Formula BMW
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| Category | Single seaters Open wheel car Open-wheel car, formula car, or often single-seater car in British English, describes cars with the wheels outside the car's main body and, in most cases, one seat. Open-wheel cars contrast with street cars, sports cars, stock cars, and touring cars, which have their wheels below the body or fenders... |
| Active | 1998– |
| Country/region | International International ----International mostly means something that involves more than one country. The term international as a word means involvement of, interaction between or encompassing more than one nation, or generally beyond national boundaries... |
| Championships | Europe Europe Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting... Pacific |
| Former Championships | Asia Asia Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population... Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
| Constructor | Mygale Mygale Mygale is a French racing car constructor and contractor that specialises in the production of single seater chassis for use in formula racing. The company was established in 1989 by Bertrand Decoster and its factory is based in Magny Cours.... |
| Engine supplier | BMW BMW Bayerische Motoren Werke AG is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna brands... |
| Last Drivers' Champions |  Stefan Wackerbauer (Talent Cup) |
| Last Teams' Champions | |
| Current seasons | 2011 Talent Cup 2011 Formula BMW Talent Cup season The 2011 Formula BMW Talent Cup season is the first Formula BMW Talent Cup season. The series champion will receive a fully paid entry to the 2012 German Formula Three Championship.-Drivers:-Race calendar:... 2011 Asia Series 2011 JK Racing Asia Series season The 2011 JK Racing Asia Series season is the first season of the rebranded JK Racing Asia Series, and the eighth season of Formula BMW racing in Asia. The championship began on April 9 in Sepang and will finish on October 30 in India after eighteen races held at six meetings.-Teams and drivers:*... 2011 Lista Junior 2011 Formula Lista Junior season The 2011 Formula Lista Junior season was the twelfth Formula Lista Junior season. It began on April 16 at the Hockenheimring and ended on September 25 at Autodromo Nazionale Monza after twelve races... |
| Official website | Formula BMW Pacific |
Formula BMW is a junior racing formula
Formula racing
Formula racing is a term that refers to various forms of open wheeled single seater motorsport. Its origin lies in the nomenclature that was adopted by the FIA for all of its post-World War II single seater regulations, or formulae. The best known of these formulæ are Formula One, Formula Two, and...
for single seater
Open wheel car
Open-wheel car, formula car, or often single-seater car in British English, describes cars with the wheels outside the car's main body and, in most cases, one seat. Open-wheel cars contrast with street cars, sports cars, stock cars, and touring cars, which have their wheels below the body or fenders...
cars. It is positioned at the bottom of the motorsport career ladder
Career ladder
The term "career ladder" is a metaphor or buzzword used to denote vertical job promotion. In business and human resources management, the ladder typically describes the progression from entry level positions to higher levels of pay, skill, responsibility, or authority. This metaphor is spatially...
alongside the longer established Formula Ford
Formula Ford
Formula Ford is a single seater, open wheel class in motorsport which exists in some form in many countries around the world. It is an entry-level series to motor racing....
category. Like Formula Ford, it is intended to function as the young kart racing
Kart racing
Kart racing or karting is a variant of open-wheel motorsport with small, open, four-wheeled vehicles called karts, go-karts, or gearbox/shifter karts depending on the design. They are usually raced on scaled-down circuits...
graduate's first experience of car racing.
The new formula was created by BMW Motorsport
BMW Motorsport
BMW Motorsport is the division of BMW responsible for motorsport-related activities, including works-run competition programmes in touring car racing, sportscar racing and Formula One.-See also:* BMW M* BMW in motorsport* BMW Sauber* Schnitzer Motorsport...
in 2001, with the first of its championships being inaugurated in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
in 2002. Selected competitors from each series meet in the World Final at the end of each season, with the promise of a Formula One
Formula One
Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...
test for the winner.
From 2011 onwards BMW has ceased to support the Pacific and Europe series, in favor of the Formula BMW Talent Cup. Those series will continue to run, albeit independently.
Origins
BMW has prior experience of junior formula racingFormula racing
Formula racing is a term that refers to various forms of open wheeled single seater motorsport. Its origin lies in the nomenclature that was adopted by the FIA for all of its post-World War II single seater regulations, or formulae. The best known of these formulæ are Formula One, Formula Two, and...
, as a successful engine supplier in Formula Two
Formula Two
Formula Two, abbreviated to F2, is a type of open wheel formula racing. It was replaced by Formula 3000 in 1985, but the FIA announced in 2008 that Formula Two would return for 2009 in the form of the FIA Formula Two Championship...
and, more briefly, Formula Three
Formula Three
Formula Three, also called Formula 3 or F3, is a class of open-wheel formula racing. The various championships held in Europe, Australia, South America and Asia form an important step for many prospective Formula One drivers...
in the 1970s. Its European F2 Championship program, which ran from 1973 to 1981, contributed to six drivers' titles in partnership with March
March Engineering
March Engineering was a Formula One constructor and manufacturer of customer racing cars from the United Kingdom. Although only moderately successful in Grand Prix competition, March racing cars enjoyed much better achievement in other categories of competition including Formula Two, Formula Three,...
. The company ended its participation prior to its first entry into Formula One
Formula One
Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...
in the 1980s.
BMW returned to the junior categories in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
in 1991, as the engine supplier to the Formula ADAC
ADAC
The ADAC is Germany's and Europe's largest automobile club, with more than 17 million members in June 2010. It was founded on May 24, 1903 as "Deutsche Motorradfahrer-Vereinigung" and was renamed in 1911...
championship. The first champion was Christian Abt
Christian Abt
Christian Abt is a race car driver born in Kempten, Germany, into a family of amateur race drivers and car dealers.His elder brother Hans-Jürgen Abt runs the Abt Sportsline Audi racing teams as well as their tuning company for Audi and Volkswagen.Christian Abt started his career in motocross and...
. It was in 2001 that BMW decided to significantly increase its involvement in the series; ADAC remained the sanctioning body, but BMW Motorsport devised the package of regulations and commissioned the new chassis. The new formula made its debut at Hockenheim
Hockenheimring
The Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg is an automobile racing track situated near the town of Hockenheim in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located on Bertha Benz Memorial Route. Amongst other motor racing events, it biennially hosts the Formula One German Grand Prix...
in April 2002.
