Formula BMW Asia

The young Malaysian, Jazeman Jaafar, despite dire weather conditions has managed to successfully obtain his seventh win of the season in the fourth leg of the Formula BMW Asia Series at the Chengdu Goldenport Racing Circuit in China.

In the third race of the round, he only placed second behind his teammate Jack Lemvard of Thailand. Jazeman said, “It was a really great race, I started in second and Jack was fourth. We were dicing with each other throughout and he went on to win.”

“I could have battled with Jack but I knew he had nothing to lose in the championships since this was his debut weekend whereas I had everything at stake,” he added.

Then, he grabbed his second win for CIMB Team Qi-Meritus in the Race 4. He said, “Race 4 was really hectic. Jack started from pole and I had some problems with the gear selector and couldn’t shift down. There was a crash involving three cars and that brought the safety car out. But I managed to overtake Jack for the lead and held on until the end.”

He placed second in Race 1 and topped the Race 2.

Manager Firhat Mokhzani was overwhelmed with their winning five of six races in Chengdu. It has been recorded as one of their best performances. He said, “It was fantastic result for the team after all the hard work they have put in. The drivers were even more determined than usual to produce the results. It was a near-perfect weekend for us.”

On October 6 and 7, Shanghai will be hosting two races, in support for Formula 1 Grand Prix. And on November 3 and 4, four more races will be held in Zhuhai. Jazeman is focused on his goal to be the first Malaysian winner of the Series and expects that he’ll achieve good results in the six more races to go.

Here are the race's results thanks to thestar.com:

Race 15 (18 laps):
1. Jack Lemvard (Tha) CIMB Team Qi-Meritus 30:54.089
2. Jazeman Jaafar (Mas) CIMB Team Qi-Meritus 30:55.239
3. Ross Jameson (Hkg) CIMB Team Qi-Meritus 30:57.171
4. Akhil Khuslani (Ind) Eurasia Motorsport 31:04.776

Race 16:
1. Jazeman 30:25.108
2. Lemvard 30:25.891
3. Zahir Ali (Ina) Team TaraDTM 30:26.932
4. James Grunwell (Tha) CIMB Team Qi-Meritus 30:31.769.

Individual standings:
1. Jazeman 569 pts
2. Grunwell 501
3. Zahir 494
4. Jameson 486

Team standings:
1. CIMB Team Qi-Meritus 1,293
2. Eurasia Motorsport 798
3. Team Holzer PFX 693