2004 champion, Nelson Piquet Jr.

The 2004 British Formula 3 International Series was the 54th British Formula 3 International Series season. It commenced on 3 April, and ended on 1 October after twenty-four races.

The scoring system was 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 points awarded to the first ten finishers, with one extra point added to the driver who set the fastest lap of the race. If a Class B driver or a guest driver finished among the top finishers, he would not score points for the main championship, and the points would be awarded to the next driver in the standings.

Drivers and teams

The following teams and drivers were competitors in the 2004 British Formula 3 International Series. The Scholarship class is for older Formula Three cars. Teams in the Invitation class are not series regulars, and do not compete for championship points.

TeamChassisEngineNoDriverRounds
Championship Class
United Kingdom Carlin MotorsportDallara F304Mugen-Honda1Monaco Clivio PiccioneAll
2Portugal Álvaro ParenteAll
21Brazil Danilo DiraniAll
22Brazil Alexandre Negrão11
United Kingdom Hitech RacingDallara F304Renault3United Kingdom Andrew ThompsonAll
4Estonia Marko AsmerAll
23Brazil Lucas di GrassiAll
24United Kingdom James WalkerAll
Switzerland Menu F3 MotorsportDallara F304Opel5Australia Will Davison1-5
United Kingdom Ivor McCullough12
6United Kingdom Rob Austin9-10, 12
Malaysia Fairuz Fauzy1-4
395-7
United Kingdom Fortec MotorsportDallara F304Opel7United Kingdom James RossiterAll
8Republic of Ireland Ronayne O'Mahony1
Australia Marcus Marshall3-10
United Kingdom Alan Docking RacingDallara F304Mugen-Honda10Australia Will PowerAll
United Kingdom PromatecmeLola-Dome F106/4Mugen-Honda11United Kingdom Danny Watts1-3, 5-12
United Kingdom P1 RacingDallara F304Mugen-Honda18United Kingdom Adam CarrollAll
19Venezuela Ernesto Viso1-6
Malaysia Fairuz Fauzy8-12
United Kingdom T-SportDallara F304Mugen-Honda32India Karun Chandhok1-9
Australia Barton Mawer11
Brazil Piquet SportsDallara F304Mugen-Honda33Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr.All
Scholarship Class
Sweden Performance Racing EuropeDallara F301Opel42United Kingdom Stephen JelleyAll
43Australia Barton Mawer1-5
Republic of Ireland Ronayne O'Mahony7-12
United Kingdom Reon MotorsportDallara F301Renault45United Kingdom James Winslow9
United Kingdom Planet RacingDallara F301Mugen-Honda46United Kingdom Lars Sexton2, 9, 12
United Kingdom PromatecmeDallara F301Mugen-Honda51France Vasilije CalasanAll
United Kingdom Alan Docking RacingDallara F301Mugen-Honda59United Kingdom Adam Khan1-5
United Kingdom T-SportDallara F301Mugen-Honda69United Kingdom Ryan LewisAll
United Kingdom Mango RacingDallara F301Mugen-Honda78India Ajith Kumar1-5
Invitation Entries
France Opel SignatureDallara F304Opel71France Nicolas Lapierre11
72Belgium Gregory Franchi11

