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Nico Hülkenberg, who won seven of the season's ten feature races amassing 76 of his total of 85 championship points on Saturday afternoons. He won the championship by 35.5 points from early frontrunner Edoardo Mortara as the 2007's rookie cup winner's season somewhat tailed off after the

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, scoring just 9.5 points in the final twelve races compared to Hülkenberg's 60. Jules Bianchi's strong finish to the season, including a win in the final race at Hockenheim and coupled with Renger van der Zande's fifth place and Mika Mäki's ninth place, it allowed the 2008 Ultimate Masters winner to finish third in the championship, a point ahead of both van der Zande and Mäki.

Drivers and teams

Driver changes

; Changed Teams * Yann Clairay: Signature-Plus → SG Formula *

Dani Clos Daniel Clos Álvarez (born 23 October 1988) is a Spanish professional racecar driver who was, in 2012, the test driver for the now defunct HRT Formula One team. Career Karting Born in Barcelona, Clos was a fairly successful karter at the IC ...

: Signature-Plus → Prema Powerteam * Tom Dillmann:

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→ SG Formula * James Jakes: Manor Motorsport → ART Grand Prix *

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: Manor Motorsport → Signature-Plus ; Entering/Re-Entering Formula 3 Euro Series * Jules Bianchi:

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(SG Formula) → ART Grand Prix * Sam Bird: British Formula 3 Championship ( Carlin Motorsport) → Manor Motorsport * Niall Breen: British Formula 3 Championship (Carlin Motorsport) → Manor Motorsport * Daniel Campos-Hull: Formula BMW ADAC (Eifelland Racing) → HBR Motorsport * Cong Fu Cheng: British Formula 3 Championship National Class ( Performance Racing Europe AB) → RC Motorsport *

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: Italian Formula Renault Championship & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 ( Epsilon Euskadi) → Signature-Plus *

Peter Elkmann Peter Elkmann (born 16 September 1981 in North Rhine-Westphalia, Steinfurt) is a German racing driver. He has competed in such series as the Formula Three Euroseries and the German Formula Three Championship. Performer by Elkmann Peter Elkmann ...

: Sabbatical → RC Motorsport * Rodolfo González: British Formula 3 Championship (T-Sport) → Carlin Motorsport *

Erik Janiš Erik Janiš (born 23 September 1987) is Czech racing driver, currently driving in International Formula Master. To his biggest achievements belongs winning rookie rankings in F3 Euro Series. His manager is Antonín Charouz. Career Karting ...

: FIA GT3 European Championship (S-Berg Racing) → Mücke Motorsport * Brendon Hartley: Italian Formula Renault Championship & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 ( Epsilon Red Bull Team) → RC Motorsport *

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( Victory Engineering) → Prema Powerteam *

Jens Klingmann Jens Klingmann (born 16 July 1990 in Heidelberg) is a German racing driver. Career Formula BMW In 2006, Klingmann moved up to Formula BMW ADAC with Eifelland Racing. He finished his first FBMW campaign fourth in the Drivers' Championship with ...

: Formula BMW ADAC (Eifelland Racing) → RC Motorsport * Michael Klein:

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Throphy Class (HS Technik Motorsport) → Jo Zeller Racing * Jon Lancaster: French Formula Renault Championship & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (SG Formula) → ART Grand Prix * Mika Mäki: Italian Formula Renault Championship & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (Epsilon Red Bull Team) → Mücke Motorsport *

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: Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (

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) → Carlin Motorsport * Kazuya Oshima: All-Japan Formula Three Championship ( Toyota Team Tom's) → Manor Motorsport * Nelson Panciatici: French Formula Renault Championship & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (SG Formula) → RC Motorsport *

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: Formula Renault 3.5 Series ( Fortec Motorsport) → Carlin Motorsport *

Martin Plowman Martin Plowman (born 3 October 1987) is a British professional racing driver from Tamworth currently competing in the British GT Championship for Paddock Motorsport, which he co-founded with Kelvin Fletcher. In 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans, 2013, he ...

: Italian Formula Renault Championship & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (Prema Powerteam) → RC Motorsport * Stéphane Richelmi: Italian Formula Renault Championship & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (Thierry Boutsen Racing) →

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* Daniel Ricciardo: Italian Formula Renault Championship & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (RP Motorsport) → SG Formula * Koudai Tsukakoshi: All-Japan Formula Three Championship (Honda Team Real) → Manor Motorsport * Christian Vietoris: German Formula Three Championship (Josef Kaufmann Racing) → Mücke Motorsport *

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: German Formula Three Championship (JB Motorsport) → RC Motorsport * Henkie Waldschmidt: Italian Formula Renault Championship & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (Prema Powerteam) → SG Formula * Robert Wickens: Atlantic Championship ( Red Bull/Team Forsythe) → Signature-Plus ; Leaving Formula 3 Euro Series *

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: HBR Motorsport → International Formula Master (

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) * Cyndie Allemann: Manor Motorsport → Firestone Indy Lights (American Spirit Racing) * Sébastien Buemi: ASL Mücke Motorsport → GP2 Series ( Trust Team Arden) * Yelmer Buurman: Manor Motorsport → GP2 Series (Trust Team Arden) *

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: RC Motorsport → All-Japan Formula Three Championship (

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Team Tom's) * Michael Devaney: Ultimate Motorsport → British Formula 3 Championship (Ultimate Motorsport) * Romain Grosjean: ASM Formule 3 → GP2 Series (ART Grand Prix) * Esteban Guerrieri: Ultimate Motorsport → Formula Renault 3.5 Series ( Ultimate Signature) *

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: HS Technik Motorsport → Sabbatical * Michael Herck: Bas Leinders Junior Racing Team → GP2 Series ( David Price Racing) *

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: AM-Holzer Rennsport → Porsche Carrera Cup Germany (UPS Porsche Junior Team) * Kamui Kobayashi: ASM Formule 3 → GP2 Series ( DAMS) * Michael Patrizi: Prema Powerteam → V8 Supercars ( Ford Rising Stars Racing) *

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: ASL Mücke Motorsport → Italian Formula Three Championship ( Team Ghinzani) *

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: HBR Motorsport → International Formula Master ( Team ISR) *

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: Jo Zeller Racing → International Formula Master ( Team ISR) * Harald Schlegelmilch: HS Technik Motorsport → International Formula Master ( Trident Racing) * Jonathan Summerton: RC Motorsport → Atlantic Championship ( Newman Wachs Racing)

Calendar

Season standings

Drivers Standings

*Points are awarded as follows: ''Note'': In the second races at the

, the

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and the October Hockenheim meeting, due to insufficient distance covered, half points were awarded. † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance. * Pole-winners in bold; race 1 pole-winners earn one point (not awarded at Pau or Brands). * Drivers achieving fastest lap in ''italics''. No points awarded.

Rookie Cup

Rookie drivers are only eligible for the ''Rookie Cup'' title if they have not previously competed in a national or international Formula 3 championship.

Team's standings

Nations Cup

Notes

References

{{FIA European F3 seasons Formula 3 Euro Series seasons Euro Series Formula 3 Euro Series