2004 British GT Championship

2004 British GT

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The 2004 British GT season consisted of an eight-round series of sports car racing in the British GT Championship, with each round consisting of two races. The series was open to N-GT and GT Cup class cars. Jonathan Cocker won the N-GT Class Driver's Championship, whilst Adam Wilcox and Ni Amorim shared the GT Cup Driver's Championship.

Entry list

N-GT

Entrant Car Engine No. Drivers Rounds Emotional Engineering Holden Monaro Vauxhall 5.7L V8 31 Aaron Slight 2 Matt Griffin 2–6, 8 Matt Manderson 3–5, 8 Phil Bennett 6 JWR - John Guest/Paragon Porsche 996 GT3-RS Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 33 Mark Sumpter All Mike Jordan 1-7 Scuderia Ecosse Ferrari 360 Modena Ferrari 3.6L V8 34 Tim Mullen All Chris Niarchos 1–2, 4-8 Rob Barff 3 Ferrari 360 Modena GTC 35 Nathan Kinch All Andrew Kirkaldy Peninsula TVR/JCB TVR Tuscan T400R TVR 4.0L V6 36 Graeme Mundy 1, 3-6 John Hartshorne 1, 3–6, 8 Dan Eagling 7-8 Rollcentre Racing Mosler MT900R Chevrolet 5.7L LS1 V8 37 Richard Stanton 1, 3-7 Bobby Verdon-Roe 1 Patrick Pearce 3-7 GruppeM/Tech 9 Motorsport Porsche 996 GT3-RSR Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 38 Jonathan Cocker All Tim Sugden 1–4, 6-8 Warren Hughes 5 Tech 9 Motorsport Porsche 996 GT3-RS 46 Mark Cole 8 Adam Jones Damax Ferrari 360 Modena Ferrari 3.6L V8 39 Marco Attard 1 Nick Adams RSR Motorsport TVR Tuscan T400R TVR 4.0L V6 40 Nigel Greensall 1–4, 6, 8 Lawrence Tomlinson 1–3, 6, 8 Jonathan Coleman 4 41 5–6, 8 Rob Croydon 5-6 Michael Caine 8 Balfe Motorsport Mosler MT900R Chevrolet 5.7L LS1 V8 42 Shaun Balfe 1, 7 Nigel Taylor Vic Lee Racing Porsche 996 GT3-R Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 43 Ian Khan 1 Peter Kox Preci Spark Porsche 996 GT3-R Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 44 David Jones 1-7 Godfrey Jones Master Motorsport Ultima GTR Chevrolet V8 47 Steven Brady 3–6, 8 Alan Bonner Bryan Colwell Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 50 Bryan Colwell 8 Jan Persson Xero Competition Chevrolet Corvette C5-R Chevrolet 5.7L LS1 V8 51 Ricky Cole 1-7 Peter Le Bas Paul Belmondo Racing Lamborghini Diablo Lamborghini 5.0L V12 52 Jean-Michel Pappolla 6 Didier Sommereau Embassy Racing Chevrolet Corvette C5 Chevrolet 5.7L LS V8 55 Neil Cunningham All Paula Cook 1-6 Ben Collins 7 Richard Hay 8 Eclipse Motorsport TVR Tuscan T400R TVR 4.0L V6 60 Steve Hyde 1–3, 5–6, 8 Piers Johnson GT Cup Entrant Car Engine No. Drivers Rounds Team Jedi Racing Lotus Elise Sport Rover 1.8L I4 61 Rob Horsfield All Frazer Corbyn 1–3, 6-8 Ian Stinton 4-5 DRM Racing Ferrari 360 Modena Ferrari 3.6L V8 62 Adam Wilcox All Ni Amorim 67 Lourenço da Veiga 1–2, 7 Stephen Moore 1-2 Jamie Smyth 7-8 Rob Croydon 8 Jensen Motorsport Chevrolet Corvette C5 Chevrolet 5.7L LS1 V8 63 Ryan Hooker 1-7 Dominic Lesniewski 1-3 Andrew Ward 4-5 Paul