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

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

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

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		 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
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		 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

  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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "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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