# 2008 Speedcar Series

The 2008 Speedcar Series was the inaugural Speedcar Series championship. It consisted of four points-scoring race meetings, with a further non-championship round beforehand. The Drivers' Championship was won by Johnny Herbert.

## Teams and drivers

All of the teams used the Speedcar V8 vehicle with tyres supplied by Michelin.
| Team | No. | Driver name | Rounds |
| Speedcar Team | 06 | Ukyo Katayama | All |
| Speedcar Team | 07 | Stefan Johansson | All |
| Speedcar Team | 09 | Alex Yoong | 2 |
| Speedcar Team | 10 | Gianni Morbidelli | All |
| Speedcar Team | 18 | Ananda Mikola | All |
| Speedcar Team | 27 | Jean Alesi | All |
| Speedcar Team | 36 | Moreno Soeprapto | 1 |
| Speedcar Team | 50 | Marchy Lee | 2-4 |
| Speedcar Team | 69 | Johnny Herbert | All |
| Speedcar Team | 90 | JJ Lehto | 2-4 |
| Speedcar Team | 96 | Jacques Villeneuve | 3-4 |
| Phoenix Racing | 08 | Uwe Alzen | All |
| Phoenix Racing | 80 | Klaus Ludwig | 1 |
| Phoenix Racing | 80 | Christian Danner | 2 |
| Phoenix Racing | 80 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 3 |
| Phoenix Racing | 80 | Pedro Lamy | 4 |
| Team First Centreville | 17 | Fabien Giroix | All |
| Team First Centreville | 71 | Nicolas Navarro | All |
| Union Properties | 20 | David Terrien | All |
| Union Properties | 85 | Hasher Al Maktoum | All |
| GPC Squadra Corse | 21 | Mathias Lauda | 1-2 |
| GPC Squadra Corse | 21 | Klaus Ludwig | 3 |

## Calendar

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Report |
| NC | R1 | Dubai Autodrome (International Circuit) | January 25 | Gianni Morbidelli | David Terrien | Gianni Morbidelli | Speedcar Team | Report |
| NC | R2 | Dubai Autodrome (International Circuit) | January 26 | | Uwe Alzen | Gianni Morbidelli | Speedcar Team | Report |
| 1 | R1 | Sentul International Circuit | February 16 | Ananda Mikola | Ananda Mikola | Jean Alesi | Speedcar Team | Report |
| 1 | R2 | Sentul International Circuit | February 17 | | Gianni Morbidelli | Uwe Alzen | Phoenix Racing | Report |
| 2 | R1 | Sepang International Circuit | March 22 | Jean Alesi | Jean Alesi | Jean Alesi | Speedcar Team | Report |
| 2 | R2 | Sepang International Circuit | March 23 | | Johnny Herbert | Uwe Alzen | Phoenix Racing | Report |
| 3 | R1 | Bahrain International Circuit | April 5 | Johnny Herbert | Nicolas Navarro | David Terrien | Union Properties | Report |
| 3 | R2 | Bahrain International Circuit | April 6 | | Uwe Alzen | Gianni Morbidelli | Speedcar Team | Report |
| 4 | R1 | Dubai Autodrome (Grand Prix Circuit) | April 11 | Nicolas Navarro | Johnny Herbert | Johnny Herbert | Speedcar Team | Report |
| 4 | R2 | Dubai Autodrome (Grand Prix Circuit) | April 12 | | Johnny Herbert | Johnny Herbert | Speedcar Team | Report |

## Championship Standings
### Drivers

Points were awarded to the top eight classified finishers using the following structure:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th |
| Points | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | SEN | SEN | SEP | SEP | BHR | BHR | DUB | DUB | Points |
| 1 | Johnny Herbert | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 45 |
| 2 | David Terrien | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 45 |
| 3 | Uwe Alzen | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | DSQ | 2 | 4 | 11 | 42 |
| 4 | Jean Alesi | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 40 |
| 5 | Gianni Morbidelli | 11 | 13† | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 33 |
| 6 | Nicolas Navarro | 6 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 22 |
| 7 | Mathias Lauda | 2 | 5 | 3 | Ret | | | | | 18 |
| 8 | Ananda Mikola | 8 | 3 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 5 | Ret | 7 | 17 |
| 9 | Marchy Lee | | | 14 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| 10 | Fabien Giroix | 10 | 12 | Ret | DNS | Ret | 4 | 10 | 6 | 8 |
| 11 | Klaus Ludwig | 7 | 6 | | | Ret | 6 | | | 8 |
| 12 | Stefan Johansson | 12† | 11 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| 13 | Hasher Al Maktoum | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | Ret | 7 | 12 | 5 |
| 14 | Jacques Villeneuve | | | | | 6 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 3 |
| 15 | Ukyo Katayama | 13 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 8 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 2 |
| 16 | JJ Lehto | | | 12 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 8 | 1 |
| 17 | Alex Yoong | | | 11 | 9 | | | | | 0 |
| 18 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | | | | | 11† | 9 | | | 0 |
| 19 | Pedro Lamy | | | | | | | 13 | 10 | 0 |
| 20 | Christian Danner | | | 13 | 12 | | | | | 0 |
| | Moreno Soeprapto | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | SEN | SEN | SEP | SEP | BHR | BHR | DUB | DUB | Points |
| 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) |
Notes:
* † – Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.