Formula BMW Germany - Rounds 17 & 18 - Hockenheim - Race - Season Final

Race 17 + 18, 27-29 October 2006, Hockenheim.

Vietoris wins the season final.

Hockenheim. In the final race of the season, the Formula BMW Germany drivers
delivered another impressive display of talent before the crowds at the
Hockenheimring. After covering 50.314 kilometres on a damp track, Christian
Vietoris (Lissendorf/Josef Kaufmann Racing) crossed the start/finish line as
the winner. The runners-up were Martin Ragginger (AUT/Eifelland Racing), the
previous day's winner, and Marco Holzer (Bobingen/AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH).

"After crashing out of yesterday's race, I'm all the more thrilled with such a
fantastic end to the season," said Vietoris. It was the ninth win of the season
for the 17-year-old from Lissendorf, which meant he had won half of all the
2006 races. The results of Sunday's race had no impact on the battle for the
championship title - Vietoris had already secured that early on in the 15th
race at Zandvoort in Holland. Jens Klingmann of Leimen was first to cross the
finish line on Saturday morning in the first race of the weekend to win the
rookie championship.

The winners' trophies were personally presented by BMW Motorsport Director
Mario Theissen: "The season has ended with two great races by an international
field of drivers. This year once again there were a number of young talents who
made their mark in Formula BMW Germany," said Theissen before congratulating
the new title-holders. In the end, Vietoris won the championship with 277
points ahead of Mika Mäki (FIN/Eifelland Racing, 182) and Holzer (129). In the
rookie standings Klingmann managed to collect 272 points, relegating Philipp
Eng (AUT/ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg, 248) and Maximilian Wissel (Hörstein/GU-
Racing Motorsportteam, 210) to second and third places.

But for some of the drivers the highlight of the season is yet to come. From 24
to 26 November, 38 drivers from 18 countries will be gathering in Valencia to
compete in the DELL Formula BMW World Final. A highly attractive prize beckons
for the winner, namely a test drive with the BMW Sauber F1 Team. Last year's
World Final winner, Marco Holzer, will be fulfilling his "absolute dream" in
Valencia on 23 November when he takes his test drive.

Race 18, placings: 1. Christian Vietoris (Gönnersdorf/Josef Kaufmann Racing)
22:58.508, 2. Martin Ragginger (AUT/Eifelland Racing), 23:00.107, 3. Marco
Holzer (Bobingen/AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH) 23:01.673, 4. Philipp Eng (AUT/ADAC
Berlin-Brandenburg) 23:04.117, 5. Sergio Perez Mendoza (MEX/ADAC
Berlin-Brandenburg) 23:15.857, 6. Jens Klingmann (Leimen/Eifelland Racing)
23:18.505, 7. Maximilian Wissel (Hörstein/GU-Racing Motorsportteam) 23:24.633,
8. Christian Engelhart (Kösching/ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg) 23:35.930, 9. Dominik
Wasem (Seiboldsdorf/AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH) 23:36.598, 10. Josef Král
(CZE/Micánek Motorsport - Brno) 23:36.950, 11. Nick de Bruijn (NLD/Josef
Kaufmann Racing) 23:47.410, 12. Bernd Herndlhofer (AUT/GU-Racing
Motorsportteam) 23:58.244, 13. Tobias Hegewald (Waldbreitbach/ ADAC
Mittelrhein) 24:00.210, 14. Fabio Leimer (CHE/Team Rosberg) 24:07.170, 15.
Andrei Harnagea (GU-Racing Motorsportteam) + 1 lap, 16. Jens Höing
(Berlin/GU-Racing Motorsportteam) + 2 laps. DNF: Mika Mäki (FIN/Eifelland
Racing), Daniel Campos Hull (ESP/Josef Kaufmann Racing), Yoshitaka Kuroda
(JPN/ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg).

Pole position: Vietoris.
Fastest race lap: Ragginger 2:03.369 min.
Circuit length: 50.314 km (11 laps).

Race 18, rookie placings:
1. Eng, 2. Klingmann, 3. Wissel, 4. Leimer, 5. Harnagea.
Championship standings after 18 out of 18 races: 1. Vietoris (Gönnersdorf/
Josef Kaufmann Racing, 277), 2. Mäki (FIN/Eifelland Racing, 182), 3. Holzer
(Bobingen/ AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH, 129), 4. Klingmann (Leimen/Eifelland
Racing, 121), 5. de Bruijn (NLD/Josef Kaufmann Racing, 120), 6. Perez Mendoza
(MEX/ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg, 112), 7. Coletti (MCO/ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg,
103), 8. Ragginger (AUT/Eifelland Racing, 91), 9. Wasem (Seiboldsdorf/AM-Holzer
Rennsport GmbH, 87), 10. Eng (AUT/ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg, 73), 11. Wissel
(Hörstein/GU-Racing Motorsportteam, 45), 12. Král (CZE/Micánek Motorsport -
Brno, 40), 13. Hegewald (Waldbreitbach/ADAC Mittelrhein, 29), 14. Höing
(Berlin/GU-Racing Motorsportteam, 11), 15. Schwägli (CHE/Team Kath Racing, 9),
16. Engelhart (Kösching/ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg, 8), 17. Kronenberger
(Friedrichshafen/ Josef Kaufmann Racing, 8), 18. Campos Hull (ESP/Josef
Kaufmann Racing, 4), 19. Leimer (CHE/Team Rosberg, 4), 20. Zacherl
(Munich/AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH, 3), 21. Kuroda (JPN/ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg,
2).

Rookie standings:
1. Klingmann (272), 2. Eng (248), 3. Wissel (210), 4. Leimer (161), 5. Zacherl
(137), 6. Harnagea (97), 7. Kronenberger (92), 8. Paegle (58), 9. Saavedra (12).

Team standings based on the two best drivers in each team:
1. Josef Kaufmann Racing (404), 2. Eifelland Racing (335), 3. ASL-Mücke
Motorsport (288), 4. AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH (210), 5. GU-Racing
Motorsportteam (56), 6. Micanek Motorsport (40), 7. Devis Schwägli (9), 8.
Matson Motorsport (4).