2004 Formula BMW UK season

none 2004 Formula BMW UK season none 2005 The 2004 Formula BMW UK season was the inaugural season of the British Formula BMW championship for young drivers making the transition to car racing. The series supported every BTCC round apart from round nine at Rockingham which supported the Days of Thunder championship. Tim Bridgman won the championship with his small family fun team after scoring in every round. Ayrton Senna's nephew Bruno Senna also took part in the championship towards the end of the season. Teams and drivers All cars were Mygale FB02 chassis powered by BMW engines. Guest drivers in italics. All teams were British-registered. Team No Driver Class RoundsPrivateer 1 GBR Tim Bridgman AllSoper Sport 2 GBR Phil Glew All 7 GBR Jordan Wise Rookie All 10 BRA Marcos Vilhena Rookie 1–5 38 GBR Dean Smith Rookie 5–10Panther Motorsport 3 GBR Simon Walker-Hansell All 4 GBR Ross Curnow Rookie All 15 GBR Jack Goldstraw Rookie AllTeam Virgin Mobile Barwell 5 GBR Sam Edwards 1–4 6 GBR Matt Harris All 16 GBR Ollie Smith All 56 GBR Steve Roberts 8–10Fortec Motorsport 8 NOR Stian Sørlie All 9 GBR James Sutton AllCarlin Motorsport 11 GBR Sam Bird Rookie All 12 DEN Christian Bakkerud All 20 BRA Bruno Senna 8–10Carlin M/sport - Team Portugal 21 POR Duarte Félix da Costa 1–2, 4–10 22 POR João Urbano AllMotaworld - Quantexe Racing 29 GBR Josh Fisher All 30 GBR Ry Leon AllSWR Omegaland/Pioneer 34 GBR Oliver Turvey 1–4, 6–10 38 GBR Dean Smith Rookie 1–4 40 IRE Peter Dempsey 6–10 41 GBR Craig Fleming 2–6 42 GBR Matt Howson 7–10 Icon Class Rookie Rookie Cup Results and standings Calendar Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 Thruxton 11 April NOR Stian Sørlie NOR Stian Sørlie GBR Simon Walker-Hansell Panther Motorsport 2 NOR Stian Sørlie NOR Stian Sørlie GBR Tim Bridgman Privateer 3 Brands Hatch (Indy) 25 April GBR Phil Glew GBR Tim Bridgman GBR Phil Glew Soper Sport 4 GBR Phil Glew GBR Phil Glew GBR Phil Glew Soper Sport 5 Silverstone (International) 9 May POR João Urbano GBR Tim Bridgman GBR Tim Bridgman Privateer 6 GBR Tim Bridgman NOR Stian Sørlie GBR Josh Fisher Motaworld - Quantexe Racing 7 Oulton Park (Island) 23 May GBR Josh Fisher GBR James Sutton GBR James Sutton Fortec Motorsport 8 NOR Stian Sørlie GBR Phil Glew POR João Urbano Carlin M/sport - Team Portugal 9 Mondello Park 13 June GBR Josh Fisher GBR Josh Fisher GBR Josh Fisher Motaworld - Quantexe Racing 10 GBR James Sutton GBR Josh Fisher GBR Simon Walker-Hansell Carlin Motorsport 11 Croft 24 July GBR Josh Fisher GBR James Sutton GBR Josh Fisher Motaworld - Quantexe Racing 12 25 July GBR Josh Fisher POR João Urbano GBR Josh Fisher Motaworld - Quantexe Racing 13 Knockhill 8 August GBR Ross Curnow POR João Urbano GBR Ross Curnow