2005 Formula BMW World Final

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colspan="3" style="background:#efefef;"| Race details
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style="width: 20%;" | Date

| 16 December 2005

Official name

|colspan=2| 1st Formula BMW World Final

Location

|colspan=2| Sakhir, Bahrain

Course

|colspan=2| Permanent racing facility
{{convert|3.823|km|mi|abbr=on}}

Distance

|colspan=2| Pre-Final Race
22 laps, {{convert|84.106|km|mi|abbr=on}}
Main Race
25 laps, {{convert|95.575|km|mi|abbr=on}}

colspan="3" style="text-align:center; background-color:#99ccff"| Pre-Final Race
colspan="3" style="background:#efefef;"| Pole
Driver

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Marco Holzer

| AM-Holzer Rennsport

colspan="3" style="background:#efefef;"| Podium
First{{flagicon|DEU}} Marco HolzerAM-Holzer Rennsport
Second{{flagicon|DEU}} Nico HülkenbergJosef Kaufmann Racing
Third{{flagicon|PRT}} João UrbanoASL Team Mücke Motorsport
colspan="3" style="text-align:center; background-color:#99ccff"| Main Race
colspan="3" style="background:#efefef;"| Pole
Driver

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Marco Holzer

| AM-Holzer Rennsport

colspan="3" style="background:#efefef;"| Podium
First{{flagicon|DEU}} Marco HolzerAM-Holzer Rennsport
Second{{flagicon|CHE}} Sébastien BuemiASL Team Mücke Motorsport
Third{{flagicon|DEU}} Nico HülkenbergJosef 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.{{cite news|url=http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=207229&FS=FBMW|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129145016/http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=207229&FS=FBMW|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-01-29|title=Marco Holzer Wins First Formula BMW World Final.|work=Formula BMW|date=2005-12-16|publisher=motorsport.com|accessdate=2010-11-24}}

Drivers and teams

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colspan=4 | 2005 Entry List{{cite news|url=http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=203417&FS=FBMW|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120903131233/http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=203417&FS=FBMW|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-09-03|title=USA: UK: D: AP: World final preview|date=2005-10-11|publisher=motorsport.com|work=Formula BMW|accessdate=2010-11-24}}
Team

! No

! Driver

! Main series

rowspan=2| {{flagicon|DEU}} 4speedmedia GmbH

| 2

| {{flagicon|LTU}} Andzej Dzikevic

|rowspan=2| Formula BMW ADAC

3

| {{flagicon|LVA}} Harald Schlegelmilch

rowspan=2| {{flagicon|DEU}} AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH

| 4

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Marco Holzer

|rowspan=2| Formula BMW ADAC

5

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Dominik Wasem

rowspan=6| {{flagicon|DEU}} ASL Team Mücke Motorsport

| 6

| {{flagicon|CHE}} Sébastien Buemi

|rowspan=6| Formula BMW ADAC

7

| {{flagicon|MCO}} Stefano Coletti

8

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Tobias Hegewald

9

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Fabio Onidi

10

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jonathan Summerton

11

| {{flagicon|PRT}} João Urbano

rowspan=2| {{flagicon|CAN}} Team Autotecnica

| 14

| {{flagicon|USA}} Matt Lee

|rowspan=2| Formula BMW USA

15

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Robert Wickens

{{flagicon|GBR}} Mark Burdett Motorsport

| 16

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jonathan Legris

| Formula BMW UK

{{flagicon|GBR}} Coles Racing

| 17

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Dean Smith

| Formula BMW UK

rowspan=2| {{flagicon|KOR}} Team E-Rain

| 18

| {{flagicon|BHR}} Salman Al Khalifa

|rowspan=2| Formula BMW Asia

19

| {{flagicon|IND}} Armaan Ebrahim

{{flagicon|USA}} Eurointernational SRL

| 20

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Edoardo Piscopo

| Formula BMW USA

{{flagicon|GBR}} Filsell Motorsport

| 21

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Matt Howson

| Formula BMW UK

rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} Fortec Motorsport

| 22

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Sam Bird

|rowspan=2| Formula BMW UK

23

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Stian Sørlie

rowspan=2| {{flagicon|DEU}} Josef Kaufmann Racing

| 24

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Nico Hülkenberg

|rowspan=2| Formula BMW ADAC

25

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Christian Vietoris

rowspan=5| {{flagicon|MYS}} Meritus

| 26

| {{flagicon|BHR}} Hamad Al Fardan

|rowspan=2| Formula BMW Asia

27

| {{flagicon|THA}} Robert Boughey

28

| {{flagicon|AUS}} James Davison

|rowspan=3| Formula BMW USA

29

| {{flagicon|USA}} Race Johnson

30

| {{flagicon|USA}} Reed Stevens

rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} Motaworld Racing

| 31

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Nathan Antunes

|rowspan=2| Formula BMW UK

32

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jordan Wise

rowspan=2| {{flagicon|GBR}} Nexa Racing

| 33

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Ross Curnow

|rowspan=2| Formula BMW UK

34

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Euan Hankey

{{flagicon|GBR}} Promactecme/Soper Sport

| 35

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Philip Glew

| Formula BMW UK

rowspan=3| {{flagicon|GBR}} Team SWR

| 36

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jack Goldstraw

|rowspan=3| Formula BMW UK

37

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Matt Harris

38

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Turvey

Results

=Qualifying=

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==Group 1==

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!Pos

!No

!Name

!Team

!Time

1

|24

|{{flagicon|DEU}} Nico Hülkenberg

|Josef Kaufmann Racing

|1:27.171

2

|2

|{{flagicon|DEU}} Marco Holzer

|AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH

|1:27.282

3

|11

|{{flagicon|PRT}} João Urbano

|ASL Team Mücke Motorsport

|1:27.373

4

|22

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Sam Bird

|Fortec Motorsport

|1:27.712

5

|10

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jonathan Summerton

|ASL Team Mücke Motorsport

|1:27.825

6

|23

|{{flagicon|NOR}} Stian Sørlie

|Fortec Motorsport

|1:27.961

7

|31

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Nathan Antunes

|Motaworld Racing

|1:28.006

8

|5

|{{flagicon|DEU}} Dominik Wasem

|AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH

|1:28.087

9

|38

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Turvey

|Team SWR

|1:28.122

10

|7

|{{flagicon|MCO}} Stefano Coletti

|ASL Team Mücke Motorsport

|1:28.202

11

|29

|{{flagicon|USA}} Race Johnson

|Meritus

|1:28.212

12

|30

|{{flagicon|USA}} Reed Stevens

|Meritus

|1:28.382

13

|32

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Jordan Wise

|Motaworld Racing

|1:28.465

14

|36

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Jack Goldstraw

|Team SWR

|1:28.873

15

|28

|{{flagicon|AUS}} James Davison

|Meritus

|1:28.888

16

|25

|{{flagicon|DEU}} Christian Vietoris

|Josef Kaufmann Racing

|1:28.950

17

|37

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Matt Harris

|Team SWR

|1:29.058

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==Group 2==

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!Pos

!No

!Name

!Team

!Time

1

|20

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Edoardo Piscopo

|Eurointernational SRL

|1:27.402

2

|6

|{{flagicon|CHE}} Sébastien Buemi

|ASL Team Mücke Motorsport

|1:27.452

3

|21

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Matt Howson

|Filsell Motorsport

|1:27.638

4

|33

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Ross Curnow

|Nexa Racing

|1:27.810

5

|14

|{{flagicon|USA}} Matt Lee

|Team Autotecnica

|1:27.834

6

|26

|{{flagicon|BHR}} Hamad Al Fardan

|Meritus

|1:27.986

7

|19

|{{flagicon|IND}} Armaan Ebrahim

|Team E-Rain

|1:28.005

8

|34

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Euan Hankey

|Nexa Racing

|1:28.060

9

|8

|{{flagicon|DEU}} Tobias Hegewald

|ASL Team Mücke Motorsport

|1:29.123

10

|3

|{{flagicon|LVA}} Harald Schlegelmilch

|4speedmedia GmbH

|1:28.209

11

|17

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Dean Smith

|Coles Racing

|1:28.391

12

|35

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Philip Glew

|Promactecme/Soper Sport

|1:28.434

13

|9

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Fabio Onidi

|ASL Team Mücke Motorsport

|1:28.455

14

|18

|{{flagicon|BHR}} Salman Al Khalifa

|Team E-Rain

|1:28.495

15

|27

|{{flagicon|THA}} Robert Boughey

|Meritus

|1:28.756

16

|16

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Jonathan Legris

|Mark Burdett Motorsport

|1:28.901

17

|2

|{{flagicon|LTU}} Andzej Dzikevic

|4speedmedia GmbH

|1:29.270

18

|15

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Robert Wickens

|Team Autotecnica

|Disallowed

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=Pre-Final Race=

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PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGrid
1

