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2008 British Touring Car Championship

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The drivers' championship was won by Fabrizio Giovanardi for the VX Racing team.

The 2008 HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 51st British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) season. It was also the first that the championship was sponsored by HiQ. Fabrizio Giovanardi won his second consecutive title.

Changes for 2008

Teams and drivers

After capturing the Drivers and Manufacturers titles in their first season with the Vectra, the Triple 8-run works Vauxhall squad expanded to three cars for 2008. Reigning champion Fabrizio Giovanardi remained on board, being joined by Matt Neal, returning to Vauxhall for the first time since 2002 after leaving his family-run Team Dynamics squad, with whom he won back-to-back titles in 2005 and 2006. The third car was piloted by Tom Onslow-Cole, who impressed at the wheel of a WSR BMW in his debut BTCC campaign in 2007.

SEAT were once again the only other full-works operation, and fitted their Leons with the rapid yet often unreliable turbo diesel engines being used by the marque's World Touring Car Championship operation. Jason Plato, who came extremely close to securing a second BTCC title the previous year, remained on board, as did GT convert Darren Turner.

Tom Chilton, moving the opposite direction after two years with Vauxhall, replaced the outgoing Neal at Team Dynamics (again running as Team Halfords), with Gordon Shedden remaining on board in the other of their self-developed Honda Civics. As with the previous year, in spite of not being a factory-backed operation, the cars were not eligible for Independents points due to their dominance of the category with the Integra in 2005 and 2006.

West Surrey Racing (again running as Team RAC) campaigned the BMW 320is for a second year, with reigning Independents champion Colin Turkington again heading the team and single-seater convert Stephen Jelley replacing the Vauxhall-bound Onslow-Cole. Mat Jackson returned in his 320is after a successful debut season in 2007, with his small family-run operation now enjoying BMW Dealer Team UK backing.

Motorbase Performance also joined the BMW brigade after ditching their SEAT Toledos, with former Independents champion Rob Collard returned to the series full-time with the team after spending most of 2007 away. He was partnered by Steven Kane, who had been a front-runner for the team in the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain after making the switch from single-seaters. Also leaving the Toledo behind for 2008 were GR Asia (again running under the Team Air Cool banner), who switched to a newer Leon (which ran with its original petrol engine unlike the works cars) for the returning Adam Jones.

Team Eurotech continued with the ex-Team Dynamics Honda Integra for a third year, expanding to two cars with team boss Mike Jordan now joined by his 18-year-old son Andrew, who had impressed in rallycross before making his road racing debut in the Renault Clio Cup in 2007. John George also campaigned his Integra for a second year with TH Motorsport.

Alan Taylor returned for a full season in his Integra with Robertshaw Racing, having debuted in the closing meetings of 2007. The team also added a pair of ex-WTCC Chevrolet Lacettis to their line-up driven by Matt Allison, switching from Motorbase, and SEAT Cupra Championship graduate Harry Vaulkhard. Allison left the team due to budgetary reasons after the first three meetings and was not replaced.

Among the other returnees were Kartworld Racing (entered as Team KWR), who continued to run the venerable MG ZS, cutting back to a single example for team boss Jason Hughes. Tech-Speed Motorsport, again running under the Arkas Racing banner, expanded to two cars for its second year with the Vauxhall Astra Sport Hatch, Turkey's Erkut Kizilirmak being joined by Martin Bell, who had piloted a Geoff Steel Racing BMW in the previous two years.

BTC Racing began the year running their temperamental Lexus IS200s from the previous two seasons, before switching to a pair of SEAT Toledos acquired from Motorbase from the second round onwards. Team stalwart Chris Stockton remained alongside multiple truck racing champion Stuart Oliver, who was making his first steps into cars. Gareth Howell, who appeared in a Toledo for Motorbase in 2007, was recruited to replace Oliver at meetings that clashed with his truck racing commitments, making two such appearances before Oliver left the championship and the second car was dropped.

