Yesterday afternoon, Alexander Rossi led every lap of Round 13 of the 2008 Formula BMW Americas Championship, setting a race record of 1:19.767 minutes on lap 13, to record his seventh victory from the pole this season.With a 49 point lead in the overall standings he only needed to finish higher than fourth in today's Round 14 race to win the series championship.With his second win of the weekend this morning, Rossi did clinched the 2008 Formula BMW Americas Championship. Rossi is the first American to win the title in the five year history of the series and the first driver ever to clinch the championship before the final race of the season. Starting from the pole, Rossi won Round 14, finishing 8.6 seconds ahead of Formula BMW Junior and Rookie Quebecker Mikael Grenier. Grenier's fourth podium finish of the season moves him back to second in Rookie points. Giancarlo Vilarinho finished third, for the young Brazilian's second podium finish of the weekend. Yesterday, Rookie Alexandre Ruiz rounded out the top-five, Quebecker Mikaël Grenier finished eight, and Rookie Leader Gianmarco Raimondo completed the podium in third place.At the end of Round 14's race, Grenier, Ruiz (4th this morning) and Raimondo (sixth this morning) are now separated by only 6 points in the Rookie Standing.Last races of the 2008 season of the Formula BMW Americas Championship will take place at the end of October, in Bresil, as part of the end of season Formule 1 festivities.
Saturday's race - Round 13 - 17 laps: 1 Alexander Rossi Eurointernational 22:51.9042 Giancarlo Vilarinho (R) Eurointernational 23:00.5293 Gianmarco Raimondo (J, R) Autotecnica 23:05.2514 David Ostella (R) Eurointernational 23:06.3475 Alexandre Ruiz (J, R) Apex-HBR Racing Team 23:07.6706 Jorge Goncalvez Apex-HBR Racing Team 23:09.8667 Ricardo Favoretto Autotecnica 23:11.4368 Mikael Grenier (J, R) Apex-HBR Racing Team 23:29.4569 Alfonso Toledano Eurointernational 23:50.129 Sunday's race - Round 14 - 17 laps: 1 Alexander Rossi Eurointernational 25:58.5722 Mikael Grenier (J, R) Apex-HBR Racing Team 26:07.2553 Giancarlo Vilarinho (R) Eurointernational 26:14.8414 Alexandre Ruiz (J, R) Apex-HBR Racing Team 26:18.2075 Jorge Goncalvez Apex-HBR Racing Team 26:18.2246 Gianmarco Raimondo (J, R) Autotecnica 26:25.2037 David Ostella (R) Eurointernational 26:25:7608 Alfonso Toledano Eurointernational 26:45.0789 Ricardo Favoretto Autotecnica 27:25.229 J = Formula BMW Junior
R = Rookie
Overall points standings following 14 of 16 Rounds: 1. Rossi 207 - CHAMPION2. Favoretto 1393. Raimondo 1164. Grenier 1115. Ruiz 1106. Vilarinho 1047. Goncalvez 888. Pelletier 779. Ostella 5710. Jovanovic 2011. Toledano 511. Dalenberg 4 Rookie Championship: 1. Raimondo 1162. Grenier 1113. Ruiz 1104. Vilarinho 1045. Ostella 576. Jovanovic 20
Saturday's race - Round 13 - 17 laps: 1 Alexander Rossi Eurointernational 22:51.9042 Giancarlo Vilarinho (R) Eurointernational 23:00.5293 Gianmarco Raimondo (J, R) Autotecnica 23:05.2514 David Ostella (R) Eurointernational 23:06.3475 Alexandre Ruiz (J, R) Apex-HBR Racing Team 23:07.6706 Jorge Goncalvez Apex-HBR Racing Team 23:09.8667 Ricardo Favoretto Autotecnica 23:11.4368 Mikael Grenier (J, R) Apex-HBR Racing Team 23:29.4569 Alfonso Toledano Eurointernational 23:50.129 Sunday's race - Round 14 - 17 laps: 1 Alexander Rossi Eurointernational 25:58.5722 Mikael Grenier (J, R) Apex-HBR Racing Team 26:07.2553 Giancarlo Vilarinho (R) Eurointernational 26:14.8414 Alexandre Ruiz (J, R) Apex-HBR Racing Team 26:18.2075 Jorge Goncalvez Apex-HBR Racing Team 26:18.2246 Gianmarco Raimondo (J, R) Autotecnica 26:25.2037 David Ostella (R) Eurointernational 26:25:7608 Alfonso Toledano Eurointernational 26:45.0789 Ricardo Favoretto Autotecnica 27:25.229 J = Formula BMW Junior
R = Rookie
Overall points standings following 14 of 16 Rounds: 1. Rossi 207 - CHAMPION2. Favoretto 1393. Raimondo 1164. Grenier 1115. Ruiz 1106. Vilarinho 1047. Goncalvez 888. Pelletier 779. Ostella 5710. Jovanovic 2011. Toledano 511. Dalenberg 4 Rookie Championship: 1. Raimondo 1162. Grenier 1113. Ruiz 1104. Vilarinho 1045. Ostella 576. Jovanovic 20