Teams and drivers
All teams were British-registered.
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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.
All teams were British-registered.
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All rounds were held in United Kingdom.
| Pos | Driver | BRH | ROC | THR | CRO | OUL | DON | SNE | BRH | KNO | Pts | |||||||||
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| 1 |  Marcus Ericsson | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 676 |
| 2 |  Josef Král | Ret | 18 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 636 |
| 3 |  Henry Arundel | 4 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 9 | 595 |
| 4 |  Kimiya Sato | 5 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 510 |
| 5 |  Valle Mäkelä | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 9 | Ret | 4 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 509 |
| 6 | Henry Surtees | 2 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 3 | DSQ | 6 | 1 | 3 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 2 | 491 |
| 7 | Jonathan Legris | 10 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 10 | 14 | Ret | 4 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 480 |
| 8 |  Sam Abay | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 429 |
| 9 | Oliver Webb | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 13 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 7 | Ret | 5 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 406 |
| 10 | Adrian Quaife-Hobbs | 11 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 5 | 9 | Ret | 13 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 405 |
| 11 | Daniel McKenzie | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 10 | Ret | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 402 |
| 12 | Jordan Williams | 13 | 11 | Ret | 12 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 8 | Ret | 3 | 8 | 347 |
| 13 |  Carlos Huertas | 14 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 10 | Ret | 10 | 9 | 12 | 10 | Ret | 18 | 336 |
| 14 | Tom Gladdis | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 13 | dns | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 262 |
| 15 |  Anthony Comas | 8 | 13 | Ret | 16 | 15 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 10 | 16 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 7 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 202 |
| 16 | Rupert Svendsen-Cook | 15 | 15 | Ret | DNS | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | Ret | 11 | 11 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 16 | 178 |
| 17 | Adam Butler | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 102 | ||||||||
| 18 | Matthew Bell | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 90 | ||||||||||||
| 19 | Callum Holland | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 15 | 88 | ||||||||
| 20 | Michael Moyers | 13 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 15 | 58 | ||||||||||||
| 21 |  Dominic Storey | 5 | 11 | 52 | ||||||||||||||||
| 22 |  Doru Sechelariu | 15 | Ret | 17 | 14 | Ret | 17 | 42 | ||||||||||||
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Pole positions highlighted in bold(= 1 point)
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