2005 Formula BMW USA season

The 2005 Formula BMW USA season was the second season of the American Formula BMW championship for young drivers making the transition to car racing. Both the Drivers' Championship and the Rookie Cup were won by Richard Philippe.^[1]

Teams and drivers edit

All cars were Mygale FB02 chassis powered by BMW engines.

Team	No	Driver	Class	Rounds
Team Autotecnica	1	Richard Philippe	R	All
Jensen MotorSport	2	Daniel Herrington		All
	12	Jules Duc	R	1–6
	33	Douglas Boyer	R	All
	43	John Zartarian	R	1–4
Gelles Racing	3	Justin Moon	R	All
	4	Ryan Campbell	R	2–7
	5	Maxime Soulet		All
	6	Darin Marcus	R	1–6
	6	John Zartarian	R	7
		Ryan Phinny	R	1
HBR Motorsport USA	7	Race Johnson	R	All
	8	James Davison	R	All
	9	Tom Sutherland		All
	10	Reed Stevens	R	All
Atlantic Racing Team	11	Adrien Herberts	R	All
	13	Tobias Hegewald		3–4
		Daniel Abbale		5–6
Walker Racing	15	Jonathan Summerton		3–4
	25	Paul Rees		3
		Michael Patrizi		6
		Robbie Pecorari		4
EuroInternational	16	Edoardo Piscopo	R	2–7
AIM Motorsport	18	Rob Bunker	R	All
AIM Motorsport	22	Kevin Lacroix	R	All
Twintooth/BRM Motorsport	44	Matt Lee	R	All
Team Apex Racing USA	66	Robert Wickens	R	All
Burseth Racing	98	Derek Burseth		1–5, 7
DRE Autosport		Nathan DePagter	R	1–2, 4
SHD3 with Cinema Concepts		Scott Harnell	R	2

Icon	Class
R	Rookie Cup

Races edit

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team	Winning Rookie
1	R1	Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca	30 April	Richard Philippe	Richard Philippe	Kevin Lacroix	AIM Motorsport	Kevin Lacroix
1	R2	Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca	1 May	Richard Philippe	Richard Philippe	Richard Philippe	Team Autotecnica	Richard Philippe
2	R1	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	21 May	Richard Philippe	Richard Philippe	Kevin Lacroix	AIM Motorsport	Kevin Lacroix
2	R2	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	22 May	Richard Philippe	Robert Wickens	Richard Philippe	Team Autotecnica	Richard Philippe
3	R1	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	11 June	Tobias Hegewald	Richard Philippe	Kevin Lacroix	AIM Motorsport	Kevin Lacroix
3	R2	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	12 June	Tobias Hegewald	Robert Wickens	Robert Wickens	Team Apex Racing USA	Robert Wickens
4	R1	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	18 June	Jonathan Summerton	James Davison	James Davison	HBR Motorsport USA	James Davison
4	R2	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	19 June	Jonathan Summerton	James Davison	Richard Philippe	Team Autotecnica	Richard Philippe
5	R1	Barber Motorsports Park	30 July	Kevin Lacroix	Kevin Lacroix	Kevin Lacroix	AIM Motorsport	Kevin Lacroix
5	R2	Barber Motorsports Park	31 July	Edoardo Piscopo	Edoardo Piscopo	Edoardo Piscopo	EuroInternational	Edoardo Piscopo
6	R1	Denver	13 August	Richard Philippe	Edoardo Piscopo	Robert Wickens	Team Apex Racing USA	Robert Wickens
6	R2	Denver	14 August	Robert Wickens	Reed Stevens	Edoardo Piscopo	EuroInternational	Edoardo Piscopo
7	R1	Road Atlanta	29 September	Kevin Lacroix	Richard Philippe	Edoardo Piscopo	EuroInternational	Edoardo Piscopo
7	R2	Road Atlanta	30 September	Richard Philippe	Daniel Herrington	Reed Stevens	HBR Motorsport USA	Reed Stevens

