2008 Masters of Formula 3

Race details
Date	10 August 2008
Official name	RTL GP Masters of Formula 3
Location	Zolder, Belgium
Course	3.977 km (2.471 mi)
Distance	28 laps, 111.356 km (69.193 mi)
Pole
Driver	Nico Hülkenberg	ART Grand Prix
Time	1:24.280
Fastest Lap
Driver	Max Chilton	Hitech Racing
Time	1:31.197 (on lap 24 of 28)
Podium
First	Jules Bianchi	ART Grand Prix
Second	Nico Hülkenberg	ART Grand Prix
Third	Jon Lancaster	ART Grand Prix

The 2008 RTL GP Masters of Formula 3 was the eighteenth Masters of Formula 3 race held at Zolder on 10 August 2008. It was won by Jules Bianchi, for ART Grand Prix.

2008 Entry List[1]
Team	No	Driver	Chassis	Engine	Main series
ART Grand Prix	1	Nico Hülkenberg	Dallara F308	Mercedes	Formula 3 Euro Series
	2	James Jakes	Dallara F308
	3	Jon Lancaster	Dallara F308
	4	Jules Bianchi	Dallara F308
Signature-Plus	5	Franck Mailleux	Dallara F308	Volkswagen	Formula 3 Euro Series
	6	Edoardo Mortara	Dallara F308
	7	Martin Plowman	Dallara F308
	8	Jean Karl Vernay	Dallara F308
Ultimate Motorsport	9	Michael Devaney	Mygale M08	Mercedes	British Formula 3
	10	Ricardo Teixeira	Mygale M08
	11	Esteban Guerrieri	Mygale M08
Mücke Motorsport	12	Mika Mäki	Dallara F308	Mercedes	Formula 3 Euro Series
	14	Erik Janiš	Dallara F308
	15	Christian Vietoris	Dallara F308
Hitech Racing	16	Max Chilton	Dallara F308	Mercedes	British Formula 3
	17	Roberto Merhi	Dallara F308		Formula Renault 2.0 WEC
Prema Powerteam	18	Dani Clos	Dallara F308	Mercedes	Formula 3 Euro Series
	19	Renger van der Zande	Dallara F308
	21	Stefano Coletti	Dallara F308
Manor Motorsport	22	Koudai Tsukakoshi	Dallara F308	Mercedes	Formula 3 Euro Series
	23	Sam Bird	Dallara F308
	24	Niall Breen	Dallara F308
	25	Kazuya Oshima	Dallara F308
SG Formula	26	Henkie Waldschmidt	Dallara F308	Mercedes	Formula 3 Euro Series
	27	Yann Clairay	Dallara F308
	28	Daniel Ricciardo	Dallara F308		Formula Renault 2.0 WEC
HBR Motorsport	29	Basil Shaaban	Dallara F308	Mercedes	Formula 3 Euro Series
	30	Daniel Campos-Hull	Dallara F308
Jo Zeller Racing	31	Tom Dillmann	Dallara F308	Mercedes	Formula 3 Euro Series
JTR	33	Nick Tandy	Mygale M08	Mercedes	British Formula 3
Räikkönen Robertson Racing	34	Henry Arundel	Dallara F308	Mercedes	British Formula 3
	35	Atte Mustonen	Dallara F308
	36	John Martin	Dallara F308
Carlin Motorsport	37	Brendon Hartley	Dallara F308	Mercedes	British Formula 3
	38	Jaime Alguersuari	Dallara F308
	39	Richard Philippe	Dallara F308		Formula 3 Euro Series
	40	Rodolfo González	Dallara F308

Group A drivers are highlighted in green.

1	Nico Hülkenberg	ART Grand Prix	2	Jules Bianchi	ART Grand Prix
3	Renger van der Zande	Prema Powerteam	4	Koudai Tsukakoshi	Manor Motorsport
5	Stefano Coletti	Prema Powerteam	6	Max Chilton	Hitech Racing
7	Jon Lancaster	ART Grand Prix	8	Mika Mäki	Mücke Motorsport
9	Brendon Hartley	Carlin Motorsport	10	Daniel Campos-Hull	HBR Motorsport
11	Rodolfo González	Carlin Motorsport	12	Richard Philippe	Carlin Motorsport
13	Jaime Alguersuari	Carlin Motorsport	14	Henkie Waldschmidt	SG Formula
15	Edoardo Mortara	Signature-Plus	16	Christian Vietoris	Mücke Motorsport
17	Roberto Merhi	Hitech Racing	18	Nick Tandy	JTR
19	Michael Devaney	Ultimate Motorsport	20	Dani Clos	Prema Powerteam
21	Tom Dillmann	Jo Zeller Racing	22	Sam Bird	Manor Motorsport
23	Yann Clairay	SG Formula	24	Atte Mustonen	Räikkönen Robertson Racing
25	James Jakes	ART Grand Prix	26	Erik Janiš	Mücke Motorsport
27	Daniel Ricciardo	SG Formula	28	John Martin	Räikkönen Robertson Racing
29	Esteban Guerrieri	Ultimate Motorsport	30	Jean Karl Vernay	Signature-Plus
31	Kazuya Oshima	Manor Motorsport	32	Niall Breen	Manor Motorsport
33	Henry Arundel	Räikkönen Robertson Racing	34	Basil Shaaban	HBR Motorsport
35	Martin Plowman	Signature-Plus	36	Franck Mailleux	Signature-Plus
37	Ricardo Teixeira	Ultimate Motorsport

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	4	Jules Bianchi	ART Grand Prix	28	45:19.275	2
2	1	Nico Hülkenberg	ART Grand Prix	28	+4.495	1
3	3	Jon Lancaster	ART Grand Prix	28	+20.539	7
4	12	Mika Mäki	Mücke Motorsport	28	+27.030	8
5	37	Brendon Hartley	Carlin Motorsport	28	+34.170	9
6	35	Atte Mustonen	Räikkönen Robertson Racing	28	+40.536	24
7	23	Sam Bird	Manor Motorsport	28	+53.861	22
8	38	Jaime Alguersuari	Carlin Motorsport	28	+57.479	13
9	40	Rodolfo González	Carlin Motorsport	28	+1:03.294	11
10	8	Jean Karl Vernay	Signature-Plus	28	+1:10.049	30
11	14	Erik Janiš	Mücke Motorsport	28	+1:14.649	26
12	9	Michael Devaney	Ultimate Motorsport	28	+1:14.810	19
13	34	Henry Arundel	Räikkönen Robertson Racing	28	+1:18.153	33
14	7	Martin Plowman	Signature-Plus	28	+1:20.051	35
15	6	Edoardo Mortara	Signature-Plus	28	+1:27.377	15
16	31	Tom Dillmann	Jo Zeller Racing	27	+1 lap	21
17	2	James Jakes	ART Grand Prix	27	+1 lap	25
18	15	Christian Vietoris	Mücke Motorsport	27	+1 lap	16
19	11	Esteban Guerrieri	Ultimate Motorsport	27	+1 lap	29
20	25	Kazuya Oshima	Manor Motorsport	27	+1 lap	31
21	16	Max Chilton	Hitech Racing	26	+2 laps	6
22	24	Niall Breen	Manor Motorsport	26	+2 laps	32
23	36	John Martin	Räikkönen Robertson Racing	26	+2 laps	28
24	27	Yann Clairay	SG Formula	25	+3 laps	23
Ret	21	Stefano Coletti	Prema Powerteam	24	Retired	5
Ret	33	Nick Tandy	JTR	23	Retired	18
Ret	17	Roberto Merhi	Hitech Racing	21	Retired	17
Ret	30	Daniel Campos-Hull	HBR Motorsport	19	Retired	10
Ret	39	Richard Philippe	Carlin Motorsport	16	Retired	12
Ret	26	Henkie Waldschmidt	SG Formula	15	Retired	14
Ret	18	Dani Clos	Prema Powerteam	6	Retired	20
Ret	22	Koudai Tsukakoshi	Manor Motorsport	1	Retired	4
Ret	19	Renger van der Zande	Prema Powerteam	0	Retired	3
Ret	28	Daniel Ricciardo	SG Formula	0	Retired	27
Ret	29	Basil Shaaban	HBR Motorsport	0	Retired	34
Ret	5	Franck Mailleux	Signature-Plus	0	Retired	36
Ret	10	Ricardo Teixeira	Ultimate Motorsport	0	Retired	37
Fastest lap: Max Chilton, 1:31.197, 158.334 km/h (98.384 mph) on lap 24[1]

• 2008 Formula 3 Euro Series season
• 2008 British Formula 3 season