The Dallara T08 is one of the Dallara entries the open record knows by name, and by little else. That is not nothing: a name in the catalogue is where a car's story starts to be recoverable. Its designer of record is Luca Pignacca / Andrea Toso.
How it came about
The Dallara T08 was a racing car developed by Italian manufacturer Dallara for use in the Formula Renault 3.5 series, and was in use from 2008 to 2011. The T08 is the second generation of car used by the World Series by Renault/WS Formula V8 3.5, and was introduced at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours. The carbon tub of the car would later be carried over to its successor, the Dallara T12.
The hardware
it is rated at 485 hp. Kerb weight is 628 kg. Power-to-weight lands near 772 horsepower per tonne, which is hypercar territory, where the limiting factor is the tyre, not the engine. The wheelbase is 3125 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Family and rivals
Where it sits in Dallara's history is not in doubt: the Dallara T05 came before it; the Dallara T12 followed it. Its Dallara stablemates include the Dallara 320 and the Dallara F191.