2009 Formula BMW Americas season
Introduction The '''2009 Formula BMW Americas season''' was the sixth, and final, season of the Formula BMW Americas series. The championship was contested over fourteen races at six meetings, supporting various series such as the World Touring Car Championship and the American Le Mans Series. Gabriel Chaves was the final series champion, having finished in the top three in all fourteen races. The series was cancelled on July 31, 2009 as a result of a poor economic climate (which also led to the discontinuation of BMW's Formula One outfit).
Teams and drivers All cars were Mygale FB02 chassis powered by BMW engines. Team No Driver Class Rounds  EuroInternational 2  Gabriel Chaves  All 5  Daniel Vela  1  Olivier Lombard  2 9  Giancarlo Vilarinho  All 12  Olivier Lombard  5 42  Michael Lewis  All  Euro Junior Team 5  Daniel Vela  3–6 6  Wilson Philippe  All  Jensen MotorSport 13  Barrett Mertins  All 24  Freddy Zebede 1  Autotecnica 14  Alex Ellis  All 50  Gianmarco Raimondo All  Team Apex 18  João Victor Horto   All 19  Martin Sala  All 20  James Kovacic   All  Robali Motorsports 21  Robert Garcia  1–4 Icon Class  Rookie Cup  Guest drivers ineligible to score points
Calendar  Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning team 1 R1  Autódromo Miguel E. Abed March 21  Gabriel Chaves  Gabriel Chaves  Gabriel Chaves  EuroInternational R2 March 22  Gabriel Chaves  Alex Ellis  Gabriel Chaves  EuroInternational 2 R1  Virginia International Raceway April 25  Giancarlo Vilarinho  Giancarlo Vilarinho  Giancarlo Vilarinho  EuroInternational R2 April 26  Giancarlo Vilarinho  Gabriel Chaves  Giancarlo Vilarinho  EuroInternational 3 R1  Miller Motorsports Park May 16  Giancarlo Vilarinho  Giancarlo Vilarinho  Giancarlo Vilarinho  EuroInternational R2 May 17  Giancarlo Vilarinho  Giancarlo Vilarinho  Giancarlo Vilarinho  EuroInternational R3  Giancarlo Vilarinho  Giancarlo Vilarinho  Giancarlo Vilarinho  EuroInternational 4 R1  Lime Rock Park July 18  Gabriel Chaves  James Kovacic  Gabriel Chaves  EuroInternational R2  Alex Ellis  James Kovacic  James Kovacic  Team Apex 5 R1  Road America August 15  Giancarlo Vilarinho  Alex Ellis  Giancarlo Vilarinho  EuroInternational R2 August 16  Giancarlo Vilarinho  Giancarlo Vilarinho  Gabriel Chaves  EuroInternational R3  Giancarlo Vilarinho  Wilson Philippe  Gabriel Chaves  EuroInternational 6 R1  Mosport International Raceway August 29  Gianmarco Raimondo  Giancarlo Vilarinho  Gianmarco Raimondo  Autotecnica R2 August 30  Giancarlo Vilarinho  James Kovacic  Giancarlo Vilarinho  EuroInternational
Standings Points were awarded as follows: Position  '''1st'''   '''2nd'''   '''3rd'''   '''4th'''   '''5th'''   '''6th'''   '''7th'''   '''8th'''   '''9th'''   '''10th'''  '''PP'''  Points 20 15 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1  Pos Driver PUE VIR MMP LRP ROA MOS Pts 1   Gabriel Chaves '''''1''''' '''1''' 2 ''2'' 2 3 2 '''1''' 2 2 1 1 2 2 235 2   Giancarlo Vilarinho 2 Ret '''''1''''' '''1''' '''''1''''' '''''1''''' '''''1''''' 8 5 '''1''' '''''10''''' '''Ret''' ''3'' '''1''' 187 3   Ret 2 4 3 3 4 3 2 3 3 DSQ Ret '''1''' 3 143 4   Michael Lewis 4 8 Ret 5 4 2 4 DSQ 6 6 3 3 5 4 111 5   James Kovacic 3 4 8 8 5 5 5 ''3'' ''1'' 11 4 Ret Ret ''5'' 102 6   Alex Ellis 9 ''3'' 3 6 6 6 6 5 '''10''' ''4'' DSQ 2 4 DSQ 95 7   João Victor Horto 6 7 5 7 9 7 7 7 4 5 2 5 6 6 91 8   Daniel Vela 5 5 7 DSQ 9 4 7 9 6 Ret 7 8 56 9   Martin Sala 7 Ret 6 4 8 10 11 6 Ret 8 7 7 9 7 54 10   Wilson Philippe 10 9 7 9 12 9 8 DSQ 8 10 8 ''6'' 8 9 38 11   Barrett Mertins Ret DSQ 10 DSQ 11 8 10 9 9 Ret 9 8 10 10 19 12   Freddy Zebede 8 6 9 13   Robert Garcia Ret 10 Ret 10 10 11 Ret Ret Ret 3 ''Guest driver ineligible for points''   Olivier Lombard 9 DSQ 7 5 4 0 Pos Driver PUE VIR MMP LRP ROA MOS Pts'''Bold''' – Pole''Italics'' – Fastest Lap
References
External links *  BMW-Motorsport.com