2004 World Series by Nissan

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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. [1] Heikki Kovalainen claimed the title for Pons Racing, finishing tenth in first race at Circuit Ricardo Tormo. [2]

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2004 Driver Lineup

TeamNo.DriverRounds
Flag of Spain.svg Gabord Reyco1 Flag of Ireland.svg Ralph Firman 1-2
Flag of Japan.svg Takaya Tsubobayashi5-7
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Yoshimoto 8-9
2 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Cruz Álvarez All
Flag of Spain.svg Epsilon Euskadi 3 Flag of Spain.svg Ander Vilariño 1-4
Flag of France.svg Julien Vidot 5-6
Flag of Spain.svg Félix Porteiro 7-9
4 Flag of France.svg Jean-Christophe Ravier All
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carlin Motorsport 5 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Tiago Monteiro All
6 Flag of Ireland.svg Michael Keohane2
Flag of France.svg Olivier Pla 3-9
Flag of Italy.svg GD Racing7 Flag of Brazil.svg Enrique Bernoldi All
8 Flag of Chile.svg Pablo Donoso 1-7
Flag of Italy.svg Giacomo Ricci 8
Flag of France.svg Damien Pasini 9
Flag of France.svg Saulnier Racing 9 Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Hernández 5-9
10 Flag of France.svg Tristan Gommendy All
Flag of Italy.svg Tata RC Motorsport 11 Flag of India.svg Narain Karthikeyan All
12 Flag of France.svg Olivier Pla 1-2
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Kostka 3-7
Flag of India.svg Karun Chandhok 8-9
Flag of Italy.svg Vergani Formula14 Flag of Italy.svg Giacomo Ricci 5-7
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Miloš Pavlović 8-9
15 Flag of Brazil.svg Rodrigo Sperafico 1-2
Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Tedeschi5-9
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Witmeur KTR 16 Flag of France.svg Didier André 1-8
17 Flag of France.svg Bruce Jouanny 1-3
Flag of France.svg Paul Belmondo Racing 18 Flag of France.svg Boris Derichebourg 1
19 Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Fukuda 1-2
Flag of Spain.svg Porfesa Competicion20 Flag of Spain.svg Félix Porteiro 1-6
21 Flag of Spain.svg Roldán Rodríguez 1-5
Flag of Spain.svg Santiago Porteiro8
Flag of Spain.svg Pons Racing 22 Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Kovalainen All
23 Flag of Spain.svg Adrián Vallés All
Sources: [1] [3]

Race calendar and results

RoundCircuitDatePole PositionFastest LapWinning driverWinning teamReport
1R1 Flag of Spain.svg Circuito del Jarama 28 March Flag of Brazil.svg Enrique Bernoldi Flag of Brazil.svg Enrique Bernoldi Flag of Brazil.svg Enrique Bernoldi Flag of Italy.svg GD Racing Report
R2 Flag of Brazil.svg Enrique Bernoldi Flag of France.svg Bruce Jouanny Flag of Brazil.svg Enrique Bernoldi Flag of Italy.svg GD Racing
2R1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Circuit Zolder 25 April Flag of Portugal (official).svg Tiago Monteiro Flag of Portugal (official).svg Tiago Monteiro Flag of Portugal (official).svg Tiago Monteiro Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carlin Motorsport Report
R2 Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Kovalainen Flag of Portugal (official).svg Tiago Monteiro Flag of Portugal (official).svg Tiago Monteiro Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carlin Motorsport
3R1 Flag of France.svg Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 23 May Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Kovalainen Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Kovalainen Flag of India.svg Narain Karthikeyan Flag of Italy.svg Tata RC Motorsport Report
R2 Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Kovalainen Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Kovalainen Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Kovalainen Flag of Spain.svg Pons Racing
4R1 Flag of Spain.svg Circuit Ricardo Tormo 20 June Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Kovalainen Flag of France.svg Jean-Christophe Ravier Flag of France.svg Jean-Christophe Ravier Flag of Spain.svg Epsilon Euskadi Report
R2 Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Kovalainen Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Kovalainen Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Kovalainen Flag of Spain.svg Pons Racing
5R1 Flag of Germany.svg Lausitzring 8 August Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Kovalainen Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Kovalainen Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Kovalainen Flag of Spain.svg Pons Racing Report
R2 Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Kovalainen Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Kovalainen Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Kovalainen Flag of Spain.svg Pons Racing
6R1 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Autódromo do Estoril 19 September Flag of Portugal (official).svg Tiago Monteiro Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Kovalainen Flag of France.svg Olivier Pla Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carlin Motorsport Report
R2 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Tiago Monteiro Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Kovalainen Flag of Portugal (official).svg Tiago Monteiro Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carlin Motorsport
7R1 Flag of Spain.svg Circuit de Catalunya 3 October Flag of Spain.svg Félix Porteiro Flag of Spain.svg Adrián Vallés Flag of Spain.svg Félix Porteiro Flag of Spain.svg Epsilon Euskadi Report
R2 Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Kovalainen Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Kovalainen Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Kovalainen Flag of Spain.svg Pons Racing
8R1 Flag of Spain.svg Circuit Ricardo Tormo 17 October Flag of India.svg Narain Karthikeyan Flag of France.svg Jean-Christophe Ravier Flag of India.svg Narain Karthikeyan Flag of Italy.svg Tata RC Motorsport Report
R2 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Tiago Monteiro Flag of France.svg Jean-Christophe Ravier Flag of Portugal (official).svg Tiago Monteiro Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carlin Motorsport
9R1 Flag of Spain.svg Circuito de Jerez 7 November Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Kovalainen Flag of Brazil.svg Enrique Bernoldi Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Kovalainen Flag of Spain.svg Pons Racing Report
R2 Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Kovalainen Flag of Brazil.svg Enrique Bernoldi Flag of Portugal (official).svg Tiago Monteiro Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carlin Motorsport
Sources: [4] [5]

