2008 Formula BMW World Final

The 2008 Formula BMW World Final was the fourth and the final Formula BMW World Final race, held for the first time at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City on 5–7 December 2008. The race was won by EuroInternational's driver Alexander Rossi, who finished ahead Michael Christensen and Esteban Gutiérrez.^[1]

Race details
Date	5–7 December 2008
Official name	4th Formula BMW World Final
Location	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City, Mexico
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.463 km (2.773 mi)
Distance	Heat Races 25 minutes Main Race 30 minutes
Main Race
Pole
Driver	Esteban Gutiérrez	Josef Kaufmann Racing
Podium
First	Alexander Rossi	EuroInternational
Second	Michael Christensen	Josef Kaufmann Racing
Third	Esteban Gutiérrez	Josef Kaufmann Racing

Drivers and teams

2008 Entry List[2]
Team	No	Driver	Main series
Apex-HBR Motorsport USA	2	Mikaël Grenier	Formula BMW Americas
Team Autotecnica	5	Gianmarco Raimondo	Formula BMW Americas
	6	Maxime Pelletier
DAMS	7	Velibor Jovanovic	Formula BMW Europe
	8	Jim Pla
Eifelland Racing	9	Thomas Hillsdon	Formula BMW Europe
	10	Jazeman Jaafar
	11	David Mengesdorf
EuroInternational	12	William Buller	Formula BMW Americas
	14	Daniel Juncadella
	15	David Ostella
	16	Alexander Rossi
	17	Doru Sechelariu
	18	Giancarlo Vilarinho
Euro Junior Team	19	Gabby Chaves	Formula BMW Americas
	20	Alfonso Toledano Jr.
Josef Kaufmann Racing	21	Michael Christensen	Formula BMW Europe
	22	Esteban Gutiérrez
	23	Facu Regalia
Motaworld Racing	24	Ollie Millroy	Formula BMW Europe
	25	Simon Moss

Qualifying

Qualifying session Pos No Driver Team Time 1 14 Daniel Juncadella EuroInternational 1:35.115 2 8 Jim Pla DAMS 1:35.235 3 16 Alexander Rossi EuroInternational 1:35.292 4 21 Michael Christensen Josef Kaufmann Racing 1:35.438 5 22 Esteban Gutiérrez Josef Kaufmann Racing 1:35.477 6 19 Gabby Chaves Euro Junior Team 1:35.677 7 24 Ollie Millroy Motaworld Racing 1:35.684 8 10 Jazeman Jaafar Eifelland Racing 1:35.715 9 12 William Buller EuroInternational 1:35.767 10 2 Mikaël Grenier Apex-HBR Motorsport USA 1:35.799 11 23 Facu Regalia Josef Kaufmann Racing 1:35.812 12 20 Alfonso Toledano Jr. Euro Junior Team 1:35.840 13 18 Giancarlo Vilarinho EuroInternational 1:35.906 14 9 Thomas Hillsdon Eifelland Racing 1:35.942 15 11 David Mengesdorf Eifelland Racing 1:36.147 16 17 Doru Sechelariu EuroInternational 1:36.160 17 15 David Ostella EuroInternational 1:36.278 18 25 Simon Moss Motaworld Racing 1:36.298 19 5 Gianmarco Raimondo Team Autotecnica 1:36.407 20 6 Maxime Pelletier Team Autotecnica 1:36.855 21 7 Velibor Jovanovic DAMS 1:37.239

Super Pole Competition Pos No Driver Team Time 1 8 Jim Pla DAMS 1:35.807 2 16 Alexander Rossi EuroInternational 1:36.516 3 14 Daniel Juncadella EuroInternational 1:36.580 4 22 Esteban Gutiérrez Josef Kaufmann Racing 1:36.614 5 19 Gabby Chaves Euro Junior Team 1:36.764 6 21 Michael Christensen Josef Kaufmann Racing 1:36.833 7 24 Ollie Millroy Motaworld Racing 1:36.938 8 10 Jazeman Jaafar Eifelland Racing 1:37.070

