# 2004 Formula BMW USA season

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 | R | All |
| HBR Motorsport USA | 8 | Andreas Wirth | | All |
| Vitesse Farm Racing | 3 | Graham Rahal | R | All |
| Jensen MotorSport | 4 | Daniel Herrington | R | 2, 4 |
| Jensen MotorSport | 14 | Morgan Spurgas | | 3 |
| Jensen MotorSport | | Gerardo Bonilla | | 1 |
| Jensen MotorSport | | Robbie Montinola | | 5, 7 |
| Jensen MotorSport | | Alan Sciuto | R | 1 |
| Team Autotecnica | 5 | Matt Jaskol | | All |
| Team Autotecnica | 15 | Alexis Fenton | R | All |
| Team PTG Motorsport | 7 | Tom Sutherland | R | All |
| Team PTG Motorsport | 10 | Lawson Aschenbach | | 2–7 |
| Team PTG Motorsport | 16 | Tommy Milner | R | All |
| Team PTG Motorsport | 71 | Billy Johnson | | All |
| Team PTG Motorsport | | Joey Hand | | 1 |
| Atlantic Racing Team | 9 | Trevor Daley | R | 1–3 |
| Atlantic Racing Team | 12 | Federico Montoya | R | 2–3 |
| Atlantic Racing Team | 13 | Kyle Herder | | 1–3, 5–7 |
| Atlantic Racing Team | 19 | Dominik Jackson | | 2–3 |
| Atlantic Racing Team | 48 | Brian Frisselle | | 1–3 |
| Atlantic Racing Team | 98 | Derek Burseth | R | 1–3 |
| PoleVision Racing | 48 | Brian Frisselle | | 4–7 |
| PoleVision Racing | 98 | Derek Burseth | R | 4–7 |
| AIM Motorsport | 56 | James Hinchcliffe | R | All |
| Icon | Class |
| R | Rookie Cup |

## Races

| Round | 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 |
| 1 | R2 | Lime Rock Park | 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 |
| 2 | R2 | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 13 June | James Hinchcliffe | Jonathan Summerton | Matt Jaskol | Team Autotecnica | James Hinchcliffe |
| 3 | R1 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | 19 June | Jonathan Summerton | Jonathan Summerton | Jonathan Summerton | HBR Motorsport USA | Jonathan Summerton |
| 3 | R2 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | 20 June | Jonathan Summerton | Matt Jaskol | Matt Jaskol | Team Autotecnica | James Hinchcliffe |
| 4 | R1 | Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport | 2 July | Tommy Milner | Andreas Wirth | Jonathan Summerton | HBR Motorsport USA | Jonathan Summerton |
| 4 | R2 | Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport | 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 |
| 5 | R2 | Road America | 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 |
| 6 | R2 | Denver | 15 August | James Hinchcliffe | Andreas Wirth | James Hinchcliffe | AIM Motorsport | James Hinchcliffe |
| 7 | R1 | Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca | 11 September | Andreas Wirth | Matt Jaskol | Andreas Wirth | HBR Motorsport USA | Jonathan Summerton |
| 7 | R2 | Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca | 12 September | 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 | LIM | CGV | CGV | IMS | IMS | CLE | CLE | ROA | ROA | DEN | DEN | LAG | 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 | Jonathan Summerton | 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 | 000 | 000 | 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 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 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 | LIM | CGV | CGV | IMS | IMS | CLE | CLE | ROA | ROA | DEN | DEN | LAG | LAG | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |

### Rookie Cup

| Pos | Driver | LIM | LIM | CGV | CGV | IMS | IMS | CLE | CLE | ROA | ROA | DEN | DEN | LAG | 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 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 16 |
| 11 | Daniel Herrington | 000 | 000 | 5 | Ret | | | Ret | 6 | | | | | | | 14 |