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20-year-old Queenslander, Chris Wootton has been announced as one of just three drivers to be granted a $100,000-plus (AUD) scholarship to compete in the Formula BMW Pacific Series that runs throughout Asia – catapulting him into the spotlight of the leading Formula 1 teams.The Series Chris will race in is likely to form part of at least two support events at Formula 1 Grands Prix in Asia this year. He will compete under the watchful gaze of the BMW Sauber F1 Team, along with his mentor an
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25.02.2009
20-year-old Queenslander, Chris Wootton has been announced as one of just three drivers to be granted a $100,000-plus (AUD) scholarship to compete in the Formula BMW Pacific Series that runs throughout Asia – catapulting him into the
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10.02.2009
Fresh faces and Rookie star are new season’s Formula BMW Juniors.Formula BMW Pacific has announced the names of its three scholarship winners for the 2009 season, each of whom will receive a 50,000 Euro cash contribution to their campaign in Asia’s premier entry-level series, plus participation in the powerful and proven Education & Coaching
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29.01.2009
Asia’s most successful racing team, Meritus, have discovered two new talents from Indonesia who are set to maintain the team’s winning tradition in this year’s Formula BMW Asia Championship.Rio Haryanto, 16
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16.11.2008
1 19 Mihai MARINESCU# (ROM) Motaworld 15:13.972
2 21 Michael CHRISTENSEN# (DEN) Motaworld 15:14.606
3 4 Kimiya SATO# (JPN) Eurasia Motorsport 15:21.847
4 53 Gabriel CHAVES (COL) Atlanti
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16.11.2008
Mihai Marinescu (ROM/19/Motaworld) won the spectacular Formula BMW Pacific season-closer at the Macau Grand Prix today, claiming victory in the series’ first ever race on the famous Guia Circuit. Second was teammate Michael Christensen (DEN/18), and tak
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15.11.2008
Round 16 Qualifying.
Mihai Marinescu (ROM/19/Motaworld) took the first ever Formula
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05.11.2008
Opportunity knocks for fledgling racers.
Having just crowned 2007 scholarship winner Ross Jamison (18/HKG/Meritus) as this year’s Formula BMW Pacific champion, the search is now on to find the next crop of talented youngsters to follow in his footsteps.
Fledgling racing drivers will have the opportunity to compete for one of four prestigious scholarships fo
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03.11.2008
Taking it down to the wire, Gianmarco Raimondo secured the Formula BMW Americas Rookie Championship with a fifth-place finish in the final race of the season. The seventeen-year-old St. Catharines, Ontario native lead the championship from the first r
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29.10.2008
Preview – Round 16, Guia Circuit, Macau, China, November 13-16.
For the first time in history, Formula BMW Pacific will race on the legendary Guia street circuit as part of the Macau Grand Prix next month. With the 2008 driver championship and the Rookie Cup both decided in Shanghai, the slate has been wiped clean and the focus will be purely on seeing which of the
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28.10.2008
Gianmarco Raimondo looks to secure rookie championship
For seventeen-year-old Gianmarco Raimondo, the 2008 racing season ends this weekend in Sao Paulo, Brazil and there is
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20.10.2008
BMW Pacific Rounds 14
A hard-fought podium finish in Round 14 gave Hong Kong’s Ross Jamison (18/Meritus) the 2008 Formula BMW Pacific Driver championship at the Shanghai International Circuit today.
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18.10.2008
As Team Meritus crowned third place finisher Ross Jamison as the 2008 Formula BMW Pacific Champion, team mate Simon Moss won today's first race after starting alongside the pole positioned Jamison. The team secured the points to win with two rounds remaining. This is the 13th title for Meritus in Formula BMW Pacific.
Romania
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10.10.2008
Preview - Rounds 14 and 15, Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, October 17-19.
With just three races remaining of the Formula BMW Pacific 2008 season, the outcome of the two rounds in Shanghai next weekend have a potentially momentous effects on the overall results. After 13 rounds, one driver is
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28.09.2008
Doru Sechelariu (15/Meritus) completed a perfect weekend on the Marina Bay street circuit as the young Romanian won Round 13. He added a second trophy to his collection after taking victory in Round 12 yesterday, winn
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28.09.2008
Malaysia has much to celebrate for at the inaugural Singapore Grand Prix when Team Qi-Meritus completed a sensational double in the Formula
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28.09.2008
It was a momentous occasion for Doru Sechelariu (ROM/Meritus) as the fifteen-year-old became the first-ever race winner on the Marina Bay Street Circuit.
