2008 World Touring Car Championship

Motorsport contest 2008 World Touring Car Championship World Drivers' Champion Yvan Muller World Manufacturers' Champion SEAT 2007 2009 The 2008 World Touring Car Championship was a motor racing competition for Super 2000 Cars and Diesel 2000 Cars. Organised by the FIA, it comprised the FIA World Touring Car Championship for Drivers and the FIA World Touring Car Championship for Manufacturers.2008 WTCC Regulations https://web.archive.org/web/20080911120602/http://dnl.fiawtcc.com/Art%20263%20-%20S2000%20Technical%20Regulations%20(2007_12_07).pdf 2008-09-11 Retrieved from www.wtcc.com on 7 September 2008 The championship began on 2 March, and ended on 16 November, after twenty-four races. It was the fifth World Touring Car Championship and the fourth since its 2005 return. Frenchman Yvan Muller won the Drivers title by 26 points from SEAT team-mate Gabriele Tarquini, with Chevrolet's Robert Huff finishing third just a point behind Tarquini. The Manufacturers Championship was awarded to SEAT. Teams and drivers thumb|right|Yvan Muller (front) and SEAT won the 2008 championships, succeeding Andy Priaulx (behind) and BMW. thumb|Andy Priaulx, BMW 320si, 2008 WTCC round, Brands Hatch thumb|Alain Menu, Chevrolet Lacetti, 2008 WTCC round, Brands Hatch thumb|Gabriele Tarquini, SEAT León TDI, 2008 WTCC round, Brands Hatch thumb|James Thompson, Honda Accord Euro R, 2008 WTCC round, Imola thumb|Tom Coronel, SEAT León TFSI, 2008 WTCC round, Okayama thumb|Jaap van Lagen, Lada 110 2.0, 2008 WTCC round, Brands Hatch The full season entry list.http://www.fiawtcc.com/fiawtcc/entry-list/2008/entrylistmotor.shtml 2008 Entry List 2008-02-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20080705015008/http://www.fiawtcc.com/fiawtcc/entry-list/2008/entrylistmotor.shtml 2008-07-05 dead TeamCarNo.DriversRounds Manufacturer Teams GBR BMW Team UK BMW 320si 1 GBR Andy Priaulx All DEU BMW Team Germany 2 DEU Jörg Müller All 3 BRA Augusto Farfus Jr. All ITA BMW Team Italy-Spain 4 ITA Alessandro Zanardi All 5 ESP Félix Porteiro All GBR Chevrolet RML Chevrolet Lacetti 6 ITA Nicola Larini All 7 GBR Robert Huff All 8 CHE Alain Menu All ESP SEAT Sport SEAT León TDI 9 ESP Jordi Gené All 10 SWE Rickard Rydell All 11 ITA Gabriele Tarquini All 12 FRA Yvan Muller All 18 PRT Tiago Monteiro All SEAT León 21 ESP José Manuel Pérez-Aicart 3 ITA N.technology Honda Accord Euro R 15 GBR James Thompson 3–12 ESP SUNRED Engineering SEAT León 20 NLD Tom Coronel All Yokohama Trophy TUR Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport BMW 320si 13 TUR Ibrahim Okyay All 62 TUR Aytaç Biter 7–8 DEU Wiechers-Sport BMW 320si 16 NLD Olivier Tielemans 1–3, 5–6, 8 33 FRA Laurent Cazenave 4 49 NLD Duncan Huisman 8 60 DNK Kristian Poulsen 10 