# 2008 European Truck Racing Championship

The 2008 FIA European Truck Racing Championship was a multi-event motor racing championship for production based trucks held across Europe. The championship features a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded amateur drivers competing in highly modified versions of two-axle tractor units which conform to the technical regulations for the championship. It was the 24th European Truck Racing Championship season and began at Catalunya on May 11, with the finale at Jarama on October 5 after nine events. The championship was won by David Vršecký, taking his first title and the second in a row for the Buggyra team.

## Teams and drivers

| No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Rounds |
Race drivers without fixed number, whose number is defined race by race:
| No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Rounds |

## Calendar and winners

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Winning driver | Winning team |
| 1 | QR1 | Circuit de Catalunya | May 10–11 | Markus Bösiger | Markus Bösiger | Buggyra Int. Racing System |
| 1 | CR1 | Circuit de Catalunya | May 10–11 | | Frankie Vojtíšek | Frankie Truck Racing Team |
| 1 | QR2 | Circuit de Catalunya | May 10–11 | David Vršecký | David Vršecký | Buggyra Int. Racing System |
| 1 | CR2 | Circuit de Catalunya | May 10–11 | | David Vršecký | Buggyra Int. Racing System |
| 2 | QR1 | Misano World Circuit | May 24–25 | David Vršecký | Antonio Albacete | Equipo Cepsa |
| 2 | CR1 | Misano World Circuit | May 24–25 | | David Vršecký | Buggyra Int. Racing System |
| 2 | QR2 | Misano World Circuit | May 24–25 | Markus Bösiger | Markus Bösiger | Buggyra Int. Racing System |
| 2 | CR2 | Misano World Circuit | May 24–25 | | Markus Bösiger | Buggyra Int. Racing System |
| 3 | QR1 | Circuito de Albacete | June 7–8 | Markus Bösiger | Markus Bösiger | Buggyra Int. Racing System |
| 3 | CR1 | Circuito de Albacete | June 7–8 | | Markus Bösiger | Buggyra Int. Racing System |
| 3 | QR2 | Circuito de Albacete | June 7–8 | Antonio Albacete | Antonio Albacete | Equipo Cepsa |
| 3 | CR2 | Circuito de Albacete | June 7–8 | | Antonio Albacete | Equipo Cepsa |
| 4 | QR1 | Circuit Paul Armagnac | June 28–29 | David Vršecký | David Vršecký | Buggyra Int. Racing System |
| 4 | CR1 | Circuit Paul Armagnac | June 28–29 | | Markus Bösiger | Buggyra Int. Racing System |
| 4 | QR2 | Circuit Paul Armagnac | June 28–29 | Antonio Albacete | Markus Bösiger | Buggyra Int. Racing System |
| 4 | CR2 | Circuit Paul Armagnac | June 28–29 | | Antonio Albacete | Equipo Cepsa |
| 5 | QR1 | Nürburgring | July 12–13 | Markus Bösiger | Markus Bösiger | Buggyra Int. Racing System |
| 5 | CR1 | Nürburgring | July 12–13 | | Markus Bösiger | Buggyra Int. Racing System |
| 5 | QR2 | Nürburgring | July 12–13 | Markus Bösiger | Markus Bösiger | Buggyra Int. Racing System |
| 5 | CR2 | Nürburgring | July 12–13 | | David Vršecký | Buggyra Int. Racing System |
| 6 | QR1 | Autodrom Most | August 30–31 | David Vršecký | David Vršecký | Buggyra Int. Racing System |
| 6 | CR1 | Autodrom Most | August 30–31 | | David Vršecký | Buggyra Int. Racing System |
| 6 | QR2 | Autodrom Most | August 30–31 | Markus Bösiger | Markus Bösiger | Buggyra Int. Racing System |
| 6 | CR2 | Autodrom Most | August 30–31 | | Markus Bösiger | Buggyra Int. Racing System |
| 7 | QR1 | Circuit Zolder | September 13–14 | Markus Bösiger | Antonio Albacete | Equipo Cepsa |
| 7 | CR1 | Circuit Zolder | September 13–14 | | Antonio Albacete | Equipo Cepsa |
| 7 | QR2 | Circuit Zolder | September 13–14 | David Vršecký | Markus Bösiger | Buggyra Int. Racing System |
| 7 | CR2 | Circuit Zolder | September 13–14 | | David Vršecký | Buggyra Int. Racing System |
| 8 | QR1 | Bugatti Circuit | September 20–21 | David Vršecký | Markus Bösiger | Buggyra Int. Racing System |
| 8 | CR1 | Bugatti Circuit | September 20–21 | | Markus Bösiger | Buggyra Int. Racing System |
| 8 | QR2 | Bugatti Circuit | September 20–21 | David Vršecký | Antonio Albacete | Equipo Cepsa |
| 8 | CR2 | Bugatti Circuit | September 20–21 | | Jochen Hahn | Team Hahn Racing |
| 9 | QR1 | Circuito del Jarama | October 4–5 | Antonio Albacete | Antonio Albacete | Equipo Cepsa |
| 9 | CR1 | Circuito del Jarama | October 4–5 | | Antonio Albacete | Equipo Cepsa |
| 9 | QR2 | Circuito del Jarama | October 4–5 | David Vršecký | Antonio Albacete | Equipo Cepsa |
| 9 | CR2 | Circuito del Jarama | October 4–5 | | Antonio Albacete | Equipo Cepsa |

