The 2004 Formula BMW UK season was the inaugural season of the British
Formula BMW
Formula BMW was a junior racing formula for single seater cars. It was positioned at the bottom of the motorsport career ladder alongside the longer established Formula Ford category. Like Formula Ford, it was intended to function as the young ...
championship for young drivers making the transition to car racing. The series supported every
BTCC
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round apart from round nine at
Rockingham which supported the
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championship.
Tim Bridgman won the championship with his small family fun team after scoring in every round.
Ayrton Senna
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's nephew
Bruno Senna
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also took part in the championship towards the end of the season.
Teams and drivers
All cars were
Mygale FB02 chassis powered by
BMW
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engines. Guest drivers in ''italics''.
All teams were British-registered.
Results and Standings
Calendar
# –Race was stopped due to a big accident involving Jordan Wise and
Duarte Félix da Costa
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. Half points were awarded.
Drivers Championship
Sources
tsl-timing.com* https://www.driverdb.com/championships/standings/formula-bmw-uk/2004/ driverdb.com
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Formula BMW
Formula BMW was a junior racing formula for single seater cars. It was positioned at the bottom of the motorsport career ladder alongside the longer established Formula Ford category. Like Formula Ford, it was intended to function as the young ...
BMW UK