O finlandês Markus NiemelÁ¤, da Brooks Associates Racing, é o Campeão da temporada 2008 do Cooper Tires Presents the Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda. Estreando na categoria, NiemelÁ¤ somou 245 pontos, 17 a mais do que o norte-americano Jonathan Bomarito, da Mathiasen Motorsports.
Foram onze provas disputadas, com sete vencedores diferentes; NiemelÁ¤ (2), Bomarito (3), o norte-americano Jonathan Summerton (2), o canadense James Hinchcliffe (1), o holandês Junior Strous (1), o norte-americano Carl Skerlong (1) e a suÁça Simona de Silvestro (1).
Apenas um brasileiro disputou a temporada. Douglas Soares, da Condor Motorsports, terminou em 18º, com 70 pontos.
Confira os resultados das quatro últimas etapas:
Trois-Rivieres:
1 – Jonathan Bomarito – Mathiasen – 44 voltas em 50:17.453
2 – Jonathan Summerton – Newman Wachs – 1.590
3 – Junior Strous – Condor – 5.682
4 – Simona De Silvestro – Newman Wachs – 7.878
5 – Dane Cameron – Genoa – 10.015
6 – Daniel Morad – Eurointernational – 10.774
7 – David Martinez – Forsythe/Pettit – 11.251
8 – Tom Sutherland – Brooks – 13.396
9 – Greg Mansell – Walker – 15.010
10 – Henri Karjalainen – Jensen – 15.460
11 – Douglas Soares – Condor – 16.155
12 – Frankie Muniz – Pacific Coast – 18.436
13 – Leo Mansell – Walker – 19.947
14 – Dominick Muermans – Condor – 26.125
15 – Eric Jensen – Jensen – 27.224
16 – Luis Schiavo – Eurointernational – 37 voltas
17 – Markus Niemela – Brooks – 30 voltas
18 – Carl Skerlong – Pacific Coast – 21 voltas
19 – Kevin Lacroix – Walker – 6 voltas
20 – James Hinchcliffe – Forsythe/Pettit – 6 voltas
Pole Position: Jonathan Bomarito 58.989
Volta mais rápida: Jonathan Summerton 1:00.181
New Jersey:
1 – Carl Skerlong – Pacific Coast – 42 voltas em 50:49.282
2 – Markus Niemela – Brooks – 2.464
3 – Jonathan Summerton – Newman Wachs – 10.441
4 – Kevin Lacroix – Walker – 22.772
5 – Junior Strous – Condor – 23.914
6 – Tom Sutherland – Brooks – 41.054
7 – Greg Mansell – Walker – 45.288
8 – David Martinez – Forsythe/Pettit – 46.872
9 – Jonathan Bomarito – Mathiasen – 56.488
10 – Frankie Muniz – Pacific Coast – 1:01.535
11 – Simona De Silvestro – Newman Wachs – 1:02.038
12 – Leo Mansell – Walker – 1 volta
13 – Douglas Soares – Condor – 1 volta
14 – Dominick Muermans – Condor – 1 volta
15 – Henri Karjalainen – Jensen – 1 volta
16 – James Hinchcliffe – Forsythe/Pettit – 2 voltas
17 – Rich Zober – Polestar – 2 voltas
18 – Eric Jensen – Jensen – 13 voltas
19 – Dane Cameron – Genoa – 27 voltas
Pole Position: Carl Skerlong 1:10.211
Volta mais rápida: 1:11.533
Miller Motorsport Park:
1 – Markus Niemela – Brooks – 20 voltas 50:40.529
2 – Jonathan Summerton – Newman Wachs – 0.446
3 – Dane Cameron – Genoa – 2.296
4 – Carl Skerlong – Pacific Coast – 2.828
5 – Simona De Silvestro – Newman Wachs – 22.363
6 – Jonathan Bomarito – Mathiasen – 25.508
7 – Tom Sutherland – Brooks – 27.723
8 – Junior Strous – Condor – 29.294
9 – Greg Mansell – Walker – 32.060
10 – James Hinchcliffe – Forsythe/Pettit – 33.914
11 – Kevin Lacroix – Walker – 34.549
12 – Henri Karjalainen – Jensen – 36.509
13 – David Martinez – Forsythe/Pettit – 37.301
14 – Frankie Muniz – Pacific Coast – 53.241
15 – Douglas Soares – Condor – 1:11.908
16 – Leo Mansell – Walker – 1:15.856
17 – Dominick Muermans – Condor – 1:40.101
Pole Position: Markus Niemela: 2:28.915
Volta mais rápida: Carl Skerlong 2:29.564
Road Atlanta:
1 – Markus Niemela – Brooks – 35 voltas em 50:19.931
2 – Kevin Lacroix – Walker – 0.730
3 – James Hinchcliffe – Forsythe/Pettit – 1.311
4 – Simona De Silvestro – Newman Wachs – 1.807
5 – Greg Mansell – Walker – 4.170
6 – David Garza – Forsythe/Pettit – 4.433
7 – Luis Schiavo – Eurointernational – 5.395
8 – Junior Strous – Condor – 6.290
9 – Frankie Muniz – Pacific Coast – 7.346
10 – Tom Sutherland – Brooks – 9.445
11 – Leo Mansell – Walker – 10.328
12 – Dominick Muermans – Condor – 10.914
13 – Jonathan Summerton – Newman Wachs – 2 voltas
14 – Dane Cameron – Genoa – 3 voltas
15 – J.R. Hildebrand – TKM – 6 voltas
16 – Douglas Soares – Condor – 9 voltas
17 – Jonathan Bomarito – Mathiasen – 23 voltas
Pole Position: Jonathan Summerton 1:14.137
Volta mais rápida: J.R. Hildebrand 1:15.006
Campeonato, classificação final:
1. Markus NiemelÁ¤ Brooks Associates Racing 245
2. Jonathan Bomarito Mathiasen Motorsports 228
3. Jonathan Summerton Newman/Wachs Racing 224
4. James Hinchcliffe Forsythe Championship Racing 196
5. Junior Strous Condor Motorsports 196
6. Carl Skerlong Pacific Coast Motorsports 189
7. Dane Cameron Genoa Racing 169
8. Simona de Silvestro Newman/Wachs Racing 167
9. Kevin Lacroix Walker Racing 161
10. Greg Mansell Walker Racing 105
11. Frankie Muniz Pacific Coast Motorsports 102
12. Daniel Morad EuroInternational 95
13. David Garza Forsythe Championship Racing 94
14. Dominick Muermans Condor Motorsports 80
15. Tom Sutherland Brooks Associates Racing 78
16. David Martinez Forsythe Racing 74
17. Henri Karjalainen Jensen Motorsport 70
18. Douglas Soares Condor Motorsports 70
19. Leo Mansell Walker Racing 68
20. Luis Schiavo EuroInternational 60
21. Tonis Kasemets Newman/Wachs Racing 51
22. Andreas Wirth Brooks Associates Racing 45
23. Alan Sciuto Genoa Racing 27
24. Christopher ZÁ¶chling Paladin Motorsports 18
25. Eric Jensen Jensen Motorsport 9
26. J.R. Hildebrand Genoa Racing 7
27. Rich Zober Polestar Racing 4
28. Brian Thienes Condor Motorsports 1
29. Mike Forest PR1 Motorsports
30. Greg Minium Paladin Motorsports