DNK Poulsen Motorsport BMW 320si 6–8 ESP SUNRED Engineering SEAT León 22 CZE Michal Matejovský 5 32 ESP Oscar Nogués 4 75 HUN Norbert Michelisz 11 76 PRT Lourenço Beirão da Veiga 7 77 GBR Tom Boardman 6 78 HRV Marin Čolak 8 79 PRT Duarte Félix da Costa 10 FRA Exagon Engineering SEAT León 23 BEL Pierre-Yves Corthals 1–10 ITA Scuderia Proteam Motorsport BMW 320si 26 ITA Stefano D'Aste 1–11 31 ESP Sergio Hernández All 45 BGR Georgi Tanev 12 BGR Petrol GT Racing Team BMW 320si 8–10 RUS Russian Bears Motorsport Lada 110 2.0 27 RUS Kirill Ladygin 9–12 28 RUS Viktor Shapovalov 3–12 29 NLD Jaap van Lagen 3–12 DEU Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320si 42 DEU Franz Engstler All 43 RUS Andrey Romanov 1–6, 8–12 RUS Golden Motors Honda Accord Euro R 54 RUS Aleksandr Lvov 3, 5 55 RUS Andrey Smetsky 3, 5 Asian Wild Card Entries DEU Wiechers-Sport BMW 320si 17 JPN Takayuki Aoki 10–12 88 HKG Matthew Marsh 11–12 ITA N.technology Honda Accord Euro R 66 MAC André Couto 12 72 JPN Yukinori Taniguchi 10–11 SGP Thunder Asia Racing BMW 320si 69 SGP Melvin Choo 11–12 GBR Chevrolet RML Chevrolet Lacetti 80 JPN Manabu Orido 10–12 DEU Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320i 81 JPN Masaki Kano 11–12 Guest Drivers Ineligible for points SWE Volvo Olsbergs Green Racing Volvo C30 63 SWE Robert Dahlgren 7 Note: Macau-based RPM Racing Team had planned to race one Toyota Altezza and one Honda Civic Type-R for Macanese drivers Lei Kit Meng and Jo Rosa Merszei in the final races in Macau.http://www.fiawtcc.com/fiawtcc/sport_sto1745425.shtml MACANESE TEAM JOIN FOR HOME RACE World Touring Car Championship official website 2008-11-03 2008-11-07 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081113122231/http://www.fiawtcc.com/fiawtcc/sport_sto1745425.shtml November 13, 2008 Although car numbers were allocated to them (#64 for Meng (Toyota Altezza) and #65 for Merszei (Honda Civic)), the FIA Touring Car Bureau rejected the entries because neither of these cars had been homologated by the FIA.http://www.fiawtcc.com/fiawtcc/sport_sto1748143.shtml FIA BUREAU REJECT RPM ENTRIES World Touring Car Championship official website 2008-11-06 2008-11-07 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081112060906/http://www.fiawtcc.com/fiawtcc/sport_sto1748143.shtml November 12, 2008 Driver changes Driver changes from the 2007 World Touring Car Championship were: Changed Teams Olivier Tielemans: N-Technology → Wiechers-Sport Tom Coronel: GR Asia → SUNRED Engineering Stefano D'Aste: Wiechers-Sport → Scuderia Proteam Motorsport Entering WTCC including those who entered one-off rounds in 2007 Rickard Rydell: No full-time drive → SEAT Sport Ibrahim Okyay: Turkish Touring Car Championship → Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport