2004 BTCC Season

The 2004 BTCC Season was the first under new management, bringing with it a radical change in the race formats.

Teams & Drivers

Team	Car	Car Spec.	No.	Drivers	Rounds	Co-Driver	International Co-Driver
West Surrey Racing	MG ZS	BTC-T	2	Anthony Reid	1-3	Markus Winkelhock	Markus Winkelhock
			3	Dan Eaves	1-3	Bertrand Baguette	Bertrand Baguette
VX Racing	Vauxhall Astra Coupé	BTC-T	5	Fabrizio Giovanardi	1-3	Marcel Fassler	Mark Skaife
			6	Warren Hughes	1-3	Peter Dumbreck	Jason Bright
VXR Junior (VX Racing)			88	Rob Huff	1-3	Timo Scheider	TBA
Team Honda	Honda Civic Type-R	BTC-T	7	James Thompson	1-3	Jean-Christophe Boullion	Jan Magnussen
			8	Satoshi Motoyama	1-3	Michael Krumm	Michael Krumm
TH-Larkham Motorsport	Ford Focus STI	S2000	10	Mark Larkham	1-3	Matt Halliday Jason Bargwanna	Jason Bargwanna
			73	Nick Leason	1-3	Mike Doble Mark Winterbottom	Mark Winterbottom
SEAT Sport UK	SEAT Toledo Cupra	S2000	17	Matt Neal	1-3	Rickard Rydell	Eric van de Poele
			18	Colin Turkington	1-3	Eric van de Poele Johnny Herbert	Johnny Herbert
			19	Tom Chilton	1-3	Ryan Briscoe	Ryan Briscoe
Petronas Syntium Proton	Proton Impian	BTC-T	20	Gavin Pyper	1-3	Roberto Colciago	Ralph Firman
			81	Gareth Howell	1-3	Duncan Huisman	Jos Verstappen
			99	James Kaye	1-3	Tom Coronel	Nicolas Kiesa
GA Motorsports	Vauxhall Astra Coupé	BTC-T	21	Charlie Butler-Henderson	1-3	Phil Bennett	Ron Fellows
	Alfa Romeo 156	S2000	25	Carl Breeze	1-3	Stefan Hodgetts	Salvatore Tavano
Edenbridge Racing	MG ZS	BTC-T	23	Mike Jordan	1-3	Érik Comas	Mika Häkkinen
			64	David Pinkney	1-3	Tim Harvey	Ricardo Zonta
Synchro Motorsports	Honda Accord Euro R	S2000	48	Alexander Wurz	1-3	Sascha Maassen	Sascha Maassen
			49	David Leslie	1-3	Alan Gurr	Alan Gurr
Team Dynamics	Honda Civic Type-R	BTC-T	54	Darren Turner	1-3	John Cleland	Ingo Hoffman
			55	Jason Plato	1-3	Alan van der Merwe	Alan van der Merwe
			57	Luke Hines	1-3	Gordon Shedden	Cacá Bueno
Tech-Speed Motorsports	Vauxhall Astra Coupé	BTC-T	77	Alain Menu	1-3	Laurent Aïello	Nicola Larini
			78	Gavin Smith	1-3	Nicola Larini	Uwe Alzen
			79	John George	1-3	Kelvin Burt	Craig Baird
Collard Racing	BMW 320i	S2000	93	Rob Collard	1-3	TBA	TBA
Kartworld Racing	MG ZS	BTC-T	97	Andy Neate	1-3	Jason Hughes	TBA
John Batchelor Racing	Peugeot 406 Coupe	BTC-T	00	Richard Marsh	1-3	N/A 1	N/A 1
Wild Card Entries
N. Technology	Alfa Romeo 156	S2000	1	Yvan Muller	1, 3	Gabriele Tarquini
			4	Gabriele Tarquini	1, 3	Augusto Farfus Gianni Morbidelli
			9	Augusto Farfus	3
BMW Team UK	BMW 320i	S2000	11	Andy Priaulx	1	Kurt Mollekens
SEAT Sport	SEAT Toledo Cupra	S2000	16	Rickard Rydell	1	Jordi Gené Frank Diefenbacher
				Gianni Morbidelli	3
RS-Line Rotpunkt Sport	Ford Focus ST170	S2000	28	Thomas Klenke		Roland Asch
Team Essex Invest	BMW 320i	S2000	33	Casper Elgaard		John Nielsen
Checkers or Wreckers Racing	Lexus IS200	BTC-T	35	Sam Hempsall	1
Toyota Castrol Racing	Toyota Corolla T-sport	S2000	38	Henrik Lundgaard		Jens Edman
BMW Team Deutschland	BMW 320i	S2000	42	Jörg Müller		Dirk Müller
Peugeot Sport Engineering	Peugeot 307 Gti	S2000	43	Jan Magnussen		Jason Watt
Oregon Team	Alfa Romeo 156	S2000	44	Salvatore Tavano	3
			46	Luca Rangoni	3	Salvatore Tavano
BMW Team Italy-Spain	BMW 320i	S2000	45	Alessandro Zanardi	3	Antonio García
Restov Racing	Peugeot 406 Coupé	BTC-T	53	Tom Onslow-Cole	2
Flash Engineering	Volvo S60	S2000	60	Robert Dahlgren		Jan Nilsson
Kristoffersson Motorsport	Audi A4	S2000	65	Tommy Kristoffersson		Fredrik Ekblom
West Coast Racing	BMW 320i	S2000	67	Richard Göransson		Thed Björk
Carly Motors	BMW 320i	S2000	72	Paulien Zwart		Klaas Zwart
JAS Motorsport	Honda Accord Euro R	S2000	74	Alessandro Balzan	3	Stefano D'Aste
GR Asia	Honda Civic Type R	S2000	76	Simon Harrison		Toni Ruokonen
Proteam Motorsport	BMW 320i	S2000	85	Stefano D'Aste	3
Opel Team Sweden	Opel Astra Coupé	BTC-T	87	Tommy Rustad		Roger Möen
Lehtonen Motorsport	Audi A4	S2000	92	Olli Haapalainen		Mika Salo
Honda Dealer Team Sweden	Honda Civic Type R	S2000	94	Tomas Engström		Jens Hellström
MTS-AC Racing	BMW 320i	S2000	96	Grigory Komarov		Vladimir Nechaev