Among the series' more notable teams was Team Rosberg
Team Rosberg
Team Rosberg GmbH is a motor racing organisation that competes in single-seater and touring car disciplines in Europe. It was founded in 1994 by former Formula One world champion Keke Rosberg, of Finland...
, founded by former Formula One
Formula One
Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...
world champion Keke Rosberg
Keke Rosberg
Keijo Erik Rosberg , nicknamed "Keke", is a Finnish former racing driver and winner of the Formula One World Championship. He was the first Finnish driver to compete regularly in the series. Rosberg grew up in Oulu and Iisalmi, Finland...
, which entered the original Formula BMW ADAC in 1999 and continued into the all-new championship. The team took Rosberg's son, Nico
Nico Rosberg
Nico Erik Rosberg is a racing driver for the Mercedes GP Formula One team. He races under the German flag in Formula One, although he competed for Finland earlier in his career...
, to the 2002 championship title in his rookie year. By 2006, Nico Rosberg had progressed to Formula One.
Formula BMW then expanded to encompass four championships across three continents. The German series was followed by a south-east Asian
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...
championship in 2003, and series in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
were launched the following year. The UK and German championships merged into a new pan-European series in 2008.
Overview
Competitors benefited from BMW Motorsport's Education and Coaching Program, which is based at two Formula BMW Racing Centres at the Circuit de ValenciaCircuit de Valencia
Circuit Ricardo Tormo, also known as Circuit de Valencia and officially named Circuit de la Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo, is a motorsport race track located in Cheste and built in 1999. It has a capacity of 120,000 spectators and seating for 60,000...
in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
and the Bahrain International Circuit
Bahrain International Circuit
The Bahrain International Circuit is a motorsport venue opened in 2004 and used for drag racing, GP2 and the annual Bahrain Grand Prix. The 2004 Grand Prix was the first held in the Middle East. Since 2006, Australian V8 Supercar has been raced at the BIC and the V8 races are named as the Desert 400...
at Sakhir
Sakhir
Sakhir is a desert area located in the Kingdom of Bahrain, near Zallaq. It contains the Al-Sakhir Palace, built in 1870. In the past few years, it has seen many changes such as the creation of the University of Bahrain main campus, al-Areen Wildlife Park, and Bahrain International Circuit. In...
, Bahrain
Bahrain
' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...
. The centres provided courses in race driving, chassis setup, fitness and nutrition, media management, and sponsorship searching.
To be eligible to compete in Formula BMW, drivers had to be at least fifteen years old, and must not have competed in any international racing series other than karting. They must have held an International racing license no higher than Grade C. (FIA International racing licenses are graded from A to D, with an additional super-license above Grade A.) Competitors must take part in a Licensing Course at one of the Racing Centres.
BMW also provided an annual scholarship for five young drivers in each championship, between the ages of fifteen and eighteen, who were chosen through a selection process. It provides each driver with a budget of £35,000 in the UK, US$50,000 in Asia, and US$40,000 in the USA.
The best drivers from each championship were invited to the Formula BMW World Final, which takes place at one of the Formula BMW Racing Centres in December of each year. The 2006 event was held at Valencia. It is composed of a series of elimination heats followed by a final race. The winner was awarded a Formula One
Formula One
Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...
test with BMW-Sauber
BMW Sauber
BMW has been involved in Formula One in a number of capacities since the inauguration of the World Drivers' Championship in . The company entered occasional races in the 1950s and 1960s , before building the BMW M12/13 inline-four turbocharged engine in the 1980s...
.
Technical information
Slick tire
A slick tyre is a type of tyre that has no tread pattern, used mostly in auto racing. The first production "slick tyre" was developed by a company called M&H Tires in the early 1950s for use in drag racing...
s and downforce
Downforce
Downforce is a downwards thrust created by the aerodynamic characteristics of a car. The purpose of downforce is to allow a car to travel faster through a corner by increasing the vertical force on the tires, thus creating more grip....
-generating wings at the front and rear. The addition of wings results in cornering speeds that are faster than that which is achieved by the wingless Formula Ford
Formula Ford
Formula Ford is a single seater, open wheel class in motorsport which exists in some form in many countries around the world. It is an entry-level series to motor racing....
cars and comparable to Formula Renault
Formula Renault
Formula Renault is a class of formula racing founded in 1971. It is popular in Europe and other countries. Regarded as an entry-level series to motor racing, it is a respected series where drivers can learn advanced racecraft before moving on to Formula Three, World Series by Renault, GP2 or...
, and provides drivers with valuable first-time experience of the unique characteristics of aerodynamic downforce.
Formula BMW was strictly a "control" formula. This term describes a formula in which every major aspect of equipment and suppliers is restricted. Control formulae normally have only one chassis specification, one engine, and single suppliers of tires and fuel. Modifications to the chassis, bodywork and engine are not permitted and this is strictly enforced through scrutineer
Scrutineer
In general, a scrutineer is a person who observes any process which requires rigorous oversight, either to prevent the occurrence of corruption or genuine mistakes. It is most commonly known as part of voting in an election, where the scrutineer observes the counting of ballot papers, in order to...
ing. In the case of Formula BMW, tuning is restricted to basic adjustment of the gear ratio
Gear ratio
The gear ratio of a gear train is the ratio of the angular velocity of the input gear to the angular velocity of the output gear, also known as the speed ratio of the gear train. The gear ratio can be computed directly from the numbers of teeth of the various gears that engage to form the gear...
s, suspension
Suspension (vehicle)
Suspension is the term given to the system of springs, shock absorbers and linkages that connects a vehicle to its wheels. Suspension systems serve a dual purpose — contributing to the car's roadholding/handling and braking for good active safety and driving pleasure, and keeping vehicle occupants...