Horton 6-7 Atlanta Motorsport Renault Clio Renault 3.0L V6 64 Darren Malkin 1, 3 Alan Bonner 1 Enzo Mucci 3 Team Jedi Racing Lotus Elise Sport Rover 1.8L I4 65 Dean Lanzante 1-2 Chris Yandell 1-2 JWR - Chambers Runfold PLC Porsche 996 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 66 Peter Chambers 1-7 Graeme Langford 1-4 Michael Caine 5-7 Bintec ProSport 3000 Ford Cosworth 3.0L V6 69 Barry Murphy 1-2 Jon Lee ABG Motorsport Porsche 996 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 70 Colin Broster 2, 4-6 Paul Mace 2 Tony Brown 4-6 Lester/Glenvarigill Racing Ferrari 360 Modena Ferrari 3.6L V8 71 Hector Lester 1–2, 5, 8 Keith Robinson 1-2 Allan Simonsen 5, 8 Rollcentre Racing Noble M12 GTO3R Ford 3.0L V6 73 Fanny Duchateau 1-5 Simon Pullan 1-4 Martin Short 5-7 Harvey Death 6 David Mason 7 Tech 9 Motorsport Porsche 996 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 74 David Wandless 7-8 Mark Cole 7 Phiroze Bilmoria 8 GruppeM/Tech 9 Motorsport 76 Jonathan Rowland 1-4 Phil Hindley 1 Adam Sharpe 2-8 Dominic Lesniewski 5-8 Colin Blower Motorsport Vauxhall VX220 Vauxhall 2.0L I4 75 Dan Eagling 1-5 Rob Croydon 1-2 Colin Blower 3-5 JWR-Cambridge Business Travel Porsche 996 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 77 Steve Wood All Stuart Scott Damax Ferrari 360 Modena Ferrari 3.6L V8 78 Marco Attard 3, 6, 8 Nick Adams 79 David Back 1 Chris Catt Team Tiger Marcos Mantis Ford 4.6L V8 81 Chris Beighton All Jon Finnemore VRS Motor Finance Ferrari 360 Modena Challenge Ferrari 3.6L V8 84 Phil Burton 8 Ian Flux Gavan Kershaw Racing Lotus Elise Sport Rover 1.8L I4 88 Gavan Kershaw All Barrie Whight Team Aero Lewis Racing Morgan Aero 8 GT BMW N62 4.8L V8 99 Keith Ahlers All Aaron Scott Calendar and results Round Circuit Date NGT Winners GTC Winners 1 Donington Park 3 April No. 33 JWR-John Guest/Paragon Mark Sumpter Mike Jordan No. 76 GruppeM/Tech 9 Motorsport Jonathan Rowland Phil Hindley 2 4 April No. 35 Scuderia Ecosse Nathan Kinch Andrew Kirkaldy No. 76 GruppeM/Tech 9 Motorsport Jonathan Rowland Phil Hindley 3 Mondello Park 8 May No. 38 GruppeM/Tech 9 Motorsport Jonathan Cocker Tim Sugden No. 76 GruppeM/Tech 9 Motorsport Jonathan Rowland Adam Sharpe 4 9 May No. 38 GruppeM/Tech 9 Motorsport Jonathan Cocker Tim Sugden No. 88 Gavan Kershaw Racing Barrie Whight Gavan Kershaw 5 Snetterton 5 June No. 35 Scuderia Ecosse Nathan Kinch Andrew Kirkaldy No. 81 Team Tiger Chris Beighton Jon Finnemore 6 No. 35 Scuderia Ecosse Nathan Kinch Andrew Kirkaldy No. 76 GruppeM/Tech 9 Motorsport Adam Sharpe Jonathan Rowland 7 Castle Combe 19 June No. 38 GruppeM/Tech 9 Motorsport Jonathan Cocker Tim Sugden No. 88 Gavan Kershaw Racing Barrie Whight Gavan Kershaw 8 20 June No. 33 JWR-John Guest/Paragon Mark Sumpter Mike Jordan No. 88 Gavan Kershaw Racing Barrie Whight Gavan Kershaw 9 Oulton Park 17 July No. 60 Eclipse Motorsport Piers Johnson Steve Hyde No. 88 Gavan Kershaw Racing Barrie Whight