Login
Login

2008 Formula BMW Americas season

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{Motorsport season

|series = Formula BMW Americas

|title = Formula BMW Americas season

|year = 2008

|previouslink = 2007 Formula BMW USA season

|previous = 2007

|next = 2009

|link = Formula BMW Americas season

}}

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.{{cite news |url=http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=309486&FS=FBMW |title=Millville round 14 race summary |publisher=motorsport.com |date=2008-09-28 |accessdate=2009-05-28 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081117032734/http://motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=309486&FS=FBMW |archivedate=2008-11-17 |url-status=dead }}

Teams and drivers

All cars were Mygale FB02 chassis powered by BMW engines.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
Team

! No

! Driver

! Class

! Rounds

rowspan=2| {{flagicon|CAN}} Jensen Motorsport

|rowspan=2| 2

| {{flagicon|SRB}} Velibor Jovanovic

|style="text-align:center"| {{motorsport class|Rookie}}

| 1–2

{{flagicon|USA}} Corey Dalenberg

|

| 5

rowspan=2| {{flagicon|BRA}} Amir Nasr Racing

| 6

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Felipe Nasr

|style="text-align:center"| {{motorsport class|Rookie}}

| 7

12

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Lucas Foresti

|style="text-align:center"| {{motorsport class|Rookie}}

| 7

rowspan=6| {{flagicon|USA}} EuroInternational

|rowspan=3| 7

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Ricardo Favoretto

|

| 1–4

{{flagicon|FRA}} Adrien Tambay

|style="text-align:center"| {{motorsport class|G}}

| 5

{{flagicon|MEX}} Alfonso Toledeno

|

| 6–7

9

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Giancarlo Vilarinho

|style="text-align:center"| {{motorsport class|Rookie}}

| All

16

| {{flagicon|USA}} Alexander Rossi

|

| All

29

| {{flagicon|CAN}} David Ostella

|style="text-align:center"| {{motorsport class|Rookie}}

| All

rowspan=4| {{flagicon|USA}} Apex-HBR Racing Team

| 10

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Maxime Pelletier

|

| 1-5

17

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Mikaël Grenier

|style="text-align:center"| {{motorsport class|Rookie}}

| All

19

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Alexandre Ruiz

|style="text-align:center"| {{motorsport class|Rookie}}

| All

20

| {{flagicon|VEN}} Jorge Gonzalvez

|

| All

{{flagicon|ITA}} Euro Junior Team

| 11

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Daniel Juncadella

|style="text-align:center"| {{motorsport class|G}}

| 2, 4, 7

rowspan=2| {{flagicon|CAN}} Atlantic Racing

| 14

| {{flagicon|ARE}} Asad Rahman

|style="text-align:center"| {{motorsport class|G}} {{motorsport class|Rookie}}

| 2, 4

66

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Millroy

|style="text-align:center"| {{motorsport class|G}} {{motorsport class|Rookie}}

| 2, 7

rowspan=5| {{flagicon|CAN}} Team Autotecnica

| 15

| {{flagicon|ROU}} Doru Sechelariu

|style="text-align:center"| {{motorsport class|G}}

| 2

32

| {{flagicon|GBR}} William Buller

|style="text-align:center"| {{motorsport class|G}}

| 2

50

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Gianmarco Raimondo

|style="text-align:center"| {{motorsport class|Rookie}}

| All

53

| {{flagicon|COL}} Gabby Chaves

|style="text-align:center"| {{motorsport class|G}}

| 5

70

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Ricardo Favoretto

|

| 5–7

{{flagicon|USA}} Integra Motorsports

| 18

| {{flagicon|ROU}} Mihai Marinescu

|style="text-align:center"| {{motorsport class|G}}

| 2

|style="vertical-align:top"|

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
Icon

! Class

style="text-align:center"| {{motorsport class|Rookie}}

| Rookie Cup

style="text-align:center"| {{motorsport class|G}}

| Guest drivers ineligible to score points

|}

Races

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%"
colspan=2| Round

! Circuit

! Date

! Pole Position

! Fastest Lap

! Winning driver

! Winning team

rowspan=2| 1

! R1

|rowspan=2 nowrap| {{flagicon|USA}} Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca

| 17 May

| {{flagicon|USA}} Alexander Rossi

| {{flagicon|CAN}} David Ostella

|nowrap| {{flagicon|CAN}} Gianmarco Raimondo

|nowrap| {{flagicon|CAN}} Team Autotecnica

R2

| 18 May

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Ricardo Favoretto

| {{flagicon|USA}} Alexander Rossi

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Gianmarco Raimondo

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Team Autotecnica

rowspan=2| 2

! R1

|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|CAN}} Circuit Gilles Villeneuve

