2004 Formula BMW Asia season

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]

Champion Marchy Lee on a qualifying lap.
Hanss Lin finished 4th overall for Belgravia Motorsport.

Teams and drivers

All cars were Mygale FB02 chassis powered by BMW engines.

Team No Driver Class Rounds
Malaysia Minardi Team Asia 2 Philippines Dado Pena All
3 Philippines Tyson Sy All
4 Thailand Robert Boughey R All
5 Indonesia Moreno Soeprapto G 1–4, 6
27 United Kingdom Mark Goddard 5
South Korea Team E-Rain 6 China Han Han R All
7 South Korea Lee Kookhyun G 7
12 Philippines Gaby Dela Merced R 3–4
33 Macau Ao Chi Hong G 6
61 South Korea You Kyongouk All
62 Malaysia Karshana Dissanayake G 1
68 Hong Kong Michael Ting G 5
86 6
United Kingdom Belgravia Motorsport 21 Bahrain Salman Al Khalifa All
22 Bahrain Mohammed Al Baharna All
23 Bahrain Hamad Al Fardan R All
24 Morocco Mehdi Bennani R 1
88 Chinese Taipei Hanss Lin Po Heng All
Malaysia Team Meritus 8 Malaysia Chin Tzer Jinn G 2
11 Malaysia Nik Iruwan Nik Izani R All
24 Morocco Mehdi Bennani R 2–7
38 Hong Kong Marchy Lee All
15 Hong Kong Tobia Kipper G 6
52 United States Mark Patterson G 6
77 Chinese Taipei Kuo Chia-Ming G 2
Philippines Team T.E.C Pilipinas 12 Philippines Gaby Dela Merced R 1–2
Thailand Autosport with Arto 19 Thailand Maekkasit Weraporasu R 1–3
20 Japan Tohru Jitsukawa 1–2
Philippines San Miguel MP Turbo 33 Philippines Mike Potenciano G 3
Icon Class
R Rookie Cup
G Guest drivers ineligible to score points

Races
Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Winning Rookie
1 R1 Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit 3 April Hong Kong Marchy Lee Hong Kong Marchy Lee Hong Kong Marchy Lee Malaysia Team Meritus Morocco Mehdi Bennani
R2 4 April Indonesia Moreno Soeprapto Thailand Maekkasit Weraporasu Hong Kong Marchy Lee Malaysia Team Meritus Morocco Mehdi Bennani
2 R1 Malaysia Sepang International Circuit 19 June Chinese Taipei Hanss Lin Po Heng no data Hong Kong Marchy Lee Malaysia Team Meritus Bahrain Hamad Al Fardan
R2 Hong Kong Marchy Lee no data Hong Kong Marchy Lee Malaysia Team Meritus Morocco Mehdi Bennani
3 R1 Thailand Bira Circuit 10 July Hong Kong Marchy Lee no data Hong Kong Marchy Lee Malaysia Team Meritus Morocco Mehdi Bennani
R2 11 July Chinese Taipei Hanss Lin Po Heng no data Hong Kong Marchy Lee Malaysia Team Meritus Morocco Mehdi Bennani
4 R1 China Goldenport Park Circuit 15 August Hong Kong Marchy Lee Morocco Mehdi Bennani Hong Kong Marchy Lee Malaysia Team Meritus Morocco Mehdi Bennani
R2 16 August Hong Kong Marchy Lee Chinese Taipei Hanss Lin Po Heng Chinese Taipei Hanss Lin Po Heng United Kingdom Belgravia Motorsport Morocco Mehdi Bennani
5 R1 Japan Autopolis 4 September Hong Kong Marchy Lee Hong Kong Marchy Lee Hong Kong Marchy Lee Malaysia Team Meritus Morocco Mehdi Bennani
R2 5 September Hong Kong Marchy Lee Hong Kong Marchy Lee Hong Kong Marchy Lee Malaysia Team Meritus Morocco Mehdi Bennani
6 R1 China Shanghai International Circuit 25 September Hong Kong Marchy Lee Philippines Tyson Sy Hong Kong Marchy Lee Malaysia Team Meritus Bahrain Hamad Al Fardan
R2 26 September Hong Kong Marchy Lee Morocco Mehdi Bennani Indonesia Moreno Soeprapto Malaysia Minardi Team Asia Malaysia Nik Iruwan Nik Izani
7 R1 South Korea Taebaek Racing Park 16 October Hong Kong Marchy Lee Bahrain Hamad Al Fardan Hong Kong Marchy Lee Malaysia Team Meritus Bahrain Hamad Al Fardan
R2 17 October Hong Kong Marchy Lee Hong Kong Marchy Lee Hong Kong Marchy Lee Malaysia Team Meritus Morocco Mehdi Bennani

