Teams and drivers
All cars were Mygale FB02 chassis powered by BMW engines.
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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]
All cars were Mygale FB02 chassis powered by BMW engines.
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Points were awarded as follows:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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| Points | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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| Pos | Driver | LIM  | CGV  | IMS | CLE | ROA | DEN | LAG | Pts | |||||||
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| 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 | 16 | ||||||||||||
| 11 | Daniel Herrington | 5 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 14 | ||||||||||
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