# 2008 Formula D season

The 2008 Formula D season (officially titled Castrol Syntec Power Cup) was the fifth season for the Formula D series. The series began April 12, 2008 and concluded on October 11. The highest scoring drivers of the series were invited to a non-point scoring All-Star event to compete with other drivers from other series all over the world on November 16, 2008.

## Schedule

| Round | Title | Circuit | Location | Date | Winner | Car | Results |
| 1 | Streets of Long Beach | Streets of Long Beach | Long Beach, California | April 12 | Chris Forsberg | | Results |
| 2 | Feel the Heat | Road Atlanta | Braselton, Georgia | May 10 | Rhys Millen | Pontiac Solstice | Results |
| 3 | The Gauntlet | Englishtown Raceway Park | Englishtown, New Jersey | June 14 | Tanner Foust | | Results |
| 4 | High Stakes | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | Las Vegas, Nevada | July 12 | Toshiki Yoshioka | | Results |
| 5 | Breaking Point | Evergreen Speedway | Monroe, Washington | August 9 | Rhys Millen | Pontiac Solstice | Results |
| 6 | Locked and Loaded | Infineon Raceway | Sonoma, California | September 13 | Tanner Foust | | Results |
| 7 | Final Fight | Toyota Speedway | Irwindale, California | October 11 | Vaughn Gittin, Jr. | | Results |
| nc | Red Bull Drifting World Championship | Purpose-built | Port of Long Beach, California | November 16 | Rhys Millen | Pontiac Solstice | Results |
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## Championship standings

Event winners in bold.
| Pos | Driver | LBH | ATL | ENG | LVS | EVS | SON | IRW | Points |
| 1 | Tanner Foust | 83 | 69 | 107 | 62 | 76 | 107 | 95 | 599 |
| 2 | Samuel Hübinette | 96 | 66 | 66 | 85 | 96 | 69 | 66 | 544 |
| 3 | Rhys Millen | | 103 | 84 | 67 | 101 | 93 | 62 | 510 |
| 4 | Daijiro Yoshihara | 65 | 75 | 77 | 91 | 58 | 57 | 58 | 481 |
| 5 | Chris Forsberg | 106 | 56 | 64 | 56 | 56 | 65 | 56 | 459 |
| 6 | Ryan Tuerck | 63 | 80 | 56 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 64 | 453 |
| 7 | Michihiro Takatori | 54 | 88 | 54 | 69 | 61 | 55 | 71 | 452 |
| 8 | Vaughn Gittin, Jr. | 58 | 68 | 56 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 71 | 103 | 356.5 |
| 9 | Conrad Grunewald | 55 | 55 | 63 | 0.25 | 56 | 65 | 55 | 349.25 |
| 10 | Robbie Nishida | 0.25 | 55 | 0 | 62 | 83 | 55 | 63 | 318.25 |
| 11 | Ryuji Miki | 55 | 0.25 | 64 | 0.25 | 64 | 55 | 62 | 300.5 |
| 12 | Darren McNamara | 61 | 56 | 55 | | 65 | 0 | 0.25 | 237.25 |
| 13 | Stephan Verdier | 0.25 | 58 | 55 | 56 | 0.25 | 55 | 0.25 | 224.75 |
| 14 | Ken Gushi | 56 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 55 | 55 | 56 | 0.25 | 222.75 |
| 15 | Bill Sherman | 0.25 | 63 | 0 | | | 84 | 56 | 203.25 |
| 16 | Justin Pawlak | 57 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 55 | 0.25 | 84 | 197 |
| 17 | Kyle Mohan | 70 | 0.25 | 0 | 0.25 | 55 | 56 | 0.25 | 181.75 |
| 18 | Kenji Yamanaka | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 56 | 0.25 | 166.75 |
| 19 | Kazu Hayashida | 63 | | | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0.25 | 123.25 |
| 20 | Manabu Orido | | | | 64 | | | 58 | 122 |
| 21 | Mitsuru Haruguchi | 64 | | | 0 | | 0.25 | 55 | 119.25 |
| 22 | Tony Angelo | 0.25 | 0.25 | 56 | 0.25 | 56 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 113.25 |
| 23 | Toshiki Yoshioka | 0.25 | | | 104 | | 0.25 | 0.25 | 104.75 |
| 24 | Tyler McQuarrie | 0.25 | 0.25 | 92 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 93 |
| 25 | Tony Brakohiapa | 0 | 0.25 | 0 | 63 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 64 |
| 26 | John Russakoff | | | | 58 | | | 0.25 | 58.25 |
| 27 | Hiro Sumida | 0 | 57 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0 | 0.25 | | 57.75 |
| 28 | Yasu Kondo | 0.25 | | | 56 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 56.75 |
| 29 | Taka Aono | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 55 | 56.5 |
| 30 | Patrick Mordaunt | 0.25 | 55 | 0.25 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 56.25 |
| 31= | Ross Petty | 0.25 | 0.25 | 55 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.25 | | 56 |
| 31= | Calvin Wan | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 55 | 0.25 | 0 | | 56 |
| 33 | Blake Fuller | 0 | 0.25 | 55 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.25 | | 55.75 |
| 34 | Henry Schelley | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0 | | 1.25 |
| 35= | Joon Maeng | 0.25 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0 | | 1 |
| 35= | Stephan Papadakis | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | | 1 |
| 35= | Seigo Yamamoto | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0 | 0.25 | 1 |
| 38= | Chris Kregorian | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | | | 0.75 |
| 38= | Quoc Ly | 0 | | | 0.25 | | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.75 |
| 38= | Brian Peter | 0 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0 | 0.25 | 0 | | 0.75 |
| 41= | Gary Lang | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.5 |
| 41= | Tommy Suell | 0 | | | 0.25 | 0.25 | | | 0.5 |
| 41= | Jairus Wharerau | 0 | | | 0.25 | | 0.25 | | 0.5 |
| 44= | James Bondurant | 0 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | | | | 0.25 |
| 44= | Alex Pfeiffer | | | | 0 | | | 0.25 | 0.25 |
| 44= | Doug Van Den Brink | 0 | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.25 |
| 44= | Dan Willie | | 0 | 0.25 | | | 0 | | 0.25 |
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## Honors

* Rookie of the Year
    Michihiro Takatori
* Most improved driver
    Stephan Verdier
* Driver of the Year
    Ryan Tuerck
* Hardest Charging Driver
    Robbie Nishida
* Spirit of Drifting
    Patrick Mordaunt
* Superstar of the Year
    Tanner Foust
* Best Style
    Daijiro Yoshihara