2005 Formula BMW World Final explained

Race details
Date	16 December 2005
Official name	1st Formula BMW World Final
Location	Sakhir, Bahrain
Course	Permanent racing facility 3.823km (02.376miles)
Distance	Pre-Final Race 22 laps, 84.106km (52.261miles) Main Race 25 laps, 95.575km (59.388miles)
Pre-Final Race
Pole
Driver	Marco Holzer	AM-Holzer Rennsport
Podium
First		AM-Holzer Rennsport
Second		Josef Kaufmann Racing
Third		ASL Team Mücke Motorsport
Main Race
Pole
Driver	Marco Holzer	AM-Holzer Rennsport
Podium
First		AM-Holzer Rennsport
Second		ASL Team Mücke Motorsport
Third		Josef Kaufmann Racing

The 2005 Formula BMW World Final was the first Formula BMW World Final race held at Bahrain International Circuit on 16 December 2005. The race was won by AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH's driver Marco Holzer, who finished ahead Sébastien Buemi and Nico Hülkenberg.^[1]

Drivers and teams

2005 Entry List^[2]
Team	No	Driver	Main series
4speedmedia GmbH	2	Andzej Dzikevic	Formula BMW ADAC
	3	Harald Schlegelmilch
AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH	4	Marco Holzer	Formula BMW ADAC
	5	Dominik Wasem
ASL Team Mücke Motorsport	6	Sébastien Buemi	Formula BMW ADAC
	7	Stefano Coletti
	8	Tobias Hegewald
	9	Fabio Onidi
	10	Jonathan Summerton
	11	João Urbano
Team Autotecnica	14	Matt Lee	Formula BMW USA
	15	Robert Wickens
Mark Burdett Motorsport	16	Jonathan Legris	Formula BMW UK
Coles Racing	17	Dean Smith	Formula BMW UK
Team E-Rain	18	Salman Al Khalifa	Formula BMW Asia
	19	Armaan Ebrahim
Eurointernational SRL	20	Edoardo Piscopo	Formula BMW USA
Filsell Motorsport	21	Matt Howson	Formula BMW UK
Fortec Motorsport	22	Sam Bird	Formula BMW UK
	23	Stian Sørlie
Josef Kaufmann Racing	24	Nico Hülkenberg	Formula BMW ADAC
	25	Christian Vietoris
Meritus	26	Hamad Al Fardan	Formula BMW Asia
	27	Robert Boughey
	28	James Davison	Formula BMW USA
	29	Race Johnson
	30	Reed Stevens
Motaworld Racing	31	Nathan Antunes	Formula BMW UK
	32	Jordan Wise
Nexa Racing	33	Ross Curnow	Formula BMW UK
	34	Euan Hankey
Promactecme/Soper Sport	35	Philip Glew	Formula BMW UK
Team SWR	36	Jack Goldstraw	Formula BMW UK
	37	Matt Harris
	38	Oliver Turvey

Results

Qualifying

Group 1

Pos	No	Name	Team	Time
1	24	Nico Hülkenberg	Josef Kaufmann Racing	1:27.171
2	2	Marco Holzer	AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH	1:27.282
3	11	João Urbano	ASL Team Mücke Motorsport	1:27.373
4	22	Sam Bird	Fortec Motorsport	1:27.712
5	10	Jonathan Summerton	ASL Team Mücke Motorsport	1:27.825
6	23	Stian Sørlie	Fortec Motorsport	1:27.961
7	31	Nathan Antunes	Motaworld Racing	1:28.006
8	5	Dominik Wasem	AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH	1:28.087
9	38	Oliver Turvey	Team SWR	1:28.122
10	7	Stefano Coletti	ASL Team Mücke Motorsport	1:28.202
11	29	Race Johnson	Meritus	1:28.212
12	30	Reed Stevens	Meritus	1:28.382
13	32	Jordan Wise	Motaworld Racing	1:28.465
14	36	Jack Goldstraw	Team SWR	1:28.873
15	28	James Davison	Meritus	1:28.888
16	25	Christian Vietoris	Josef Kaufmann Racing	1:28.950
17	37	Matt Harris	Team SWR	1:29.058