| 8 June

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Ricardo Favoretto

|nowrap| {{flagicon|CAN}} Gianmarco Raimondo

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Ricardo Favoretto

|nowrap| {{flagicon|USA}} EuroInternational

R2

| 9 June

|nowrap| {{flagicon|CAN}} Gianmarco Raimondo

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Mikaël Grenier

| {{flagicon|USA}} Alexander Rossi

| {{flagicon|USA}} EuroInternational

rowspan=2| 3

! R1

|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|USA}} Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course

| 21 June

| {{flagicon|USA}} Alexander Rossi

| {{flagicon|USA}} Alexander Rossi

| {{flagicon|USA}} Alexander Rossi

| {{flagicon|USA}} EuroInternational

R2

| 22 June

| {{flagicon|USA}} Alexander Rossi

| {{flagicon|USA}} Alexander Rossi

| {{flagicon|USA}} Alexander Rossi

| {{flagicon|USA}} EuroInternational

rowspan=3| 4

! R1

|rowspan=3| {{flagicon|USA}} Lime Rock Park

| 11 July

|colspan=4 style="text-align:center"| Cancelled

R2

|rowspan=2| 12 July

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Ricardo Favoretto

| {{flagicon|USA}} Alexander Rossi

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Daniel Juncadella

| {{flagicon|USA}} EuroInternational

R3

| {{flagicon|USA}} Alexander Rossi

| {{flagicon|USA}} Alexander Rossi

| {{flagicon|USA}} Alexander Rossi

| {{flagicon|USA}} EuroInternational

rowspan=3| 5

! R1

|rowspan=3| {{flagicon|USA}} Road America

| 8 August

| {{flagicon|USA}} Alexander Rossi

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Adrien Tambay

| {{flagicon|USA}} Alexander Rossi

| {{flagicon|USA}} EuroInternational

R2

| 9 August

| {{flagicon|USA}} Alexander Rossi

| {{flagicon|USA}} Alexander Rossi

| {{flagicon|USA}} Alexander Rossi

| {{flagicon|USA}} EuroInternational

R3

| 10 August

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Mikaël Grenier

| {{flagicon|COL}} Gabby Chaves

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Adrien Tambay

|nowrap| {{flagicon|USA}} Apex-HBR Racing Team

rowspan=3| 6

! R1

|rowspan=3| {{flagicon|USA}} New Jersey Motorsports Park

| 27 September

| {{flagicon|USA}} Alexander Rossi

| {{flagicon|USA}} Alexander Rossi

| {{flagicon|USA}} Alexander Rossi

| {{flagicon|USA}} EuroInternational

R2

|rowspan=2 nowrap| 28 September

| {{flagicon|USA}} Alexander Rossi

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Giancarlo Vilarinho

| {{flagicon|USA}} Alexander Rossi

| {{flagicon|USA}} EuroInternational

R3

|colspan=4 style="text-align:center"| Cancelled

rowspan=2| 7

! R1

|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|BRA}} Autódromo José Carlos Pace

| 1 November

| {{flagicon|USA}} Alexander Rossi

| {{flagicon|USA}} Alexander Rossi

| {{flagicon|USA}} Alexander Rossi

| {{flagicon|USA}} EuroInternational

R2

| 2 November

| {{flagicon|USA}} Alexander Rossi

| {{flagicon|USA}} Alexander Rossi

| {{flagicon|USA}} Alexander Rossi

| {{flagicon|USA}} EuroInternational

Standings

Points were awarded as follows:

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center"