Calendar and results

RoundCircuitDatePole PositionFastest LapWinning driverWinning teamScholarship Class Winner
1United Kingdom Donington Park3 AprilUnited Kingdom Adam CarrollUnited Kingdom Adam CarrollUnited Kingdom Adam CarrollP1 RacingUnited Kingdom Ryan Lewis
24 AprilPortugal Álvaro ParenteBrazil Nelson Angelo PiquetMonaco Clivio PiccioneCarlin MotorsportUnited Kingdom Ryan Lewis
3United Kingdom Silverstone17 AprilUnited Kingdom James RossiterBrazil Nelson Angelo PiquetUnited Kingdom James RossiterFortec MotorsportUnited Kingdom Ryan Lewis
418 AprilRound cancelled1
5United Kingdom Croft1 MayBrazil Danilo DiraniBrazil Danilo DiraniBrazil Danilo DiraniCarlin MotorsportUnited Kingdom Ryan Lewis
62 MayBrazil Danilo DiraniBrazil Danilo DiraniBrazil Danilo DiraniCarlin MotorsportAustralia Barton Mawer
7United Kingdom Knockhill15 MayVenezuela Ernesto VisoUnited Kingdom James RossiterVenezuela Ernesto VisoP1 RacingAustralia Barton Mawer
816 MayUnited Kingdom James RossiterBrazil Nelson Angelo PiquetUnited Kingdom James RossiterFortec MotorsportUnited Kingdom Ryan Lewis
41United Kingdom Snetterton5 JuneBrazil Danilo DiraniBrazil Nelson Angelo PiquetBrazil Nelson Angelo PiquetPiquet SportsUnited Kingdom Ryan Lewis
96 JuneBrazil Lucas di GrassiBrazil Nelson Angelo PiquetBrazil Nelson Angelo PiquetPiquet SportsUnited Kingdom Ryan Lewis
10United Kingdom James RossiterBrazil Nelson Angelo PiquetUnited Kingdom Adam CarrollP1 RacingUnited Kingdom Ryan Lewis
11United Kingdom Castle Combe19 JuneUnited Kingdom Danny WattsUnited Kingdom James RossiterUnited Kingdom Danny WattsPromatecmeUnited Kingdom Ryan Lewis
1220 JuneUnited Kingdom Adam CarrollEstonia Marko AsmerPortugal Álvaro ParenteCarlin MotorsportUnited Kingdom Ryan Lewis
13United Kingdom Donington Park26 JuneUnited Kingdom Adam CarrollBrazil Nelson Angelo PiquetUnited Kingdom Adam CarrollP1 RacingUnited Kingdom Ryan Lewis
1427 JunePortugal Álvaro ParenteBrazil Danilo DiraniMonaco Clivio PiccioneCarlin MotorsportUnited Kingdom Stephen Jelley
15United Kingdom Oulton Park17 JulyBrazil Nelson Angelo PiquetBrazil Nelson Angelo PiquetBrazil Nelson Angelo PiquetPiquet SportsUnited Kingdom Ryan Lewis
1618 JulyBrazil Nelson Angelo PiquetBrazil Nelson Angelo PiquetBrazil Nelson Angelo PiquetPiquet SportsUnited Kingdom Stephen Jelley
17United Kingdom Silverstone14 AugustBrazil Nelson Angelo PiquetBrazil Nelson Angelo PiquetBrazil Nelson Angelo PiquetPiquet SportsFrance Vasilije Calasan
1815 AugustBrazil Nelson Angelo PiquetUnited Kingdom Adam CarrollAustralia Marcus MarshallFortec MotorsportFrance Vasilije Calasan
19United Kingdom Thruxton29 AugustUnited Kingdom James RossiterUnited Kingdom Rob AustinBrazil Lucas di GrassiHitech RacingUnited Kingdom Ryan Lewis
2030 AugustBrazil Lucas di GrassiBrazil Nelson Angelo PiquetBrazil Lucas di GrassiHitech RacingUnited Kingdom Stephen Jelley
21Belgium Spa-Francorchamps11 SeptemberBrazil Nelson Angelo PiquetUnited Kingdom Adam CarrollUnited Kingdom Adam CarrollP1 RacingUnited Kingdom Ryan Lewis
2212 SeptemberUnited Kingdom Adam CarrollUnited Kingdom James RossiterUnited Kingdom Adam CarrollP1 RacingUnited Kingdom Ryan Lewis
23United Kingdom Brands Hatch2 OctoberBrazil Nelson Angelo PiquetUnited Kingdom Rob AustinUnited Kingdom James RossiterFortec MotorsportUnited Kingdom Ryan Lewis
243 OctoberMonaco Clivio PiccioneEstonia Marko AsmerBrazil Nelson Angelo PiquetPiquet SportsUnited Kingdom Ryan Lewis

Notes:

1.^ – The second race at the first Silverstone meeting was cancelled due to poor weather conditions. It was run at the Snetterton meeting.