Heats

Heat 1 Pos No Name Team Laps Time/Retired Points 1 22 Esteban Gutiérrez Josef Kaufmann Racing 16 25:45.802 0 2 21 Michael Christensen Josef Kaufmann Racing 16 +0.7 2 3 14 Daniel Juncadella EuroInternational 16 +2.2 3 4 16 Alexander Rossi EuroInternational 16 +2.6 4 5 2 Mikaël Grenier Apex-HBR Motorsport USA 16 +5.3 5 6 24 Ollie Millroy Motaworld Racing 16 +6.4 6 7 8 Jim Pla DAMS 16 +8.2 7 8 18 Giancarlo Vilarinho EuroInternational 16 +11.2 8 9 23 Facu Regalia Josef Kaufmann Racing 16 +11.7 9 10 17 Doru Sechelariu EuroInternational 16 +12.3 10 11 6 Maxime Pelletier Team Autotecnica 16 +14.7 11 12 10 Jazeman Jaafar Eifelland Racing 16 +19.8 12 13 5 Gianmarco Raimondo Team Autotecnica 16 +19.8 13 14 7 Velibor Jovanovic DAMS 16 +1:31.5 14 Ret 12 William Buller EuroInternational 10 +6 laps 16 Ret 19 Gabby Chaves Euro Junior Team 8 +8 laps 16 Ret 20 Alfonso Toledano Jr. Euro Junior Team 8 +8 laps 16 Ret 25 Simon Moss Motaworld Racing 5 +11 laps 16 Ret 15 David Ostella EuroInternational 5 +11 laps 16 Ret 9 Thomas Hillsdon Eifelland Racing 0 +16 laps 16 Ret 11 David Mengesdorf Eifelland Racing 0 +16 laps 16

Heat 2 Pos No Name Team Laps Time/Retired Points 1 14 Daniel Juncadella EuroInternational 16 25:47.862 0 2 16 Alexander Rossi EuroInternational 16 +1.6 2 3 22 Esteban Gutiérrez Josef Kaufmann Racing 16 +3.3 3 4 10 Jazeman Jaafar Eifelland Racing 16 +4.6 4 5 21 Michael Christensen Josef Kaufmann Racing 16 +5.4 5 6 24 Ollie Millroy Motaworld Racing 16 +5.9 6 7 12 William Buller EuroInternational 16 +12.3 7 8 18 Giancarlo Vilarinho EuroInternational 16 +13.3 8 9 2 Mikaël Grenier Apex-HBR Motorsport USA 16 +16.4 9 10 11 David Mengesdorf Eifelland Racing 16 +16.8 10 11 5 Gianmarco Raimondo Team Autotecnica 16 +24.7 11 12 6 Maxime Pelletier Team Autotecnica 16 +26.1 12 13 17 Doru Sechelariu EuroInternational 16 +26.6 13 14 15 David Ostella EuroInternational 16 +30.9 14 15 20 Alfonso Toledano Jr. Euro Junior Team 16 +33.6 15 16 19 Gabby Chaves Euro Junior Team 16 +35.9 16 17 8 Jim Pla DAMS 16 +35.9 17 18 23 Facu Regalia Josef Kaufmann Racing 16 +40.2 18 19 7 Velibor Jovanovic DAMS 16 +56.4 19 20 25 Simon Moss Motaworld Racing 15 +1 lap 20 Ret 9 Thomas Hillsdon Eifelland Racing 7 +9 laps 22