Gavan Kershaw 10 18 July No. 38 GruppeM/Tech 9 Motorsport Jonathan Cocker Warren Hughes No. 76 GruppeM/Tech 9 Motorsport Adam Sharpe Dominic Lesniewski 11 Silverstone 14 August No. 35 Scuderia Ecosse Nathan Kinch Andrew Kirkaldy No. 62 DRM Racing Adam Wilcox Ni Amorim 12 15 August No. 38 GruppeM/Tech 9 Motorsport Jonathan Cocker Tim Sugden No. 78 Damax Marco Attard Nick Adams 13 Thruxton 29 August No. 34 Scuderia Ecosse Tim Mullen Chris Niarchos No. 81 Team Tiger Chris Beighton Jon Finnemore 14 30 August No. 35 Scuderia Ecosse Nathan Kinch Andrew Kirkaldy No. 81 Team Tiger Chris Beighton Jon Finnemore 15 Brands Hatch 1 October No. 38 GruppeM/Tech 9 Motorsport Jonathan Cocker Tim Sugden No. 78 Damax Marco Attard Nick Adams 16 3 October No. 35 Scuderia Ecosse Nathan Kinch Andrew Kirkaldy No. 76 GruppeM/Tech 9 Motorsport Adam Sharpe Dominic Lesniewski Championship standings Drivers' Championships N-GT Pos Driver DON MON SNE CAS OUL SIL THR BRH Pts 1 Jonathan Cocker 3 5 1 1 2 2 1 2 6 1 2 1 2 3 1 3 125 2 Tim Sugden 3 5 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 3 1 3 112 3 Nathan Kinch 7 1 4 3 1 1 Ret Ret 2 2 1 3 6 1 Ret 1 98 3 Andrew Kirkaldy 7 1 4 3 1 1 Ret Ret 2 2 1 3 6 1 Ret 1 98 4 Mark Sumpter 1 7 10 2 Ret 4 3 1 3 4 10 Ret 10 4 4 5 66 5 Mike Jordan 1 7 10 2 Ret 4 3 1 3 4 10 Ret 10 4 WD WD 57 6 Tim Mullen 14 9 3 5 4 6 5 6 DNS 5 3 4 1 8 5 Ret 55 7 Chris Niarchos 14 9 3 5 5 6 DNS 5 3 4 1 8 5 Ret 47 8 Piers Johnson 9 Ret 9 Ret 5 5 1 3 7 7 3 4 39 8 Steve Hyde 9 Ret 9 Ret 5 5 1 3 7 7 3 4 39 9 Richard Stanton 6 6 6 7 4 3 5 6 6 Ret 3 9 38 10 Neil Cunningham 10 4 6 6 9 DNS Ret DNS Ret 7 5 5 5 2 6 Ret 36 10 Godfrey Jones 5 Ret 2 NC 3 3 7 Ret Ret 10 Ret 2 9 7 36 10 David Jones 5 Ret 2 NC 3 3 7 Ret Ret 10 Ret 2 9 7 36 11 Nigel Greensall 8 2 5 4 Ret Ret Ret 5 4 Ret 2 Ret 35 12 Patrick Pearce 6 7 4 3 5 6 6 Ret 3 9 32 13 Lawrence Tomlinson 8 2 5 4 Ret Ret 4 Ret 2 Ret 31 14 Ricky Cole 12 8 7 7 8 Ret 2 Ret Ret Ret 8 6 8 5 23 14 Peter Le Bas 12 8 7 7 8 Ret 2 Ret Ret Ret 8 6 8 5 23 15 Paula Cook 10 4 6 6 9 DNS Ret DNS Ret 7 5 5 21 16 Steven Brady WD WD WD WD Ret Ret 6 4 DNS 9 DNS DNS Ret 2 16 16 Alan Bonner Ret Ret 6 4 DNS 9 DNS DNS Ret 2 16 16 John Hartshorne 13 Ret 7 8 DNS 7 4 8 WD WD 7 6 16 17 Ian Khan 2 3 14 17 Peter Kox 2 3 14 18 Warren Hughes 6 1 13 19 Ben Collins 5 2 12 20 Graeme Mundy 13 Ret 7 8 DNS 7 4 8 WD WD 11 21 Nigel Taylor 4 Ret 4 DNS 10 21 Shaun Balfe 4 Ret 4 DNS 10 21 Dan Eagling 7 6 7 6 10 22 Rob Barff 4 6 8 23 Bobby Verdon-Roe 6 6 6 23 Matt Griffin 8 8 Ret 9 Ret 8 7 12 Ret DNS 8 Ret 6 24 Jonathan Coleman Ret 5 8 DNS 9 Ret DNS Ret 5 25 Matt Manderson Ret 9 Ret 8 7 12 8 Ret 4 26 Richard Hay 6 Ret 3 27 Aaron Slight 8 8 2 27 Jan Persson DNS 7 2 27 Brian Colwell WD WD DNS 7 2 28 Rob Croydon 8 DNS 9 Ret 1 Jean-Michel Pappolla 11 Ret 0 Didier Sommereau 11 Ret 0 Mark Cole Ret Ret 0 Adam Jones Ret Ret 0 Phil Bennett Ret DNS 0 Michael Caine DNS Ret 0 Pos Driver DON MON SNE CAS OUL