, brake balance, and wing angles. The engines are sealed to prevent illegal modifications and are serviced by Schnitzer Motorsport
Schnitzer Motorsport
Schnitzer Motorsport is a motorsport team based in Freilassing near Munich, Germany. From the early days of its establishment, the team has operated an automobile racing squad for BMW, and has remarkable results in touring car and sports car racing scenes....
.
DesignworksUSA
DesignworksUSA
DesignworksUSA is a global design consultancy based in Newbury Park, California, United States, with design studios in Munich, Germany and Singapore. Established independently in 1972 by Charles Pelly, it was acquired by BMW in 1995 and is now a wholly owned subsidiary of BMW Group...
, a subsidiary of BMW, led the design of the car in cooperation with the French chassis constructor Mygale
Mygale
Mygale is a French racing car constructor and contractor that specialises in the production of single seater chassis for use in formula racing. The company was established in 1989 by Bertrand Decoster and its factory is based in Magny Cours....
, which was responsible for production. The result, designated "FB02", was a compact design, with a carbon-fibre composite tub constructed to the safety standards of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile is a non-profit association established as the Association Internationale des Automobile Clubs Reconnus on 20 June 1904 to represent the interests of motoring organisations and motor car users...
(motorsport's world governing body). The bodywork is made from a kevlar
Kevlar
Kevlar is the registered trademark for a para-aramid synthetic fiber, related to other aramids such as Nomex and Technora. Developed at DuPont in 1965, this high strength material was first commercially used in the early 1970s as a replacement for steel in racing tires...
composite. At 3.975 m (13.041 ft) in length, it was larger than a Formula Ford 1600, and slightly smaller than a Formula Renault 2000.
The engine was sourced from BMW's motorcycle division: it is a near-standard K1200RS motorcycle engine, in an inline four-cylinder
Straight-4
The inline-four engine or straight-four engine is an internal combustion engine with all four cylinders mounted in a straight line, or plane along the crankcase. The single bank of cylinders may be oriented in either a vertical or an inclined plane with all the pistons driving a common crankshaft....
configuration, with a capacity of 1171 cc, and a power output of 140 hp. Drive is through a single-plate clutch
Clutch
A clutch is a mechanical device which provides for the transmission of power from one component to another...
and a six-speed sequential gearbox
Sequential manual transmission
A sequential manual transmission is a type of manual transmission used on motorcycles and high-performance cars for auto racing, where gears are selected in order, and direct access to specific gears is not possible....
, produced by Hewland
Hewland
Founded by Mike Hewland in 1957, Hewland is a British engineering company specialising in racing-car gearboxes. Hewland was the first company to manufacture a bespoke racing-car gearbox....
. The complete car weighs 455 kg without fuel and driver.
Sporting regulations
As part of the effort to tightly control costs, Formula BMW follows the lead set by most junior single seater formulae by strictly limiting testing. During the season, teams and drivers are primarily limited to a small number of official test days, the cost of which is reimbursed by the series organisers. The teams are allowed to test at circuits that do not host championship events, provided they do not use a driver that competes in the championship. On-board data-loggers are used to monitor each team's on-track activity between race weekends, and illegal running is likely to incur a fine or suspension.Each chassis is subject to safety inspections by the scrutineers, and may be replaced only if it is deemed necessary due to irreparable accident damage. If this occurs after a qualifying session, that driver's times have to be annulled and the driver must start at the back of the grid. Spare cars (second cars for use in the event of a problem with the first car) are not permitted. At the end of each session or race, the cars have to be submitted to the scrutineers under Parc fermé
Parc fermé
Parc fermé, literally meaning "closed park" in French, is a term used to describe a secure area at a Grand Prix circuit wherein the cars are driven back to the pits post-race. According to the FIA Formula One regulations, the area must be sufficiently large and secure so as to prevent unauthorised...
conditions.
The use of treaded rain tires in place of the normal slick tires is permitted only when the race director deems it necessary in any given session or race, and he reserves the right to mandate their use when conditions are severe. For safety reasons, the pitlane
Pit stop
In motorsports, a pit stop is where a racing vehicle stops in the pits during a race for refuelling, new tires, repairs, mechanical adjustments, a driver change, or any combination of the above...
is subject to a 60-km/h (37.5-mph) speed limit, violation of which will result in a drive-through penalty. Drivers must wear FIA-specification helmets and use the Head And Neck Support
HANS device
The HANS device is a safety item compulsory in many car racing sports...
(HANS) restraint system.
Each race begins with a formation lap
Parade lap
A parade lap, also known as a formation lap or warm-up lap, is a lap before a motorsport race begins, in which the drivers go around the track at a slow speed , and, in some cases, behind the safety car...
behind the safety car
Safety car
In motorsport, a safety car or pace car is a car which limits the speed of competing cars on a racetrack in the case of a caution period such as an obstruction on the track. During a caution period the safety car enters the track ahead of the leader...
, prior to the start itself. During this lap, the drivers must maintain position and not perform dangerous actions such as brake-testing, excessive weaving, and practice starts.
Event schedule
Each weekend begins with a 40-minute free practice session, except at events that support a Formula One Grand Prix, where the schedule is subject to change. Each race is preceded by a 20-minute qualifying session, in which competitors must set a time within 130% of the fastest time in order to qualify for the race. The time set in the qualifying session determines the driver's starting position for the race. If only one qualifying session can take place, each driver's second best time will determine his grid position for the second race. If no qualifying sessions can take place, the current championship standings will decide the grid for both races.Each race must cover a minimum distance of 60 km (37.5 mi), with that figure determining the number of laps according to the length of the circuit. If the race duration exceeds 30 minutes, it will be stopped at the end of that lap. In the event of a race being stopped prematurely, full points are awarded if the race leader completed at least 75% of the distance, while half points are awarded if at least 50% is completed. If a race is stopped prior to half-distance, it will be restarted where possible. Full points are awarded as follows:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
The UK championship is composed of ten rounds, with two races per round. The German championship previously ran for ten rounds, but was reduced to nine in 2006. The US championship has only seven rounds, each with two races. The Asian championship is a little different: it used to run seven rounds with two races per weekend, but now has six rounds with four races per weekend at all bar one round. Having fewer events, but with more races at each, helps to reduce transport and travel costs without reducing the number of races.
