2008 Formula V6 Asia season

2008 Formula V6 Asia season
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The 2008 Formula V6 Asia season took place in four Asian countries. The season started on May 16–18 in Sepang and ended on November 21–23 in Shanghai.

Race calendar

Round	Location	Circuit	Date	Winning Driver	Winning Team
1	Sepang, Malaysia	Sepang International Circuit	May 16–18	Armaan Ebrahim	Black Tara
2				Earl Bamber	TPC Team QI-Meritus
3	Sepang, Malaysia	Sepang International Circuit	June 20–22	James Grunwell	TPC Team QI-Meritus
4				Armaan Ebrahim	Black Tara
5	Sentul, Indonesia	Sentul International Circuit	July 18–20	Earl Bamber	TPC Team QI-Meritus
6				Earl Bamber	TPC Team QI-Meritus
7	Okayama, Japan	Okayama International Circuit	October 24–26	Earl Bamber	TPC Team QI-Meritus
8				Earl Bamber	TPC Team QI-Meritus
9	Shanghai, China	Shanghai International Circuit	November 21–23	James Grunwell	TPC Team QI-Meritus
10				James Grunwell	TPC Team QI-Meritus
11				James Grunwell	TPC Team QI-Meritus
12				Isaiah-Ro Charlez	Black Tara

Earl Bamber and Armaan Ebrahim did not participate to the last venue due to their commitment in the Malaysian round in A1 Grand Prix.

Full Series Results

Points are awarded in both races as following: 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 for 9th and 1 bonus points for pole position in the first of the two venue races but only awarded to drivers, not for teams. Only the drivers that achieve races are awarded by points. The team standing is obtained with the best two drivers of each team at each race

Drivers

Pos Driver Team MAL1 MAL2 IND JAP CHN Points 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 James Grunwell TPC Team QI-Meritus 3 3 1 3* 2 2 2 Ret 1* 1 1* 6 133 2 Earl Bamber TPC Team QI-Meritus 2* 1* 7 2 1* 1* 1* 1* 105 3 Isaiah-Ro Charlez Black Tara 7 2 Ret 4 5 7 3 2 Ret 7 3 1* 85 4 Mark Williamson Team TARADTM 8 5 4 5 6 8 6 4 5 3 2 3 79 5 Hafiz Koh Team TARADTM 6 Ret 6 Ret 6 4 4 3 3 2 4 5 77 6 Kevin Chen Champ Motorsport 4 4 3 Ret 7 3 Ret Ret 2 4* Ret 2 73 7 Armaan Ebrahim Black Tara 1 7 2* 1 3 8 59 8 Robin Tato E-Rain Racing 5 6 5 6 9 Ret 7 Ret Ret 5 Ret 5 42 9 Michael Ho Hon Keong Champ Motorsport 5 Ret 4 6 DNS DNS 19 10 Recardo Bruins E-Rain Racing Ret Ret 4 5 14 11 Dilantha Malagamuwa E-Rain Racing DNS 5 6 12 Katsuhiro Konno Mahara Ret Ret 0 13 Mathias Beche Champ Motorsport Ret Ret 0 Pos Driver Team MAL1 MAL2 IND JAP CHN Points 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not participate (DNP) Excluded (EX)

Teams

Pos	Team	Drivers	MAL1		MAL2		IND		JAP		CHN				Points
			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
1	The Pizza Company Team QI-Meritus	James Grunwell	3	3	1	3*	2	2	2	Ret	1*	1	1*	6	234
		Earl Bamber	2*	1*	7	2	1*	1*	1*	1*
2	Team TARADTM	Mark Williamson	8	5	4	5	6	8	6	4	5	3	2	3	156
		Hafiz Koh	6	Ret	6	Ret	6	4	4	3	3	2	4	5
3	Black Tara	Isaiah-Ro Charlez	7	2	Ret	4	5	7	3	2	Ret	7	3	1*	144
		Armaan Ebrahim	1	7	2*	1	3	8
4	Champ Motorsport	Kevin Chen	4	4	3	Ret	7	3	Ret	Ret	2	4*	Ret	2	91
		Michael Ho Hon Keong							5	Ret	4	6	DNS	DNS
		Mathias Beche			Ret	Ret
5	Team E-Rain	Robin Tato	5	6	5	6	9	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	5	62
		Recardo Bruins			Ret	Ret	4	5
		Dilantha Malagamuwa							DNS	5
NC	Mahara	Katsuhiro Konno	Ret	Ret											0
Pos	Team	Drivers	MAL1		MAL2		IND		JAP		CHN				Points
			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12

External links

• Formula Asia V6 by Renault official website