Viktor Shapovalov: Dutch Supercar Challenge → Russian Bears Motorsport Jaap van Lagen: Porsche Supercup → Russian Bears Motorsport Franz Engstler: Asian Touring Car Series → Liqui Moly Team Engstler Andrey Romanov: Asian Touring Car Series → Liqui Moly Team Engstler Leaving WTCC Michel Jourdain Jr.: SEAT Sport → No full-time drive Roberto Colciago: SEAT Sport Italia → Italian Endurance Touring Championship Emmet O'Brien: GR Asia → Danish Touring Car Championship Maurizio Ceresoli: GR Asia → No full-time drive Luca Rangoni: Scuderia Proteam Motorsport → Porsche Carrera Cup Italy Miguel Freitas: Racing for Belgium → SEAT León Supercopa Spain Calendar A provisional calendar was released in November, 2007.http://www.fiawtcc.com/fiawtcc/sport_sto1358302.shtml 2008 FIA WTCC Calendar Approved 2007-11-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20080705015128/http://www.fiawtcc.com/fiawtcc/sport_sto1358302.shtml 2008-07-05 dead http://www.fiawtcc.com/fiawtcc/sport_sto1404667.shtml WTCC Calendar Approved by WMSC 2007-12-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20081113082252/http://www.fiawtcc.com/fiawtcc/sport_sto1404667.shtml 2008-11-13 dead Sweden was to be included in the calendar for 21 September but the FIA confirmed on 3 May 2008 that the Swedish round at the Scandinavian Raceway was replaced by an Italy round at the revamped Imola Circuit.http://www.fiawtcc.com/fiawtcc/sport_sto1561024.shtml Imola to replace Anderstorp fiawtcc.com 2008-05-03 2008-05-03 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081114093140/http://www.fiawtcc.com/fiawtcc/sport_sto1561024.shtml November 14, 2008 Round Race Name Track Date 1 R1 HSBC Race of Brazil BRA Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba 2 March R2 2 R3 Telmex Race of Mexico MEX Autódromo Miguel E. Abed 6 April R4 3 R5 Monroe Race of Spain ESP Circuit Ricardo Tormo 18 May R6 4 R7 Courtyard Race of France FRA Circuit de Pau Ville 1 June R8 5 R9 Stihl Race of the Czech Republic CZE Masaryk Circuit 15 June R10 6 R11 Race of Turismo de Portugal PRT Autódromo do Estoril 13 July R12 7 R13 Courtyard Race of UK GBR Brands Hatch 27 July R14 8 R15 Atari Race of Germany DEU Motorsport Arena Oschersleben 31 August R16 9 R17 Courtyard Race of Europe ITA Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 21 September R18 10 R19 Monroe Race of Italy ITA Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 5 October R20 11 R21 Race Pro of Japan JPN Okayama International Circuit 26 October R22 12 R23 Canon Race of Macau MAC Guia Circuit 16 November R24 Results and standings Races Race Race Name Pole Position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Winning independent Report 1 BRA Race of Brazil FRA Yvan Muller GBR Andy Priaulx FRA Yvan Muller