2008 Formula Palmer Audi season

The 2008 Henderson Formula Palmer Audi motor-racing competition was the eleventh of its kind. It was contested over 20 races at eight circuits in the United Kingdom and Belgium between April and September. The overall winner was Jason Moore.

Championship

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The 2008 Formula Palmer Audi Championship was very competitive, with seven winners through the season and a three-way championship battle going into the final round.

Jason Moore emerged as champion, but he was under intense pressure through much of the season from Tom Bradshaw and Jolyon Palmer. Moore made the best start to the season, winning three of the opening five races, with Richard Plant picking up a win in Round Two and Tom Bradshaw winning at Brands Hatch in Round Five. Moore also won in a triple-header at Spa-Francorchamps, although Jolyon Palmer scored an excellent victory in Round Six. Jack Clarke also scored a win in Round 10 at Oulton Park.

In the second half of the season Tom Bradshaw achieved four race wins, including a treble at Snetterton. Elsewhere Richard Keen made a superb albeit brief appearance in the championship, gaining two victories and one pole in three races.

In total there were 33 entrants. There were 20 rounds across eight race events, one of which took place out of the UK, at Spa-Francorchamps. The championship continued to support large international events at Brands Hatch such as A1 Grand Prix, the World Touring Car Championship and DTM.

Championship standings

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Pos. Driver Team Points Wins Podiums Poles
1   Jason Moore Olney Tyres and Exhausts 360 6 14 6
2   Tom Bradshaw Accident Exchange 351 7 12 5
3   Jolyon Palmer[1] Comma Oil 338 1 11 3
4   Richard Plant GW Price 275 1 5 1
5   Jack Clarke KSS Design Group 264 2 7
6   Alex Brundle Nasstar 240 3 1
7   Adam Foster (R) NewNet 219
8   Daniel Brown (R) Momo UK 187
9   Paul Rees (R) emedia 177
10   Ivan Lukashevich(R) Audi Russia 155 2
11   Max Snegirev Audi Russia 137
12   Max Dmytrenko (R) Sofiyskiy Fitness 134
13   William Zollo (R) Hermanos Toledano 131
14   Emma Selway (R) Relentless 130
15   Luc Paillard Cult Energy Activator 118
16   Matt Hamilton Sywell Leisure Sports 110 1 2 1
17   Dan Rozwadowski (R) Buy A Watt 106
18   Russell Bolesworth The Mirage 94
19   Richard Keen 66 2 3 1
20   Vibe Smed (R)[2] Copenhagen Sensor Tech 62
21   Robert Brown (R) Momo UK 54
22   Jodie Hemming (R) 45
23=   Charles Hollings 34 1
23=   Damien Charveriat 34
25   Kenny Andrews 28
26   Nigel Reuben Sywell Leisure 9
27   Joe Paterson 8
28=   Luca Orlandi 6
28=   Rachid Bouzouba 6
28=   Gilles Vannelet 6
28=   Giuseppe Cipriani 6
32   Ludovico Manfredi 3
33   Mark Powell Fujitsu 2

Race calendar

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Round Date Circuit Laps Pole Position Fastest Lap Winner
1 13 April   Donington Park GP 14   Paul Rees   Jason Moore   Jason Moore
2 14   Tom Bradshaw   Jason Moore   Richard Plant
3 13   Jason Moore   Jason Moore
4 4 May   Brands Hatch (Grand Prix) 16   Jason Moore   Tom Bradshaw   Jason Moore
5 16   Alex Brundle   Tom Bradshaw   Tom Bradshaw
6 18 May   Spa-Francorchamps 9   Tom Bradshaw   Ivan Lukashevich   Jolyon Palmer
7 9   Jason Moore   Jolyon Palmer   Jason Moore
8 9   Ivan Lukashevich   Jason Moore
9 28 June   Oulton Park (International) 11   Tom Bradshaw   Jolyon Palmer   Tom Bradshaw
10 14   Tom Bradshaw   Jack Clarke   Jack Clarke
11 27 July   Brands Hatch (International) 16   Jolyon Palmer   Jason Moore   Jason Moore
12 16   Jolyon Palmer   Jack Clarke   Jack Clarke
13 17 August   Snetterton 18   Tom Bradshaw   Tom Bradshaw   Tom Bradshaw
14 18   Jason Moore   Jack Clarke   Tom Bradshaw
15 18   Tom Bradshaw   Tom Bradshaw
16 31 August   Brands Hatch (Indy) 30   Jolyon Palmer   Jolyon Palmer   Tom Bradshaw
17 30   Richard Keen   Jason Moore   Richard Keen
18 30   Jason Moore   Richard Keen   Richard Keen
19 19 September   Silverstone 17   Matt Hamilton   Matt Hamilton   Matt Hamilton
20 17   Matt Hamilton   Matt Hamilton   Tom Bradshaw

References

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  1. ^ http://www.formula-palmer-audi.com/driver_details.aspx?driver=562&intSeries=3&intYear=2008[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Home". vibesmed.dk.