The only all-new entry to the championship came in the shape of young Scotsman Michael Doyle, who had been a race winner in the Clio Cup the previous year. He ran a BTCC-spec Honda Civic Type-R, originally built and run by the works Arena operation between 2002 and 2005, with his family-run In-Tune Racing team.

Other changes

  • Dunlop was no longer the title sponsor of the BTCC, being replaced by HiQ. However, both brands shared the same parent company.

Entry list

On 12 March 2008 the BTCC Organisers released the official MSA HiQ British Touring Car Championship entry list for the 2008 season.

Team Car No. Drivers Rounds
Works Entries
United Kingdom VX Racing Vauxhall Vectra 1 Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi All
4 United Kingdom Matt Neal All
10 United Kingdom Tom Onslow-Cole All
United Kingdom SEAT Sport UK SEAT León TDI 11 United Kingdom Jason Plato All
12 United Kingdom Darren Turner All
Constructor Entries
United Kingdom Team Halfords Honda Civic 9 United Kingdom Tom Chilton All
52 United Kingdom Gordon Shedden All
Independent S2000 Entries
United Kingdom Team RAC BMW 320si 5 United Kingdom Colin Turkington All
50 United Kingdom Stephen Jelley All
United Kingdom BMW Dealer Team UK BMW 320si 7 United Kingdom Mat Jackson All
United Kingdom Robertshaw Racing Chevrolet Lacetti 16 United Kingdom Harry Vaulkhard All
26 United Kingdom Matt Allison 1–3
Hong Kong Team Air Cool SEAT León 21 United Kingdom Adam Jones All
United Kingdom Motorbase Performance BMW 320si 24 United Kingdom Steven Kane All
25 United Kingdom Rob Collard All
United Kingdom BTC Racing Lexus IS200 42 United Kingdom Stuart Oliver 1–2
43 United Kingdom Chris Stockton 1–2
SEAT Toledo Cupra 3–5, 7–10
42 United Kingdom Stuart Oliver 3, 5
44 United Kingdom Gareth Howell 4, 7
Independent BTC-T Entries
United Kingdom Arkas Racing
with sunshine.co.uk
Vauxhall Astra Sport Hatch 15 United Kingdom Martyn Bell All
90 Turkey Erkut Kızılırmak 1–6, 9–10
United Kingdom Team KWR MG ZS 28 United Kingdom Jason Hughes All
United Kingdom Robertshaw Racing Honda Integra Type-R 32 United Kingdom Alan Taylor All
In-Tune Racing Honda Civic Type-R 33 United Kingdom Michael Doyle All
United Kingdom TH Motorsport
with JAG Racing
Honda Integra Type-R 55 United Kingdom John George All
United Kingdom John Guest Racing Honda Integra Type-R 77 United Kingdom Mike Jordan All
78 United Kingdom Andrew Jordan All
  • Team Halfords were neither a works or an independent entry.