Group 2

Pos	No	Name	Team	Time
1	20	Edoardo Piscopo	Eurointernational SRL	1:27.402
2	6	Sébastien Buemi	ASL Team Mücke Motorsport	1:27.452
3	21	Matt Howson	Filsell Motorsport	1:27.638
4	33	Ross Curnow	Nexa Racing	1:27.810
5	14	Matt Lee	Team Autotecnica	1:27.834
6	26	Hamad Al Fardan	Meritus	1:27.986
7	19	Armaan Ebrahim	Team E-Rain	1:28.005
8	34	Euan Hankey	Nexa Racing	1:28.060
9	8	Tobias Hegewald	ASL Team Mücke Motorsport	1:29.123
10	3	Harald Schlegelmilch	4speedmedia GmbH	1:28.209
11	17	Dean Smith	Coles Racing	1:28.391
12	35	Philip Glew	Promactecme/Soper Sport	1:28.434
13	9	Fabio Onidi	ASL Team Mücke Motorsport	1:28.455
14	18	Salman Al Khalifa	Team E-Rain	1:28.495
15	27	Robert Boughey	Meritus	1:28.756
16	16	Jonathan Legris	Mark Burdett Motorsport	1:28.901
17	2	Andzej Dzikevic	4speedmedia GmbH	1:29.270
18	15	Robert Wickens	Team Autotecnica	Disallowed

Pre-Final Race

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	2	Marco Holzer	AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH	22		1
2	24	Nico Hülkenberg	Josef Kaufmann Racing	22	+0.519	2
3	11	João Urbano	ASL Team Mücke Motorsport	22	+6.891	5
4	6	Sébastien Buemi	ASL Team Mücke Motorsport	22	+7.691	3
5	22	Sam Bird	Fortec Motorsport	22	+10.438	4
6	20	Edoardo Piscopo	Eurointernational SRL	22	+16.245	10
7	19	Armaan Ebrahim	Team E-Rain	22	+22.069	12
8	21	Matt Howson	Filsell Motorsport	22	+22.796	9
9	5	Dominik Wasem	AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH	22	+26.489	15
10	10	Jonathan Summerton	ASL Team Mücke Motorsport	22	+26.805	11
11	14	Matt Lee	Team Autotecnica	22	+31.676	14
12	32	Jordan Wise	Motaworld Racing	22	+35.664	18
13	9	Fabio Onidi	ASL Team Mücke Motorsport	22	+40.135	22
14	7	Stefano Coletti	ASL Team Mücke Motorsport	22	+40.352	26
15	8	Tobias Hegewald	ASL Team Mücke Motorsport	22	+41.534	21
16	28	James Davison	Meritus	22	+42.394	20
17	3	Harald Schlegelmilch	4speedmedia GmbH	22	+44.702	23
18	31	Nathan Antunes	Motaworld Racing	22	+46.978	28
19	35	Philip Glew	Promactecme/Soper Sport	22	+47.488	25
20	37	Matt Harris	Team SWR	22	+47.983	32
21	17	Dean Smith	Coles Racing	22	+49.383	27
22	2	Andzej Dzikevic	4speedmedia GmbH	22	+53.115	33
23	27	Robert Boughey	Meritus	22	+54.468	30
24	16	Jonathan Legris	Mark Burdett Motorsport	22	+ 57.843	29
25	30	Reed Stevens	Meritus	22	+ 1:08.150	17
26	34	Euan Hankey	Nexa Racing	22	+ 1:13.307	16
27	15	Robert Wickens	Team Autotecnica	22	+ 1:20.055	7
28	23	Stian Sørlie	Fortec Motorsport	21	+1 lap	8
29	33	Ross Curnow	Nexa Racing	20	+2 laps	6
NC	38	Oliver Turvey	Team SWR	14	+8 laps	24
Ret	18	Salman Al Khalifa	Team E-Rain	12	Accident	19
Ret	26	Hamad Al Fardan	Meritus	0	Accident	13
DNS	25	Christian Vietoris	Josef Kaufmann Racing	0	Did not start	35
DNS	29	Race Johnson	Meritus	0	Did not start	34
DNS	36	Jack Goldstraw	Team SWR	0	Did not start	31

