2008 World Rally Championship#Junior championship
{{Short description|36th season of the FIA World Rally Championship}}
{{Motorsport season
|title= World Rally Championship
|link= World Rally Championship
|year = 2008
|subheader = World Drivers' Champion:
Sébastien Loeb
World Manufacturers' Champion:
Citroën
}}
{{World Rally Championship}}
The 2008 World Rally Championship was the 36th season of the FIA World Rally Championship. The season consisted of 15 rallies and began on 24 January, with the 2008 Monte Carlo Rally.
Frenchman Sébastien Loeb successfully retained the Drivers' World Championship, his and co-driver Daniel Elena's record-breaking fifth consecutive title, all of them attained driving Citroëns. In addition, Citroën secured their fourth Manufacturers' title, and their first since 2005, from 2006 and 2007 victors, Ford.
Rule changes
Image:Jaan Mölder - 2008 Rally d'Italia Sardegna.jpg made punctures much more common (pictured Jaan Mölder with a rear wheel puncture in Italy).]]
The running order for the first day is governed by championship position, with the championship leader running first on the road. For every other day of a rally, the order is decided by the previous end of day classification (with the leader on classification running first). The term 'leg' has been replaced by 'day' in order to sound more understandable. Extra 10-minute service prior to the finish podium has been added, intended to allow the service park to remain an attraction until the end of the event.{{cite web |url=http://www.crash.net/motorsport/wrc/news/156400-0/fia_reveals_regulation_changes.html |title=FIA reveals regulation changes. |date=2007-10-24 |access-date=2008-02-11 |work=Crash.net | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080126223056/http://www.crash.net/motorsport/wrc/news/156400-0/fia_reveals_regulation_changes.html| archive-date= 26 January 2008 | url-status= live}}
With the switch to Pirelli tyres, tyre mousse (along with all anti-deflation devices) has been banned, and fewer compounds are available. Also the teams aren't allowed to modify tyres by themselves (e.g. by making additional cuts) anymore.{{cite web|url=http://www.crash.net/motorsport/wrc/news/158685-0/new_tyre_rules_good_for_wrc,_says_mikko.html |title=New tyre rules good for WRC, says Mikko. |date=2008-01-15 |access-date=2008-02-11 |work=Crash.net |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080218202240/http://www.crash.net/motorsport/wrc/news/158685-0/new_tyre_rules_good_for_wrc%2C_says_mikko.html |archive-date=18 February 2008 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://www.crash.net/motorsport/wrc/news/158421-0/loeb_tyre_changes_create_a_lot_of_unknowns.html |title=Loeb: Tyre changes create a lot of unknowns. |date=2008-01-04 |access-date=2008-02-11 |work=Crash.net | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080207024646/http://www.crash.net/motorsport/wrc/news/158421-0/loeb_tyre_changes_create_a_lot_of_unknowns.html| archive-date= 7 February 2008 | url-status= live}} At the first event of the season, the available tires were the soft slick DS tire (Pirelli PZero), the WX snow tire without studs, and the WX snow tire with studs (both variants of Pirelli Sottozero).{{cite web |url=http://www.crash.net/motorsport/wrc/news/158896-1/preview_rallye_monte_carlo_-_pt_1.html |title=Preview: Rallye Monte Carlo – Pt. 1. |date=2008-01-23 |access-date=2008-02-11 |work=Crash.net }} The same snow tyres were used in Sweden as well. Later on loose surface tyres were introduced: Pirelli Scorpion, available in two variants – hard compound for abrasive surfaces, such as roads in Mexico or Greece, and soft one, for more muddy stages as seen on Welsh event.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrc.com/jsp/index.jsp?lnk=101&id=360&desc=Third%20new%20Pirelli%20WRC%20tyre%20makes%20debut%20on%20Rally%20Mexico |title=Third new Pirelli WRC tyre makes debut on Rally Mexico |date=2008-02-15 |access-date=2008-02-16 |work=WRC.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080218145547/http://www.wrc.com/jsp/index.jsp?lnk=101&id=360&desc=Third%20new%20Pirelli%20WRC%20tyre%20makes%20debut%20on%20Rally%20Mexico |archive-date=18 February 2008 |url-status=dead }} Tire walls have been strengthened in order to endure long, rough gravel stages often full of sharp rocks. The tread on Scorpions is asymmetric and directional, as it has proven more efficient during the tests.
Calendar
The 2008 championship was contested over fifteen rounds in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, the Americas and Oceania.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
!Rd. !Start date !Finish date !Rally headquarters !Surface !Distance !Support class |
| 1
|24 January |27 January |{{flagicon|MON}} 76th Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo |align=center|Mixed |align=center|19 |align=center|365.09 km |None |
|---|
| 2
|8 February |10 February |{{flagicon|SWE}} 57th Uddeholm Swedish Rally |align=center|Snow |align=center|20 |align=center|340.24 km |PWRC |
| 3
|28 February |2 March |{{flagicon|MEX}} 5th Corona Rally Mexico |align=center|Gravel |align=center|20 |align=center|353.75 km |JWRC |
| 4
|27 March |30 March |{{flagicon|ARG}} 28th Rally Argentina | align="center" |Gravel | align="center" |21 | align="center" |347.91 km |PWRC |
| 5
|24 April |27 April |{{flagicon|JOR}} 1st Jordan Rally | align="center" |Gravel | align="center" |22 | align="center" |359.26 km |JWRC |
| 6
|16 May |18 May |{{flagicon|ITA}} 5th Rally d'Italia Sardinia | align="center" |Gravel | align="center" |17 | align="center" |344.73 km |JWRC |
| 7
|29 May |1 June |{{flagicon|GRC}} 55th BP Ultimate Acropolis Rally of Greece | align="center" |Gravel | align="center" |20 | align="center" |331.52 km |PWRC |
| 8
|13 June |15 June |{{flagicon|TUR}} 9th Rally of Turkey | align="center" |Gravel | align="center" |19 | align="center" |360.12 km |PWRC |
| 9
|31 July |3 August |{{flagicon|FIN}} 58th Neste Oil Rally Finland | align="center" |Gravel | align="center" |24 | align="center" |340.42 km |PWRC/JWRC |
| 10
|15 August |17 August |{{flagicon|GER}} 27th ADAC Rallye Deutschland | align="center" |Tarmac | align="center" |19 | align="center" |352.63 km |JWRC |
| 11
|28 August |31 August |{{flagicon|NZL}} 39th Repco Rally New Zealand | align="center" |Gravel | align="center" |18 | align="center" |353.04 km |PWRC |
| 12
|2 October |5 October |{{flagicon|ESP}} 44th RallyRACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada | align="center" |Tarmac | align="center" |18 | align="center" |353.62 km |JWRC |
| 13
|10 October |12 October |{{flagicon|FRA}} 52nd Tour de Corse - Rallye de France | align="center" |Tarmac | align="center" |16 | align="center" |359.02 km |JWRC |
| 14
|31 October |2 November |{{flagicon|JPN}} 8th Pioneer Carrozzeria Rally Japan | align="center" |Gravel | align="center" |29 | align="center" |343.69 km |PWRC |
| 15
|5 December |7 December |{{flagicon|GBR}} 64th Wales Rally GB | align="center" |Gravel | align="center" |19 | align="center" |282.35 km |PWRC |
| colspan="9" style="background-color:#EAECF0;text-align:center" |Sources:{{Cite web |date= |title=Juwra 2008 WRC calendar |url=https://www.juwra.com/calendar_2008.html |archive-date= |access-date=14 January 2025 |website=Juwra}} |
= Calendar changes =
The 2008 season included 15 rallies, which was one less than the 2007 season. Rally Norway, Rally Portugal and Rally Ireland were dropped from the calendar for 2008. Rally of Turkey returned to the schedule, and Jordan Rally was part of the calendar for the first time. Rally Australia was planned to make a return after being absent in 2007, but the organizers submitted a request to the FIA to delay the event's return to the schedule until 2009.
