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.
Teams and drivers All cars were Mygale FB02 chassis powered by BMW engines. Team No Driver Class Rounds Jensen Motorsport 2 Velibor Jovanovic 1–2 Corey Dalenberg 5 Amir Nasr Racing 6 Felipe Nasr 7 12 Lucas Foresti 7 EuroInternational 7 Ricardo Favoretto 1–4 Adrien Tambay 5 Alfonso Toledeno 6–7 9 Giancarlo Vilarinho All 16 Alexander Rossi All 29 David Ostella All Apex-HBR Racing Team 10 Maxime Pelletier 1-5 17 Mikaël Grenier All 19 Alexandre Ruiz All 20 Jorge Gonzalvez All Euro Junior Team 11 Daniel Juncadella 2, 4, 7 Atlantic Racing 14 Asad Rahman 2, 4 66 Ollie Millroy 2, 7 Team Autotecnica 15 Doru Sechelariu 2 32 William Buller 2 50 Gianmarco Raimondo All 53 Gabby Chaves 5 70 Ricardo Favoretto 5–7 Integra Motorsports 18 Mihai Marinescu 2 Icon Class Rookie Cup Guest drivers ineligible to score points
Races Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 R1 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca 17 May Alexander Rossi David Ostella Gianmarco Raimondo Team Autotecnica R2 18 May Ricardo Favoretto Alexander Rossi Gianmarco Raimondo Team Autotecnica 2 R1 Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 8 June Ricardo Favoretto Gianmarco Raimondo Ricardo Favoretto EuroInternational R2 9 June Gianmarco Raimondo Mikaël Grenier Alexander Rossi EuroInternational 3 R1 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 21 June Alexander Rossi Alexander Rossi Alexander Rossi EuroInternational R2 22 June Alexander Rossi Alexander Rossi Alexander Rossi EuroInternational 4 R1 Lime Rock Park 11 July Cancelled R2 12 July Ricardo Favoretto Alexander Rossi Daniel Juncadella EuroInternational R3 Alexander Rossi Alexander Rossi Alexander Rossi EuroInternational 5 R1 Road America 8 August Alexander Rossi Adrien Tambay Alexander Rossi EuroInternational R2 9 August Alexander Rossi Alexander Rossi Alexander Rossi EuroInternational R3 10 August Mikaël Grenier Gabby Chaves Adrien Tambay Apex-HBR Racing Team 6 R1 New Jersey Motorsports Park 27 September Alexander Rossi Alexander Rossi Alexander Rossi EuroInternational R2 28 September Alexander Rossi Giancarlo Vilarinho Alexander Rossi EuroInternational R3 Cancelled 7 R1 Autódromo José Carlos Pace 1 November Alexander Rossi Alexander Rossi Alexander Rossi EuroInternational R2 2 November Alexander Rossi Alexander Rossi Alexander Rossi 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 LAG CGV MOH LIM ROA NJM INT Pts 1 Alexander Rossi 10 2 3 1 1 1 C 5 1 1 1 11 1 1 C 1 1 250 2 Ricardo Favoretto 2 Ret 1 Ret 2 2 C 2 2 8 5 4 7 9 C 11 4 153 3 1 1 2 Ret 7 8 C 4 3 10 7 Ret 3 6 C 6 5 134 4 Mikaël Grenier 3 8 DSQ 10 6 4 C 7 4 3 9 2 8 2 C 3 Ret 126 5 Alexandre Ruiz 5 4 Ret 5 4 6 C 9 9 4 3 3 5 4 C 9 9 118 6 Giancarlo Vilarinho 8 5 7 2 9 3 C 10 8 5 10 5 2 3 C 4 Ret 116 7 Jorge Goncalvez 6 6 6 4 5 9 C 8 Ret 6 6 6 6 5 C Ret 11 90 8 Maxime Pelletier 4 3 DSQ 11 3 5 C 3 6 9 11 8 77 9 David Ostella 7 9 Ret DSQ 8 7 C 6 5 11 8 7 4 7 C 12 8 64 10 Felipe Nasr 5 3 25 11 Velibor Jovanovic 9 7 9 7 20 12 Alfonso Toledano 9 8 C 7 7 19 13 Lucas Foresti 10 10 6 14 Corey Dalenberg 12 Ret 9 4 Guest drivers ineligible to score points Daniel Juncadella 4 Ret C 1 7 2 2 Adrien Tambay 2 2 1 Ollie Millroy Ret 6 8 6 Doru Sechelariu 8 3 Gabby Chaves 7 4 10 Mihai Marinescu 5 Ret Asad Rahman 10 8 C 11 Ret William Buller 12 9 Pos Driver LAG CGV MOH LIM ROA NJM INT PtsBold - PoleItalics - Fastest Lap
References
External links Official Website BMW-Motorsport.com