Championships
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Germany & Europe
Formula BMW ADAC is sanctioned by the Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil Club e.V.ADAC
The ADAC is Germany's and Europe's largest automobile club, with more than 17 million members in June 2010. It was founded on May 24, 1903 as "Deutsche Motorradfahrer-Vereinigung" and was renamed in 1911...
, Europe's largest automobile association. It was immediately popular with teams and drivers alike, attracting 32 entries in its first season. Since 2004, the ADAC championship has included a support event for the European Grand Prix
European Grand Prix
The European Grand Prix is a Formula One event that was reintroduced during the mid-1980s and has been held regularly since 1999. From 2008 it will take place for at least another 7 years...
at the Nürburgring
Nürburgring
The Nürburgring is a motorsport complex around the village of Nürburg, Germany. It features a modern Grand Prix race track built in 1984, and a much longer old North loop track which was built in the 1920s around the village and medieval castle of Nürburg in the Eifel mountains. It is located about...
.
2002 champion Nico Rosberg
Nico Rosberg
Nico Erik Rosberg is a racing driver for the Mercedes GP Formula One team. He races under the German flag in Formula One, although he competed for Finland earlier in his career...
joined the Williams
WilliamsF1
Williams Grand Prix Engineering Limited, trading as AT&T Williams, is a British Formula One motor racing team and constructor. It was founded and run by Sir Frank Williams and Patrick Head...
Formula One team in 2006 and the 2004 champion Sebastian Vettel
Sebastian Vettel
Sebastian Vettel is a German Formula One racing driver, currently driving for Red Bull Racing. He is the current World Champion, having won the championship in and ....
became a test driver for the BMW Sauber
BMW Sauber
BMW has been involved in Formula One in a number of capacities since the inauguration of the World Drivers' Championship in . The company entered occasional races in the 1950s and 1960s , before building the BMW M12/13 inline-four turbocharged engine in the 1980s...
team later the same year. He has since graduated to a full-time Formula One race driver, setting several driver's record and becoming the youngest Formula One champion in history after the 2010 Formula One Championship season. The 2005 championship was decided in an appeal court, which penalised Switzerland's Sebastian Buemi with a 60-second penalty for a driving infringement. This handed the title to Nico Hülkenberg. In the immediate aftermath of the incident in question, both drivers had been given 30-second penalties. The 2006 champion, Christian Vietoris
Christian Vietoris
Christian Vietoris is a German racing driver.-Karting:Vietoris started his career through karting, the most common entry point and all racing drivers, in 1994...
, went on to dominate that year's World Final in Valencia, in which he secured pole position, finished in first place in all three qualification heats, and won the final itself.
The German series merged with the UK series to form the BMW Europe series in 2008. The series raced for three years before being axed at the end of the 2010 season, in favour of the new Formula BMW Talent Cup, which started in 2011.
Asia & Pacific
Formula BMW Asia was the second championship to be created. It was inaugurated in 2003 under the management of Motorsport Asia Limited, and functioned as a replacement for Asian Formula 2000. Its creation is part of the growth in popularity of organised single seater motorsport in east Asia, and it forms the start of a career ladder below the Asian Formula 3 Pacific SeriesAsian Formula Three Championship
The Asian Formula Three Championship was a single-seater racing series based in South East Asia. It is one of a number of national and international Formula Three championships that form part of an established "career ladder" below Formula One. It was sanctioned by the Automobile Association of the...
and Formula V6 Asia
Formula V6 Asia
Formula Asia V6 Renault, renamed Formula V6 Asia in 2007 by Motorsport Asia, was launched in 2006 and regulated by Motorsport Asia. It was a Formula Renault 3.5 that include also World Series by Renault and the former Formula Renault V6 Eurocup....
. Events have been held at Sepang
Sepang International Circuit
The Sepang International Circuit is a racing circuit in Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia. It is located near Kuala Lumpur International Airport, approximately 60 km south of the capital city Kuala Lumpur. It is the venue used for the Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix, A1 Grand Prix as well as the...
in Malaysia; Bira
Bira Circuit
Bira Circuit is named after the famous Thai prince H.H. Prince Birabongse Bhanutej Bhanubandh. The circuit has been operated by Bira Circuit One Company, Limited. The track, initially opened in 1985, covers an area of . It is a permanent motor and motorbike racing circuit with an offroad track, a...
in Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
; Sentul
Sentul International Circuit
Sentul International Circuit is a permanent motor racing circuit located in Babakan Madang, Bogor. Away from the Toll Gate of Jakarta towards Bogor, Indonesia. Its pit facilities got easy access from the Jagorawi Toll Road. The course is actually a truncated version of the original design...
in Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
; and Shanghai
Shanghai International Circuit
The Shanghai International Circuit is a motor racing circuit, situated in the Jiading District of Shanghai, People's Republic of China. The circuit is best known as the venue for the annual Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix, which was first hosted in 2004....
, Zhuhai
Zhuhai International Circuit
Zhuhai International Circuit is located at Jin Ding town in Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China.Motorsport started in Zhuhai when it hosted a race on its street circuit in 1993, racing continued until 1996 when the motor racing circuit was constructed and became China’s...
, Beijing
Goldenport Park Circuit
Goldenport Park Circuit is a permanent circuit in Jinzhanxiang, Chaoyang District, Beijing, People's Republic of China designed by Australian Michael McDonough...
in China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, Macau and Singapore. It has appeared on the support bill at the Malaysian
Malaysian Grand Prix
First included in the Formula One World Championship in 1999, the current Malaysian Grand Prix is held at the Sepang International Circuit at Sepang, Malaysia. FIA-sanctioned racing in Malaysia has existed since the 1960s...
, Chinese
Chinese Grand Prix
The Chinese Grand Prix is a round of the Formula One World Championship. It is currently held at the Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, designed by Hermann Tilke. When completed in 2004, it was the most expensive Formula One circuit facility, costing $240 million...
