2008 Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup

2008 Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup

Company type	Motorsport competition
Industry	Auto racing
Founded	2008
Area served	Western Europe
Products	Formula Renault 2.0 racing series

The 2008 Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup represented the first edition of the WEC series, incorporating the French Formula Renault championship, which honors the leading French competitor as well as the best newcomer. Additionally, the competition includes a Challenger Cup designed for drivers piloting vehicles equipped with the 2004 aerodynamic package.

Teams and drivers

Team	No.	Driver name	Rounds
Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Epsilon Euskadi	1	Jake Rosenzweig	All
	2	Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Pablo Montilla	All
	3	Template:Country data DOMTemplate:Namespace detect showall Richard Campollo	All
	7	Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Albert Costa	All
	8	Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Roberto Merhi	All
	62	Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Pedro Bianchini	6
Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall SG Formula	4	Template:Country data UAETemplate:Namespace detect showall Ramez Azzam	1-3, 5–8
	5	Template:Country data RUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Anton Nebylitskiy	All
	6	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Jean-Éric Vergne	All
	12	Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Daniel Ricciardo	All
	14	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Andrea Caldarelli	All
	15	Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Miki Monrás	6-8
	33	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Tristan Vautier	3-8

Race calendar and results

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning driver	Winning team

  || June 22 || Template:Flagicon ESP Roberto Merhi (Fastest Lap) || Template:Flagicon FRA Benjamin Lariche (Winner) || Template:Flagicon FRA Pole Services (Team) |- !7 || Circuit de la Sarthe || September 7 || Daniel Ricciardo || Roberto Merhi || Daniel Ricciardo || SG Formula |- !rowspan=2 8 || rowspan=2 nowrap || Autódromo do Estoril || September 27 || Albert Costa || Daniel Ricciardo || Daniel Ricciardo || SG Formula |- || September 28 || Daniel Ricciardo || Roberto Merhi || Roberto Merhi || Epsilon Euskadi |- !rowspan=2 9 || rowspan=2 nowrap || Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps || October 4 || Roberto Merhi || Roberto Merhi || Roberto Merhi || Epsilon Euskadi |- || October 5 || Daniel Ricciardo || Roberto Merhi || Daniel Ricciardo || SG Formula |- !rowspan=2 10 || rowspan=2 nowrap || Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours || October 11 || Roberto Merhi || Roberto Merhi || Roberto Merhi || Epsilon Euskadi |- || October 12 || Roberto Merhi || Roberto Merhi || Andrea Caldarelli || SG Formula |- !rowspan=2 11 || rowspan=2 nowrap || Circuit de Catalunya || October 18 || Daniel Ricciardo || Daniel Ricciardo || Daniel Ricciardo || SG Formula |- || October 19 || Daniel Ricciardo || Daniel Ricciardo|| Andrea Caldarelli || SG Formula | }

Results and standings

1	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Circuit Nogaro	March 23	Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Daniel Ricciardo	Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Daniel Ricciardo	Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Daniel Ricciardo	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall SG Formula
March 24		Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Daniel Ricciardo	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Andrea Caldarelli	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Andrea Caldarelli	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall SG Formula
3	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Dijon-Prenois	May 10	Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Roberto Merhi	Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Daniel Ricciardo	Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Daniel Ricciardo	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall SG Formula
May 11		Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Daniel Ricciardo	Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Daniel Ricciardo	Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Daniel Ricciardo	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall SG Formula
5	Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Circuit de Valencia	June 21	Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Daniel Ricciardo	Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Daniel Ricciardo	Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Daniel Ricciardo	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall SG Formula

Points allocation per race

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	15	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1

An additional point is granted for each pole position and fastest lap achieved. The championship consists of two race segments: the initial race spans 60–80 km, while the subsequent one runs for 20–30 minutes.

During Round 6 at Valencia, competitors Daniel Ricciardo, Andrea Caldarelli, and Jean-Éric Vergne faced disqualification because their SG Formula vehicles had rear wings that did not meet regulations. As a result, Benjamin Lariche, who had originally finished third, was awarded the victory.

Drivers

Position	Driver	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall NOG		Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall DIJ		Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall VAL		Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall LEM	Template:Country data PRTTemplate:Namespace detect showall EST		Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall SPA		Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall MAG		Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall CAT		Total Points
		Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 4	Race 5	Race 6	Race 7	Race 8	Race 9	Race 10	Race 11	Race 12	Race 13	Race 14	Race 15
1	Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Daniel Ricciardo	1	5	1	1	1	DSQ	1	1	2	2	1	6	4	1	2	192
2	Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Roberto Merhi	3	2	2	style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2	style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2	style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4	style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3	style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3	style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1	style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1	style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2	style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1	style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3	style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3	style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3	184

(For brevity, only the top two drivers are displayed; the complete table can be found through official channels.)

Teams

Position	Team Name	Accumulated Points
1	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall SG Formula	320
2	Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Epsilon Euskadi	268
3	Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Epsilon Euskadi#Epsilon Sport Epsilon Sport	46
4	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Pole Services	28
5	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Atech Grand Prix#Hitech Junior Team Hitech Junior Team	24
6	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall TCS Racing	18
7	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Fortec Motorsport	17
8	Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall iQuick-Valencia	10
9	Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall Boutsen Ginion Racing#Boutsen Energy Racing Boutsen Energy Racing	9
NC	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Team Palmyr	0
NC	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Racing Team Trajectoire	0
NC	Template:Country data PORTemplate:Namespace detect showall Araújo Competição	0
NC	Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Rodrive Competições	0
NC	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Manor Motorsport	–
NC	Template:Country data NEDTemplate:Namespace detect showall MP Motorsport	–

French Formula Renault Championship

Position	Competitor	Points
1	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Jean-Éric Vergne	119
2	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Tristan Vautier	107
3	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Antony Tardieu	63
4	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Julien Abelli	59
5	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Maxime Jousse	45
6	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Nathanaël Berthon	44
7	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Bastien Borget	39
8	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Benjamin Lariche	31
9	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Mathieu Arzeno	23
10	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Nicolas Marroc	20
-- Additional drivers omitted for brevity --

Rookies Championship

Position	Competitor	Points
1	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Jean-Éric Vergne	177
2	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Tristan Vautier	154
-- Selected competitors highlighted for emphasis --