# 2005 Formula BMW ADAC season

The 2005 Formula BMW ADAC season was a multi-event motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars held across Europe. The championship featured drivers competing in 1.2 litre Formula BMW single seat race cars. The 2005 season was the eighth Formula BMW ADAC season organized by BMW Motorsport and ADAC. The championship was contested over twenty races at ten meetings, one of them supporting the European Grand Prix.
Nico Hülkenberg was crowned series champion.

## Teams and drivers

* All cars are powered by BMW engines, and Mygale FB02 chassis.
| Team | No | Driver | Class | Rounds |
| Mücke Motorsport | 2 | Martin Ragginger | R | All |
| Mücke Motorsport | 3 | Tobias Hegewald | R | All |
| Mücke Motorsport | 5 | Andzej Dzikevic | | All |
| Mücke Motorsport | 16 | Sébastien Buemi | | All |
| Mücke Motorsport | 31 | João Urbano | | All |
| AM-Holzer Rennsport | 4 | Harald Schlegelmilch | | 1–8 |
| AM-Holzer Rennsport | 11 | Marco Holzer | | All |
| AM-Holzer Rennsport | 17 | Tim Sandtler | | 3–10 |
| Eifelland Racing | 6 | Stefano Coletti | R | All |
| Eifelland Racing | 8 | Christian Vietoris | R | All |
| Eifelland Racing | 14 | Fabio Onidi | | 1–9 |
| Eifelland Racing | 33 | Marcel Jeleniowski | | 10 |
| Team Rosberg | 7 | Chris van der Drift | | All |
| Team Rosberg | 19 | Jonathan Summerton | | All |
| Team Rosberg | 20 | Henri Karjalainen | | All |
| Team Rosberg | 21 | Jens Höing | R | All |
| Team Rosberg | 22 | Markus Niemelä | | All |
| Josef Kaufmann Racing | 9 | Nick de Bruijn | R | All |
| Josef Kaufmann Racing | 10 | Natacha Gachnang | | All |
| Josef Kaufmann Racing | 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | R | All |
| HBR Motorsport | 13 | Dominik Wasem | | All |
| HBR Motorsport | 30 | Marco Idili | R | All |
| Team Lauderbach Motorsport | 15 | Benjamin Leuchter | | 1–4 |
| Team Lauderbach Motorsport | 29 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | R | 1–6 |
| Team Lauderbach Motorsport | 33 | Robert Boughey | | 6 |
| Mamerow Racing | 17 | Tim Sandtler | | 1–2 |
| Mamerow Racing | 18 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | R | 7–10 |
| Czech National Team | 23 | Jiri Micanek, Jr. | | 1, 5–10 |
| 4speed Media | 26 | Sergio Pérez | R | All |
| KDF Motorsport | 28 | Mika Mäki | R | All |
| Icon | Class |
| R | Rookie Cup |

