# 2003 Formula BMW Asia season

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.

## Teams and drivers

All cars were Mygale FB02 chassis powered by BMW engines.
| Team | No | Driver | Class | Rounds |
| Goddard-QHR | 2 | Dado Pena | R | All |
| Goddard-QHR | 3 | Tyson Sy | R | All |
| Team India Racing | 6 | Ajith Kumar | | All |
| Team India Racing | 83 | Rajvirdhan Vijayakumar | R | All |
| Team Meritus | 7 | Ferhan Fauzy | | 3 |
| Team Meritus | 8 | Chin Tzer Jinn | R | All |
| Team Meritus | 28 | James Veerapan | R | 1 |
| Team Meritus | 38 | Marchy Lee | | 7 |
| Team Meritus | 58 | Ho-Pin Tung | | All |
| Team Meritus | 78 | Jim Ka To | | 4 |
| Team Meritus | 88 | Hanss Lin Po Heng | | All |
| Team E-Rain | 9 | Lee Dooyoung | | All |
| 3 Crowns Racing | 11 | Nattapong Horthongkum | | All |
| 3 Crowns Racing | 16 | Gary Sham | | All |
| Team Yellow Hat | 14 | Keiko Ihara | | All |
| Team T.E.C Pilipinas | 18 | Don Pastor | R | All |
| Autosport Racing | 27 | Tohru Jitsukawa | | All |
| Team Forty-One | 41 | Ryo Nakano | R | All |
| Autobacs with Racing On | 55 | Akiko Kobayashi | | All |
| BMW Korea E-Rain | 61 | You Kyongouk | R | All |
| 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 | Sepang International Circuit | 22 March | Ho-Pin Tung | Ho-Pin Tung | Ho-Pin Tung | Team Meritus | You Kyongouk |
| 1 | R2 | Sepang International Circuit | 23 March | Ho-Pin Tung | Ho-Pin Tung | Ho-Pin Tung | Team Meritus | James Veerapan |
| 2 | R1 | Sepang International Circuit | 7 June | Ho-Pin Tung | | Ho-Pin Tung | Team Meritus | |
| 2 | R2 | Sepang International Circuit | 8 June | Ho-Pin Tung | | Hanss Lin Po Heng | Team Meritus | |
| 3 | R1 | Johor Circuit | 28 June | Ho-Pin Tung | no data | Hanss Lin Po Heng | Team Meritus | You Kyongouk |
| 3 | R2 | Johor Circuit | 29 June | Ho-Pin Tung | no data | Ho-Pin Tung | Team Meritus | You Kyongouk |
| 4 | R1 | Bira Circuit | 20 July | Ho-Pin Tung | no data | Ho-Pin Tung | Team Meritus | Tyson Sy |
| 4 | R2 | Bira Circuit | 20 July | Ho-Pin Tung | no data | Ho-Pin Tung | Team Meritus | Don Pastor |
| 5 | R1 | Taebaek Racing Park | 24 August | Ho-Pin Tung | no data | Ho-Pin Tung | Team Meritus | Tyson Sy |
| 5 | R2 | Taebaek Racing Park | 24 August | Ho-Pin Tung | no data | Ho-Pin Tung | Team Meritus | You Kyongouk |
| 6 | R1 | Autopolis | 28 September | Ho-Pin Tung | no data | Ho-Pin Tung | Team Meritus | You Kyongouk |
| 6 | R2 | Autopolis | 28 September | Ho-Pin Tung | | Ho-Pin Tung | Team Meritus | |
| 7 | R1 | Goldenport Park Circuit | 26 October | Marchy Lee | no data | Marchy Lee | Team Meritus | Ryo Nakano |
| 7 | R2 | Goldenport Park Circuit | 26 October | Hanss Lin Po Heng | no data | Hanss Lin Po Heng | Team Meritus | 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 | SEP1 | SEP2 | SEP2 | JOH | JOH | BIR | BIR | TAE | TAE | AUT | AUT | BEI | BEI | Pts | Final Pts |
| 1 | Ho-Pin Tung | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Ret | 205 | 225 |
| 2 | Hanss Lin Po Heng | 3 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 154 | 189 |
