# 2008 International Formula Master

The 2008 International Formula Master season was the second International Formula Master series season.

## Teams and drivers

All teams use a Tatuus chassis with a Honda K20A engine
| Team | No | Driver | Rounds |
| Cram Competition | 1 | Arturo Llobell | All |
| Cram Competition | 2 | Pablo Sánchez López | 1-4 |
| Cram Competition | 3 | Alberto Costa | 1-3 |
| Cram Competition | 9 | Marcello Puglisi | 5-8 |
| Cram Competition | 21 | Frankie Provenzano | 5-8 |
| Euronova Racing | 3 | Alberto Costa | 5 |
| Euronova Racing | 14 | Fabrizio Crestani | 1-3 |
| Euronova Racing | 15 | Michael Meadows | 1–3,5 |
| Euronova Racing | 35 | Tomáš Pivoda | 4 |
| Euronova Racing | 36 | Riccardo Cinti | 8 |
| Euronova Racing | 37 | Giacomo Ricci | 7 |
| Euronova Racing | 44 | Oliver Oakes | 8 |
| Euronova Racing | 45 | Yuhi Sekiguchi | 1–5,7-8 |
| Euronova Racing | 46 | Daniel Mancinelli | 1–2,4 |
| JD Motorsport | 4 | Vladimir Arabadzhiev | All |
| JD Motorsport | 5 | Sergey Afanasiev | All |
| JD Motorsport | 6 | Chris van der Drift | All |
| ADM Motorsport | 7 | Davide Rigon | 4 |
| ADM Motorsport | 8 | Tomáš Pivoda | 5-8 |
| ADM Motorsport | 11 | Earl Bamber | 7 |
| ADM Motorsport | 16 | Octavio Freitas | 1-3 |
| ADM Motorsport | 17 | Norbert Siedler | 1-6 |
| ADM Motorsport | 20 | Federico Scionti | 8 |
| ADM Motorsport | 21 | Frankie Provenzano | 1-3 |
| ADM Motorsport | 22 | Michele Caliendo | All |
| Pro Motorsport | 9 | Marcello Puglisi | 1-4 |
| Pro Motorsport | 10 | Carlos Iaconelli | 1-2 |
| Pro Motorsport | 17 | Norbert Siedler | 8 |
| Pro Motorsport | 41 | Mihai Marinescu | 8 |
| ISR Racing | 18 | Filip Salaquarda | All |
| ISR Racing | 19 | Tim Sandtler | All |
| Scuderia Famà | 21 | Frankie Provenzano | 4 |
| Scuderia Famà | 25 | Luca Persiani | 1–5,8 |
| Scuderia Famà | 26 | Dominik Schraml | 1-2 |
| Scuderia Famà | 46 | Daniel Mancinelli | 5,7-8 |
| Jenzer Motorsport | 23 | Fabio Leimer | All |
| Jenzer Motorsport | 24 | Matei Mihaescu | All |
| Iris Project | 27 | Michael Ammermüller | 1-7 |
| Iris Project | 28 | Marco Menotti | 7 |
| Iris Project | 35 | Simon Trummer | 8 |
| Trident Racing | 27 | Michael Ammermüller | 8 |
| Trident Racing | 31 | Harald Schlegelmilch | All |
| Trident Racing | 32 | Kasper Andersen | 1-5 |
| Trident Racing | 33 | Alejandro Núñez | 1-5 |
| Trident Racing | 34 | Esteban Gutiérrez | 7 |
| Trident Racing | 47 | Dominik Wasem | 8 |
| Team JVA | 29 | Josef Král | All |
| Team JVA | 30 | Tor Graves | All |
| Alan Racing | 43 | Sergey Mokshantsev | 8 |

