Formula BMW USA - Round 8 - Race

INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY - ROUND 8 - RACE
Stefano Coletti adds a Third Win to his four Formula BMW USA Appearances

Indianapolis, Ind. - July 2, 2006... Stefano Coletti (EuroInternational) won
Round 8 of the Formula BMW USA championship today at the Indianapolis Motor
Speedway, adding another win to his sweep of both rounds in Montreal. He also
finished second in yesterday's Round 7 contest. Coletti is a Formula BMW
Germany competitor and will not compete in the remainder of the USA
championship. He finished 1.881 seconds in front of Robert Wickens (Team Apex
Racing USA) in the 15 lap race. Coletti also set the fastest lap (1:37.991) of
the race on lap five. Wickens, yesterday's Round 7 winner, retains the Overall
championship points lead.

Simona de Silvestro (EuroInternational) repeated her podium performance of
yesterday for her third consecutive third-place finish. Polesitter Matt Lee
(Team Autotecnica) finished fourth.
The race began with another excellent start from second place by Wickens who
was able to lead polesitter Lee into the first corner. Further back Coletti
began his charge from his 10th starting position to end the first lap in
seventh. By lap two he was fifth, immediately behind teammate de Silvestro. Two
laps later he passed Tobias Hegewald (Atlantic Racing Team) for third. Lee
strongly challenged Wickens for the next two laps, ultimately losing second to
Coletti. At the half-way point of the race the top-five were Wickens, Coletti,
Lee, de Silvestro and Hegewald.

Going in to turn one at the start of lap 10 Coletti made his move, passing both
Lee and Wickens. De Silvestro moved to third as Lee fell back to fifth position
as he ran wide after hitting the curb. The race ended with Coletti, Wickens and
de Silvestro opening a six-second gap to Lee, who passed Hegewald on lap 12 to
come home in fourth.
Ryan Phinny (Hearn Motorsports) added a second sixth-place finish for his best
weekend of the season. Scott Schroeder (American Sprit Grand Prix) finished
eighth to record his third top-10 result of the year.

The top-five finishing Rookie drivers were Sebastian Saavedra (P9), David Garza
(P10), Maxime Pelletier (P12), Daniel Morad (P13) and Jordan Dick (P17).

Wickens' podium finish secures him a 13 point Championship lead over runner-up
Coletti who won three races in four Rounds. Lee stands third; De Silvestro and
Daniel Morad (AIM Autosport) round out the top-five.

Sebastian Saavedra (Gelles Racing) again finished as best Rookie in today's
race. That retains him on the top of the Rookie points with a 16 points lead
over Maxime Pelletier (Gelles Racing) and Daniel Morad (AIM Autosport) who
stand second and third respectively; David Garza (EuroInternational) and Jordan
Dick (Team Apex Racing USA) round out the top-five.

"It is great! In Montreal I won two races and here in Indy with problems in the
qualifying I still finished second yesterday and won today. I couldn't wish for
a better result," said an excited Coletti. "Robert was first and Matt was
third. I was second and tried to pass Robert while Matt tried to pass me. Matt
was going in the inside and I went to the outside and at the end of the
straightway I was third because Matt was faster. Matt hit the curb and nearly
hit me but I was lucky. I braked very late and passed from the outside both
cars to come on front." He added, "Going back to Germany I want to do the same.
Now I am quite confident. In Germany you cannot really overtake but here you
have long straights and can pass. Even starting from tenth you can win the race
which is not possible in Germany."

Wickens said, "It was a great race. I am very pleased with where Matt Lee
finished. My car wasn't as good as I was hoping. We did make a lot of changes
but we didn't anticipate the track to change as much as it did. I developed
more oversteer than I even had yesterday. I led the first half of the race but
then I noticed when I saw Stefano in second position that I was sort of in
trouble because he started in tenth. Matt Lee was very fast too but Coletti was
able to close on me and overtake me. It was a very good race and my team Apex
Racing did an amazing job this weekend. I am really happy that I got two
podiums for them in Indy since it is their hometown race and they really
deserve it."

De Silvestro said, "It is a great feeling to be twice on the podium in
Indianapolis where I actually live right now. My teammate Stefano passed me and
took some points away from me but he is only here for four races. After he is
gone I hope to be in front of the remaining races and win the championship."

Formula BMW USA will next race in support of the Champ Car World Series with
Rounds 9 and 10 at the San Jose Grand Prix on July 28-30 and Rounds 11 and 12
at the Grand Prix of Denver on August 11-13.

Championship points after 8 of 14 races:
1. Robert Wickens (Team Apex Racing USA, 90), 2. Stefano Coletti
(EuroInternational, 77), 3. Matt Lee (Autotecnica, 76), 4. Simona de Silvestro
(EuroInternational, 71), 5. Daniel Morad (AIM Autosport, 41), 6. Reed Stevens
(HBR Motorsport Team USA, 40), 7. John Zartarian (Gelles Racing, 32), 8. Race
Johnson (HBR Motorsport Team USA, 27), 8. Sebastian Saavedra (Gelles Racing,
27), 10. David Garza (EuroInternational, 26), 11. Tobias Hegewald (Atlantic
Racing Team, 23), 12. Ryan Phinny (Hearn Motorsports, 20), 13. Adrien Herberts
(Gelles Racing, 19), 14. Doug Boyer (AIM Autosport, 18), 15. Maxime Pelletier
(Gelles Racing, 14), 15. Ryan Campbell (Gelles Racing, 14), 17. Scott Schroeder
(American Spirit Grand Prix, 10), 18. Yannick Hofman (HBR Motorsport Team USA,
8), 19. Jordan Dick (Team Apex Racing USA, 6), 19. Philip Major (Atlantic
Racing Team, 6), 21. Robert Thorne (Team Autotecnica, 4), 21. Tom Sutherland
(Jensen Motorsport, 4), 23. Alex Navejar (Jensen Motorsport, 1), 24. Jules Duc
(Hearn Motorsports, 0), 24. Marco Santos (Haberfeld & Walker Racing, 0), 24.
Steven Guerrero (HBR Motorsport Team USA, 0), 24. David Rangel (Haberfeld &
Walker Racing, 0), 24. David Farias (Jensen Motorsport, 0), 24. Joel Jackson
(Gelles Racing, 0), 24. Frankie Muniz (Jensen Motorsport, 0), 24. Maryeve
Dufault (Hearn Motorsports, 0)

Rookies: 1. Sebastian Saavedra (113), 2. Maxime Pelletier (97), 2. Daniel Morad
(95), 4. David Garza (94), 5. Jordan Dick (66), 6. Robert Thorne (63), 7.
Steven Guerrero (57), 8. Joel Jackson (39)

Background:
Formula BMW is the world's leading entry-level championship in Formula racing.
In 2006 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 five 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 will host the second Formula BMW World Final. Young racing drivers from
the four regional Formula BMW series will compete against each other with the
winner receiving a test drive with the BMW Sauber F1 Team.