Standings

Championship Class

PosDriverDON United KingdomSIL United KingdomCRO United KingdomKNO United KingdomSNE United KingdomCAS United KingdomDON United KingdomOUL United KingdomSIL United KingdomTHR United KingdomSPA BelgiumBRH United KingdomPts
Pos Driver DON United Kingdom SIL United Kingdom CRO United Kingdom KNO United Kingdom SNE United Kingdom CAS United Kingdom DON United Kingdom OUL United Kingdom SIL United Kingdom THR United Kingdom SPA Belgium BRH United Kingdom Pts 1 Brazil Nelson Angelo Piquet 2 2 3 C 5 Ret 10 3 1 1 4 7 Ret 6 3 1 1 1 4 Ret 2 6 4 2 1 282 2 United Kingdom Adam Carroll 1 Ret 4 C Ret Ret 4 Ret 2 2 1 3 2 1 7 4 8 5 18 3 7 1 1 9 4 233 3 United Kingdom James Rossiter 3 8 1 C 2 Ret 3 1 Ret Ret 2 8 5 3 6 5 3 2 7 2 4 18 13 1 2 228 4 Monaco Clivio Piccione 12 1 6 C 9 4 5 Ret 8 9 11 2 4 2 1 8 Ret 10 Ret 4 6 2 2 11 18 161 5 Brazil Danilo Dirani 4 Ret Ret C 1 1 7 9 4 4 14 Ret Ret 5 9 11 5 12 3 8 12 3 3 4 Ret 146 6 United Kingdom Danny Watts Ret DNS 5 C 7 9 5 6 5 1 3 Ret 8 6 9 3 8 6 8 4 5 3 6 139 7 Portugal Álvaro Parente 8 10 8 C Ret 10 8 8 6 Ret 8 5 1 7 2 3 4 9 2 7 5 10 8 8 5 137 8 Brazil Lucas di Grassi 10 9 Ret C 6 3 15 4 3 Ret 7 9 8 Ret Ret Ret 2 11 11 1 1 7 6 Ret 3 130 9 Australia Will Power Ret 4 2 C 15 Ret 2 2 10 3 3 6 13 Ret 10 12 Ret 4 6 10 18 8 9 Ret 9 111 10 Estonia Marko Asmer 9 7 9 C 4 6 12 11 Ret Ret 16 12 7 Ret 4 14 6 6 10 5 9 5 7 5 8 87 11 Venezuela Ernesto Viso 5 5 7 C Ret Ret 1 6 12 5 9 4 Ret 66 12 Malaysia Fairuz Fauzy 7 Ret 11 C 11 8 11 13 7 7 6 13 6 Ret 12 2 7 8 13 11 11 DNS 21 Ret 11 49 13 Australia Will Davison 14 3 10 C 3 2 Ret 7 13 8 10 48 14 India Karun Chandhok 11 11 14 C 8 5 6 5 14 Ret Ret Ret 9 4 Ret Ret DNS 13 Ret 37 15 United Kingdom Andrew Thompson 6 6 12 C 10 7 9 10 9 15 15 10 Ret Ret Ret 7 10 14 12 9 10 14 14 10 7 36 16 United Kingdom Rob Austin 7 5 14 3 6 12 32 17 Australia Marcus Marshall 16 13 13 11 12 11 14 13 11 9 12 Ret 1 Ret 14 24 18 United Kingdom James Walker 13 14 13 C 12 11 Ret 12 11 10 13 14 12 12 5 10 Ret 15 14 15 13 13 11 7 10 20 19 Brazil Alexandre Negrão 11 12 1 20 Australia Barton Mawer 12 15 0 21 United Kingdom Ivor McCullough 14 13 0 22 Republic of Ireland Ronayne O'Mahony 17 Ret 0 Guest drivers ineligible for points Belgium Gregory Franchi 9 Ret 0 France Nicolas Lapierre DNS 10 0 Scholarship Class 1 United Kingdom Ryan Lewis 15 12 15 C 13 15 Ret 14 15 12 17 15 10 8 15 13 13 18 Ret 12 16 15 16 12 14 423 2 United Kingdom Stephen Jelley 20 13 16 C 14 14 Ret Ret Ret 13 19 17 11 9 13 Ret 11 Ret 17 13 15 DNS 19 13 15 266 3 France Vasilije Calasan 19 Ret 19 C 18 16 17 Ret Ret 17 20 16 Ret 11 Ret 16 14 16 9 17 DNS 17 18 16 17 212 4 Australia Barton Mawer 16 Ret 17 C 17 12 14 15 17 14 18 134 5 Republic of Ireland Ronayne O'Mahony 10 14 15 Ret Ret 16 16 17 16 