Calendar

All races were held in the United Kingdom. The 2008 season once again had ten race weekends with three BTCC rounds at each. A provisional calendar had been announced by series organisers.[1]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
1 R1 Brands Hatch (Indy) 30 March United Kingdom Mat Jackson United Kingdom Colin Turkington Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi VX Racing
R2 United Kingdom Darren Turner Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi VX Racing
R3 United Kingdom Mat Jackson United Kingdom Colin Turkington Team RAC
2 R4 Rockingham Motor Speedway 13 April United Kingdom Gordon Shedden United Kingdom Tom Onslow-Cole United Kingdom Gordon Shedden Team Halfords
R5 Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi United Kingdom Mat Jackson BMW Dealer Team UK
R6 United Kingdom Matt Neal United Kingdom Matt Neal VX Racing
3 R7 Donington Park (National) 4 May United Kingdom Tom Onslow-Cole United Kingdom Jason Plato United Kingdom Jason Plato SEAT Sport UK
R8 Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi VX Racing
R9 United Kingdom Tom Onslow-Cole United Kingdom Darren Turner SEAT Sport UK
4 R10 Thruxton Circuit 18 May United Kingdom Tom Onslow-Cole United Kingdom Tom Onslow-Cole United Kingdom Tom Onslow-Cole VX Racing
R11 Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi United Kingdom Tom Onslow-Cole VX Racing
R12 United Kingdom Jason Plato United Kingdom Jason Plato SEAT Sport UK
5 R13 Croft Circuit 1 June United Kingdom Darren Turner United Kingdom Gordon Shedden United Kingdom Colin Turkington Team RAC
R14 United Kingdom Steven Kane United Kingdom Colin Turkington Team RAC
R15 Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi VX Racing
6 R16 Snetterton Circuit 13 July United Kingdom Jason Plato United Kingdom Darren Turner United Kingdom Jason Plato SEAT Sport UK
R17 Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi United Kingdom Jason Plato SEAT Sport UK
R18 Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi United Kingdom Mat Jackson BMW Dealer Team UK
7 R19 Oulton Park (Island) 27 July United Kingdom Jason Plato United Kingdom Jason Plato United Kingdom Jason Plato SEAT Sport UK
R20 United Kingdom Colin Turkington United Kingdom Colin Turkington Team RAC
R21 United Kingdom Jason Plato United Kingdom Gordon Shedden Team Halfords
8 R22 Knockhill Circuit 17 August United Kingdom Darren Turner United Kingdom Jason Plato United Kingdom Jason Plato SEAT Sport UK
R23 United Kingdom Darren Turner United Kingdom Jason Plato SEAT Sport UK
R24 United Kingdom Darren Turner United Kingdom Darren Turner SEAT Sport UK
9 R25 Silverstone Circuit (National) 31 August United Kingdom Jason Plato United Kingdom Mat Jackson United Kingdom Jason Plato SEAT Sport UK
R26 Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi VX Racing
R27 United Kingdom Jason Plato United Kingdom Mat Jackson BMW Dealer Team UK
10 R28 Brands Hatch (Indy) 21 September United Kingdom Stephen Jelley United Kingdom Steven Kane United Kingdom Mat Jackson BMW Dealer Team UK
R29 United Kingdom Mat Jackson United Kingdom Mat Jackson BMW Dealer Team UK
R30 Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi United Kingdom Tom Chilton Team Halfords

Championship standings

Points system
 1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  Fastest Lap Lead a lap
15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1
  • No driver may collect more than one "Lead a Lap" point per race no matter how many laps they lead.
  • Race 1 polesitter receives 1 point.

