The 2004 FIA GT Championship season was the 8th season of the FIA GT Championship. It was a series contested by Grand Touring style cars broken into two classes based on power and manufacturer involvement, called GT and N-GT. It began on 28 March 2004 and ended 14 November 2004 after 11 races.
Schedule
Rnd Race Circuit Date 1 LG Super Racing Weekend Monza Autodromo Nazionale Monza 28 March 2 LG Super Racing Weekend Valencia Circuit de Valencia 18 April 3 LG Super Racing Weekend Magny-Cours Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 2 May 4 LG Super Racing Weekend Hockenheim Hockenheimring 16 May 5 LG Super Racing Weekend Brno Autodrom Brno Masaryk 30 May 6 LG Super Racing Weekend Donington Donington Park 27 June 7 Proximus Spa 24 Hours Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 31 July1 August 8 LG Super Racing Weekend Imola Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 5 September 9 LG Super Racing Weekend Oschersleben Motopark Oschersleben 19 September 10 LG Super Racing Weekend Dubai Dubai Autodrome 8 October 11 LG Super Racing Weekend Zhuhai Zhuhai International Circuit 14 NovemberSource:
Entries GT
Entrant Car Engine Tyre Drivers Rounds BMS Scuderia Italia Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello Ferrari F133 5.9 L V12 1 Matteo Bobbi All Gabriele Gardel All Stefano Livio 7 Miguel Ángel de Castro 7 2 Fabrizio Gollin 1–10 Luca Cappellari 1–10 Lilian Bryner 7 Enzo Calderari 7 Luca Drudi 11 Nicola Cadei 11 Frédéric Dor 11 Care Racing 3 Lilian Bryner 1–6, 8–11 Enzo Calderari 1–6, 8–11 Stefano Livio 1–6, 8–9 Thomas Biagi 10 Christophe Bouchut 11 Konrad Motorsport Saleen S7-R Ford 6.9 L V8 4 Toni Seiler 1–10 Walter Lechner Jr. 1–4, 7–11 Franz Konrad 1–2, 4–5, 8, 11 Harald Becker 5–6 Paul Knapfield 6–7 Wolfgang Treml 7 Alexandros Margaritis 10–11 Vitaphone Racing Team 5 Michael Bartels All Uwe Alzen All Franz Konrad 7 Eric van de Poele 7 RML Saleen S7-R Ford 6.9 L V8 7 Thomas Erdos All Mike Newton All Chris Goodwin 7 Miguel Ramos 7 8 Chris Goodwin 1–6, 8–11 Miguel Ramos 1–3, 5–6, 8 João Barbosa 4 Michael Mallock 7, 11 Ray Mallock 7 Adam Wiseberg 7 José Pedro Fontes 9–10 Zwaans GTR Racing Team Chrysler Viper GTS-R Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10 9 Rob van der Zwaan 1–7 Klaus Abbelen 1–5 Henrik Roos 1–2, 7 Val Hillebrand 4–7 Arjan van der Zwaan 7 10 Arjan van der Zwaan 1–6 Christophe Bouchut 1–4, 8 Marc Goossens 1 Val Hillebrand 2, 8–11 Henrik Roos 3–6, 9–10 Stéphane Lémeret 5–8, 10 Marc Duez 7 Fanny Duchâteau 7 Loïc Deman 7 Rob van der Zwaan 9, 11 GPC Giesse Squadra Corse Ferrari 575 GTC Ferrari F133 GT 6.0 L V12 11 Fabio Babini All Philipp Peter 1–9 Mika Salo 7 Vincent Vosse 7 Gianni Morbidelli 10–11 13 Emanuele Naspetti All Mike Hezemans 1–5 Gianni Morbidelli 6–9 Didier Defourny 7 Frédéric Bouvy 7 Philipp Peter 10–11 Lister Racing Lister Storm GTM Jaguar 7.0 L V12 14 Patrick Pearce 1–2, 4 Tom