2008 Formula BMW Europe season

The 2008 Formula BMW Europe season is the first season of a new open wheel racing series that results by the merging of the Formula BMW Germany and Formula BMW UK championships, Formula BMW Europe is a new continental series for junior drivers, whose mission is to develop talented young drivers and introduce them to auto racing. [cite news | url = http://www.racecar.com/story.asp?NewsID=17714 | title = Formula BMW Germany/UK team up | publisher = racecar.com | date = 2007-06-29 | accessdate = 2008-05-03]

The youngsters will do battle for points for the first time on April 27 2008 at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona and will end on September 14 at Monza. This is followed by classic Grand Prix venues, such as Silverstone, Spa-Francorchamps and Monza. The race in Valencia promises to provide a real highlight, as the youngsters tackle a new street circuit.

The new championship will mainly be staged on the undercard of the FIA Formula One World Championship.

Teams and drivers

Rules

*Point system: 30, 24, 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 for 15th. 1 point for Pole Position.

Results and Standings

Races

* † Guest Drivers may be permitted to register for two individual Events at the discretion of the Organizing Committee and subject to such conditions as they may stipulate. Guest Drivers will not be entitled to receive points and prize money in the Driver classification and/or the Rookie Cup classification and/or the Team Trophy classification.

Teams

References

External links

* [http://bmw-motorsport.com/ms/en/index.html BMW-Motorsport.com]