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Encyclopedia > 2004 BTCC season
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2004 BTCC season
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The 2004 Green Flag MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 47th British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) season. Image File history File links Btcc_logo. ... The British Touring Car Championship is a series of races for saloon cars which is held each year in the United Kingdom. ... The 2003 Green Flag MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 46th British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) season. ... The 2005 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 48th British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) season. ... The current BTCC logo The British Touring Car Championship is a series of races for saloon cars which is held each year in the United Kingdom and Ireland. ...

Contents


Changes for 2004

  • The number of total races was increased from 20 to 30 by holding three races at each meeting instead of two
  • The grid for the second race of each meeting was decided by the results of the first but with the top ten reversed; the grid for the third race was simply the finishing order of the second race
  • Cars built to Super 2000 specification were allowed, with an equivalency formula designed to ensure that they would have similar performance to their BTCC counterparts
  • The "production class" and its associated championship was abolished

Teams and Drivers

M = Manufacturer team
I = Independent team
E = Car built to Super 2000 regulations

No. Driver Nat. Cl. Team Car Spec Notes
1 Yvan Muller France M VX Racing Vauxhall Astra Coupé
2 James Thompson England M VX Racing Vauxhall Astra Coupé
3 Matt Neal England I Computeach Racing with Halfords Honda Civic Type-R
4 Dan Eaves England I Computeach Racing with Halfords Honda Civic Type-R
6 Anthony Reid Scotland I West Surrey Racing MG ZS
8 Colin Turkington Northern Ireland I West Surrey Racing MG ZS
9 Tom Chilton England M Team Honda Honda Civic Type-R
10 Rob Collard England I Collard Racing Vauxhall Astra Coupé
11 Jason Plato England M SEAT Sport UK SEAT Toledo E
12 Robert Huff England M SEAT Sport UK SEAT Toledo E
14 Michael Bentwood England I VXR Jr Tech-Speed Motorsport Vauxhall Astra Coupé Missed rounds 19-21
15 Farique Hairuman Malaysia M Team PSP Proton Impian
16 James Kaye England I Synchro Motorsport Honda Civic Type-R
17 John George England I Mardi Gras Motorsport Honda Civic Type-R E Rounds 1-9
Peugeot 406 Coupé Rounds 16-30
20 Shaun Watson-Smith South Africa M Team PSP Proton Impian
21 Paul Wallace England I Team Sureterm Vauxhall Astra Coupé Rounds 1-6
24 Kelvin Burt England Rounds 7-12
26 Stefan Hodgetts England Rounds 13-18
22 Charlie Butler-Henderson England I Team Sureterm Vauxhall Astra Coupé Rounds 1-12, 16-18
25 Gavin Smith Republic of Ireland Rounds 13-15
23 Carl Breeze England Rounds 22-27
44 Gavin Pyper Scotland Rounds 28-30
23 Carl Breeze England I Team Sureterm Alfa Romeo 156 E Rounds 1-21
26 Stefan Hodgetts England Rounds 22-30
40 Richard Marsh England I Team Quest/Varta Honda Civic Type-R
Peugeot 307
E
 
Rounds 4-21 (with the Honda), rounds 22-27 (with the Peugeot)
41 Jay Wheals England Rounds 28-30
46 Justin Keen England I Edenbridge Racing BMW 320i E Rounds 4-12
57 Luke Hines England M VX Racing Vauxhall Astra Coupé
77 Jason Hughes England I Kartworld Racing MG ZS

Yvan Muller is a French auto racing driver, born on 16 August 1969. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... The Astra is a General Motors (GM) small family car, badged as an Opel in continental Europe, a Vauxhall in the United Kingdom, a Holden in Australasia, and a Chevrolet in Latin America. ... The following men have had the name James Thompson: James Thompson, a missionary in the 1820s. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Matt Neal is a British motor racing driver, best known for his success in the British Touring Car Championship, although he has also won an ETCC race. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Team Dynamics is a UK-based motor-racing team, best known for their successes as an independent squad in the British Touring Car Championship. ... The Honda Civic is an automobile manufactured by Honda. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Anthony Reid is a British auto racing driver, born on 17/05/57 in Glasgow, Scotland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... History WSR Headquarters in Sunbury-on-Thames, England Founded in 1981, West Surrey Racing is run by New Zealander Dick Bennetts. ... 2002 MG ZS The MG ZS (2001-present) is a sporting family car derived from the Rover 45 (launched in 1999). ... Colin Turkington is an auto racing driver from Newry in Northern Ireland, born on 21st March 1982. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Northern_Ireland. ... Tom Chilton is a British auto racing driver, born on March 15 1985 in Surrey. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Arena Motorsport is a UK-based motor racing team founded by Mike Earle best known for racing in the BTCC. Their first season was in 1999, running a year-old Renault Laguna for Russell Spence and later for 1991 champion Will Hoy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Jason Plato is a British auto racing driver, born in 1968 in Oxford. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... An old SEAT 600 The 3-door Hatchback SEAT Ibiza. SEAT is a Volkswagen subsidiary and one of the leading car makers in Spain. ... The SEAT Toledo is an automobile built and marketed by SEAT, a division of the Volkswagen Group. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Malaysia. ... Proton The Proton (Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Sdn Bhd) company, Malaysia, produced the following car models. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Large flag of South Africa Image originally derived from the public domain flags of the CIA World Factbook. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... The Alfa Romeo 156, manufactured by Alfa Romeo, was introduced in 1997 as replacement for the 155. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ...

