# 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.

## 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 |
| Minardi Team Asia | 3 | Tyson Sy | | All |
| Minardi Team Asia | 4 | Robert Boughey | R | All |
| Minardi Team Asia | 5 | Moreno Soeprapto | G | 1–4, 6 |
| Minardi Team Asia | 27 | Mark Goddard | | 5 |
| Team E-Rain | 6 | Han Han | R | All |
| Team E-Rain | 7 | Lee Kookhyun | G | 7 |
| Team E-Rain | 12 | Gaby Dela Merced | R | 3–4 |
| Team E-Rain | 33 | Ao Chi Hong | G | 6 |
| Team E-Rain | 61 | You Kyongouk | | All |
| Team E-Rain | 62 | Karshana Dissanayake | G | 1 |
| Team E-Rain | 68 | Michael Ting | G | 5 |
| Team E-Rain | 86 | Michael Ting | G | 6 |
| Belgravia Motorsport | 21 | Salman Al Khalifa | | All |
| Belgravia Motorsport | 22 | Mohammed Al Baharna | | All |
| Belgravia Motorsport | 23 | Hamad Al Fardan | R | All |
| Belgravia Motorsport | 24 | Mehdi Bennani | R | 1 |
| Belgravia Motorsport | 88 | Hanss Lin Po Heng | | All |
| Team Meritus | 8 | Chin Tzer Jinn | G | 2 |
| Team Meritus | 11 | Nik Iruwan Nik Izani | R | All |
| Team Meritus | 24 | Mehdi Bennani | R | 2–7 |
| Team Meritus | 38 | Marchy Lee | | All |
| Team Meritus | 15 | Tobia Kipper | G | 6 |
| Team Meritus | 52 | Mark Patterson | G | 6 |
| Team Meritus | 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 | 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 | BHR | SEP | SEP | BIR | BIR | BEI | BEI | AUT | AUT | SIC | SIC | TAE | 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 | BHR | SEP | SEP | BIR | BIR | BEI | BEI | AUT | AUT | SIC | SIC | TAE | 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) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |

### Rookie Cup

| Pos | Driver | BHR | BHR | SEP | SEP | BIR | BIR | BEI | BEI | AUT | AUT | SIC | SIC | TAE | 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 |