, Bahrain
Bahrain Grand Prix
The Bahrain Grand Prix is a Formula One Championship race which first took place at the Bahrain International Circuit on 4 April 2004.The Bahrain Grand Prix, sponsored by Gulf Air, made history as the first Formula One Grand Prix to be held in the Middle East...
, Macau
Macau Grand Prix
The Macau Grand Prix is a motor-racing event held annually in Macau, one of China's Special Administrative Regions. It is known for being the only street circuit racing event in which both car and motorcycle races are held...
and Singapore
Singapore Grand Prix
The Singapore Grand Prix is a motor race, currently in the calendar of the FIA Formula One World Championship. It is currently held in the Marina Bay area of Singapore...
Grand Prix. It was renamed Formula BMW Pacific for the 2008 season.
United States & Americas
Founded in 2004 and originally known as Formula BMW USA, the series changed its name to Formula BMW Americas starting with the 2008 season. The series was sanctioned by IMSAInternational Motor Sports Association
The International Motor Sports Association is an American sports car auto racing sanctioning body based in Braselton, Georgia. It was started by John Bishop, a former employee of SCCA , and his wife Peggy in 1969 with help from Bill France, Sr...
, and it has appeared on the support bill for ALMS
American Le Mans Series
The American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón is a sports car racing series based in the United States and Canada. It consists of a series of endurance and sprint races, and was created in the spirit of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Teams compete in one of five classes: LMP1, LMP2 and LMPC...
, Champ Car
Champ Car
Champ Car was the name for a class and specification of open wheel cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades, primarily for use in the Indianapolis 500 auto race...
, Grand-Am
Grand American Road Racing Association
GRAND-AM Road Racing or GRAND-AM is an auto racing sanctioning body that was established in 1999 to organize road racing competitions in North America...
, Indy Racing League and Formula One
Formula One
Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...
events. In its first four years of existence (2004–2007), the Formula BMW USA series supported both the Canadian
Canadian Grand Prix
The Canadian Grand Prix , abbreviated as gpc, is an annual auto race held in Canada starting in 1961. It has been part of the Formula One World Championship since 1967...
and United States
United States Grand Prix
The United States Grand Prix is a motor race which has been run on and off since 1908, when it was known as the American Grand Prize. The race later became part of the Formula One World Championship. Over 41 editions, the race has been held at nine locations, most recently in 2007 at the...
Formula One
Formula One
Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...
Grands Prix.
The 2007 BMW USA champion was the previous season's Rookie of the Year, Daniel Morad
Daniel Morad
Daniel Morad is a Canadian racecar driver currently competing in the Atlantic Championship with Italian team EuroInternational. He is notable for winning the 2007 American Formula BMW championship....
of Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, who secured the title with six wins. Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
's Esteban Gutierrez
Esteban Gutiérrez
Esteban Manuel Gutiérrez Gutiérrez is a Mexican race car driver. He is the reigning GP3 Champion, having won the title in the series' inaugural 2010 season...
took over the Rookie title.
United Kingdom
When Formula BMW UK was formed, it had to compete in a crowded marketplace with a number of series based on Formula Ford and Formula Renault regulations, together with smaller series such as Zip Formula. However, as with the other BMW championships, the UK series quickly proved to be a success. It attracted 25 entrants in its inaugural season in 2004, which increased to 28 the following season. Former Formula One and Indycar champion Nigel MansellNigel Mansell
Nigel Ernest James Mansell OBE is a British racing driver who won both the Formula One World Championship and the CART Indy Car World Series...
became involved as an ambassador for the series after his sons, Leo
Leo Mansell
Leo Mansell is a British racing driver. He is the son of 1992 Formula One world champion, Nigel Mansell, and elder brother of fellow racing driver Greg Mansell....
and Greg
Greg Mansell
Greg Mansell is a British racing driver and road cyclist, currently racing in cycling's Halfords Tour Series, having previously competed in motorsports Formula Renault 3.5 Series...
, began their single seater careers in the championship in 2006. He also works as a mentor with the BMW Education and Coaching Programme. 2007 was the last year for Formula BMW UK and the series merged with the German series to form the Europe series.
Formula Lista Junior
Formula Lista Junior is a feeder series to the main Formula BMW series. It has run since 2000 across mainland Europe and since 2008 has used Formula BMW FB02 chassis and engines to run its single-seaters. Former champions include Neel JaniNeel Jani
Neel Jani is a Swiss race car driver of Indian origin. He has achieved his greatest success driving for A1 Team Switzerland in A1 Grand Prix, helping them win the 2007-2008 title and finishing runner-up in 2005-06 and 2008-09. He has been also a GP2 Series race-winner and Formula One tester...
and Romain Grosjean
Romain Grosjean
Romain Grosjean is a racing driver, who holds dual nationality from France and Switzerland, but competes under a French racing licence. He was the 2007 Formula Three Euroseries drivers' champion and the inaugural GP2 Asia Series champion and drove in Formula One in 2009...
.
