Richie Hearn Motorsports

Rossi shatters track record

California, USA – It was the first test with his new team, but Alexander Rossi quickly showed that he will be a formidable force in Formula BMW USA this coming year by breaking the track record. What’s more, he did so by a staggering 1.8 seconds.

Rossi signs with Hearn Motorsports for 2007

Nevada City, CA – It was announced this morning that driving ace Alexander Rossi has inked a deal to run with Hearn Motorsports in the 2007 Formula BMW USA championship season.

Rossi, 15, who made a huge impact during his first year of circuit racing in 2006, revealed his decision to compete with Hearn Motorsports saying “For several months now we have been interviewing and auditioning with a number of top-level teams that showed interest in my racing career. It was a very difficult decision for us, as all the teams we spoke with had strengths, but it became obvious that with Richie’s commitment toward my program, our collective goals were aligned.”

Hearn Motorsports Makes Last Minute Mosport Driver Adjustment - Ontario Native M

BOWMANVILLE, Ont., August 30, 2006 – Hearn Motorsports will make a last minute adjustment to its driver lineup at this weekend’s Formula BMW USA Series season-finale. Markham, Ontario native Marco Di Leo will race a second Hearn entry as teammate to Ryan Phinny (Carmel Valley, Calif.) at Mosport International Raceway. The track is just 20 minutes from Di Leo’s home. Richie Hearn (Henderson, NV) made the agreement to run Di Leo in the No. 99 Hearn Motorsports BMW at the two-race weekend when regular team driver Jules Duc (Los Gatos, Calif.) was forced to make a last-minute cancellation from Rounds 13 and 14. Duc’s No. 12 Duc Housing Partners/Hearn Motorsports BMW will not see action this weekend.

Hearn Looks North to Close Formula BMW Season on High Note

BOWMANVILLE, Ont., August 28, 2006 – Hearn Motorsports is looking north of the border to put an explanation point on its 2006 regular season. The Las Vegas-based team owned by Indy car racing star Richie Hearn (Henderson, NV) is at the close of its 2006 rookie season in the Formula BMW USA Series this weekend at Mosport International Raceway. The high-speed Canadian road course has been the site of some of Hearn’s brightest moments as a team owner since launching his effort in 2004. Hearn’s now three year-old team captured its first Star Mazda Series pole position and podium finish at the 2.549-mile, 10-turn track in 2004. That was followed last season at Mosport by the team’s first Star Mazda victory. Now, fresh off its first Formula BMW USA Series podium finish with driver Ryan Phinny (Carmel Valley, Calif.) at Denver, Hearn is looking to ride his team’s Mosport tradition to a strong finish to the 2006 season. The 16 year-old Phinny, who earned not only second-place in Round 12 at Denver on August 13 but also sat on the outside of the front-row for the start there, will close his rookie season in the BMW Series in the No. 16 Baja Cantina/Hearn Motorsports BMW. Teammate Jules Duc (Los Gatos, Calif.), also 16, will have this final shot of 2006 to add his own podium finish in the No. 12 Duc Housing Partners/Hearn Motorsports BMW at the classic Canadian circuit.

Hearn Motorsports Takes First Formula BMW USA Podium

Phinny Earns Second in Denver’s Second Race

DENVER, August 14, 2006 – Hearn Motorsports earned its first Formula BMW USA Series podium finish on Sunday at the Grand Prix of Denver. Ryan Phinny (Carmel Valley, Calif.) raced the No. 16 Baja Cantina/Hearn Motorsports BMW to second-place in the second race of the two-race weekend on the streets of Denver. The young, Northern Californian also had captured the first front-row starting spot for the Richie Hearn-owned team with the second quickest qualifying time for the race. Teammate Jules Duc (Los Gatos, Calif.) finished 19^th and 23^rd respectively in the two races driving the No. 12 Duc Housing Partners/Hearn Motorsports BMW.

Hearn Motorsports Continues Formula BMW Rookie Season Momentum in Denver

DENVER, August 8, 2006 – Hearn Motorsports, a 2005 winner in the Star Mazda Series, enters the penultimate round of its rookie season in the Formula BMW USA Series this weekend with the Grand Prix of Denver. The two race weekend, rounds 11 and 12 of the 14 event season, brings the second street venue in as many races following the July 29 and 30 San Jose, Calif. events. Lessons learned in California have begun to build momentum for the team owned by open wheel standout Richie Hearn (Henderson, Nev.) and are expected to benefit the team in Colorado. The Las Vegas-based operation will compete at the 1.65-mile, nine-turn temporary course through the “Mile High” roads of downtown Denver with season long drivers Jules Duc (Los Gatos, Calif.) piloting the No. 12 Duc Housing Partners/Hearn Motorsports BMW and Ryan Phinny (Carmel Valley, Calif.) racing the No. 16 Baja Cantina/Hearn Motorsports BMW.

New Track and Hometown Crowd Greets Hearn Motorsports at San Jose

SAN JOSE, Calif., July 26, 2006 – The San Jose (Calif.) Grand Prix is a homecoming for Hearn Motorsports. While the Richie Hearn-owned team is based in Las Vegas, both drivers Ryan Phinny (Carmel Valley, Calif.) and Jules Duc (Los Gatos, Calif.) are from Northern California and will have major support on site from family and friends at this weekend’s two-race Formula BMW USA Series. For Hearn, a native Southern Californian, it is a return to the Champ Car Series as his first year Formula BMW team will support the open wheel series on the streets of San Jose. Hearn competed in the Champ Car World Series from 1996 to 1999.

Three-Car Hearn Formula BMW Effort Ready for USGP Assault
Fresh from its first top-five finish in Formula BMW USA competition, Hearn Motorsports is prepared to continue the success at this weekend's United States Grand Prix in Indianapolis. The two-race weekend, in support of Formula One, marks the first time that Richie Hearn has ever owned a car competing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Hearn Motorsports Announces Two Race Deal with Maryeve Dufault

Richie Hearn announced today that Canadian Maryeve Dufault will drive a newly acquired third Formula BMW USA Series entry at the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal and the United States Grand Prix in Indianapolis.

Hearn Mid-Ohio Results, Readies for Lime Rock
Hearn Motorsports Opens Formula BMW USA Season at Mid-Ohio
Lime Rock Park to Play Host to Rounds Three and Four

LEXINGTON, Oh., May 23, 2006 – Hearn Motorsports debuted their Formula BMW USA Series team this past weekend at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. While the final results were less than the team had hoped for in Rounds One and Two, the Richie Hearn-owned organization left the 2.25-mile, 13-turn road course feeling good about the overall effort.