Meritus.GP
Malaysian motor racing team
Meritus.GP is a Malaysian motor racing team. The team is owned by Peter Thompson and Firhat Mokhzani, and managed by engineer Sean Thompson. The team was founded as Marlboro Castrol Meritus in 1996.
F4 SEA was a one-team arrive and drive championship, ran by MERITUS.GP in its first 4 seasons. A premium race engineering services provider, MERITUS.GP have 36 Championship titles competing in GP2, Lamborghini Super Trofeo, Formula Renault V6, Formula Masters and Formula BMW.
MERITUS.GP drivers like Earl Bamber, Luca Filippi, Alex Yoong, Afiq Ikhwan, Narain Karthikeyan, Alexander Rossi, Takuma Sato, Jazeman Jaafar & Rio Haryanto have gone on to Formula 1, Le Mans and Indy Car.
01Results
GP2 Asia Series
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Chassis Engine Tyres |
Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | T.C. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | GP2/05 Renault B |
DUB1 FEA |
DUB1 SPR |
SEN FEA |
SEN SPR |
SEP FEA |
SEP SPR |
BHR FEA |
BHR SPR |
DUB2 FEA |
DUB2 SPR |
9th | 17 | |||
| Hiroki Yoshimoto | 6 | 4 | Ret | 20 | Ret | 10 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 13 | ||||||
| Luca Filippi | 5 | Ret | DSQ | 21 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | 12 | Ret | ||||||
| 2008-09 | GP2/05 Renault B |
SHI FEA |
SHI SPR |
DUB3 FEA |
DUB3 SPR |
BHR1 FEA |
BHR1 SPR |
LSL FEA |
LSL SPR |
SEP FEA |
SEP SPR |
BHR2 FEA |
BHR2 SPR |
10th | 9 | |
| Alex Yoong | 14 | 9 | Ret | C | ||||||||||||
| Marco Bonanomi | 20 | 10 | 16 | 11 | Ret | 14 | 14 | 8 | ||||||||
| Earl Bamber | 6 | 2 | Ret | C | 11 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Alvaro Parente | 17 | 16 | 11 | 9 | Ret | 13 | ||||||||||
| 2009-10 | GP2/05 Renault B |
YMC1 FEA |
YMC1 SPR |
YMC2 FEA |
YMC2 SPR |
BHR1 FEA |
BHR1 SPR |
BHR2 FEA |
BHR2 SPR |
4th | 34 | |||||
| Luca Filippi | 2 | 8 | 14† | 17 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||
| Diego Nunes | Ret | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| Alexander Rossi | 6 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 5 |
02Timeline
| Former series | |
|---|---|
| Formula BMW Asia | 2003-2012 |
| Formula V6 Asia | 2006-2008 |
| GP2 Asia Series | 2008-2010 |
| Formula Masters China | 2012-2015 |
| Formula 4 South East Asia Championship | 2016-2019 |
| F4 Saudi Arabian Championship | 2023-2024 |
Sources and credits
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- Alex Yoong.jpg by Ngchikit, CC BY-SA 3.0
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