## Race calendar

| Round | Round | Location | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team |
| 1 | R1 | Valencia, Spain | Circuit de Valencia | 17 May | Chris van der Drift | Chris van der Drift | Chris van der Drift | JD Motorsport |
| 1 | R2 | Valencia, Spain | Circuit de Valencia | 18 May | | Chris van der Drift | Chris van der Drift | JD Motorsport |
| 2 | R1 | Pau, France | Pau Circuit | 31 May | Chris van der Drift | Norbert Siedler | Sergey Afanasyev | JD Motorsport |
| 2 | R2 | Pau, France | Pau Circuit | 1 June | | Fabio Leimer | Marcello Puglisi | Pro Motorsport |
| 3 | R1 | Brno, Czech Republic | Masaryk Circuit | 14 June | Chris van der Drift | Chris van der Drift | Chris van der Drift | JD Motorsport |
| 3 | R2 | Brno, Czech Republic | Masaryk Circuit | 15 June | | Pablo Sánchez López | Harald Schlegelmilch | Trident Racing |
| 4 | R1 | Estoril, Portugal | Autódromo do Estoril | 12 July | Fabio Leimer | Fabio Leimer | Fabio Leimer | Jenzer Motorsport |
| 4 | R2 | Estoril, Portugal | Autódromo do Estoril | 13 July | | Vladimir Arabadzhiev | Vladimir Arabadzhiev | JD Motorsport |
| 5 | R1 | Kent, UK | Brands Hatch | 26 July | Chris van der Drift | Norbert Siedler | Chris van der Drift | JD Motorsport |
| 5 | R2 | Kent, UK | Brands Hatch | 27 July | | Chris van der Drift | Michael Ammermüller | Iris Project |
| 6 | R1 | Oschersleben, Germany | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben | 30 August | Chris van der Drift | Chris van der Drift | Chris van der Drift | JD Motorsport |
| 6 | R2 | Oschersleben, Germany | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben | 31 August | | Harald Schlegelmilch | Josef Král | Team JVA |
| 7 | R1 | Imola, Italy | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 20 September | Chris van der Drift | Chris van der Drift | Fabio Leimer | Jenzer Motorsport |
| 7 | R2 | Imola, Italy | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 21 September | | Fabio Leimer | Earl Bamber | ADM Motorsport |
| 8 | R1 | Monza, Italy | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 4 October | Chris van der Drift | Chris van der Drift | Fabio Leimer | Jenzer Motorsport |
| 8 | R2 | Monza, Italy | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 5 October | | Chris van der Drift | Chris van der Drift | JD Motorsport |

## Championship Standings
### Drivers

| Pos | Driver | VAL | VAL | PAU$^†$ | PAU$^†$ | BRN | BRN | EST | EST | BRH | BRH | OSC | OSC | IMO | IMO | MNZ | MNZ | Pts |
| 1 | Chris van der Drift | 1 | 1 | Ret | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 101 |
| 2 | Fabio Leimer | 4 | 3 | Ret | 18 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 79 |
| 3 | Michael Ammermüller | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 74 |
| 4 | Harald Schlegelmilch | 8 | 2 | Ret | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 4 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 46 |
| 5 | Arturo Llobell | 5 | 12 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 15 | 6 | 2 | DNS | 11 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 29.5 |
| 6 | Josef Král | 17 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 29 |
| 7 | Vladimir Arabadzhiev | Ret | 11 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | Ret | 14 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 29 |
| 8 | Sergey Afanasyev | 12 | 4 | 1 | Ret | 9 | 6 | 10 | 12 | DSQ | 12 | Ret | 5 | 13 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 28 |
| 9 | Kasper Andersen | 2 | Ret | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | 27 |
| 10 | Norbert Siedler | 13 | Ret | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | 4 | 12 | | | 15 | Ret | 22 |
| 11 | Marcello Puglisi | 15 | Ret | 8 | 1 | 13 | 11 | Ret | 15 | 2 | Ret | 5 | 10 | 10 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 19 |
| 12 | Pablo Sánchez López | 7 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 11 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 14.5 |
| 13 | Daniel Mancinelli | 23 | 15 | 19 | 16 | | | 17 | 13 | 4 | 2 | | | 11 | 9 | Ret | 16 | 13 |
| 14 | Tim Sandtler | 18 | Ret | 10 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | Ret | 8 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 8 | 7 | 13 |
| 15 | Earl Bamber | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 1 | | | 12 |
| 16 | Yuhi Sekiguchi | 10 | 7 | Ret | 21 | Ret | 18 | 21 | 18 | Ret | Ret | | | 4 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 12 |
| 17 | Alejandro Núñez | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 17 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 7 | | | | | | | 10 |
| 18 | Michael Meadows | 16 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 10 | | | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | 9 |
| 19 | Esteban Gutiérrez | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 7 | | | 8 |
| 20 | Frankie Provenzano | Ret | 16 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 16 | nc | 9 | 5 | 9 | Ret | 9 | 14 | 6 | Ret | 7 |
| 21 | Alberto Costa | 9 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 20 | Ret | | | 5 | Ret | | | | | | | 7 |
| 22 | Mihai Marinescu | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Ret | 6 |
| 23 | Matei Mihaescu | 21 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 11 | Ret | 12 | 6 | 12 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 3 |
| 24 | Filip Salaquarda | 6 | Ret | DNS | DNS | Ret | Ret | 22 | 11 | Ret | 13 | Ret | Ret | DNS | DNS | Ret | DNS | 3 |
| 25 | Michele Caliendo | 22 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 16 | Ret | 15 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 11 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| 26 | Dominik Wasem | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 8 | 1 |
| 27 | Fabrizio Crestani | 19 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 17 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 0.5 |
| 28 | Tor Graves | Ret | Ret | 17 | 20 | Ret | 20 | 19 | 19 | Ret | 17 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 14 | Ret | 0 |
| 29 | Davide Rigon | | | | | | | 9 | 21 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 30 | Simon Trummer | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 31 | Luca Persiani | 24 | Ret | 11 | 11 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 10 | Ret | 15 | | | | | Ret | DNS | 0 |
| 32 | Riccardo Cinti | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 11 | 0 |
| 33 | Tomáš Pivoda | | | | | | | 20 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 0 |
| 34 | Giacomo Ricci | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 13 | | | 0 |
| 35 | Carlos Iaconelli | 14 | 18 | Ret | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 36 | Dominik Schraml | 20 | Ret | 15 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 37 | Marco Menotti | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 17 | | | 0 |
| 38 | Sergey Mokshantsev | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | Ret | 0 |
| 39 | Federico Scionti | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 15 | 0 |
| 40 | Octavio Freitas | Ret | 20 | Ret | 19 | 19 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 41 | Oliver Oakes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | Ret | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | VAL | VAL | PAU$^†$ | PAU$^†$ | BRN | BRN | EST | EST | BRH | BRH | OSC | OSC | IMO | IMO | MNZ | MNZ | 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) |
$^†$ Half points were awarded for Race 2 at Pau as less than 75% of the scheduled distance was completed.

