2005 Formula BMW Asia season

2005 Formula BMW Asia season

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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 the 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 Minardi Team Asia 2 Aaron Lim R 2–7 3 Abdulla Ebrahim Mattar G 1 4 Dejan de Zoysa [6] R 1–4 5 Mohammed Al Baharna G 1 22 Jonathan Chan [6] All Team E-Rain 7 Salman Al Khalifa All 17 Armaan Ebrahim [6] R All 61 An Sukwon [6] R All Ao's Racing Team 9 Wang Jian-Wei [6] R All 20 Chia On G 1–2 23 Ao Chi Hong [6] G 4, 6–7 99 Song Ge G 1–2, 7 Team Meritus 18 Xu Jia G 4 29 Michael Patrizi [6] R All 38 Hamad Al Fardan [6] All 58 Robert Boughey [6] All 69 Mitsunobu Endo [6] 1–3, 5–7 88 Ro Charlz R All 99 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 International Circuit	2 April	Salman Al Khalifa	Hamad Al Fardan	Salman Al Khalifa	Team E-Rain	Ro Charlz
	R2		3 April	Salman Al Khalifa	Salman Al Khalifa	Robert Boughey	Team Meritus	Armaan Ebrahim
2	R1	Sepang International Circuit	14 May	Salman Al Khalifa	Ro Charlz	Salman Al Khalifa	Team E-Rain	Ro Charlz
	R2		15 May	Salman Al Khalifa	Salman Al Khalifa	Armaan Ebrahim	Team E-Rain	Armaan Ebrahim
3	R1	Bira Circuit	11 June	Michael Patrizi	Michael Patrizi	Hamad Al Fardan	Team Meritus	Michael Patrizi
	R2		12 June	Salman Al Khalifa	Hamad Al Fardan	Salman Al Khalifa	Team E-Rain	Michael Patrizi
4	R1	Goldenport Park Circuit	16 July	Salman Al Khalifa	Salman Al Khalifa	Salman Al Khalifa	Team E-Rain	Ro Charlz
	R2		17 July	Salman Al Khalifa	Armaan Ebrahim	Hamad Al Fardan	Team Meritus	Michael Patrizi
5	R1	Taebaek Racing Park	6 August	Ro Charlz	Hamad Al Fardan	Hamad Al Fardan	Team Meritus	Ro Charlz
	R2		7 August	Ro Charlz	Michael Patrizi	Michael Patrizi	Team Meritus	Michael Patrizi
6	R1	Autopolis	3 September	Michael Patrizi	Michael Patrizi	Salman Al Khalifa	Team E-Rain	Michael Patrizi
	R2		4 September	Hamad Al Fardan	Hamad Al Fardan	Salman Al Khalifa	Team E-Rain	Michael Patrizi
7	R1	Shanghai International Circuit	15 October	Hamad Al Fardan	Armaan Ebrahim	Hamad Al Fardan [7]	Team Meritus	Ro Charlz
	R2		16 October	Michael Patrizi	Michael Patrizi	Michael Patrizi	Team Meritus	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 SEP BIR BEI TAE AUT SIC Pts 1 Salman Al Khalifa 1 2 1 3 10 1 1 9 6 Ret 1 1 5 5 172 2 Michael Patrizi 3 7 Ret 7 2 3 8 2 4 1 2 2 4 1 157 3 Hamad Al Fardan 4 14 2 13 1 2 2 1 1 Ret Ret 4 1 9 148 4 Ro Charlz 2 5 3 5 3 5 3 Ret 2 2 3 Ret 2 6 140 5 Armaan Ebrahim 5 4 4 1 Ret 4 4 4 Ret 4 Ret 3 3 2 129 6 Robert Boughey 6 1 11 2 4 Ret 6 6 7 6 4 Ret 6 7 94 7 An Sukwon 7 6 7 6 6 7 5 3 3 Ret 5 6 9 4 90 8 Aaron Lim 5 4 5 6 7 5 5 3 Ret Ret 7 3 80 9 Jonathan Chan 11 Ret 9 9 8 9 12 8 9 5 9 5 8 8 41 10 Mitsunobu Endo 9 9 10 10 7 10 8 Ret 6 8 14 11 27 11 Wang Jian-Wei 8 11 6 11 9 11 10 Ret 10 Ret Ret 9 10 12 19 12 Dejan de Zoysa 10 8 Ret 8 Ret 8 9 7 17 Guest drivers ineligible to score points – Mohammed Al Baharna Ret 3 – – Hamza Dirani 7 7 11 10 – – Song Ge 12 10 8 12 13 13 – – Ao Chi Hong 13 11 8 Ret 12 DNS – – Xu Jia 11 10 – – Chia On 14 12 DNS DNS – – Abdulla Ebrahim Mattar 13 13 – Pos Driver BHR SEP BIR BEI TAE AUT SIC 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	BHR		SEP		BIR		BEI		TAE		AUT		SIC		Pts
1	Michael Patrizi	2	4	Ret	5	1	1	5	1	3	1	1	1	3	1	205
2	Ro Charlz	1	2	1	3	2	3	1	Ret	1	2	2	Ret	1	5	192
3	Armaan Ebrahim	3	1	2	1	Ret	2	2	3	Ret	4	Ret	2	2	2	164
4	An Sukwon	4	3	5	4	4	5	3	2	2	Ret	3	3	5	4	142
5	Aaron Lim			3	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	Ret	Ret	4	3	113
6	Wang Jian-Wei	5	6	4	7	5	7	7	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	4	6	6	74
7	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. "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.

External links

• BMW Group's press releases for Formula BMW Asia
• BMW-Motorsport.com