2008 Formula Renault UK season

2008 Formula Renault UK season
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Adam Christodoulou won the title, after dropped scores.

The 2008 Formula Renault UK season was the 20th British Formula Renault Championship season. The season began at Brands Hatch on March 29 and finished at the same venue on September 21, after twenty rounds. The championship was won by Adam Christodoulou with Dean Stoneman winning the Graduate Cup.

Teams and drivers

Team No Driver Class Fortec Motorsport 1 Adriano Buzaid 2 James Calado G 8 Riki Christodoulou 9 Oli Webb G Worswick Engineering Alpine Motorsport 3 Ross Worswick G 7 Dean Stoneman G CR Scuderia 5 Adam Christodoulou 6 Sten Pentus Jesse Krohn 23 Ryuji Yamamoto 43 Scott Jenkins G Eurotek Motorsport 13 Jordan Oakes Apotex Scorpio Motorsport 20 Kieren Clark 21 Sho Hanawa Will Bratt 33 Tom Mun G 38 Joshua Scott G Manor Competition 16 Tom Armour G 22 Alexander Sims 24 Henry Surtees G 35 Kris Loane Mark Burdett Motorsport 25 Thomas Hylkema 26 Richard Kent Fredrik Blomstedt 27 Tom Armour G Jesse Krohn Daniel Ivarsson

Icon Class G Graduate Cup

Calendar

All races held in United Kingdom.

Round	Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	Brands Hatch	29 March	Alexander Sims	Ryuji Yamamoto	Riki Christodoulou	Fortec Motorsport
2		30 March	Adam Christodoulou	Adam Christodoulou	Adam Christodoulou	CR Scuderia
3	Rockingham	12 April	Adam Christodoulou	Adam Christodoulou	Adam Christodoulou	CR Scuderia
4		13 April	Adam Christodoulou	Adam Christodoulou	Adam Christodoulou	CR Scuderia
5	Donington Park	3 May	Adriano Buzaid	Adriano Buzaid	Adriano Buzaid	Fortec Motorsport
6		4 May	Adriano Buzaid	Alexander Sims	Dean Stoneman	Alpine Motorsport
7	Thruxton	17 May	Adam Christodoulou	Ryuji Yamamoto	Adam Christodoulou	CR Scuderia
8		18 May	Adam Christodoulou	Adam Christodoulou	Riki Christodoulou	Fortec Motorsport
9	Croft	31 May	Adam Christodoulou	Adriano Buzaid	Adam Christodoulou	CR Scuderia
–		1 June	Race cancelled due to rain
10	Silverstone GP	7 June	Adriano Buzaid	Adriano Buzaid	Adriano Buzaid	Fortec Motorsport
11		8 June	Adriano Buzaid	Riki Christodoulou	Adriano Buzaid	Fortec Motorsport
12*	Snetterton	12 July	Riki Christodoulou	Dean Stoneman	Alexander Sims	Manor Competition
13		13 July	James Calado	Riki Christodoulou	James Calado	Fortec Motorsport
14			Dean Stoneman	Kris Loane	Dean Stoneman	Alpine Motorsport
15	Oulton Park	26 July	James Calado	Alexander Sims	Adam Christodoulou	CR Scuderia
16		27 July	Dean Stoneman	Riki Christodoulou	Adam Christodoulou	CR Scuderia
17	Silverstone National	30 August	Adriano Buzaid	Alexander Sims	Alexander Sims	Manor Competition
18		31 August	Jordan Oakes	Adriano Buzaid	Adriano Buzaid	Fortec Motorsport
19	Brands Hatch	20 September	Adriano Buzaid	Adriano Buzaid	Adriano Buzaid	Fortec Motorsport
20		21 September	Dean Stoneman	Dean Stoneman	Dean Stoneman	Alpine Motorsport

* – race 12 was the replacement round for the second Croft race. Riki Christodoulou had originally won the pole in the qualifying session held.

Driver standings

Points are awarded to the drivers as follows:

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	FL
Points	32	28	25	22	20	18	16	14	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	2

Best 18 results count towards the championship.

• T. Pts — points if all races counted.
• Drop — two dropped scores.
• Pts — best 18 results.
• G. Pts — drivers in the Graduate Cup, with the best 15 results counting.

Pos	Driver	BRH		ROC		DON		THR		CRO	SILG		SNE			OUL		SILN		BRH		Pts	G. Pts
1	Adam Christodoulou	3	1	1	1	4	5	1	16	1	2	2	Ret	5	4	1	1	2	Ret	4	5	472
2	Alexander Sims	9	4	3	4	9	3	7	3	2	5	3	1	6	3	3	2	1	4	3	2	449
3	Adriano Buzaid	8	3	4	7	1	2	6	4	16	1	1	9	4	12	4	6	18	1	1	4	418
4	Dean Stoneman (G)	16	2	5	Ret	16	1	4	Ret	5	10	5	2	2	1	2	8	3	2	8	1	398	377
5	Riki Christodoulou	1	6	7	3	2	6	2	1	3	4	19	3	3	11	Ret	16	5	14	10	3	374
6	Kris Loane	5	13	6	6	3	4	10	Ret	8	6	10	12	7	5	9	10	8	10	2	7	296
7	James Calado (G)	14	14	13	8	5	14	3	9	4	3	9	4	1	2	12	4	Ret	Ret	13	9	292	271
8	Oli Webb (G)	13	9	8	5	6	19	13	5	7	12	6	5	12	9	8	11	4	6	12	6	267	241
9	Scott Jenkins (G)	4	10	11	Ret	7	13	11	12	10	9	7	8	8	6	5	5	10	7	6	10	259	230
10	Jordan Oakes	12	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	18	8	6	6	11	Ret	16	9	7	6	3	7	Ret	5	8	216
11	Ryuji Yamamoto	6	5	2	2	Ret	8	5	Ret	Ret	15	14	11	14	14	15	Ret	14	11	9	19	204
12	Henry Surtees (G)	15	12	10	9	17	7	12	11	Ret	Ret	20	6	11	10	7	7	12	3	11	11	203	192
13	Joshua Scott (G)	2	8	Ret	12	8	Ret	9	2	9	7	4	17	19	Ret	10	9	11	Ret	17	Ret	198	198
14	Kieren Clark	10	16	15	10	13	16	14	10	14	17	11	10	15	15	16	12	15	5	7	17	160
15	Ross Worswick (G)	11	Ret	14	15	10	10	Ret	14	12	8	Ret	7	13	17	11	13	6	Ret	16	12	153	149
16	Tom Armour (G)	18	Ret	16	14	14	11	17	15	11	14	15	13	Ret	Ret	14	15	13	13	19	16	109	104
17	Thomas Hylkema	17	18	17	13	Ret	Ret	16	18	17	16	17	15	18	13	Ret	14	16	8	14	13	98
18	Sten Pentus	DNS	11	12	11	12	9	18	8	18	Ret	13										78
19	Fredrik Blomstedt					Ret	15	15	17	13	Ret	16	14	17	Ret	13	18	9	Ret	15	14	76
20	Sho Hanawa	7	15	9	16	11	12	Ret	7													74
21	Tom Mun (G)					15	17	19	13	15	Ret	18	18	16	16	Ret	17	17	9	18	18	68	68
22	Jesse Krohn										13	12		10	8	17	Ret	Ret	12			55
23	Will Bratt										Ret	8										14
24	Daniel Ivarsson																			Ret	15	6
25	Richard Kent	19	17																			6

See also

• 2008 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Winter Cup

External links

• The official website of the Formula Renault UK Championship