The 2003 Formula BMW Asia season was held in 2003. It was won by the Meritus team, with Ho-Pin Tung. Tung claimed twelve pole positions and ten wins in 14 races during the course of the season, which spanned five countries.

Tung's reward was a test drive with the then BMW powered Williams F1 Team at the 4.428 kilometer (2.7 mile) Circuito de Jerez.[1]

Teams and drivers

All cars were Mygale FB02 chassis powered by BMW engines.

Team No Driver Class Rounds
Malaysia Goddard-QHR 2 Philippines Dado Pena R All
3 Philippines Tyson Sy R All
India Team India Racing 6 India Ajith Kumar All
83 India Rajvirdhan Vijayakumar R All
Malaysia Team Meritus 7 Malaysia Ferhan Fauzy 3
8 Malaysia Chin Tzer Jinn R All
28 Malaysia James Veerapan R 1
38 Hong Kong Marchy Lee 7
58 China Ho-Pin Tung All
78 Hong Kong Jim Ka To 4
88 Chinese Taipei Hanss Lin Po Heng All
South Korea Team E-Rain 9 South Korea Lee Dooyoung All
Thailand 3 Crowns Racing 11 Thailand Nattapong Horthongkum All
16 China Gary Sham All
Team Yellow Hat 14 Japan Keiko Ihara All
Philippines Team T.E.C Pilipinas 18 Philippines Don Pastor R All
Thailand Autosport Racing 27 Japan Tohru Jitsukawa All
Team Forty-One 41 Japan Ryo Nakano R All
Japan Autobacs with Racing On 55 Japan Akiko Kobayashi All
South Korea BMW Korea E-Rain 61 South Korea You Kyongouk R All
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 Malaysia Sepang International Circuit 22 March China Ho-Pin Tung China Ho-Pin Tung China Ho-Pin Tung Malaysia Team Meritus South Korea You Kyongouk
R2 23 March China Ho-Pin Tung China Ho-Pin Tung China Ho-Pin Tung Malaysia Team Meritus Malaysia James Veerapan
2 R1 Malaysia Sepang International Circuit 7 June China Ho-Pin Tung China Ho-Pin Tung Malaysia Team Meritus
R2 8 June China Ho-Pin Tung Chinese Taipei Hanss Lin Po Heng Malaysia Team Meritus
3 R1 Malaysia Johor Circuit 28 June China Ho-Pin Tung no data Chinese Taipei Hanss Lin Po Heng Malaysia Team Meritus South Korea You Kyongouk
R2 29 June China Ho-Pin Tung no data China Ho-Pin Tung Malaysia Team Meritus South Korea You Kyongouk
4 R1 Thailand Bira Circuit 20 July China Ho-Pin Tung no data China Ho-Pin Tung Malaysia Team Meritus Philippines Tyson Sy
R2 China Ho-Pin Tung no data China Ho-Pin Tung Malaysia Team Meritus Philippines Don Pastor
5 R1 South Korea Taebaek Racing Park 24 August China Ho-Pin Tung no data China Ho-Pin Tung Malaysia Team Meritus Philippines Tyson Sy
R2 China Ho-Pin Tung no data China Ho-Pin Tung Malaysia Team Meritus South Korea You Kyongouk
6 R1 Japan Autopolis 28 September China Ho-Pin Tung no data China Ho-Pin Tung Malaysia Team Meritus South Korea You Kyongouk
R2 China Ho-Pin Tung China Ho-Pin Tung Malaysia Team Meritus
7 R1 China Goldenport Park Circuit 26 October Hong Kong Marchy Lee no data Hong Kong Marchy Lee Malaysia Team Meritus Japan Ryo Nakano
R2 Chinese Taipei Hanss Lin Po Heng no data Chinese Taipei Hanss Lin Po Heng Malaysia Team Meritus Philippines Don Pastor

