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.[1]

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
8 Andreas Wirth All
Vitesse Farm Racing 3 Graham Rahal R All
Jensen MotorSport 4 Daniel Herrington R 2, 4
14 Morgan Spurgas 3
Gerardo Bonilla 1
Robbie Montinola 5, 7
Alan Sciuto R 1
Team Autotecnica 5 Matt Jaskol All
15 Alexis Fenton R All
Team PTG Motorsport 7 Tom Sutherland R All
10 Lawson Aschenbach 2–7
16 Tommy Milner R All
71 Billy Johnson All
Joey Hand 1
Atlantic Racing Team 9 Trevor Daley R 1–3
12 Federico Montoya R 2–3
13 Kyle Herder 1–3, 5–7
19 Dominik Jackson 2–3
48 Brian Frisselle 1–3
98 Derek Burseth R 1–3
PoleVision Racing 48 Brian Frisselle 4–7
98 Derek Burseth R 4–7
AIM Motorsport 56 James Hinchcliffe R All
Icon Class
R 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 Jonathan Summerton Jonathan Summerton Jonathan Summerton HBR Motorsport USA Jonathan Summerton
R2 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
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 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca 11 September Andreas Wirth Matt Jaskol Andreas Wirth HBR Motorsport USA Jonathan Summerton
R2 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
 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 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
 CGV
 IMS
 CLE
 ROA
 DEN
 LAG
 Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – 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 4 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 16
11 Daniel Herrington 000 000 5 Ret Ret 6 14

References
  1. "Formula BMW USA - Round 14 - Laguna Seca - Race". www.press.bmwgroup.com. 12 September 2004. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021.
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