http://www.alexanderrossi.com/ News regarding Alexander Rossi and Team Rossi Motorsports en-us pete@bplandscapes.com (Team Rossi Motorsports) Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:47:39 Eastern Daylight Time Copyright 2006 Team Rossi Motorsports. All rights reserved. Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, August 11, 2008  Alexander Rossi added two more Formula BMW Americas wins and a top-ten finish this weekend at Road America to increase his overall lead in the Championship to 32 points over 2nd place Ricardo Favoretto. Winning five of the last seven races, Rossi now tops the record books with nine career Formula BMW Americas victories. http://www.alexanderrossi.com/article.cfm?id=105 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:00:00 Eastern Daylight Time Nevada City, California, August 5, 2008  Alexander Rossi driving for championship winning team Eurointernational begins the second half of the 2008 Formula BMW Americas season at Road America as current points leader with a 19 point advantage over Ricardo Favoretto. Road America is North Americas fastest permanent road racing circuit and will host rounds #10, 11 & 12 of the Formula BMW Americas championship on August 7-10, located in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Rossi knows each one of Road Americas 14 turns that roll through 4.4 miles of Wisconsin hills. The second of his three 2007 Formula BMW USA series wins came here just one year ago and the previous year win in Skip Barber National Championship. http://www.alexanderrossi.com/article.cfm?id=104 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:00:00 Eastern Daylight Time Nevada City, California, July 21, 2008  Two days after winning Round 9 of the Formula BMW Americas Championship at Lime Rock Park on July 12th, points leader Alexander Rossi received a surprise invitation from Eurointernational team owner Antonio Ferrari to compete in Rounds 7 and 8 of Formula BMW Europe. Some 48 hours later the 16-year old Californian was at Hockenheimring and racing in support of the Formula 1 Grosser Preis von Deutschland 2008. http://www.alexanderrossi.com/article.cfm?id=103 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 Eastern Daylight Time Lakeville, Conn, July 12, 2008  With a flag-to-flag win from the pole in Round 9 of the 2008 Formula BMW Americas Championship today at Lime Rock Park, in Lakeville, Conn., Alexander Rossi, scored his fourth win of the season and continues to lead the Drivers Championship. This victory, the seventh of his Formula BMW career, ties him with 2007 Formula BMW USA Champion Daniel Morad for most series wins. http://www.alexanderrossi.com/article.cfm?id=102 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:00:00 Eastern Daylight Time Nevada City, Calif., July 8, 2008  With six races of the 2008 Formula BMW Americas schedule now completed, Alexander Rossi leads the Driver Championship by 24 points. To date, the 16-year old Californian has scored three wins, three poles, four fastest race laps, two podiums and, heading to Rounds 7, 8 and 9 at Lime Rock Park on July 11-12, is on a three-race win streak. http://www.alexanderrossi.com/article.cfm?id=101 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:00:00 Eastern Daylight Time Lexington, Ohio, June 22, 2008  No competitor saw the front of Alexander Rossis No. 16 FB02 as the 16-year old Californian was absolutely the fastest Formula BMW Americas driver of the Round 5 and 6 Mid-Ohio weekend. Rossi led every practice session, scored both poles, led every lap on his way to both victories, set the fastest lap in both races and won by the largest margin of victory 14.123 seconds in Formula BMW history. The result? A commanding 24-point lead in the Overall 2008 standings. Rossi also became this weekend at Mid Ohio the second all-time Formula BMW Americas winnner with six for his career. http://www.alexanderrossi.com/article.cfm?id=100 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 Eastern Daylight Time Nevada City, Calif., June 18, 2008  Alexander Rossi heads to this weekends 2008 Formula BMW Americas Championship races at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course with the momentum of three consecutive podium finishes, including the Round 4 victory in Montreal, Canada on June 8th. Now standing second in Overall points, only seven markers behind the leader, Rossi is looking to extend his streak at Rounds 5 and 6 on June 20th  22th. http://www.alexanderrossi.com/article.cfm?id=99 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 Eastern Daylight Time Montreal, Quebec, June 9, 2008  Alexander Rossi grabs win number one of the 2008 Formula BMW Americas season today at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in