# 2007 Formula BMW USA season

The 2007 Formula BMW USA season was the fourth season of the American Formula BMW championship for young drivers making the transition to car racing. The Overall Championship was won by Daniel Morad as Esteban Gutiérrez was the highest classified rookie.

## Teams and drivers

All cars were Mygale FB02 chassis powered by BMW engines.
| Team | No | Driver | Class | Rounds |
| EuroInternational | 4 | Yannick Hofman | | All |
| EuroInternational | 5 | Sebastián Saavedra | | 1–4 |
| EuroInternational | 50 | Adrien Tambay | R | 3, 6 |
| EuroInternational | 70 | Daniel Morad | | All |
| Gelles Racing | 6 | Matt Ferris | | 1 |
| Gelles Racing | 8 | Robert Thorne | | 1 |
| Gelles Racing | 9 | Keenan Schmitke | R | 1 |
| Gelles Racing | 11 | Maxime Pelletier | | 1 |
| Hearn Motorsports | 6 | Matt Ferris | | 4 |
| Hearn Motorsports | 12 | Eric Morrow | R | All |
| Hearn Motorsports | 16 | Alexander Rossi | | 1–3 |
| Hearn Motorsports | | Bill Goshen | | 5 |
| Hearn Motorsports | | Jordan Lynch | | 6 |
| Team Autotecnica | 7 | Esteban Gutiérrez | R | All |
| Team Autotecnica | 14 | Philip Major | | All |
| Team Apex Racing USA | 8 | Robert Thorne | | 2–7 |
| Team Apex Racing USA | 16 | Alexander Rossi | | 4–7 |
| Team Apex Racing USA | 27 | Lindsey Adams | | 1–3 |
| Team Apex Racing USA | 66 | Felipe Polehtto | | 1 |
| HBR Motorsport USA | 11 | Maxime Pelletier | | 2–7 |
| HBR Motorsport USA | 34 | Ricardo Favoretto | R | All |
| HBR Motorsport USA | 90 | Steven Guerrero | | All |
| Team KMA Racing | 13 | Jeffrey Petriello | R | 1–5 |
| Team KMA Racing | 31 | Timothy Hollowell | R | 2–7 |
| Team KMA Racing | 53 | Mike Hill | | All |
| Team KMA Racing | 55 | Julia Landauer | | All |
| JD Racing | 19 | Jordan Dick | | All |
| TADD Motorsports | 31 | Timothy Hollowell | R | 1 |
| Jensen MotorSport | | Michael Vincec | R | 2 |
| Icon | Class |
| R | Rookie Cup |

## Races

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Winning Rookie |
| 1 | R1 | Miller Motorsport Park | 18 May | Esteban Gutiérrez | Daniel Morad | Daniel Morad | EuroInternational | Jeffrey Petriello |
| 1 | R2 | Miller Motorsport Park | 19 May | Esteban Gutiérrez | Alexander Rossi | Esteban Gutiérrez | Team Autotecnica | Esteban Gutiérrez |
| 2 | R1 | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 9 June | Esteban Gutiérrez | Daniel Morad | Daniel Morad | EuroInternational | Esteban Gutiérrez |
| 2 | R2 | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 10 June | Esteban Gutiérrez | Esteban Gutiérrez | Daniel Morad | EuroInternational | Esteban Gutiérrez |
| 3 | R1 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | 16 June | Esteban Gutiérrez | Sebastián Saavedra | Daniel Morad | EuroInternational | Esteban Gutiérrez |
| 3 | R2 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | 17 June | Esteban Gutiérrez | Sebastián Saavedra | Esteban Gutiérrez | Team Autotecnica | Esteban Gutiérrez |
| 4 | R1 | Lime Rock Park | 7 July | Daniel Morad | Daniel Morad | Sebastián Saavedra | EuroInternational | Jeffrey Petriello |
| 4 | R2 | Lime Rock Park | 7 July | Daniel Morad | Daniel Morad | Daniel Morad | EuroInternational | Eric Morrow |
| 5 | R1 | San Jose | 28 July | Alexander Rossi | Maxime Pelletier | Alexander Rossi | Team Apex Racing USA | Eric Morrow |
| 5 | R2 | San Jose | 29 July | Esteban Gutiérrez | Daniel Morad | Esteban Gutiérrez | Team Autotecnica | Esteban Gutiérrez |
| 6 | R1 | Road America | 11 August | Philip Major | Esteban Gutiérrez | Alexander Rossi | Team Apex Racing USA | Esteban Gutiérrez |
| 6 | R2 | Road America | 12 August | Esteban Gutiérrez | Adrien Tambay | Esteban Gutiérrez | Team Autotecnica | Esteban Gutiérrez |
| 7 | R1 | Mosport | 25 August | Esteban Gutiérrez | Alexander Rossi | Alexander Rossi | Team Apex Racing USA | Timothy Hollowell |
| 7 | R2 | Mosport | 26 August | Daniel Morad | Daniel Morad | Daniel Morad | EuroInternational | Esteban Gutiérrez |

## Standings

Points were awarded as follows:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | PP |
| Points | 45 | 40 | 37 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |

### Drivers' Championship

| Pos | Driver | MMP | MMP | CGV | CGV | IMS | IMS | LIM | LIM | SJO | SJO | ROA | ROA | MOS | MOS | Pts |
| 1 | Daniel Morad | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 11† | 2 | 15† | 3 | 4 | 1 | 524 |
| 2 | Esteban Gutiérrez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | Ret | 17 | DSQ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 436 |
| 3 | Alexander Rossi | 3 | 4 | 13† | 10 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 410 |
| 4 | Maxime Pelletier | 17 | 9 | 14† | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16† | 14 | 9 | 3 | 382 |
| 5 | Steven Guerrero | 8 | 3 | Ret | 9 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 10† | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 378 |
| 6 | Robert Thorne | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | Ret | 16† | 9 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 367 |
| 7 | Yannick Hofman | 11 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 363 |
| 8 | Ricardo Favoretto | 5 | 5 | DNS | 11 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 4 | x16† | 7 | 4 | 345 |
| 9 | Jordan Dick | 10 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 12† | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 332 |
| 10 | Philip Major | 12 | 18 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 17 | 8 | 11 | Ret | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 298 |
| 11 | Eric Morrow | 18 | 12 | 8 | Ret | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 14† | 11 | 262 |
| 12 | Sebastián Saavedra | 6 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 258 |
| 13 | Jeffrey Petriello | 2 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 7 | DNS | | | | | 242 |
| 14 | Timothy Hollowell | 14 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 15† | 14 | 14 | 13† | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 242 |
| 15 | Mike Hill | 16 | 17† | 9 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | Ret | 14† | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14† | 210 |
| 16 | Julia Landauer | 20† | Ret | Ret | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 202 |
| 17 | Adrien Tambay | | | | | 5 | Ret | | | | | 3 | 2 | | | 109 |
| 18 | Lindsey Adams | 13 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 14 | | | | | | | | | 84 |
| 19 | Matt Ferris | 19† | 10 | | | | | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | 80 |
| 20 | Bill Goshen | | | | | | | | | 8 | 10 | | | | | 48 |
| 21 | Felipe Polehtto | 9 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28 |
| 22 | Jordan Lynch | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 15 | | | 28 |
| 23 | Keenan Schmitke | 15 | 15 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 24 |
| 24 | Michael Vincec | 000 | 000 | Ret | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| Pos | Driver | MMP | MMP | CGV | CGV | IMS | IMS | LIM | LIM | SJO | SJO | ROA | ROA | MOS | MOS | 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) |