|2

|{{flagicon|DEU}} Marco Holzer

|AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH

| 22

|

| 1

2

|24

|{{flagicon|DEU}} Nico Hülkenberg

|Josef Kaufmann Racing

| 22

| +0.519

| 2

3

|11

|{{flagicon|PRT}} João Urbano

|ASL Team Mücke Motorsport

| 22

| +6.891

| 5

4

|6

|{{flagicon|CHE}} Sébastien Buemi

|ASL Team Mücke Motorsport

| 22

| +7.691

| 3

5

|22

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Sam Bird

|Fortec Motorsport

| 22

| +10.438

| 4

6

|20

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Edoardo Piscopo

|Eurointernational SRL

| 22

| +16.245

| 10

7

|19

|{{flagicon|IND}} Armaan Ebrahim

|Team E-Rain

| 22

| +22.069

| 12

8

|21

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Matt Howson

|Filsell Motorsport

| 22

| +22.796

| 9

9

|5

|{{flagicon|DEU}} Dominik Wasem

|AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH

| 22

| +26.489

| 15

10

|10

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jonathan Summerton

|ASL Team Mücke Motorsport

| 22

| +26.805

| 11

11

|14

|{{flagicon|USA}} Matt Lee

|Team Autotecnica

| 22

| +31.676

| 14

12

|32

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Jordan Wise

|Motaworld Racing

| 22

| +35.664

| 18

13

|9

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Fabio Onidi

|ASL Team Mücke Motorsport

| 22

| +40.135

| 22

14

|7

|{{flagicon|MCO}} Stefano Coletti

|ASL Team Mücke Motorsport

| 22

| +40.352

| 26

15

|8

|{{flagicon|DEU}} Tobias Hegewald

|ASL Team Mücke Motorsport

| 22

| +41.534

| 21

16

|28

|{{flagicon|AUS}} James Davison

|Meritus

| 22

| +42.394

| 20

17

|3

|{{flagicon|LVA}} Harald Schlegelmilch

|4speedmedia GmbH

| 22

| +44.702

| 23

18

|31

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Nathan Antunes

|Motaworld Racing

| 22

| +46.978

| 28

19

|35

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Philip Glew

|Promactecme/Soper Sport

| 22

| +47.488

| 25

20

|37

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Matt Harris

|Team SWR

| 22

| +47.983

| 32

21

|17

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Dean Smith

|Coles Racing

| 22

| +49.383

| 27

22

|2

|{{flagicon|LTU}} Andzej Dzikevic

|4speedmedia GmbH

| 22

| +53.115

| 33

23

|27

|{{flagicon|THA}} Robert Boughey

|Meritus

| 22

| +54.468

| 30

24

|16

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Jonathan Legris

|Mark Burdett Motorsport

| 22

| + 57.843

| 29

25

|30

|{{flagicon|USA}} Reed Stevens

|Meritus

| 22

| + 1:08.150

| 17

26

|34

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Euan Hankey

|Nexa Racing

| 22

| + 1:13.307

| 16

27

|15

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Robert Wickens

|Team Autotecnica

| 22

| + 1:20.055

| 7

28

|23

|{{flagicon|NOR}} Stian Sørlie

|Fortec Motorsport

| 21

| +1 lap

| 8

29

|33

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Ross Curnow

|Nexa Racing

| 20

| +2 laps

| 6

NC

| 38

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Turvey

|Team SWR

| 14

| +8 laps

| 24

Ret

|18

|{{flagicon|BHR}} Salman Al Khalifa

|Team E-Rain

| 12

| Accident

| 19

Ret

|26

|{{flagicon|BHR}} Hamad Al Fardan

|Meritus

| 0

| Accident

| 13

DNS

|25

|{{flagicon|DEU}} Christian Vietoris

|Josef Kaufmann Racing

| 0

| Did not start

| 35

DNS

|29

|{{flagicon|USA}} Race Johnson

|Meritus

| 0

| Did not start

| 34

DNS

|36

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Jack Goldstraw

|Team SWR

| 0

| Did not start

| 31

=Final Race=

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PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGrid
1

