2009 Formula BMW Americas season

The 2009 Formula BMW Americas season was the sixth, and final, season of the Formula BMW Americas series. The championship was contested over fourteen races at six meetings, supporting various series such as the World Touring Car Championship and the American Le Mans Series. Gabriel Chaves was the final series champion, having finished in the top three in all fourteen races.[1][2] The series was cancelled on July 31, 2009 as a result of a tough economic climate, which also led to the discontinuation of BMW's Formula One outfit.[3]

Teams and drivers

All cars were Mygale FB02 chassis powered by BMW engines.

Team No Driver Class Rounds
EuroInternational 2 Gabriel Chaves All
5 Daniel Vela R 1
Olivier Lombard G 2
9 Giancarlo Vilarinho All
12 Olivier Lombard G 5
42 Michael Lewis R All
Euro Junior Team 5 Daniel Vela R 3–6
6 Wilson Philippe R All
Jensen MotorSport 13 Barrett Mertins R All
24 Freddy Zebede 1
Autotecnica 14 Alex Ellis R All
50 Gianmarco Raimondo All
Team Apex 18 João Victor Horto R All
19 Martin Sala R All
20 James Kovacic R All
Robali Motorsports 21 Robert Garcia R 1–4
Icon Class
R Rookie Cup
G Guest drivers ineligible to score points

Calendar
Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Autódromo Miguel E. Abed March 21 Gabriel Chaves Gabriel Chaves Gabriel Chaves EuroInternational
R2 March 22 Gabriel Chaves Alex Ellis Gabriel Chaves EuroInternational
2 R1 Virginia International Raceway April 25 Giancarlo Vilarinho Giancarlo Vilarinho Giancarlo Vilarinho EuroInternational
R2 April 26 Giancarlo Vilarinho Gabriel Chaves Giancarlo Vilarinho EuroInternational
3 R1 Miller Motorsports Park May 16 Giancarlo Vilarinho Giancarlo Vilarinho Giancarlo Vilarinho EuroInternational
R2 May 17 Giancarlo Vilarinho Giancarlo Vilarinho Giancarlo Vilarinho EuroInternational
R3 Giancarlo Vilarinho Giancarlo Vilarinho Giancarlo Vilarinho EuroInternational
4 R1 Lime Rock Park July 18 Gabriel Chaves James Kovacic Gabriel Chaves EuroInternational
R2 Alex Ellis James Kovacic James Kovacic Team Apex
5 R1 Road America August 15 Giancarlo Vilarinho Alex Ellis Giancarlo Vilarinho EuroInternational
R2 August 16 Giancarlo Vilarinho Giancarlo Vilarinho Gabriel Chaves EuroInternational
R3 Giancarlo Vilarinho Wilson Philippe Gabriel Chaves EuroInternational
6 R1 Mosport International Raceway August 29 Gianmarco Raimondo Giancarlo Vilarinho Gianmarco Raimondo Autotecnica
R2 August 30 Giancarlo Vilarinho James Kovacic Giancarlo Vilarinho 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
Pos Driver PUE
 VIR
 MMP
 LRP
 ROA
 MOS
 Pts
1 Gabriel Chaves 1 1 2 2 2 3 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 235
2 Giancarlo Vilarinho 2 Ret 1 1 1 1 1 8 5 1 10 Ret 3 1 187
3 Gianmarco Raimondo Ret 2 4 3 3 4 3 2 3 3 DSQ Ret 1 3 143
4 Michael Lewis 4 8 Ret 5 4 2 4 DSQ 6 6 3 3 5 4 111
5 James Kovacic 3 4 8 8 5 5 5 3 1 11 4 Ret Ret 5 102
6 Alex Ellis 9 3 3 6 6 6 6 5 10 4 DSQ 2 4 DSQ 95
7 João Victor Horto 6 7 5 7 9 7 7 7 4 5 2 5 6 6 91
8 Daniel Vela 5 5 7 DSQ 9 4 7 9 6 Ret 7 8 56
9 Martin Sala 7 Ret 6 4 8 10 11 6 Ret 8 7 7 9 7 54
10 Wilson Philippe 10 9 7 9 12 9 8 DSQ 8 10 8 6 8 9 38
11 Barrett Mertins Ret DSQ 10 DSQ 11 8 10 9 9 Ret 9 8 10 10 19
12 Freddy Zebede 8 6 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 9
13 Robert Garcia Ret 10 Ret 10 10 11 Ret Ret Ret 3
Guest driver ineligible for points
Olivier Lombard 000 000 9 DSQ 7 5 4 0
Pos Driver PUE
 VIR
 MMP
 LRP
 ROA
 MOS
 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

References
  1. "Giancarlo Vilarinho Wins Seventh Race, Michael Lewis Earns Rookie Championship". bmw-motorsport.com. Formula BMW. 2009-08-31. Archived from the original on 2009-09-04. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
  2. "Formula BMW Americas 2009". bmw-motorsport.com. Formula BMW. Archived from the original on 2010-02-01. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
  3. "Formula BMW Americas discontinued for 2010". Racer.com. Haymarket Publications. 2009-07-31. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
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