| 3 | Keiko Ihara | 6 | 2 | ?? | ?? | 3 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 112 | 139 |
| 4 | Nattapong Horthongkum | 2 | 3 | ?? | ?? | 6 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 6 | ?? | 3 | 6 | 77 | 101 |
| 5 | You Kyongouk | 4 | Ret | ?? | ?? | 4 | 6 | 10 | ?? | 5 | 2 | 4 | ?? | 7 | 7 | 68 | 89 |
| 6 | Tyson Sy | 11 | 7 | ?? | ?? | 7 | Ret | 4 | ?? | 4 | 4 | 7 | ?? | Ret | 4 | 52 | 74 |
| 7 | Tohru Jitsukawa | 7 | 5 | ?? | ?? | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 8 | 8 | ?? | Ret | 10 | 47 | 66 |
| 8 | Don Pastor | 5 | 6 | ?? | ?? | 13 | Ret | 5 | 4 | 10 | 7 | Ret | ?? | Ret | 3 | 49 | 60 |
| 9 | Marchy Lee | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 2 | 35 | 35 |
| 10 | Rajvirdhan Vijayakumar | Ret | 8 | ?? | ?? | 8 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 5 | ?? | 9 | Ret | 29 | 34 |
| 11 | Jim Ka To | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 30 | 30 |
| 12 | Ajith Kumar | Ret | 10 | ?? | ?? | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | Ret | 6 | Ret | ?? | Ret | 8 | 24 | 29 |
| 13 | Akiko Kobayashi | 9 | Ret | ?? | ?? | 11 | 13 | 9 | ?? | 6 | Ret | Ret | ?? | 8 | Ret | 13 | 19 |
| 14 | Ryo Nakano | Ret | Ret | ?? | ?? | 14 | Ret | 12 | ?? | 7 | 10 | 9 | ?? | 6 | Ret | 13 | 16 |
| 15 | James Veerapan | Ret | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 10 |
| 16 | Dado Pena | 8 | 11 | ?? | ?? | 15 | 9 | DNS | ?? | 9 | 14 | Ret | ?? | Ret | DNS | 7 | 7 |
| 17 | Lee Dooyoung | 12 | 9 | ?? | ?? | 16 | 14 | 13 | ?? | 12 | 12 | 11 | ?? | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| 18 | Gary Sham | 10 | Ret | ?? | ?? | 10 | 10 | 11 | ?? | 13 | DNS | 12 | ?? | Ret | Ret | 3 | 5 |
| 19 | Chin Tzer Jinn | Ret | Ret | ?? | ?? | 12 | 11 | 14 | ?? | 14 | 13 | 10 | ?? | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Ferhan Fauzy | | | | | 17 | 12 | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | SEP1 | SEP1 | SEP2 | SEP2 | JOH | JOH | BIR | BIR | TAE | TAE | AUT | AUT | BEI | BEI | Pts | Final 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 | SEP1 | SEP1 | SEP2 | SEP2 | JOH | JOH | BIR | BIR | TAE | TAE | AUT | AUT | BEI | BEI | Pts | Final Pts |
| 1 | You Kyongouk | 1 | Ret | ?? | ?? | 1 | 1 | 4 | ?? | 2 | 1 | 1 | ?? | 2 | 3 | 152 | 205 |
| 2 | Tyson Sy | 4 | 3 | ?? | ?? | 2 | Ret | 1 | ?? | 1 | 2 | 3 | ?? | Ret | 2 | 119 | 169 |
| 3 | Don Pastor | 2 | 2 | ?? | ?? | 5 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | Ret | ?? | Ret | 1 | 111 | 151 |
| 4 | Rajvirdhan Vijayakumar | Ret | 4 | ?? | ?? | 3 | 2 | 3 | ?? | 4 | 4 | 2 | ?? | 3 | Ret | 96 | 134 |
| 5 | Ryo Nakano | Ret | Ret | ?? | ?? | 6 | Ret | 5 | ?? | 3 | 5 | 4 | ?? | 1 | Ret | 64 | 105 |
| 6 | Chin Tzer Jinn | Ret | Ret | ?? | ?? | 4 | 4 | 6 | ?? | 7 | 6 | 5 | ?? | 4 | 4 | 64 | 88 |
| 7 | Dado Pena | 3 | 5 | ?? | ?? | 7 | 3 | DNS | ?? | 5 | 7 | Ret | ?? | Ret | DNS | 48 | 78 |
| 8 | James Veerapan | Ret | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | 20 |