ESP SEAT Sport NLD Olivier Tielemans Report 2 BRA Augusto Farfus ITA Gabriele Tarquini ESP SEAT Sport NLD Olivier Tielemans 3 MEX Race of Mexico ESP Jordi Gené PRT Tiago Monteiro ESP Jordi Gené ESP SEAT Sport BEL Pierre-Yves Corthals Report 4 FRA Yvan Muller PRT Tiago Monteiro ESP SEAT Sport BEL Pierre-Yves Corthals 5 ESP Race of Spain FRA Yvan Muller DEU Jörg Müller GBR Robert Huff GBR Chevrolet RML ITA Stefano D'Aste Report 6 CHE Alain Menu CHE Alain Menu GBR Chevrolet RML ESP Sergio Hernández 7 FRA Race of France BRA Augusto Farfus BRA Augusto Farfus BRA Augusto Farfus DEU BMW Team Germany FRA Laurent Cazenave Report 8 SWE Rickard Rydell GBR Andy Priaulx GBR BMW Team UK ITA Stefano D'Aste 9 CZE Race of the Czech Republic ITA Alessandro Zanardi ESP Félix Porteiro ITA Alessandro Zanardi ITA BMW Team Italy-Spain ESP Sergio Hernández Report 10 ITA Alessandro Zanardi ITA Gabriele Tarquini ESP SEAT Sport ESP Sergio Hernández 11 PRT Race of Portugal ITA Nicola Larini ITA Nicola Larini SWE Rickard Rydell ESP SEAT Sport BEL Pierre-Yves Corthals Report 12 ITA Nicola Larini PRT Tiago Monteiro ESP SEAT Sport ESP Sergio Hernández 13 GBR Race of UK BRA Augusto Farfus GBR Robert Huff DEU Jörg Müller DEU BMW Team Germany ITA Stefano D'Aste Report 14 BRA Augusto Farfus CHE Alain Menu GBR Chevrolet RML ITA Stefano D'Aste 15 DEU Race of Germany GBR Robert Huff BRA Augusto Farfus BRA Augusto Farfus DEU BMW Team Germany ITA Stefano D'Aste Report 16 BRA Augusto Farfus ESP Félix Porteiro ITA BMW Team Italy-Spain ESP Sergio Hernández 17 ITA Race of Europe SWE Rickard Rydell GBR James Thompson FRA Yvan Muller ESP SEAT Sport ESP Sergio Hernández Report 18 PRT Tiago Monteiro GBR James Thompson ITA N.Technology ESP Sergio Hernández 19 ITA Race of Italy FRA Yvan Muller GBR Andy Priaulx FRA Yvan Muller ESP SEAT Sport BEL Pierre-Yves Corthals Report 20 CHE Alain Menu ITA Gabriele Tarquini ESP SEAT Sport ESP Sergio Hernández 21 JPN Race of Japan BRA Augusto Farfus DEU Jörg Müller SWE Rickard Rydell ESP SEAT Sport ITA Stefano D'Aste Report 22 GBR James Thompson NLD Tom Coronel ESP SUNRED Racing ESP Sergio Hernández 23 MAC Guia Race of Macau CHE Alain Menu GBR Andy Priaulx CHE Alain Menu GBR Chevrolet RML ESP Sergio Hernández Report 24 BRA Augusto Farfus GBR Robert Huff GBR Chevrolet RML DEU Franz Engstler Championship standings Points system  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th 108654321 Drivers' Championship The final standings in the 2008 FIA World Touring Car Championship for Drivers were : Pos Driver BRABRA MEXMEX ESPESP FRAFRA CZECZE PORPRT UKGBR GERDEU EURITA ITAITA JPNJPN MACMAC  Pts  1 FRA Yvan Muller 1 5 6 4 4 8 2 7 8 5 3 2 2 11 11 8 1 5 1 4 7 6 3 2 114 2 ITA Gabriele Tarquini 5 1 5 3 2 5 5 4 6 1 13 11 7 5 24 16 5 Ret 2 1 10 