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
|
| Goddard-QHR
|
2
|
Dado Pena
|
R
|
All
|
| 3
|
Tyson Sy
|
R
|
All
|
| Team India Racing
|
6
|
Ajith Kumar
|
|
All
|
| 83
|
Rajvirdhan Vijayakumar
|
R
|
All
|
| Team Meritus
|
7
|
Ferhan Fauzy
|
|
3
|
| 8
|
Chin Tzer Jinn
|
R
|
All
|
| 28
|
James Veerapan
|
R
|
1
|
| 38
|
Marchy Lee
|
|
7
|
| 58
|
Ho-Pin Tung
|
|
All
|
| 78
|
Jim Ka To
|
|
4
|
| 88
|
Hanss Lin Po Heng
|
|
All
|
| Team E-Rain
|
9
|
Lee Dooyoung
|
|
All
|
| 3 Crowns Racing
|
11
|
Nattapong Horthongkum
|
|
All
|
| 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
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
|
SEP2
|
JOH
|
BIR
|
TAE
|
AUT
|
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
|
SEP2
|
JOH
|
BIR
|
TAE
|
AUT
|
BEI
|
Pts
|
Final
Pts
|
|
| Colour |
Result
|
| Gold |
Winner
|
| Silver |
Second place
|
| Bronze |
Third place
|
| Green |
Points classification
|
| Blue |
Non-points classification
|
| Non-classified finish (NC)
|
| Purple |
Retired, not classified (Ret)
|
| Red |
Did not qualify (DNQ)
|
| Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
|
| Black |
Disqualified (DSQ)
|
| White |
Did 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
|
SEP2
|
JOH
|
BIR
|
TAE
|
AUT
|
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
|
References
External links