2005 Formula BMW Asia season
The 2005 Formula BMW Asia season was the third season of the Asian Formula BMW championship for young drivers making the transition to car racing. Salman Al Khalifa was crowned a new champion while Michael Patrizi won the rookies' classification. Ahead of the season BMW opened a new BMW Performance Center near the Bahrain International Circuit. It was used for the evaluation and license courses for the Formula BMW scholarship ahead of the season.