Race details Date 5–7 December 2008 Official name 4th Formula BMW World Final Location Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City, Mexico Course Permanent racing facility Distance Heat Races25 minutesMain Race30 minutes Main Race Pole Driver Esteban Gutiérrez Josef Kaufmann Racing Podium First Alexander RossiEuroInternational Second Michael Christensen Josef Kaufmann Racing Third Esteban Gutiérrez Josef Kaufmann Racing

The 2008 Formula BMW World Final was the fourth and the final Formula BMW World Final race, held for the first time at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City on 5–7 December 2008. The race was won by EuroInternational's driver Alexander Rossi, who finished ahead Michael Christensen and Esteban Gutiérrez.

Drivers and teams 2008 Entry List Team No Driver Main series Apex-HBR Motorsport USA 2 Mikaël Grenier Formula BMW Americas Team Autotecnica 5 Gianmarco Raimondo Formula BMW Americas 6 Maxime Pelletier DAMS 7 Velibor Jovanovic Formula BMW Europe 8 Jim Pla Eifelland Racing 9 Thomas Hillsdon Formula BMW Europe 10 Jazeman Jaafar 11 David Mengesdorf EuroInternational 12 William Buller Formula BMW Americas 14 Daniel Juncadella 15 David Ostella 16 Alexander Rossi 17 Doru Sechelariu 18 Giancarlo Vilarinho Euro Junior Team 19 Gabby Chaves Formula BMW Americas 20 Alfonso Toledano Jr. Josef Kaufmann Racing 21 Michael Christensen Formula BMW Europe 22 Esteban Gutiérrez 23 Facu Regalia Motaworld Racing 24 Ollie Millroy Formula BMW Europe 25 Simon Moss

Qualifying

Qualifying session Pos No Driver Team Time 114 Daniel JuncadellaEuroInternational1:35.11528 Jim PlaDAMS1:35.235316 Alexander RossiEuroInternational1:35.292421 Michael ChristensenJosef Kaufmann Racing1:35.438522 Esteban GutiérrezJosef Kaufmann Racing1:35.477619 Gabby ChavesEuro Junior Team1:35.677724 Ollie MillroyMotaworld Racing1:35.684810 Jazeman JaafarEifelland Racing1:35.715912 William BullerEuroInternational1:35.767102 Mikaël GrenierApex-HBR Motorsport USA1:35.7991123 Facu RegaliaJosef Kaufmann Racing1:35.8121220 Alfonso Toledano Jr.Euro Junior Team1:35.8401318 Giancarlo VilarinhoEuroInternational1:35.906149 Thomas HillsdonEifelland Racing1:35.9421511 David MengesdorfEifelland Racing1:36.1471617 Doru SechelariuEuroInternational1:36.1601715 David OstellaEuroInternational1:36.2781825 Simon MossMotaworld Racing1:36.298195 Gianmarco RaimondoTeam Autotecnica1:36.407206 Maxime PelletierTeam Autotecnica1:36.855217 Velibor JovanovicDAMS1:37.239

Super Pole Competition Pos No Driver Team Time 18 Jim PlaDAMS1:35.807216 Alexander RossiEuroInternational1:36.516314 Daniel JuncadellaEuroInternational1:36.580422 Esteban GutiérrezJosef Kaufmann Racing1:36.614519 Gabby ChavesEuro Junior Team1:36.764621 Michael ChristensenJosef Kaufmann Racing1:36.833724 Ollie MillroyMotaworld Racing1:36.938810 Jazeman JaafarEifelland Racing1:37.070

Heats

Heat 1 PosNoNameTeamLapsTime/RetiredPoints122 Esteban GutiérrezJosef Kaufmann Racing16 25:45.8020221 Michael ChristensenJosef Kaufmann Racing16 +0.72314 Daniel JuncadellaEuroInternational16 +2.23416 Alexander RossiEuroInternational16 +2.6452 Mikaël GrenierApex-HBR Motorsport USA16 +5.35624 Ollie MillroyMotaworld Racing16 +6.4678 Jim PlaDAMS16 +8.27818 Giancarlo VilarinhoEuroInternational16 +11.28923 Facu RegaliaJosef Kaufmann Racing16 +11.791017 Doru SechelariuEuroInternational16 +12.310116 Maxime PelletierTeam Autotecnica16 +14.7111210 Jazeman JaafarEifelland Racing16 +19.812135 Gianmarco RaimondoTeam Autotecnica16 +19.813147 Velibor JovanovicDAMS16 +1:31.514Ret12 William BullerEuroInternational10 +6 laps16Ret19 Gabby ChavesEuro Junior Team8 +8 laps16Ret20 Alfonso Toledano Jr.Euro Junior Team8 +8 laps16Ret25 Simon MossMotaworld Racing5 +11 laps16Ret15 David OstellaEuroInternational5 +11 laps16Ret9 Thomas HillsdonEifelland Racing0 +16 laps16Ret11 David MengesdorfEifelland Racing0 +16 laps16