! Position

|style="background:#ffffbf"|  1st 

|style="background:#dfdfdf"|  2nd 

|style="background:#ffdf9f"|  3rd 

|style="background:#dfffdf"|  4th 

|style="background:#dfffdf"|  5th 

|style="background:#dfffdf"|  6th 

|style="background:#dfffdf"|  7th 

|style="background:#dfffdf"|  8th 

|style="background:#dfffdf"|  9th 

|style="background:#dfffdf"|  10th 

| PP 

Points

|style="background:#ffffbf"| 20

|style="background:#dfdfdf"| 15

|style="background:#ffdf9f"| 12

|style="background:#dfffdf"| 10

|style="background:#dfffdf"| 8

|style="background:#dfffdf"| 6

|style="background:#dfffdf"| 4

|style="background:#dfffdf"| 3

|style="background:#dfffdf"| 2

|style="background:#dfffdf"| 1

|1

= Drivers' Championship =

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align:center"
Pos

! Driver

!colspan=2| LAG
{{flagicon|USA}}

!colspan=2| CGV
{{flagicon|CAN}}

!colspan=2| MOH
{{flagicon|USA}}

!colspan=3| LIM
{{flagicon|USA}}

!colspan=3| ROA
{{flagicon|USA}}

!colspan=3| NJM
{{flagicon|USA}}

!colspan=2| INT
{{flagicon|BRA}}

! Pts

1

|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Alexander Rossi

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 10

|style="background:#DFDFDF"| 2

|style="background:#FFDF9F"| 3

|style="background:#FFFFBF"| 1

|style="background:#FFFFBF"| 1

|style="background:#FFFFBF"| 1

|style="background:#FFFFFF"| C

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 5

|style="background:#FFFFBF"| 1

|style="background:#FFFFBF"| 1

|style="background:#FFFFBF"| 1

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 11

|style="background:#FFFFBF"| 1

|style="background:#FFFFBF"| 1

|style="background:#FFFFFF"| C

|style="background:#FFFFBF"| 1

|style="background:#FFFFBF"| 1

! 250

2

|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Ricardo Favoretto

|style="background:#DFDFDF"| 2

|style="background:#EFCFFF"| Ret

|style="background:#FFFFBF"| 1

|style="background:#EFCFFF"| Ret

|style="background:#DFDFDF"| 2

|style="background:#DFDFDF"| 2

|style="background:#FFFFFF"| C

|style="background:#FFFFBF"| 2

|style="background:#DFDFDF"| 2

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 8

|style="background:#FFDF9F"| 5

|style="background:#FFDF9F"| 4

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 7

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 9

|style="background:#FFFFFF"| C

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 11

|style="background:#FFDF9F"| 4

! 153

3

|style="text-align:left; background:#8FCFDF"| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|CAN}} Gianmarco Raimondo}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF"| 1

|style="background:#FFFFBF"| 1

|style="background:#DFDFDF"| 2

|style="background:#EFCFFF"| Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 7

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 8

|style="background:#FFFFFF"| C

|style="background:#FFDF9F"| 4

|style="background:#FFDF9F"| 3

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 10

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 7

|style="background:#EFCFFF"| Ret

|style="background:#FFDF9F"| 3

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 6

|style="background:#FFFFFF"| C

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 6

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 5

! 134

4

|style="text-align:left; background:#8FCFDF"| {{flagicon|CAN}} Mikaël Grenier

|style="background:#FFDF9F"| 3

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 8

|style="background:#000000; color:white"| DSQ

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 10

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 6

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 4

|style="background:#FFFFFF"| C

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 7

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 4

|style="background:#DFDFDF"| 3

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 9

|style="background:#FFFFBF"| 2

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 8

|style="background:#DFDFDF"| 2

|style="background:#FFFFFF"| C

|style="background:#DFDFDF"| 3

|style="background:#EFCFFF"| Ret

! 126

5

|style="text-align:left; background:#8FCFDF"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Alexandre Ruiz

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 5

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 4

|style="background:#EFCFFF"| Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 5

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 4

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 6

|style="background:#FFFFFF"| C

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 9

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 9

|style="background:#FFDF9F"| 4

|style="background:#DFDFDF"| 3

|style="background:#DFDFDF"| 3

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 5

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 4

|style="background:#FFFFFF"| C

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 9

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 9

! 118

6

|style="text-align:left; background:#8FCFDF"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Giancarlo Vilarinho

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 8

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 5

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 7

|style="background:#DFDFDF"| 2

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 9

|style="background:#FFDF9F"| 3

|style="background:#FFFFFF"| C

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 10

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 8

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 5

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 10

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 5

|style="background:#DFDFDF"| 2

|style="background:#FFDF9F"| 3

|style="background:#FFFFFF"| C

|style="background:#FFDF9F"| 4

|style="background:#EFCFFF"| Ret

! 116

7

|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|VEN}} Jorge Goncalvez

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 6

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 6

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 6

|style="background:#FFDF9F"| 4

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 5

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 9

|style="background:#FFFFFF"| C

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 8

|style="background:#EFCFFF"| Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 6

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 6

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 6

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 6

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 5

|style="background:#FFFFFF"| C

|style="background:#EFCFFF"| Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 11

