Road America, will host Rounds 10, 11 and 12 of the 2008 Formula BMW Americas championship.
The series has visited the circuit twice before, in 2004 and 2007. In 2004, James Hinchcliffe scored his very first Formula BMW win and last season, Alexander Rossi scored a win by a scant .004 seconds over Esteban Gutierrez.
This year, Rossi leads Formula BMW Americas overall, having won four of the last five Formula BMW Americas races. He leads Ricardo Favoretto by 19 points.
Brazilian Favoretto, a Formula BMW Junior, who also has experience at Road America, switched teams following the Lime Rock Park Rounds. He will now race for Autotecnica, joining fellow Formula BMW Junior Gianmarco Raimondo. Raimondo stands third overall and leads the Rookie point standings.
Brazilian Giancarlo Vilarinho (Eurointernational) stands second in Rookie points and Formula BMW Junior Mikael Grenier (Apex-HBR Racing Team), is third.
Autotecnica will race a third FB02 at Road America for Gabby Chaves. Chaves, of Colombia, is a regular driver in the Formula BMW Pacific Series where he stands seventh overall.
Thursday, an afternoon 30-minute qualifying session will determine the starting grid for Round 10. The Round 11 line-up will be determined by a driver's finishing position in Round 10. Friday, a second 30-minute qualifying session will set the grid for Round 11.
Round 10 will start at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, Round 11 and Round 12 will start at 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Sunday.
The series has visited the circuit twice before, in 2004 and 2007. In 2004, James Hinchcliffe scored his very first Formula BMW win and last season, Alexander Rossi scored a win by a scant .004 seconds over Esteban Gutierrez.
This year, Rossi leads Formula BMW Americas overall, having won four of the last five Formula BMW Americas races. He leads Ricardo Favoretto by 19 points.
Brazilian Favoretto, a Formula BMW Junior, who also has experience at Road America, switched teams following the Lime Rock Park Rounds. He will now race for Autotecnica, joining fellow Formula BMW Junior Gianmarco Raimondo. Raimondo stands third overall and leads the Rookie point standings.
Brazilian Giancarlo Vilarinho (Eurointernational) stands second in Rookie points and Formula BMW Junior Mikael Grenier (Apex-HBR Racing Team), is third.
Autotecnica will race a third FB02 at Road America for Gabby Chaves. Chaves, of Colombia, is a regular driver in the Formula BMW Pacific Series where he stands seventh overall.
Thursday, an afternoon 30-minute qualifying session will determine the starting grid for Round 10. The Round 11 line-up will be determined by a driver's finishing position in Round 10. Friday, a second 30-minute qualifying session will set the grid for Round 11.
Round 10 will start at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, Round 11 and Round 12 will start at 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Sunday.