The events also part of the Production World Rally Championship were Sweden, Argentina, Greece, Turkey, Finland, New Zealand, Japan and GB. The seven rallies also on the Junior World Rally Championship schedule were Mexico, Jordan, Italy, Finland, Germany, Spain and France.
Teams and drivers
In 2008 two categories are valid to compete for the Manufacturer's championship:
Manufacturer (M)
- must take part in all the rallies of the Championship with two cars of the same make
- must enter only cars corresponding to the latest homologated version of a World Rally Car in conformity with the 2008 Appendix J
- must inform the FIA of the name of the first driver entered for the season at the time of registration for the Championship. No change of the first driver is authorised, except in a case of force majeure. The driver of the second car may be changed for each of the rallies in the Championship
Manufacturer Team (MT)
- must take part in a minimum of 10 Championship rallies with two cars of the same make; those rallies must be nominated on registering for the Championship
- cannot enter World Rally Cars homologated during the year 2008 and cannot use parts homologated after 2 January 2008
- can only score points in the events it nominated on registering.
The teams and drivers for the 2008 season are as follows:
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%"
!colspan=8| Manufacturers |
| Team
! Manufacturer ! Car ! No ! Drivers ! Co-driver ! Rounds |
|---|
| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Citroën Total World Rally Team
!rowspan="2"| Citroën |rowspan="2"| C4 WRC |align="center"| 1 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb | {{flagicon|MCO}} Daniel Elena | All |
| align="center"| 2
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Daniel Sordo | {{flagicon|ESP}} Marc Marti | All |
| rowspan="3"nowrap| {{flagicon|GBR}} BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team
!rowspan="3"| Ford |rowspan="3"| Focus RS WRC 07 |align="center"| 3 | {{flagicon|FIN}} Mikko Hirvonen | {{flagicon|FIN}} Jarmo Lehtinen | All |
| align="center" rowspan="2"| 4
|{{flagicon|FIN}} Jari-Matti Latvala |{{flagicon|FIN}} Miikka Anttila | 1–11, 14–15 |
| {{flagicon|BEL}} François Duval
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Patrick Pivato | 12–13 |
| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|JPN}} Subaru World Rally Team
!rowspan="2"| Subaru |rowspan="2" nowrap| Impreza WRC 2007 |align="center"| 5 | {{flagicon|NOR}} Petter Solberg | {{flagicon|GBR}} Phil Mills | All |
| align="center"| 6
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Chris Atkinson | {{flagicon|BEL}} Stéphane Prévot | All |
| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|JPN}} Suzuki World Rally Team
!rowspan="2"| Suzuki |rowspan="2"| SX4 WRC |align="center"| 11 | {{flagicon|FIN}} Toni Gardemeister | {{flagicon|FIN}} Tomi Tuominen | All |
| align="center"| 12
|nowrap| {{flagicon|SWE}} Per-Gunnar Andersson |nowrap| {{flagicon|SWE}} Jonas Andersson | All |
| colspan=8| Manufacturer Teams |
| rowspan="9"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team
!rowspan="9"| Ford |rowspan="9"| Focus RS WRC 07 |rowspan="4" align="center"| 7 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Gianluigi Galli | {{flagicon|ITA}} Giovanni Bernacchini | 1–10 |
| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|BEL}} François Duval
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Patrick Pivato | 11, 14 |
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Denis Giraudet
| 15 |
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Matthew Wilson
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Scott Martin | 12–13 |
| rowspan="5" align="center" | 8
|rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|BEL}} François Duval | {{flagicon|BEL}} Eddy Chevaillier | 1 |
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Patrick Pivato
| 10 |
| {{flagicon|NOR}} Henning Solberg
| {{flagicon|NOR}} Cato Menkerud | 2, 4–5, 7–9 |
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Matthew Wilson
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Scott Martin | 3, 6, 11, 14–15 |
| {{flagicon|FIN}} Jari-Matti Latvala
| {{flagicon|FIN}} Miikka Anttila | 12–13 |
| rowspan="6"| {{flagicon|ARG}} Munchi's Ford World Rally Team
!rowspan="6"| Ford |rowspan="6"| Focus RS WRC 07 |align="center"| 9 | {{flagicon|ARG}} Federico Villagra |nowrap| {{flagicon|ARG}} Jorge Pérez Companc |nowrap| 3–9, 11–12, 14 |
| align="center" rowspan="5"| 10
| {{flagicon|NOR}} Henning Solberg | {{flagicon|NOR}} Cato Menkerud |nowrap| 3, 6, 11–12, 14 |
| {{flagicon|ARG}} Luís Pérez Companc
| {{flagicon|ARG}} Jose Maria Volta | 4, 9 |
| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Barry Clark
| {{flagicon|ARG}} José Díaz | 5 |
| {{flagicon|IRL}} Paul Nagle
| 8 |
| {{flagicon|GRC}} Armodios Vovos
| {{flagicon|GRC}} Loris Meletopoulos | 7 |
| colspan=8|{{Tooltip|Major entries not registered as Manufacturers|This list also includes entries from Manufacturer teams that are not eligible for Manufacturer points}} |
| rowspan="1"| {{flagicon|JPN}} Subaru World Rally Team
!rowspan="1"| Subaru |rowspan="1"| Impreza WRC 2008 |align="center"| 14 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Brice Tirabassi | {{flagicon|FRA}} Fabrice Gordon | 12–13 |
| rowspan="1"| {{flagicon|GBR}} BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team
!rowspan="1"| Ford |rowspan="1"| Focus RS WRC 07 |align="center"| 19 |nowrap|{{flagicon|ARE}} Khalid Al Qassimi |{{flagicon|GBR}} Michael Orr | 1–2, 5–7, 9–10, 12–13, 15 |
| rowspan="6"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team
!rowspan="6"| Ford |rowspan="4"| Focus RS WRC 07 |align="center"| 14 | {{flagicon|NOR}} Henning Solberg | {{flagicon|NOR}} Cato Menkerud | 1, 10, 13, 15 |
| align="center"| 16
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Matthew Wilson | {{flagicon|GBR}} Scott Martin | 1, 4–5, 7–10 |
| align="center"| 20
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Barry Clark | {{flagicon|IRL}} Paul Nagle | 13, 15 |
| align="center"| 46
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Valentino Rossi | {{flagicon|ITA}} Carlo Cassina | 15 |
