2008 Formula Palmer Audi season
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Championship
The 2008 Henderson Formula Palmer Audi Championship was incredibly competitive, with seven winners through the season and a three-way championship battle going into the final round.
Jason Moore eventually emerged from Croft as champion, but he was under intense pressure through much of the season from Tom Bradshaw and Jolyon Palmer. Moore made the best start to the season, winning three of the opening five races, with Richard Plant picking up a win in Round Two and Tom Bradshaw winning at Brands Hatch in Round Five.
Moore continued his winning ways in a triple-header at Spa-Francorchamps, although Jolyon Palmer scored an excellent victory in Round Six. Jack Clarke also visited the top of the podium in Round 10 at Oulton Park.
The second half of the season, however, belonged to Tom Bradshaw as he picked up four race wins, including a historic treble at Snetterton, to ensure the title went down to the wire. Elsewhere Richard Keen made a superb albeit brief appearance in the championship, gaining two victories and one pole in three races.
In 2008, the Henderson Formula Palmer Audi Championship once again enjoyed strong grids and a strong race calendar, with 33 drivers in total entering the 8-race, 20-round format. This year the championship also enjoyed a race abroad, at Spa-Francorchamps. The championship continued to support large international events at Brands Hatch such as A1 Grand Prix, the World Touring Car Championship and DTM.
Championship Standings
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Nat. | Points | Wins | Podiums | Poles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Moore | Olney Tyres and Exhausts |  UK
|
360 | 6 | 14 | 6 |
| 2 | Tom Bradshaw | Accident Exchange | UK
|
351 | 7 | 12 | 5 |
| 3 | Jolyon Palmer[1] | Comma Oil | UK
|
338 | 1 | 11 | 3 |
| 4 | Richard Plant | GW Price | UK
|
275 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | Jack Clarke | KSS Design Group | UK
|
264 | 2 | 7 | |
| 6 | Alex Brundle | Nasstar | UK
|
240 | 3 | 1 | |
| 7 | Adam Foster (R) | NewNet | UK
|
219 | |||
| 8 | Daniel Brown (R) | Momo UK | UK
|
187 | |||
| 9 | Paul Rees (R) | emedia | UK
|
177 | |||
| 10 | Ivan Lukasevich(R) | Audi Russia |  Russia
|
155 | 2 | ||
| 11 | Maxim Snegirev | Audi Russia | Russia
|
137 | |||
| 12 | Max Dmytrenko (R) | Sofiyskiy Fitness |  Ukraine
|
134 | |||
| 13 | William Zollo (R) | Hermanos Toledano | UK
|
131 | |||
| 14 | Emma Selway (R) | Relentless | UK
|
130 | |||
| 15 | Luc Paillard | Cult Energy Activator |  France
|
118 | |||
| 16 | Matt Hamilton | Sywell Leisure Sports | UK
|
110 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Dan Rozwadowski (R) | Buy A Watt | UK
|
106 | |||
| 18 | Russell Bolesworth | The Mirage | UK
|
94 | |||
| 19 | Richard Keen | UK
|
66 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| 20 | Vibe Smed (R)[2] | Copenhagen Sensor Tech |  Denmark
|
62 | |||
| 21 | Robert Brown (R) | Momo UK | UK
|
54 | |||
| 22 | Jodie Hemming (R) | UK
|
45 | ||||
| 23= | Charles Hollings | UK
|
34 | 1 | |||
| 23= | Damien Charveriat | France
|
34 | ||||
| 25 | Kenny Andrews | UK
|
28 | ||||
| 26 | Nigel Reuben | Sywell Leisure | UK
|
9 | |||
| 27 | Joe Paterson | UK
|
8 | ||||
| 28= | Luca Orlandi |  Cyprus
|
6 | ||||
| 28= | Rachid Bouzouba |  Morocco
|
6 | ||||
| 28= | Gilles Vannelet | France
|
6 | ||||
| 28= | Giuseppe Cipriani |  Italy
|
6 | ||||
| 32 | Ludovico Manfredi | Italy
|
3 | ||||
| 33 | Mark Powell | Fujitsu | UK
|
2 |
Race Calendar
| Round | Date | Circuit | Laps | Winner | Pole Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 April | Donington Park GP | 14 | Jason Moore | Paul Rees |
| 2 | 13 April | 14 | Richard Plant | Tom Bradshaw | |
| 3 | 13 April | 13 | Jason Moore | / | |
| 4 | 4 May | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix) | 16 | Jason Moore | Jason Moore |
| 5 | 4 May | 16 | Tom Bradshaw | Alex Brundle | |
| 6 | 18 May | Spa-Francorchamps | 9 | Jolyon Palmer | / |
| 7 | 18 May | 9 | Jason Moore | Jason Moore | |
| 8 | 18 May | 9 | Jason Moore | Tom Bradshaw | |
| 9 | 28 June | Oulton Park (International) | 11 | Tom Bradshaw | Tom Bradshaw |
| 10 | 28 June | 14 | Jack Clarke | Tom Bradshaw | |
| 11 | 27 July | Brands Hatch (International) | 16 | Jason Moore | Jolyon Palmer |
| 12 | 27 July | 16 | Jack Clarke | Jolyon Palmer | |
| 13 | 17 August | Snetterton | 18 | Tom Bradshaw | Tom Bradhsaw |
| 14 | 17 August | 18 | Tom Bradshaw | Jason Moore | |
| 15 | 17 August | 18 | Tom Bradshaw | Tom Bradhsaw | |
| 16 | 31 August | Brands Hatch (Indy) | 30 | Tom Bradshaw | Jolyon Palmer |
| 17 | 31 August | 30 | Richard Keen | Richard Keen | |
| 18 | 31 August | 30 | Richard Keen | Jason Moore | |
| 19 | 19 September | Silverstone | 17 | Matt Hamilton | Matt Hamilton |
| 20 | 19 September | 17 | Tom Bradshaw | Matt Hamilton |
References