Ret 7 12† 88 3 GBR Robert Huff Ret Ret 9 9 1 2 4 5 9 DSQ 4 5 21 10 2 3 4 3 6 26† 4 5 5 1 87 4 GBR Andy Priaulx 4 2 10 8 7 3 8 1 14 8 6 3 3 Ret Ret 5 11 7 3 25† 3 22† 2 3 81 5 SWE Rickard Rydell 2 7 2 2 10 7 6 3 10 17 1 8 11 9 6 20 2 6 16 9 1 9 Ret 4 77 6 BRA Augusto Farfus DSQ 6 11 10 Ret 20 1 6 4 3 Ret 10 Ret 6 1 6 7 8 Ret 8 6 2 4 11† 63 7 DEU Jörg Müller 3 4 14 12 5 4 9 13 5 7 9 7 1 4 26 9 8 2 9 10 2 Ret 10 Ret 60 8 ESP Jordi Gené 11 8 1 5 3 6 3 19 13 14 5 9 9 Ret 5 4 17 17 7 2 11 10 6 Ret 56 9 CHE Alain Menu Ret 10 8 7 8 1 10 Ret 3 6 11 14 8 1 3 Ret Ret 12 11 5 Ret 13 1 13† 54 10 ESP Félix Porteiro 6 3 16 20† 22 10 15 12 2 4 8 4 6 2 8 1 10 Ret NC 12 Ret 8 14 DNS 51 11 ITA Nicola Larini Ret 12 3 Ret 6 9 7 2 11 11 2 6 23 12 Ret 11 6 4 5 3 16 12 9 Ret 48 12 PRT Tiago Monteiro 17 13 7 1 18 Ret 13 10 12 10 7 1 16 15 4 Ret 13 11 4 6 5 7 11 Ret 43 13 ITA Alessandro Zanardi 15 11 15 11 12 18 12 11 1 2 20 13 4 3 12 19 12 9 8 7 13 Ret 23† 5 36 14 NLD Tom Coronel 7 9 4 6 9 DNS 14 9 18 12 10 12 5 22 7 2 15 15 10 24† 8 1 22† Ret 35 15 GBR James Thompson 11 11 11 8 7 9 DNS DNS 10 14 15 Ret 3 1 Ret 11 17 4 8 14† 25 16 ESP Sergio Hernández 14† 15 17 15 23 12 17 17 15 13 Ret 15 13 8 10 7 9 10 14 13 12 3 12 Ret 9 17 DEU Franz Engstler 10 17 18 16 17 17 19 15 16 23† 18 18 17 13 Ret 15 16 14 13 16 14 11 15 6 3 18 ITA Stefano D'Aste 9 16 13 14 14 15 18 14 25† 21 19 16 12 7 9 13 18 16 24 14 9 23† 2 19 JPN Manabu Orido 15 17 Ret 18 16 7 2 20 NLD Olivier Tielemans 8 14 19 17 15 Ret 19 Ret Ret DNS 22 18 1 21 HKG Matthew Marsh 21 14 17 8 1 — RUS Andrey Romanov 12 19 20 18 16 Ret 20 20 20 16 16 20 17 Ret 20 20 18 Ret 22 15 20 9 0 — TUR Ibrahim Okyay 16 20 21 19 24 19 Ret Ret Ret 19 17 23 18 Ret 19 Ret Ret 21 19 21 Ret DNS 18 10 0 — NLD Duncan Huisman 16 10 0 — BEL Pierre-Yves Corthals 13 18 12 13 Ret 13 Ret 21 17 15 12 19 14 16 25† 12 14 13 12 Ret 0 — ESP José Manuel Pérez-Aicart 13 14 0 — HRV Marin Čolak 13 17 0 — MAC André Couto 13 Ret 0 — DNK Kristian Poulsen 14 22 15 17 18 14 23† 15 0 — NLD Jaap van Lagen Ret Ret 21 18 21 Ret 15 21 DNS 18 14 22 19 18 Ret 19 18 17 21 Ret 0 — JPN Takayuki Aoki 17 Ret 15 Ret Ret 15† 0 — RUS Aleksandr Lvov 19 16 23 20 0 — FRA Laurent Cazenave 16 Ret 0 — HUN Norbert Michelisz Ret 16 0 — ESP Oscar Nogués Ret 16 0 — GBR Tom Boardman Ret 17 0 — BGR Georgi Tanev 21 21 21 19 20 18 19 Ret 0 — RUS Viktor Shapovalov 20 Ret DNQ DNQ Ret 18 Ret 24 19 20 20 23 Ret DNS Ret 22 DNS DNS DNS DNS 0 — JPN Yukinori Taniguchi 21 Ret 20 19 0 — PRT Lourenço Beirão da Veiga 20 19 0 — RUS Kirill Ladygin Ret 22 22 23 19 Ret Ret Ret 0 — SGP Melvin Choo 23 20 Ret Ret 0 — PRT Duarte Félix Da Costa Ret 20 0 — RUS Andrey Smetsky 21 21 24 22 0 — TUR Aytaç Biter 22 21 23 24 0 — JPN Masaki Kano 24 21 Ret DNS 0 — CZE Michal Matejovský 22 Ret 0 guest