Formula BMW USA - LIME ROCK PARK - ROUND 7 & 8 - QUALIFYING

Morad Scores Double Pole at Lime Rock Park

Lakeville, Conn. - July 6, 2007... Lime Rock Park is the shortest track visited
by the Formula BMW USA Championship, but its 1.53-miles, with only one left
hand corner, always prove to be among the most challenging these young drivers
face. A lap takes just over 50 seconds, every tenth found is hard earned, and
experience always proves to be advantage.

Round 7: Morad Ends Gutierrez's Streak to take Round 7 Pole

Overall points leader Daniel Morad (Eurointernational) broke the six-race pole
streak by Rookie Esteban Gutierrez (Autotecnica) to score the first starting
position for Round 7. Morad's 51.775 second lap topped the 17-car field in the
30-minute session that was stopped twice for crashes to take his first Formula
BMW USA pole. Morad has never started less than third this season, winning four
times and finishing second twice.

Along with Morad, last year's Rookie champion, the next three qualifiers are in
their second year of Formula BMW USA and raced at Lime Rock Park last season.
Sebastian Saavedra (Eurointernational) will start second for the young
Columbian's best career start. Maxime Pelletier (HBR Motorsport Team USA),
coming off two podium finishes in Rounds 5 and 6, will start third. Steven
Guerrero (HBR Motorsport Team USA) qualified fourth and Alexander Rossi (Team
Apex Racing USA), who raced here with the Skip Barber National Championship,
will start fifth.

Gutierrez will start sixth, the fastest Rookie in the field. The fastest 11
qualifiers were within only one second of Morad's pole-winning time and the
entire field is separated by just more than two seconds.

Morad said, "The pole fight was very close. I want to thank my whole team. They
really motivated me. At the beginning of the session I was running P6, I think,
but towards the end Sebastian and I were trading the pole time back and forth.
Finally I got it by two-tenths.
Saavedra said, "I am happy to start from the second position. If it rains or if
it stays dry, the outside of the front row is a good place to start.
Consistency is what will be important for success tomorrow."
Pelletier said, "Everything went pretty well, but I had a cramp during the last
few laps or I could possibly have improved."

Round 8: Morad Stays on Top for Round 8 Pole

After an afternoon rain deluge, Daniel Morad (Eurointernational) continued to
show the way around Lime Rock Park's drying 1.53-mile circuit with a 51.916
second lap to score his second pole position of the weekend in Round 8
qualifying. Mike Hill (Team KMA), whose best effort to-date had been an 11th
place start in Round 1, will line up on the outside of the front row. Team KMA
teammate Jeffrey Petriello will start third for the Rookie driver's fourth
top-three start of the season. Esteban Gutierrez (Autotecnica) will start
fourth and Sebastian Saavedra (Eurointernational) will start fifth.

Like Round 7, just one second separates the top-11 starters.

Morad said, "The track was only partly dry, but the car was great. I knew I had
to lead from lap one and I did it."

Hill said, "The crew has been working very hard and the car was excellent. It
will be great to start up front with my teammate Jeffrey. I'm really excited
and can't wait for the race."

Petriello said, "With about one minute left my team radioed me to push it. I
think I was only P8 or P9 then so I scared myself in a few corners and it paid
off. Mike did a great job to get P2. I am really happy for him."

The Round 7 race is scheduled for 9:45 a.m. Saturday followed by Round 8 at
12:45 p.m.

Round 7 Qualifying - Results
1 Daniel Morad EUROINTERNATIONAL 51:775
2 Sebastian Saavedra EUROINTERNATIONAL 51:969
3 Maxime Pelletier HBR Motorsport Team USA 52:192
4 Steven Guerrero HBR Motorsport Team USA 52:260
5 Alexander Rossi Team Apex Racing USA 52:387
6 Esteban Gutierrez (R) Autotecnica 52:389
7 Jeffrey Petriello Team KMA Racing 52:437
8 Mike Hill Team KMA Racing 52:469
9 Jordan Dick JD Racing 52:540
10 Philip Major Autotecnica 52:566
11 Matt Ferris Hearn Motorsports 52:737
12 Robert Thorne Team Apex Racing USA 52:869
13 Yannick Hofman EUROINTERNATIONAL 52:891
14 Ricardo Favoretto (R) HBR Motorsport Team USA 53:096
15 Eric Morrow (R) Hearn Motorsports 53:864
16 Timothy Hollowell (R) Team KMA Racing 53:882
17 Julia Landauer Team KMA Racing 53:892

Round 8 Qualifying - Results
1 Daniel Morad EUROINTERNATIONAL 51:916
2 Mike Hill Team KMA Racing 52:219
3 Jeffrey Petriello Team KMA Racing 52:317
4 Esteban Gutierrez (R) Autotecnica 52:411
5 Sebastian Saavedra EUROINTERNATIONAL 52:416
6 Alexander Rossi Team Apex Racing USA 52:567
7 Jordan Dick JD Racing 52:577
8 Robert Thorne Team Apex Racing USA 52:649
9 Maxime Pelletier HBR Motorsport Team USA 52:703
10 Steven Guerrero HBR Motorsport Team USA 52:710
11 Matt Ferris Hearn Motorsports 52:964
12 Philip Major Autotecnica 52:998
13 Ricardo Favoretto (R) HBR Motorsport Team USA 53:012
14 Timothy Hollowell (R) Team KMA Racing 53:079
15 Eric Morrow (R) Hearn Motorsports 53:160
16 Yannick Hofman EUROINTERNATIONAL 52:447
17 Julia Landauer Team KMA Racing 54.265

Background:
Formula BMW is the world's leading entry-level championship in Formula racing.
In 2007 the series will be held in Germany, the UK, Asia and the USA. More than
80 up-and-coming drivers, some as young as 15-years old, will compete
worldwide. Racing four times in support of the Formula One World Championship,
Formula BMW offers a worldwide stage, training through a multifaceted Education
and Coaching Program and BMW's longstanding Junior scholarship for deserving
drivers.

The FB02 race car is propelled by a 140 bhp BMW engine, reaching speeds up to
140 mph. The design exceeds the FIA safety requirements for its class, with the
BMW Motorsport developed FORS (Formula Rescue Race Seat), and the mandatory
HANS (Head and Neck Support) safety system.

From November 24 to 26, 2006 the Circuit de la Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo
Tormo hosted the second Formula BMW World Final. 37 young racing drivers from
the four regional Formula BMW series competed against each other with the
winner Christian Vietoris receiving a test drive with the BMW Sauber F1 Team.

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