Teams and drivers
All cars were Mygale FB02 chassis powered by BMW engines. Guest drivers in italics. All teams were British-registered.
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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.
All cars were Mygale FB02 chassis powered by BMW engines. Guest drivers in italics. All teams were British-registered.
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| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning driver | Winning team |
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| 1 | Thruxton | 11 April |  Stian Sørlie | Stian Sørlie |  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 | Tim Bridgman | Tim Bridgman | Privateer |
| 6 | 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 1 | Matt Howson | João Urbano | Stian Sørlie | Fortec Motorsport | ||
| 15 | Brands Hatch (Indy) | 22 August | João Urbano | João Urbano | João Urbano | 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 |
| Pos | Driver | THR | BRH | SIL | OUL | MON | CRO | KNO | BRH | ROC | DON | Pts | ||||||||||
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| 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 | Simon Walker-Hansell | 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 | ||||||||||
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