drivers ineligible for points — SWE Robert Dahlgren 24† DNS * Pos Driver BRABRA MEXMEX ESPESP FRAFRA CZECZE PORPRT UKGBR GERDEU EURITA ITAITA JPNJPN MACMAC  Pts Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance. Drivers' Championship points were awarded on a 10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 basis to the first eight finishers in each race. Manufacturers' Championship Pos Manufacturer BRABRA MEXMEX ESPESP FRAFRA CZECZE PORPRT UKGBR GERDEU EURITA ITAITA JPNJPN MACMAC  Pts  1 ESP SEAT 1 1 1 1 2 5 2 3 6 1 1 1 2 5 4 2 1 5 1 1 1 1 3 2 326 2 5 2 2 3 6 3 4 8 5 3 2 5 9 5 4 2 6 2 2 5 6 6 4 2 DEU BMW 3 2 10 8 5 3 1 1 1 2 6 3 1 2 1 1 7 2 3 7 2 2 2 3 274 4 3 11 10 7 4 8 6 2 3 8 4 3 3 8 5 8 7 8 8 3 3 4 5 3 USA Chevrolet Ret 10 3 7 1 1 4 2 3 6 2 5 8 1 2 3 4 3 5 3 4 5 1 1 238 Ret 12 8 9 6 2 7 5 9 11 4 6 21 10 3 11 6 4 6 5 16 12 5 13 4 JPN Honda 11 11 11 8 7 9 DNS DNS 10 14 15 Ret 3 1 21 11 17 4 8 14 60 19 16 23 20 Ret Ret 20 19 13 Ret Pos Manufacturer BRABRA MEXMEX ESPESP FRAFRA CZECZE PORPRT UKGBR GERDEU EURITA ITAITA JPNJPN MACMAC  Pts  Manufacturers' Championship points were awarded on a 10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 basis to the first eight finishers in each race. However, only the results of the best two cars for each manufacturer were taken into account. Yokohama Independents' Trophy Championship promoter KSO (Kigema Sport Organisation Ltd) organised the Yokohama Independents’ Trophies within the 2008 FIA World Touring Car Championship.Yokohama Independents’ Trophies Regulations - FIA World Touring Car Championship (2008) Eligibility for the Independent Drivers’ Trophy was exclusively decided by KSO, taking into consideration the Team’s CV and records, the Driver’s CV and records and the Car’s technical characteristics. Pos Driver BRABRA MEXMEX ESPESP FRAFRA CZECZE PORPRT UKGBR GERDEU EURITA ITAITA JPNJPN MACMAC  Pts  1 ESP Sergio Hernández 14† 15 17 15 23 12 17 17 15 13 Ret 15 13 8 10 7 9 10 14 13 12 3 12 Ret 186 2 DEU Franz Engstler 10 17 18 16 17 17 19 15 16 23† 18 18 17 13 Ret 15 16 14 13 16 14 11 15 6 149 3 ITA Stefano D'Aste 9 16 13 14 14 15 18 14 25† 21 19 16 12 7 9 13 18 16 24 14 9 23† 137 4 BEL Pierre-Yves Corthals 13 18 12 13 Ret 13 Ret 21 17 15 12 19 14 16 25† 12 14 13 12 Ret 112 5 RUS Andrei Romanov 12 19 20 18 16 Ret 20 20 20 16 16 20 17 Ret 20 20 18 Ret 22 15 20 9 83 6 TUR Ibrahim Okyay 16 20 21 19 24 19 Ret Ret Ret 19 17 23 18 Ret 19 Ret Ret 21 19 21 Ret DNS 18 10 51 7 NLD Olivier Tielemans 8 14 19 17 15 Ret 19 Ret Ret DNS 22 18 43 8 NLD Jaap van Lagen 15 21 DNS 18 14 22 19 18 Ret 19 18 17 21 Ret 38 9 HKG Matthew Marsh 21 14 17 8 36 10 DNK Kristian Poulsen 14 22 15 17 18 14 23† 15 32 11 BGR Georgi Tanev 21 21 21 19 20 18 19 Ret 20 12 JPN Takayuki Aoki 17 Ret 15 Ret