Drivers Championship

Pos Driver BHI ROC DON THR CRO SNE OUL KNO SIL BHI Pts
1 Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi 1* 1* 6 5 2* 5 8 1* 4 3 10* 3 4 5 1* 7 3 3 3 2 6 2 2 5 5 1* 3 14 DNS 11 262
2 United Kingdom Mat Jackson 2* 4 2 6 1* Ret Ret 11 8 5 5 2 18* 2 5 15 7 1* 12 5 4 6 5 4 2 13* 1* 1* 1* 4 226
3 United Kingdom Jason Plato 3 3 5 9 9 6 1* 2* 3 DSQ 7 1* 12 8 12 1* 1* Ret 1* NC* 9 1* 1* Ret 1* 7* 5* 5 Ret 13 223
4 United Kingdom Colin Turkington 20 8 1* 16 6 7* 9* 13 12 2 2* 6 1* 1* 8 5 2 6 4 1* 7 5 7 15 4 2 4 4 3 5 212
5 United Kingdom Matt Neal 5 7 3 3 11 1* 2 Ret 6 4 3 4 2 3 3 10 5 4 15 7 5 16 10 7 6 4 15 6 2 8 185
6 United Kingdom Tom Onslow-Cole 7 6 Ret 7 5 Ret 3* 3 2 1* 1* 7 19 11 7 6 14 5 5 3 11 3 3 12 11 6 6* 9 8 3 170
7 United Kingdom Gordon Shedden 6 2 Ret 1* 4 4 4 9* 10 13* 8 17* 3* Ret 6 4 8 Ret 7 8 1* 4 4 8 13 8 11 13 9 9 144
8 United Kingdom Darren Turner 4 5 Ret 2 3* Ret 19 4 1* 6 4 16 15 9 Ret 2 19* 16 6 Ret 16 Ret 8 1* 3 Ret 19 7 Ret 12 133
9 United Kingdom Adam Jones 10 10 18 4 8 3 7 7 7 8 6 5 8 6 2 13 10 DSQ 8 6 2 8 12 10 8 3 2 11 11 Ret 119
10 United Kingdom Tom Chilton 9 Ret 7 8 7 2 Ret 5 5 7 12 Ret Ret 14 4 3 15 7 2 11 Ret 10 11 6 12 Ret 9 8 6 1* 107
11 United Kingdom Steven Kane 8 Ret DNS 10 10 13 6 12 16 12 13 9 7 Ret Ret 8 6 2 9 4 Ret 12 14 9 Ret 5 12 2 5 2 86
12 United Kingdom Rob Collard 12 Ret 11 13 12 8 Ret DNS Ret 14 14 11 5 4 Ret* 9 4 9 10 Ret 8 7 6 2 16 9 7 3 4 6 84
13 United Kingdom Andrew Jordan 15 14 9 Ret Ret Ret 5 6 Ret 10 9 Ret 10 Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret 13 9 3* 9 9 3 9 Ret 20 10 7 7 56
14 United Kingdom Mike Jordan 13 9 4 Ret Ret 9 10 Ret 9 9 15 8 6 7 Ret 11 9 Ret Ret DNS DNS 11 13 11 Ret 10 Ret 12 10 10 34
15 United Kingdom Stephen Jelley 14 11 10 11 15 11 Ret Ret 13 11 11 Ret Ret 10 9 12 11 8 11 10 15 13 15 13 7 Ret 10 Ret 12 Ret 14
16 United Kingdom Michael Doyle NC 18 15 20 Ret Ret 15 Ret DNS 15 Ret DNS 9 Ret DNS Ret 13 11 16 Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret 15 Ret 8 15 Ret DNS 5
17 United Kingdom Matt Allison 11 12 8 12 Ret DNS Ret DNS DNS 3
18 United Kingdom Chris Stockton Ret DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 13 8 Ret 19 Ret Ret 11 18 Ret Ret 14 Ret Ret 17 17 Ret DNS DNS Ret DNS DNS 3
19 United Kingdom Harry Vaulkhard 18 15 14 Ret 13 14 12 14 11 Ret 16 10 13 13 11 14 17 15 14 12 12 Ret 16 14 10 12 13 16 13 14 2
20 United Kingdom Jason Hughes 16 13 13 14 14 15 11 10 14 16 18 13 14 12 DNS 16 12 12 Ret 15 10 Ret Ret 16 14 11 Ret Ret 14 15 2
21 United Kingdom John George 17 19 12 15 16 Ret Ret DNS DNS 20 NC 12 17 17 Ret 17 16 10 17 Ret Ret 14 20 19 19 15 14 Ret 15 Ret 1
22 Turkey Erkut Kızılırmak 19 16 17 17 18 10 16 Ret DNS 22 19 14 16 15 13 18 Ret 13 18 DNS 17 18 17 Ret 1
23 United Kingdom Martyn Bell Ret 17 16 18 17 12 14 Ret Ret 17 Ret 15 20 16 Ret Ret 18 14 18 13 14 Ret 18 18 17 14 18 17 16 Ret 0
24 United Kingdom Alan Taylor 21 20 Ret 21 19 DNS 18 Ret DNS 21 Ret Ret Ret DNS DNS Ret Ret Ret NC Ret Ret 15 19 20 Ret DNS 16 19 DNS 16 0
25 United Kingdom Stuart Oliver Ret Ret DNS 19 Ret Ret 17 Ret 15 21 Ret DNS 0
26 United Kingdom Gareth Howell 18 17 Ret Ret DNS DNS 0
Pos Driver BHI ROC DON THR CRO SNE OUL KNO SIL BHI Pts
  • Note: bold signifies pole position (1 point given in first race only, and race 2 and 3 poles are based on race results), italics signifies fastest lap (1 point given all races) and * signifies at least one lap in the lead (1 point given all races).

