| Formula BMW | |
|---|---|
| Motor racing formula | |
| Category | Single seaters |
| Country or region | International |
| Championships | Europe Americas Pacific Former: Asia Germany United Kingdom United States |
| Inaugural season | 1998 |
| Status | Defunct |
| Folded | 2013 |
| Current champions |  Robin Hansson (Talent Cup) |
Formula BMW was a junior racing formula for single seater cars. It was positioned at the bottom of the motorsport career ladder alongside the longer established Formula Ford category. Like Formula Ford, it was intended to function as the young kart racing graduate's first experience of car racing.
The new formula was created by BMW Motorsport in 2001, with the first of its championships being inaugurated in Germany in 2002. Selected competitors from each series meet in the World Final at the end of each season, with the promise of a Formula One test for the winner.
From 2011 onwards BMW ceased to support the Pacific and Europe series, in favour of the Formula BMW Talent Cup.[1] The Talent Cup, which was the final Formula BMW championship in existence, ended after the 2013 season.
- ^ Hornsby, Tom (2010-07-08). "Europe and Asia series axed". motorstv.com. Motors TV. Archived from the original on 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2010-07-08.