Mid Season Changes

• 1 John Batchelor Racing decided to not attend any of the races which required a co-driver, due to lack of funds.

Season Calender

Round	Event	Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winner	Winning Team
1	Cardiff 500	Cardiff Bay Circuit, Cardiff	19-21 March	Anthony Reid	Fabrizio Giovanardi	James Thompson	Team Honda
2				Anthony Reid	Fabrizio Giovanardi	James Thompson	Team Honda
3	Thruxton 400	Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire	9-11 April	Dan Eaves	Colin Turkington	Colin Turkington	SEAT Sport UK
4					Gavin Smith	Gavin Smith	Tech-Speed Motorsport
5				Fabrizio Giovanardi	Warren Hughes	James Thompson	Team Honda
6	Italia 400	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza	23-25 April	James Thompson	James Thompson	James Thompson	Team Honda
7				Warren Hughes
8	Silverstone 400	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	7-9 May
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10	Fosters 400	Oulton Park, Cheshire	21-23 May
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12	Irish 400	Mondello Park, Caragh	11-13 June
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14	Spa 500	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa	2-4 July
15	Cadwell 1000	Cadwell Park, Lincolnshire	16-18 July
16	Jurassic Coast 600	Poole Bay, Bournemouth	6-8 August
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18	Croft 400	Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire	20-22 August
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20	Fife 400	Knockhill Circuit, Fife	3-5 September
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23	Brands Hatch 400	Brands Hatch GP Circuit, Kent	17-19 September
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25	Snetterton 400	Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk	1-3 October
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27	Donnington 400	Donnington Park, Leicestershire	15-17 October
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29	Birmingham Superprix	Birmingham Superprix Circuit, Birmingham	29-31 October
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Championship Standings

Points System

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
2 Race Format	50	40	35	32	30	28	26	24	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
3 Race Format (Saturday Races)	25	22	20	18	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
Spa 500	100	80	70	64	60	56	52	48	44	42	40	38	36	34	32	30	28	26	24	22	20	18	16	14	12	10	8	6	4	2
Cadwell 1000	200	160	140	128	120	112	104	96	88	84	80	76	72	68	64	60	56	52	48	44	40	36	32	28	24	20	16	12	8	4