| rowspan="1"| Focus RS WRC 04
|align="center"| 23 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Steve Perez | {{flagicon|GBR}} Paul Spooner | 15 |
| rowspan="1"| Focus RS WRC 05
|align="center"| 24 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Dave Weston, Jr | {{flagicon|GBR}} Aled Davies | 15 |
| rowspan="4"| {{flagicon|FRA}} PH Sport
!rowspan="4"| Citroën |rowspan="3"| C4 WRC |align="center"| 15 | {{flagicon|EST}} Urmo Aava | {{flagicon|EST}} Kuldar Sikk | 2, 5–13, 15 |
| align="center"| 17
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Ogier | {{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Ingrassia | 15 |
| align="center" | 18
| rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|ZWE}} Conrad Rautenbach | rowspan="2" | {{flagicon|GBR}} David Senior | 3–15 |
| Xsara WRC
| align="center" | 21 | 1–2 |
| {{flagicon|MEX}} Triviño Racing
! Peugeot | 206 WRC |align="center"| 15 | {{flagicon|MEX}} Ricardo Triviño | {{flagicon|ESP}} Sergio Salom | 3 |
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Team Rallye Cuoq
! Peugeot | 307 WRC |align="center"| 18 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Marie Cuoq | {{flagicon|FRA}} Philippe Janvier | 1 |
| {{flagicon|NOR}} Adapta World Rally Team
! Subaru |align="center"| 18 | {{flagicon|NOR}} Mads Østberg | {{flagicon|NOR}} Ole Kristian Unnerud | 2, 6–7, 9–10, 12–13, 15 |
| rowspan="3"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Ramsport
!rowspan="9"| Ford |rowspan="3"| Focus RS WRC 06 |align="center"| 20 | {{flagicon|FIN}} Matti Rantanen | {{flagicon|FIN}} Jan Lönegren | 9 |
| rowspan="2" align="center"| 23
|rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|NOR}} Andreas Mikkelsen | {{flagicon|NOR}} Ola Fløene | 2, 8–10, 12–13 |
| {{flagicon|SWE}} Maria Andersson
| 6 |
| rowspan="3"| {{flagicon|NLD}} Van Merksteijn Motorsport
|rowspan="3"| Focus RS WRC 06/07 |align="center"| 22 | {{flagicon|NLD}} Peter van Merksteijn Jr. | {{flagicon|BEL}} Eddy Chevaillier | 10, 12 |
| rowspan="2"| 24
|rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|NLD}} Peter van Merksteijn Sr. | {{flagicon|NLD}} Hilco van Beek | 2, 6, 10 |
| {{flagicon|NLD}} Erwin Berkhof
| 12 |
| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|NLD}} Ipatec Racing
|rowspan="2"| Focus RS WRC 06 |align="center"| 61 | {{flagicon|NLD}} René Kuipers | {{flagicon|BEL}} Erwin Mombaerts | 10 |
| align="center"| 64
| {{flagicon|NLD}} Dennis Kuipers | {{flagicon|NLD}} Kees Hagman | 10 |
= Team and driver changes =
Suzuki made their full season debut in the WRC after a part time campaign in 2007. Their drivers were reigning JWRC champion Per-Gunnar Andersson and Toni Gardemeister.{{Cite web |date=18 January 2008 |title=SUZUKI WORLD RALLY TEAM EMBARKS ON FIRST FULL SEASON OF WORLD RALLYING |url=https://media.suzuki.co.uk/releases/431 |access-date=25 March 2025 |website=Suzuki}}
Kronos left the WRC after the 2007 season to focus on running Peugeot Team Belux in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge.
Marcus Grönholm retired from the WRC after the 2007 season. He was replaced by Jari-Matti Latvala who had driven for Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team the previous season. Latvala himself was replaced by Gianlugi Galli at Stobart. The second Stobart seat was shared between 2007 drivers Matthew Wilson and Henning Solberg although the Norwegian would sometimes be nominated to score points for Munchi’s Ford.{{Cite web |last=Wilkins |first=Robert |title=Stobart team reveals line-up for '08 |url=https://www.crash.net/wrc/news/120396/1/stobart-team-reveals-line-up-for-08 |access-date=25 March 2025 |website=Crash.net}}{{Cite web |last=Wilkins |first=Robert |title=Henning back with Munchi's |url=https://www.crash.net/wrc/news/121120/1/henning-back-with-munchis |access-date=25 March 2025 |website=Crash.net}}
François Duval was given a one off drive Stobart VK M-Sport in Monte Carlo as a tarmac specialist.{{Cite web |last=Wilkins |first=Robert |title=Duval inks deal with Stobart team |url=https://www.crash.net/wrc/news/120391/1/duval-inks-deal-with-stobart-team |access-date=25 March 2025 |website=Crash.net}} He was given another one off drive in Germany.{{Cite web |date=8 August 2008 |title=Rally Deutschland: Stobart M-Sport preview |url=https://au.motorsport.com/wrc/news/rally-deutschland-stobart-m-sport-preview-2008-08-08/2762002/ |access-date=25 March 2025 |website=Motorsport}} After Gianlugi Galli broke his left femur in a crash, Duval would replace Galli from New Zealand onwards, despite Marcus Grönholm being initially offered the drive.{{Cite web |last=Evans |first=David |date=21 August 2008 |title=Duval replaces Galli for New Zealand |url=https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/duval-replaces-galli-for-new-zealand-4423263/4423263/ |access-date=25 March 2025 |website=Autosport}}{{Cite web |last=Evans |first=David |date=19 August 2008 |title=Gronholm turns down WRC comeback |url=https://www.autosport.com/wrc/news/gronholm-turns-down-wrc-comeback-4423274/4423274/ |access-date=25 March 2025 |website=Autosport}} Duval would be promoted to the main Ford team for the remaining two Tarmac rallies in France and Spain, replacing the struggling Latvala.{{Cite web |last=Salisbury |first=Matt |title=Ford replaces Latvala for asphalt events |url=https://www.crash.net/wrc/news/121754/1/ford-replaces-latvala-for-asphalt-events |access-date=25 March 2025 |website=Crash.net}}
2007 Ford Fiesta Sporting Trophy winner Barry Clark was signed by Ford on a part time campaign where he would participate in four events with Stobart and Munchi’s.{{Cite web |date=15 March 2008 |title=Barry Clark won the Fiesta Sporting Trophy International series in 2007 and this year will get to take in three rounds in the WRC in a latest spec Ford Focus RS WRC car. |url=https://www.tntsports.co.uk/wrc/_sto1510543/story.shtml |access-date=25 March 2025 |website=TNT Sports}}
Subaru had planned to run a third full time car for Xavier Pons, but the deal fell through before the Monte Carlo Rally.{{Cite web |last=Wilkins |first=Robert |title=Pons to be dropped by Subaru? |url=https://www.crash.net/wrc/news/120402/1/pons-to-be-dropped-by-subaru |access-date=25 March 2025 |website=Crash.net}}
