2008 Superleague Formula season
Motorsport season
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The 2008 Superleague Formula season was the inaugural Superleague Formula championship. The season started very late in 2008 with the first round being on August 31 at Donington Park. There were six rounds (twelve races) in total with the successful season finale at Circuito Permanente de Jerez on 23 November. In the 18 cars on the grid were established A1GP and GP2 drivers as well as two ex-Formula One race starters, Robert Doornbos and Antônio Pizzonia.
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Beijing Guoan, run under former Formula One team Zakspeed with driver Davide Rigon, were eventually crowned the first ever champions at the last event of the season.
Teams and drivers
- No numbers 1 or 2 because it was the first season.
- Cars 16 and 17 were run by Team West-Tec during pre-season.
- Atlético Madrid did not enter until prior to round 2.[23]
- FC Porto switched from Alan Docking Racing to Hitech Racing prior round 5.[24]
Test/reserve drivers
2008 schedule
Race calendar and results
| Round | Race | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning club | Winning team | Report | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 |  Donington Park |
August 31 |  Beijing Guoan |
Beijing Guoan |
Beijing Guoan |
 Zakspeed |
Report |
| R2 |  PSV Eindhoven |
 Sevilla FC |
GTA Motor Competición | |||||
| 2 | R1 | Nürburgring |
September 21 |  A.C. Milan |
PSV Eindhoven |
A.C. Milan |
Scuderia Playteam |
Report |
| R2 |  SC Corinthians |
PSV Eindhoven |
 Azerti Motorsport | |||||
| 3 | R1 | Zolder |
October 5 | Borussia Dortmund |
 Liverpool F.C. |
Liverpool F.C. |
Hitech Junior Team |
Report |
| R2 | Atlético Madrid |
Beijing Guoan |
Zakspeed | |||||
| 4 | R1 |  Estoril |
October 19 | A.S. Roma |
Atlético Madrid |
Liverpool F.C. |
Hitech Junior Team |
Report |
| R2 | Borussia Dortmund |
 Al Ain |
Azerti Motorsport | |||||
| 5 | R1 | Vallelunga |
November 2 | Liverpool F.C. |
Beijing Guoan |
Beijing Guoan |
Zakspeed |
Report |
| R2 | Atlético Madrid |
F.C. Porto |
Hitech Junior Team | |||||
| 6 | R1 | Jerez |
November 23 | Liverpool F.C. |
R.S.C. Anderlecht |
A.C. Milan |
Scuderia Playteam |
Report |
| R2 | Beijing Guoan |
Borussia Dortmund |
Zakspeed | |||||
| Sources:[23][29] | ||||||||
- Race 2 starts with reverse grid from finishing order of Race 1.
Test calendar and results
- The first group test was at Vallelunga, Italy and ran from August 6–8. Scuderia Playteam were the fastest team on all three days with drivers Robert Doornbos and Alessandro Pier Guidi putting in the fast laps, for the clubs they would later go on to race for.[2][26][30] Prior to the opening round, two test sessions at Donington Park, UK on August 21 and 28 further helped the cars and it was the combination of FMS International and Enrico Toccacelo for A.S. Roma who were fastest on both occasions.[31][32]
Championship standings
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| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st | 22nd | DNS | Ref |
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| Points | 50 | 45 | 40 | 36 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | [34] |