# 2008 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.

## Teams and drivers

All cars were Mygale FB02 chassis powered by BMW engines.
| Team | No | Driver | Class | Rounds |
| Jensen Motorsport | 2 | Velibor Jovanovic | R | 1–2 |
| Jensen Motorsport | 2 | Corey Dalenberg | | 5 |
| Amir Nasr Racing | 6 | Felipe Nasr | R | 7 |
| Amir Nasr Racing | 12 | Lucas Foresti | R | 7 |
| EuroInternational | 7 | Ricardo Favoretto | | 1–4 |
| EuroInternational | 7 | Adrien Tambay | G | 5 |
| EuroInternational | 7 | Alfonso Toledeno | | 6–7 |
| EuroInternational | 9 | Giancarlo Vilarinho | R | All |
| EuroInternational | 16 | Alexander Rossi | | All |
| EuroInternational | 29 | David Ostella | R | All |
| Apex-HBR Racing Team | 10 | Maxime Pelletier | | 1-5 |
| Apex-HBR Racing Team | 17 | Mikaël Grenier | R | All |
| Apex-HBR Racing Team | 19 | Alexandre Ruiz | R | All |
| Apex-HBR Racing Team | 20 | Jorge Gonzalvez | | All |
| Euro Junior Team | 11 | Daniel Juncadella | G | 2, 4, 7 |
| Atlantic Racing | 14 | Asad Rahman | G R | 2, 4 |
| Atlantic Racing | 66 | Oliver Millroy | G R | 2, 7 |
| Team Autotecnica | 15 | Doru Sechelariu | G | 2 |
| Team Autotecnica | 32 | William Buller | G | 2 |
| Team Autotecnica | 50 | Gianmarco Raimondo | R | All |
| Team Autotecnica | 53 | Gabby Chaves | G | 5 |
| Team Autotecnica | 70 | Ricardo Favoretto | | 5–7 |
| Integra Motorsports | 18 | Mihai Marinescu | G | 2 |
| Icon | Class |
| R | Rookie Cup |
| G | Guest drivers ineligible to score points |

## Races

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning driver | Winning team |
| 1 | R1 | Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca | 17 May | Alexander Rossi | David Ostella | Gianmarco Raimondo | Team Autotecnica |
| 1 | R2 | Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca | 18 May | Ricardo Favoretto | Alexander Rossi | Gianmarco Raimondo | Team Autotecnica |
| 2 | R1 | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 8 June | Ricardo Favoretto | Gianmarco Raimondo | Ricardo Favoretto | EuroInternational |
| 2 | R2 | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 9 June | Gianmarco Raimondo | Mikaël Grenier | Alexander Rossi | EuroInternational |
| 3 | R1 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | 21 June | Alexander Rossi | Alexander Rossi | Alexander Rossi | EuroInternational |
| 3 | R2 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | 22 June | Alexander Rossi | Alexander Rossi | Alexander Rossi | EuroInternational |
| 4 | R1 | Lime Rock Park | 11 July | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| 4 | R2 | Lime Rock Park | 12 July | Ricardo Favoretto | Alexander Rossi | Daniel Juncadella | EuroInternational |
| 4 | R3 | Lime Rock Park | 12 July | Alexander Rossi | Alexander Rossi | Alexander Rossi | EuroInternational |
| 5 | R1 | Road America | 8 August | Alexander Rossi | Adrien Tambay | Alexander Rossi | EuroInternational |
| 5 | R2 | Road America | 9 August | Alexander Rossi | Alexander Rossi | Alexander Rossi | EuroInternational |
| 5 | R3 | Road America | 10 August | Mikaël Grenier | Gabby Chaves | Adrien Tambay | Apex-HBR Racing Team |
| 6 | R1 | New Jersey Motorsports Park | 27 September | Alexander Rossi | Alexander Rossi | Alexander Rossi | EuroInternational |
| 6 | R2 | New Jersey Motorsports Park | 28 September | Alexander Rossi | Giancarlo Vilarinho | Alexander Rossi | EuroInternational |
| 6 | R3 | New Jersey Motorsports Park | 28 September | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| 7 | R1 | Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 1 November | Alexander Rossi | Alexander Rossi | Alexander Rossi | EuroInternational |
| 7 | R2 | Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 2 November | Alexander Rossi | Alexander Rossi | Alexander Rossi | EuroInternational |

## Standings

Points were awarded as follows:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | PP |
| Points | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |

### Drivers' Championship

| Pos | Driver | LAG | LAG | CGV | CGV | MOH | MOH | LIM | LIM | LIM | ROA | ROA | ROA | NJM | NJM | NJM | INT | INT | Pts |
| 1 | Alexander Rossi | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | C | 1 | 1 | 250 |
| 2 | Ricardo Favoretto | 2 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 2 | 2 | C | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | C | 11 | 4 | 153 |
| 3 | Gianmarco Raimondo | 1 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 7 | 8 | C | 4 | 3 | 10 | 7 | Ret | 3 | 6 | C | 6 | 5 | 134 |
| 4 | Mikaël Grenier | 3 | 8 | DSQ | 10 | 6 | 4 | C | 7 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 2 | C | 3 | Ret | 126 |
| 5 | Alexandre Ruiz | 5 | 4 | Ret | 5 | 4 | 6 | C | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | C | 9 | 9 | 118 |
| 6 | Giancarlo Vilarinho | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | C | 10 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | C | 4 | Ret | 116 |
| 7 | Jorge Goncalvez | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | C | 8 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | C | Ret | 11 | 90 |
| 8 | Maxime Pelletier | 4 | 3 | DSQ | 11 | 3 | 5 | C | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 8 | | | | | | 77 |
| 9 | David Ostella | 7 | 9 | Ret | DSQ | 8 | 7 | C | 6 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 7 | C | 12 | 8 | 64 |
| 10 | Felipe Nasr | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 5 | 3 | 25 |
| 11 | Velibor Jovanovic | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 000 | 000 | 20 |
| 12 | Alfonso Toledano | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 8 | C | 7 | 7 | 19 |
| 13 | Lucas Foresti | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 10 | 6 |
| 14 | Corey Dalenberg | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Ret | 9 | | | | | | 4 |
| Guest drivers ineligible to score points ||||||||||||||||||||
| | Daniel Juncadella | | | 4 | Ret | | | C | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | |
| | Adrien Tambay | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Oliver Millroy | | | Ret | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 6 | |
| | Doru Sechelariu | | | 8 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gabby Chaves | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 4 | 10 | | | | | | |
| | Mihai Marinescu | | | 5 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Asad Rahman | | | 10 | 8 | | | C | 11 | Ret | | | | | | | | | |
| | William Buller | | | 12 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pos | Driver | LAG | LAG | CGV | CGV | MOH | MOH | LIM | LIM | LIM | ROA | ROA | ROA | NJM | NJM | NJM | INT | INT | 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) |