2004 International Formula 3000 Championship
In-game article clicks load inline without leaving the challenge.
The 2004 International Formula 3000 season was the thirty-eight season of the second-tier of Formula One feeder championship and also twentieth and final season under the International Formula 3000 Championship moniker. It featured the 2004 FIA Formula 3000 International Championship, which was contested over ten rounds from 24 April to 11 September 2004. Two titles were awarded, a Championship for Drivers and a Championship for Teams. This was the final FIA Formula 3000 International Championship before it was replaced by the GP2 Series in 2005.
Drivers and teams
The following drivers and teams contested the 2004 FIA Formula 3000 International Championship.
All entries used Lola B02/50 chassis with Zytek-Judd KV engines and Avon tyres.
Calendar
Drivers' Championship
| Pos | Driver | IMO Italy | CAT Spain | MON Monaco | NÜR Germany | MAG France | SIL United Kingdom | HOC Germany | HUN Hungary | SPA Belgium | MNZ Italy | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos Driver IMO Italy CAT Spain MON Monaco NÜR Germany MAG France SIL United Kingdom HOC Germany HUN Hungary SPA Belgium MNZ Italy Points 1 Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 2 2 1 86 2 Italy Enrico Toccacelo 2 2 2 1 12 2 2 3 12 Ret 56 3 Monaco Robert Doornbos 3 14 6 2 5 10 4 7 1 3 44 4 Czech Republic Tomáš Enge 5 Ret 14 7 2 3 Ret 4 4 2 38 5 Austria Patrick Friesacher 9 4 5 Ret 3 5 DNS 1 5 Ret 33 6 Argentina José María López Ret 6 3 5 Ret 4 6 8 3 Ret 28 7 Argentina Esteban Guerrieri Ret 5 Ret 4 6 15 3 5 7 5 28 8 Italy Raffaele Giammaria 4 3 4 6 Ret 6 Ret 10 4 27 9 France Yannick Schroeder 7 Ret 10 3 4 14 Ret Ret 13 10 Germany Tony Schmidt 10 11 14 7 7 5 11 6 Ret 11 11 Belgium Jeffrey van Hooydonk 6 Ret 7 8 13 Ret 9 9 9 7 8 12 Venezuela Ernesto Viso 8 11 7 6 10 8 7 13 Austria Mathias Lauda 12 7 Ret 10 Ret 13 Ret Ret 14 6 5 14 South Africa Alan van der Merwe 8 12 9 Ret 9 8 Ret 2 15 Belgium Nico Verdonck 15 9 12 12 11 12 8 12 11 1 16 Belgium Jan Heylen 11 11 8 9 1 17 Brazil Rodrigo Ribeiro 13 8 Ret 16 1 18 Italy Matteo Grassotto 8 Ret 1 19 Turkey Can Artam Ret 10 Ret 13 Ret 10 14 13 9 0 20 Italy Ferdinando Monfardini 14 13 13 15 10 9 Ret 13 16 14 0 21 Netherlands Olivier Tielemans Ret 12 15 Ret 11 0 22 Israel Chanoch Nissany Ret Ret 12 0 23 Italy Matteo Meneghello 15 0 – Italy Michele Rugolo Ret 0 Pos Driver IMO Italy CAT Spain MON Monaco NÜR Germany MAG France SIL United Kingdom HOC Germany HUN Hungary SPA Belgium MNZ Italy Points Sources: | Colour 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) Bold — Pole Italics — Fastest lap | |||||||||||
| 1 | Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 86 |
| 2 | Italy Enrico Toccacelo | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | Ret | 56 |
| 3 | Monaco Robert Doornbos | 3 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 44 |
| 4 | Czech Republic Tomáš Enge | 5 | Ret | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 2 | 38 |
| 5 | Austria Patrick Friesacher | 9 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 5 | DNS | 1 | 5 | Ret | 33 |
| 6 | Argentina José María López | Ret | 6 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 4 | 6 | 8 | 3 | Ret | 28 |
| 7 | Argentina Esteban Guerrieri | Ret | 5 | Ret | 4 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 28 |
| 8 | Italy Raffaele Giammaria | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 10 | 4 | 27 | |
| 9 | France Yannick Schroeder | 7 | Ret | 10 | 3 | 4 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 13 | ||
| 10 | Germany Tony Schmidt | 10 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 6 | Ret | 11 | |
| 11 | Belgium Jeffrey van Hooydonk | 6 | Ret | 7 | 8 | 13 | Ret | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
| 12 | Venezuela Ernesto Viso | 8 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 7 | ||||
| 13 | Austria Mathias Lauda | 12 | 7 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 13 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 6 | 5 |
| 14 | South Africa Alan van der Merwe | 8 | 12 | 9 | Ret | 9 | 8 | Ret | 2 | |||
| 15 | Belgium Nico Verdonck | 15 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 1 | |
| 16 | Belgium Jan Heylen | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 1 | ||||||
| 17 | Brazil Rodrigo Ribeiro | 13 | 8 | Ret | 16 | 1 | ||||||
| 18 | Italy Matteo Grassotto | 8 | Ret | 1 | ||||||||
| 19 | Turkey Can Artam | Ret | 10 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 10 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 0 | |
| 20 | Italy Ferdinando Monfardini | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 9 | Ret | 13 | 16 | 14 | 0 |
| 21 | Netherlands Olivier Tielemans | Ret | 12 | 15 | Ret | 11 | 0 | |||||
| 22 | Israel Chanoch Nissany | Ret | Ret | 12 | 0 | |||||||
| 23 | Italy Matteo Meneghello | 15 | 0 | |||||||||
| – | Italy Michele Rugolo | Ret | 0 | |||||||||
| Pos | Driver | IMO Italy | CAT Spain | MON Monaco | NÜR Germany | MAG France | SIL United Kingdom | HOC Germany | HUN Hungary | SPA Belgium | MNZ Italy | Points |
| Sources: | ||||||||||||
| Colour | 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) |
- Points towards the 2004 FIA Formula 3000 International Championship for Drivers were awarded on a 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for the first eight places at each round. The Sporting Regulations provided that if two or more drivers had the same number of points (including 0 points), their positions in the Championship was fixed according to the quality of their places. Under this system one first place was better than any number of second places, one second place was better than any number of third places, and so on.
- All drivers used Lola B02/50 chassis with Zytek-Judd KV engines and Avon tyres.
Teams' Championship
| Position | Team | IMO Italy | CAT Spain | MON Monaco | NUR Germany | MAG France | SIL United Kingdom | HOC Germany | HUN Hungary | SPA Belgium | MNZ Italy | Points |
| 1 | Arden International Ltd | 16 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 130 |
| 2 | BCN Competicion | 8 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 84 |
| 3 | Ma-Con Engineering | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 49 |
| 4 | CMS Performance | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 33 |
| 5 | Coloni Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 30 |
| 6 | AEZ I.E. Engineering | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
| 7 | Durango | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
| 8 | Super Nova Racing Ltd | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 9 | Team Astromega | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
- Points towards the 2004 FIA Formula 3000 International Championship for Teams were awarded on a 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for the first eight places at each round. The Sporting Regulations provided that if two or more teams had the same number of points (including 0 points), their positions in the Championship was fixed according to the quality of their places. Under this system one first place was better than any number of second places, one second place was better than any number of third places, and so on.
Notes
Further reading
- Automobile Year, 2004/05, pages 230–234 + 254