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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.[1][2][3] Ahead of the season BMW opened a new BMW Performance Center near the Bahrain International Circuit.[4] It was used for the evaluation and license courses for thr Formula BMW scholarship ahead of the season.[5][6]

Teams and drivers

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All cars were Mygale FB02 chassis powered by BMW engines.

Team No Driver Class Rounds
Hong Kong  Minardi Team Asia 2 Malaysia  Aaron Lim R 2–7
3 Bahrain  Abdulla Ebrahim Mattar G 1
4 Sri Lanka  Dejan de Zoysa[6] R 1–4
5 Bahrain  Mohammed Al Baharna G 1
22 Hong Kong  Jonathan Chan[6] All
South Korea  Team E-Rain 7 Bahrain  Salman Al Khalifa All
17 India  Armaan Ebrahim[6] R All
61 South Korea  An Sukwon[6] R All
Macau  Ao's Racing Team 9 China  Wang Jian-Wei[6] R All
20 Hong Kong  Chia On G 1–2
23 Macau  Ao Chi Hong[6] G 4, 6–7
99 China  Song Ge G 1–2, 7
Malaysia  Team Meritus 18 China  Xu Jia G 4
29 Australia  Michael Patrizi[6] R All
38 Bahrain  Hamad Al Fardan[6] All
58 Thailand  Robert Boughey[6] All
69 Japan  Mitsunobu Endo[6] 1–3, 5–7
88 Malaysia  Ro Charlz R All
99 Jordan  Hamza Dirani G 6–7
Icon Class
R Rookie Cup
G Guest drivers ineligible to score points

Races

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Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Winning Rookie
1 R1 Bahrain  Bahrain International Circuit 2 April Bahrain  Salman Al Khalifa Bahrain  Hamad Al Fardan Bahrain  Salman Al Khalifa South Korea  Team E-Rain Malaysia  Ro Charlz
R2 3 April Bahrain  Salman Al Khalifa Bahrain  Salman Al Khalifa Thailand  Robert Boughey Malaysia  Team Meritus India  Armaan Ebrahim
2 R1 Malaysia  Sepang International Circuit 14 May Bahrain  Salman Al Khalifa Malaysia  Ro Charlz Bahrain  Salman Al Khalifa South Korea  Team E-Rain Malaysia  Ro Charlz
R2 15 May Bahrain  Salman Al Khalifa Bahrain  Salman Al Khalifa India  Armaan Ebrahim South Korea  Team E-Rain India  Armaan Ebrahim
3 R1 Thailand  Bira Circuit 11 June Australia  Michael Patrizi Australia  Michael Patrizi Bahrain  Hamad Al Fardan Malaysia  Team Meritus Australia  Michael Patrizi
R2 12 June Bahrain  Salman Al Khalifa Bahrain  Hamad Al Fardan Bahrain  Salman Al Khalifa South Korea  Team E-Rain Australia  Michael Patrizi
4 R1 China  Goldenport Park Circuit 16 July Bahrain  Salman Al Khalifa Bahrain  Salman Al Khalifa Bahrain  Salman Al Khalifa South Korea  Team E-Rain Malaysia  Ro Charlz
R2 17 July Bahrain  Salman Al Khalifa India  Armaan Ebrahim Bahrain  Hamad Al Fardan Malaysia  Team Meritus Australia  Michael Patrizi
5 R1 South Korea  Taebaek Racing Park 6 August Malaysia  Ro Charlz Bahrain  Hamad Al Fardan Bahrain  Hamad Al Fardan Malaysia  Team Meritus Malaysia  Ro Charlz
R2 7 August Malaysia  Ro Charlz Australia  Michael Patrizi Australia  Michael Patrizi Malaysia  Team Meritus Australia  Michael Patrizi
6 R1 Japan  Autopolis 3 September Australia  Michael Patrizi Australia  Michael Patrizi Bahrain  Salman Al Khalifa South Korea  Team E-Rain Australia  Michael Patrizi
R2 4 September Bahrain  Hamad Al Fardan Bahrain  Hamad Al Fardan Bahrain  Salman Al Khalifa South Korea  Team E-Rain Australia  Michael Patrizi
7 R1 China  Shanghai International Circuit 15 October Bahrain  Hamad Al Fardan India  Armaan Ebrahim Bahrain  Hamad Al Fardan[7] Malaysia  Team Meritus Malaysia  Ro Charlz
R2 16 October Australia  Michael Patrizi Australia  Michael Patrizi Australia  Michael Patrizi Malaysia  Team Meritus Australia  Michael Patrizi

