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.

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


 * Entering/Re-Entering Formula 3 Euro Series
 * Jules Bianchi: French Formula Renault Championship & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (SG Formula) → ART Grand Prix
 * Sam Bird: British Formula 3 Championship (Carlin Motorsport) → Manor Motorsport
 * Niall Breen: British Formula 3 Championship (Carlin Motorsport) → Manor Motorsport
 * Daniel Campos-Hull: Formula BMW ADAC (Eifelland Racing) → HBR Motorsport
 * Cong Fu Cheng: British Formula 3 Championship National Class (Performance Racing Europe AB) → RC Motorsport
 * Stefano Coletti: Italian Formula Renault Championship & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (Epsilon Euskadi) → Signature-Plus
 * Peter Elkmann: Sabbatical → RC Motorsport
 * Rodolfo González: British Formula 3 Championship (T-Sport) → Carlin Motorsport
 * Erik Janiš: FIA GT3 European Championship (S-Berg Racing) → Mücke Motorsport
 * Brendon Hartley: Italian Formula Renault Championship & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (Epsilon Red Bull Team) → RC Motorsport
 * Charlie Kimball: Formula Renault 3.5 Series (Victory Engineering) → Prema Powerteam
 * Jens Klingmann: Formula BMW ADAC (Eifelland Racing) → RC Motorsport
 * Michael Klein: German Formula Three Championship Throphy Class (HS Technik Motorsport) → Jo Zeller Racing
 * Jon Lancaster: French Formula Renault Championship & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (SG Formula) → ART Grand Prix
 * Mika Mäki: Italian Formula Renault Championship & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (Epsilon Red Bull Team) → Mücke Motorsport
 * Oliver Oakes: Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (Motopark Academy) → Carlin Motorsport
 * Kazuya Oshima: All-Japan Formula Three Championship (Toyota Team Tom's) → Manor Motorsport
 * Nelson Panciatici: French Formula Renault Championship & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (SG Formula) → RC Motorsport
 * Richard Philippe: Formula Renault 3.5 Series (Fortec Motorsport) → Carlin Motorsport
 * Martin Plowman: Italian Formula Renault Championship & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (Prema Powerteam) → RC Motorsport
 * Stéphane Richelmi: Italian Formula Renault Championship & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (Thierry Boutsen Racing) → Barazi-Epsilon
 * Daniel Ricciardo: Italian Formula Renault Championship & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (RP Motorsport) → SG Formula
 * Koudai Tsukakoshi: All-Japan Formula Three Championship (Honda Team Real) → Manor Motorsport
 * Christian Vietoris: German Formula Three Championship (Josef Kaufmann Racing) → Mücke Motorsport
 * Frédéric Vervisch: German Formula Three Championship (JB Motorsport) → RC Motorsport
 * Henkie Waldschmidt: Italian Formula Renault Championship & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (Prema Powerteam) → SG Formula
 * Robert Wickens: Atlantic Championship (Red Bull/Team Forsythe) → Signature-Plus


 * Leaving Formula 3 Euro Series
 * Sergey Afanasyev: HBR Motorsport → International Formula Master (JD Motorsport)
 * Cyndie Allemann: Manor Motorsport → Firestone Indy Lights (American Spirit Racing)
 * Sébastien Buemi: ASL Mücke Motorsport → GP2 Series (Trust Team Arden)
 * Yelmer Buurman: Manor Motorsport → GP2 Series (Trust Team Arden)
 * Carlo van Dam: RC Motorsport → All-Japan Formula Three Championship (Petronas Team Tom's)
 * Michael Devaney: Ultimate Motorsport → British Formula 3 Championship (Ultimate Motorsport)
 * Romain Grosjean: ASM Formule 3 → GP2 Series (ART Grand Prix)
 * Esteban Guerrieri: Ultimate Motorsport → Formula Renault 3.5 Series (Ultimate Signature)
 * Euan Hankey: HS Technik Motorsport → Sabbatical
 * Michael Herck: Bas Leinders Junior Racing Team → GP2 Series (David Price Racing)
 * Marco Holzer: AM-Holzer Rennsport → Porsche Carrera Cup Germany (UPS Porsche Junior Team)
 * Kamui Kobayashi: ASM Formule 3 → GP2 Series (DAMS)
 * Michael Patrizi: Prema Powerteam → V8 Supercars (Ford Rising Stars Racing)
 * Edoardo Piscopo: ASL Mücke Motorsport → Italian Formula Three Championship (Team Ghinzani)
 * Filip Salaquarda: HBR Motorsport → International Formula Master (Team ISR)
 * Tim Sandtler: Jo Zeller Racing → International Formula Master (Team ISR)
 * Harald Schlegelmilch: HS Technik Motorsport → International Formula Master (Trident Racing)
 * Jonathan Summerton: RC Motorsport → Atlantic Championship (Newman Wachs Racing)

Drivers Standings
Note: In the second races at the Norisring, the Bugatti Circuit and the October Hockenheim meeting, due to insufficient distance covered, half points were awarded. † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.
 * Points are awarded as follows:


 * Pole-winners in bold; race 1 pole-winners earn one point (not awarded at Pau or Brands).
 * Drivers achieving fastest lap in italics. No points awarded.

Rookie Cup
Rookie drivers are only eligible for the Rookie Cup title if they have not previously competed in a national or international Formula 3 championship.