# 2008 Stock Car Brasil season

The 2008 Copa Nextel Stock Car was the 30th Stock Car Brasil season. It began on April 13 at the Interlagos and ended on December 7 at the same circuit, after twelve rounds. This season Volkswagen announced the retired from the championship.

## Teams and drivers

All drivers were Brazilian-registered.
| Team | Car | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| Eurofarma RC | Mitsubishi Lancer | 0 | Cacá Bueno | All |
| Eurofarma RC | Mitsubishi Lancer | 15 | Antonio Jorge Neto | All |
| Nascar Motorsport | Mitsubishi Lancer | 3 | Thiago Medeiros | 1–3 |
| Nascar Motorsport | Mitsubishi Lancer | 8 | Carlos Alves | 1–10 |
| Nascar Motorsport | Mitsubishi Lancer | 28 | Juliano Moro | 10–12 |
| Nascar Motorsport | Mitsubishi Lancer | 87 | Ruben Fontes | 4–9 |
| Panasonic Racing | Peugeot 307 | 4 | Júlio Campos | 3–7, 9 |
| Panasonic Racing | Peugeot 307 | 20 | Ricardo Sperafico | All |
| Panasonic Racing | Peugeot 307 | 42 | Ricardo Zonta | 1–2, 8, 10–12 |
| Boettger Competições | Chevrolet Astra | 6 | Alceu Feldmann | All |
| Boettger Competições | Chevrolet Astra | 18 | Allam Khodair | All |
| K-Med Racing | Peugeot 307 | 7 | Thiago Marques | All |
| K-Med Racing | Peugeot 307 | 25 | Renato David | 9 |
| K-Med Racing | Peugeot 307 | 70 | Antônio Pizzonia | 1–8, 10, 12 |
| K-Med Racing | Peugeot 307 | 87 | Ruben Fontes | 11 |
| JF Racing | Peugeot 307 | 9 | Giuliano Losacco | All |
| JF Racing | Peugeot 307 | 51 | Átila Abreu | All |
| Officer Motorsport | Mitsubishi Lancer | 11 | Nonô Figueiredo | All |
| Officer Motorsport | Mitsubishi Lancer | 23 | Duda Pamplona | All |
| Red Bull Racing | Chevrolet Astra | 12 | Hoover Orsi | All |
| Red Bull Racing | Chevrolet Astra | 29 | Daniel Serra | All |
| Nova/RR Competições | Peugeot 307 | 13 | Andre Bragantini | All |
| Nova/RR Competições | Peugeot 307 | 20 | Norberto Gresse | All |
| Sky Action Power | Peugeot 307 | 14 | Luciano Burti | All |
| Sky Action Power | Peugeot 307 | 39 | Tarso Marques | All |
| AMG Motorsport | Mitsubishi Lancer | 17 | Ingo Hoffmann | All |
| AMG Motorsport | Mitsubishi Lancer | 63 | Lico Kaesemodel | All |
| Terra Avallone | Mitsubishi Lancer | 19 | Rodrigo Sperafico | All |
| Terra Avallone | Mitsubishi Lancer | 33 | Felipe Maluhy | All |
| Vogel Motorsport | Chevrolet Astra | 21 | Thiago Camilo | All |
| Vogel Motorsport | Chevrolet Astra | 27 | Guto Negrão | All |
| Hot Car Competições | Chevrolet Astra | 28 | Juliano Moro | 1–9 |
| Hot Car Competições | Chevrolet Astra | 72 | Mario Romancini | 10–12 |
| Hot Car Competições | Chevrolet Astra | 74 | Popó Bueno | All |
| Medley-WA Mattheis | Peugeot 307 | 31 | William Starostik | All |
| Medley-WA Mattheis | Peugeot 307 | 90 | Ricardo Maurício | All |
| RC3 Bassani | Peugeot 307 | 35 | David Muffato | All |
| RC3 Bassani | Peugeot 307 | 43 | Pedro Gomes | All |
| Medley-A.Mattheis | Chevrolet Astra | 77 | Valdeno Brito | All |
| Medley-A.Mattheis | Chevrolet Astra | 80 | Marcos Gomes | All |

## Race calendar and results

All races were held in Brazil.
| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team |
| 1 | Autódromo José Carlos Pace | April 13 | Ingo Hoffmann | Cacá Bueno | Marcos Gomes | Medley-A.Mattheis |
| 2 | Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | May 2 | Ricardo Maurício | Ricardo Maurício | Ricardo Maurício | Medley-WA Mattheis |
| 3 | Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba | May 18 | Valdeno Brito | Átila Abreu | Ricardo Maurício | Medley-WA Mattheis |
| 4 | Autódromo Internacional de Santa Cruz do Sul | June 21 | Duda Pamplona | Allam Khodair | Cacá Bueno | Eurofarma RC |
| 5 | Autódromo Internacional Orlando Moura | July 5 | Ricardo Maurício | Thiago Camilo | Ricardo Maurício | Medley-WA Mattheis |
| 6 | Autódromo José Carlos Pace | August 2 | Marcos Gomes | Cacá Bueno | Marcos Gomes | Medley-A.Mattheis |
| 7 | Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | August 31 | Cacá Bueno | Allam Khodair | Valdeno Brito | Medley-A.Mattheis |
| 8 | Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna | September 13 | Thiago Camilo | Thiago Camilo | Thiago Camilo | Vogel Motorsport |
| Super Final |||||||
| 9 | Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba | September 21 | Ricardo Maurício | Ricardo Maurício | Ricardo Maurício | Medley-WA Mattheis |
| 10 | Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | November 9 | Ricardo Maurício | Ricardo Maurício | Ricardo Maurício | Medley-WA Mattheis |
| 11 | Autódromo Internacional de Tarumã | November 22 | Ricardo Maurício | Cacá Bueno | Cacá Bueno | Eurofarma RC |
| 12 | Autódromo José Carlos Pace | December 7 | Cacá Bueno | Thiago Camilo | Thiago Camilo | Vogel Motorsport |

