# 2008 Masters of Formula 3

The 2008 RTL GP Masters of Formula 3 was the eighteenth Masters of Formula 3 race held at Zolder on 10 August 2008. It was won by Jules Bianchi, for ART Grand Prix.

## Drivers and teams

2008 Entry List :
| Team | No | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Main series |
| ART Grand Prix | 1 | Nico Hülkenberg | Dallara F308 | Mercedes | Formula 3 Euro Series |
| ART Grand Prix | 2 | James Jakes | Dallara F308 | Mercedes | Formula 3 Euro Series |
| ART Grand Prix | 3 | Jon Lancaster | Dallara F308 | Mercedes | Formula 3 Euro Series |
| ART Grand Prix | 4 | Jules Bianchi | Dallara F308 | Mercedes | Formula 3 Euro Series |
| Signature-Plus | 5 | Franck Mailleux | Dallara F308 | Volkswagen | Formula 3 Euro Series |
| Signature-Plus | 6 | Edoardo Mortara | Dallara F308 | Volkswagen | Formula 3 Euro Series |
| Signature-Plus | 7 | Martin Plowman | Dallara F308 | Volkswagen | Formula 3 Euro Series |
| Signature-Plus | 8 | Jean Karl Vernay | Dallara F308 | Volkswagen | Formula 3 Euro Series |
| Ultimate Motorsport | 9 | Michael Devaney | Mygale M08 | Mercedes | British Formula 3 |
| Ultimate Motorsport | 10 | Ricardo Teixeira | Mygale M08 | Mercedes | British Formula 3 |
| Ultimate Motorsport | 11 | Esteban Guerrieri | Mygale M08 | Mercedes | British Formula 3 |
| Mücke Motorsport | 12 | Mika Mäki | Dallara F308 | Mercedes | Formula 3 Euro Series |
| Mücke Motorsport | 14 | Erik Janiš | Dallara F308 | Mercedes | Formula 3 Euro Series |
| Mücke Motorsport | 15 | Christian Vietoris | Dallara F308 | Mercedes | Formula 3 Euro Series |
| Hitech Racing | 16 | Max Chilton | Dallara F308 | Mercedes | British Formula 3 |
| Hitech Racing | 17 | Roberto Merhi | Dallara F308 | Mercedes | Formula Renault 2.0 WEC |
| Prema Powerteam | 18 | Dani Clos | Dallara F308 | Mercedes | Formula 3 Euro Series |
| Prema Powerteam | 19 | Renger van der Zande | Dallara F308 | Mercedes | Formula 3 Euro Series |
| Prema Powerteam | 21 | Stefano Coletti | Dallara F308 | Mercedes | Formula 3 Euro Series |
| Manor Motorsport | 22 | Koudai Tsukakoshi | Dallara F308 | Mercedes | Formula 3 Euro Series |
| Manor Motorsport | 23 | Sam Bird | Dallara F308 | Mercedes | Formula 3 Euro Series |
| Manor Motorsport | 24 | Niall Breen | Dallara F308 | Mercedes | Formula 3 Euro Series |
| Manor Motorsport | 25 | Kazuya Oshima | Dallara F308 | Mercedes | Formula 3 Euro Series |
| SG Formula | 26 | Henkie Waldschmidt | Dallara F308 | Mercedes | Formula 3 Euro Series |
| SG Formula | 27 | Yann Clairay | Dallara F308 | Mercedes | Formula 3 Euro Series |
| SG Formula | 28 | Daniel Ricciardo | Dallara F308 | Mercedes | Formula Renault 2.0 WEC |
| HBR Motorsport | 29 | Basil Shaaban | Dallara F308 | Mercedes | Formula 3 Euro Series |
| HBR Motorsport | 30 | Daniel Campos-Hull | Dallara F308 | Mercedes | Formula 3 Euro Series |
| Jo Zeller Racing | 31 | Tom Dillmann | Dallara F308 | Mercedes | Formula 3 Euro Series |
| JTR | 33 | Nick Tandy | Mygale M08 | Mercedes | British Formula 3 |
| Räikkönen Robertson Racing | 34 | Henry Arundel | Dallara F308 | Mercedes | British Formula 3 |
| Räikkönen Robertson Racing | 35 | Atte Mustonen | Dallara F308 | Mercedes | British Formula 3 |
| Räikkönen Robertson Racing | 36 | John Martin | Dallara F308 | Mercedes | British Formula 3 |
| Carlin Motorsport | 37 | Brendon Hartley | Dallara F308 | Mercedes | British Formula 3 |
| Carlin Motorsport | 38 | Jaime Alguersuari | Dallara F308 | Mercedes | British Formula 3 |
| Carlin Motorsport | 39 | Richard Philippe | Dallara F308 | Mercedes | Formula 3 Euro Series |
| Carlin Motorsport | 40 | Rodolfo González | Dallara F308 | Mercedes | Formula 3 Euro Series |

## Classification
### Qualifying 1

Group A drivers are highlighted in green.

### Starting grid

| 1 | Nico Hülkenberg | ART Grand Prix | 2 | Jules Bianchi | ART Grand Prix |
| 3 | Renger van der Zande | Prema Powerteam | 4 | Koudai Tsukakoshi | Manor Motorsport |
| 5 | Stefano Coletti | Prema Powerteam | 6 | Max Chilton | Hitech Racing |
| 7 | Jon Lancaster | ART Grand Prix | 8 | Mika Mäki | Mücke Motorsport |
| 9 | Brendon Hartley | Carlin Motorsport | 10 | Daniel Campos-Hull | HBR Motorsport |
| 11 | Rodolfo González | Carlin Motorsport | 12 | Richard Philippe | Carlin Motorsport |
| 13 | Jaime Alguersuari | Carlin Motorsport | 14 | Henkie Waldschmidt | SG Formula |
| 15 | Edoardo Mortara | Signature-Plus | 16 | Christian Vietoris | Mücke Motorsport |
| 17 | Roberto Merhi | Hitech Racing | 18 | Nick Tandy | JTR |
| 19 | Michael Devaney | Ultimate Motorsport | 20 | Dani Clos | Prema Powerteam |
| 21 | Tom Dillmann | Jo Zeller Racing | 22 | Sam Bird | Manor Motorsport |
| 23 | Yann Clairay | SG Formula | 24 | Atte Mustonen | Räikkönen Robertson Racing |
| 25 | James Jakes | ART Grand Prix | 26 | Erik Janiš | Mücke Motorsport |
| 27 | Daniel Ricciardo | SG Formula | 28 | John Martin | Räikkönen Robertson Racing |
| 29 | Esteban Guerrieri | Ultimate Motorsport | 30 | Jean Karl Vernay | Signature-Plus |
| 31 | Kazuya Oshima | Manor Motorsport | 32 | Niall Breen | Manor Motorsport |
| 33 | Henry Arundel | Räikkönen Robertson Racing | 34 | Basil Shaaban | HBR Motorsport |
| 35 | Martin Plowman | Signature-Plus | 36 | Franck Mailleux | Signature-Plus |
| 37 | Ricardo Teixeira | Ultimate Motorsport |

### Race

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
| 1 | 4 | Jules Bianchi | ART Grand Prix | 28 | 45:19.275 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | Nico Hülkenberg | ART Grand Prix | 28 | +4.495 | 1 |
| 3 | 3 | Jon Lancaster | ART Grand Prix | 28 | +20.539 | 7 |
| 4 | 12 | Mika Mäki | Mücke Motorsport | 28 | +27.030 | 8 |
| 5 | 37 | Brendon Hartley | Carlin Motorsport | 28 | +34.170 | 9 |
| 6 | 35 | Atte Mustonen | Räikkönen Robertson Racing | 28 | +40.536 | 24 |
| 7 | 23 | Sam Bird | Manor Motorsport | 28 | +53.861 | 22 |
| 8 | 38 | Jaime Alguersuari | Carlin Motorsport | 28 | +57.479 | 13 |
| 9 | 40 | Rodolfo González | Carlin Motorsport | 28 | +1:03.294 | 11 |
| 10 | 8 | Jean Karl Vernay | Signature-Plus | 28 | +1:10.049 | 30 |
| 11 | 14 | Erik Janiš | Mücke Motorsport | 28 | +1:14.649 | 26 |
| 12 | 9 | Michael Devaney | Ultimate Motorsport | 28 | +1:14.810 | 19 |
| 13 | 34 | Henry Arundel | Räikkönen Robertson Racing | 28 | +1:18.153 | 33 |
| 14 | 7 | Martin Plowman | Signature-Plus | 28 | +1:20.051 | 35 |
| 15 | 6 | Edoardo Mortara | Signature-Plus | 28 | +1:27.377 | 15 |
| 16 | 31 | Tom Dillmann | Jo Zeller Racing | 27 | +1 lap | 21 |
| 17 | 2 | James Jakes | ART Grand Prix | 27 | +1 lap | 25 |
| 18 | 15 | Christian Vietoris | Mücke Motorsport | 27 | +1 lap | 16 |
| 19 | 11 | Esteban Guerrieri | Ultimate Motorsport | 27 | +1 lap | 29 |
| 20 | 25 | Kazuya Oshima | Manor Motorsport | 27 | +1 lap | 31 |
| 21 | 16 | Max Chilton | Hitech Racing | 26 | +2 laps | 6 |
| 22 | 24 | Niall Breen | Manor Motorsport | 26 | +2 laps | 32 |
| 23 | 36 | John Martin | Räikkönen Robertson Racing | 26 | +2 laps | 28 |
| 24 | 27 | Yann Clairay | SG Formula | 25 | +3 laps | 23 |
| Ret | 21 | Stefano Coletti | Prema Powerteam | 24 | Retired | 5 |
| Ret | 33 | Nick Tandy | JTR | 23 | Retired | 18 |
| Ret | 17 | Roberto Merhi | Hitech Racing | 21 | Retired | 17 |
| Ret | 30 | Daniel Campos-Hull | HBR Motorsport | 19 | Retired | 10 |
| Ret | 39 | Richard Philippe | Carlin Motorsport | 16 | Retired | 12 |
| Ret | 26 | Henkie Waldschmidt | SG Formula | 15 | Retired | 14 |
| Ret | 18 | Dani Clos | Prema Powerteam | 6 | Retired | 20 |
| Ret | 22 | Koudai Tsukakoshi | Manor Motorsport | 1 | Retired | 4 |
| Ret | 19 | Renger van der Zande | Prema Powerteam | 0 | Retired | 3 |
| Ret | 28 | Daniel Ricciardo | SG Formula | 0 | Retired | 27 |
| Ret | 29 | Basil Shaaban | HBR Motorsport | 0 | Retired | 34 |
| Ret | 5 | Franck Mailleux | Signature-Plus | 0 | Retired | 36 |
| Ret | 10 | Ricardo Teixeira | Ultimate Motorsport | 0 | Retired | 37 |
| Fastest lap: Max Chilton, 1:31.197, 158.334 km/h (98.384 mph) on lap 24 |||||||