Panther Motorsport 141 1 GBR Matt Howson POR João Urbano NOR Stian Sørlie Fortec Motorsport 15 Brands Hatch (Indy) 22 August POR João Urbano POR João Urbano POR João Urbano Carlin M/sport - Team Portugal 16 GBR James Sutton GBR James Sutton GBR James Sutton Fortec Motorsport 17 Rockingham(International Super Sports Car Long) 5 September POR João Urbano POR João Urbano POR João Urbano Carlin M/sport - Team Portugal 18 GBR James Sutton GBR Tim Bridgman GBR Oliver Turvey Team SWR Pioneer 19 Donington Park(National) 26 September GBR Matt Howson GBR Matt Howson GBR Matt Howson Team SWR Pioneer 20 GBR Matt Howson POR João Urbano GBR Tim Bridgman Privateer 1 –Race was stopped due to a big accident involving Jordan Wise and Duarte Félix da Costa. Half points were awarded. Drivers Championship Pos Driver THR BRH SIL OUL MON CRO KNO BRH ROC DON Pts 1 GBR Tim Bridgman 5 1 2 2 1 5 8 6 2 3 4 3 8 9 3 5 3 2 2 1 230 2 GBR Phil Glew 6 3 1 1 4 2 3 2 3 5 2 4 Ret 8 4 3 4 4 4 9 210.5 3 GBR Josh Fisher 4 18 4 6 Ret 1 2 Ret 1 4 1 1 7 5 8 4 6 5 7 5 178 4 POR João Urbano 3 4 3 3 Ret 4 Ret 1 6 7 6 7 16 2 1 2 1 Ret 15 2 173.5 5 GBR James Sutton 14 Ret 17 5 3 18 1 7 13 2 5 2 10 6 2 1 2 12 Ret 12 136 6 NOR Stian Sørlie 2 Ret Ret 4 Ret 6 10 3 5 8 3 5 2 1 7 8 Ret 7 3 4 133 7 GBR Oliver Turvey 9 10 7 12 7 11 9 4 9 6 5 7 5 6 7 1 17 7 83 8 GBR Ross Curnow 10 12 11 16 15 7 6 Ret 4 6 7 11 1 3 15 10 Ret Ret 12 3 70 9 GBR Simon Walker-Hansell 1 5 9 11 6 Ret Ret DNS 12 1 16 9 Ret Ret 12 15 9 8 Ret Ret 63 10 GBR Ollie Smith 11 8 5 8 2 Ret Ret 8 8 Ret 11 8 4 DSQ DNS 14 11 6 5 11 62 11 DEN Christian Bakkerud Ret 2 8 7 9 3 5 Ret 9 Ret 8 Ret 15 16 14 12 Ret 3 Ret Ret 61 12 GBR Matt Howson 3 4 20 7 5 Ret 1 Ret 49 13 POR Duarte Félix da Costa 7 7 6 Ret 7 12 7 Ret 10 10 9 Ret 13 Ret 8 15 9 Ret 31 14 GBR Sam Bird 17 17 19 10 12 12 4 5 10 16 14 14 11 12 9 13 Ret 16 11 15 22 15 GBR Dean Smith DNS 15 14 17 5 17 Ret 13 15 14 20 16 12 14 11 17 12 10 8 6 18 16 GBR Jack Goldstraw 16 16 18 18 14 15 11 Ret 17 9 18 Ret 6 10 18 18 10 13 14 8 12.5 17 GBR Sam Edwards 8 6 12 13 Ret 9 13 Ret 11 18 GBR Matt Harris Ret 9 10 15 Ret 10 Ret 9 Ret 12 13 12 13 15 16 20 Ret 9 10 10 10 19 GBR Craig Fleming 16 9 8 8 12 Ret 11 15 15 Ret 8 20 GBR Jordan Wise 13 11 Ret 14 11 16 15 11 14 13 19 13 Ret Ret 6 11 Ret 18 Ret Ret 6 = BRA Bruno Senna Ret 16 13 Ret 6 16 6 22 IRE Peter Dempsey 12 Ret 17 11 10 9 Ret 11 Ret DNS 3 23 BRA Marcos Vilhena 12 13 13 Ret 13 13 14 10 Ret 10 2 24 GBR Ry Leon 15 14 15 Ret 10 14 16 14 16 11 17 15 14 13 17 19 Ret 17 13 14 1 GBR Steve Roberts 19 21 14 14 16 13 0 Pos Driver THR BRH SIL OUL MON CRO KNO BRH ROC DON Pts Sources tsl-timing.com https://www.driverdb.com/championships/standings/formula-bmw-uk/2004/ driverdb.com Category:Formula BMW seasons Formula BMW BMW UK