### Drivers' championship

| Pos | Driver | INT | BRA | CUR | SCS | CAM | INT | RIO | LON | CUR | BRA | TAR | INT | Pts |
| Super Final |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Ricardo Maurício | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 287 |
| 2 | Marcos Gomes | 1 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 285 |
| 3 | Thiago Camilo | 2 | 5 | 6 | Ret | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 277 |
| 4 | Cacá Bueno | 3 | Ret | 5 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 9 | 8 | Ret | 17 | 1 | 12 | 243 |
| 5 | Valdeno Brito | Ret | Ret | 3 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 16 | 23 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 234 |
| 6 | Giuliano Losacco | Ret | 4 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 16 | 231 |
| 7 | Popó Bueno | 8 | 6 | 19 | Ret | 8 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 222 |
| 8 | Átila Abreu | 6 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 3 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 20 | Ret | 18 | 217 |
| 8 | Alceu Feldmann | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 26 | DSQ | 21 | 6 | 21 | 217 |
| 10 | Allam Khodair | 16 | 18 | 23 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 3 | DSQ | 26 | 26 | 24 | 208 |
| Super Final cutoff |||||||||||||||
| 11 | Ingo Hoffmann | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 72 |
| 12 | Luciano Burti | Ret | 11 | 15 | DSQ | 6 | Ret | 2 | 29 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 52 |
| 13 | Duda Pamplona | 22 | 19 | 17 | 7 | Ret | 7 | 13 | 14 | Ret | 3 | 12 | 11 | 48 |
| 14 | Rodrigo Sperafico | 13 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 23 | 11 | 15 | DSQ | 23 | 8 | 8 | 45 |
| 15 | Lico Kaesemodel | 21 | Ret | Ret | 15 | Ret | 20 | Ret | 12' | 6 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 36 |
| 15 | Nonô Figueiredo | Ret | 15 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 13 | Ret | 9 | 10 | Ret | 36 |
| 17 | Antonio Jorge Neto | 5 | 13 | Ret | 4 | 16 | 11 | Ret | 20 | Ret | 24 | Ret | 23 | 34 |
| 18 | Pedro Gomes | 11 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | Ret | 15 | 25 | 12 | 14 | Ret | 9 | 33 |
| 19 | Ricardo Sperafico | 18 | Ret | 20 | 25 | 22 | 28 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 21 | 2 | 32 |
| 20 | Juliano Moro | 20 | 14 | Ret | 17 | Ret | 8 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 13 | Ret | 25 |
| 21 | David Muffato | 7 | Ret | Ret | 23 | Ret | 21 | 7 | 11 | 15 | Ret | DSQ | Ret | 24 |
| 21 | Hoover Orsi | 10 | 7 | 16 | 16 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 24 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 17 | 24 |
| 21 | Felipe Maluhy | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 27 | 13 | 16 | 22 | Ret | 24 |
| 24 | Ricardo Zonta | 14 | Ret | | | | | | 22 | | 7 | 17 | 5 | 23 |
| 25 | Júlio Campos | | | 10 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 23 | | Ret | | | | 22 |
| 26 | Thiago Marques | Ret | 20 | Ret | 13 | 11 | 16 | 28 | 10 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 20 | 21 |
| 27 | Tarso Marques | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | 29 | 24 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 23 | 7 | 20 |
| 27 | Daniel Serra | Ret | 8 | 11 | 9 | 19 | Ret | Ret | 28 | DSQ | 22 | 16 | 19 | 20 |
| 29 | William Starostik | Ret | 22 | Ret | 22 | 13 | Ret | 27 | 19 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 17 |
| 30 | André Bragantini | 17 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 25 | 25 | Ret | 12 |
| 31 | Antônio Pizzonia | 15 | Ret | DSQ | Ret | 14 | 24 | 16 | Ret | | 18 | | 13 | 6 |
| 32 | Carlos Alves | 19 | 21 | 18 | Ret | 12 | 26 | 26 | Ret | 21 | Ret | | | 4 |
| 33 | Renato David | | | | | | | | | 14 | | | | 2 |
| 34 | Guto Negrão | Ret | 23 | 21 | 18 | Ret | 19 | Ret | Ret | 18 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 1 |
| | Norberto Gresse | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 22 | 22 | 23 | 16 | Ret | 19 | Ret | 0 |
| | Ruben Fontes | | | | Ret | 17 | 25 | Ret | 17 | 19 | | 18 | | 0 |
| | Thiago Medeiros | Ret | 24 | 22 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Mario Romancini | | | | | | | | | | DSQ | 20 | 22 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | INT | BRA | CUR | SCS | CAM | INT | RIO | LON | CUR | BRA | TAR | INT | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |