2009 Formula BMW Americas season

2009 Formula BMW Americas season

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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 poor 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

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) 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

References

1. "Giancarlo Vilarinho Wins Seventh Race, Michael Lewis Earns Rookie Championship". bmw-motorsport.com. Formula BMW. August 31, 2009. Archived from the original on September 4, 2009. Retrieved December 2, 2009.
2. "Formula BMW Americas 2009". bmw-motorsport.com. Formula BMW. Archived from the original on February 1, 2010. Retrieved December 2, 2009.
3. "Formula BMW Americas discontinued for 2010". Racer.com. Haymarket Publications. July 31, 2009. Retrieved December 2, 2009.

External links

• BMW-Motorsport.com