2008 Formula 3 Euro Series
The 2008 Formula 3 Euro Series season was the sixth championship year of Europe's premier Formula Three series. The season was dominated by 21-year-old German Nico Hülkenberg, who won seven of the season's ten feature races amassing 76 of his total of 85 championship points on Saturday afternoons. He won the championship by 35.5 points from early frontrunner Edoardo Mortara as the 2007's rookie cup winner's season somewhat tailed off after the Norisring, scoring just 9.5 points in the final twelve races compared to Hülkenberg's 60. Jules Bianchi's strong finish to the season, including a win in the final race at Hockenheim and coupled with Renger van der Zande's fifth place and Mika Mäki's ninth place, it allowed the 2008 Ultimate Masters winner to finish third in the championship, a point ahead of both van der Zande and Mäki.
Drivers and teams
Driver changes
; Changed Teams- Yann Clairay: Signature-Plus → SG Formula
- Dani Clos: Signature-Plus → Prema Powerteam
- Tom Dillmann: ASM Formule 3 → SG Formula
- James Jakes: Manor Motorsport → ART Grand Prix
- Franck Mailleux: Manor Motorsport → Signature-Plus
- Jules Bianchi: French Formula Renault Championship & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 → ART Grand Prix
- Sam Bird: British Formula 3 Championship → Manor Motorsport
- Niall Breen: British Formula 3 Championship → Manor Motorsport
- Daniel Campos-Hull: Formula BMW ADAC → HBR Motorsport
- Cong Fu Cheng: British Formula 3 Championship National Class → RC Motorsport
- Stefano Coletti: Italian Formula Renault Championship & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 → Signature-Plus
- Peter Elkmann: Sabbatical → RC Motorsport
- Rodolfo González: British Formula 3 Championship → Carlin Motorsport
- Erik Janiš: FIA GT3 European Championship → Mücke Motorsport
- Brendon Hartley: Italian Formula Renault Championship & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 → RC Motorsport
- Charlie Kimball: Formula Renault 3.5 Series → Prema Powerteam
- Jens Klingmann: Formula BMW ADAC → RC Motorsport
- Michael Klein: German Formula Three Championship Throphy Class → Jo Zeller Racing
- Jon Lancaster: French Formula Renault Championship & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 → ART Grand Prix
- Mika Mäki: Italian Formula Renault Championship & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 → Mücke Motorsport
- Oliver Oakes: Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 → Carlin Motorsport
- Kazuya Oshima: All-Japan Formula Three Championship → Manor Motorsport
- Nelson Panciatici: French Formula Renault Championship & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 → RC Motorsport
- Richard Philippe: Formula Renault 3.5 Series → Carlin Motorsport
- Martin Plowman: Italian Formula Renault Championship & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 → RC Motorsport
- Stéphane Richelmi: Italian Formula Renault Championship & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 → Barazi-Epsilon
- Daniel Ricciardo: Italian Formula Renault Championship & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 → SG Formula
- Koudai Tsukakoshi: All-Japan Formula Three Championship → Manor Motorsport
- Christian Vietoris: German Formula Three Championship → Mücke Motorsport
- Frédéric Vervisch: German Formula Three Championship → RC Motorsport
- Henkie Waldschmidt: Italian Formula Renault Championship & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 → SG Formula
- Robert Wickens: Atlantic Championship → Signature-Plus
- Sergey Afanasyev: HBR Motorsport → International Formula Master
- Cyndie Allemann: Manor Motorsport → Firestone Indy Lights
- Sébastien Buemi: ASL Mücke Motorsport → GP2 Series
- Yelmer Buurman: Manor Motorsport → GP2 Series
- Carlo van Dam: RC Motorsport → All-Japan Formula Three Championship
- Michael Devaney: Ultimate Motorsport → British Formula 3 Championship
- Romain Grosjean: ASM Formule 3 → GP2 Series
- Esteban Guerrieri: Ultimate Motorsport → Formula Renault 3.5 Series
- Euan Hankey: HS Technik Motorsport → Sabbatical
- Michael Herck: Bas Leinders Junior Racing Team → GP2 Series
- Marco Holzer: AM-Holzer Rennsport → Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
- Kamui Kobayashi: ASM Formule 3 → GP2 Series
- Michael Patrizi: Prema Powerteam → V8 Supercars
- Edoardo Piscopo: ASL Mücke Motorsport → Italian Formula Three Championship
- Filip Salaquarda: HBR Motorsport → International Formula Master
- Tim Sandtler: Jo Zeller Racing → International Formula Master
- Harald Schlegelmilch: HS Technik Motorsport → International Formula Master
- Jonathan Summerton: RC Motorsport → Atlantic Championship
Calendar
Season standings
Drivers Standings
- Points are awarded as follows:
† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.
- Pole-winners in bold; race 1 pole-winners earn one point.
- Drivers achieving fastest lap in italics. No points awarded.
Rookie Cup