=J-WRC entries=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%" |
| No
! Drivers ! Co-driver ! Car ! Rounds |
|---|
| 31
| {{flagicon|CZE}} Martin Prokop | {{flagicon|CZE}} Jan Tománek | 3, 6, 9–10, 12–13 |
| 32
| {{flagicon|EST}} Jaan Mölder | {{flagicon|BEL}} Frédéric Miclotte | 3, 5–6, 9, 12–13 |
| 33
| {{flagicon|DEU}} Aaron Burkart | {{flagicon|DEU}} Michael Kölbach | 3, 6, 9–10, 12–13 |
| 34
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Cortinovis | {{flagicon|ITA}} Giancarla Guzzi | 5–6, 9–10, 12–13 |
| 35
| {{flagicon|POL}} Michał Kościuszko | {{flagicon|POL}} Maciek Szczepaniak | 3, 5–6, 9, 12–13 |
| 36
| {{flagicon|LTU}} Vilius Rožukas | {{flagicon|LTU}} Andrius Šošas | 5–6 |
| 37
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Simone Bertolotti | {{flagicon|ITA}} Daniele Vernuccio | 5–6, 9–10, 12–13 |
| rowspan="3"| 38
|rowspan="3"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Fanari | {{flagicon|ITA}} Massimiliano Bosi |rowspan="3"| Citroën C2 R2 | 3, 5–6, 10 |
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Dario Andrian
| 9 |
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Daniele Benedetti
| 12 |
| 39
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Stefano Albertini | {{flagicon|ITA}} Piercarlo Capolongo | 5–6, 9–10, 12–13 |
| rowspan="3"| 40
| {{flagicon|SRB}} Miloš Komljenović | {{flagicon|SRB}} Aleksandar Jeremić |rowspan="3"| Renault Clio R3 | 3, 5–6, 9 |
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Kris Meeke
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Chris Patterson | 12 |
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Arnaud Augoyard
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Baudin | 13 |
| 41
| {{flagicon|SWE}} Patrik Sandell | {{flagicon|SWE}} Emil Axelsson | 3, 5–6, 9, 12–13 |
| 42
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Ogier | {{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Ingrassia | 3, 5–6, 10, 12–13 |
| rowspan="2"| 43
|rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|DEU}} Florian Niegel |rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|DEU}} Andre Kachel | 5–6, 10, 12–13 |
| Suzuki Swift Sport
| 9 |
| 44
| {{flagicon|NLD}} Hans Weijs, Jr. | {{flagicon|NLD}} Hans van Goor | 5–6, 9–10, 12–13 |
| rowspan="2"| 45
|rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|NLD}} Kevin Abbring | {{flagicon|BEL}} Erwin Mombaerts |rowspan="2"| Renault Clio R3 | 5, 9, 13 |
| {{flagicon|BEL}} Bjorn Degandt
| 6, 10, 12 |
| rowspan="2"| 46
|rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|IRL}} Shaun Gallagher | {{flagicon|IRL}} Michael Morrissey |rowspan="2"| Citroën C2 S1600 | 3, 5–6, 10 |
| {{flagicon|IRL}} Paul Kiely
| 9, 12 |
| 47
| {{flagicon|LUX}} Gilles Schammel | {{flagicon|BEL}} Renaud Jamoul | 5–6, 9–10, 12–13 |
| 48
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Alessandro Bettega | {{flagicon|ITA}} Simone Scattolin | 5–6, 9–10, 12–13 |
| colspan=5| Additional guest entries |
| 59
| {{flagicon|FIN}} Kalle Pinomäki | {{flagicon|FIN}} Matti Kaskinen | 9 |
| 59
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Sergio Perez | {{flagicon|ESP}} Oriol Julià | 12 |
| 59
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Campana | {{flagicon|FRA}} Samuel Teissier | 13 |
| 60
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Marché | {{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Giroux | 13 |
=P-WRC entries=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%" |
| No
! Drivers ! Co-driver ! Car ! Rounds |
|---|
| 31
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Toshihiro Arai | {{flagicon|AUS}} Glenn MacNeall | 2, 4, 7–8, 11, 14 |
| 32
| {{flagicon|SMR}} Mirco Baldacci | {{flagicon|ITA}} Giovanni Agnese | 4, 7–8, 11, 14–15 |
| 33
| {{flagicon|CZE}} Martin Prokop | {{flagicon|CZE}} Jan Tománek | 2, 4, 7–8, 11, 15 |
| rowspan="6"| 34
|rowspan="6"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Gianluca Linari | {{flagicon|ITA}} Roberto Mometti |rowspan="6"| Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 2 |
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Gianni Melani
| 4 |
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Paolo Gregoriani
| 7 |
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Barbara Perugini
| 8 |
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Franco Giusti
| 11 |
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Matteo Braga
| 14 |
| rowspan="4"| 35
|rowspan="4"| {{flagicon|RUS}} Evgeny Novikov |rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|RUS}} Dmitry Chumak | 4 |
| rowspan="3"| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
| 7 |
| {{flagicon|RUS}} Evgeny Kalachev
| 8 |
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Dale Moscatt
| 11, 14–15 |
| rowspan="3"| 36
|rowspan="3"| {{flagicon|NOR}} Eyvind Brynildsen | {{flagicon|FRA}} Denis Giraudet |rowspan="3"| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 2, 9, 14 |
| {{flagicon|SWE}} Maria Andersson
| 7–8 |
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Glenn MacNeall
| 15 |
| rowspan="4"| 37
|rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|CYP}} Spyros Pavlides | {{flagicon|FRA}} Denis Giraudet |rowspan="4"| Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4, 7, 11 |
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Steve Lancaster
| 15 |
| {{flagicon|SWE}} Oscar Svedlund
| {{flagicon|SWE}} Björn Nilsson | 9 |
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Yasunori Hagiwara
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Koichi Kato | 14 |
| rowspan="4"| 38
| {{flagicon|JOR}} Amjad Farrah | {{flagicon|ITA}} Nicola Arena |rowspan="4"| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 4, 7–8 |
| {{flagicon|SWE}} Patrik Flodin
| {{flagicon|SWE}} Göran Bergsten | 9 |
| {{flagicon|NZL}} Stewart Taylor
| {{flagicon|NZL}} Warwick Searle | 11 |
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Darren Gass
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Neil Shanks | 15 |
| 39
| {{flagicon|QAT}} Nasser Al-Attiyah | {{flagicon|GBR}} Chris Patterson | 2, 4, 7–8, 11, 15 |
| rowspan="4"| 40
|rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Stefano Marrini | {{flagicon|ITA}} Matteo Braga |rowspan="4"| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 2, 4 |
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Tiziana Sandroni
| 14 |
| {{flagicon|SMR}} Loris Baldacci
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Rudy Pollet | 7, 15 |
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Riccardo Errani
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Stefano Casadio | 8 |
| 41
| {{flagicon|AUT}} Andreas Aigner | {{flagicon|DEU}} Klaus Wicha | 2, 4, 7–8, 11, 15 |
| rowspan="2"| 42
|rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|PRT}} Bernardo Sousa | {{flagicon|PRT}} Carlos Magalhães |rowspan="2"| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 2, 4 |
| {{flagicon|PRT}} Jorge Carvalho
| 7–8, 11, 15 |
| 43
| {{flagicon|RUS}} Evgeny Vertunov | {{flagicon|RUS}} Georgiy Troshkin | 2, 7–9, 11, 14 |
| rowspan="4"| 44
| {{flagicon|HUN}} Gábor Mayer | {{flagicon|HUN}} Robert Tagai |rowspan="3"| Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4, 7–8 |
| {{flagicon|CHN}} Liu Chao Dong
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Anthony McLoughlin | 11 |
| {{flagicon|SWE}} Patrik Flodin
| {{flagicon|SWE}} Göran Bergsten | 15 |
| {{flagicon|FIN}} Tapio Suominen
| {{flagicon|FIN}} Pasi Hedman | 9 |
| rowspan="4"| 45
| {{flagicon|FIN}} Jussi Tiippana | {{flagicon|FIN}} Marko Salminen |rowspan="4"| Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 2 |
| {{flagicon|SVN}} Andrej Jereb
| {{flagicon|SVN}} Miran Kacin | 4, 7 |
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Trevisin
| {{flagicon|SMR}} Alessandro Biordi | 8 |
| {{flagicon|FIN}} Teemu Arminen
| {{flagicon|FIN}} Tuomo Nikkola | 9, 15 |
| 46
| {{flagicon|FIN}} Jari Ketomaa | {{flagicon|FIN}} Miika Teiskonen | 2, 4, 7, 9, 11, 15 |
| rowspan="4"| 47
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Fabio Frisiero | {{flagicon|ITA}} Simone Scattolin | 2, 9 |
| rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|ITA}} Giorgio Bacco
| {{flagicon|SMR}} Silvio Stefanelli |rowspan="2"| Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4, 8 |
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Fabio Pizzol
| 11 |
| {{flagicon|CZE}} Jaromír Tarabus
| {{flagicon|CZE}} Daniel Trunkát | Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 | 15 |
| 48
| {{flagicon|RUS}} Evgeny Aksakov | {{flagicon|EST}} Aleksander Kornilov | 2, 4, 7–9, 15 |
| 49
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Simone Campedelli | {{flagicon|ITA}} Danilo Fappani | 2, 4, 7–9, 15 |
| 50
| {{flagicon|PRT}} Armindo Araújo | {{flagicon|PRT}} Miguel Ramalho | 2, 7–8, 11, 14–15 |
| rowspan="2"| 51
|rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|IDN}} Subhan Aksa |rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|IDN}} Hendrik Mboi | 2, 4 |
| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
| 7, 9, 11, 14 |
| 52
| {{flagicon|FIN}} Juho Hänninen | {{flagicon|FIN}} Mikko Markkula | 2, 7, 9, 11, 14–15 |
| rowspan="3"| 53
|rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|DEU}} Uwe Nittel | {{flagicon|DEU}} Detlef Ruf |rowspan="3"| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 2, 4 |
| {{flagicon|DEU}} Michael Wenzel
| 7–8 |
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Giovanni Manfrinato
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Carlo Pisano | 9, 15 |
| rowspan="5"| 54
| {{flagicon|USA}} Travis Pastrana | {{flagicon|GBR}} Derek Ringer |rowspan="5"| Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4, 7 |
| {{flagicon|FIN}} Jussi Tiippana
| {{flagicon|FIN}} Marko Salminen | 9 |
| {{flagicon|USA}} Ken Block
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Alex Gelsomino | 11 |
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroshi Yanagisawa
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Osamu Yoda | 14 |
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Mark Higgins
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Rory Kennedy | 15 |
| rowspan="2"| 55
|rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Patrik Sandell |rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Emil Axelsson | 2, 4, 7–8, 15 |
| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
| 11 |
| rowspan="2"| 56
|rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|JPN}} Fumio Nutahara |rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Daniel Barritt | 4, 7, 9, 11, 15 |
| Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
| 14 |
| rowspan="2"| 57
| {{flagicon|EST}} Martin Rauam | {{flagicon|EST}} Silver Kütt | 4, 7–8, 11, 14 |
| {{flagicon|EST}} Egon Kaur
| {{flagicon|EST}} Simo Koskinen | 15 |
| rowspan="2"| 58
| {{flagicon|IND}} Naren Kumar |rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Nicky Beech |rowspan="2"| Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 7–9, 11, 14 |
| {{flagicon|IND}} Gaurav Gill
| 15 |
| colspan=5| Additional guest entries |
| 59
| {{flagicon|SWE}} Patrik Flodin | {{flagicon|SWE}} Göran Bergsten | 2 |
| 60
| {{flagicon|SWE}} Oscar Svedlund | {{flagicon|SWE}} Björn Nilsson | 2 |
| 59
| {{flagicon|ARG}} Marcos Ligato | {{flagicon|ARG}} Rubén García | 4 |
| 60
| {{flagicon|ARG}} Sebastián Beltran | {{flagicon|CHL}} Ricardo Rojas | 4 |
| 59
| {{flagicon|GRC}} Panayiotis Hatzitsopanis | {{flagicon|GRC}} Andreas Andrikopoulos | 7 |
| 60
| {{flagicon|GRC}} Lambros Athanassoulas | {{flagicon|GRC}} Nikolaos Zakheos | 7 |
| 159
| {{flagicon|FIN}} Juha Salo | {{flagicon|FIN}} Mika Stenberg | 9 |
| 160
| {{flagicon|FIN}} Jussi Välimäki | {{flagicon|FIN}} Teppo Leino | 9 |
| 59
| {{flagicon|NZL}} Hayden Paddon | {{flagicon|NZL}} John Kennard | 11 |
| 60
| {{flagicon|NZL}} Chris West | {{flagicon|NZL}} Garry Cowan | 11 |
| 59
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Katsuhiko Taguchi | {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Stacey | 14 |
| 60
| {{flagicon|JPN}} Takuma Kamada | {{flagicon|JPN}} Naoki Kase | 14 |
| 59
| {{flagicon|GBR}} David Higgins | {{flagicon|GBR}} Ieuan Thomas | 15 |
| 60
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Guy Wilks | {{flagicon|GBR}} Phil Pugh | 15 |
All entries utilized Pirelli tyres.
