2008 Formula BMW Americas season

February 2025 2008 Formula BMW Americas season 2007 2009 The 2008 Formula BMW Americas season was the fifth season of Formula BMW Americas, formerly Formula BMW USA, an open wheel racing series for junior drivers, whose mission is to develop talented young drivers and introduce them to auto racing. The championship was mainly raced in USA, the only exceptions are in June for the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal and in November for the Brazilian Grand Prix, both as a Formula One support race. The series crowned champion Alexander Rossi.http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=309486&FS=FBMW Millville round 14 race summary motorsport.com 2008-09-28 2009-05-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20081117032734/http://motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=309486&FS=FBMW 2008-11-17 dead Teams and drivers All cars were Mygale FB02 chassis powered by BMW engines. Team No Driver Class Rounds CAN Jensen Motorsport 2 SRB Velibor Jovanovic Rookie 1–2 USA Corey Dalenberg 5 BRA Amir Nasr Racing 6 BRA Felipe Nasr Rookie 7 12 BRA Lucas Foresti Rookie 7 USA EuroInternational 7 BRA Ricardo Favoretto 1–4 FRA Adrien Tambay G 5 MEX Alfonso Toledeno 6–7 9 BRA Giancarlo Vilarinho Rookie All 16 USA Alexander Rossi All 29 CAN David Ostella Rookie All USA Apex-HBR Racing Team 10 CAN Maxime Pelletier 1-5 17 CAN Mikaël Grenier Rookie All 19 BRA Alexandre Ruiz Rookie All 20 VEN Jorge Gonzalvez All ITA Euro Junior Team 11 ESP Daniel Juncadella G 2, 4, 7 CAN Atlantic Racing 14 ARE Asad Rahman G Rookie 2, 4 66 GBR Ollie Millroy G Rookie 2, 7 CAN Team Autotecnica 15 ROU Doru Sechelariu G 2 32 GBR William Buller G 2 50 CAN Gianmarco Raimondo Rookie All 53 COL Gabby Chaves G 5 70 BRA Ricardo Favoretto 5–7 USA Integra Motorsports 18 ROU Mihai Marinescu G 2 Icon Class Rookie Rookie Cup G Guest drivers ineligible to score points Races Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 R1 USA Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca 17 May USA Alexander Rossi CAN David Ostella CAN Gianmarco Raimondo CAN Team Autotecnica R2 18 May BRA Ricardo Favoretto USA Alexander Rossi CAN Gianmarco Raimondo CAN Team Autotecnica 2 R1 CAN Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 8 June BRA Ricardo Favoretto CAN Gianmarco Raimondo BRA Ricardo Favoretto USA EuroInternational R2 9 June CAN Gianmarco Raimondo CAN Mikaël Grenier USA Alexander Rossi USA EuroInternational 3 R1 USA Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 21 June USA Alexander Rossi USA Alexander Rossi USA Alexander Rossi USA EuroInternational R2 22 June USA Alexander Rossi USA Alexander Rossi USA Alexander Rossi USA EuroInternational 4 R1 USA Lime Rock Park 11 July Cancelled R2 12 July BRA Ricardo Favoretto USA Alexander Rossi ESP Daniel Juncadella USA EuroInternational R3 USA Alexander Rossi USA Alexander Rossi USA Alexander Rossi USA EuroInternational 5 R1 USA Road America 8 August USA Alexander Rossi FRA Adrien Tambay USA Alexander Rossi USA EuroInternational R2 9 August USA Alexander Rossi USA Alexander Rossi USA Alexander Rossi USA EuroInternational R3 10 August CAN Mikaël Grenier COL Gabby Chaves FRA Adrien Tambay USA Apex-HBR Racing Team 6 R1 USA New Jersey Motorsports Park 27 September USA Alexander Rossi USA Alexander Rossi USA Alexander Rossi USA EuroInternational R2 28 September USA Alexander Rossi BRA Giancarlo Vilarinho USA Alexander Rossi USA EuroInternational R3 Cancelled 7 R1 BRA Autódromo José Carlos Pace 1 November USA Alexander Rossi USA Alexander Rossi USA Alexander Rossi USA EuroInternational R2 2 November USA Alexander Rossi USA Alexander Rossi USA Alexander Rossi USA EuroInternational Standings Points were awarded as follows: Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  PP  Points 20 15 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 11 Drivers' Championship Pos Driver LAGUSA CGVCAN MOHUSA LIMUSA ROAUSA NJMUSA INTBRA Pts 1 USA Alexander Rossi 10 2 3 1 1 1 C 5 1 1 1 11 1 1 C 1 1 250 2 BRA Ricardo Favoretto 2 Ret 1 Ret 2 2 C 2 2 8 5 4 7 9 C 11 4 153 3 CAN Gianmarco Raimondo 1 1 2 Ret 7 8 C 4 3 10 7 Ret 3 6 C 6 5 134 4 CAN Mikaël Grenier 3 8 DSQ 10 6 4 C 7 4 3 9 2 8 2 C 3 Ret 126 5 BRA Alexandre Ruiz 5 4 Ret 5 4 6 C 9 9 4 3 3 5 4 C 9 9 118 6 BRA Giancarlo Vilarinho 8 5 7 2 9 3 C 10 8 5 10 5 2 3 C 4 Ret 116 7 VEN Jorge Goncalvez 6 6 6 4 5 9 C 8 Ret 6 6 6 6 5 C Ret 11 90 8 CAN Maxime Pelletier 4 3 DSQ 11 3 5 C 3 6 9 11 8 77 9 CAN David Ostella 7 9 Ret DSQ 8 7 C 6 5 11 8 7 4 7 C 12 8 64 10 BRA Felipe Nasr000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 5 3 25 11 SRB Velibor Jovanovic 9 7 9 7000000 20 12 MEX Alfonso Toledano 9 8 C 7 7 19 13 BRA Lucas Foresti 10 10 6 14 USA Corey Dalenberg 12 Ret 9 4 Guest drivers ineligible to score points ESP Daniel Juncadella 4 Ret C 1 7 2 2 FRA Adrien Tambay 2 2 1 GBR Ollie Millroy Ret 6 8 6 ROU Doru Sechelariu 8 3 COL Gabby Chaves 7 4 10 ROU Mihai Marinescu 5 Ret ARE Asad Rahman 10 8 C 11 Ret GBR William Buller 12 9 Pos Driver LAGUSA CGVCAN MOHUSA LIMUSA ROAUSA NJMUSA INTBRA PtsBold - PoleItalics - Fastest Lap References External links Official Website BMW-Motorsport.com Category:Formula BMW seasons Formula BMW BMW Americas