The 2004 World Series by Nissan was contested over 9 race weekends/18 rounds. In this one-make formula all drivers had to utilize Dallara chassis (Dallara SN01) and Nissan engines (Nissan VQ). 11 different teams and 31 different drivers competed. Heikki Kovalainen claimed the title for Pons Racing, finishing tenth in first race at Circuit Ricardo Tormo.[1]
2004 Driver Lineup
Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
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Gabord Reyco | 1 | Ralph Firman | 1-2 |
Takaya Tsubobayashi | 5-7 | ||
Hiroki Yoshimoto | 8-9 | ||
2 | Juan Cruz Álvarez | All | |
Epsilon Euskadi | 3 | Ander Vilariño | 1-4 |
Julien Vidot | 5-6 | ||
Félix Porteiro | 7-9 | ||
4 | Jean-Christophe Ravier | All | |
Carlin Motorsport | 5 | Tiago Monteiro | All |
6 | Michael Keohane | 2 | |
Olivier Pla | 3-9 | ||
GD Racing | 7 | Enrique Bernoldi | All |
8 | Pablo Donoso | 1-7 | |
Giacomo Ricci | 8 | ||
Damien Pasini | 9 | ||
Saulnier Racing | 9 | Sergio Hernández | 5-9 |
10 | Tristan Gommendy | All | |
Tata RC Motorsport | 11 | Narain Karthikeyan | All |
12 | Oliver Pla | 1-2 | |
Tomáš Kostka | 3-7 | ||
Karun Chandhok | 8-9 | ||
Vergani Formula | 14 | Giacomo Ricci | 5-7 |
Miloš Pavlović | 8-9 | ||
15 | Rodrigo Sperafico | 1-2 | |
Giovanni Tedeschi | 5-9 | ||
Witmeur KTR | 16 | Didier André | 1-8 |
17 | Bruce Jouanny | 1-3 | |
Paul Belmondo Racing | 18 | Boris Derichebourg | 1 |
19 | Ryo Fukuda | 1-2 | |
Porfesa Competicion | 20 | Félix Porteiro | 1-6 |
21 | Roldán Rodríguez | 1-5 | |
Santiago Porteiro | 8 | ||
Pons Racing | 22 | Heikki Kovalainen | All |
23 | Adrián Vallés | All |
Race calendar and results
Every second race saw a mandatory pit stop.
Driver standings
For every race the points were awarded: 15 points to the winner, 12 for runner-up, 10 for third place, 8 for fourth place, 6 for fifth place, winding down to 1 point for 10th place. Lower placed drivers did not award points. Additional points were awarded to the driver setting the fastest race lap (2 points). The best 14 race results count, but all additional points count.
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Team Standings
Team | Points | |
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1 | Pons Racing | 245 |
2 | Carlin Motorsport | 218 |
3 | Epsilon Euskadi | 193 |
4 | GD Racing | 126 |
5 | Saulnier Racing | 126 |
6 | RC Motorsport | 122 |
7 | Gabord Reyco | 78 |
8 | Witmeur KTR | 46 |
9 | Porfesa Competicion | 44 |
10 | Paul Belmondo Racing | 18 |
11 | Vergani Formula | 6 |
References
- ↑ "Kovalainen is the champion!". nissan-dakar.com. World Series by Nissan. 2004-10-17. Retrieved 2010-04-08.
External links
- 2004 World Series by Renault season info on Speedsport-Magazine.com