### Teams

| Pos | Team | VAL | VAL | PAU$^†$ | PAU$^†$ | BRN | BRN | EST | EST | BRH | BRH | OSC | OSC | IMO | IMO | MNZ | MNZ | Pts |
| 1 | JD Motorsport | Ret | 11 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | Ret | 14 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 158 |
| 1 | JD Motorsport | 1 | 1 | Ret | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 158 |
| 2 | Trident Racing | 8 | 2 | Ret | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 4 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 96 |
| 2 | Trident Racing | 2 | Ret | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | Ret | Ret | | | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 96 |
| 3 | Jenzer Motorsport | 4 | 3 | Ret | 18 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 82 |
| 3 | Jenzer Motorsport | 21 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 11 | Ret | 12 | 6 | 12 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 82 |
| 4 | Iris Project | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 70 |
| 4 | Iris Project | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 17 | | | 70 |
| 5 | Cram Competition | 5 | 12 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 15 | 6 | 2 | DNS | 11 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 67 |
| 5 | Cram Competition | 7 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 11 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 5 | 10 | 10 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 67 |
| 6 | ADM Motorsport | Ret | 20 | Ret | 19 | 19 | Ret | 9 | 21 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 36 |
| 6 | ADM Motorsport | 13 | Ret | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 1 | Ret | 15 | 36 |
| 7 | Team JVA | 17 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 29 |
| 7 | Team JVA | Ret | Ret | 17 | 20 | Ret | 20 | 19 | 19 | Ret | 17 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 14 | Ret | 29 |
| 8 | Euronova Racing | 19 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 17 | Ret | 17 | 13 | 5 | Ret | | | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 25.5 |
| 8 | Euronova Racing | 16 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 6 | | | 4 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 25.5 |
| 9 | ISR Racing | 6 | Ret | DNS | DNS | Ret | Ret | 22 | 11 | Ret | 13 | Ret | Ret | DNS | DNS | Ret | DNS | 16 |
| 9 | ISR Racing | 18 | Ret | 10 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | Ret | 8 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 8 | 7 | 16 |
| 10 | Scuderia Famà | 24 | Ret | 11 | 11 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 10 | Ret | 15 | | | | | Ret | DNS | 13 |
| 10 | Scuderia Famà | 20 | Ret | 15 | Ret | | | 16 | nc | 4 | 2 | | | 11 | 9 | Ret | 16 | 13 |
| 11 | Pro Motorsport | 15 | Ret | 8 | 1 | 13 | 11 | Ret | 15 | | | | | | | 15 | Ret | 12 |
| 11 | Pro Motorsport | 14 | 18 | Ret | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Ret | 12 |
| 12 | Alan Racing | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | Ret | 0 |
| Pos | Team | VAL | VAL | PAU$^†$ | PAU$^†$ | BRN | BRN | EST | EST | BRH | BRH | OSC | OSC | IMO | IMO | MNZ | MNZ | 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) |
$^†$ Half points were awarded for Race 2 at Pau as less than 75% of the scheduled distance was completed.