front of the Canadian Grand Prix crowd. Starting from the outside of the front row, he took the lead on the second lap of the 14-lap contest to win by 5.110 seconds. Holding off hard charges and contact from both Ricardo Favoretto and Maxime Pelletier, yesterdays win was the fourth of his Formula BMW career. http://www.alexanderrossi.com/article.cfm?id=98 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 Eastern Daylight Time Nevada City, Calif., June 1, 2008  With the momentum from his personal triumphs at Mazda Laguna Seca Raceway on May 18th, 16-year old Alexander Rossi is feeling very confident as he prepares for this weekends Round 3 and 4 Formula BMW Americas races at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, in Montreal, Canada. http://www.alexanderrossi.com/article.cfm?id=97 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 Eastern Daylight Time MONTEREY, CA - Without a single car in his rearview mirror, Alexander Rossi was right where he wanted to be in the season-opening Formula BMW race at Laguna Seca Saturday. Having already turned the fastest qualifying lap ever recorded by a Formula BMW car at Laguna Seca, Rossi owned not only the new mark but also the pole position for the season's first race. The 16-year-old Nevada City native, starting his second season in the series, sped off from the start and gradually built a 10-second lead over the entire field. http://www.alexanderrossi.com/article.cfm?id=96 Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 Eastern Daylight Time Laguna Seca, Calif., May, 18 2008 - Alexander Rossi's 2008 Formula BMW Americas season began with a bittersweet weekend at Mazda Laguna Seca Raceway that saw him finish second in today's Round 2 race after an engine failure in Round 1 cost him the win yesterday. http://www.alexanderrossi.com/article.cfm?id=95 Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 Eastern Daylight Time Nevada City, Calif., May, 12 2008  Acing all pre-season tests, including five college exams, 16-year old Alexander Rossi, of Nevada City, Calif., is ready for the 2008 Formula BMW Americas season to begin this weekend at Mazda Laguna Seca Raceway. http://www.alexanderrossi.com/article.cfm?id=94 Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 Eastern Daylight Time Nevada City, Calif., May, 6 2008  Only days after besting the Formula BMW Americas field in testing at Miller Motorsports Park, in Tooele, Utah, 16-year old Alexander Rossi was hard at work for his sponsors. http://www.alexanderrossi.com/article.cfm?id=93 Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 Eastern Daylight Time By Brian Hamilton Alexander Rossi's rookie season of Formula BMW Americas racing is now in the rearview mirror. But considering the kind of success the 16-year-old Nevada City native found last year, he knows he's staring ahead at some high expectations for the 2008 campaign. http://www.alexanderrossi.com/article.cfm?id=92 Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 Eastern Daylight Time Tooele, Utah Apr. 27, 2008  Alexander Rossi, 16, of Nevada City, Calif., continued to pace the Formula BMW Americas field at this weekends Official Test at Miller Motorsports Park, in Tooele, Utah. Rossi, driving his No. 16 Eurointernational FB02, turned a lap of 1:29.066 minutes around the 2.42-mile, 15-turn East Course to set the quickest time of the two-day event and broke both the qualifying and race records set last season. http://www.alexanderrossi.com/article.cfm?id=91 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 Eastern Daylight Time Nevada City, Calif., Apr. 22, 2008  Formula BMW Americas driver Alexander Rossi, 16, of Nevada City, Calif., has begun a unique program to increase excitement at California BMW centers. One of this countrys rising young open-wheel racing stars, Rossi will be making appearances in support of BMW Product Launch and Salon shows. http://www.alexanderrossi.com/article.cfm?id=87 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 Eastern Daylight Time Danville, Virginia, April 6, 2008  For first official 2008 season test with Euro International, veteran driver Alexander Rossi tops the time sheets for both combined days for first official 2008 Formula BMW Americas test at Virginia International Raceway (VIR). http://www.alexanderrossi.com/article.cfm?id=88 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 00:00:00 Eastern Daylight Time Indianapolis, Indiana, Feb. 26, 2008 - Alexander Rossi announced today that he will drive for Eurointernational in the 2008 Formula BMW Americas Championship, pairing the series top-returning American driver with the most successful team in series history. http://www.alexanderrossi.com/article.cfm?id=89 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 