Champions
| Season | Series Name | Champion | Team Champion |
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| 1998 | Formula BMW ADAC | Stefan Mücke Stefan Mücke - Racing career :Mücke started his racing career in 1998, when he won the Formula BMW ADAC series, with his father's Mücke Motorsport team, also making their debut. He competed in German Formula Three for his father's team for the next three years, before moving to the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters... |
Mücke Motorsport Mücke Motorsport Mücke Motorsport is an auto racing team based in Germany. Also known as ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg.-Single-seaters:Mücke Motorsport was formed by Peter Mücke in 1998 to run his son Stefan Mücke in the German Formula BMW ADAC series, in which they were champions. Stefan and the team moved to German... |
| 1999 | Formula BMW ADAC | André Lotterer André Lotterer André Lotterer is a German auto racing driver.- Racing career :Lotterer succeeded in both German and British Formula 3 championships en route to being named Jaguar Racing's Formula One test driver in 2002... |
BMW Rookie Team BMW in motorsport Throughout its history, BMW cars and motorcycles have been successful in a range of motorsport activities. Mainly before World War II, BMW motorcycles were winning e.g. at the Isle of Man TT. Apart from the factory efforts, many privateer teams enter BMW road cars in Touring car racing. BMW also... |
| 2000 | Formula BMW ADAC |  Hannes Lachinger |
BMW Rookie Team BMW in motorsport Throughout its history, BMW cars and motorcycles have been successful in a range of motorsport activities. Mainly before World War II, BMW motorcycles were winning e.g. at the Isle of Man TT. Apart from the factory efforts, many privateer teams enter BMW road cars in Touring car racing. BMW also... |
| 2001 | Formula BMW ADAC | Timo Glock Timo Glock Timo Glock is a German motor racing driver, currently driving in Formula One for the Virgin Racing team. At the 2004 Canadian Grand Prix, standing in for Giorgio Pantano who had a contract dispute with Jordan Grand Prix, he joined a select group of drivers who have scored a World Championship... |
BMW Rookie Team BMW in motorsport Throughout its history, BMW cars and motorcycles have been successful in a range of motorsport activities. Mainly before World War II, BMW motorcycles were winning e.g. at the Isle of Man TT. Apart from the factory efforts, many privateer teams enter BMW road cars in Touring car racing. BMW also... |
| 2002 | Formula BMW ADAC 2002 Formula BMW ADAC season The 2002 Formula BMW ADAC season was the fifth Formula BMW ADAC season. The season began at Hockenheimring on April 20 and finished at the same place on October 6, after twenty races. Nico Rosberg was crowned series champion.-Season schedule:... |
Nico Rosberg Nico Rosberg Nico Erik Rosberg is a racing driver for the Mercedes GP Formula One team. He races under the German flag in Formula One, although he competed for Finland earlier in his career... |
VIVA Racing/Team Rosberg Team Rosberg Team Rosberg GmbH is a motor racing organisation that competes in single-seater and touring car disciplines in Europe. It was founded in 1994 by former Formula One world champion Keke Rosberg, of Finland... |
| 2003 | Formula BMW ADAC 2003 Formula BMW ADAC season The 2003 Formula BMW ADAC season was the sixth Formula BMW ADAC season. The season began at Hockenheimring on April 26 and finished at the same place on October 5, after twenty races... |
Maximilian Götz Maximilian Götz Maximilian Götz is a German racing driver. He has competed in such series as International Formula Master and the Formula Three Euroseries. He won the 2003 Formula BMW ADAC season, taking six victories.... |
ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg Mücke Motorsport Mücke Motorsport is an auto racing team based in Germany. Also known as ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg.-Single-seaters:Mücke Motorsport was formed by Peter Mücke in 1998 to run his son Stefan Mücke in the German Formula BMW ADAC series, in which they were champions. Stefan and the team moved to German... |
| Formula BMW Asia 2003 Formula BMW Asia season The first Formula BMW Asia series season was held in 2003. It was won by the Meritus team, with Ho-Pin Tung, for which his reward was a test drive with the then BMW powered Williams F1 Team.... |
 Ho-Pin TungHo-Pin Tung Ho-Pin Tung is a Chinese-Dutch auto-racing driver who races with a Chinese license.-Career:Tung started kart racing in the Netherlands in 1997 before graduating to single-seaters. He won the 2003 Formula BMW Asia series and was rewarded with a test drive with the Williams F1 team.In 2004 he joined... |
 Team MeritusTeam Meritus MY QI-Meritus.Mahara is a Malaysian motor racing team, primarily competing in the GP2 Asia Series. The team is owned by Peter Thompson and Firhat Mokhzani, and managed by engineer Mario Cambiaghi and Alessandro Brambilla. The team was founded as Qi-Meritus Mahara in 2003.- External links :*... |
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| 2004 | Formula BMW ADAC 2004 Formula BMW ADAC season The 2004 Formula BMW ADAC season was seventh Formula BMW ADAC season. The season began at Hockenheimring on April 17 and finished at the same place on October 3, after twenty races... |
Sebastian Vettel Sebastian Vettel Sebastian Vettel is a German Formula One racing driver, currently driving for Red Bull Racing. He is the current World Champion, having won the championship in and .... |
ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg Mücke Motorsport Mücke Motorsport is an auto racing team based in Germany. Also known as ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg.-Single-seaters:Mücke Motorsport was formed by Peter Mücke in 1998 to run his son Stefan Mücke in the German Formula BMW ADAC series, in which they were champions. Stefan and the team moved to German... |
| Formula BMW Asia |  Marchy LeeMarchy Lee Marchy Lee Ying-Kin is a racing driver from Hong Kong. He was the first Formula 3 driver from Hong Kong. He won the 2004 Formula BMW Asia championship and competes regularly in Asian motorsport events.- Early career :... |
Team Meritus Team Meritus MY QI-Meritus.Mahara is a Malaysian motor racing team, primarily competing in the GP2 Asia Series. The team is owned by Peter Thompson and Firhat Mokhzani, and managed by engineer Mario Cambiaghi and Alessandro Brambilla. The team was founded as Qi-Meritus Mahara in 2003.- External links :*... |
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| Formula BMW USA | Andreas Wirth Andreas Wirth Andreas Wirth is a German racing driver. Wirth won the Formula BMW USA championship in 2004 after coming stateside and advanced to Champ Car Atlantics in 2005. He has raced in that series for two years, winning three races and finishing 6th and 3rd in the championship... |
 HBR/Powerslide Motorsport |
