The 2004 Formula BMW USA season was the inaugural season of the American Formula BMW championship for young drivers making the transition to car racing. The Overall Championship was won by Andreas Wirth as the Rookie Cup was won by James Hinchcliffe.
Teams and drivers All cars were Mygale FB02 chassis powered by BMW engines. Team No Driver Class Rounds HBR Motorsport USA 2 Jonathan Summerton All 8 Andreas Wirth All Vitesse Farm Racing 3 Graham Rahal All Jensen MotorSport 4 Daniel Herrington 2, 4 14 Morgan Spurgas 3 Gerardo Bonilla 1 Robbie Montinola 5, 7 Alan Sciuto 1 Team Autotecnica 5 Matt Jaskol All 15 Alexis Fenton All Team PTG Motorsport 7 Tom Sutherland All 10 Lawson Aschenbach 2–7 16 Tommy Milner All 71 Billy Johnson All Joey Hand 1 Atlantic Racing Team 9 Trevor Daley 1–3 12 Federico Montoya 2–3 13 Kyle Herder 1–3, 5–7 19 Dominik Jackson 2–3 48 Brian Frisselle 1–3 98 Derek Burseth 1–3 PoleVision Racing 48 Brian Frisselle 4–7 98 Derek Burseth 4–7 AIM Motorsport 56 James Hinchcliffe All Icon Class Rookie Cup
Races Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Winning rookie 1 R1 Lime Rock Park 29 May Matt Jaskol Matt Jaskol Andreas Wirth HBR Motorsport USA James Hinchcliffe R2 31 May Matt Jaskol no data Andreas Wirth HBR Motorsport USA James Hinchcliffe 2 R1 Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 12 June James Hinchcliffe Andreas Wirth Jonathan Summerton HBR Motorsport USA Jonathan Summerton R2 13 June James Hinchcliffe Jonathan Summerton Matt Jaskol Team Autotecnica James Hinchcliffe 3 R1 Indianapolis Motor Speedway 19 June R2 20 June Jonathan Summerton Matt Jaskol Matt Jaskol Team Autotecnica James Hinchcliffe 4 R1 2 July Tommy Milner Andreas Wirth Jonathan Summerton HBR Motorsport USA Jonathan Summerton R2 3 July Jonathan Summerton Tommy Milner Jonathan Summerton HBR Motorsport USA Jonathan Summerton 5 R1 Road America 7 August James Hinchcliffe Andreas Wirth Andreas Wirth HBR Motorsport USA Graham Rahal R2 8 August Jonathan Summerton Jonathan Summerton James Hinchcliffe AIM Motorsport James Hinchcliffe 6 R1 Denver 14 August Andreas Wirth Andreas Wirth James Hinchcliffe AIM Motorsport James Hinchcliffe R2 15 August James Hinchcliffe Andreas Wirth James Hinchcliffe AIM Motorsport James Hinchcliffe 7 R1 Andreas Wirth Matt Jaskol Andreas Wirth HBR Motorsport USA Jonathan Summerton R2 Matt Jaskol Matt Jaskol Matt Jaskol Team Autotecnica Jonathan Summerton
Standings Points were awarded as follows: Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Points 20 15 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1
Drivers' Championship Pos Driver LIM CGV IMS CLE ROA DEN LAG Pts 1 Andreas Wirth 1 1 5 3 2 2 4 2 1 3 3 4 1 3 201 2 James Hinchcliffe 2 5 2 2 4 3 2 3 Ret 1 1 1 3 11 174 3 4 15 1 5 1 4 1 1 12† 2 5 9 2 2 163 4 Matt Jaskol 12 2 3 1 15† 1 3 Ret 3 4 2 2 4 1 161 5 Billy Johnson 5 6 6 4 5 5 7 7 5 5 8 7 5 8 88 6 Brian Frisselle 6 3 14 WD 10 6 6 4 2 6 10 11 8 9 68 7 Graham Rahal 10 12 12 Ret 9 10 8 6 4 7 4 3 6 5 63 8 Tommy Milner 8 8 8 7 6 12 5 5 Ret 9 6 6 11 10 50 9 Lawson Aschenbach 16 6 8 11 9 9 6 8 7 5 Ret 4 44 10 Kyle Herder 15 11 4 8 12 8 8 11 9 8 7 6 34 11 Joey Hand 3 4 22 12 Dominik Jackson 7 9 3 9 20 13 Tom Sutherland 13 13 11 10 11 13 10 8 7 14 11 10 10 7 15 14 Federico Montoya 9 Ret 7 7 10 15 Gerardo Bonilla 7 7 8 16 Robbie Montinola 9 10 9 12 5 17 Trevor Daley 9 9 Ret WD Ret 14 4 18 Daniel Herrington 10 Ret Ret 10 2 19 Derek Burseth 14 16 13 12 Ret 16 Ret 11 10 13 13 13 13 14 1 20 Alan Sciuto 11 10 1 21 Alexis Fenton 16 14 15 11 13 15 Ret Ret 11† 12 12 12 12 13 0 22 Morgan Spurgas 14 17 0 Pos Driver LIM CGV IMS CLE ROA DEN LAG PtsBold – PoleItalics – Fastest Lap
Rookie Cup Pos Driver LIM CGV IMS CLE ROA DEN LAG Pts 1 James Hinchcliffe 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 Ret 1 1 1 2 5 223 2 Jonathan Summerton 2 8 1 2 1 2 1 1 5† 2 3 4 1 1 213 3 Graham Rahal 5 5 7 Ret 5 4 4 4 1 3 2 2 3 2 147 4 Tommy Milner 3 2 3 3 3 5 3 3 Ret 4 4 3 5 4 145 5 Tom Sutherland 7 6 6 4 6 6 5 5 2 7 5 5 4 3 111 6 Alexis Fenton 9 7 9 5 7 8 Ret Ret 4† 5 6 6 6 6 65 7 Derek Burseth 8 9 8 6 Ret 9 Ret 7 3 6 7 7 7 7 54 8 Federico Montoya 4 Ret 4 3 32 9 Trevor Daley 4 3 Ret WD Ret 7 26 10 Alan Sciuto 6 4 16 11 Daniel Herrington 5 Ret Ret 6 14
References
External links BMW Group's press releases for Formula BMW USA Official Website BMW-Motorsport.com