Borussia Dortmund Superleague Formula team was the racing team of

Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, commonly known as Borussia Dortmund (), BVB (), or simply Dortmund (), is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its men's professional footb ...

, a football club that competes in

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in the

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. The Borussia Dortmund racing team competed in the

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. They were operated by former

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team

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. They did not return for the 2009 season.

2008 season

In the

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Borussia Dortmund finished 14th overall. They had 1 win in the final event of the year at the 2008 Jerez round during James Walker's only round for the team. James Walker had also been the driver of

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Other performances of note include

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taking a debut pole at the 2008 Zolder round. He finished on the podium in 3rd from that race. Meijer switched to the

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team and won for them at the next round at Estoril.

Record

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2008

References

External links

Borussia Dortmund Superleague Formula team minisite

Official Borussia Dortmund football club website
{{Borussia Dortmund Borussia Dortmund Superleague Formula club teams 2008 establishments in Germany