Heat 3 Pos No Name Team Laps Time/Retired Points 1 21 Michael Christensen Josef Kaufmann Racing 14 26:30.379 0 2 22 Esteban Gutiérrez Josef Kaufmann Racing 14 +0.2 2 3 2 Mikaël Grenier Apex-HBR Motorsport USA 14 +1.4 3 4 24 Ollie Millroy Motaworld Racing 14 +1.8 4 5 8 Jim Pla DAMS 14 +2.3 5 6 14 Daniel Juncadella EuroInternational 14 +2.9 6 7 10 Jazeman Jaafar Eifelland Racing 14 +3.0 7 8 16 Alexander Rossi EuroInternational 14 +3.7 8 9 11 David Mengesdorf Eifelland Racing 14 +3.9 9 10 5 Gianmarco Raimondo Team Autotecnica 14 +4.6 10 11 17 Doru Sechelariu EuroInternational 14 +6.5 11 12 12 William Buller EuroInternational 14 +7.2 12 13 25 Simon Moss Motaworld Racing 14 +8.1 13 14 19 Gabby Chaves Euro Junior Team 14 +8.4 14 15 20 Alfonso Toledano Jr. Euro Junior Team 14 +8.4 15 16 9 Thomas Hillsdon Eifelland Racing 14 +11.4 16 17 18 Giancarlo Vilarinho EuroInternational 14 +11.4 17 18 15 David Ostella EuroInternational 14 +11.7 18 19 7 Velibor Jovanovic DAMS 14 +28.7 19 20 6 Maxime Pelletier Team Autotecnica 13 +1 lap 20 Ret 23 Facu Regalia Josef Kaufmann Racing 7 +7 laps 22

Point table Pos No Name Team Points 1 22 Esteban Gutiérrez Josef Kaufmann Racing 5 2 21 Michael Christensen Josef Kaufmann Racing 7 3 14 Daniel Juncadella EuroInternational 9 4 16 Alexander Rossi EuroInternational 14 5 24 Ollie Millroy Motaworld Racing 16 6 2 Mikaël Grenier Apex-HBR Motorsport USA 17 7 10 Jazeman Jaafar Eifelland Racing 23 8 8 Jim Pla DAMS 29 9 18 Giancarlo Vilarinho EuroInternational 33 10 5 Gianmarco Raimondo Team Autotecnica 34 11 17 Doru Sechelariu EuroInternational 34 12 12 William Buller EuroInternational 35 13 11 David Mengesdorf Eifelland Racing 35 14 6 Maxime Pelletier Team Autotecnica 43 15 19 Gabby Chaves Euro Junior Team 46 16 20 Alfonso Toledano Jr. Euro Junior Team 46 17 15 David Ostella EuroInternational 48 18 23 Facu Regalia Josef Kaufmann Racing 49 19 25 Simon Moss Motaworld Racing 49 20 7 Velibor Jovanovic DAMS 52 21 9 Thomas Hillsdon Eifelland Racing 54

Final Race

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	16	Alexander Rossi	EuroInternational	19	30:34.838	4
2	21	Michael Christensen	Josef Kaufmann Racing	19	+0.6	2
3	22	Esteban Gutiérrez	Josef Kaufmann Racing	19	+2.4	1
4	14	Daniel Juncadella	EuroInternational	19	+2.7	3
5	10	Jazeman Jaafar	Eifelland Racing	19	+3.9	7
6	24	Ollie Millroy	Motaworld Racing	19	+4.9	5
7	11	David Mengesdorf	Eifelland Racing	19	+5.3	13
8	8	Jim Pla	DAMS	19	+10.5	8
9	12	William Buller	EuroInternational	19	+17.1	12
10	23	Facu Regalia	Josef Kaufmann Racing	19	+18.0	18
11	6	Maxime Pelletier	Team Autotecnica	19	+19.0	14
12	9	Thomas Hillsdon	Eifelland Racing	19	+22.1	21
13	5	Gianmarco Raimondo	Team Autotecnica	19	+22.4	10
14	19	Gabby Chaves	Euro Junior Team	19	+23.8	15
15	17	Doru Sechelariu	EuroInternational	19	+29.1	11
16	20	Alfonso Toledano Jr.	Euro Junior Team	19	+30.6	16
17	15	David Ostella	EuroInternational	19	+30.8	17
18	25	Simon Moss	Motaworld Racing	19	+31.5	19
19	7	Velibor Jovanovic	DAMS	19	+50.4	20
20	18	Giancarlo Vilarinho	EuroInternational	19	+57.1	9
Ret	2	Mikaël Grenier	Apex-HBR Motorsport USA	18	+1 lap	6

References

1. "Alexander Rossi wins Formula BMW World Final 2008 in Mexico". www.press.bmwgroup.com. 7 December 2008. Archived from the original on 18 April 2019.
2. "Driver and teams gearing up for the Formula BMW World Final 2008". www.press.bmwgroup.com. 18 November 2008. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021.