Events
The Rally Finland is notable this year for having dropped its famous Ouninpohja stage. This has been done for safety reasons, however this is likely to be a huge disappointment for race fans.{{cite web | title=What's on Dave – 2008 WRC Calendar | work=What's on Dave | url=http://uktv.co.uk/dave/stepbystep/aid/598029 | access-date=2008-02-08 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080130105513/http://uktv.co.uk/dave/stepbystep/aid/598029| archive-date= 30 January 2008 | url-status= live}}
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| valign="top"
!valign="middle"| Colour !valign="middle"| Rally Surface |
| style="background:#ffffbf;"| Gold
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| Gravel |
| style="background:#dfdfdf;"| Silver
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| Tarmac |
| style="background:#8fcfdf;"| Blue
|style="background:#8fcfdf;"| Snow/Ice |
| style="background:#ffdf9f;"| Bronze
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| Mixed Surface |
|}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;" |
| rowspan=2| Round
!style="width:22em" rowspan=2| Rally name !colspan=4| Podium finishers !colspan=4| Statistics |
|---|
| Rank
!style="width:15em"| Driver !style="width:15em"| Car !style="width:6em"| Time ! Stages ! Length ! Starters ! Finishers |
| style="background:#dfdfdf;" rowspan=3 align=center| 1
|style="background:#dfdfdf;" rowspan=3| {{flagicon|FRA}}/{{flagicon|MCO}} Monte Carlo Rally |align=center|1 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb |align=center| 3:39:17.0 |rowspan=3 align=center| 19 |rowspan=3 align=center| 365.09 km |rowspan=3 align=center| 47 |rowspan=3 align=center| 34 |
| align=center|2
|{{flagicon|FIN}} Mikko Hirvonen |align=center| 3:41:51.4 |
| align=center|3
|{{flagicon|AUS}} Chris Atkinson |nowrap|Subaru Impreza WRC2007 |align=center| 3:42:15.6 |
| style="background:white;"
|colspan="6"| |
| style="background:#8fcfdf;" rowspan=3 align=center| 2
|style="background:#8fcfdf;" rowspan=3| {{flagicon|SWE}} Swedish Rally |align=center|1 |nowrap|{{flagicon|FIN}} Jari-Matti Latvala |align=center| 2:46:41.2 |rowspan=3 align=center| 20 |rowspan=3 align=center| 340.24 km |rowspan=3 align=center| 61 |rowspan=3 align=center| 49 |
| align=center|2
|{{flagicon|FIN}} Mikko Hirvonen |align=center| 2:47:39.5 |
| align=center|3
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Gianluigi Galli |align=center| 2:49:04.4 |
| style="background:white;"
|colspan="6"| |
| style="background:#ffffbf;" rowspan=3 align=center| 3
|style="background:#ffffbf;" rowspan=3| {{flagicon|MEX}} Rally Mexico |align=center|1 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb |align=center|3:33:29.9 |rowspan=3 align=center| 20 |rowspan=3 align=center| 353.75 km |rowspan=3 align=center| 40 |rowspan=3 align=center| 28 |
| align=center|2
|{{flagicon|AUS}} Chris Atkinson |align=center|3:34:36.0 |
| align=center|3
|{{flagicon|FIN}} Jari-Matti Latvala |align=center|3:35:09.6 |
| style="background:white;"
|colspan="6"| |
| style="background:#ffffbf;" rowspan=3 align=center| 4
|style="background:#ffffbf;" rowspan=3| {{flagicon|ARG}} Rally Argentina |align=center|1 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb |align=center|4:05:48.6 |rowspan=3 align=center| 21 |rowspan=3 align=center| 347.91 km |rowspan=3 align=center| 56 |rowspan=3 align=center| 31 |
| align=center|2
|{{flagicon|AUS}} Chris Atkinson |align=center|4:08:21.8 |
| align=center|3
|{{flagicon|ESP}} Daniel Sordo |align=center|4:09:53.3 |
| style="background:white;"
|colspan="6"| |
| style="background:#ffffbf;" rowspan=3 align=center| 5
|style="background:#ffffbf;" rowspan=3| {{flagicon|JOR}} Jordan Rally |align=center|1 |{{flagicon|FIN}} Mikko Hirvonen |align=center|4:02:47.9 |rowspan=3 align=center| 22 |rowspan=3 align=center| 359.26 km |rowspan=3 align=center| 54 |rowspan=3 align=center| 33 |
| align=center|2
|{{flagicon|ESP}} Daniel Sordo |align=center|4:04:03.6 |
| align=center|3
|{{flagicon|AUS}} Chris Atkinson |align=center|4:07:47.4 |
| style="background:white;"
|colspan="6"| |
| style="background:#ffffbf;" rowspan=3 align=center| 6
|style="background:#ffffbf;" rowspan=3| {{flagicon|ITA}} Rally d'Italia Sardegna |align=center|1 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb |align=center|3:57:17.2 |rowspan=3 align=center| 17 |rowspan=3 align=center| 344.73 km |rowspan=3 align=center| 57 |rowspan=3 align=center| 38 |
| align=center|2
|{{flagicon|FIN}} Mikko Hirvonen |align=center|3:57:27.8 |
| align=center|3
|{{flagicon|FIN}} Jari-Matti Latvala |align=center|3:57:32.5 |
| style="background:white;"
|colspan="6"| |
| style="background:#ffffbf;" rowspan=3 align=center| 7
|style="background:#ffffbf;" rowspan=3| {{flagicon|GRC}} Acropolis Rally |align=center|1 |{{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb |align=center|3:54:54.7 |rowspan=3 align=center| 20 |rowspan=3 align=center| 331.52 km |rowspan=3 align=center| 60 |rowspan=3 align=center| 42 |
| align=center|2
|{{flagicon|NOR}} Petter Solberg |align=center|3:56:04.2 |
| align=center|3
|{{flagicon|FIN}} Mikko Hirvonen |align=center|3:56:50.8 |
| style="background:white;"
|colspan="6"| |
| style="background:#ffffbf;" rowspan=3 align=center| 8
|style="background:#ffffbf;" rowspan=3| {{flagicon|TUR}} Rally of Turkey |align=center|1 |{{flagicon|FIN}} Mikko Hirvonen |align=center| 4:42:07.1 |rowspan=3 align=center| 19 |rowspan=3 align=center| 360.12 km |rowspan=3 align=center| 60 |rowspan=3 align=center| 37 |
| align=center|2
|{{flagicon|FIN}} Jari-Matti Latvala |align=center| 4:42:15.0 |
| align=center|3
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb |align=center| 4:42:32.8 |
| style="background:white;"
|colspan="6"| |
| style="background:#ffffbf;" rowspan=3 align=center| 9
|style="background:#ffffbf;" rowspan=3| {{flagicon|FIN}} Rally Finland |align=center|1 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb |align=center| 2:54:05.5 |rowspan=3 align=center| 24 |rowspan=3 align=center| 340.42 km |rowspan=3 align=center| 99 |rowspan=3 align=center| 68 |
| align=center|2
| {{flagicon|FIN}} Mikko Hirvonen |align=center| 2:54:14.5 |
| align=center|3
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Chris Atkinson |align=center| 2:57:22.5 |
| style="background:white;"
|colspan="6"| |
| style="background:#dfdfdf;" rowspan=3 align=center| 10
|style="background:#dfdfdf;" rowspan=3| {{flagicon|DEU}} Rallye Deutschland |align=center|1 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb |align=center| 3:26:19.7 |rowspan=3 align=center| 19 |rowspan=3 align=center| 352.89 km |rowspan=3 align=center| 81 |rowspan=3 align=center| 57 |
| align=center|2
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Daniel Sordo |align=center| 3:27:07.4 |
| align=center|3
| {{flagicon|BEL}} François Duval |align=center| 3:27:39.7 |
| style="background:white;"
|colspan="6"| |
| style="background:#ffffbf;" rowspan=3 align=center| 11
|style="background:#ffffbf;" rowspan=3| {{flagicon|NZL}} Rally New Zealand |align=center|1 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb |align=center| 3:59:18.9 |rowspan=3 align=center| 18 |rowspan=3 align=center| 353.04 km |rowspan=3 align=center| 57 |rowspan=3 align=center| 35 |
| align=center|2
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Dani Sordo |align=center| 3:59:36.4 |
| align=center|3
| {{flagicon|FIN}} Mikko Hirvonen |align=center| 4:00:00.4 |
| style="background:white;"
|colspan="6"| |
| style="background:#dfdfdf;" rowspan=3 align=center| 12
|style="background:#dfdfdf;" rowspan=3| {{flagicon|ESP}} Rally Catalunya |align=center|1 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb |align=center| 3:21:17.4 |rowspan=3 align=center| 18 |rowspan=3 align=center| 353.62 km |rowspan=3 align=center| 69 |rowspan=3 align=center| 48 |
| align=center|2
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Daniel Sordo |align=center| 3:21:42.3 |
| align=center|3
| {{flagicon|FIN}} Mikko Hirvonen |align=center| 3:22:19.9 |
| style="background:white;"
|colspan="6"| |
| style="background:#dfdfdf;" rowspan=3 align=center| 13
|style="background:#dfdfdf;" rowspan=3| {{flagicon|FRA}} Tour de Corse |align=center|1 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb |align=center| 3:42:58.0 |rowspan=3 align=center| 16 |rowspan=3 align=center| 359.02 km |rowspan=3 align=center| 71 |rowspan=3 align=center| 54 |
| align=center|2
| {{flagicon|FIN}} Mikko Hirvonen |align=center| 3:46:22.7 |
| align=center|3
| {{flagicon|BEL}} François Duval |align=center| 3:46:29.6 |
| style="background:white;"
|colspan="6"| |
| style="background:#ffffbf;" rowspan=3 align=center| 14
|style="background:#ffffbf;" rowspan=3 nowrap| {{flagicon|JPN}} Rally Japan |align=center|1 | {{flagicon|FIN}} Mikko Hirvonen |align=center| 3:25:03.0 |rowspan=3 align=center| 29 |rowspan=3 align=center| 343.69 km |rowspan=3 align=center| 86 |rowspan=3 align=center| 57 |
| align=center|2
