2008 World Enduro Championship
The 2008 World Enduro Championship was the 19th season in the FIM World Enduro Championship. The season consisted of eight events and 16 races.
Last season's Enduro 2 champion, Honda's Mika Ahola, took his second world championship title now racing in the Enduro 1 class. In the Enduro 2 class, Yamaha's Johnny Aubert won his first world championship, becoming the first racer to defeat Juha Salminen since the 1998 season. With nine wins, Salminen broke compatriot Kari Tiainen's record (77) for most wins in the series. In Enduro 3, KTM's Samuli Aro became the sixth enduro rider to win five world championship titles.
Events
Round | Event | Location | Dates |
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1 | WEC GP Maxxis of Sweden | Östersund | 15–16 March |
2 | WEC GP Polisport of Portugal | Vale de Cambra | 19–30 March |
3 | WEC GP AMV of Spain | Sitges | 5–6 April |
4 | WEC GP Maxxis of Poland | Kwidzyn | 14–15 June |
5 | WEC GP of Wales | Llanidloes | 19–20 July |
6 | WEC GP AMV of France | Uzerche | 25–27 July |
7 | WEC GP LeoVince of Italy | Piediluco | 27–28 September |
8 | WEC GP AMV of Europe | Mende, France | 11–12 October |
Riders' championship - top 10
Enduro 1
Pos | Driver | Team | SWE |
POR |
ESP |
POL |
GBR |
FRA |
ITA |
EUR |
Pts | ||||||||
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1 | Mika Ahola | Honda | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 375 |
2 | Iván Cervantes | KTM | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 346 |
3 | Simone Albergoni | Yamaha | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 302 |
4 | Marc Germain | Yamaha | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 284 | |
5 | Maurizio Micheluz | Yamaha | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 224 | |
6 | Cristóbal Guerrero | Yamaha | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | Inj | Inj | Inj | Inj | 185 |
7 | Eero Remes | KTM | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | Inj | Inj | Inj | Inj | Inj | Inj | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 172 |
8 | Tom Sagar | KTM | 8 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 164 | ||||
9 | Mike Hartmann | KTM | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 156 | ||
10 | Jordan Curvalle | Suzuki | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 141 | |||
Pos | Driver | Team | SWE |
POR |
ESP |
POL |
GBR |
FRA |
ITA |
EUR |
Pts |
Enduro 2
Pos | Driver | Team | SWE |
POR |
ESP |
POL |
GBR |
FRA |
ITA |
EUR |
Pts | ||||||||
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1 | Johnny Aubert | Yamaha | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 361 |
2 | Juha Salminen | KTM | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 353 | |
3 | Alessandro Belometti | KTM | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 259 |
4 | Rodrig Thain | TM | 6 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 226 | |
5 | Antoine Meo | Husqvarna | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 222 | |||
6 | Joakim Ljunggren | Husaberg | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 217 | ||
7 | Fabrizio Dini | Yamaha | 9 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 196 |
8 | Nicolas Paganon | Aprilia | 6 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 173 | ||
9 | Fabio Mossini | Honda | 16 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 147 | |||
10 | Simo Kirssi | BMW | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 139 | ||||||
Pos | Driver | Team | SWE |
POR |
ESP |
POL |
GBR |
FRA |
ITA |
EUR |
Pts |
Enduro 3
Pos | Driver | Team | SWE |
POR |
ESP |
POL |
GBR |
FRA |
ITA |
EUR |
Pts | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Samuli Aro | KTM | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 328 |
2 | Marko Tarkkala | KTM | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 317 |
3 | Sébastien Guillaume | Husqvarna | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 298 |
4 | Christophe Nambotin | Gas Gas | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 297 |
5 | Stefan Merriman | Aprilia | 13 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 246 | ||
6 | Marcus Kehr | KTM | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 233 |
7 | Björne Carlsson | Husaberg | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 189 | ||
8 | Xavier Galindo | KTM | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 184 | ||
9 | Alessandro Botturi | Honda | 8 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 176 | |||
10 | Anders Eriksson | BMW | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 170 | ||
Pos | Driver | Team | SWE |
POR |
ESP |
POL |
GBR |
FRA |
ITA |
EUR |
Pts |
Manufacturers' championship
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