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2008 British Formula 3 International Series

The 2008 Formula 3 International Series was the 58th British Formula 3 International Series season. It began on 24 March 2008 at Oulton Park's Easter Monday meeting and ended on 12 October at Donington Park after 22 rounds in four countries. Jay Bridger sealed the National Class championship at the Bucharest meeting, with a third place in round nineteen. The overall championship went down to the final meeting as Oliver Turvey, Jaime Alguersuari, Brendon Hartley and Sergio Pérez all had a chance of winning the title, however it was Alguersuari that won the title, thanks to a double win at Donington.

Drivers and teams

Team	Chassis	Engine	No	Driver	Rounds
GBR Hitech Racing	Dallara F308	Mercedes HWA	1	GBR Max Chilton	All
2	AUT Walter Grubmüller	All
GBR Carlin Motorsport	Dallara F308	Mercedes HWA	3	NZL Brendon Hartley	All
4	ESP Jaime Alguersuari	All
17	GBR Oliver Turvey	All
18	AUS Sam Abay	All
GBR Nexa Racing	Dallara F308	Mugen-Honda	5	ISL Viktor Jensen	2–7
GBR Räikkönen Robertson Racing	Dallara F308	Mercedes HWA	6	GBR Henry Arundel	All
24	AUS John Martin	All
25	GBR Alistair Jackson	1–2
nowrap	BRA Clemente de Faria, Jr.	9
26	FIN Atte Mustonen	All
GBR Fortec Motorsport	Dallara F308	Mercedes HWA	7	SWE Sebastian Hohenthal	1–8
GBR Dean Smith	11
8	SWE Marcus Ericsson	All
14	CAN Philip Major	All
GBR T-Sport	Dallara F308	Mugen-Honda	9	MEX Sergio Pérez	All
GBR Ultimate Motorsport	Mygale M-08F3	Mercedes	11	ARG Esteban Guerrieri	1–3, 10
GBR Alistair Jackson	4–9
12	AGO Ricardo Teixeira	1–10
13	IRL Michael Devaney	1–4
16	5–10
GBR Eurotek Motorsport	Dallara F308	Mercedes HWA	15	GBR Oliver Oakes	2, 8
GBR JTR with Marshall Westland	Mygale M-08F3	Mercedes HWA	28	GBR Nick Tandy	1–9, 11
GBR Carlin Motorsport	Dallara F305	Mugen-Honda	42	GBR Henry Surtees	11
43	BRA Adriano Buzaid	11
54	ISL Kristján Einar	1–10
56	GBR Andrew Meyrick	1–6
GBR Martin O'Connell	7
GBR Fluid Motorsport	Dallara F307	Mugen-Honda	50	GBR Jay Bridger	All
51	GBR Stefan Wilson	All
GBR C F Racing	Dallara F306	Mugen-Honda	52	GBR Hywel Lloyd	All
GBR T-Sport	Dallara F306	Mugen-Honda	53	COL Steven Guerrero	All
57	BHR Salman Al Khalifa	1–10
GBR Callum MacLeod	11
GBR Nexa Racing	Dallara F306	Mugen-Honda	55	DEU Craig Reiff	1–4, 8–9
GBR Team Loctite	Dallara F306	Mugen-Honda	58	IRL Niall Quinn	1–2, 4
59	GBR Jordan Williams	5–7
GBR Litespeed F3	SLC R1	Mugen-Honda	60	GBR Callum MacLeod	5
61	GBR Jonathan Legris	7, 9, 11
ITA Ombra Racing	Dallara F308	Mugen-Honda	71	ITA Matteo Chinosi	3
72	ITA Federico Leo	3
AUT HBR Motorsport	Dallara F308	Mercedes HWA	73	ESP Daniel Campos-Hull	8
74	LBN Basil Shaaban	8
BRA Cesario Formula	Dallara F308	Mugen-Honda	84	BRA Clemente de Faria, Jr.	11
GBR Eurotek Motorsport	Dallara F308	Mercedes HWA	85	GBR Oliver Oakes	9–11

Driver changes

Following the departure of Marko Asmer, who joined BMW Sauber as the team's test driver, Hitech Racing brought in 16-year-old British driver Max Chilton as the Estonian's replacement. Austrian Walter Grubmüller remains with the team.
Carlin Motorsport did not retain any of its drivers from the previous year, instead hiring Red Bull backed Brendon Hartley and Jaime Alguersuari. Brit Oliver Turvey, who has been an A1 Grand Prix rookie driver for A1 Team Great Britain, and Australian Sam Abay, also a race winner but at Formula BMW level, take the remaining seats in the Championship Class.
Unlike the previous year, Carlin also entered two cars in the lower national class level, Kristján Einar and Andrew Meyrick will drive them.
Räikkönen Robertson Racing retained Finn Atte Mustonen with Henry Arundel, Alistair Jackson and John Martin taking the remaining three seats.
Both Mansell brothers, Greg and Leo, left the team at the end of 2007. They were replaced by Marcus Ericsson, who won the final British Formula BMW Championship the previous year with Fortec, and fellow Formula BMW champion Philip Major. Sebastian Hohenthal retains his spot at the team.
T-Sport retain 2007 National Class winner Sergio Pérez who has been promoted to Championship class. Steven Guerrero and Salman Al-Khalifa, the latter having experience in the championship, take up T-Sport's vacant national class seats.
Ultimate Motorsport, the only team to use the Mygale chassis, retain experienced Esteban Guerrieri and Michael Devaney, both have a total of eight seasons of Formula Three between them. Angolan Ricardo Teixeira joins the team from Performance Racing.