| {{flagicon|FIN}} Jari-Matti Latvala |align=center| 3:25:34.1 |
| align=center|3
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb |align=center| 3:27:33.6 |
| style="background:white;"
|colspan="6"| |
| style="background:#ffffbf;" rowspan=3 align=center| 15
|style="background:#ffffbf;" rowspan=3| {{flagicon|GBR}} Wales Rally GB |align=center|1 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb |align=center| 2:43:09.6 |rowspan=3 align=center| 19 |rowspan=3 align=center| 282.35 km |rowspan=3 align=center| 78 |rowspan=3 align=center| 47 |
| align=center|2
| {{flagicon|FIN}} Jari-Matti Latvala |align=center| 2:43:22.3 |
| align=center|3
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Daniel Sordo |align=center| 2:45:30.2 |
Standings
=Drivers' championship=
| {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center;" |
| valign="top"
!valign="middle"| {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} !valign="middle"| Driver ! MON ! SWE ! MEX ! ARG ! JOR ! ITA ! GRC ! TUR ! FIN ! GER ! NZL ! ESP ! FRA ! JPN ! GBR !valign="middle"| Pts |
| 1
|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |align="right"| 122 |
|---|
| 2
|align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Mikko Hirvonen |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |align="right"| 103 |
| 3
|align=left| {{flagicon|ESP}} Daniel Sordo |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 17 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#000000; color:#ffffff"| DSQ |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |align="right"| 65 |
| 4
|align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Jari-Matti Latvala |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 15 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 39 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |align="right"| 58 |
| 5
|align=left| {{flagicon|AUS}} Chris Atkinson |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 21 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |align="right"| 50 |
| 6
|align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} Petter Solberg |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |align="right"| 46 |
| 7
|align=left| {{flagicon|BEL}} François Duval |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 | | | | | | | | |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |align="right"| 25 |
| 8
|align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} Henning Solberg |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 15 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |align="right"| 22 |
| 9
|align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Gianluigi Galli |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | | | | |align="right"| 17 |
| 10
|align=left| {{flagicon|GBR}} Matthew Wilson |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 17 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9 |align="right"| 15 |
| 11
|align=left| {{flagicon|EST}} Urmo Aava | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 18 | | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 16 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 35 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 | |style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS |align="right"| 13 |
| 12
|align=left nowrap| {{flagicon|SWE}} Per-Gunnar Andersson |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 24 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 15 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 32 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 17 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |align="right"| 12 |
| 13
|align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Toni Gardemeister |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 |align="right"| 10 |
| 14
|align=left| {{flagicon|ARG}} Federico Villagra | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 14 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12 | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9 | |align="right"| 9 |
| 15
|align=left| {{flagicon|ZWE}} Conrad Rautenbach |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 16 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 16 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 26 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 14 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 15 |align="right"| 6 |
| 16
|align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} Andreas Mikkelsen | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 | | | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 19 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11 | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11 | | |align="right"| 5 |
| 17
|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Marie Cuoq |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |align="right"| 2 |
| 18
|align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Matti Rantanen | | | | | | | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 | | | | | | |align="right"| 2 |
| 19
|align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Juho Hänninen | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 | | | | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 21 | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13 | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 14 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 29 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 24 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |align="right"| 1 |
| 20
|align=left| {{flagicon|AUT}} Andreas Aigner | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 31 | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 | | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 14 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13 |align="right"| 1 |
| 21
|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Ogier | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 22 | | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 36 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 19 | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 20 | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 26 |align="right"| 1 |
| valign="top"
!valign="middle"| {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} !valign="middle"| Driver ! MON ! SWE ! MEX ! ARG ! JOR ! ITA ! GRC ! TUR ! FIN ! GER ! NZL ! ESP ! FRA ! JPN ! GBR !valign="middle"| Pts |
|valign="top"|
{{WRC driver results legend}}
|}
- Sébastien Loeb secured the drivers' championship title in Japan.
=Manufacturers' championship=
| {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center;" |
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! valign="middle" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} ! valign="middle" | Manufacturer ! valign="middle" | {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! MON ! SWE ! MEX ! ARG ! JOR ! ITA ! GRE ! TUR ! FIN ! GER ! NZL ! ESP ! FRA ! JPN ! GBR ! valign="middle" | Points |
| rowspan=2| 1
|align=left rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA}} Citroën Total World Rally Team | 1 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 !rowspan=2| 191 |
|---|
| 2
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |
| rowspan=2| 2
|align=left rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} BP Ford World Rally Team | 3 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 !rowspan=2| 173 |
| 4
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |
| rowspan=2| 3
|align=left rowspan=2| {{flagicon|JPN}} Subaru World Rally Team | 5 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 !rowspan=2| 98 |
| 6
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |
| rowspan=2| 4
|align=left rowspan=2 nowrap| {{flagicon|GBR}} Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team | 7 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 !rowspan=2| 67 |
| 8
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9 |
| rowspan=2| 5
|align=left rowspan=2| {{flagicon|JPN}} Suzuki World Rally Team | 11 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 !rowspan=2| 34 |
| 12
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |
| rowspan=2|6
|align=left rowspan=2| {{flagicon|ARG}} Munchi's Ford World Rally Team | 9 | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10 | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9 | !rowspan=2| 22 |
| 10
| | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9 | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | |
| valign="top"
! valign="middle" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} ! valign="middle" | Manufacturer ! valign="middle" | {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! MON ! SWE ! MEX ! ARG ! JOR ! ITA ! GRE ! TUR ! FIN ! GER ! NZL ! ESP ! FRA ! JPN ! GBR ! valign="middle" | Points |
| valign="top" |
{{WRC driver results legend}}
|}
- Citroën secured the manufacturers' championship in Wales.
