The fourth Formula BMW World Final, to be held at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City from 5th to 7th December 2008, offers the winner a unique prize - he will get the chance of a test drive in a BMW Sauber F1 Team racing car.
Eight teams have entered a total of 20 drivers - representing the finest talents from Formula BMW Europe, Formula BMW Americas and Formula BMW Pacific - to race for the Formula BMW crown.
Included in the field are local hero Esteban Gutiérrez, and Alexander Rossi. Both are able to look back on very successful seasons: Gutiérrez claimed the title in Formula BMW Europe, of which seven of its eight races featured as support events at Formula One Grand Prix weekends.
Rossi's victories in Montréal and São Paulo mean he scored three of his ten victories in front of Formula One crowds. Both these freshly crowned champions competed in the Formula BMW World Final 2007 - and have every intention of running up front in their second appearance this year.
On Thursday, 4th December, the full impact of victory in the Formula BMW World Final will become vividly clear to the youngsters: Philipp Eng (AT), who won last year's event in Valencia, will be granted his Formula One opportunity in Mexico.
List of confirmed drivers and teams:
No Driver Nat. Team
2 Mikael Grenier, R CA Apex-HBR Racing Team
5 Gianmarco Raimondo, R CA Autotecnica
7 Velibor Jovanovic RS Dams Team
8 Jim Pla FR Dams Team
9 Thomas Hillsdon, R GB Eiffelland Racing
10 Jazeman Jaafar MY Eiffelland Racing
11 David Mengesdorf DE Eiffelland Racing
12 William Buller GB Eurointernational
14 Daniel Juncadella ES Eurointernational
15 David Ostella, R CA Eurointernational
16 Alexander Rossi US Eurointernational
17 Doru Sechelariu RO Eurointernational
18 Giancarlo Vilarinho, R BR Eurointernational
19 Gabriel Chaves CO Euro Junior Team
20 Alfonso Toledano MX Euro Junior Team
21 Michael Christensen, R DK Josef Kaufmann Racing
22 Esteban Gutiérrez MX Josef Kaufmann Racing
23 Facundo Regalia, R ES Josef Kaufmann Racing
24 Ollie Millroy, R GB Motaworld Racing
25 Simon Moss, R ZA Motaworld Racing
R= Rookie
photo:BMW
Eight teams have entered a total of 20 drivers - representing the finest talents from Formula BMW Europe, Formula BMW Americas and Formula BMW Pacific - to race for the Formula BMW crown.
Included in the field are local hero Esteban Gutiérrez, and Alexander Rossi. Both are able to look back on very successful seasons: Gutiérrez claimed the title in Formula BMW Europe, of which seven of its eight races featured as support events at Formula One Grand Prix weekends.
Rossi's victories in Montréal and São Paulo mean he scored three of his ten victories in front of Formula One crowds. Both these freshly crowned champions competed in the Formula BMW World Final 2007 - and have every intention of running up front in their second appearance this year.
On Thursday, 4th December, the full impact of victory in the Formula BMW World Final will become vividly clear to the youngsters: Philipp Eng (AT), who won last year's event in Valencia, will be granted his Formula One opportunity in Mexico.
List of confirmed drivers and teams:
No Driver Nat. Team
2 Mikael Grenier, R CA Apex-HBR Racing Team
5 Gianmarco Raimondo, R CA Autotecnica
7 Velibor Jovanovic RS Dams Team
8 Jim Pla FR Dams Team
9 Thomas Hillsdon, R GB Eiffelland Racing
10 Jazeman Jaafar MY Eiffelland Racing
11 David Mengesdorf DE Eiffelland Racing
12 William Buller GB Eurointernational
14 Daniel Juncadella ES Eurointernational
15 David Ostella, R CA Eurointernational
16 Alexander Rossi US Eurointernational
17 Doru Sechelariu RO Eurointernational
18 Giancarlo Vilarinho, R BR Eurointernational
19 Gabriel Chaves CO Euro Junior Team
20 Alfonso Toledano MX Euro Junior Team
21 Michael Christensen, R DK Josef Kaufmann Racing
22 Esteban Gutiérrez MX Josef Kaufmann Racing
23 Facundo Regalia, R ES Josef Kaufmann Racing
24 Ollie Millroy, R GB Motaworld Racing
25 Simon Moss, R ZA Motaworld Racing
R= Rookie
photo:BMW