2008 World Enduro Championship
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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
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| Round | Event | Location | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden WEC GP Maxxis of Sweden | Östersund | 15–16 March |
| 2 | Portugal WEC GP Polisport of Portugal | Vale de Cambra | 19–30 March |
| 3 | Spain WEC GP AMV of Spain | Sitges | 5–6 April |
| 4 | Poland WEC GP Maxxis of Poland | Kwidzyn | 14–15 June |
| 5 | Wales WEC GP of Wales | Llanidloes | 19–20 July |
| 6 | France WEC GP AMV of France | Uzerche | 25–27 July |
| 7 | Italy WEC GP LeoVince of Italy | Piediluco | 27–28 September |
| 8 | Europe WEC GP AMV of Europe | Mende, France | 11–12 October |
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Riders' championship - top 10
[edit | edit source]Enduro 1
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Driver | Team | SWE Sweden |
POR Portugal |
ESP Spain |
POL Poland |
GBR United Kingdom |
FRA France |
ITA Italy |
EUR Europe |
Pts | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland Mika Ahola | Honda | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 375 |
| 2 | Spain Iván Cervantes | KTM | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 346 |
| 3 | Italy Simone Albergoni | Yamaha | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 302 |
| 4 | France Marc Germain | Yamaha | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 284 | |
| 5 | Italy Maurizio Micheluz | Yamaha | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 224 | |
| 6 | Spain Cristóbal Guerrero | Yamaha | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | Inj | Inj | Inj | Inj | 185 |
| 7 | Finland Eero Remes | KTM | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | Inj | Inj | Inj | Inj | Inj | Inj | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 172 |
| 8 | United Kingdom Tom Sagar | KTM | 8 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 164 | ||||
| 9 | Germany Mike Hartmann | KTM | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 156 | ||
| 10 | France Jordan Curvalle | Suzuki | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 141 | |||
| Pos | Driver | Team | SWE Sweden |
POR Portugal |
ESP Spain |
POL Poland |
GBR United Kingdom |
FRA France |
ITA Italy |
EUR Europe |
Pts | ||||||||
Enduro 2
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Driver | Team | SWE Sweden |
POR Portugal |
ESP Spain |
POL Poland |
GBR United Kingdom |
FRA France |
ITA Italy |
EUR Europe |
Pts | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France Johnny Aubert | Yamaha | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 361 |
| 2 | Finland Juha Salminen | KTM | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 353 | |
| 3 | Italy Alessandro Belometti | KTM | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 259 |
| 4 | France Rodrig Thain | TM | 6 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 226 | |
| 5 | France Antoine Meo | Husqvarna | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 222 | |||
| 6 | Sweden Joakim Ljunggren | Husaberg | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 217 | ||
| 7 | Italy Fabrizio Dini | Yamaha | 9 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 196 |
| 8 | France Nicolas Paganon | Aprilia | 6 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 173 | ||
| 9 | Italy Fabio Mossini | Honda | 16 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 147 | |||
| 10 | Finland Simo Kirssi | BMW | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 139 | ||||||
| Pos | Driver | Team | SWE Sweden |
POR Portugal |
ESP Spain |
POL Poland |
GBR United Kingdom |
FRA France |
ITA Italy |
EUR Europe |
Pts | ||||||||
Enduro 3
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Driver | Team | SWE Sweden |
POR Portugal |
ESP Spain |
POL Poland |
GBR United Kingdom |
FRA France |
ITA Italy |
EUR Europe |
Pts | ||||||||
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| 1 | Finland Samuli Aro | KTM | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 328 |
| 2 | Finland Marko Tarkkala | KTM | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 317 |
| 3 | France Sébastien Guillaume | Husqvarna | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 298 |
| 4 | France Christophe Nambotin | Gas Gas | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 297 |
| 5 | New Zealand Stefan Merriman | Aprilia | 13 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 246 | ||
| 6 | Germany Marcus Kehr | KTM | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 233 |
| 7 | Sweden Björne Carlsson | Husaberg | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 189 | ||
| 8 | Spain Xavier Galindo | KTM | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 184 | ||
| 9 | Italy Alessandro Botturi | Honda | 8 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 176 | |||
| 10 | Sweden Anders Eriksson | BMW | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 170 | ||
| Pos | Driver | Team | SWE Sweden |
POR Portugal |
ESP Spain |
POL Poland |
GBR United Kingdom |
FRA France |
ITA Italy |
EUR Europe |
Pts | ||||||||
Manufacturers' championship
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