2008 European Rally Championship season
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The 2008 European Rally Championship season was the 56th season of the FIA
Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile is a non-profit association established as the Association Internationale des Automobile Clubs Reconnus on 20 June 1904 to represent the interests of motoring organisations and motor car users...

 European Rally Championship
European Rally Championship
The European Rally Championship is the European continental championship series in rallying. It is organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile .-History:...

. Italian driver Luca Rossetti
Luca Rossetti
Luca Rossetti is an Italian rally driver. He won the European Rally Championship in 2008, 2010 and 2011.-IRC results:* * Season in progress.- External links :*...

 won 4 of the 9 rallies to claim his first European rally championship title.

Calendar and winners

The calendar of the 2008 season consisted of only 9 events, after the ELPA Rally not taking place in that year. The remaining events were unchanged from the previous year.
Round Date Event Winner ERC
1 4– 6 April   37th Istanbul Rally   Luca Rossetti
Luca Rossetti
Luca Rossetti is an Italian rally driver. He won the European Rally Championship in 2008, 2010 and 2011.-IRC results:* * Season in progress.- External links :*...

2 18–20 April   32nd Rally 1000 Miglia
Rally 1000 Miglia
The Rally 1000 Miglia is an Italian Rally that has been held since 1977, and is part of the European Rally Championship and the Italian Rally Championship....

 
  Luca Rossetti
Luca Rossetti
Luca Rossetti is an Italian rally driver. He won the European Rally Championship in 2008, 2010 and 2011.-IRC results:* * Season in progress.- External links :*...

3 22–24 May   35th INA Croatia Delta Rally   Luca Rossetti
Luca Rossetti
Luca Rossetti is an Italian rally driver. He won the European Rally Championship in 2008, 2010 and 2011.-IRC results:* * Season in progress.- External links :*...

4 6– 8 June   65th Rally Poland    Michał Sołowow
5 27–28 June   44th Belgium Ypres Westhoek Rally
Belgium Ypres Westhoek Rally
The Belgium Ypres Westhoek Rally founded by Frans Thévelin in 1965 is one of the most famous rallies in the European Rally Championship and the Intercontinental Rally Challenge....

 
  Luca Rossetti
Luca Rossetti
Luca Rossetti is an Italian rally driver. He won the European Rally Championship in 2008, 2010 and 2011.-IRC results:* * Season in progress.- External links :*...

6 11–13 July   39th Rally Bulgaria
Rally Bulgaria
Rally Bulgaria is the most prestigious and the oldest rally event in Bulgaria. It is a confirmed event for the 2010 World Rally Championship season, as the seventh of the thirteen planned events. 2010 will be the first time that Rally Bulgaria have been in a World Rally Championship season, having...

 
  Krum Donchev
7 1–2 August   49th Rally Vinho da Madeira    Giandomenico Basso
Giandomenico Basso
Giandomenico Basso is an Italian rally driver.-Rally career:After competing in karting from 1981, Basso has been rallying since 1994 Basso has driven Fiats throughout his rallying career. He made his World Rally Championship debut on Rallye Sanremo in 1998, in a Fiat Seicento...

8 22–24 August   38th Barum Rally Zlín
Barum Rally Zlín
The Barum Rally Zlín, founded in 1971, is a tarmac rally held in Zlín, Czech Republic. It is currently part of the European Rally Championship and the Intercontinental Rally Challenge.-Previous winners:-External links:***...

 
  Renato Travaglia
9 17–19 October   43rd Rallye Antibes Côte d'Azur   Michał Sołowow

Championship standings

For the final classification in a rally, the winner was awarded 10 points, the runner-up 8 and the third placed driver 6. Drivers ranked 4 to 8 got 5-4-3-2-1 points. Additionally, the top three of every leg got 3-2-1 points. Only drivers who participated in least 6 events qualified for the championship ranking.
EWLINE
Pos. Driver                   Points
1   Luca Rossetti
Luca Rossetti
Luca Rossetti is an Italian rally driver. He won the European Rally Championship in 2008, 2010 and 2011.-IRC results:* * Season in progress.- External links :*...

1 1 1 3 2 Ret 67
2   Michał Sołowow Ret Ret 2 1 Ret 3 4 3 1 65
3   Volkan Isik 5 Ret 3 3 Ret 2 5 5 2 54
4   Corrado Fontana 4 1 Ret Ret 4 3 34
5   Krum Donchev 6 6 4 6 1 Ret Ret 30
6   Luca Betti Ret 7 5 4 4 5 6 4 Ret 29
7   Antonín TTlusťák 8 Ret 5 Ret 6 4 13
Not enough events to qualify for championship
  Renato Travaglia 3 2 Ret 2 1 (50)
  Giandomenico Basso
Giandomenico Basso
Giandomenico Basso is an Italian rally driver.-Rally career:After competing in karting from 1981, Basso has been rallying since 1994 Basso has driven Fiats throughout his rallying career. He made his World Rally Championship debut on Rallye Sanremo in 1998, in a Fiat Seicento...

Ret Ret 2 1 Ret (32)
  Anton Alén 2 3 Ret (22)
  Tomasz Czopik Ret 2 (12)


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