Drivers Standings

Pos	Driver	Make	No.	CAR		THR			MNZ		SIL		OUL		MON		SPA	CAD	BOU		CRO		KNO			BRA		SNE		DON		BIR		Points
1	James Thompson		7	1	1	3	2	1	1																									242
2	Warren Hughes		6	2	16	8	4	5	3	P																								151
3	Fabrizio Giovanardi		5	3	3	5	8	2	Ret																									139
4	Anthony Reid		2	5	15	2	12	7	12																									122
5	Robert Huff		88	8	4	7	19	11	5																									122
6	Matt Neal		17	12	2	Ret	Ret	3	7																									120
7	Colin Turkington		18	4	7	1	Ret	DNS	10																									104
8	Tom Chilton		19	15	8	4	Ret	Ret	6																									86
9	Jason Plato		55	10	Ret	6	Ret	6	15																									80
10	Alain Menu		77	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	4	8																									68
11	Alexander Wurz		48	24	21	9	7	15	22																									68
12	Mike Jordan		23	26	17	19	3	14	26																									63
13	Darren Turner		54	16	Ret	Ret	18	8	11																									62
14	Satoshi Motoyama		8	13	12	17	Ret	Ret	14																									58
15	Carl Breeze		25	19	18	Ret	16	9	Ret																									52
16	James Kaye		99	28	Ret	13	6	13	24																									51
17	Gavin Pyper		20	14	Ret	18	5	Ret	17																									50
18	Robert Collard		93	27	22	NC	13	10	25																									48
19	Gavin Smith		78	Ret	Ret	15	1	Ret	19																									43
20	David Leslie		49	18	13	10	Ret	DNS	Ret																									42
21	Gareth Howell		81	20	19	Ret	Ret	12	31																									42
22	Dan Eaves		3	22	11	Ret	10	Ret	Ret																									40
23	Mark Larkham		10	25	Ret	12	15	16	29																									38
24	Charlie Butler-Henderson		21	17	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	18																									37
25	Luke Hines		57	Ret	9	14	Ret	Ret	Ret																									29
26	David Pinkney		64	Ret	20	11	17	Ret	Ret																									25
27	John George		79	21	Ret	20	Ret	Ret	28																									14
28	Nick Leason		73	Ret	23	Ret	Ret	Ret	NC																									8
29	Andy Neate		97	23	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret																									8
30	Richard Marsh		00	29	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	30																									3
Wild Cards Ineligible For Points
	Gabriele Tarquini		4	11	10				2																									81
	Yvan Muller		1	6	14				9																									67
	Rickard Rydell		16	7	6																													54
	Andy Priaulx		11	9	5																													52
	Augusto Farfus		9						4																									32
	Gianni Morbidelli		16						13																									18
	Alessandro Zanardi		45						16																									15
	Tom Onslow-Cole		53			16	14	Ret																										12
	Salvatore Tavano		44						20																									11
	Alessandro Balzan		74						21																									10
	Luca Rangoni		46						23																									8
	Stefano D'Aste		85						27																									4
	Sam Hempsall		35	Ret	Ret																													0

Teams Standings

Pos	Team	No.	CAR		THR			MNZ		SIL		OUL		MON		SPA	CAD	BOU		CRO		KNO			BRA		SNE		DON		BIR		Points
1	Team Honda	7	1	1	3	2	1	1																									300
		8	13	12	17	Ret	Ret	14
2	VX Racing	5	3	3	5	8	2	Ret																									290
		6	2	16	8	4	5	3
3	SEAT Sport UK	17	12	2	Ret	Ret	3	7																									224
		18	4	7	1	Ret	DNS	10
4	West Surrey Racing	2	5	15	2	12	7	12																									162
		3	22	11	Ret	10	Ret	Ret
5	Team Dynamics	54	16	Ret	Ret	18	8	11																									142
		55	10	Ret	6	Ret	6	15
6	Tech-Speed Motorsport	77	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	4	8																									111
		78	Ret	Ret	15	1	Ret	19
7	Synchro Motorsports	48	24	21	9	7	15	22																									110
		49	18	13	10	Ret	DNS	Ret
8	Petronas Syntium Proton	20	14	Ret	18	5	Ret	17																									91
		81	20	19	Ret	Ret	13	31
9	GA Motorsports	21	17	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	18																									89
		25	19	18	Ret	16	9	Ret
10	Edenbridge Racing	23	26	17	19	3	14	26																									88
		64	Ret	20	11	17	Ret	Ret
11	Collard Racing	93	27	22	NC	13	10	25																									48
12	TH-Larkham Motorsports	10	25	Ret	12	15	16	29																									46
		73	Ret	23	Ret	Ret	Ret	NC
13	Kartworld Racing	97	23	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret																									8
14	John Batchelor Racing	00	29	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	30																									3