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 SEP1
Malaysia		 SEP2
Malaysia		 JOH
Malaysia		 BIR
Thailand		 TAE
South Korea		 AUT
Japan		 BEI
China		 Pts Final
Pts
1 China Ho-Pin Tung 1 1 1 Ret 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 Ret 205 225
2 Chinese Taipei Hanss Lin Po Heng 3 Ret 2 1 1 2 3 5 2 3 2 4 2 1 154 189
3 Japan Keiko Ihara 6 2 ?? ?? 3 3 16 8 3 5 3 5 5 5 112 139
4 Thailand Nattapong Horthongkum 2 3 ?? ?? 6 5 15 3 11 11 6 ?? 3 6 77 101
5 South Korea You Kyongouk 4 Ret ?? ?? 4 6 10 ?? 5 2 4 ?? 7 7 68 89
6 Philippines Tyson Sy 11 7 ?? ?? 7 Ret 4 ?? 4 4 7 ?? Ret 4 52 74
7 Japan Tohru Jitsukawa 7 5 ?? ?? 5 4 6 7 Ret 8 8 ?? Ret 10 47 66
8 Philippines Don Pastor 5 6 ?? ?? 13 Ret 5 4 10 7 Ret ?? Ret 3 49 60
9 Hong Kong Marchy Lee 1 2 35 35
10 India Rajvirdhan Vijayakumar Ret 8 ?? ?? 8 7 7 14 8 9 5 ?? 9 Ret 29 34
11 Hong Kong Jim Ka To 2 2 30 30
12 India Ajith Kumar Ret 10 ?? ?? 9 8 8 6 Ret 6 Ret ?? Ret 8 24 29
13 Japan Akiko Kobayashi 9 Ret ?? ?? 11 13 9 ?? 6 Ret Ret ?? 8 Ret 13 19
14 Japan Ryo Nakano Ret Ret ?? ?? 14 Ret 12 ?? 7 10 9 ?? 6 Ret 13 16
15 Malaysia James Veerapan Ret 4 10 10
16 Philippines Dado Pena 8 11 ?? ?? 15 9 DNS ?? 9 14 Ret ?? Ret DNS 7 7
17 South Korea Lee Dooyoung 12 9 ?? ?? 16 14 13 ?? 12 12 11 ?? 10 9 5 5
18 China Gary Sham 10 Ret ?? ?? 10 10 11 ?? 13 DNS 12 ?? Ret Ret 3 5
19 Malaysia Chin Tzer Jinn Ret Ret ?? ?? 12 11 14 ?? 14 13 10 ?? 11 11 1 1
20 Malaysia Ferhan Fauzy 17 12 0 0
Pos Driver SEP1
Malaysia		 SEP2
Malaysia		 JOH
Malaysia		 BIR
Thailand		 TAE
South Korea		 AUT
Japan		 BEI
China		 Pts Final
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 SEP1
Malaysia		 SEP2
Malaysia		 JOH
Malaysia		 BIR
Thailand		 TAE
South Korea		 AUT
Japan		 BEI
China		 Pts Final
Pts
1 South Korea You Kyongouk 1 Ret ?? ?? 1 1 4 ?? 2 1 1 ?? 2 3 152 205
2 Philippines Tyson Sy 4 3 ?? ?? 2 Ret 1 ?? 1 2 3 ?? Ret 2 119 169
3 Philippines Don Pastor 2 2 ?? ?? 5 Ret 2 1 6 3 Ret ?? Ret 1 111 151
4 India Rajvirdhan Vijayakumar Ret 4 ?? ?? 3 2 3 ?? 4 4 2 ?? 3 Ret 96 134
5 Japan Ryo Nakano Ret Ret ?? ?? 6 Ret 5 ?? 3 5 4 ?? 1 Ret 64 105
6 Malaysia Chin Tzer Jinn Ret Ret ?? ?? 4 4 6 ?? 7 6 5 ?? 4 4 64 88
7 Philippines Dado Pena 3 5 ?? ?? 7 3 DNS ?? 5 7 Ret ?? Ret DNS 48 78
8 Malaysia James Veerapan Ret 1 20 20

References

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