Calendar

Round	Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	nowrap	National Class Winner	1
GBR Oulton Park	24 March	ESP Jaime Alguersuari	AUS John Martin	GBR Oliver Turvey	GBR Carlin Motorsport	GBR Andrew Meyrick
ESP Jaime Alguersuari	ESP Jaime Alguersuari	ESP Jaime Alguersuari	GBR Carlin Motorsport	GBR Andrew Meyrick
GBR Croft	27 April	SWE Marcus Ericsson	GBR Max Chilton	MEX Sergio Pérez	GBR T-Sport	GBR Andrew Meyrick
NZL Brendon Hartley	MEX Sergio Pérez	NZL Brendon Hartley	GBR Carlin Motorsport	GBR Andrew Meyrick
ITA Monza	17 May	ITA Matteo Chinosi	ARG Esteban Guerrieri	MEX Sergio Pérez	GBR T-Sport	GBR Hywel Lloyd
18 May	GBR Max Chilton	ARG Esteban Guerrieri	MEX Sergio Pérez	GBR T-Sport	GBR Jay Bridger
GBR Rockingham	26 May	GBR Max Chilton	ESP Jaime Alguersuari	FIN Atte Mustonen	nowrap	GBR Räikkönen Robertson Racing	GBR Andrew Meyrick
ESP Jaime Alguersuari	GBR Oliver Turvey	nowrap	SWE Sebastian Hohenthal	GBR Fortec Motorsport	GBR Andrew Meyrick
GBR Snetterton	8 June	IRL Michael Devaney	SWE Marcus Ericsson	IRL Michael Devaney	GBR Ultimate Motorsport	GBR Jay Bridger
NZL Brendon Hartley	ESP Jaime Alguersuari	IRL Michael Devaney	GBR Ultimate Motorsport	GBR Stefan Wilson
GBR Thruxton	29 June	ESP Jaime Alguersuari	SWE Marcus Ericsson	NZL Brendon Hartley	GBR Carlin Motorsport	GBR Andrew Meyrick
NZL Brendon Hartley	GBR Oliver Turvey	NZL Brendon Hartley	GBR Carlin Motorsport	COL Steven Guerrero
GBR Brands Hatch	13 July	ESP Jaime Alguersuari	ESP Jaime Alguersuari	ESP Jaime Alguersuari	GBR Carlin Motorsport	GBR Jay Bridger
SWE Marcus Ericsson	SWE Marcus Ericsson	MEX Sergio Pérez	GBR T-Sport	COL Steven Guerrero
BEL Spa-Francorchamps	1 August	GBR Oliver Turvey	NZL Brendon Hartley	GBR Oliver Turvey	GBR Carlin Motorsport	GBR Stefan Wilson
2 August	GBR Oliver Turvey	NZL Brendon Hartley	NZL Brendon Hartley	GBR Carlin Motorsport	GBR Jay Bridger
GBR Silverstone	16 August	GBR Oliver Turvey	GBR Oliver Turvey	GBR Oliver Turvey	GBR Carlin Motorsport	GBR Stefan Wilson
NZL Brendon Hartley	GBR Oliver Turvey	GBR Oliver Turvey	GBR Carlin Motorsport	GBR Hywel Lloyd
ROU Bucharest	23 August	NZL Brendon Hartley	SWE Marcus Ericsson	NZL Brendon Hartley	GBR Carlin Motorsport	nowrap	BHR Salman Al Khalifa
24 August	GBR Oliver Turvey	NZL Brendon Hartley	ESP Jaime Alguersuari	GBR Carlin Motorsport	GBR Stefan Wilson
GBR Donington Park	12 October	nowrap	ESP Jaime Alguersuari	nowrap	ESP Jaime Alguersuari	nowrap	ESP Jaime Alguersuari	GBR Carlin Motorsport	GBR Henry Surtees
GBR Oliver Oakes	NZL Brendon Hartley	ESP Jaime Alguersuari	GBR Carlin Motorsport	GBR Jay Bridger