It was Sechelariu’s first-ever Formula BMW victory and the Romanian – who
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27.09.2008
Malaysia's leading single seater racing team, Qi-Meritus, carved out a piece of history for themselves at the inaugural Singtel Singapore Grand Prix yesterday when their driver Doru Schelariu grabbed the chequered flag in the first-ever Formula
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26.09.2008
Rounds 12 and 13 Qualifying Marina Bay, Singapore –
It was a day of firsts as Formula BMW Pacific made motorsport history when the field of 17 became the first cars to take to the brand-new Marina Bay street circuit. Later, in qualifying, guest driver Doru Sechelariu (18/ROM/Meritus) took his first-ever pole in a time of 2:21.843 for Round 12, with his second-fast
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26.09.2008
Malaysia's Qi-Meritus Racing Team had a sensational start in the inaugural Singapore Formula One Grand Prix when its Romanian driver Doru Sechalariu claimed pole position in the Formula
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22.09.2008
Rounds 12 and 13, Marina Bay Circuit, Singapore, September 26-28.
The upcoming rounds of Formula BMW Pacific may well be the series’ most competitive to date as the drivers battle with their counterparts from Europe, making for both a large and internationally-inclusive entry. The series welcomes a number of exciting new drivers and teams for the two rounds, which
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03.09.2008
Asia Racing Team (ART) Motorsports drivers will be aiming for some top results this weekend, as the 2008 Formula Asia 2.0 series continues at the Bira circuit in Thailand.
The Round 3 saw the ART Motorsports scoring the first double 2nd of the season, with Yoshitaka Kuroda and Rio Haryanto finishing on the podium. Rio Haryanto took his first victory in Asia Driver Cup at
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21.07.2008
After their resounding success at the Sentul Circuit over the weekend, Malaysia's premier racing team TPC Qi-Meritus are well on track to sweep all four major Asian single-seater titles – in Formula BMW Pacific and Formula
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21.07.2008
Malaysian team TPC Qi-Meritus capped a brilliant weekend in Indonesia when Earl Bamber and James Grunwell completed their second successive 1-2 finish in as many days in the Formula V6 Asia Championship which concluded at the Sen
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21.07.2008
Round 11 Results Formula BMW Asia Pacific
Formula BMW Pacific points leader Ross Jamison (18/HKG/Meritus) put in a faultless performance to take Round 11, holding off determined Formula BMW Junior C
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21.07.2008
Round 10 Results.
Malaysian Melvin Moh (20) took a triumphant maiden victory in Round 10 of Formula BMW Pacific at Indonesia’s Sentul International Circuit today, the first win for his T
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20.07.2008
Ross Jamison (18/HKG/Meritus) strengthened his position at the top of the championship leaderboard today by taking victory in Round 9 of Formula BMW Pacific at the Sentul International Circuit. Jamison’s Meritus team mate, Formula BMW Junior Chris Wootton
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19.07.2008
Sean McDonagh (18/USA/Team E-Rain) recorded his second Formula BMW Pacific win today, taking victory in the 15-lap Round 8 at Indonesia’s Sentul International Circuit. In a perfect lights-to-flag run, McDonagh converted his pole position into an emphatic w
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19.07.2008
Team E-Rain’s Sean McDonagh (19/USA) continued the superb form he showed during practice this week to take pole position for Rounds 8 and 9 of Formula BMW Pacific at Indonesia’s 3.960km Sentul International Circuit today.
Lining up alongside McDonagh for the start of both races will be overall points-leader Ross Jamison of
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08.07.2008
Preview - Rounds 8-11, Sentul International Circuit, Indonesia, July 18-20.
As Formula BMW Pacific embarks on the second half of the 2008 season, Indonesia’s 3.960km Sentul International Circuit represents a new testing ground for the region’s fledgling talent. With the first seven rounds run on Malaysia’s Sepang International Circuit, albeit on both the Grand Prix
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02.06.2008
Formula BMW Pacific has announced the final round of the 2008 season will be run as part of the prestigious Macau Grand Prix from November 13 to 16, giving the region’s finest junior single seater racers a unique opportunity to tackle the legendary Guia street circuit.
In what will be an exciting opportunity to showcase the successful entry-level formula, the Formula BMW
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20.05.2008
Round 7 Results.
Ryuichi Nara (19/JPN/Team E-Rain) notched up his second Formula BMW Pacific win in as many races today, when he took victory in Round 7. The Japanese ace was joined on the podium by two Formula BMW Junior drivers; Marlon Stöckinger of the Philippines (17/Eurasia Motorsport), and Australia’s Chris Wootton (19/Meritus).
For both Juniors, thi
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17.05.2008
Rounds 5 and 6 Qualifying.
Sean McDonagh (18/USA) made sure his maiden Formula
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16.05.2008
Formula BMW Junior Simon Moss (RSA/16/Mahara) strengthened his championship lead by taking victory in Round 3, his second win in three races, while pole-sitter Malaysia’s Melvin Moh (19/Team Holzer PFX) held off ferocious attacks from a determined Ryuichi Nara (JPN/19/Team E-Rain) to record
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16.05.2008
Rounds 3 and 4 Qualifying.
Melvin Moh (19) gave Malaysia and his Petronas-backed Team Holzer PFX their first pole position of the season by setting the fastest time in qualifying for Round 3 of Formula BMW Pacific to be held tomorrow (Friday).