Final Race

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	2	Marco Holzer	AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH	25		1
2	6	Sébastien Buemi	ASL Team Mücke Motorsport	25	+1.579	4
3	24	Nico Hülkenberg	Josef Kaufmann Racing	25	+6.969	2
4	22	Sam Bird	Fortec Motorsport	25	+8.880	5
5	31	Nathan Antunes	Motaworld Racing	25	+12.845	18
6	15	Robert Wickens	Team Autotecnica	25	+12.981	27
7	33	Ross Curnow	Nexa Racing	25	+13.100	29
8	5	Dominik Wasem	AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH	25	+13.511	9
9	21	Matt Howson	Filsell Motorsport	25	+13.959	8
10	28	James Davison	Meritus	25	+13.982	16
11	2	Andzej Dzikevic	4speedmedia GmbH	25	+18.730	22
12	17	Dean Smith	Coles Racing	25	+22.746	21
13	37	Matt Harris	Team SWR	25	+23.256	20
14	14	Matt Lee	Team Autotecnica	25	+25.519	11
15	27	Robert Boughey	Meritus	25	+25.981	23
16	35	Philip Glew	Promactecme/Soper Sport	25	+26.944	19
17	3	Harald Schlegelmilch	4speedmedia GmbH	25	+28.122	17
18	26	Hamad Al Fardan	Meritus	25	+29.212	32
19	30	Reed Stevens	Meritus	22	+29.997	25
20	23	Stian Sørlie	Fortec Motorsport	25	+1 lap	28
21	16	Jonathan Legris	Mark Burdett Motorsport	25	+1 lap	24
22	38	Oliver Turvey	Team SWR	25	+1 lap	30
Ret	19	Armaan Ebrahim	Team E-Rain	19	Retirement	7
Ret	8	Tobias Hegewald	ASL Team Mücke Motorsport	19	Retirement	15
Ret	7	Stefano Coletti	ASL Team Mücke Motorsport	10	Accident	14
Ret	10	Jonathan Summerton	ASL Team Mücke Motorsport	10	Accident	10
Ret	34	Euan Hankey	Nexa Racing	10	Retirement	26
Ret	36	Jack Goldstraw	Team SWR	2	Accident	35
Ret	18	Salman Al Khalifa	Team E-Rain	2	Accident	31
Ret	11	João Urbano	ASL Team Mücke Motorsport	0	Retirement	3
Ret	32	Jordan Wise	Motaworld Racing	0	Retirement	12
Ret	9	Fabio Onidi	ASL Team Mücke Motorsport	0	Retirement	13
EX	20	Edoardo Piscopo	Eurointernational SRL	22	Excluded	6
DNS	25	Christian Vietoris	Josef Kaufmann Racing	0	Did not start	33
DNS	29	Race Johnson	Meritus	0	Did not start	34

• Nico Hülkenberg given 10-second penalty.^[3]
• Edoardo Piscopo was excluded from race protocol.^[3]

Notes and References

1. News: Marco Holzer Wins First Formula BMW World Final.. https://archive.today/20130129145016/http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=207229&FS=FBMW. dead. 2013-01-29. Formula BMW. 2005-12-16. motorsport.com. 2010-11-24.
2. News: USA: UK: D: AP: World final preview. https://archive.today/20120903131233/http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=203417&FS=FBMW. dead. 2012-09-03. 2005-10-11. motorsport.com. Formula BMW. 2010-11-24.
3. News: World Final race report. https://archive.today/20130129145016/http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=207229&FS=FBMW. dead. 29 January 2013. 16 December 2005. motorsport.com. 3 January 2011.