FORMULA BMW USA - INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY - ROUND 6 - RACE

INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY - ROUND 6 - RACE
Gutierrez Wins Round 6 from the Pole

Indianapolis, Ind. - June 17, 2007... 15-year old Esteban Gutierrez (Team
Autotecnica), of Monterrey, Mexico, took a commanding win today in Round 6 of
the 2007 Formula BMW USA Championship at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Taking the victory from his sixth consecutive pole, he finished 2.234 seconds
ahead of Daniel Morad (Eurointernational) in the 15-lap race around the
2.605-mile Grand Prix circuit. Gutierrez continues to lead the Rookie point
standings after his second win of the season and stands second to Morad in the
Overall point standings.

Maxime Pelletier (HBR Motorsport Team USA) finished third after a wild race
that saw him have a great start from the front row, lead briefly, go off in
turn 1 - twice, fall back as far as sixth, and ultimately climb back to finish
on the podium for the second time this weekend.

Ricardo Favoretto (HBR Motorsport Team USA) finished fourth for his third
top-five finish of the season. Sebastian Saavedra (Eurointernational) finished
fifth, setting the fastest lap of the race (1:39.917) on lap 11.

This morning's race had the United States Grand Prix crowd cheering as the 18
young Formula BMW USA drivers put on a great show. Pelletier grabbed the early
lead as the cars funneled into the infield after a clean start, but Gutierrez
was soon by him. On lap 2 Pelletier ran off in turn 1 allowing Morad to take
second as Adrien Tambay (Eurointernational) and Philip Major (Autotecnica)
tangled. Alexander Rossi (Hearn Motorsports) moved to third, taking the second
spot from Morad on lap 6. Gutierrez opened his gap to 2.6 seconds as Rossi,
Morad and Pelletier, now back up to fourth, raced each other. Morad took second
back on lap 9 as Pelletier went long in turn 1 a second time. By lap 13
Gutierrez and Morad were well clear of the field as Pelletier, Rossi, Favoretto
and Saavedra battled for the last step of the podium. Rossi dropped to sixth in
the closing laps, the young American recording his fifth top-10 finish of the
season.

The top-finishing Rookie drivers today were Gutierrez (P1), Favoretto (P4),
Jeffrey Petriello (P8), Eric Morrow (P13) and Timothy Hollowell (P15).

Next on the Formula BMW USA schedule is an Official Test at Putnam Park on June
19. Rounds 7 and 8 will be held in support of the American Le Mans Series at
Lime Rock Park, in Lakeville, Conn., on July 6 - 7.

"I still need more experience with the starts to control the wheelspin," said
Gutierrez. "Once I passed Maxime I then tried to focus on not making any
mistakes and break the draft. That was the key to the win."

Morad said," I had a great start, but when Maxime moved over I had to swing to
the outside of the track and lost some speed. Esteban opened a gap and as Rossi
caught and raced me it opened up even a bigger gap. I got back by him and was
catching Esteban, but the race was just not long enough."

Pelletier added,"I had a good start. When Esteban got by me I drafted him into
turn 1, but had lost the air on the front of the car and went long under
braking. I did it again a second time with four laps to go, but focused on not
getting angry with myself. If not for those two mistakes I know I would have
done even better. This has been my best weekend ever."

Round 6 - Results (15 laps)
1 Esteban Gutierrez (R) Team Autotecnica 24:58.866
2 Daniel Morad EUROINTERNATIONAL 25:01.100
3 Maxime Pelletier HBR Motorsport Team USA 25:05.396
4 Ricardo Favoretto (R) HBR Motorsport Team USA 25:07.265
5 Sebastian Saavedra EUROINTERNATIONAL 25:08.205
6 Alexander Rossi Hearn Motorsports 25:08.253
7 Jordan Dick JD Racing 25:09.311
8 Jeffrey Petriello (R) Team KMA Racing 25:10.036
9 Steven Guerrero HBR Motorsport Team USA 25:13.980
10 Yannick Hofman EUROINTERNATIONAL 25:21.264
11 Mike Hill Team KMA Racing 25:22.576
12 Julia Landauer Team KMA Racing 25:24.774
13 Eric Morrow (R) Hearn Motorsports 25:35.780
14 Lindsey Adams Team KMA Racing 25:43.887
15 Timothy Hollowell (R) Team KMA Racing 23:32.016 not running
16 Robert Thorne Team Apex Racing USA 23:32.547 not running
17 Philip Major Team Autotecnica 25:54.823
18 Adrien Tambay (R) EUROINTERNATIONAL 3:29.840 not running

Championship points after 6 of 14 races:
1. Daniel Morad (EUROINTERNATIONAL, 260), 2. Esteban Gutierrez (Team
Autotecnica, 237), 3. Alexander Rossi (Hearn Motorsports,173), 3. Sebastian
Saavedra (EUROINTERNATIONAL, 173) 5. Jeffrey Petriello (Team KMA Racing, 168),
6. Maxime Pelletier (HBR Motorsport Team USA, 151) 7. Jordan Dick (JD Racing,
150) 8. Steven Guerrero (HBR Motorsport Team USA, 149) 9. Yannick Hofman
(EUROINTERNATIONAL, 148), 10. Ricardo Favoretto (Team HBR Motorsports USA,
134), 11. Robert Thorne (Team Apex Racing USA, 130) 12. Philip Major (Team
Autotecnica, 103), 13. Tim Hollowell (Team KMA Racing, 94), 14. Mike Hill (Team
KMA Racing, 92)15. Eric Morrow (Hearn Motorsports, 90) 16. Lindsey Adams (Team
Apex Racing USA, 84), 17. Julia Landauer (Team KMA Racing, 60), 18. Adrien
Tambay (EUROINTERNATIONAL, 32), 19. Felipe Polehtto (Team Apex Racing USA, 28),
20. Matt Ferris (Gelles Racing, 26), 21. Keenan Schmitke (Gelles Racing, 24),
22. Michael Vincec (Jensen Motorsports, 24)

Rookies: 1. Esteban Gutierrez (237), 2. Jeffrey Petriello (168), 3. Ricardo
Favoretto (134) 4. Tim Hollowell (94), 5. Eric Morrow (90) 6. Adrien Tambay
(32), 7. Keenan Schmitke (24), 8. Michael Vincec (24)

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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