|2

|{{flagicon|DEU}} Marco Holzer

|AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH

| 25

|

| 1

2

|6

|{{flagicon|CHE}} Sébastien Buemi

|ASL Team Mücke Motorsport

| 25

| +1.579

| 4

3

|24

|{{flagicon|DEU}} Nico Hülkenberg

|Josef Kaufmann Racing

| 25

| +6.969{{ref|1}}

| 2

4

|22

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Sam Bird

|Fortec Motorsport

| 25

| +8.880

| 5

5

|31

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Nathan Antunes

|Motaworld Racing

| 25

| +12.845

| 18

6

|15

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Robert Wickens

|Team Autotecnica

| 25

| +12.981

| 27

7

|33

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Ross Curnow

|Nexa Racing

| 25

| +13.100

| 29

8

|5

|{{flagicon|DEU}} Dominik Wasem

|AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH

| 25

| +13.511

| 9

9

|21

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Matt Howson

|Filsell Motorsport

| 25

| +13.959

| 8

10

|28

|{{flagicon|AUS}} James Davison

|Meritus

| 25

| +13.982

| 16

11

|2

|{{flagicon|LTU}} Andzej Dzikevic

|4speedmedia GmbH

| 25

| +18.730

| 22

12

|17

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Dean Smith

|Coles Racing

| 25

| +22.746

| 21

13

|37

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Matt Harris

|Team SWR

| 25

| +23.256

| 20

14

|14

|{{flagicon|USA}} Matt Lee

|Team Autotecnica

| 25

| +25.519

| 11

15

|27

|{{flagicon|THA}} Robert Boughey

|Meritus

| 25

| +25.981

| 23

16

|35

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Philip Glew

|Promactecme/Soper Sport

| 25

| +26.944

| 19

17

|3

|{{flagicon|LVA}} Harald Schlegelmilch

|4speedmedia GmbH

| 25

| +28.122

| 17

18

|26

|{{flagicon|BHR}} Hamad Al Fardan

|Meritus

| 25

| +29.212

| 32

19

|30

|{{flagicon|USA}} Reed Stevens

|Meritus

| 22

| +29.997

| 25

20

|23

|{{flagicon|NOR}} Stian Sørlie

|Fortec Motorsport

| 25

| +1 lap

| 28

21

|16

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Jonathan Legris

|Mark Burdett Motorsport

| 25

| +1 lap

| 24

22

| 38

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Turvey

| Team SWR

| 25

| +1 lap

| 30

Ret

|19

|{{flagicon|IND}} Armaan Ebrahim

|Team E-Rain

| 19

| Retirement

| 7

Ret

|8

|{{flagicon|DEU}} Tobias Hegewald

|ASL Team Mücke Motorsport

| 19

| Retirement

| 15

Ret

|7

|{{flagicon|MCO}} Stefano Coletti

|ASL Team Mücke Motorsport

| 10

| Accident

| 14

Ret

|10

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jonathan Summerton

|ASL Team Mücke Motorsport

| 10

| Accident

| 10

Ret

|34

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Euan Hankey

|Nexa Racing

| 10

| Retirement

| 26

Ret

|36

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Jack Goldstraw

|Team SWR

| 2

| Accident

| 35

Ret

|18

|{{flagicon|BHR}} Salman Al Khalifa

|Team E-Rain

| 2

| Accident

| 31

Ret

|11

|{{flagicon|PRT}} João Urbano

|ASL Team Mücke Motorsport

| 0

| Retirement

| 3

Ret

|32

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Jordan Wise

|Motaworld Racing

| 0

| Retirement

| 12

Ret

|9

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Fabio Onidi

|ASL Team Mücke Motorsport

| 0

| Retirement

| 13

EX

|20

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Edoardo Piscopo

|Eurointernational SRL

| 22

| Excluded{{ref|2}}

| 6

DNS

|25

|{{flagicon|DEU}} Christian Vietoris

|Josef Kaufmann Racing

| 0

| Did not start

| 33

DNS

|29

|{{flagicon|USA}} Race Johnson

|Meritus

| 0

| Did not start

| 34

  • {{note|1|1}} Nico Hülkenberg given 10-second penalty.{{cite news|url=http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=207229&FS=FBMW|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129145016/http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=207229&FS=FBMW|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 January 2013|title=World Final race report|date=16 December 2005|publisher=motorsport.com|accessdate=3 January 2011}}
  • {{note|2|2}} Edoardo Piscopo was excluded from race protocol.

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