Standings edit

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 edit

Pos	Driver	LAG		MOH		CGV		IMS		BAR		DEN		ATL		Pts
1	Richard Philippe	20	1	10	1	5	Ret	2	1	2	4	7	2	5	2	151
2	Kevin Lacroix	1	3	1	14	1	Ret	Ret	2	1	8	6	4	4	6	142
3	Robert Wickens	6	4	7	4	3	1	3	3	10	7	1	5	8	9	124
4	Reed Stevens	2	8	6	21	4	2	Ret	5	6	13	3	Ret	2	1	110
5	Edoardo Piscopo			16	2	8	16	5	12	DSQ	1	4	1	1	3	108
6	James Davison	5	5	2	7	WD	WD	1	Ret	4	3	2	11	3	15	104
7	Maxime Soulet	3	2	3	5	6	4	12	7	3	2	10	10	9	11	98
8	Rob Bunker	7	7	9	11	12	5	17	16	7	6	14	8	Ret	4	41
9	Tom Sutherland	9	14	8	13	7	7	8	4	5	10	12	7	12	16	39
10	Race Johnson	10	10	11	6	11	Ret	9	13	8	5	8	3	11	10	37
11	Justin Moon	11	6	14	3	Ret	Ret	10	9	9	16	13	9	6	14	31
12	Daniel Herrington	14	Ret	5	12	Ret	6	7	14	11	12	9	Ret	15	5	28
13	John Zartarian	4	16	4	8	Ret	Ret	11	Ret					13	7	27
14	Jonathan Summerton					2	12	6	10							22
15	Tobias Hegewald					Ret	3	4	DSQ							22
16	Matt Lee	8	9	12	16	DSQ	8	14	15	12	9	Ret	Ret	7	8	17
17	Douglas Boyer	12	12	15	9	13	Ret	13	11	14	11	11	6	10	12	9
18	Michael Patrizi											5	Ret			8
19	Adrien Herberts	16	Ret	13	10	10	11	15	6	Ret	15	Ret	Ret	14	13	8
20	Darin Marcus	15	11	18	17	9	9	19	8	13	14	Ret	14			7
21	Paul Rees					15	10									1
22	Ryan Campbell	000	000	17	18	14	13	Ret	19	Ret	17	16	12	16	17	0
23	Derek Burseth	17	13	19	20	16	15	Ret	18	16	19			17	18	0
24	Ryan Phinny	13	18	000	000	000	000	000	000	000	000	000	000	000	000	0
25	Jules Duc	18	17	20	19	Ret	14	18	20	15	18	15	Ret			0
26	Nathan DePagter	19	15	Ret	15			16	17							0
27	Daniel Abbale									Ret	Ret	17	13			0
–	Robbie Pecorari							Ret	DSQ							–
–	Scott Harnell			Ret	WD											–
Pos	Driver	LAG		MOH		CGV		IMS		BAR		DEN		ATL		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)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Rookie Cup edit

Pos	Driver	LAG		MOH		CGV		IMS		BAR		DEN		ATL		Pts
1	Richard Philippe	16	1	7	1	4	Ret	2	1	2	3	6	2	5	2	160
2	Kevin Lacroix	1	2	1	11	1	Ret	Ret	2	1	7	5	4	4	5	150
3	Robert Wickens	5	3	5	4	2	1	3	3	8	6	1	5	8	8	140
4	Reed Stevens	2	7	4	17	3	2	Ret	4	4	10	3	Ret	2	1	124
5	James Davison	4	4	2	6	WD	WD	1	Ret	3	2	2	9	3	13	117
6	Edoardo Piscopo			13	2	5	10	5	9	DSQ	1	4	1	1	3	116
7	Rob Bunker	6	6	6	10	9	4	12	12	5	5	10	7	Ret	4	62
8	Race Johnson	8	9	8	5	8	Ret	6	10	6	4	7	3	10	9	61
9	Justin Moon	9	5	11	3	Ret	Ret	7	7	7	13	9	8	6	12	45
10	John Zartarian	3	13	3	7	Ret	Ret	8	Ret					11	6	37
11	Matt Lee	7	8	9	13	DSQ	5	10	11	9	8	Ret	Ret	7	7	31
12	Douglas Boyer	10	11	12	8	10	Ret	9	8	11	9	8	6	9	10	24
13	Tobias Hegewald					Ret	3	4	DSQ							22
14	Darin Marcus	12	10	15	14	6	6	14	6	10	11	Ret	14			20
15	Adrien Herberts	13	Ret	10	9	7	7	11	5	Ret	12	Ret	Ret	12	11	19
16	Ryan Campbell	000	000	14	15	11	8	Ret	13	Ret	14	12	10	13	14	4
17	Jules Duc	14	14	16	16	Ret	9	13	14	12	15	11	Ret			2
18	Ryan Phinny	11	15	000	000	000	000	000	000	000	000	000	000	000	000	0
19	Nathan DePagter	15	12	Ret	12											0
–	Scott Harnell			Ret	WD											–

References edit

^ "Formula BMW USA - Round 14 - Road Atlanta - Race". www.press.bmwgroup.com. 30 September 2005. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021.

External links edit

[1] "Formula BMW USA - Round 14 - Road Atlanta - Race". www.press.bmwgroup.com. 30 September 2005. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021.

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