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| Formula BMW UK | Tim Bridgman Tim Bridgman Timothy James Bridgman is a British race car driver from England.Bridgman was born in Harlow and educated at Felsted School. He raced for Jensen Motorsport in the Champ Car Atlantic Championship in 2006, finishing the season ranked 16th overall. He was the 2004 Formula BMW UK champion, and... |
Private entry 1 | |
| 2005 | Formula BMW ADAC 2005 Formula BMW ADAC season The 2005 Formula BMW ADAC season was the eighth season of Formula BMW ADAC championship. The championship was contested over twenty races at ten meetings, one of them supporting the... |
Nico Hülkenberg |
Josef Kaufmann Racing |
| Formula BMW Asia |  Salman Al Khalifa |
 Team E-Rain |
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| Formula BMW USA |  Richard PhilippeRichard Philippe Richard Philippe is a French racecar driver residing in Miami, Florida, and younger brother of Nelson Philippe.... |
 Team Autotecnica |
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| Formula BMW UK |  Dean SmithDean Smith (racing driver) Dean Smith is a British racing driver, who was the 2009 champion of the British Formula Renault Championship and winner of that year's McLaren Autosport BRDC Award.-Formula BMW:... |
Nexa Racing |
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| Formula BMW World Final 2005 Formula BMW World Final The 2005 Formula BMW World Final was the first Formula BMW World Final race held at Bahrain International Circuit on December 16, 2005. The race was won by AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH's driver Marco Holzer, who finished ahead Sébastien Buemi and Nico Hülkenberg.... |
Marco Holzer Marco Holzer Marco Holzer is a German racing driver. He has competed in such series as the FIA GT3 European Championship, Rolex Sports Car Series, Formula 3 Euro Series and Formula BMW ADAC.-Career results:... |
AM-Holzer Rennsport |
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| 2006 | Formula BMW ADAC 2006 Formula BMW ADAC season The 2006 Formula BMW ADAC season was ninth Formula BMW ADAC season. The season began at Hockenheimring on April 8 and finished at the same place on October 29, after eighteen races... |
Christian Vietoris Christian Vietoris Christian Vietoris is a German racing driver.-Karting:Vietoris started his career through karting, the most common entry point and all racing drivers, in 1994... |
Josef Kaufmann Racing |
| Formula BMW Asia |  Earl BamberEarl Bamber Earl Anderson Bamber is a motor racing driver and commentator from New Zealand.-Career:Bamber is a young rookie driver with a reputation for suffering from bouts of red mist but has demonstrated race driving talent when progressing through karts and minor single seater series, and in 2008 was... |
Team Meritus Team Meritus MY QI-Meritus.Mahara is a Malaysian motor racing team, primarily competing in the GP2 Asia Series. The team is owned by Peter Thompson and Firhat Mokhzani, and managed by engineer Mario Cambiaghi and Alessandro Brambilla. The team was founded as Qi-Meritus Mahara in 2003.- External links :*... |
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| Formula BMW USA | Robert Wickens Robert Wickens Robert Tyler Wickens is a Canadian racing driver, currently driving in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series. In 2009 he finished in second place in the FIA Formula Two Championship, and in 2010 he was runner-up in the GP3 Series... |
EuroInternational 2 |
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| Formula BMW UK | Niall Breen Niall Breen Niall Breen is an Irish racing driver. He has competed in such series as Formula Three Euroseries and the British Formula Three Championship. He was champion of the 2006 Formula BMW UK season for Fortec Motorsport, taking nine wins in all and finishing 95 points ahead of runner-up Oliver... |
Fortec Motorsport Fortec Motorsport Fortec Motorsport Ltd. is a motor-racing team that races in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series, the British Formula Three Championship, and several junior formulae categories at a British and pan-European level... |
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| Formula BMW World Final | Christian Vietoris Christian Vietoris Christian Vietoris is a German racing driver.-Karting:Vietoris started his career through karting, the most common entry point and all racing drivers, in 1994... |
Josef Kaufmann Racing |
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| 2007 | Formula BMW ADAC 2007 Formula BMW ADAC season The 2007 Formula BMW ADAC season was tenth and last Formula BMW ADAC season. The season began at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben on May 5 and finished at the Hockenheimring on October 14, after eighteen races... |
Jens Klingmann Jens Klingmann -Formula BMW:In 2006, Klingmann moved up to Formula BMW ADAC with Eifelland Racing. He finished his first FBMW campaign fourth in the Drivers' Championship with 121 points behind fellow German Marco Holzer... |
Eifelland Racing |
| Formula BMW Asia | Jazeman Jaafar Jazeman Jaafar Jazeman Firhan Jaafar is a Malaysian racing driver.-Karting:After beginning in karting aged six, Jaafar has won a total eleven kart race victories in both his home country Malaysia and in Belgium.-Formula Renault:... |
CIMB Qi-Meritus Team Meritus MY QI-Meritus.Mahara is a Malaysian motor racing team, primarily competing in the GP2 Asia Series. The team is owned by Peter Thompson and Firhat Mokhzani, and managed by engineer Mario Cambiaghi and Alessandro Brambilla. The team was founded as Qi-Meritus Mahara in 2003.- External links :*... |
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| Formula BMW USA | Daniel Morad Daniel Morad Daniel Morad is a Canadian racecar driver currently competing in the Atlantic Championship with Italian team EuroInternational. He is notable for winning the 2007 American Formula BMW championship.... |
EuroInternational |
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| Formula BMW UK 2007 Formula BMW UK season The 2007 Formula BMW UK season was the fourth and final Formula BMW season based in United Kingdom whose mission was to develop talented young drivers and introduce them to auto racing using full-size cars. The series was part of the support race package for the BTCC.-Teams and... |
 Marcus EricssonMarcus Ericsson Marcus Ericsson is a Swedish race car driver. After a successful début in car racing in 2007 which saw him take the British Formula BMW title with Fortec Motorsport, he moved up into the British team's British Formula Three squad... |
Fortec Motorsport Fortec Motorsport Fortec Motorsport Ltd. is a motor-racing team that races in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series, the British Formula Three Championship, and several junior formulae categories at a British and pan-European level... |
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| Formula BMW World Final | Philipp Eng Philipp Eng -Karting:Eng started karting in 2003, by competing in Intercontinental A Junior karts, competing in the Andrea Margutti Trophy and the Italian Open Masters. Eng finished 18th in the Margutti Trophy, leading home Marco Wittmann, while he finished 30th in the Italian Open Masters. Eng continued at... |
