# 2008 Formula 3 Sudamericana season

The 2008 Formula 3 Sudamericana season was the 22nd Formula 3 Sudamericana season. It began on 19 April 2008, at Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba and ended on 30 November at Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo. Brazilian driver Nelson Merlo won the title.

## Drivers and teams

* All drivers competed in Pirelli-shod, Berta-powered Dallara F301s. All teams were Brazilian-registered.
| Team | No | Driver | Rounds |
| Cesário Fórmula | 1 | Pedro Enrique | All |
| Cesário Fórmula | 2 | Leonardo Cordeiro | All |
| Cesário Fórmula Júnior | 3 | Denis Navarro | All |
| Cesário Fórmula Júnior | 4 | Renan Bussiere | 2–6, 8–9 |
| Amir Nasr Racing | 5 | Rodolpho Santos | 1–4 |
| Razia Sports | 5 | Rodolpho Santos | 5 |
| Razia Sports | 17 | Luiz Boesel | 1–2, 4–6 |
| Razia Sports | 17 | Yann Cunha | 3, 7, 9 |
| Razia Sports | 17 | Gerardo Salaverria | 8 |
| Razia Sports | 18 | Eduardo Leite | 1, 2 |
| Razia Sports | 18 | Daniel Landi | 4 |
| Razia Sports | 18 | Facundo Crovo | 5 |
| Razia Sports | 18 | Henrique Lambert | 6 |
| Razia Sports | 18 | Wilfredo Pomés | 8 |
| PropCar Racing | 7 | Fernando Galera | 1–4 |
| PropCar Racing | 7 | Guido Falaschi | 5 |
| PropCar Racing | 7 | Nilton Molina | 7–9 |
| PropCar Racing | 8 | Werner Neugebauer | All |
| Bassani Racing | 9 | Nilton Molina | 2–3 |
| Bassani Racing | 15 | Nilton Molina | 4–6 |
| Bassani Racing | 10 | Nelson Merlo | All |
| Bassan Motorsport | 14 | Felipe Ferreira | 1–2, 4–6 |
| Bassan Motorsport | 14 | Tiago Pinheiros | 7 |
| Bassan Motorsport | 14 | Fernando Galera | 8–9 |
| Meyer | 22 | Paulo Meyer | 8–9 |
| Baumer Racing | 27 | Luiz Boesel | 3 |
| Baumer Racing | 27 | Lucilio Baumer | 7 |
| Nacional Sports | 61 | Leonardo Otero | All |
| Kemba Racing | 91 | Leonardo de Souza | 1–2, 4–5, 7–9 |

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Round | Location | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Supporting |
| 1 | R1 | Pinhais, Brazil | Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba | 19 April | Denis Navarro | Denis Navarro | Denis Navarro | Stand-alone event |
| 1 | R2 | Pinhais, Brazil | Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba | 20 April | Denis Navarro | Denis Navarro | Denis Navarro | Stand-alone event |
| 2 | R1 | São Paulo, Brazil | Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 10 May | Denis Navarro | Denis Navarro | Pedro Enrique | Stand-alone event |
| 2 | R2 | São Paulo, Brazil | Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 11 May | Denis Navarro | Pedro Enrique | Nelson Merlo | Stand-alone event |
| 3 | R1 | Brasília, Brazil | Brasília | 14 June | Pedro Enrique | Pedro Enrique | Pedro Enrique | Stand-alone event |
| 3 | R2 | Brasília, Brazil | Brasília | 15 June | Pedro Enrique | Pedro Enrique | Pedro Enrique | Stand-alone event |
| 4 | R1 | São Paulo, Brazil | Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 12 July | Leonardo Cordeiro | Leonardo Cordeiro | Pedro Enrique | Stand-alone event |
| 4 | R2 | São Paulo, Brazil | Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 13 July | Leonardo Cordeiro | Leonardo Cordeiro | Nelson Merlo | Stand-alone event |
| 5 | R1 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 9 August | Pedro Enrique | Nelson Merlo | Nelson Merlo | Buenos Aires Grand Prix |
| 5 | R2 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 10 August | Denis Navarro | Guido Falaschi | Nelson Merlo | Buenos Aires Grand Prix |
| 6 | R1 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Jacarepaguá | 6 September | Leonardo Otero | Nelson Merlo | Nelson Merlo | Stand-alone event |
| 6 | R2 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Jacarepaguá | 7 September | Leonardo Otero | Nelson Merlo | Nelson Merlo | Stand-alone event |
| 7 | R1 | Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil | Autódromo Internacional de Santa Cruz do Sul | 11 October | Nelson Merlo | Leonardo Cordeiro | Nelson Merlo | Stand-alone event |
| 7 | R2 | Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil | Autódromo Internacional de Santa Cruz do Sul | 12 October | Nelson Merlo | Leonardo Cordeiro | Nelson Merlo | Stand-alone event |
| 8 | R1 | Pinhais, Brazil | Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba | 15 November | Leonardo Cordeiro | Pedro Enrique | Pedro Enrique | Stand-alone event |
| 8 | R2 | Pinhais, Brazil | Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba | 16 November | Leonardo Cordeiro | Leonardo Cordeiro | Leonardo Cordeiro | Stand-alone event |
| 9 | R1 | São Paulo, Brazil | Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 29 November | Leonardo Cordeiro | Denis Navarro | Denis Navarro | Stand-alone event |
| 9 | R2 | São Paulo, Brazil | Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 30 November | Denis Navarro | Denis Navarro | Denis Navarro | Stand-alone event |