Race calendar and winners

Round Circuit Date Winning driver Winning team
1
2
3
Thruxton 11 April James Thompson
Jason Plato
Yvan Muller
VX Racing
SEAT Sport UK
VX Racing
4
5
6
Brands Hatch (Indy) 25 April Matt Neal
Luke Hines
James Thompson
Computeach Racing with Halfords
VX Racing
VX Racing
7
8
9
Silverstone (International) 9 May Matt Neal
James Thompson
Tom Chilton
Computeach Racing with Halfords
VX Racing
Team Honda
10
11
12
Oulton Park (Island) 23 May Yvan Muller
Dan Eaves
Yvan Muller
VX Racing
Computeach Racing with Halfords
VX Racing
13
14
15
Mondello Park 13 June Yvan Muller
Jason Plato
Colin Turkington
VX Racing
SEAT Sport UK
WSR
16
17
18
Croft 25 July Anthony Reid
Jason Plato
Jason Plato
WSR
SEAT Sport UK
SEAT Sport UK
19
20
21
Knockhill 8 August Anthony Reid
Jason Plato
Anthony Reid
WSR
SEAT Sport UK
WSR
22
23
24
Brands Hatch (Indy) 22 August Matt Neal
Jason Plato
Rob Huff
Computeach Racing with Halfords
SEAT Sport UK
SEAT Sport UK
25
26
27
Snetterton [5 September]] James Thompson
Luke Hines
Rob Huff
VX Racing
VX Racing
SEAT Sport UK
28
29
30
Donington Park (National) 26 September Jason Plato
Tom Chilton
Yvan Muller
SEAT Sport UK
Team Honda
VX Racing

Thruxton is just off the A303 five miles (8 km) West of Andover. ... April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). ... Brands Hatch is a British motor racing circuit. ... April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (116th in leap years). ... Map sources for Silverstone at grid reference SP670440 Silverstone is a medium sized village in Northamptonshire, England. ... May 9 is the 129th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (130th in leap years). ... Oulton Park Circuit is a race track in the North-West of England in Cheshire, set in rolling English countryside and forest. ... May 23 is the 143rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (144th in leap years). ... Mondello Park is a motor sport race track in County Kildare, Ireland. ... June 13 is the 164th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (165th in leap years), with 201 days remaining. ... Croft Circuit is a motor racing circuit in the North-East of England located near Darlington between Newcastle and Leeds. ... July 25 is the 206th day (207th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 159 days remaining. ... August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ... Brands Hatch is a British motor racing circuit. ... August 22 is the 234th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (235th in leap years), with 131 days remaining. ... Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit is a motor racing circuit in Norfolk, England. ... Map sources for Donington Park at grid reference SK420259 Donington Park is a site near Castle Donington in North West Leicestershire, England, owned by millionaire motoring enthusiast Tom Wheatcroft. ... September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 96 days remaining. ...

Championship results

Driver's championship

Position Driver Points
1 James Thompson 274
2 Yvan Muller 273
3 Jason Plato 224
4 Anthony Reid 213
5 Matt Neal 181
6 Colin Turkington 173
7 Robert Huff 148
8 Dan Eaves 148
9 Tom Chilton 116
10 Luke Hines 115
11 James Kaye 49
12 Rob Collard 44
13 Michael Bentwood 42
14 Shaun Watson-Smith 28
15 Carl Breeze 14
16 Kelvin Burt 11
17 Jason Hughes 5
18 Stefan Hodgetts 4
19 Justin Keen 2
= Gavin Smith 2
21 Paul Wallace 1
= Charlie Butler-Henderson 1
22 Farique Hairuman 0
= John George 0
= Richard Marsh 0
= Jay Wheals 0
= Gavin Pyper 0

Independent's championship

Position Driver Points
1 Anthony Reid 312
2 Colin Turkington 300
3 Dan Eaves 254
4 Matt Neal 253
5 James Kaye 164
6 Rob Collard 152
7 Michael Bentwood 131
8 Jason Hughes 89
9 Carl Breeze 75
10 Charlie Butler-Henderson 11
11 John George 27
= Richard Marsh 27
13 Kelvin Burt 22
14 Justin Keen 18
15 Stefan Hodgetts 17
16 Paul Wallace 9
17 Gavin Smith 8
18 Jay Wheals 7
19 Gavin Pyper 5

Manufacturer's championship

Position Make Points
1 Vauxhall 732
2 Honda 548
3 SEAT 421
4 Proton 96

Team's Championship

Position Team Points
1 VX Racing 536
2 SEAT Sport UK 360
3 WSR 325
4 Computeach Racing with Halfords 303
5 Team Honda 111
6 Synchro Motorsport 54
7 Collard Racing 50
8 Team Sureterm (GA Motorsports) 44
9 VXR Jnr c/o Tech-Speed Motorsport 26
10 Team PSP 11
11 Edenbridge Racing 3
12 Mardi Gras Motorsport 0
= Team Quest/Varta 0
14 Kartworld Racing -3


 

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