Currently 6th in the Driver Classification, the experience he gained competing in the Barcelona round of For
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07.05.2008
Preview - Rounds 3-7, Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia, May 15-18.
The quest to find the finest young single seater racer in Asia Pacific continues this month, with the next five races of the Formula BMW Pacific season held on two different configurations of
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23.03.2008
Formula BMW Junior Simon Moss (16/RSA/Mahara) took an emphatic win today in Round 2 of Formula BMW Pacific at the Formula 1 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix. Moss crossed the line ahead of winner of Round 1, Ross Jamison (HKG/18/Meritus) with a margin of just under a second. Team E-Rain’s Sean Mc
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23.03.2008
March 23. 2008 Sepang, Malaysia
As most readers might know by now, Gabby's first race at the Sepang F1 Circuit was haunted by electrical gremlins, basically stopping his FBMW success temporarily. The crew worked diligently last night in conjunction with the
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22.03.2008
Hong Kong’s Ross Jamison (17/Meritus) beat both the elements and his fellow drivers to take his first Formula BMW victory today in the opening round of Formula BMW Pacific at the Formula 1 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix. Second across the line, after the race which was shortened to eight laps d
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22.03.2008
First race, rain, electrical failure and a good push to finish his first Formula BMW Pacific race - this summons up what Gabby Chaves experienced today in the afternoon.
After the big question what tires to select, and having them changed twice at pre-gridding, f
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22.03.2008
Having been for the third time on this fabulous Formula One track, Gabby Chaves showed that he is a definite force to reckon with. Atlantic Racing Team prepped the car as always with diligence and it paid off.
Qualifying was only a 20 minute on-track event, counting for both races this weekend, therefore speedy lapping was on the day's first priority. Unfortunately and t
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22.03.2008
Kuala Lumpur - 20.March, 2008
Today's first open practice in the Formula BMW Pacific Series, being a support event for the second round of the Formula One event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, was a pleasant surprise for one of the youngest participants in this important development series. Gabby Chaves was right out of the pitlane one of the quicker drivers. After the
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22.03.2008
Japanese newcomer Ryuichi Nara (19/Team E-Rain) and Formula BMW Junior Simon Moss (16/RSA/Mahara) took a pole apiece for Rounds 1 and 2 of Formula BMW Pacific, which gets underway this weekend as an official support race to the Formula One Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix.
It was a good star
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18.03.2008
Formula BMW Pacific
2 Marlon STÖCKINGER*• (PHI) Eurasia Motorsport
3 Aditya PATEL• (IND) Eurasia Motorsport
6 Gabriel CHAVES (COL) Atlantic Racing Team
7 Imran SHAHAROM (MAS) Team Holzer PFX
8 Melvin MOH (MAS) Team Holzer PFX
9 Dominic ANG• (MAS) Team Holzer PFX
22 Seam MCDONAGH (USA) E-Rain
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18.03.2008
Formula BMW Pacific
The field for the newly-titled Formula BMW Pacific more than lives up to its name with the most internationally-diverse grid so far. Drivers from no fewer than ten nations will line up for the start of the 17-round, 2008 season this weekend at the 2008 Formula 1™ Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix.
The three Formula BMW Juniors, each
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10.03.2008
Atlantic Racing Team of Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada will once again spread its wings, announcing the participation in the Formula BMW Pacific Series with Gabby Chaves of Bogota, Colombia.
Gabby, as one of the youngest drivers in the FBMW Pacific series, participated until recently in the Skip Barber Racing School Regional Series. He has been known there as a strong front
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01.03.2008
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course host Rounds 5/6
2008 Formula BMW Americas confirmed today the four young men who will receive BMW Junior scholarships for the 2008 season. They are Ricardo Favoretto, 19, of Sao Paulo, Brazil; Mikael Grenier, 15, of Quebec, Canada; Alexandre Ruiz, 16, of Sao Paulo, Brazil and Gianmarco Raimondo, 17, of St. Catherine, Ontario, Canada.
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01.03.2008
Gianmarco at Formula BMW course in Valencia, Spain
Formula BMW Americas today confirmed the Junior drivers to be awarded scholarships for the 2008 season. We are pleased to announce that seventeen year old Gianmarco has
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15.02.2008
DAMS S.A.S. and Asia Racing Team (ART) Motorsport Ltd. are pleased to announce their cooperative joint venture with Pacific Rim Racing Limited by offering premier racing experiences in the Formula BMW Pacific Series, and Formula BMW scholarship training and testing services in Asia.
DAMS is seeking to develop
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31.01.2008
Jacques Laffite discussing with Jazeman Jafaar at Shanghai F1 GP 2007 - photo Agnes Carlier
CIMB TEAM QI-MERITUS is pleased to announce that the appeals lodged with FASC against the decisions of the stewards at Zhuhai on 4 November, 2007
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28.01.2008
The newly-named Formula BMW Pacific has unveiled arguably its strongest calendar to date, with the region’s premier entry-level single seater series supporting no fewer than three rounds of the Formula One World Championship, and visiting five di
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