2004 Formula BMW Asia season explained

The 2004 Formula BMW Asia season was won by Marchy Lee of Hong Kong, driving for Team Meritus. Lee finished the season on 250 points, followed by BMW Junior driver, 24-year-old You Kyong-Ouk and Rookie Cup winner Mehdi Bennani), both on 124 points. Lee received an extra prize in recognition of his extraordinary achievements – a three-day test with the Team Rosberg Formula 3 outfit.[1]

Teams and drivers

All cars were Mygale FB02 chassis powered by BMW engines.

TeamNoDriverClassRounds
Minardi Team Asia2 Dado PenaAll
3 Tyson SyAll
4 Robert BougheyAll
5 Moreno Soeprapto1–4, 6
27 Mark Goddard5
Team E-Rain6 Han HanAll
7 Lee Kookhyun7
12 Gaby Dela Merced3–4
33 Ao Chi Hong6
61 You KyongoukAll
62 Karshana Dissanayake1
68 Michael Ting5
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Belgravia Motorsport21 Salman Al KhalifaAll
22 Mohammed Al BaharnaAll
23 Hamad Al FardanAll
24 Mehdi Bennani1
88 Hanss Lin Po HengAll
Team Meritus8 Chin Tzer Jinn2
11 Nik Iruwan Nik IzaniAll
24 Mehdi Bennani2–7
38 Marchy LeeAll
15 Tobia Kipper 6
52 Mark Patterson 6
77 Kuo Chia-Ming2
Team T.E.C Pilipinas12 Gaby Dela Merced1–2
Autosport with Arto19 Maekkasit Weraporasu1–3
20 Tohru Jitsukawa1–2
San Miguel MP Turbo33 Mike Potenciano3
IconClass
Rookie Cup
Guest drivers ineligible to score points

Races

RoundCircuitDatePole PositionFastest LapWinning DriverWinning TeamWinning Rookie
1R1 Bahrain International Circuit3 April Marchy Lee Marchy Lee Marchy Lee Team Meritus Mehdi Bennani
R24 April Moreno Soepraptonowrap Maekkasit Weraporasu Marchy Lee Team Meritus Mehdi Bennani
2R1 Sepang International Circuit19 Junenowrap Hanss Lin Po Hengno data Marchy Lee Team Meritus Hamad Al Fardan
R2 Marchy Leeno data Marchy Lee Team Meritus Mehdi Bennani
3R1 Bira Circuit10 July Marchy Leeno data Marchy Lee Team Meritus Mehdi Bennani
R211 July Hanss Lin Po Hengno data Marchy Lee Team Meritus Mehdi Bennani
4R1 Goldenport Park Circuit15 August Marchy Lee Mehdi Bennani Marchy Lee Team Meritus Mehdi Bennani
R216 August Marchy Leenowrap Hanss Lin Po Hengnowrap Hanss Lin Po Hengnowrap Belgravia Motorsport Mehdi Bennani
5R1 Autopolis4 September Marchy Lee Marchy Lee Marchy Lee Team Meritus Mehdi Bennani
R25 September Marchy Lee Marchy Lee Marchy Lee Team Meritus Mehdi Bennani
6R1 Shanghai International Circuitnowrap25 September Marchy Lee Tyson Sy Marchy Lee Team Meritus Hamad Al Fardan
R226 September Marchy Lee Mehdi Bennani Moreno Soepraptonowrap Minardi Team Asianowrap Nik Iruwan Nik Izani
7R1 Taebaek Racing Park16 October Marchy Lee Hamad Al Fardan Marchy Lee Team Meritus Hamad Al Fardan
R217 October Marchy Lee Marchy Lee Marchy Lee Team Meritus Mehdi Bennani

Standings

Points were awarded as follows:

Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th 
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Drivers' Championship

PosDriverBHR
SEP
BIR
BEI
AUT
SIC
TAE
Pts
1 Marchy Lee11111114111Ret11250
2 You Kyongouk232324310761037Ret124
3 Mehdi Bennani55Ret2335253Ret4123124
4 Hanss Lin Po Heng36Ret1442213Ret9Ret32120
5 Tyson SyRet2346119Ret2231245108
6 Salman Al Khalifa99795543610Ret55684
7 Dado Pena6455816105412566Ret83
8 Hamad Al FardanRet1366Ret86RetRet4272480
9 Nik Iruwan Nik Izani11141211121476811Ret210742
10 Robert Boughey10711109101281256DSQ9839
11 Han Han7109Ret14913910771011932
12 Mohammed Al Baharna1211108Ret78Ret988881032
13 Maekkasit Weraporasu88141310129
14 Tohru Jitsukawa14128Ret4
15 Gaby Dela Merced13161615131514111
Guest drivers ineligible to score points
Moreno Soeprapto4Ret477611741
Mike Potenciano1113
Michael Ting119Ret14
Mark Patterson119
Ao Chi Hong1311
Chin Tzer Jinn1312
Tobia Kipper1213
Lee Kookhyun13Ret
Karshana DissanayakeRet15
Kuo Chia-Ming15Ret
Mark GoddardRetRet
PosDriverBHR
SEP
BIR
BEI
AUT
SIC
TAE
Pts
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Rookie Cup

PosDriverBHR
SEP
BIR
BEI
AUT
SIC
TAE
Pts
1 Mehdi Bennani11Ret1111111Ret251223
2 Robert Boughey42332443432DSQ24168
3 Hamad Al FardanRet512Ret22RetRet21312155
4 Nik Iruwan Nik Izani5644463225Ret133144
5 Han Han242Ret6354343445138
6 Maekkasit Weraporasu33553560
7 Gaby Dela Merced6766576548

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.press.bmwgroup-sport.com/pressclub/p/sp/pressDetail.html?outputChannelId=51&id=T0002359DE&left_menu_item=node__579 Formula BMW Asia – Round 14 – Taebaek – Race