# 2009 Formula BMW Pacific season

The 2009 Formula BMW Pacific season was the eighth Formula BMW Pacific season. It began on May 2 in Sepang and ended on November 22 in Macau after 15 rounds in five countries. Rio Haryanto became champion with one race to spare, having won the title at Okayama.

## Teams and drivers

* All cars are powered by BMW engines, and Mygale FB02 chassis. Guest drivers in italics.
| Team | No | Driver | Class | Rounds |
| Team Holzer PFX | 2 | Dominic Ang | | All |
| Team Holzer PFX | 3 | Calvin Wong | R | All |
| Team Holzer PFX | 4 | Alif Jafri | R | All |
| Asia Racing Team | 5 | Suriya Kerisnan | R | 4, 6 |
| Asia Racing Team | 9 | Alon Day | | 6 |
| Atlantic Racing Team | 6 | Aditya Patel | | 1 |
| Atlantic Racing Team | 8 | Steel Guiliana | J R | 5–6 |
| Motaworld Racing | 8 | Steel Guiliana | J R | 1–4 |
| E-Rain Racing | 7 | Gary Thompson | R | All |
| E-Rain Racing | 17 | Fahmi Ilyas | R | All |
| E-Rain Racing | 27 | Fahad Algosaibi | R | 1–2, 4–5 |
| E-Rain Racing | 49 | Akhil Dinesh Khushlani | | All |
| Eurasia Motorsport | 10 | Antonio Martínez | R | 2 |
| Eurasia Motorsport | 11 | Chris Wootton | | All |
| Eurasia Motorsport | 12 | Jack Harvey | | 4 |
| Eurasia Motorsport | 22 | Axcil Jefferies | J R | All |
| Eurasia Motorsport | 26 | Paul Lau | | 4, 6 |
| Eurasia Motorsport | 30 | James Cole | | 6 |
| Eurasia Motorsport | 33 | Daiki Sasaki | | 5 |
| Ao's Racing | 16 | Hong Wei Cao | | 1–2, 4, 6 |
| EuroInternational | 18 | Jim Pla | | 6 |
| EuroInternational | 19 | William Buller | | 6 |
| EuroInternational | 20 | James Kovacic | | 4–5 |
| EuroInternational | 21 | Felipe Nasr | | 4, 6 |
| EuroInternational | 23 | Facundo Regalia | | 5–6 |
| EuroInternational | 42 | Michael Lewis | | 4–5 |
| Räikkönen Robertson Racing | 28 | Jazeman Jaafar | | 6 |
| Questnet Team Qi-Meritus | 28 | Huan Zhu | | 1 |
| Questnet Team Qi-Meritus | 38 | Dustin Sofyan | R | All |
| Questnet Team Qi-Meritus | 88 | Rio Haryanto | | All |
| Champ Motorsport | 29 | Jim Ka To | | 6 |
| TopSpeed Racing Shanghai | 34 | Tomoki Nojiri | | 6 |
| Icon | Class |
| R | Rookie Driver |
| J | Junior Driver |