Car Models Standings

Pos	Model	Make	CAR		THR			MNZ		SIL		OUL		MON		SPA	CAD	BOU		CRO		KNO			BRA		SNE		DON		BIR		Points
1	Honda Civic Type R		1	1	3	2	1	1																									242
2	Vauxhall Astra Coupe		2	3	5	1	2	3																									191
3	SEAT Toledo Cupra		4	2	1	Ret	3	6																									160
4	MG ZS		5	11	2	3	7	12																									137
5	Alfa Romeo 156		6	10	Ret	16	9	2																									116
6	BMW 320i		9	5	NC	13	10	16																									96
7	Proton Impian		14	19	13	5	12	17																									86
8	Honda Accord Euro R		18	13	9	7	15	21																									83
9	Ford Focus ST		25	23	12	15	16	29																									46
10	Peugeot 406 Coupe		29	Ret	16	14	Ret	30																									15
	Lexus IS200		Ret	Ret																													0

Independents Standings

Pos	Driver	Make	No.	CAR		THR			MNZ		SIL		OUL		MON		SPA	CAD	BOU		CRO		KNO			BRA		SNE		DON		BIR		Points
1	Anthony Reid		2	5	15	2	12	7	12																									191
2	Jason Plato		55	10	Ret	6	Ret	6	15																									134
3	Alexander Wurz		48	24	21	9	7	15	22																									131
4	Alain Menu		77	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	4	8																									118
5	Mike Jordan		23	26	17	19	3	14	26																									117
6	Darren Turner		54	16	Ret	Ret	18	8	11																									115
7	Robert Collard		93	27	22	NC	13	10	25																									101
8	Carl Breeze		25	19	18	Ret	16	9	Ret																									96
9	David Leslie		49	18	13	10	Ret	DNS	Ret																									81
10	Dan Eaves		3	22	11	Ret	10	Ret	Ret																									80
11	Charlie Butler-Henderson		21	17	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	18																									77
12	Mark Larkham		10	25	Ret	12	15	16	29																									84
13	Gavin Smith		78	Ret	Ret	15	1	Ret	19																									66
14	Luke Hines		57	Ret	9	14	Ret	Ret	Ret																									64
15	John George		79	21	Ret	20	Ret	Ret	28																									53
16	David Pinkney		64	Ret	20	11	17	Ret	Ret																									51
17	Richard Marsh		00	29	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	30																									32
18	Andy Neate		97	23	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret																									22
19	Nick Leason		73	Ret	23	Ret	Ret	Ret	NC																									21
Wild Cards Ineligible For Points
	Salvatore Tavano		44						20																									26
	Tom Onslow-Cole		53			16	14	Ret																										24
	Alessandro Balzan		74						21																									24
	Luca Rangoni		46						23																									21
	Stefano D'Aste		85						27																									18
	Sam Hempsall		35	Ret	Ret																													0

Team Budgets

Team	Starting Budget	Current Funds
VX Racing	£4,000,000	£1,212,000
SEAT Sport UK	£3,500,000	£1,075,000
Team Honda	£2,600,000	£110,000
Petronas Syntium Proton	£2,500,000	£93,000
Team Dynamics	£2,300,000	£661,000
West Surrey Racing	£1,800,000	£612,000
GA Motorsports	£1,600,000	£359,000
Synchro Motorsport	£1,000,000	£10,000
Tech-Speed Motorsport	£850,000	£25,000
Collard Racing	£800,000	£248,000
Edenbridge Racing	£700,000	£438,000
Kartworld Racing	£650,000	£58,000
TH Motorsport	£620,000	£126,000
John Batchelor Racing	£600,000	£33,000