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 All Jensen MotorSport 2 Daniel Herrington All 12 Jules Duc 1–6 33 Douglas Boyer All 43 John Zartarian 1–4 Gelles Racing 3 Justin Moon All 4 Ryan Campbell 2–7 5 Maxime Soulet All 6 Darin Marcus 1–6 John Zartarian 7 Ryan Phinny 1 HBR Motorsport USA 7 Race Johnson All 8 James Davison All 9 Tom Sutherland All 10 Reed Stevens All Atlantic Racing Team 11 Adrien Herberts 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 2–7 AIM Motorsport 18 Rob Bunker All 22 Kevin Lacroix All Twintooth/BRM Motorsport 44 Matt Lee All Team Apex Racing USA 66 Robert Wickens All Burseth Racing 98 Derek Burseth 1–5, 7 DRE Autosport Nathan DePagter 1–2, 4 SHD3 with Cinema Concepts Scott Harnell 2 Icon Class Rookie Cup
Races Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Winning rookie 1 R1 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 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 EuroInternational Edoardo Piscopo 6 R1 Denver 13 August Richard Philippe Edoardo Piscopo Robert Wickens Robert Wickens R2 14 August Robert Wickens Reed Stevens Edoardo Piscopo EuroInternational Edoardo Piscopo 7 R1 Road Atlanta Kevin Lacroix Richard Philippe Edoardo Piscopo EuroInternational R2 30 September Richard Philippe 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 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 PtsBold – PoleItalics – 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
External links BMW Group's press releases for Formula BMW USA Official Website BMW-Motorsport.com