2004 International Formula 3000 Championship
The 2004 International Formula 3000 season was the 20th season of FIA Formula 3000 motor racing. It featured the 2004 FIA Formula 3000 International Championship, which was contested over ten rounds from 24 April to September 11, 2004.[1] Two titles were awarded, a Championship for Drivers and a Championship for Teams.[2] 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.
| Team | Car # | Driver | Race weekends |
|---|---|---|---|
 Arden International
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1 |  Vitantonio Liuzzi
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All |
| 2 |  Robert Doornbos
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All | |
| CMS Performance
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3 |  José María López
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All |
| 4 |  Mathias Lauda
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All | |
| Durango Corse
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5 |  Yannick Schroeder
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1-8 |
| Matteo Meneghello
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9 | ||
| Michele Rugolo
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10 | ||
| 6 |  Rodrigo Ribeiro
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1-4 | |
 Ernesto Viso
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5-10 | ||
| Coloni Motorsport
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7 |  Jeffrey van Hooydonk
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1-4 |
| Patrick Friesacher
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5-10 | ||
| 8 |  Can Artam
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1-5, 7 | |
 Chanoch Nissany
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8-10 | ||
| Super Nova Racing
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9 | Patrick Friesacher
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1-4 |
| Jeffrey van Hooydonk
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5-10 | ||
| 10 |  Alan van der Merwe
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1-7 | |
| Can Artam
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8-10 | ||
| Team Astromega
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11 | Nico Verdonck
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1-9 |
| Raffaele Giammaria
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10 | ||
| 12 | Jan Heylen
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1-4 | |
| Olivier Tielemans
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6-10 | ||
 BCN F3000
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14 | Enrico Toccacelo
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All |
| 15 | Esteban Guerrieri
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All | |
 Ma-Con Engineering
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16 |  Tomáš Enge
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All |
| 17 | Tony Schmidt
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All | |
| AEZ Racing
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18 | Raffaele Giammaria
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1-8 |
| Matteo Grassotto
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9-10 | ||
| 19 | Ferdinando Monfardini
|
All |
All entries used Lola B02/50 chassis with Zytek-Judd KV engines and Avon tyres.[3]
Calendar
Drivers' Championship
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- 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.[2] 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.[2]
- Bold signifies pole position, italics signifies fastest lap.
Teams' Championship
| Position [2] | Team [2] | IMO
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CAT
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MON 
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NUR
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MAG
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SIL
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HOC
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HUN 
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SPA
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MNZ
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Points [2] |
| 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.[2] 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.[2]
Complete Overview
| first column of every race | 10 | = grid position |
| second column of every race | 10 | = race result |
R14=retired, but classified R=retired NS=did not start NT=no time set in qualifying
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| 1 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Italy |
Arden International | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Enrico Toccacelo | Italy |
BCN Competicion | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 9 | R |
| 3 | Robert Doornbos | Netherlands |
Arden International | 6 | 3 | 4 | R14 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Tomáš Enge | Czech Republic |
Ma-Con Engineering | 5 | 5 | 6 | R | 8 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | R | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 5 | Patrick Friesacher | Austria |
SuperNova Racing | 8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 10 | R | ||||||||||||
| Coloni Motorsport | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | NS | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | R | |||||||||||
| 6 | José María López | Argentina |
CMS Performance/Coloni Motorsport | 4 | R | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | R | 3 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | R |
| Esteban Guerrieri | Argentina |
BCN Competicion | 10 | R | 11 | 5 | 9 | R | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
| 8 | Raffaele Giammaria | Italy |
AEZ I.E. Engineering/Durango | 7 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | R14 | 6 | 6 | 9 | R | 9 | 10 | - | - | ||
| Team Astromega | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Yannick Schroeder | France |
Durango Formula | 9 | 7 | 3 | R | 14 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 5 | R | 10 | R | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | Tony Schmidt | Germany |
Ma-Con Engineering | 11 | 10 | NT | - | 17 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | R10 |
| 11 | Jeffrey van Hooydonk | Belgium |
Coloni Motorsport | 3 | 6 | 8 | R | 4 | 7 | 5 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| SuperNova Racing | 13 | 13 | 11 | R | 15 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 12 | Ernesto Viso | Venezuela |
Durango Formula | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 8 |
| 13 | Mathias Lauda | Austria |
CMS Performance/Coloni Motorsport | 15 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 13 | R | 15 | 10 | 11 | R | 13 | 13 | 12 | R | 13 | R15 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 6 |
| 14 | Alan van der Merwe | South Africa |
SuperNova Racing | 12 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 13 | R | 15 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 11 | R11 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 | Rodrigo Ribeiro | Brazil |
Durango Formula | 14 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 12 | R | 16 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan Heylen | Belgium |
Team Astromega | 13 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Nico Verdonck | Belgium |
Team Astromega | 16 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 11 | - | - | |
| Matteo Grassotto | Italy |
AEZ I.E. Engineering/Durango | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 8 | 10 | R | |
| - | Can Artam | Turkey |
Coloni Motorsport | 17 | R | 17 | 10 | 18 | R | 17 | 13 | 17 | R | - | - | 17 | 10 | ||||||
| SuperNova Racing | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| - | Ferdinando Monfardini | Italy |
AEZ I.E. Engineering/Durango | 18 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 14 | R | 14 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 11 | R |
| - | Olivier Tielemans | Netherlands |
AEZ I.E. Engineering/Durango | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | R | 18 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 18 | R | 17 | 11 |
| - | Chanoch Nissany | Israel |
Coloni Motorsport | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | R | 16 | R | 18 | 12 |
| - | Matteo Meneghello | Italy |
Durango | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 15 | - | - |
| - | Michele Rugolo | Italy |
Durango | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | R |
References
- ^ a b 2004 Formula 3000 International Championship race results Retrieved from www.teamdan.com on 26 May 2010
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k 2004 Formula 3000 International Championship classifications Retrieved from www.fia.com on 26 May 2010
- ^ a b Liuzzi is 2004 Champion Retrieved from www.motorsm.com on 26 May 2010
Further reading
- Automobile Year, 2004/05, pages 230-234 + 254