## Calendar

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Supporting |
| 1 | R1 | Sepang | 4 April | Gary Thompson | Gary Thompson | Gary Thompson | E-Rain Racing | Malaysian Grand Prix |
| 1 | R2 | Sepang | 5 April | Gary Thompson | Rio Haryanto | Rio Haryanto | Questnet Team Qi-Meritus | Malaysian Grand Prix |
| 2 | R1 | Sepang | 30 May | Chris Wootton | Gary Thompson | Axcil Jefferies | Eurasia Motorsport | Asian Festival of Speed |
| 2 | R2 | Sepang | 30 May | Chris Wootton | Rio Haryanto | Fahmi Ilyas | E-Rain Racing | Asian Festival of Speed |
| 2 | R3 | Sepang | 31 May | Axcil Jefferies | Akhil Dinesh Khushlani | Axcil Jefferies | Eurasia Motorsport | Asian Festival of Speed |
| 2 | R4 | Sepang | 31 May | Fahmi Ilyas | Gary Thompson | Rio Haryanto | Questnet Team Qi-Meritus | Asian Festival of Speed |
| 3 | R1 | Sentul | 15 August | Rio Haryanto | Rio Haryanto | Rio Haryanto | Questnet Team Qi-Meritus | Asian Festival of Speed |
| 3 | R2 | Sentul | 15 August | Rio Haryanto | Rio Haryanto | Rio Haryanto | Questnet Team Qi-Meritus | Asian Festival of Speed |
| 3 | R3 | Sentul | 16 August | Rio Haryanto | Rio Haryanto | Rio Haryanto | Questnet Team Qi-Meritus | Asian Festival of Speed |
| 3 | R4 | Sentul | 16 August | Rio Haryanto | Rio Haryanto | Rio Haryanto | Questnet Team Qi-Meritus | Asian Festival of Speed |
| 4 | R1 | Singapore | 26 September | Rio Haryanto* | Gary Thompson* | Rio Haryanto* | Questnet Team Qi-Meritus* | Singapore Grand Prix |
| 4 | R2 | Singapore | 27 September | Fahmi Ilyas* | Axcil Jefferies* | Rio Haryanto* | Questnet Team Qi-Meritus* | Singapore Grand Prix |
| 5 | R1 | Okayama | 31 October | Axcil Jefferies* | Rio Haryanto* | Rio Haryanto* | Questnet Team Qi-Meritus* | World Touring Car Championship |
| 5 | R2 | Okayama | 1 November | Rio Haryanto* | Rio Haryanto* | Rio Haryanto* | Questnet Team Qi-Meritus* | World Touring Car Championship |
| 6 | R1 | Macau | 22 November | Rio Haryanto* | Rio Haryanto* | Rio Haryanto* | Questnet Team Qi-Meritus* | Macau Grand Prix |
* At the last three rounds, guest drivers started from pole position, setting the fastest lap before winning the race. In Singapore, Felipe Nasr achieved that before Facundo Regalia (Okayama) and William Buller did so in Macau.

## Standings

* Points are awarded as follows:
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | PP |
| Race 1 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | SEP1 1 | SEP1 2 | SEP2 1 | SEP2 2 | SEP2 3 | SEP2 4 | SEN 1 | SEN 2 | SEN 3 | SEN 4 | SIN 1 | SIN 2 | OKA 1 | OKA 2 | MAC 1 | Pts |
| 1 | Rio Haryanto | 3 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 250 |
| 2 | Gary Thompson | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 6 | Ret | 180 |
| 3 | Axcil Jefferies | 4 | Ret | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 7 | 5 | 163 |
| 4 | Fahmi Ilyas | 7 | Ret | 11 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 8 | 102 |
| 5 | Dustin Sofyan | 5 | Ret | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 89 |
| 6 | Akhil Dinesh Khushlani | 8 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 12 | 6 | 11 | Ret | 82 |
| 7 | Chris Wootton | 2 | 2 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | Ret | 78.5 |
| 8 | Calvin Wong | 6 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 7 | 9 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 4 | Ret | 69 |
| 9 | Dominic Ang | 11 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 7 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 46 |
| 10 | Steel Guiliana | 14 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 10 | Ret | 35 |
| 11 | Fahad Algosaibi | 13 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | | | | | 10 | 16 | 12 | Ret | | 19.5 |
| 12 | Hong Wei Cao | 10 | 5 | Ret | DNS | 9 | 11 | | | | | 7 | 14 | | | Ret | 19 |
| 13 | Alif Jafri | Ret | 11 | 9 | Ret | 13 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Ret | 11 | 14 | Ret | 17 |
| 14 | Aditya Patel | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 15 | Huan Zhu | 12 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0.5 |
| 16 | Suriya Kerisnan | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Ret | | | 7 | 0 |
| guest drivers ineligible for points ||||||||||||||||||
| | Felipe Nasr | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | DSQ | 0 |
| | Facundo Regalia | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | Ret | 0 |
| | William Buller | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 0 |
| | Michael Lewis | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 2 | 4 | Ret | | 0 |
| | Jim Pla | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 0 |
| | James Kovacic | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | | 0 |
| | Jack Harvey | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 13 | | | | 0 |
| | Jim Ka To | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 0 |
| | Antonio Martínez | | | 7 | 6 | 10 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Daiki Sasaki | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 9 | | 0 |
| | Paul Lau | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 15 | | | Ret | 0 |
| | James Cole | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| | Alon Day | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| | Jazeman Jaafar | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| | Tomoki Nojiri | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | SEP1 1 | SEP1 2 | SEP2 1 | SEP2 2 | SEP2 3 | SEP2 4 | SEN 1 | SEN 2 | SEN 3 | SEN 4 | SIN 1 | SIN 2 | OKA 1 | OKA 2 | MAC 1 | 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) |
Note: In the second race at the Sepang F1 support event, due to insufficient distance covered, half points were awarded.