Ret 15† 18 13 RUS Aleksandr Lvov 19 16 23 20 15 14 FRA Laurent Cazenave 16 Ret 10 15 HRV Marin Čolak 13 17 9 16 RUS Andrey Smetsky 21 21 24 22 8 17 ESP Oscar Nogués Ret 16 6 18 GBR Tom Boardman Ret 17 6 19 HUN Norbert Michelisz Ret 16 4 20 RUS Kirill Ladygin Ret 22 22 23 19 Ret Ret Ret 4 21 RUS Viktor Shapovalov Ret 24 19 20 20 23 Ret DNS Ret 22 DNS DNS DNS DNS 4 22 CZE Michal Matějovský 22 Ret 3 23 PRT Lourenço Beirão da Veiga 20 19 3 24 PRT Duarte Félix da Costa Ret 20 2 25 SGP Melvin Choo 23 20 Ret Ret 2 26 JPN Masaki Kano 24 21 Ret DNS 1 — TUR Aytaç Biter 22 21 23 24 0 Pos Driver BRABRA MEXMEX ESPESP FRAFRA CZECZE PORPRT UKGBR GERDEU EURITA ITAITA JPNJPN MACMAC  Pts  The Yokohama Independents' Trophy used a similar system to the Drivers’ Championship, however double points are awarded at Macau. Yokohama Teams' Trophy Pos Team BRABRA MEXMEX ESPESP FRAFRA CZECZE PORPRT UKGBR GERDEU EURITA ITAITA JPNJPN MACMAC  Pts  1 ITA Scuderia Proteam Motorsport 9 15 13 14 14 12 17 14 15 13 19 15 12 7 9 7 9 10 14 13 9 3 12 Ret 334 14† 16 17 15 23 15 18 17 25† 21 Ret 16 13 8 10 13 18 16 24 14 12 23† 19 Ret 2 DEU Liqui Moly Team Engstler 10 17 18 16 16 17 19 15 16 16 16 18 17 13 17 15 16 14 13 16 14 11 15 6 228 12 19 20 18 17 Ret 20 20 20 23† 18 20 Ret Ret 20 20 18 Ret 22 15 20 9 3 FRA Exagon Engineering 13 18 12 13 Ret 13 Ret 21 17 15 12 19 14 16 25† 12 14 13 12 Ret 112 4 DEU Wiechers-Sport 8 14 19 17 15 Ret 16 Ret 19 Ret Ret DNS 22 18 17 15 15 14 17 8 105 23† Ret 21 Ret Ret 15† 5 TUR Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport 16 20 21 19 24 19 Ret Ret Ret 19 17 23 18 21 19 24 Ret 21 19 21 Ret DNS 18 10 51 22 Ret 23 Ret 6 RUS Russian Bears Motorsport 15 21 19 18 14 22 19 18 22 19 18 17 21 Ret 46 Ret 24 DNS 20 20 23 Ret 22 Ret 22 19 Ret Ret Ret 7 ESP SUNRED Engineering Ret 16 22 Ret Ret 17 20 19 13 17 Ret 20 Ret 16 33 8 DNK Poulsen Motorsport 14 22 15 17 18 14 26 9 RUS Golden Motors 19 16 23 20 23 21 21 24 22 10 BGR Petrol GT Racing Team 21 21 21 19 20 18 12 11 SGP Thunder Asia Racing 23 20 Ret Ret 2 Pos Team BRABRA MEXMEX ESPESP FRAFRA CZECZE PORPRT UKGBR GERDEU EURITA ITAITA JPNJPN MACMAC  Pts  All the teams taking part in any of the rounds of the 2008 FIA World Touring Car Championship were eligible to score points for the Yokohama Teams' Trophy. Points were awarded to the two best classified cars of each team, providing they were driven by Independent drivers. All other cars of that same team were considered invisible as far as scoring points was concerned. References External links FIA World Touring Car Championship official website: Archives 2008 Entry list 2008 Race results 2008 Championship point standings 2008 Independents' Trophies point standings 2008 WTCC race results Retrieved from www.teamdan.com on 1 January 2008