SIL THR BRH Pts Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (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) Note: bold signifies pole position, italics signifies fastest lap. Points were awarded as follows: 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 from first to eighth. GT Cup Pos Driver DON MON SNE CAS OUL SIL THR BRH Pts 1 Adam Wilcox 2 2 3 4 3 Ret 6 4 Ret 6 1 3 4 2 4 2 86 1 Ni Amorim 2 2 3 4 3 Ret 6 4 Ret 6 1 3 4 2 4 2 86 2 Adam Sharpe 1 5 DNS 1 7 3 7 1 2 9 6 3 Ret 1 71 3 Barrie Whight 3 Ret 5 1 4 Ret 1 1 1 2 Ret 4 Ret 7 Ret 11 70 3 Gavan Kershaw 3 Ret 5 1 4 Ret 1 1 1 2 Ret 4 Ret 7 Ret 11 70 4 Chris Beighton Ret Ret DNS 6 1 Ret 2 2 2 10 8 5 1 1 DNS 7 64 4 Jon Finnemore Ret Ret DNS 6 1 Ret 2 2 2 10 8 5 1 1 DNS 7 64 5 Jonathan Rowland 1 1 1 5 DNS 1 7 3 54 6 Pete Chambers 5 10 8 7 2 2 Ret 8 Ret 4 Ret 2 5 4 WD WD 46 7 Aaron Scott 6 3 4 12 Ret 4 4 9 6 8 5 8 DNS DNS 3 3 45 7 Keith Ahlers 6 3 4 12 Ret 4 4 9 6 8 5 8 DNS DNS 3 3 45 7 Dominic Lesniewski Ret Ret Ret DNS Ret 3 7 1 2 9 6 3 Ret 1 45 8 Marco Attard 6 5 3 1 1 9 33 8 Nick Adams 6 5 3 1 1 9 33 9 Colin Broster 6 3 5 7 3 3 4 Ret 32 9 Rob Croydon 9 Ret DNS DNS 3 4 7 6 32 10 Stuart Scott 8 6 7 9 5 7 Ret 10 5 7 6 10 8 5 6 8 30 10 Steven Wood 8 6 7 9 5 7 Ret 10 5 7 6 10 8 5 6 8 30 11 Fanny Duchateau 4 8 2 2 DNS Ret 9 6 Ret Ret 25 11 Simon Pullan 4 8 2 2 DNS Ret 9 6 25 12 Graeme Langford 5 10 8 7 2 2 Ret 8 24 12 Tony Brown 5 7 3 3 4 Ret 23 13 Michael Caine Ret 4 Ret 2 5 4 WD WD 22 13 Hector Lester DNS DNS 9 11 4 5 2 4 22 13 Allan Simonsen 4 5 2 4 22 14 Phil Hindley 1 1 20 15 Ryan Hooker Ret Ret Ret DNS Ret 3 8 11 8 9 7 6 Ret 6 16 16 David Wandless 2 Ret 6 5 15 17 Dan Eagling 9 Ret DNS DNS Ret 6 3 5 DNS Ret WD WD 13 17 Colin Blower Ret 6 3 5 DNS Ret WD WD 13 18 Paul Mace 6 3 9 18 Lourenço da Veiga 7 4 Ret DNS WD WD WD WD WD WD WD WD 7 Ret 9 19 Martin Short Ret Ret Ret 7 3 Ret 8 19 Mark Cole 2 Ret 8 19 Paul Horton 7 6 Ret 6 8 20 Stephen Moore 7 4 Ret DNS 7 20 Phiroze Bilmoria 6 5 7 20 Jamie Smyth 7 Ret 7 6 7 21 David Mason 3 Ret 6 22 Dean Lanzante Ret 5 Ret 8 WD WD 5 22 Chris Yandell Ret 5 Ret 8 WD WD 5 23 Ian Flux 5 10 4 23 Phil Burton 5 10 4 24 David Back Ret 7 WD WD 2 24 Christopher Catt Ret 7 2 24 Harvey Death Ret 7 2 24 Andrew Ward 8 11 8 9 2 25 Rob Horsfield 10 9 10 10 DNS DNS Ret NC Ret Ret Ret DNS Ret 8 Ret DNS 1 25 Frazer Corbyn 10 9 10 10 DNS DNS WD WD Ret DNS Ret 8 Ret DNS 1 Keith Robinson DNS DNS 9 11 0 Darren Malkin 11 Ret WD WD DNS DNS 0 Alan Bonner 11 Ret 0 Ian Stinton Ret NC Ret Ret 0 Barry Murphy Ret DNS Ret DNS 0 Jon Lee Ret DNS Ret DNS 0 Enzo Mucci DNS DNS 0 Pos Driver DON MON SNE CAS OUL SIL THR BRH Pts Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (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) Note: bold signifies pole position, italics signifies fastest lap. Points were awarded as follows: 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 from first to eighth. References