Heat 2 PosNoNameTeamLapsTime/RetiredPoints114 Daniel JuncadellaEuroInternational16 25:47.8620216 Alexander RossiEuroInternational16 +1.62322 Esteban GutiérrezJosef Kaufmann Racing16 +3.33410 Jazeman JaafarEifelland Racing16 +4.64521 Michael ChristensenJosef Kaufmann Racing16 +5.45624 Ollie MillroyMotaworld Racing16 +5.96712 William BullerEuroInternational16 +12.37818 Giancarlo VilarinhoEuroInternational16 +13.3892 Mikaël GrenierApex-HBR Motorsport USA16 +16.491011 David MengesdorfEifelland Racing16 +16.810115 Gianmarco RaimondoTeam Autotecnica16 +24.711126 Maxime PelletierTeam Autotecnica16 +26.1121317 Doru SechelariuEuroInternational16 +26.6131415 David OstellaEuroInternational16 +30.9141520 Alfonso Toledano Jr.Euro Junior Team16 +33.6151619 Gabby ChavesEuro Junior Team16 +35.916178 Jim PlaDAMS16 +35.9171823 Facu RegaliaJosef Kaufmann Racing16 +40.218197 Velibor JovanovicDAMS16 +56.4192025 Simon MossMotaworld Racing15 +1 lap20Ret9 Thomas HillsdonEifelland Racing7 +9 laps22

Heat 3 PosNoNameTeamLapsTime/RetiredPoints121 Michael ChristensenJosef Kaufmann Racing14 26:30.3790222 Esteban GutiérrezJosef Kaufmann Racing14 +0.2232 Mikaël GrenierApex-HBR Motorsport USA14 +1.43424 Ollie MillroyMotaworld Racing14 +1.8458 Jim PlaDAMS14 +2.35614 Daniel JuncadellaEuroInternational14 +2.96710 Jazeman JaafarEifelland Racing14 +3.07816 Alexander RossiEuroInternational14 +3.78911 David MengesdorfEifelland Racing14 +3.99105 Gianmarco RaimondoTeam Autotecnica14 +4.6101117 Doru SechelariuEuroInternational14 +6.5111212 William BullerEuroInternational14 +7.2121325 Simon MossMotaworld Racing14 +8.1131419 Gabby ChavesEuro Junior Team14 +8.4141520 Alfonso Toledano Jr.Euro Junior Team14 +8.415169 Thomas HillsdonEifelland Racing14 +11.4161718 Giancarlo VilarinhoEuroInternational14 +11.4171815 David OstellaEuroInternational14 +11.718197 Velibor JovanovicDAMS14 +28.719206 Maxime PelletierTeam Autotecnica13 +1 lap20Ret23 Facu RegaliaJosef Kaufmann Racing7 +7 laps22

Point table PosNoNameTeamPoints122 Esteban GutiérrezJosef Kaufmann Racing5221 Michael ChristensenJosef Kaufmann Racing7314 Daniel JuncadellaEuroInternational9416 Alexander RossiEuroInternational14524 Ollie MillroyMotaworld Racing1662 Mikaël GrenierApex-HBR Motorsport USA17710 Jazeman JaafarEifelland Racing2388 Jim PlaDAMS29918 Giancarlo VilarinhoEuroInternational33105 Gianmarco RaimondoTeam Autotecnica341117 Doru SechelariuEuroInternational341212 William BullerEuroInternational351311 David MengesdorfEifelland Racing35146 Maxime PelletierTeam Autotecnica431519 Gabby ChavesEuro Junior Team461620 Alfonso Toledano Jr.Euro Junior Team461715 David OstellaEuroInternational481823 Facu RegaliaJosef Kaufmann Racing491925 Simon MossMotaworld Racing49207 Velibor JovanovicDAMS52219 Thomas HillsdonEifelland Racing54

Final Race Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 16 Alexander Rossi EuroInternational 19 30:34.838 4 2 21 Michael Christensen Josef Kaufmann Racing 19 +0.6 2 3 22 Esteban Gutiérrez Josef Kaufmann Racing 19 +2.4 1 4 14 Daniel Juncadella EuroInternational 19 +2.7 3 5 10 Jazeman Jaafar Eifelland Racing 19 +3.9 7 6 24 Ollie Millroy Motaworld Racing 19 +4.9 5 7 11 David Mengesdorf Eifelland Racing 19 +5.3 13 8 8 Jim Pla DAMS 19 +10.5 8 9 12 William Buller EuroInternational 19 +17.1 12 10 23 Facu Regalia Josef Kaufmann Racing 19 +18.0 18 11 6 Maxime Pelletier Team Autotecnica 19 +19.0 14 12 9 Thomas Hillsdon Eifelland Racing 19 +22.1 21 13 5 Gianmarco Raimondo Team Autotecnica 19 +22.4 10 14 19 Gabby Chaves Euro Junior Team 19 +23.8 15 15 17 Doru Sechelariu EuroInternational 19 +29.1 11 16 20 Alfonso Toledano Jr. Euro Junior Team 19 +30.6 16 17 15 David Ostella EuroInternational 19 +30.8 17 18 25 Simon Moss Motaworld Racing 19 +31.5 19 19 7 Velibor Jovanovic DAMS 19 +50.4 20 20 18 Giancarlo Vilarinho EuroInternational 19 +57.1 9 Ret 2 Mikaël Grenier Apex-HBR Motorsport USA 18 +1 lap 6

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