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.

Teams and drivers

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
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
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

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
R2 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
R2 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
R2 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
R2 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
R2 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
R2 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
R2 30 September Richard Philippe Daniel Herrington Reed Stevens HBR Motorsport USA Reed Stevens

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 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 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 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
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (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

Rookie Cup

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 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 0
19 Nathan DePagter 15 12 Ret 12 0
– Scott Harnell Ret WD –

References

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