Standings

Pos	Driver	OUL
GBR	CRO
GBR	MNZ
ITA	ROC
GBR	SNE
GBR	THR
GBR	BRH
GBR	SPA
BEL	SIL
GBR	BUC
ROU	DON
GBR	Pts	1	251	2	234	3	208	4	195	5	141	6	138	7	105	8	91	9	86	10	72	11	71	12	63	13	45	14	44	15	21	16	20	17	9	18	8	19	1	20	1	21	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	National Class	1	322	2	211	3	207	4	194	5	174	6	169	7	101	8	51	9	38	10	38	11	35	12	25	13	22	14	9	15	6	Pos	Driver	OUL
GBR	CRO
GBR	MNZ
ITA	ROC
GBR	SNE
GBR	THR
GBR	BRH
GBR	SPA
BEL	SIL
GBR	BUC
ROU	DON
GBR	Pts
ESP Jaime Alguersuari	Ret	*1*	6	5	12	6	3	2	2	3	Ret	3	*1*	4	3	4	5	6	3	1	*1*	1
GBR Oliver Turvey	1	12	8	3	3	13	6	9	4	5	3	2	2	3	1	Ret	*1*	1	2	2	3	Ret
NZL Brendon Hartley	Ret	4	Ret	1	2	Ret	10	8	3	Ret	1	1	8	Ret	2	1	2	9	1	3	2	Ret
MEX Sergio Pérez	7	13	1	2	1	1	5	13	Ret	4	7	4	4	1	6	2	4	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	3
SWE Marcus Ericsson	6	2	5	Ret	7	7	2	10	6	8	2	Ret	5	*Ret*	7	5	3	2	11	12	8	7
FIN Atte Mustonen	3	7	4	4	Ret	3	1	4	8	6	6	Ret	3	2	10	Ret	10	5	7	Ret	7	18
SWE Sebastian Hohenthal	8	3	2	7	Ret	Ret	7	1	5	2	5	6	Ret	6	Ret	8
IRL Michael Devaney	4	8	16	Ret	Ret	10	12	5	1	1	9	5	10	9	8	Ret	11	8	10	5
GBR Nick Tandy	NC	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	5	14	6	7	22	8	Ret	7	5	23	3	9	3			6	2
GBR Max Chilton	2	14	22	10	Ret	4	4	3	16	7	14	12	Ret	10	17	10	7	10	6	16	21	11
AUS Sam Abay	10	11	10	Ret	6	11	8	11	10	21	4	9	12	7	4	21	8	Ret	5	8	5	5
ARG Esteban Guerrieri	5	6	3	Ret	16	2													4	4
AUS John Martin	11	Ret	9	21	5	9	11	14	12	11	17	7	9	18	5	Ret	6	7	8	Ret	12	12
AUT Walter Grubmüller	Ret	5	14	11	4	Ret	9	12	9	9	11	11	6	8	9	Ret	13	11	9	6	Ret	20
GBR Henry Arundel	9	10	11	Ret	Ret	DNS	13	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	8	20	11	12	7	12	15	Ret	15	11	10
GBR Dean Smith																					4	4
GBR Alistair Jackson	13	9	7	9			Ret	Ret	13	12	Ret	16	Ret	Ret	11	19	14	Ret
CAN Philip Major	16	22	Ret	20	9	Ret	20	Ret	19	14	16	10	11	13	20	9	16	12	Ret	Ret	20	17
GBR Oliver Oakes			12	Ret											13	11	22	14	14	7	13	6
ISL Viktor Jensen			17	15	13	Ret	21	18	20	Ret	22	17	19	16
AGO Ricardo Teixeira	14	17	Ret	Ret	DSQ	17	15	15	Ret	19	Ret	Ret	13	Ret	Ret	18	Ret	13	Ret	Ret
BRA Clemente de Faria, Jr.																	20	18			16	19
Guest drivers ineligible for points
ESP Daniel Campos-Hull															Ret	6
ITA Matteo Chinosi					8	8
ITA Federico Leo					14	Ret
LBN Basil Shaaban															Ret	15
GBR Jay Bridger	15	19	15	14	Ret	12	19	16	*11*	13	13	14	*14*	15	*16*	12	17	17	15	*11*	*10*	8
COL Steven Guerrero	20	25	18	16	Ret	16	Ret	17	15	16	15	13	16	*12*	18	13	19	20	Ret	14	17	13
GBR Hywel Lloyd	17	20	Ret	13	10	14	22	19	NC	15	19	Ret	22	20	19	16	18	16	13	10	18	16
GBR Stefan Wilson	21	23	19	18	11	Ret	18	21	17	10	21	Ret	18	17	14	17	*15*	Ret	Ret	9	15	15
GBR Andrew Meyrick	12	*15*	*13*	*8*	*Ret*	Ret	*16*	*7*	14	Ret	12	15
BHR Salman Al Khalifa	Ret	16	24	12	Ret	Ret	17	Ret	18	18	23	Ret	17	14	15	14	21	19	12	13
ISL Kristján Einar	19	21	20	17	Ret	15	Ret	20	21	17	18	18	24	22	21	Ret	24	23	Ret	Ret
DEU Craig Reiff	22	24	23	19	15	Ret	24	Ret							22	20	23	22
GBR Jonathan Legris													16	19			Ret	21			20	21
IRL Niall Quinn	18	18	21	Ret			23	22
GBR Henry Surtees																					9	9
GBR Jordan Williams									Ret	20	20	19	23	21
BRA Adriano Buzaid																					14	14
GBR Callum MacLeod									22	Ret											19	Ret
GBR Martin O'Connell													21	Ret

References

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