! 90

8

|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|CAN}} Maxime Pelletier

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 4

|style="background:#FFDF9F"| 3

|style="background:#000000; color:white"| DSQ

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 11

|style="background:#FFDF9F"| 3

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 5

|style="background:#FFFFFF"| C

|style="background:#DFDFDF"| 3

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 6

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 9

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 11

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 8

|

|

|

|

|

! 77

9

|style="text-align:left; background:#8FCFDF"| {{flagicon|CAN}} David Ostella

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 7

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 9

|style="background:#EFCFFF"| Ret

|style="background:#000000; color:white"| DSQ

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 8

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 7

|style="background:#FFFFFF"| C

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 6

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 5

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 11

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 8

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 7

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 4

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 7

|style="background:#FFFFFF"| C

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 12

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 8

! 64

10

|style="text-align:left; background:#8FCFDF"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Felipe Nasr

|{{0|000}}

|{{0|000}}

|{{0|000}}

|{{0|000}}

|{{0|000}}

|{{0|000}}

|{{0|000}}

|{{0|000}}

|{{0|000}}

|{{0|000}}

|{{0|000}}

|{{0|000}}

|{{0|000}}

|{{0|000}}

|{{0|000}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 5

|style="background:#DFDFDF"| 3

! 25

11

|style="text-align:left; background:#8FCFDF"| {{flagicon|SRB}} Velibor Jovanovic

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 9

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 7

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 9

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 7

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|{{0|000}}

|{{0|000}}

! 20

12

|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|MEX}} Alfonso Toledano

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 9

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 8

|style="background:#FFFFFF"| C

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 7

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 7

! 19

13

|style="text-align:left; background:#8FCFDF"| {{flagicon|BRA}} Lucas Foresti

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 10

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 10

! 6

14

|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Corey Dalenberg

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 12

|style="background:#EFCFFF"| Ret

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| 9

|

|

|

|

|

! 4

colspan=20| Guest drivers ineligible to score points
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|ESP}} Daniel Juncadella

|

|

|style="background:#CFCFFF"| 4

|style="background:#EFCFFF"| Ret

|

|

|style="background:#FFFFFF"| C

|style="background:#CFCFFF"| 1

|style="background:#CFCFFF"| 7

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#CFCFFF"| 2

|style="background:#CFCFFF"| 2

!

|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|FRA}} Adrien Tambay

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#CFCFFF"| 2

|style="background:#CFCFFF"| 2

|style="background:#CFCFFF"| 1

|

|

|

|

|

!

|style="text-align:left; background:#8FCFDF"| {{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Millroy

|

|

|style="background:#EFCFFF"| Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF"| 6

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#CFCFFF"| 8

|style="background:#CFCFFF"| 6

!

|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|ROU}} Doru Sechelariu

|

|

|style="background:#CFCFFF"| 8

|style="background:#CFCFFF"| 3

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

!

|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|COL}} Gabby Chaves

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#CFCFFF"| 7

|style="background:#CFCFFF"| 4

|style="background:#CFCFFF"| 10

|

|

|

|

|

!

|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|ROU}} Mihai Marinescu

|

|

|style="background:#CFCFFF"| 5

|style="background:#EFCFFF"| Ret

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

!

|style="text-align:left; background:#8FCFDF"| {{flagicon|ARE}} Asad Rahman

|

|

|style="background:#CFCFFF"| 10

|style="background:#CFCFFF"| 8

|

|

|style="background:#FFFFFF"| C

|style="background:#CFCFFF"| 11

|style="background:#EFCFFF"| Ret

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

!

|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|GBR}} William Buller

|

|

|style="background:#CFCFFF"| 12

|style="background:#CFCFFF"| 9

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

!

Pos

! Driver

!colspan=2| LAG
{{flagicon|USA}}

!colspan=2| CGV
{{flagicon|CAN}}

!colspan=2| MOH
{{flagicon|USA}}

!colspan=3| LIM
{{flagicon|USA}}

!colspan=3| ROA
{{flagicon|USA}}

!colspan=3| NJM
{{flagicon|USA}}

!colspan=2| INT
{{flagicon|BRA}}

! Pts

|style="vertical-align:top"|

{{Motorsport driver results legend}}

Bold - Pole
Italics - Fastest Lap

|}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20090717093409/http://www.formulabmwusa.com/ Official Website]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20090218172326/http://bmw-motorsport.com/ms/en/index.html BMW-Motorsport.com]

{{Formula BMW years}}

Category:Formula BMW seasons

Formula BMW

BMW Americas