FORMULA BMW USA - ROUND 13 - ROAD ATLANTA - RACE

Piscopo Takes his Third Win of the Season in Round 13

Braselton, Ga. - Sept. 29, 2005... 17-year old Italian Edoardo Piscopo
(EuroInternational) continued to make the front of the Formula BMW USA field
his second home, taking the Round 13 victory today at Road Atlanta, in
Braselton, Ga. Starting from outside the front row, Piscopo passed polesitter
Kevin Lacroix (AIM Autosport) on the second lap of the 13-lap contest to take
the win by .328 seconds over Reed Stevens (HBR Motorsport Team USA). The win
was Piscopo's third in his last four starts and moves him to fifth in the
Championship and Rookie point standings.

Stevens drove a steady race from the fourth starting position, moving into
third on lap three and second on lap five. Today's finish was Steven's fourth
podium appearance of the season and consolidates his hold on the sixth position
in the Championship standings.

Finishing third was Australian James Davison (HBR Motorsport Team USA) after a
fine drive from his seventh starting position. He moved into fifth on the
fourth lap and made the move of the race on lap seven when he passed both Kevin
Lacroix and Richard Philippe for third as the three negotiated Road Atlanta's
challenging downhill final turn.

Both polesitter Lacroix and third place starter Philippe fell steadily back as
the race developed. Racing closely together in the fifth and fourth positions
respectively, Lacroix got by Philippe for fourth on the final lap of the race
to knot the two at the top of the Championship points. Philippe was credited
with the fastest lap (1:29.212) on lap 11.

The top finishing Rookies were Piscopo (P1), Stevens (P2), Davison (P3),
Lacroix (P4) and Philippe (P5). Philippe continues to lead the Rookie points by
three points over Lacroix. Wickens still stands third, Davison fourth and
Piscopo fifth.

"I didn't really expect to win because it is my first time at Road Atlanta,"
said a satisified Piscopo. "I was not the fastest, but I was very consistent. I
kept focusing on making no mistakes because the others were really pushing
hard. My aim was to arrive here in Atlanta and become fifth in the Championship
after the two final rounds. I already have fifth, so I have good expectations
for tomorrow."

Stevens said, "Fighting with Richard today was pretty easy. I made a mistake
that almost cost me the position to him, but once my car came up to
temperature, I was able to pass and drive away from him. The fight with Kevin
was quite hard, but after I passed him, I opened up a gap and that allowed me
to focus on Edoardo. I pushed extremely hard, really hoping for the win.
Unfortunately the car developed an understeer and, combined with mistakes by
both of us, I was not quite sure who was going to come out on top. Ultimately,
I didn't have enough tires left at the end for the win."

Davison added, "I managed to get Richard and Kevin in one move and catch up to
Reed and Edoardo. My team gave me a great car and I was able to take advantage
of it. Tomorrow, I am starting two positions farther up the grid. The important
thing will be that if Edoardo wins I must finish second to keep my fourth
position in the Championship."

After 13 rounds over seven weekends, the race for the 2005 Formula BMW USA
Overall and Rookie Championships has come down to three BMW Junior drivers,
Kevin Lacroix, Richard Philippe and Robert Wickens, and the 13 laps of Round
14.

The Round 14 race is scheduled to begin at 12:45 p.m. tomorrow.

Round 13 - Results (13 laps)
1 Edoardo Piscopo (R) EuroInternational 19:33.007
2 Reed Stevens (R) HBR Motorsport Team USA 19:33.335
3 James Davison (R) HBR Motorsport Team USA 19:33.947
4 Kevin Lacroix (R) AIM Autosport 19:34.389
5 Richard Philippe (R) Team Autotecnica 19:35.415
6 Justin Moon (R) Gelles Racing 19:37.549
7 Matthew Lee (R) Twintooth/BRM Motorsport 19:38.163
8 Robert Wickens (R) Team Apex Racing USA 19:38.398
9 Maxime Soulet Gelles Racing 19:42.355
10 Doug Boyer (R) Jensen MotorSport 19:47.811
11 Race Johnson (R) HBR Motorsport Team USA 19:48.333
12 Tom Sutherland HBR Motorsport Team USA 19:51.919
13 John Zartarian (R) Gelles Racing 19:53.603
14 Adrien Herberts (R) Atlantic Racing Team 19:59.945
15 Daniel Herrington Jensen MotorSport 20:13.838
16 Ryan Campbell (R) Gelles Racing 20:19.867
17 Derek Burseth Burseth Racing 20:22.529
18 Rob Bunker (R) AIM Autosport 11 laps

Championship points after 13 of 14 races:
1. Kevin Lacroix (AIM Autosport, 136), 2. Richard Philippe (Team Autotecnica,
136), 3. Robert Wickens (Team Apex Racing USA, 120), 4. James Davison (HBR
Motorsport Team USA, 104), 5. Edoardo Piscopo (EuroInternational, 96), 6. Reed
Stevens (HBR Motorsport Team USA, 90), 7. Maxime Soulet (Gelles Racing, 83), 8.
Tom Sutherland (HBR Motorsport Team USA, 39), 9. Race Johnson (HBR Motorsport
Team USA, 36), 10. Rob Bunker (AIM Autosport, 31), 11. Justin Moon (Gelles
Racing, 31), 12. John Zartarian (Jensen MotorSport, 23), 13. Tobias Hegewald
(Atlantic Racing Team, 22), 14. Jonathan Summerton (Walker Racing, 22), 15.
Daniel Herrington (Jensen MotorSport, 20), 16. Matthew Lee (Twintooth/BRM
Motorsport, 14), 17. Doug Boyer (Jensen MotorSport, 9), 18. Adrien Herberts
(Atlantic Racing Team, 8), 19. Michael Patrizi (Walker Racing, 8), 20. Darin
Marcus (Gelles Racing, 7), 21. Paul Rees (Walker Racing, 1), 22. Derek Burseth
(Burseth Racing, 0), 23. Ryan Campbell (Gelles Racing, 0), 24. Nathan DePagter
(DRE Autosport, 0), 25. Jules Duc (Jensen MotorSport, 0), 26. Scott Harnell
(SDH3 with Cinema Concepts, 0), 27. Ryan Phinny (Gelles Racing, 0), 28. Paul
Rees (Walker Racing, 0), 29. Robbie Pecorari (Walker Racing, 0), 30. Dan Abbale
(Atlantic Racing Team)
Rookies: 1. Richard Philippe (145), 2. Kevin Lacroix (142), 3. Robert Wickens
(137), 4. James Davison (117), 5. Edoardo Piscopo (104), 6. Reed Stevens (104),
7. Race Johnson (59), 8. Rob Bunker (52), 9. Justin Moon (45), 10. John
Zartarian (31), 11. Matthew Lee (27), 12. Doug Boyer (23), 13. Tobias Hegewald
(22), 14. Darin Marcus (20), 15. Adrien Herberts (19), 16. Ryan Campbell (4),
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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