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.
| Founded | 1983[1] |
|---|---|
| Team principal(s) | Sean Thompson |
| Current series | F4 Saudi Arabia Championship |
| Former series | British F3 GP2 Asia Series JK Racing Asia Series Formula V6 Asia Formula Masters China Asia Cup Formula 4 South East Asia Championship |
| Noted drivers |  Jake Parsons 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 |
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
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 |
Timeline
| 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 |