## Championship standings

| Pos | Driver | CUR 1 | CUR 2 | INT 1 | INT 2 | BRA 1 | BRA 2 | INT 1 | INT 2 | BUE 1 | BUE 2 | JAC 1 | JAC 2 | SCZ 1 | SCZ 2 | CUR 1 | CUR 2 | INT 1 | INT 2 | Pts |
| 1 | Nelson Merlo | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | Ret | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 2 | 2 | 128 |
| 2 | Pedro Enrique | 3 | DNS | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 112 |
| 3 | Denis Navarro | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | DNS | Ret | 2 | 1 | 1 | 105 |
| 4 | Leonardo Cordeiro | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 74 |
| 5 | Leonardo Otero | DNS | DNS | Ret | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | Ret | 5 | 44 |
| 6 | Werner Neugebauer | 5 | 10 | DNS | 6 | 7 | 11 | Ret | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 38 |
| 7 | Fernando Galera | 10 | 7 | 2 | DNS | 4 | 3 | 12 | DNS | | | | | | | 4 | Ret | 8 | 8 | 28 |
| 8 | Luiz Boesel | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 8 | DNS | 6 | | | | | | | 24 |
| 9 | Leonardo de Souza | 7 | 9 | DNS | Ret | | | Ret | 5 | 11 | 6 | | | 8 | Ret | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 24 |
| 10 | Lucilio Baumer | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | | | | | 16 |
| 11 | Daniel Landi | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 16 |
| 12 | Rodolpho Santos | DNS | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 10 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 14 |
| 13 | Felipe Ferreira | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | | | 8 | Ret | 8 | 10 | DNS | 7 | | | | | | | 14 |
| 14 | Guido Falaschi | | | | | | | | | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 13 |
| 15 | Eduardo Leite | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 |
| 16 | Renan Bussiere | | | 11 | 12 | Ret | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 4 | 5 | | | Ret | 8 | 10 | Ret | 11 |
| 17 | Nilton Molina | | | 10 | 9 | 10 | Ret | 11 | DNS | 12 | 11 | Ret | 8 | 7 | 7 | Ret | 9 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| 18 | Tiago Pinheiros | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 5 | | | | | 7 |
| 19 | Henrique Lambert | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | 3 |
| 20 | Facundo Crovo | | | | | | | | | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 21 | Yann Cunha | | | | | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | 9 | Ret | | | Ret | 9 | 0 |
| guest drivers ineligible for championship points |||||||||||||||||||||
| | Paulo Meyer | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 0 |
| | Wilfredo Pomés | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 11 | | | 0 |
| | Gerardo Salaverria | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 12 | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | CUR 1 | CUR 2 | INT 1 | INT 2 | BRA 1 | BRA 2 | INT 1 | INT 2 | BUE 1 | BUE 2 | JAC 1 | JAC 2 | SCZ 1 | SCZ 2 | CUR 1 | CUR 2 | INT 1 | INT 2 | 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) |