Manufacturers Championship

Pos Manufacturer BHI ROC DON THR CRO SNE OUL KNO SIL BHI Pts
1 Vauxhall / VX Racing 1 1 3 3 2 1 2 1 4 1 1 3 2 3 1 6 3 3 3 2 5 2 2 5 6 4 6 6 2 3 697
5 6 6 5 11 5 3 Ret 6 3 10 7 4 5 3 7 5 4 15 7 6 16 10 7 11 6 15 9 8 8
2 SEAT / SEAT Sport UK 3 3 5 2 3 6 1 2 1 6 4 1 12 8 12 1 1 16 1 NC 9 1 1 1 1 7 5 5 Ret 12 545
4 5 Ret 9 9 Ret 19 4 3 DSQ 7 16 15 9 Ret 2 19 Ret 6 Ret 16 Ret 8 Ret 3 Ret 19 7 Ret 13

Teams Championship

Pos Team BHI ROC DON THR CRO SNE OUL KNO SIL BHI Pts
1 VX Racing 1 1 3 3 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 3 2 3 1 6 3 3 3 2 5 2 2 5 5 1 3 6 2 3 537
5 6 6 5 5 5 3 3 4 3 3 4 4 5 3 7 5 4 5 3 6 3 3 7 6 4 6 9 8 8
2 SEAT Sport UK 3 3 5 2 3 6 1 2 1 6 4 1 12 8 12 1 1 16 1 NC 9 1 1 1 1 7 5 5 Ret 12 328
4 5 Ret 9 9 Ret 19 4 3 DSQ 7 16 15 9 Ret 2 19 Ret 6 Ret 16 Ret 8 Ret 3 Ret 19 7 Ret 13
3 Team Halfords 6 2 6 1 4 2 4 5 5 7 8 17 3 14 4 3 8 7 2 8 1 4 4 6 12 8 9 8 6 1 231***
9 Ret Ret 8 7 4 Ret 9 10 13 12 Ret Ret Ret 6 4 15 Ret 7 11 Ret 10 11 8 13 Ret 11 13 9 9
4 Team RAC 14 8 1 11 6 7 9 13 12 2 2 6 1 1 8 5 2 6 4 1 7 5 7 13 4 2 4 4 3 5 227
20 11 10 16 15 11 Ret Ret 13 11 11 Ret Ret 10 9 12 11 8 11 10 15 13 15 15 7 Ret 10 Ret 12 Ret
5 BMW Dealer Team UK 2 4 2 6 1 Ret Ret 11 8 5 5 2 18 2 5 15 7 1 12 5 4 6 5 4 2 13 1 1 1 4 217
6 Motorbase Performance 8 Ret 11 10 10 8 6 12 16 12 13 9 5 4 Ret 8 4 2 9 4 8 7 6 2 16 5 7 2 4 2 173
12 Ret DNS 13 12 13 Ret DNS Ret 14 14 11 7 Ret Ret 9 6 9 10 Ret Ret 12 14 9 Ret 9 12 3 5 6
7 Team Air Cool 10 10 18 4 8 3 7 7 7 8 6 5 8 6 2 13 10 DSQ 8 6 2 8 12 10 8 3 2 11 11 Ret 103***
8 Team Eurotech 13 9 4 Ret Ret 9 5 6 9 9 9 8 6 7 10 11 9 Ret 13 9 3 9 9 3 9 10 20 10 7 7 89**
15 14 9 Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret Ret 10 15 Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret DNS DNS 11 13 11 Ret Ret Ret 12 10 10
9 Robertshaw Racing 11 12 8 12 13 14 12 14 11 21 16 10 13 13 11 14 17 15 14 12 12 15 16 14 10 12 13 16 13 14 9
18 15 14 21 19 DNS 18 Ret DNS Ret Ret Ret Ret DNS DNS Ret Ret Ret NC Ret Ret Ret 19 20 Ret DNS 16 19 DNS 16
10 In-Tune Racing NC 18 15 20 Ret Ret 15 Ret DNS 15 Ret DNS 9 Ret DNS Ret 13 11 16 Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret 15 Ret 8 15 Ret DNS 6
11 Team KWR 16 13 13 14 14 15 11 10 14 16 18 13 14 12 DNS 16 12 12 Ret 15 10 Ret Ret 16 14 11 Ret Ret 14 15 4
12 TH Motorsport 17 19 12 15 16 Ret Ret DNS DNS 20 NC 12 17 17 Ret 17 16 10 17 Ret Ret 14 20 19 19 15 14 Ret 15 Ret 2
13 Arkas Racing 19 16 16 17 17 10 14 Ret Ret 17 19 14 16 15 13 18 18 13 18 13 14 Ret 18 18 17 14 13 17 16 Ret 1
Ret 17 17 18 18 12 16 Ret DNS 22 Ret 15 20 16 Ret Ret Ret 14 18 DNS 18 18 17 Ret
14 BTC Racing Ret Ret DNS 19 Ret Ret 13 8 15 18 17 Ret 11 18 Ret Ret 14 Ret Ret 17 17 Ret DNS DNS Ret DNS DNS 0*
Ret DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 17 Ret Ret 19 Ret DNS 21 Ret DNS Ret DNS DNS
Pos Team BHI ROC DON THR CRO SNE OUL KNO SIL BHI Pts

