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
Minardi Team Asia	2	Dado Pena		All
	3	Tyson Sy		All
	4	Robert Boughey	R	All
	5	Moreno Soeprapto	G	1–4, 6
	27	Mark Goddard		5
Team E-Rain	6	Han Han	R	All
	7	Lee Kookhyun	G	7
	12	Gaby Dela Merced	R	3–4
	33	Ao Chi Hong	G	6
	61	You Kyongouk		All
	62	Karshana Dissanayake	G	1
	68	Michael Ting	G	5
	86	Michael Ting	G	6
Belgravia Motorsport	21	Salman Al Khalifa		All
	22	Mohammed Al Baharna		All
	23	Hamad Al Fardan	R	All
	24	Mehdi Bennani	R	1
	88	Hanss Lin Po Heng		All
Team Meritus	8	Chin Tzer Jinn	G	2
	11	Nik Iruwan Nik Izani	R	All
	24	Mehdi Bennani	R	2–7
	38	Marchy Lee		All
	15	Tobia Kipper	G	6
	52	Mark Patterson	G	6
	77	Kuo Chia-Ming	G	2
Team T.E.C Pilipinas	12	Gaby Dela Merced	R	1–2
Autosport with Arto	19	Maekkasit Weraporasu	R	1–3
Autosport with Arto	20	Tohru Jitsukawa		1–2
San Miguel MP Turbo	33	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 International Circuit	3 April	Marchy Lee	Marchy Lee	Marchy Lee	Team Meritus	Mehdi Bennani
1	R2	Bahrain International Circuit	4 April	Moreno Soeprapto	Maekkasit Weraporasu	Marchy Lee	Team Meritus	Mehdi Bennani
2	R1	Sepang International Circuit	19 June	Hanss Lin Po Heng	no data	Marchy Lee	Team Meritus	Hamad Al Fardan
2	R2	Sepang International Circuit	19 June	Marchy Lee	no data	Marchy Lee	Team Meritus	Mehdi Bennani
3	R1	Bira Circuit	10 July	Marchy Lee	no data	Marchy Lee	Team Meritus	Mehdi Bennani
3	R2	Bira Circuit	11 July	Hanss Lin Po Heng	no data	Marchy Lee	Team Meritus	Mehdi Bennani
4	R1	Goldenport Park Circuit	15 August	Marchy Lee	Mehdi Bennani	Marchy Lee	Team Meritus	Mehdi Bennani
4	R2	Goldenport Park Circuit	16 August	Marchy Lee	Hanss Lin Po Heng	Hanss Lin Po Heng	Belgravia Motorsport	Mehdi Bennani
5	R1	Autopolis	4 September	Marchy Lee	Marchy Lee	Marchy Lee	Team Meritus	Mehdi Bennani
5	R2	Autopolis	5 September	Marchy Lee	Marchy Lee	Marchy Lee	Team Meritus	Mehdi Bennani
6	R1	Shanghai International Circuit	25 September	Marchy Lee	Tyson Sy	Marchy Lee	Team Meritus	Hamad Al Fardan
6	R2	Shanghai International Circuit	26 September	Marchy Lee	Mehdi Bennani	Moreno Soeprapto	Minardi Team Asia	Nik Iruwan Nik Izani
7	R1	Taebaek Racing Park	16 October	Marchy Lee	Hamad Al Fardan	Marchy Lee	Team Meritus	Hamad Al Fardan
7	R2	Taebaek Racing Park	17 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
Points	20	15	12	10	8	6	4	3	2	1

Drivers' Championship

Pos	Driver	BHR		SEP		BIR		BEI		AUT		SIC		TAE		Pts
1	Marchy Lee	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	1	1	Ret	1	1	250
2	You Kyongouk	2	3	2	3	2	4	3	10	7	6	10	3	7	Ret	124
3	Mehdi Bennani	5	5	Ret	2	3	3	5	2	5	3	Ret	4	12	3	124
4	Hanss Lin Po Heng	3	6	Ret	14	4	2	2	1	3	Ret	9	Ret	3	2	120
5	Tyson Sy	Ret	2	3	4	6	11	9	Ret	2	2	3	12	4	5	108
6	Salman Al Khalifa	9	9	7	9	5	5	4	3	6	10	Ret	5	5	6	84
7	Dado Pena	6	4	5	5	8	16	10	5	4	12	5	6	6	Ret	83
8	Hamad Al Fardan	Ret	13	6	6	Ret	8	6	Ret	Ret	4	2	7	2	4	80
9	Nik Iruwan Nik Izani	11	14	12	11	12	14	7	6	8	11	Ret	2	10	7	42
10	Robert Boughey	10	7	11	10	9	10	12	8	12	5	6	DSQ	9	8	39
11	Han Han	7	10	9	Ret	14	9	13	9	10	7	7	10	11	9	32
12	Mohammed Al Baharna	12	11	10	8	Ret	7	8	Ret	9	8	8	8	8	10	32
13	Maekkasit Weraporasu	8	8	14	13	10	12									9
14	Tohru Jitsukawa	14	12	8	Ret											4
15	Gaby Dela Merced	13	16	16	15	13	15	14	11							1
Guest drivers ineligible to score points
–	Moreno Soeprapto	4	Ret	4	7	7	6	11	7			4	1			–
–	Mike Potenciano					11	13									–
–	Michael Ting									11	9	Ret	14			–
–	Mark Patterson											11	9			–
–	Ao Chi Hong											13	11			–
–	Chin Tzer Jinn			13	12											–
–	Tobia Kipper											12	13			–
–	Lee Kookhyun													13	Ret	–
–	Karshana Dissanayake	Ret	15													–
–	Kuo Chia-Ming			15	Ret											–
–	Mark Goddard									Ret	Ret					–
Pos	Driver	BHR		SEP		BIR		BEI		AUT		SIC		TAE		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)
	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		SEP		BIR		BEI		AUT		SIC		TAE		Pts
1	Mehdi Bennani	1	1	Ret	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	Ret	2	5	1	223
2	Robert Boughey	4	2	3	3	2	4	4	3	4	3	2	DSQ	2	4	168
3	Hamad Al Fardan	Ret	5	1	2	Ret	2	2	Ret	Ret	2	1	3	1	2	155
4	Nik Iruwan Nik Izani	5	6	4	4	4	6	3	2	2	5	Ret	1	3	3	144
5	Han Han	2	4	2	Ret	6	3	5	4	3	4	3	4	4	5	138
6	Maekkasit Weraporasu	3	3	5	5	3	5									60
7	Gaby Dela Merced	6	7	6	6	5	7	6	5							48

References

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

External links

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

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