## Calendar

* The series supported the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters at all rounds except the first Nürburgring round, which supported the European Grand Prix.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Rookie Winner |
| 1 | R1 | Hockenheim | 16 April | Nico Hülkenberg | Sébastien Buemi | Nico Hülkenberg | Josef Kaufmann Racing | Nico Hülkenberg |
| 1 | R2 | Hockenheim | 17 April | Markus Niemelä | Nico Hülkenberg | Nico Hülkenberg | Josef Kaufmann Racing | Nico Hülkenberg |
| 2 | R1 | EuroSpeedway Lausitz | 30 April | Nico Hülkenberg | Sébastien Buemi | Sébastien Buemi | Mücke Motorsport | Nico Hülkenberg |
| 2 | R2 | EuroSpeedway Lausitz | 1 May | Nick de Bruijn | Nick de Bruijn | Nico Hülkenberg | Josef Kaufmann Racing | Nico Hülkenberg |
| 3 | R1 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 14 May | Nico Hülkenberg | Fabio Onidi | Sébastien Buemi | Mücke Motorsport | Nico Hülkenberg |
| 3 | R2 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 15 May | Sébastien Buemi | Chris van der Drift | Chris van der Drift | Team Rosberg | Nico Hülkenberg |
| 4 | R1 | Nürburgring | 28 May | Nico Hülkenberg | Sébastien Buemi | Nico Hülkenberg | Josef Kaufmann Racing | Nico Hülkenberg |
| 4 | R2 | Nürburgring | 29 May | Nico Hülkenberg | Nico Hülkenberg | João Urbano | Mücke Motorsport | Nico Hülkenberg |
| 5 | R1 | Masaryk Circuit, Brno | 4 June | Sébastien Buemi | Sébastien Buemi | João Urbano | Mücke Motorsport | Nico Hülkenberg |
| 5 | R2 | Masaryk Circuit, Brno | 5 June | Sébastien Buemi | Sébastien Buemi | Sébastien Buemi | Mücke Motorsport | Nico Hülkenberg |
| 6 | R1 | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben | 25 June | Nico Hülkenberg | Sébastien Buemi | Nico Hülkenberg | Josef Kaufmann Racing | Nico Hülkenberg |
| 6 | R2 | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben | 26 June | Sébastien Buemi | Sébastien Buemi | Sébastien Buemi | Mücke Motorsport | Nick de Bruijn |
| 7 | R1 | Norisring, Nuremberg | 16 July | Sébastien Buemi | Sébastien Buemi | Mika Mäki | KDF Motorsport | Mika Mäki |
| 7 | R2 | Norisring, Nuremberg | 17 July | Nick de Bruijn | Nico Hülkenberg | Nico Hülkenberg | Josef Kaufmann Racing | Nico Hülkenberg |
| 8 | R1 | Nürburgring | 6 August | Tim Sandtler | Sébastien Buemi | Sébastien Buemi | Mücke Motorsport | Nico Hülkenberg |
| 8 | R2 | Nürburgring | 7 August | Sébastien Buemi | Sébastien Buemi | Sébastien Buemi | Mücke Motorsport | Nick de Bruijn |
| 9 | R1 | Circuit Park Zandvoort | 27 August | Sébastien Buemi | Nico Hülkenberg | Nico Hülkenberg | Josef Kaufmann Racing | Nico Hülkenberg |
| 9 | R2 | Circuit Park Zandvoort | 28 August | Nico Hülkenberg | Sébastien Buemi | Sébastien Buemi | Mücke Motorsport | Nico Hülkenberg |
| 10 | R1 | Hockenheimring | 22 October | Nico Hülkenberg | Nico Hülkenberg | Markus Niemelä | Team Rosberg | Christian Vietoris |
| 10 | R2 | Hockenheimring | 23 October | Nico Hülkenberg | Nico Hülkenberg | Nico Hülkenberg | Josef Kaufmann Racing | Nico Hülkenberg |