17 Ret 16 121 6 United Kingdom Adam Khan 18 Ret 18 C 19 17 16 Ret 16 16 DNS 78 7 India Ajith Kumar 21 15 Ret C Ret 18 18 16 18 18 21 70 8 United Kingdom Lars Sexton Ret C 17 19 15 19 43 9 United Kingdom James Winslow Ret 15 15 Pos Driver DON United Kingdom SIL United Kingdom CRO United Kingdom KNO United Kingdom SNE United Kingdom CAS United Kingdom DON United Kingdom OUL United Kingdom SIL United Kingdom THR United Kingdom SPA Belgium BRH United Kingdom PtsColour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX)
1Brazil Nelson Angelo Piquet223C5Ret1031147Ret631114Ret26421282
2United Kingdom Adam Carroll1Ret4CRetRet4Ret221321748518371194233
3United Kingdom James Rossiter381C2Ret31RetRet28536532724181312228
4Monaco Clivio Piccione1216C945Ret891124218Ret10Ret46221118161
5Brazil Danilo Dirani4RetRetC11794414RetRet59115123812334Ret146
6United Kingdom Danny WattsRetDNS5C7956513Ret86938684536139
7Portugal Álvaro Parente8108CRet10886Ret8517234927510885137
8Brazil Lucas di Grassi109RetC631543Ret798RetRetRet211111176Ret3130
9Australia Will PowerRet42C15Ret221033613Ret1012Ret46101889Ret9111
10Estonia Marko Asmer979C461211RetRet16127Ret414661059575887
11Venezuela Ernesto Viso557CRetRet1612594Ret66
12Malaysia Fairuz Fauzy7Ret11C1181113776136Ret12278131111DNS21Ret1149
13Australia Will Davison14310C32Ret71381048
14India Karun Chandhok111114C856514RetRetRet94RetRetDNS13Ret37
15United Kingdom Andrew Thompson6612C1079109151510RetRetRet7101412910141410736
16United Kingdom Rob Austin7514361232
17Australia Marcus Marshall161313111211141311912Ret1Ret1424
18United Kingdom James Walker131413C1211Ret12111013141212510Ret15141513131171020
19Brazil Alexandre Negrão11121
20Australia Barton Mawer12150
21United Kingdom Ivor McCullough14130
22Republic of Ireland Ronayne O'Mahony17Ret0
Guest drivers ineligible for points
Belgium Gregory Franchi9Ret0
France Nicolas LapierreDNS100
Scholarship Class
1United Kingdom Ryan Lewis151215C1315Ret141512171510815131318Ret121615161214423
2United Kingdom Stephen Jelley201316C1414RetRetRet13191711913Ret11Ret171315DNS191315266
3France Vasilije Calasan19Ret19C181617RetRet172016Ret11Ret161416917DNS17181617212
4Australia Barton Mawer16Ret17C17121415171418134
5Republic of Ireland Ronayne O'Mahony101415RetRet1616171617Ret16121
6United Kingdom Adam Khan18Ret18C191716Ret1616DNS78
7India Ajith Kumar2115RetCRet18181618182170
8United Kingdom Lars SextonRetC1719151943
9United Kingdom James WinslowRet1515
PosDriverDON United KingdomSIL United KingdomCRO United KingdomKNO United KingdomSNE United KingdomCAS United KingdomDON United KingdomOUL United KingdomSIL United KingdomTHR United KingdomSPA BelgiumBRH United KingdomPts
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)

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