Mücke Motorsport Mücke Motorsport Mücke Motorsport is an auto racing team based in Germany. Also known as ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg.-Single-seaters:Mücke Motorsport was formed by Peter Mücke in 1998 to run his son Stefan Mücke in the German Formula BMW ADAC series, in which they were champions. Stefan and the team moved to German... |
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| 2008 | Formula BMW Pacific | Ross Jamison Ross Jamison Ross Jamison is a Hong Kong racing driver of British descent. He is the champion of the Formula BMW Pacific series in 2008.Ross started racing in Formula BMW in 2007... |
Team Meritus Team Meritus MY QI-Meritus.Mahara is a Malaysian motor racing team, primarily competing in the GP2 Asia Series. The team is owned by Peter Thompson and Firhat Mokhzani, and managed by engineer Mario Cambiaghi and Alessandro Brambilla. The team was founded as Qi-Meritus Mahara in 2003.- External links :*... |
| Formula BMW Europe 2008 Formula BMW Europe season The 2008 Formula BMW Europe season was the first season of a new open wheel racing series that resulted by the merging of the Formula BMW Germany and Formula BMW UK championships... |
 Esteban GutierrezEsteban Gutiérrez Esteban Manuel Gutiérrez Gutiérrez is a Mexican race car driver. He is the reigning GP3 Champion, having won the title in the series' inaugural 2010 season... |
Josef Kaufmann Racing |
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| Formula BMW Americas 2008 Formula BMW Americas season The 2008 Formula BMW Americas season was the 5th season of Formula BMW Americas, formerly Formula BMW USA, an open wheel racing series for junior drivers, whose mission is to develop talented young drivers and introduce them to auto racing.... |
Alexander Rossi Alexander Rossi (racing driver) Alexander Rossi is an American racing driver who competes in single seater formulae. He is currently competing in in the 2011 World Series by Renault with Fortec Motorsport.-Skip Barber:... |
EuroInternational |
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| Formula BMW World Final | Alexander Rossi Alexander Rossi (racing driver) Alexander Rossi is an American racing driver who competes in single seater formulae. He is currently competing in in the 2011 World Series by Renault with Fortec Motorsport.-Skip Barber:... |
EuroInternational |
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| 2009 | Formula BMW Pacific 2009 Formula BMW Pacific season The 2009 Formula BMW Pacific season was the eighth Formula BMW Pacific season. It began on May 2 in Sepang and ended on November 22 in Macau after 15 rounds in five different countries. Rio Haryanto became champion with one race to spare, having won the title at Okayama.-Teams and drivers:* All... |
 Rio HaryantoRio Haryanto Rio Haryanto is an Indonesian racing driver. He currently competes for Virgin Racing-assisted Manor Racing in GP3 Series.... |
Questnet Team Qi-Meritus Team Meritus MY QI-Meritus.Mahara is a Malaysian motor racing team, primarily competing in the GP2 Asia Series. The team is owned by Peter Thompson and Firhat Mokhzani, and managed by engineer Mario Cambiaghi and Alessandro Brambilla. The team was founded as Qi-Meritus Mahara in 2003.- External links :*... |
| Formula BMW Europe 2009 Formula BMW Europe season The 2009 Formula BMW Europe season was the second season of Formula BMW Europe championship. The championship was contested over sixteen races at eight meetings: seven of which supported Formula One Grands Prix and a meeting at the Masters of Formula 3 event at Zandvoort... |
 Felipe NasrFelipe Nasr Luíz Felipe de Oliveira Nasr is a Brazilian auto racing driver.-Karting:Nasr began karting in Brazil when he was seven years old... |
EuroInternational |
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| Formula BMW Americas 2009 Formula BMW Americas season The 2009 Formula BMW Americas season was the sixth and final season of the Formula BMW Americas series. The championship was contested over fourteen races at six meetings, supporting various series such as the World Touring Car Championship and the American Le Mans Series. Gabriel Chaves was the... |
 Gabriel ChavesGabriel Chaves Gabriel "Gabby" Chaves is a Colombian-American racing driver who was born in Bogotá, Colombia. Chaves' father is an American airline pilot and Chaves has raced under both the American and Colombian flags.... |
EuroInternational |
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| 2010 | Formula BMW Pacific 2010 Formula BMW Pacific season The 2010 Formula BMW Pacific season was the seventh and final Formula BMW Pacific season. The championship began on April 3 in Sepang and finished on November 21 in Macau after fifteen races held at six meetings. The series was axed at the end of the season, in favour of a new Formula BMW Talent... |
 Richard Bradley |
 Eurasia Motorsport |
| Formula BMW Europe 2010 Formula BMW Europe season The 2010 Formula BMW Europe season was the third and final season of the Formula BMW Europe championship. The championship began on May 8 at Barcelona and finished on September 12 at Monza... |
 Robin FrijnsRobin Frijns Robin Frijns is a Dutch auto racing driver, but lives in Belgium.-Karting:Frijns has been an active kart racer in Belgium and France... |
Josef Kaufmann Racing |
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| 2011 | Formula BMW Talent Cup 2011 Formula BMW Talent Cup season The 2011 Formula BMW Talent Cup season is the first Formula BMW Talent Cup season. The series champion will receive a fully paid entry to the 2012 German Formula Three Championship.-Drivers:-Race calendar:... |
Stefan Wackerbauer |
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1 Tim Bridgman competed in a small independent family-run team.
2 Robert Wickens began the 2006 season with Apex Racing USA, before switching to EuroInternational.
Race of Champions
In 2005, a special Formula BMW invitational event was held as part of the Race of ChampionsRace of Champions
The Race of Champions is an international motorsport event held at the end of each year, featuring some of the world's best racing and rally drivers...
at the Stade de France
Stade de France
The Stade de France is the national stadium of France, situated just north of Paris in the commune of Saint-Denis. It has an all-seater capacity of 80,000, making it the fifth largest stadium in Europe, and is used by both the France national football team and French rugby union team for...
in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. BMW invited one driver from each of the four championships: Canada's Robert Wickens from the USA; Nico Hülkenberg from the German series; Dean Smith from the UK; and Bahrain's Salman Al Khalifa from the Asian championship. Wickens was the 2005 Rookie of the Year in the US, and was up against the champions from the other series, but showed his potential by winning the event.