Eastern Standard Time Las Vegas, Nevada (January 10, 2008)  In preparation for 2008 Formula BMW of Americas and part of off season promotion and PR, Team Rossi Motorsports and Alexander Rossi were invited to prestigious BMW Sauber F1 Team Pit Lane Park to kick off the up and coming season and connect with fans and industry partners. http://www.alexanderrossi.com/article.cfm?id=86 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:00:00 Eastern Standard Time It just was not meant to be for Alexander Rossi Sunday in Valencia, Spain. Just like in the third and final race heat Sunday, the 16-year old racing prodigy from Nevada City got hit by bad luck in Sunday afternoon's decisive Formula BMW World Final 2007. After a phenomenal start, the Eurointernational rookie driver gained 10 positions in the first seven corners of the opening lap. In the next corner however, Rossi could not avoid getting tangled up while two cars spun ahead of him. A bent right front suspension forced him to retire on the spot. http://www.alexanderrossi.com/article.cfm?id=90 Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:00:00 Eastern Standard Time Nevada City, CA -Oct. 26 - Alexander Rossi, the 16-year old racing prodigy from California announced today that he will compete at the 2007 BMW World Finals in Valencia, Spain. Rossi has joined Team Eurointernational to contest the final round of Formula BMW competition and looks to cap off a successful year with a strong finish. The most successful drivers from Formula BMW's four international championships will fight for the title on a layout which ensures that no driver enjoys an unfair advantage. The Formula BMW World Final will be decided by the numerous challenges offered by the Circuit de la Comunitat. In a total of ten corners, seven left-hand and three right-hand and a long straight away, drivers will be taxed to the limit during competition. The grand prize for winning this race will be the chance of testing with the BMW Sauber F1 Team. This opportunity can lead to a Formula One career as proven by Sebastian Vettel and Nico Rosberg, both of whom are previous Formula BMW winners. Rossi has completed his rookie year in Formula BMW competition with three wins, multiple podiums, and a third place finish in the overall championship standings. His immediate plans are to join Team Eurointernational to contest for a chance to win the Formula BMW World Finals. http://www.alexanderrossi.com/article.cfm?id=85 Sat, 27 Oct 2007 00:00:00 Eastern Daylight Time His previous day's commanding victory, when Alexander Rossi had lead by over 30 seconds in treacherous conditions, was always going to be difficult act to follow. The fact that qualifying for the final round of the Formula BMWUSA championship had been cancelled due to heavy fog at Mosport was perhaps a portent that round 14 couldn't scale the highs of round 13. However, the Californian teenager's sixth placed finish in the race was enough to secure him third in the overall championship standings - a tremendous feat for a driver in his rookie season in what is possibly the closest fought open-wheel championship in North America. http://www.alexanderrossi.com/article.cfm?id=84 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 00:00:00 Eastern Daylight Time Having won two of the last four races Alexander Rossi came to Mosport International Speedway carrying momentum with him. "We were very, very, very fast out of the box," he smiled, "in every session we've been P1 for the first 10 minutes or so. The car has been very good and we've just worked on getting it perfect." http://www.alexanderrossi.com/article.cfm?id=83 Sat, 25 Aug 2007 00:00:00 Eastern Daylight Time Road America is a driver's circuit in the truest sense of the word. The majestic Wisconsin road-course is a circuit that separates the men from the boys with its series of ultra-fast corners throughout its four-mile layout. Although at 15 years of age Rossi is technically still a boy, his commanding victory on this regal track the previous day marked him out as one of the men to be reckoned with, and today he again proved he is a formidable force on the racetrack. http://www.alexanderrossi.com/article.cfm?id=82 Sun, 12 Aug 2007 00:00:00 Eastern Daylight Time They say every cloud has a silver lining and it certainly proved to be the case for Alexander Rossi in round 11 of the Formula BMWUSA championship. The beautiful Road America racetrack in rural Wisconsin was bathed in heavy cloud this morning, so thick that the drivers were instructed by race officials to run with their 'rain lights' on, but Rossi came through the gloom to record his second victory of the season. http://www.alexanderrossi.com/article.cfm?id=81 Sat, 11 Aug 2007 00:00:00 Eastern Daylight Time