2004 Formula BMW UK season explained

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 Rounds Privateer 1 Tim Bridgman All Soper Sport 2 Phil Glew All 7 Jordan Wise All 10 Marcos Vilhena 1-5 38 Dean Smith 5-10 Panther Motorsport 3 Simon Walker-Hansell All 4 Ross Curnow All 15 Jack Goldstraw All Team Virgin Mobile Barwell 5 Sam Edwards 1-4 6 Matt Harris All 16 Ollie Smith All 56 Steve Roberts 8-10 Fortec Motorsport 8 Stian Sørlie All 9 James Sutton All Carlin Motorsport 11 Sam Bird All 12 Christian Bakkerud All 20 Bruno Senna 8-10 Carlin M/sport - Team Portugal 21 Duarte Félix da Costa 1-2, 4-10 22 João Urbano All Motaworld - Quantexe Racing 29 Josh Fisher All 30 Ry Leon All SWR Omegaland/Pioneer 34 Oliver Turvey 1-4, 6-10 38 Dean Smith 1-4 40 Peter Dempsey 6-10 41 Craig Fleming 2-6 42 Matt Howson 7-10

Results and Standings

Calendar

Round	Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	Thruxton	11 April	Stian Sørlie	Stian Sørlie	nowrap	Simon Walker-Hansell	Panther Motorsport
2			Stian Sørlie	Stian Sørlie	Tim Bridgman	Privateer
3	Brands Hatch (Indy)	25 April	Phil Glew	Tim Bridgman	Phil Glew	Soper Sport
4			Phil Glew	Phil Glew	Phil Glew	Soper Sport
5	Silverstone (International)	9 May	João Urbano	nowrap	Tim Bridgman	nowrap	Tim Bridgman	Privateer
6			nowrap	Tim Bridgman	Stian Sørlie	Josh Fisher	Motaworld - Quantexe Racing
7	Oulton Park (Island)	23 May	Josh Fisher	James Sutton	James Sutton	Fortec Motorsport
8			Stian Sørlie	Phil Glew	João Urbano	Carlin M/sport - Team Portugal
9	Mondello Park	13 June	Josh Fisher	Josh Fisher	Josh Fisher	Motaworld - Quantexe Racing
10			James Sutton	Josh Fisher	Simon Walker-Hansell	Carlin Motorsport
11	Croft	24 July	Josh Fisher	James Sutton	Josh Fisher	Motaworld - Quantexe Racing
12		25 July	Josh Fisher	João Urbano	Josh Fisher	Motaworld - Quantexe Racing
13	Knockhill	8 August	Ross Curnow	João Urbano	Ross Curnow	Panther Motorsport
14			Matt Howson	João Urbano	Stian Sørlie	Fortec Motorsport
15	Brands Hatch (Indy)	22 August	João Urbano	João Urbano	João Urbano	nowrap	Carlin M/sport - Team Portugal
16			James Sutton	James Sutton	James Sutton	Fortec Motorsport
17	Rockingham (International Super Sports Car Long)	5 September	João Urbano	João Urbano	João Urbano	Carlin M/sport - Team Portugal
18	James Sutton		Tim Bridgman	Oliver Turvey	Team SWR Pioneer
19	Donington Park (National)	26 September	Matt Howson	Matt Howson	Matt Howson	Team SWR Pioneer
20		Matt Howson	João Urbano	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	Tim Bridgman	5	1	2	2	1	5	8	6	2	3	4	3	8	9	3	5	3	2	2	1	230
2	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	Josh Fisher	4	18	4	6	Ret	1	2	Ret	1	4	1	1	7	5	8	4	6	5	7	5	178
4	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	James Sutton	14	Ret	17	5	3	18	1	7	13	2	5	2	10	6	2	1	2	12	Ret	12	136
6	Stian Sørlie	2	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	6	10	3	5	8	3	5	2	1	7	8	Ret	7	3	4	133
7	Oliver Turvey	9	10	7	12	7	11	9	4			9	6	5	7	5	6	7	1	17	7	83
8	Ross Curnow	10	12	11	16	15	7	6	Ret	4	6	7	11	1	3	15	10	Ret	Ret	12	3	70
9		1	5	9	11	6	Ret	Ret	DNS	12	1	16	9	Ret	Ret	12	15	9	8	Ret	Ret	63
10	Ollie Smith	11	8	5	8	2	Ret	Ret	8	8	Ret	11	8	4	DSQ	DNS	14	11	6	5	11	62
11	Christian Bakkerud	Ret	2	8	7	9	3	5	Ret	9	Ret	8	Ret	15	16	14	12	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	61
12	Matt Howson													3	4	20	7	5	Ret	1	Ret	49
13	Duarte Félix da Costa	7	7	6	Ret			7	12	7	Ret	10	10	9	Ret	13	Ret	8	15	9	Ret	31
14	Sam Bird	17	17	19	10	12	12	4	5	10	16	14	14	11	12	9	13	Ret	16	11	15	22
15	Dean Smith	DNS	15	14	17	5	17	Ret	13	15	14	20	16	12	14	11	17	12	10	8	6	18
16	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	Sam Edwards	8	6	12	13	Ret	9	13	Ret													11
18	Matt Harris	Ret	9	10	15	Ret	10	Ret	9	Ret	12	13	12	13	15	16	20	Ret	9	10	10	10
19	Craig Fleming			16	9	8	8	12	Ret	11	15	15	Ret									8
20	Jordan Wise	13	11	Ret	14	11	16	15	11	14	13	19	13	Ret	Ret	6	11	Ret	18	Ret	Ret	6
=	Bruno Senna															Ret	16	13	Ret	6	16	6
22	Peter Dempsey											12	Ret	17	11	10	9	Ret	11	Ret	DNS	3
23	Marcos Vilhena	12	13	13	Ret	13	13	14	10	Ret	10											2
24	Ry Leon	15	14	15	Ret	10	14	16	14	16	11	17	15	14	13	17	19	Ret	17	13	14	1
	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