The 2008 Formula BMW Europe season was the first season of a new
open wheel racing
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series that resulted by the merging of the
Formula BMW Germany and
Formula BMW UK championships. Formula BMW Europe is a continental series for junior drivers, whose mission is to develop talented young drivers and introduce them to
auto racing
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.
The season started on April 27, 2008 at the
Circuit de Catalunya
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in
Barcelona
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and ended on September 14 at
Monza
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. All rounds were staged on the undercard of the
Formula One
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World Championship except Zolder, which was a support race of the
Masters of Formula 3
The Masters of Formula 3 was a Formula Three race held annually, usually at the Circuit Park Zandvoort in the Netherlands. Due to noise restrictions in the Zandvoort area, the 2007 and 2008 races were held in the Belgian circuit of Circuit Zolder, ...
.
After sixteen rounds,
Mexican Esteban Gutiérrez
Esteban Manuel Gutiérrez Gutiérrez (; born 5 August 1991) is a Mexican former racing driver and businessman, who competed in Formula One from to .
Previously, from 2013 to 2014, Gutiérrez drove for the Sauber Formula One team but lost hi ...
became the first Formula BMW Europe champion.
Teams and drivers
All cars are powered by
BMW
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, trading as BMW Group (commonly abbreviated to BMW (), sometimes anglicised as Bavarian Motor Works), is a German multinational manufacturer of vehicles and motorcycles headquartered in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Th ...
engines, and
Mygale FB02 chassis. Guest drivers in ''italics''.
Calendar
Results
Drivers
*Points are awarded as follows:
† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.
Teams
Notes
References
External links
BMW-Motorsport.com
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Formula BMW seasons
BMW
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, trading as BMW Group (commonly abbreviated to BMW (), sometimes anglicised as Bavarian Motor Works), is a German multinational manufacturer of vehicles and motorcycles headquartered in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Th ...
2008 in European sport
BMW Europe