=Junior championship=
Image:Sébastien Ogier - 2008 Rallye Deutschland 3.jpg competing in a Citroën C2 S1600 at the 2008 Rallye Deutschland.]]
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center;" |
| valign="top"
!valign="middle"| {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} !valign="middle"| Driver ! MEX ! JOR ! ITA ! FIN ! GER ! ESP ! FRA !valign="middle"| Pts |
| 1
|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Ogier |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 | |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |align="right"| 42 |
|---|
| 2
|align=left| {{flagicon|DEU}} Aaron Burkart |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 | |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |align="right"| 34 |
| 3
|align=left| {{flagicon|CZE}} Martin Prokop |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |align="right"| 32 |
| 4
|align=left| {{flagicon|IRL}} Shaun Gallagher |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 | |align="right"| 30 |
| 5
|align=left| {{flagicon|POL}} Michał Kościuszko |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |rowspan="3" align="right"| 22 |
| 6
|align=left nowrap| {{flagicon|ITA}} Alessandro Bettega | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |
| 7
|align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Patrik Sandell |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |
| 8
|align=left| {{flagicon|EST}} Jaan Mölder |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11 |align="right"| 11 |
| 9
|align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Stefano Albertini | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9 |align="right"| 9 |
| 10
|align=left| {{flagicon|LUX}} Gilles Schammel | |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10 |rowspan="3" align="right"| 8 |
| 11
|align=left| {{flagicon|DEU}} Florian Niegel | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 |
| 12
|align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Simone Bertolotti | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |
| 13
|align=left| {{flagicon|NLD}} Kevin Abbring | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |align="right"| 7 |
| 14
|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Campana | | | | | | |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |align="right"| 6 |
| 15
|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Marché | | | | | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |align="right"| 5 |
| 16
|align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Cortinovis | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11 |style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 |style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS |style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS |align="right"| 4 |
| 17
|align=left| {{flagicon|NLD}} Hans Weijs, Jr. | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12 |align="right"| 2 |
| 18
|align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Fanari |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | |align="right" rowspan="2"| 1 |
| 19
|align=left| {{flagicon|SRB}} Miloš Komljenović |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11 | | | |
| valign="top"
!valign="middle"| {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} !valign="middle"| Driver ! MEX ! JOR ! ITA ! FIN ! GER ! ESP ! FRA !valign="middle"| Pts |
=Production championship=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center;" |
| valign="top"
!valign="middle"| {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} !valign="middle"| Driver ! SWE ! ARG ! GRC ! TUR ! FIN ! NZL ! JPN ! GBR !valign="middle"| Pts |
| 1
|align=left| {{flagicon|AUT}} Andreas Aigner |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |align="right"| 38 |
|---|
| 2
|align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Juho Hänninen |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 | |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |align="right"| 36 |
| 3
|align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Jari Ketomaa |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |align="right"| 28 |
| 4
|align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Patrik Sandell |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 | |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 | | |align="right"| 22 |
| 5
|align=left| {{flagicon|CZE}} Martin Prokop |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 14 |style="background:#000000; color:white;"| DSQ | |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |align="right"| 17 |
| 6
|align=left| {{flagicon|EST}} Martin Rauam | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#000000; color:white;"| DSQ |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 | |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | |rowspan=2 align="right"| 15 |
| 7
|align=left| {{flagicon|JPN}} Fumio Nutahara | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |
| 8
|align=left| {{flagicon|PRT}} Armindo Araújo |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 | |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 |align="right"| 14 |
| 9
|align=left| {{flagicon|PRT}} Bernardo Sousa |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11 | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9 |align="right"| 12 |
| 10
|align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Patrik Flodin |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 16 | | | |style="background:#000000; color:white;"| DSQ | | |style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1 |align="right"| 10 |
| 11
|align=left| {{flagicon|SMR}} Mirco Baldacci | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |rowspan=2 align="right"| 9 |
| 12
|align=left| {{flagicon|JPN}} Toshihiro Arai |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 | |
| 13
|align=left| {{flagicon|RUS}} Evgeny Novikov | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 15 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |rowspan=3 align="right"| 8 |
| 14
|align=left| {{flagicon|ARG}} Sebastián Beltrán | |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 | | | | | | |
| 15
|align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Jussi Välimäki | | | | |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2 | | | |
| 16
|align=left| {{flagicon|GBR}} Guy Wilks | | | | | | | |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3 |rowspan=3 align="right"| 6 |
| 17
|align=left| {{flagicon|RUS}} Evgeny Aksakov |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 | | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |
| 18
|align=left| {{flagicon|RUS}} Evgeny Vertunov |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | |
| 19
|align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} Eyvind Brynildsen |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 15 | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10 | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 | |rowspan=3 align="right"| 5 |
| 20
|align=left| {{flagicon|SWE}} Oscar Svedlund |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 | | | |
| 21
|align=left| {{flagicon|NZL}} Hayden Paddon | | | | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4 | | |
| 22
|align=left| {{flagicon|DEU}} Uwe Nittel |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | | | |rowspan=3 align="right"| 4 |
| 23
|align=left| {{flagicon|JPN}} Takuma Kamada | | | | | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 | |
| 24
|align=left| {{flagicon|CZE}} Jaromír Tarabus | | | | | | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5 |
| 25
|align=left| {{flagicon|JOR}} Amjad Farrah | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | | | |rowspan=4 align="right"| 3 |
| 26
|align=left| {{flagicon|CYP}} Spyros Pavlides | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10 | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 |
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|align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Jussi Tiippana |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11 | | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6 | | | |
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|align=left nowrap| {{flagicon|ITA}} Simone Campedelli |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9 |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9 |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 | | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10 |
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|align=left| {{flagicon|JPN}} Katsuhiko Taguchi | | | | | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7 | |align="right"| 2 |
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|align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Giorgio Bacco | |style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13 | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret | | |rowspan=4 align="right"| 1 |
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|align=left| {{flagicon|GBR}} David Higgins | | | | | | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 |
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|align=left| {{flagicon|SMR}} Loris Baldacci | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 | | | | |style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret |
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|align=left| {{flagicon|NZL}} Stewart Taylor | | | | | |style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8 | | |
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!valign="middle"| {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} !valign="middle"| Driver ! SWE ! ARG ! GRC ! TUR ! FIN ! NZL ! JPN ! GBR !valign="middle"| Pts |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081112013210/http://www.wrc.com/jsp/index.jsp?lnk=400&season=2008 2008 calendar at WRC.com]
- [https://www.ewrc-results.com/season/2008/ FIA World Rally Championship 2008] at ewrc-results.com
{{2008 World Rally Championship season}}
{{World Rally Championship results}}