Meritus.GP (racing as Altawkilat Meritus.GP for sponsorship reasons) is a Malaysian motor racing team, which organizes the F4 Saudi Arabian Championship. 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.

Malaysia Team Meritus
Founded1983[1]
Team principal(s)Sean Thompson
Current seriesF4 Saudi Arabia Championship
Former seriesBritish F3
GP2 Asia Series
JK Racing Asia Series
Formula V6 Asia
Formula Masters China
Asia Cup
Formula 4 South East Asia Championship
Noted driversAustralia Jake Parsons
Malaysia Daniel Woodroof
Teams'
Championships
Formula BMW Asia:
2003- 2004 2006-2009
Formula V6 Asia:
2007 - 2008
Formula Masters China:
2013
Drivers'
Championships
Formula BMW Asia:
2003 : Ho-Pin Tung
2004 : Marchy Lee
2006 : Earl Bamber
2007 : Jazeman Jaafar
2008 : Ross Jamison
2009 :Rio Haryanto
Formula V6 Asia:
2007 : James Winslow
2008 : James Grunwell
Formula Masters China:
2013: Aidan Wright
Alex Yoong drive Meritus's car at the 2008 Chinese GP2 Asia Series round.

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.

Results

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GP2 Asia Series

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(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

Timeline

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Current series
F4 Saudi Arabian Championship 2023–present
Former series
Formula V6 Asia 2006-2008
GP2 Asia Series 2008-2010
Formula BMW Asia 2003-2012
Formula Masters China 2012-2015
Formula 4 South East Asia Championship 2016–2019

References

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  1. ^ "Meritus Profile". meritus.gp. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
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