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. [6]

PosDriver JAR
1

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JAR
2

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ZOL
1

Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
ZOL
2

Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
MAG
1

Flag of France.svg
MAG
2

Flag of France.svg
VAL
1

Flag of Spain.svg
VAL
2

Flag of Spain.svg
LAU
1

Flag of Germany.svg
LAU
2

Flag of Germany.svg
EST
1

Flag of Portugal (official).svg
EST
2

Flag of Portugal (official).svg
CAT
1

Flag of Spain.svg
CAT
2

Flag of Spain.svg
VAL
1

Flag of Spain.svg
VAL
2

Flag of Spain.svg
JER
1

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JER
2

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Points
1 Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Kovalainen 744221211113321105114186
2 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Tiago Monteiro 26118513745211073121154
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Enrique Bernoldi 112103Ret6423Ret73Ret767Ret121
4 Flag of France.svg Jean-Christophe Ravier 811954812521128Ret2445120
5 Flag of France.svg Tristan Gommendy 125Ret3527338454391068101
6 Flag of India.svg Narain Karthikeyan 5Ret341411Ret106RetRet5412511100
7 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Cruz Álvarez 321766712RetRet78475Ret810277
8 Flag of Spain.svg Félix Porteiro 131269RetRet366410316839676
9 Flag of France.svg Olivier Pla 9Ret77101045817199Ret4Ret31566
10 Flag of Spain.svg Adrián Vallés 15101587914Ret711310Ret269Ret356
11 Flag of France.svg Bruce Jouanny 475Ret11625
12 Flag of Spain.svg Ander Vilariño Ret91012935824
13 Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Hernández 12105661012RetDNS722
14 Flag of France.svg Didier André 1081311121289RetRet9812811721
15 Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Fukuda 638Ret18
16 Flag of India.svg Karun Chandhok Ret138411
17 Flag of France.svg Julien Vidot 9136127
18 Flag of Spain.svg Santiago Porteiro5Ret6
19 Flag of Chile.svg Pablo Donoso RetRet141313111012Ret9Ret141195
20 Flag of Italy.svg Giacomo Ricci 1112711Ret1213114
21 Flag of Spain.svg Roldán Rodríguez RetRet1615141391113DNS2
22 Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Miloš Pavlović RetRet1192
23 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Kostka 1514Ret10Ret151215RetRet1
24 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Yoshimoto Ret12Ret101
25 Flag of Brazil.svg Rodrigo Sperafico 111311140
26 Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Tedeschi1516RetRet131114Ret12130
27 Flag of Ireland.svg Michael Keohane12Ret0
28 Flag of France.svg Damien Pasini Ret120
29 Flag of Japan.svg Takaya Tsubobayashi1414Ret1614Ret0
30 Flag of Ireland.svg Ralph Firman 14RetDNSDNS0
NC Flag of France.svg Boris Derichebourg RetDNS0
PosDriver JAR
1

Flag of Spain.svg
JAR
2

Flag of Spain.svg
ZOL
1

Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
ZOL
2

Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
MAG
1

Flag of France.svg
MAG
2

Flag of France.svg
VAL
1

Flag of Spain.svg
VAL
2

Flag of Spain.svg
LAU
1

Flag of Germany.svg
LAU
2

Flag of Germany.svg
EST
1

Flag of Portugal (official).svg
EST
2

Flag of Portugal (official).svg
CAT
1

Flag of Spain.svg
CAT
2

Flag of Spain.svg
VAL
1

Flag of Spain.svg
VAL
2

Flag of Spain.svg
JER
1

Flag of Spain.svg
JER
2

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Points
Sources: [3] [7]
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints classification
BlueNon-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired, not classified (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Team Standings

TeamPoints
1 Flag of Spain.svg Pons Racing 245
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carlin Motorsport 218
3 Flag of Spain.svg Epsilon Euskadi 193
4 Flag of Italy.svg GD Racing126
5 Flag of France.svg Saulnier Racing 126
6 Flag of Italy.svg RC Motorsport 122
7 Flag of Spain.svg Gabord Reyco78
8 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Witmeur KTR 46
9 Flag of Spain.svg Porfesa Competicion44
10 Flag of France.svg Paul Belmondo Racing18
11 Flag of Italy.svg Vergani Formula6
Source: [6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Formula Nissan V6 World Series - 2003: Entrylist". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  2. "Kovalainen is the champion!". nissan-dakar.com. World Series by Nissan. 2004-10-17. Retrieved 2010-04-08.
  3. 1 2 "Formula Nissan V6 World Series - Season 2004: Results". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  4. "2004 World Series by Nissan". Speedfreaks. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  5. "Formula Nissan V6 World Series - 2004: Racing Calendar". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  6. 1 2 "Formula Nissan V6 World Series - 2004: Point standings". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  7. "2004 World Series by Nissan". Motor Sport . Retrieved 27 February 2024.