FORMULA BMW USA - ROUNDS 9 & 10 - BARBER MOTORSPORTS PARK

Birmingham, Ala. - July 31, 2005... Edoardo Piscopo (EuroInternational)
capitalized on his first career Formula BMW USA pole to take the Round 10
victory today at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Ala. In leading the
race from start to finish, he completed 14 laps of the 2.3-mile circuit in the
30-minute contest, finishing 6.311 seconds ahead of Maxime Soulet (Gelles
Racing). James Davison (HBR Motorsports Team USA) finished third.

Piscopo made an excellent start and was never challenged for the lead by the
balance of the 20-car field. Every lap he was able to extend his margin,
setting the fastest lap of the race on lap seven (1:28.224). Soulet also made a
heads-up start from the fifth position and moved up two spots before the first
turn.

Overall Points leader Kevin Lacroix started second, but a spin on the third lap
dropped him to an eighth-place finish. He now leads Richard Philippe by only
one point, while Philippe's fourth-place finish today moves him to the top of
the Rookie Points for the first time this season.

Race Johnson continued to have a good weekend, finishing a season's-best fifth.

Piscopo said, "I am very happy for my team and myself. We really worked hard on
the car. We improved the setup from yesterday because today it was even hotter.
The heat also made it difficult to keep concentration, but I pushed really hard
in the first laps and later I started to manage the car better because I didn't
have to risk too much by driving too fast."

Soulet added, "I had a very good car today. The setup couldn't have been
better. I had an excellent start. I passed James Davison and Richard Philippe
on the start and after three laps Kevin Lacroix made a mistake and I moved into
second position. I want to thank my team for working so hard this weekend."

Davison said, "I got an average start and Maxime did very well. Richard
Philippe was behind me the whole race, 14 laps. It was hard keeping him behind
me and I am really happy to have held him off. My car was better towards the
end. I want to thank my team HBR for doing their best. We got our best
qualifying position and we finished where we started, scoring 12 points."
Lacroix continues to lead the Overall points with 110 points. Philippe is
second (109), and Soulet third (94).

Philippe takes over the Rookie points lead with 116 over Lacroix (114) second
and Wickens (106) third.

The top finishing Rookies were Piscopo (P1), Davison (P3), Philippe (P4),
Johnson (P5) and Bunker (P6).
Rounds 11 and 12 of the 2005 Formula BMW USA Series will be held on Aug. 12-14
at the Grand Prix of Denver.

Round 10 - Results (14 laps)
1 Edoardo Piscopo EuroInternational 20:47.463
2 Maxime Soulet Gelles Racing 20:53.774
3 James Davison HBR Motorsport Team USA 20:59.678
4 Richard Philippe Team Autotecnica 21:00.181
5 Race Johnson HBR Motorsport Team USA 21:01.308
6 Rob Bunker AIM Autosport 21:02.376
7 Robert Wickens Team Apex Racing USA 21:03.163
8 Kevin Lacroix AIM Autosport 21:03.835
9 Matthew Lee Twintooth/BRM Motorsport 21:08.173
10 Tom Sutherland HBR Motorsport Team USA 21:09.306
11 Doug Boyer Jensen MotorSport 21:09.501
12 Daniel Herrington Jensen MotorSport 21:15.560
13 Reed Stevens HBR Motorsport Team USA 21:16.085
14 Darin Marcus Gelles Racing 21:19.210
15 Adrien Herberts Atlantic Racing Team 21:23.658
16 Justin Moon Gelles Racing 21:24.665
17 Ryan Campbell Gelles Racing 21:30.854
18 Jules Duc Jensen MotorSport 21:36.763
19 Derek Burseth Burseth Racing 21:49.022
20 Dan Abbale Atlantic Racing Team 8 laps

Championship points after 10 of 14 races:
1. Kevin Lacroix (AIM Autosport, 110), 2. Richard Philippe (Team Autotecnica,
109), 3. Maxime Soulet (Gelles Racing, 94), 4. Robert Wickens (Team Apex Racing
USA, 89), 5. James Davison (HBR Motorsport Team USA, 77), 6. Reed Stevens (HBR
Motorsport Team USA, 63), 7. Edoardo Piscopo (EuroInternational, 46), 8. Tom
Sutherland (HBR Motorsport Team USA, 35), 9. Rob Bunker (AIM Autosport, 28),
10. Justin Moon (Gelles Racing, 23), 11. John Zartarian (Jensen MotorSport,
23), 12. Tobias Hegewald (Atlantic Racing Team, 22), 13. Jonathan Summerton
(Walker Racing, 22), 14. Race Johnson (HBR Motorsport Team USA, 21), 15. Daniel
Herrington (Jensen MotorSport, 18), 16. Matthew Lee (Twintooth/BRM Motorsport,
10), 17. Adrien Herberts (Atlantic Racing Team, 8), 18. Darin Marcus (Gelles
Racing, 7), 19. Doug Boyer (Jensen MotorSport, 2), 20. Paul Rees (Walker
Racing, 1), 21. Derek Burseth (Burseth Racing, 0), 22. Ryan Campbell (Gelles
Racing, 0), 23. Nathan DePagter (DRE Autosport, 0), 24. Jules Duc (Jensen
MotorSport, 0), 25. Scott Harnell (SDH3 with Cinema Concepts, 0), 26. Ryan
Phinny (Gelles Racing, 0), 27. Paul Rees (Walker Racing, 0), 28. Robbie
Pecorari (Walker Racing, 0), 29. Dan Abbale (Atlantic Racing Team)
Rookies: 1. Richard Philippe (116), 2. Kevin Lacroix (114), 3. Robert Wickens
(106), 4. James Davison (88), 5. Reed Stevens (77), 6. Edoardo Piscopo (54), 7.
Rob Bunker (47), 8. Race Johnson (42), 9. Justin Moon (34), 10. John Zartarian
(31), 11. Matthew Lee (23), 12. Tobias Hegewald (22), 13. Darin Marcus (20),
14. Adrien Herberts (19), 15. Doug Boyer (12), 16. Ryan Campbell (3), 17. Jules
Duc (2), 18. Nathan DePagter (0), 19. Ryan Phinny (0)

Background:
Formula BMW is the world's leading entry-level class in Formula racing. In 2005
the series will be held in Germany, Britain, Asia and the USA. Up-and-coming
drivers as young as 15-years-old are given the opportunity of entering motor
racing with the high-tech, standard FB02 race car.

This racing car has been seen on the grid since 2002 and has set standards
particularly on the safety technology front. The single-seater is propelled by
a 140 bhp BMW engine up to 140 mph and by far exceeds the safety requirements
for its class. BMW Motorsport has developed the FORS Formula Rescue Race Seat
especially for Formula BMW. The HANS® safety system is also mandatory.

In 2005, Formula BMW will be staged five times as part of the Formula One
support program. All the series offer a multifaceted Education and Coaching
Program as well as sponsorship for promising racing talents. The best-known
alumni of this talent hothouse are Formula One drivers Ralf Schumacher and
Christian Klien.

BMW Motorsport Director Dr. Mario Theissen: "Formula BMW offers talented young
drivers more than just a car. In the Education and Coaching Program we have
designed specially for them, they learn everything they need to know to hold
their own in the big wide world of motor racing. Formula BMW has shot out of
the blocks to become the top entry-level class for Formula racing worldwide."

In December 2005 the Bahrain International Circuit will host the first Formula
BMW World Final. Young racing drivers from the four regional Formula BMW series
will compete against each other. The winner will get a Formula One test drive.

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