* – BTC Racing lose all points for three changes of engine.
** – Team Eurotech lose 10 points for three changes of engine.
*** – Team Air Cool and Team Halfords lose 20 points for four changes of engine.

Independents Trophy

Pos Driver BHI ROC DON THR CRO SNE OUL KNO SIL BHI Pts
1 United Kingdom Colin Turkington 20 8 1 16 6 7 9 13 12 2 2 6 1 1 8 5 2 6 4 1 7 5 7 15 4 2 4 4 3 5 323
2 United Kingdom Mat Jackson 2 4 2 6 1 Ret Ret 11 8 5 5 2 18 2 5 15 7 1 12 5 4 6 5 4 2 13 1 1 1 4 313
3 United Kingdom Adam Jones 10 10 18 4 8 3 7 7 7 8 6 5 8 6 2 13 10 DSQ 8 6 2 8 12 10 8 3 2 11 11 Ret 262
4 United Kingdom Steven Kane 8 Ret DNS 10 10 13 6 12 16 12 13 9 7 Ret Ret 8 6 2 9 4 Ret 12 14 9 Ret 5 12 2 5 2 196
5 United Kingdom Rob Collard 12 Ret 11 13 12 8 Ret DNS Ret 14 14 11 5 4 Ret 9 4 9 10 Ret 8 7 6 2 16 9 7 3 4 6 189
6 United Kingdom Andrew Jordan 15 14 9 Ret Ret Ret 5 6 Ret 10 9 Ret 10 Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret 13 9 3 9 9 3 9 Ret 20 10 7 7 138
7 United Kingdom Mike Jordan 13 9 4 Ret Ret 9 10 Ret 9 9 15 8 6 7 Ret 11 9 Ret Ret DNS DNS 11 13 11 Ret 10 Ret 12 10 10 133
8 United Kingdom Stephen Jelley 14 11 10 11 15 11 Ret Ret 13 11 11 Ret Ret 10 9 12 11 8 11 10 15 13 15 13 7 Ret 10 Ret 12 Ret 118
9 United Kingdom Harry Vaulkhard 18 15 14 Ret 13 14 12 14 11 Ret 16 10 13 13 11 14 17 15 14 12 12 Ret 16 14 10 12 13 16 13 14 82
10 United Kingdom Jason Hughes 16 13 13 14 14 15 11 10 14 16 18 13 14 12 DNS 16 12 12 Ret 15 10 Ret Ret 16 14 11 Ret Ret 14 15 70
11 United Kingdom Michael Doyle NC 18 15 20 Ret Ret 15 Ret DNS 15 Ret DNS 9 Ret DNS Ret 13 11 16 Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret 15 Ret 8 15 Ret DNS 31
12 United Kingdom Matt Allison 11 12 8 12 Ret DNS Ret DNS DNS 27
13 United Kingdom John George 17 19 12 15 16 Ret Ret DNS DNS 20 NC 12 17 17 Ret 17 16 10 17 Ret Ret 14 20 19 19 15 14 Ret 15 Ret 25
14 United Kingdom Chris Stockton Ret DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 13 8 Ret 19 Ret Ret 11 18 Ret Ret 14 Ret Ret 17 17 Ret DNS DNS Ret DNS DNS 19
15 United Kingdom Martyn Bell Ret 17 16 18 17 12 14 Ret Ret 17 Ret 15 20 16 Ret Ret 18 14 18 13 14 Ret 18 18 17 14 18 17 16 Ret 18
16 Turkey Erkut Kızılırmak 19 16 17 17 18 10 16 Ret DNS 22 19 14 16 15 13 18 Ret 13 18 DNS 17 18 17 Ret 17
17 United Kingdom Alan Taylor 21 20 Ret 21 19 DNS 18 Ret DNS 21 Ret Ret Ret DNS DNS Ret Ret Ret NC Ret Ret 15 19 20 Ret DNS 16 19 DNS 16 4
18 United Kingdom Stuart Oliver Ret Ret DNS 19 Ret Ret 17 Ret 15 21 Ret DNS 3
19 United Kingdom Gareth Howell 18 17 Ret Ret DNS DNS 1
Pos Driver BHI ROC DON THR CRO SNE OUL KNO SIL BHI Pts

