2005 Formula BMW UK season

The 2005 Formula BMW UK season was the second of four Formula BMW seasons based in United Kingdom for young drivers making the transition to car racing. The series supported every BTCC round apart from round three at Rockingham where it was part of a Kumho BMW and Miltek BMW event. Dean Smith won the championship at his second attempt with new team Nexa Racing after scoring in every round, his championship rival Sam Bird won six races but lost a lot of points with five DNFs during the season.

Teams and drivers

All cars were Mygale FB02 chassis powered by BMW engines. Guest drivers in italics.

Team No Driver Class Rounds Carlin Motorsport 1 Simon Walker-Hansell All 2 Duarte Félix da Costa All Fortec Motorsport 4 Stian Sørlie All 5 Sam Bird All 6 Chris Holmes 1-2, 4-10 Master Motorsport 7 Michael Meadows R All Promatecme/Soper Sport 8 Ross Curnow All Nexa Racing 9 Joe Osborne R All 10 Dean Smith All 77 Jordan Wise All Motaworld Racing 13 James Wingfield 6-8, 10 27 Dominique Cauvin R 2-5, 8-10 28 Nathan Antunes All Filcell Motorsport 14 Matt Howson All 15 Callum MacLeod 1-7 Pegasus Motorsport Intl Ltd 11 Jack Goldstraw 4-5, 8 16 Jonathan Legris R 1-5 Formula Racing Ltd 6-7 Mark Burdett Motorsport 8-10 Pegasus Motorsport Intl Ltd 18 Ry Leon 1 Mark Burdett Motorsport 12 Edward Hoy R 1-5 19 Aaron Steele R All 20 Phil Glew 6-8 Barwell Motorsport 17 Niall Breen All 18 Euan Hankey R All Team SWR Pioneer/Loctite 41 Matt Harris All 42 Lars Viljoen All 43 Paul Rees 1-7 44 Richard Keen 1-2 Oliver Turvey 3-10

Icon Class R Rookie Cup

Results and Standings

Calendar

Round	Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	Donington Park (National)	10 April	Nathan Antunes	Stian Sørlie	Matt Howson	Filcell Motorsport
2			Nathan Antunes	Dean Smith	Nathan Antunes	Motaworld Racing
3	Thruxton	1 May	Sam Bird	Euan Hankey	Stian Sørlie	Fortec Motorsport
4			Sam Bird	Sam Bird	Stian Sørlie	Fortec Motorsport
5	Rockingham (International Super Sports Car Long)	22 May	Simon Walker-Hansell	Matt Howson	Simon Walker-Hansell	Carlin Motorsport
6			Matt Howson	Matt Howson	Matt Howson	Filcell Motorsport
7	Brands Hatch (Indy)	5 June	Matt Howson	Oliver Turvey	Matt Howson	Filcell Motorsport
8			Sam Bird	Jordan Wise	Sam Bird	Fortec Motorsport
9	Oulton Park (Island)	18 June	Sam Bird	Jonathan Legris	Sam Bird	Fortec Motorsport
10		19 June	Sam Bird	Jordan Wise	Sam Bird	Fortec Motorsport
11	Croft	16 July	Sam Bird	Sam Bird	Sam Bird	Fortec Motorsport
12		17 July	Sam Bird	Sam Bird	Sam Bird	Fortec Motorsport
13	Mondello Park	24 July	Dean Smith	Dean Smith	Dean Smith	Nexa Racing
14			Sam Bird	Matt Harris	Matt Harris	Carlin Motorsport
15	Knockhill	28 August	Dean Smith	Dean Smith	Dean Smith	Nexa Racing
16			Oliver Turvey	Matt Howson	Ross Curnow	Fortec Motorsport
17	Silverstone (National)	17 September	Stian Sørlie	Stian Sørlie	Sam Bird	Fortec Motorsport
18		18 September	Stian Sørlie	Jordan Wise	Stian Sørlie	Fortec Motorsport
19	Brands Hatch (Grand Prix)	2 October	Matt Howson	Dean Smith	Matt Howson	Filcell Motorsport
20			Nathan Antunes	Oliver Turvey	Dean Smith	Nexa Racing