## Championship standings
### Drivers' Championship

Each round or racing event consisted of four races, with two qualifying races and two cup races. For the two qualifying races, the points awarded according to the ranking was on a 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 basis to the top 10 finishers – for the two cup races with the grid decided from the finishing order of the previous qualifying race, the points awarded were 20, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1 (rank 1 - 10) respectively.
| Rank | Driver | Truck | Points |
| 1 | David Vršecký | Freightliner | 414 |
| 2 | Markus Bösiger | Freightliner | 393 |
| 3 | Antonio Albacete | MAN | 372 |
| 4 | Jochen Hahn | MAN | 305 |
| 5 | Jean-Philippe Belloc | MAN | 239 |
| 6 | Markus Altenstrasser | Renault | 148 |
| 7 | Stuart Oliver | MAN | 116 |
| 8 | Frankie Vojtíšek | Renault | 101 |
| 9 | Christopher Levett | MAN | 98 |
| 10 | Egon Allgäuer | MAN | 97 |
| Rank | Driver | Truck | Points |
| 11 | Dominique Lachèze | MAN | 65 |
| 12 | Anthony Janiec | Renault | 38 |
| 13 | Jean-Pierre Blaise | MAN | 19 |
| 14 | Javier Mariezcurrena | MAN | 16 |
| 15 | Balázs Szobi | MAN | 12 |
| 16 | Mikhail Konovalov | MAN | 6 |
| 17 | Steve Horne | Mercedes-Benz | 4 |
| 18 | Pascal Robineau | MAN | 4 |
| 19 | Franck Conti | Volvo | 1 |
| 20 | Michel Bassanelli | DAF | 0 |
| Rank | Driver | Truck | Points |
| 21 | David Marco Bermejo | MAN | 0 |
| 22 | José Bermejo | Mercedes-Benz | 0 |
| 23 | Antonio Conejero | Iveco | 0 |
| 24 | Pedro Ignacio García | Volvo | 0 |
| 25 | Jennifer Janiec | Renault | 0 |
| 26 | Mikael Johansson | Scania | 0 |
| 27 | Erwin Kleinnagelvoort | Scania | 0 |
| 28 | Francisco Navarro | Renault | 0 |
| 29 | Dominique Orsini | Mercedes-Benz | 0 |
| 30 | David Patalacci | DAF | 0 |
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### Teams' Championship

| Rank | Team | Drivers | Trucks | Points |
| 1 | Buggyra Int. Racing System | David Vršecký, Markus Bösiger | Freightliner | 878 |
| 2 | Koller und Schwemmer Team | Jochen Hahn, Jean-Philippe Belloc | MAN | 644 |
| 3 | Frankie Truck Racing Team | Markus Altenstrasser, Frankie Vojtíšek | Renault | 459 |
| 4 | Team Bermejo/Horne | Steve Horne, José Bermejo | Mercedes-Benz | 244 |
Source of information: