2008 World Enduro Championship

Samuli Aro won his fifth world championship title.

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

Mike Hartmann riding his KTM at the Grand Prix of Italy.

Round	Event	Location	Dates
1	WEC GP Maxxis of Sweden	Östersund	15–16 March
2	WEC GP Polisport of Portugal	Vale de Cambra	19–30 March
3	WEC GP AMV of Spain	Sitges	5–6 April
4	WEC GP Maxxis of Poland	Kwidzyn	14–15 June
5	WEC GP of Wales	Llanidloes	19–20 July
6	WEC GP AMV of France	Uzerche	25–27 July
7	WEC GP LeoVince of Italy	Piediluco	27–28 September
8	WEC GP AMV of Europe	Mende, France	11–12 October

Riders' championship - top 10

Enduro 1

Pos	Driver	Team	SWE		POR		ESP		POL		GBR		FRA		ITA		EUR		Pts
1	Mika Ahola	Honda	1	1	2	3	1	1	2	2	3	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	375
2	Iván Cervantes	KTM	6	2	3	1	2	2	1	1	4	2	1	1	4	3	3	2	346
3	Simone Albergoni	Yamaha	2	3	1	2	4	3	4	3	2	4	5	5	5	6	4	5	302
4	Marc Germain	Yamaha	4	6	6		5	5	3	6	1	3	3	4	2	2	2	3	284
5	Maurizio Micheluz	Yamaha	7	7	5		7	7	6	5	8	8	6	7	3	4	7	7	224
6	Cristóbal Guerrero	Yamaha	8	9	7	6	6	6	5	4	7	6	4	3	Inj	Inj	Inj	Inj	185
7	Eero Remes	KTM	3	4	4	4	3	4	Inj	Inj	Inj	Inj	Inj	Inj	11	5	5	4	172
8	Tom Sagar	KTM			8	5	9		7	8	5	5	8	6	9		9	9	164
9	Mike Hartmann	KTM	15	13	10		10	8	9	7	11	9	11	9	7	8		11	156
10	Jordan Curvalle	Suzuki	10	12	11	8	12	11	8	10	12	10	10	8		10			141
Pos	Driver	Team	SWE		POR		ESP		POL		GBR		FRA		ITA		EUR		Pts

Enduro 2

Pos	Driver	Team	SWE		POR		ESP		POL		GBR		FRA		ITA		EUR		Pts
1	Johnny Aubert	Yamaha	2	3	1	2	1	1	2	2	3	1	2	2	1	2	2	3	361
2	Juha Salminen	KTM	3	1	2	1		2	1	1	1	2	3	1	2	1	1	1	353
3	Alessandro Belometti	KTM	7	7	4	4	3	6	3	5	11	11	6	6	4	3	4	4	259
4	Rodrig Thain	TM	6	9	8	10	9	4	4	10		5	5	4	3	5	7	5	226
5	Antoine Meo	Husqvarna	5	6			2	3		4	9	9	4	3	12	4	3	2	222
6	Joakim Ljunggren	Husaberg	1	2	3		4	7	8	7	5	8	11		9	9	5	9	217
7	Fabrizio Dini	Yamaha	9	12	7	6	6	5	9	9	10	15	12	10	5	8	9	8	196
8	Nicolas Paganon	Aprilia			6	5	13	16	11	13	6	7	10	8	7	7	6	6	173
9	Fabio Mossini	Honda	16		5	9	10	9	13	8		16	7		6	6	14	7	147
10	Simo Kirssi	BMW		8		7	8		5	3	8	10	8	5		11			139
Pos	Driver	Team	SWE		POR		ESP		POL		GBR		FRA		ITA		EUR		Pts

Enduro 3

Pos	Driver	Team	SWE		POR		ESP		POL		GBR		FRA		ITA		EUR		Pts
1	Samuli Aro	KTM	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	3	4	6	4	6	4	6	2	4	328
2	Marko Tarkkala	KTM	2	2	2	5	4	3	4	1	3	2	5	2	8	5	1	3	317
3	Sébastien Guillaume	Husqvarna	5	5	7	8	3	5	1	4	2	1	2	1	2	3	12	6	298
4	Christophe Nambotin	Gas Gas	6	6	4	1	2	2	5	2	1	4	1	16	3	2	7	8	297
5	Stefan Merriman	Aprilia	13	13	6	4	7	4	3		11	3	3	3	1	1		1	246
6	Marcus Kehr	KTM	7	8	3	3	12	6	6	5	5	5	13	4	10	9	5	7	233
7	Björne Carlsson	Husaberg	3	3	8	7	9	7	9	8	6	11	9		9	10	10		189
8	Xavier Galindo	KTM	11	10	9	10	6	8	8		7	7	6	5	7	8	8		184
9	Alessandro Botturi	Honda	8	7	11		10	10	7	6			7	8	6	4	9	5	176
10	Anders Eriksson	BMW	4	4		9	11	14	13	7	8	9	10	9	11	11	6		170
Pos	Driver	Team	SWE		POR		ESP		POL		GBR		FRA		ITA		EUR		Pts

Manufacturers' championship

Bartosz Obłucki riding a Husqvarna.

Enduro 1 Pos Manufacturer  Pts  1 Honda 375 2 KTM 351 3 Yamaha 338 4 Husqvarna 198 5 Suzuki 154 6 TM 102 7 Kawasaki 57 8 Sherco 12

Enduro 2 Pos Manufacturer  Pts  1 KTM 378 2 Yamaha 361 3 Husqvarna 248 4 Husaberg 243 5 TM 226 6 Honda 214 7 BMW 191 8 Aprilia 173 9 Gas Gas 134 10 Beta 66 11 Suzuki 62 12 Kawasaki 12

Enduro 3 Pos Manufacturer  Pts  1 KTM 355 2 Husqvarna 298 3 Gas Gas 297 4 Aprilia 271 5 Husaberg 189 6 Honda 179 7 BMW 170 8 TM 112 9 Beta 61 10 Yamaha 30 11 Sherco 11

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