## Standings

* Points are awarded as follows:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | HOC1 | HOC1 | LAU | LAU | SPA | SPA | NÜR1 | NÜR1 | BRN | BRN | OSC | OSC | NOR | NOR | NÜR2 | NÜR2 | ZAN | ZAN | HOC2 | HOC2 | Pts |
| 1 | Nico Hülkenberg | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 19† | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 287 |
| 2 | Sébastien Buemi | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 282 |
| 3 | João Urbano | 5 | 7 | 20† | 4 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 6 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 15 | Ret | 155 |
| 4 | Chris van der Drift | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | Ret | 4 | 12 | 19† | 6 | 5 | 4 | 149 |
| 5 | Nick de Bruijn | 6 | Ret | 4 | 2 | 8 | Ret | DNS | 16 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 109 |
| 6 | Natacha Gachnang | 15 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 8 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 5 | Ret | 2 | 8 | 19 | Ret | 5 | 90 |
| 7 | Markus Niemelä | 10 | Ret | 5 | 22† | 6 | Ret | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17† | 7 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 85 |
| 8 | Martin Ragginger | 16 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 2 | 78 |
| 9 | Tim Sandtler | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 74 |
| 10 | Jonathan Summerton | Ret | 11 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 22 | Ret | 14 | 7 | 4 | 16† | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | Ret | 51 |
| 11 | Fabio Onidi | 8 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 7 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 21† | 22 | Ret | 6 | DNS | 19 | 6 | 8 | | | 48 |
| 12 | Mika Mäki | Ret | 19 | 10 | 9 | 15 | Ret | 12 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 11 | 10 | 12 | Ret | 9 | 44 |
| 13 | Marco Holzer | 9 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 17† | 41 |
| 14 | Sergio Pérez | 13 | 2 | 6 | Ret | 5 | DNS | 15 | 8 | 12 | 8 | Ret | 14 | 13 | 13 | Ret | 9 | 14 | 15 | 12 | Ret | 37 |
| 15 | Benjamin Leuchter | 4 | 6 | Ret | 19 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 |
| 16 | Dominik Wasem | Ret | 18 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 12 | Ret | 20 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 15 |
| 17 | Christian Vietoris | Ret | 17 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | Ret | DNS | 10 | 16 | Ret | 22 | 4 | Ret | 15 |
| 18 | Stefano Coletti | 7 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 14 | Ret | 11 | 12 | 22† | Ret | 18† | Ret | 15 | Ret | 11 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 13 |
| 19 | Marco Idili | 18† | 22 | 17 | 15 | 25 | 19† | 9 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 20† | 10 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 17 | Ret | 16† | 9 |
| 20 | Tobias Hegewald | 14 | 12 | 16 | Ret | 19 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 15 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 14 | 6 |
| 21 | Henri Karjalainen | Ret | 10 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 12 | Ret | 10 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | Ret | 15 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 5 |
| 22 | Marcel Jeleniowski | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| 23 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | 17 | 23 | Ret | 21 | 18 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 18 | Ret | 23 | 9 | 17† | 16 | 10 | Ret | 20 | DNS | DNS | 3 |
| 24 | Jens Höing | DNS | 21 | Ret | 20 | 24 | 11 | 20 | Ret | Ret | 24 | Ret | 20 | 11 | 9 | 18 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 17 | DNS | 2 |
| 25 | Andzej Dzikevic | 11 | 20 | 15 | Ret | 21 | 10 | Ret | 18 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 20† | 13 | 13 | 13 | 2 |
| 26 | Harald Schlegelmilch | Ret | 15 | 18 | 13 | 20 | 14 | 16 | Ret | 24 | 20 | Ret | 21 | 10 | Ret | 12 | Ret | | | | | 1 |
| 27 | Jiri Micanek, Jr. | DNS | 24† | | | | | | | 23 | 23 | 19 | 24† | DNS | DNS | 21 | Ret | 16 | 21 | 14 | Ret | 0 |
| 28 | Robert Boughey | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | HOC1 | HOC1 | LAU | LAU | SPA | SPA | NÜR1 | NÜR1 | BRN | BRN | OSC | OSC | NOR | NOR | NÜR2 | NÜR2 | ZAN | ZAN | HOC2 | HOC2 | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |
† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

### Rookie Cup

* Points are awarded as follows:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | HOC1 | HOC1 | LAU | LAU | SPA | SPA | NÜR1 | NÜR1 | BRN | BRN | OSC | OSC | NOR | NOR | NÜR2 | NÜR2 | ZAN | ZAN | HOC2 | HOC2 | Pts |
| 1 | Nico Hülkenberg | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 19† | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 369 |
| 2 | Nick de Bruijn | 6 | Ret | 4 | 2 | 8 | Ret | DNS | 16 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 215 |
| 3 | Martin Ragginger | 16 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 2 | 193 |
| 4 | Mika Mäki | Ret | 19 | 10 | 9 | 15 | Ret | 12 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 11 | 10 | 12 | Ret | 9 | 151 |
| 5 | Sergio Pérez | 13 | 2 | 6 | Ret | 5 | DNS | 15 | 8 | 12 | 8 | Ret | 14 | 13 | 13 | Ret | 9 | 14 | 15 | 12 | Ret | 143 |
| 6 | Stefano Coletti | 7 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 14 | Ret | 11 | 12 | 22† | Ret | 18† | Ret | 15 | Ret | 11 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 106 |
| 7 | Tobias Hegewald | 14 | 12 | 16 | Ret | 19 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 15 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 14 | 102 |
| 8 | Marco Idili | 18† | 22 | 17 | 15 | 25 | 19† | 9 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 20† | 10 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 17 | Ret | 16† | 99 |
| 9 | Christian Vietoris | Ret | 17 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | Ret | DNS | 10 | 16 | Ret | 22 | 4 | Ret | 87 |
| 10 | Jens Höing | DNS | 21 | Ret | 20 | 24 | 11 | 20 | Ret | Ret | 24 | Ret | 20 | 11 | 9 | 18 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 17 | DNS | 57 |
| 11 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | 17 | 23 | Ret | 21 | 18 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 18 | Ret | 23 | 9 | 17† | 16 | 10 | Ret | 20 | DNS | DNS | 55 |
| Pos | Driver | HOC1 | HOC1 | LAU | LAU | SPA | SPA | NÜR1 | NÜR1 | BRN | BRN | OSC | OSC | NOR | NOR | NÜR2 | NÜR2 | ZAN | ZAN | HOC2 | HOC2 | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |