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Guest drivers ineligible for points ||||||||||||||||||
| | Nico Müller | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 4 | |
| | Henry Surtees | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 12 | | | | | |
| | Dean Smith | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 6 | | | 6 | 8 | |
| | Daniël de Jong | | | | | | | | | | 22 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Alexander Sims | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Ret | | | | | |
| | Fredrik Blomstedt | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 13 | | | | | |
| | André Negrão | | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | Ret | 17 | 24 | |
| | Juan Jacobo | | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | 18 | | | |
| | Thomas Hylkema | | | | | | | | | | 25 | Ret | | | | | |
| | Pedro Bianchini | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | |

### Teams

| Pos | Team | Points |
| 1 | SG Formula | 320 |
| 2 | Epsilon Euskadi | 268 |
| 3 | Epsilon Sport | 46 |
| 4 | Pole Services | 28 |
| 5 | Hitech Junior Team | 24 |
| 6 | TCS Racing | 18 |
| 7 | Fortec Motorsport | 17 |
| 8 | iQuick-Valencia | 10 |
| 9 | Boutsen Energy Racing | 9 |
| NC | Team Palmyr | 0 |
| NC | Racing Team Trajectoire | 0 |
| NC | Araújo Competição | 0 |
| NC | Rodrive Competições | 0 |
| NC | Manor Motorsport | – |
| NC | MP Motorsport | – |

### French Formula Renault championship

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Jean-Éric Vergne | 119 |
| 2 | Tristan Vautier | 107 |
| 3 | Antony Tardieu | 63 |
| 4 | Julien Abelli | 59 |
| 5 | Maxime Jousse | 45 |
| 6 | Nathanaël Berthon | 44 |
| 7 | Bastien Borget | 39 |
| 8 | Benjamin Lariche | 31 |
| 9 | Mathieu Arzeno | 23 |
| 10 | Nicolas Marroc | 20 |
| 11 | Max Lefèvre | 15 |
| 12 | David Zollinger | 13 |
| 13 | Jean-Michel Ogier | 13 |
| 14 | Didier Colombat | 11 |
| 15 | Jean-Marc Menahem | 5 |
| 16 | Sylvain Milesi | 2 |
| 17 | Gérard Tonelli | 0 |

### Rookies championship

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Jean-Éric Vergne | 177 |
| 2 | Tristan Vautier | 154 |
| 3 | Jake Rosenzweig | 104 |
| 4 | Miki Monrás | 80 |
| 5 | Julien Abelli | 73 |
| 6 | Richard Campollo | 61 |
| 7 | Antony Tardieu | 52 |
| 8 | Nathanaël Berthon | 52 |
| 9 | Maxime Jousse | 43 |
| 10 | Gabriel Dias | 41 |
| 11 | Ashley Walsh | 37 |
| 12 | Ramez Azzam | 36 |
| 13 | Daniel McKenzie | 35 |
| 14 | Miguel Otegui | 27 |
| 15 | Luciano Bacheta | 19 |
| 16 | Max Lefèvre | 8 |

### Challenger Cup

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Max Lefèvre | 150 |
| 2 | Didier Colombat | 134 |
| 3 | Jean-Michel Ogier | 131 |
| 4 | David Zollinger | 98 |
| 5 | Jean-Marc Menahem | 66 |
| 6 | Gérard Tonelli | 20 |