Drivers Championship

Pos	Driver	DON		THR		ROC		BRH		OUL		CRO		MON		KNO		SIL		BRH		Pts
1	Dean Smith	6	6	3	7	6	8	5	4	2	5	3	5	1	4	1	7	2	3	2	1	221
2	Sam Bird	4	3	2	2	Ret	Ret	2	1	1	1	1	1	7	6	10	Ret	1	Ret	Ret	2	218
3	Matt Howson	1	4	11	Ret	2	1	1	6	12	22	14	7	3	9	3	2	3	2	1	15	189
4	Stian Sørlie	3	Ret	1	1	4	Ret	8	5	4	2	4	8	18	11	13	5	4	1	Ret	Ret	153
5	Ross Curnow	2	5	7	6	7	11	4	3	NC	12	9	9	Ret	5	4	1	13	14	4	4	127
6	Simon Walker-Hansell	Ret	9	9	9	1	2	6	8	3	8	6	6	5	14	7	4	10	7	Ret	5	118
7	Nathan Antunes	Ret	1	6	3	3	5	9	11	7	7	Ret	Ret	17	20	5	3	5	8	Ret	7	105
8	Oliver Turvey					5	Ret	3	7	9	3	Ret	3	2	2	19	9	6	19	3	16	103
9	Jordan Wise	12	11	8	5	9	Ret	7	2	6	20	8	Ret	Ret	7	6	12	8	4	7	6	79
10	Duarte Félix da Costa	Ret	Ret	5	8	Ret	4	14	10	15	4	7	4	8	10	Ret	11	9	6	Ret	17	64
11	Niall Breen	17	12	19	19	10	3	20	13	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	17	16	6	7	5	8	3	49
12	Euan Hankey	10	8	4	Ret	8	9	10	14	Ret	6	15	Ret	4	13	17	10	14	18	11	10	38
13	Richard Keen	5	2	Ret	4																	33
14	Michael Meadows	7	15	10	11	14	15	Ret	16	5	13	5	Ret	Ret	21	8	Ret	18	11	9	8	32
15	Matt Harris	Ret	7	12	12	12	10	12	18	Ret	15	13	11	9	1	14	15	16	16	13	Ret	29
16	Jonathan Legris	Ret	Ret	20	18	11	6	11	15	19	9	10	10	Ret	18	12	Ret	11	9	5	12	22
17	Chris Holmes	Ret	14	DNS	DNS			Ret	Ret	11	11	Ret	DNS	11	19	18	13	Ret	13	6	9	9
18	Lars Viljoen	9	13	14	13	19	7	13	19	13	19	17	16	Ret	15	15	18	15	17	Ret	14	6
=	Dominique Cauvin			18	15	16	13	Ret	9	14	18					9	14	12	10	12	Ret	6
20	Joe Osborne	15	Ret	13	Ret	17	14	18	21	17	17	11	12	16	Ret	11	8	17	12	Ret	11	5
21	Aaron Steele	13	16	15	17	18	Ret	16	Ret	18	14	Ret	DNS	12	8	Ret	16	Ret	15	DNS	DNS	4
22	Ry Leon	8	Ret																			3
23	Paul Rees	16	Ret	16	14	Ret	Ret	19	20	16	16	Ret	13	10	16							2
=	Callum MacLeod	11	10	Ret	10	13	12	15	12	Ret	21	12	14	15	Ret							2
=	Jack Goldstraw							17	17	10	10					Ret	17					2
26	James Wingfield											16	15	14	12	Ret	Ret			10	13	1
	Edward Hoy	14	Ret	17	16	15	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret											0
Guest drivers ineligible for championship points
	Phil Glew											2	2	6	3	2	Ret					0
Pos	Driver	DON		THR		ROC		BRH		OUL		CRO		MON		KNO		SIL		BRH		Pts

Sources

• tsl-timing.com
• https://www.driverdb.com/championships/standings/formula-bmw-uk/2005/ driverdb.com