Standings

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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

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Pos Driver BHR
Bahrain 
SEP
Malaysia 
BIR
Thailand 
BEI
China 
TAE
South Korea 
AUT
Japan 
SIC
China 
Pts
1 Bahrain  Salman Al Khalifa 1 2 1 3 10 1 1 9 6 Ret 1 1 5 5 172
2 Australia  Michael Patrizi 3 7 Ret 7 2 3 8 2 4 1 2 2 4 1 157
3 Bahrain  Hamad Al Fardan 4 14 2 13 1 2 2 1 1 Ret Ret 4 1 9 148
4 Malaysia  Ro Charlz 2 5 3 5 3 5 3 Ret 2 2 3 Ret 2 6 140
5 India  Armaan Ebrahim 5 4 4 1 Ret 4 4 4 Ret 4 Ret 3 3 2 129
6 Thailand  Robert Boughey 6 1 11 2 4 Ret 6 6 7 6 4 Ret 6 7 94
7 South Korea  An Sukwon 7 6 7 6 6 7 5 3 3 Ret 5 6 9 4 90
8 Malaysia  Aaron Lim 5 4 5 6 7 5 5 3 Ret Ret 7 3 80
9 Hong Kong  Jonathan Chan 11 Ret 9 9 8 9 12 8 9 5 9 5 8 8 41
10 Japan  Mitsunobu Endo 9 9 10 10 7 10 8 Ret 6 8 14 11 27
11 China  Wang Jian-Wei 8 11 6 11 9 11 10 Ret 10 Ret Ret 9 10 12 19
12 Sri Lanka  Dejan de Zoysa 10 8 Ret 8 Ret 8 9 7 17
Guest drivers ineligible to score points
Bahrain  Mohammed Al Baharna Ret 3
Jordan  Hamza Dirani 7 7 11 10
China  Song Ge 12 10 8 12 13 13
Macau  Ao Chi Hong 13 11 8 Ret 12 DNS
China  Xu Jia 11 10
Hong Kong  Chia On 14 12 DNS DNS
Bahrain  Abdulla Ebrahim Mattar 13 13
Pos Driver BHR
Bahrain 
SEP
Malaysia 
BIR
Thailand 
BEI
China 
TAE
South Korea 
AUT
Japan 
SIC
China 
Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
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

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Pos Driver BHR
Bahrain 
SEP
Malaysia 
BIR
Thailand 
BEI
China 
TAE
South Korea 
AUT
Japan 
SIC
China 
Pts
1 Australia  Michael Patrizi 2 4 Ret 5 1 1 5 1 3 1 1 1 3 1 205
2 Malaysia  Ro Charlz 1 2 1 3 2 3 1 Ret 1 2 2 Ret 1 5 192
3 India  Armaan Ebrahim 3 1 2 1 Ret 2 2 3 Ret 4 Ret 2 2 2 164
4 South Korea  An Sukwon 4 3 5 4 4 5 3 2 2 Ret 3 3 5 4 142
5 Malaysia  Aaron Lim 3 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 Ret Ret 4 3 113
6 China  Wang Jian-Wei 5 6 4 7 5 7 7 Ret 5 Ret Ret 4 6 6 74
7 Sri Lanka  Dejan de Zoysa 6 5 Ret 6 Ret 6 6 5 40

References

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  1. ^ "Formula BMW - Round 14 - Shanghai - Race". www.press.bmwgroup.com. 16 October 2005.
  2. ^ "AP: Michael Patrizi Shanghai summary". www.au.motorsport.com. 16 October 2005.
  3. ^ "Bahraini crowned Formula BMW Asia 2005 Champion!". www.mahmood.tv. 16 October 2005.
  4. ^ "Formula BMW: BMW opens Performance Center in Bahrain". www.press.bmwgroup.com. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  5. ^ "Formula BMW Asia: Huge Response für Scholarship Qualifying 2005". www.press.bmwgroup.com. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Formula BMW Asia - Rounds 1 and 2 - Bahrain - Preview". www.press.bmwgroup.com. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  7. ^ "Formula BMW - Round 13 - Shanghai - Race". www.press.bmwgroup.com. 16 October 2005.
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