Independent Teams Trophy

Pos Team BHI ROC DON THR CRO SNE OUL KNO SIL BHI Pts
1 Team RAC 14 8 1 11 6 7 9 13 12 2 2 6 1 1 8 5 2 6 4 1 7 5 7 13 4 2 4 4 3 5 340
2 BMW Dealer Team UK 2 4 2 6 1 Ret Ret 11 8 5 5 2 18 2 5 15 7 1 12 5 4 6 5 4 2 13 1 1 1 4 321
3 Motorbase Performance 8 Ret 11 10 10 8 6 12 16 12 13 9 5 4 Ret 8 4 2 9 4 8 7 6 2 16 5 7 2 4 2 265
4 Team Air Cool 10 10 18 4 8 3 7 7 7 8 6 5 8 6 2 13 10 DSQ 8 6 2 8 12 10 8 3 2 11 11 Ret 256**
5 Team Eurotech 13 9 4 Ret Ret 9 5 6 9 9 9 8 6 7 10 11 9 Ret 13 9 3 9 9 3 9 10 20 10 7 7 222*
6 Robertshaw Racing 11 12 8 12 13 14 12 14 11 21 16 10 13 13 11 14 17 15 14 12 12 15 16 14 10 12 13 16 13 14 149
7 Team KWR 16 13 13 14 14 15 11 10 14 16 18 13 14 12 DNS 16 12 12 Ret 15 10 Ret Ret 16 14 11 Ret Ret 14 15 109
8 Arkas Racing 19 16 16 17 17 10 14 Ret Ret 17 19 14 16 15 13 18 18 13 18 13 14 Ret 18 18 17 14 17 17 16 Ret 73
9 TH Motorsport 17 19 12 15 16 Ret Ret DNS DNS 20 NC 12 17 17 Ret 17 16 10 17 Ret Ret 14 20 19 19 15 14 Ret 15 Ret 62
10 In-Tune Racing NC 18 15 20 Ret Ret 15 Ret DNS 15 Ret DNS 9 Ret DNS Ret 13 11 16 Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret 15 Ret 8 15 Ret DNS 52
11 BTC Racing Ret Ret DNS 19 Ret Ret 13 8 15 18 17 Ret 11 18 Ret Ret 14 Ret Ret 17 17 Ret DNS DNS Ret DNS DNS 32*
Pos Team BHI ROC DON THR CRO SNE OUL KNO SIL BHI Pts

* – BTC Racing & Team Eurotech lose 10 points for three changes of engine.
** – Team Air Cool lose 20 points for four changes of engine.

References

  1. ^ [1] Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine BTCC announced 2008 calendar