Standings

Points were awarded as follows:

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 20 15 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1

Drivers' Championship
Pos Driver BHR
Bahrain		 SEP
Malaysia		 BIR
Thailand		 BEI
China		 AUT
Japan		 SIC
China		 TAE
South Korea		 Pts
1 Hong Kong Marchy Lee 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 Ret 1 1 250
2 South Korea You Kyongouk 2 3 2 3 2 4 3 10 7 6 10 3 7 Ret 124
3 Morocco Mehdi Bennani 5 5 Ret 2 3 3 5 2 5 3 Ret 4 12 3 124
4 Chinese Taipei Hanss Lin Po Heng 3 6 Ret 14 4 2 2 1 3 Ret 9 Ret 3 2 120
5 Philippines Tyson Sy Ret 2 3 4 6 11 9 Ret 2 2 3 12 4 5 108
6 Bahrain Salman Al Khalifa 9 9 7 9 5 5 4 3 6 10 Ret 5 5 6 84
7 Philippines Dado Pena 6 4 5 5 8 16 10 5 4 12 5 6 6 Ret 83
8 Bahrain Hamad Al Fardan Ret 13 6 6 Ret 8 6 Ret Ret 4 2 7 2 4 80
9 Malaysia Nik Iruwan Nik Izani 11 14 12 11 12 14 7 6 8 11 Ret 2 10 7 42
10 Thailand Robert Boughey 10 7 11 10 9 10 12 8 12 5 6 DSQ 9 8 39
11 China Han Han 7 10 9 Ret 14 9 13 9 10 7 7 10 11 9 32
12 Bahrain Mohammed Al Baharna 12 11 10 8 Ret 7 8 Ret 9 8 8 8 8 10 32
13 Thailand Maekkasit Weraporasu 8 8 14 13 10 12 9
14 Japan Tohru Jitsukawa 14 12 8 Ret 4
15 Philippines Gaby Dela Merced 13 16 16 15 13 15 14 11 1
Guest drivers ineligible to score points
– Indonesia Moreno Soeprapto 4 Ret 3 7 7 6 11 7 4 1 –
– Philippines Mike Potenciano 11 13 –
– Hong Kong Michael Ting 11 9 Ret 14 –
– United States Mark Patterson 11 9 –
– Macau Ao Chi Hong 13 11 –
– Malaysia Chin Tzer Jinn 13 12 –
– Hong Kong Tobia Kipper 12 13 –
– South Korea Lee Kookhyun 13 Ret –
– Malaysia Karshana Dissanayake Ret 15 –
– Chinese Taipei Kuo Chia-Ming 15 Ret –
– United Kingdom Mark Goddard Ret Ret –
Pos Driver BHR
Bahrain		 SEP
Malaysia		 BIR
Thailand		 BEI
China		 AUT
Japan		 SIC
China		 TAE
South Korea		 Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Rookie Cup
Pos Driver BHR
Bahrain		 SEP
Malaysia		 BIR
Thailand		 BEI
China		 AUT
Japan		 SIC
China		 TAE
South Korea		 Pts
1 Morocco Mehdi Bennani 1 1 Ret 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Ret 2 5 1 223
2 Thailand Robert Boughey 4 2 3 3 2 4 4 3 4 3 2 DSQ 2 4 168
3 Bahrain Hamad Al Fardan Ret 5 1 2 Ret 2 2 Ret Ret 2 1 3 1 2 155
4 Malaysia Nik Iruwan Nik Izani 5 6 4 4 4 6 3 2 2 5 Ret 1 3 3 144
5 China Han Han 2 4 2 Ret 6 3 5 4 3 4 3 4 4 5 138
6 Thailand Maekkasit Weraporasu 3 3 5 5 3 5 60
7 Philippines Gaby Dela Merced 6 7 6 6 5 7 6 5 48

References
  1. Formula BMW Asia – Round 14 – Taebaek – Race BMW Group Press Archive. 17 October 2004. Retrieved On 28 June 2012.
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