The 2008 Blaupunkt SEAT Cupra Championship season was the sixth and final season of the SEAT Cupra Championship. It began on 30 March at Brands Hatch, and ended on 21 September at the same circuit, supporting rounds of the British Touring Car Championship.

Teams and drivers

All drivers drove Mk2 SEAT Leóns.

Team No. Drivers Rounds
Total Control Racing 1 United Kingdom Jonathan Adam All
9 United Kingdom Jamie Ackers All
Welch Motorsport 2 United Kingdom Carl Breeze All
7 United Kingdom Daniel Welch All
11 United Kingdom Jeremy Gumbley All
JHR Developments 3 United Kingdom Andrew Herron All
25 United Kingdom Robert Lawson All
Hardinge Machine Tools 8 United Kingdom James Appleby All
JP Motorsport 12 United Kingdom Steve Mitchell 3–10
Daniels Motorsport 14 United Kingdom David Nye 1, 3–7, 9–10
42 United Kingdom David Green All
DRM M-Sport 32 United Kingdom Daniel Rowbottom All
Z Speed Racing 34 United Kingdom Martin Byford All
Advent Motorsport 44 Sweden Freddy Nordström All
Stringfellow Motorsport 69 United Kingdom Dan Stringfellow 1–3, 5–6

Race calendar and results

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning Team
1 R1 Brands Hatch Indy, Kent 30 March United Kingdom Robert Lawson United Kingdom Daniel Welch United Kingdom Robert Lawson JHR Developments
R2 United Kingdom Martin Byford United Kingdom Martin Byford United Kingdom Martin Byford Z Speed Racing
2 R3 Rockingham Motor Speedway 12 April United Kingdom Jonathan Adam United Kingdom Carl Breeze United Kingdom Carl Breeze Welch Motorsport
R4 13 April United Kingdom Robert Lawson United Kingdom Martin Byford United Kingdom Robert Lawson JHR Developments
3 R5 Donington Park National 4 May United Kingdom Robert Lawson United Kingdom Robert Lawson United Kingdom Robert Lawson JHR Developments
R6 United Kingdom Robert Lawson United Kingdom Martin Byford United Kingdom Robert Lawson JHR Developments
4 R7 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 18 May United Kingdom Jonathan Adam United Kingdom Daniel Welch United Kingdom Jonathan Adam Total Control Racing
R8 United Kingdom Robert Lawson United Kingdom Jonathan Adam United Kingdom Jonathan Adam Total Control Racing
5 R9 Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire 1 June United Kingdom Robert Lawson United Kingdom Andrew Herron United Kingdom Robert Lawson JHR Developments
R10 United Kingdom Jonathan Adam Race cancelled due to adverse weather conditions. Run at Snetterton.
6 R11 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk 13 July United Kingdom Robert Lawson United Kingdom Martin Byford United Kingdom Carl Breeze Welch Motorsport
R12 United Kingdom Jonathan Adam United Kingdom Robert Lawson United Kingdom Jonathan Adam Total Control Racing
R10 United Kingdom Jonathan Adam United Kingdom Jonathan Adam United Kingdom Jonathan Adam Total Control Racing
7 R13 Oulton Park Island, Cheshire 26 July United Kingdom Jonathan Adam United Kingdom Jonathan Adam United Kingdom Jonathan Adam Total Control Racing
R14 27 July United Kingdom Jonathan Adam United Kingdom Jonathan Adam United Kingdom Jonathan Adam Total Control Racing
8 R15 Knockhill Racing Circuit, Fife 17 August United Kingdom Jonathan Adam United Kingdom Jonathan Adam United Kingdom Jonathan Adam Total Control Racing
R16 United Kingdom Jonathan Adam United Kingdom Jonathan Adam United Kingdom Jonathan Adam Total Control Racing
9 R17 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 30 August United Kingdom Jonathan Adam United Kingdom Robert Lawson United Kingdom Robert Lawson JHR Developments
R18 31 August United Kingdom Jonathan Adam United Kingdom Jonathan Adam United Kingdom Jonathan Adam Total Control Racing
10 R19 Brands Hatch Indy, Kent 21 September United Kingdom Robert Lawson United Kingdom Martin Byford United Kingdom Martin Byford Z Speed Racing
R20 United Kingdom Jonathan Adam United Kingdom Martin Byford United Kingdom Martin Byford Z Speed Racing

Championship standings

  • Drivers' top 18 results count towards the championship.
Points system
 1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th  Fastest lap Best improvement on
grid position
20 17 15 13 11 9 7 5 4 3 2 1 1 1
Pos Driver BHI ROC DON THR CRO SNE OUL KNO SIL BHI Pts
1 United Kingdom Jonathan Adam 9 3 2 4 7 Ret 1 1 3 C 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 13 1 3 2 301
2 United Kingdom Robert Lawson 1 2 4 1 1 1 3 4 1 C Ret 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 7 2 4 295
3 United Kingdom Martin Byford 8 1 3 2 3 2 5 3 4 C 3 Ret 5 3 3 3 4 4 4 1 1 285
4 United Kingdom Carl Breeze 2 4 1 5 2 3 4 13 5 C 1 3 4 7 7 5 3 3 3 9 5 252
5 United Kingdom Andrew Herron Ret 8 5 8 4 4 6 2 2 C 7 5 3 4 10 10 7 2 2 6 6 207
6 United Kingdom Daniel Welch 3 NC 10 3 5 5 2 7 7 C 12 4 Ret Ret 4 4 5 10 5 4 3 183
7 United Kingdom Daniel Rowbottom 7 6 6 6 6 6 Ret 9 Ret C 4 8 8 8 6 Ret 6 6 6 8 11 135
8 Sweden Freddy Nordström 10 5 Ret 7 Ret Ret 11 5 8 C 2 6 Ret 11 9 9 9 5 8 5 7 112
9 United Kingdom Jeremy Gumbley 4 11 8 9 10 9 9 6 9 C Ret 9 9 5 5 7 8 14 10 Ret 9 102
10 United Kingdom James Appleby 6 7 9 11 8 11 8 11 6 C 9 7 6 6 11 8 11 7 9 Ret 8 99
11 United Kingdom Jamie Ackers 11 9 7 12 11 7 10 8 13 C 6 Ret 11 10 8 11 Ret 9 14 7 10 72
12 United Kingdom David Nye 5 10 12 12 12 C 8 10 10 9 Ret 8 11 10 12 44
13 United Kingdom David Green 12 13 11 13 13 10 7 10 11 C 11 12 7 13 Ret 6 Ret 12 12 Ret DNS 41
14 United Kingdom Dan Stringfellow Ret 12 12 10 9 8 10 C 10 11 12 26
15 United Kingdom Steve Mitchell 12 12 Ret DNS 14 C Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret 12 10 11 13 11 13 11
Pos Driver BHI ROC DON THR CRO SNE OUL KNO SIL BHI Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

References

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