Coronel 1–2, 4 Paul Knapfield 1–2 Gregor Fisken 7 Ian Donaldson 7 Robert Schirle 7 JMB Racing Ferrari 575 GTC Ferrari F133 GT 6.0 L V12 17 Karl Wendlinger All Toto Wolff 1–4 Robert Lechner 1–4 Jaime Melo 5–6, 8 Bert Longin 7 Pierre-Yves Corthals 7 Alex Müller 7 Tarso Marques 9–11 Iradj Alexander 11 18 Bert Longin 1–6, 8–11 Ian Khan 1–5 Christophe Pillon 1 Thomas Bleiner 2–4 Robert Lechner 5 Lorenzo Casè 6 Matteo Malucelli 6 Peter Kutemann 7 Andrea Garbagnati 7 Antoine Gosse 7 Sergey Zlobin 8–11 Chris Buncombe 8–10 Maurizio Mediani 11 JMB 19 Antoine Gosse 1–6, 8–9 Stéphane Daoudi 1–5, 9–11 Peter Kutemann 1, 3–5, 8–11 Andrea Garbagnati 2, 6, 10 Mauro Casadei 6, 11 Matteo Malucelli 8 Wieth Racing Ferrari 550 GTS Ferrari F133 6.0 L V12 22 Wolfgang Kaufmann 1–3, 6 Vittorio Zoboli 1, 3 Paolo Biglieri 1 Miguel Ángel de Castro 2 Mark Mayall 6 Rob Croydon 6 DAMS Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT Lamborghini 6.0 L V12 24 Andrea Piccini 8–10 Jean-Denis Délétraz 8–10 Neel Jani 10 Philip Ma 11 Samson Chan 11 Michael Choi Koon Ming 11 26 Beppe Gabbiani 8–10 Filipe Ortiz 8–10 Andrea Piccini 11 Jean-Denis Délétraz 11 Creation Autosportif Lister Storm GTM Jaguar 7.0 L V12 27 Jamie Campbell-Walter 1–8 Jamie Derbyshire 1–8 Bobby Verdon-Roe 6–7 Peter Snowdon 7 Graham Nash Motorsport Saleen S7-R Ford 6.9 L V8 28 Paolo Ruberti All Jesús Diez de Villaroel 1–3 Harald Becker 1 Gabriele Lancieri 2, 4–5, 8, 10 Luca Pirri 3, 8, 11 Wolfgang Kaufmann 4, 9 Anthony Kumpen 5 David Leslie 6 Paul Whight 6 Sergey Zlobin 7 Christophe Geoffroy 7 Gian Maria Gabbiani 7 Jamie Wall 9 Rocky Agusta 10–11 Reiter Engineering Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT Lamborghini 6.0 L V12 29 Oliver Gavin 2 Peter Kox 2 Force One Racing Festina Chrysler Viper GTS-R Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10 32 François Labhardt 7 Julien Gilbert 7 François Jakubowski 7 Philippe Alliot 7 AF Corse Maserati MC12 GT1 Maserati 6.0 L V12 33 Andrea Bertolini 8–11 Mika Salo 8–11 34 Fabrizio de Simone 8–11 Johnny Herbert 8–11 Scuderia Veregra Chrysler Viper GTS-R Chrysler 8.0 L V10 35 Valerio Scarsellati 8 Angelo Lancelotti 8 "Base Up" 8 Anthony Beltoise 10 Narain Karthikeyan 10 Maktoum Hasher Al Maktoum 10 Marco Saviozzi 11 David Terrien 11 Jean-Yves Mallat 11Sources:
N-GT
Entrant Car Engine Tyre Drivers Rounds Yukos Freisinger Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 50 Stéphane Ortelli All Emmanuel Collard All Romain Dumas 7 77 Aleksey Vasilyev All Nikolai Fomenko 1–6, 9–11 Jörg Bergmeister 7–8 Timo Bernhard 7 Freisinger Motorsport 99 Sascha Maassen All Lucas Luhr All Marc Lieb 7 AB Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3-RS Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 56 Bruno Barbaro 1, 3–4, 8 Antonio De Castro 1, 3–4, 8 Renato Premoli 1, 3–4, 8 Vonka Racing Porsche 911 GT3-R Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 57 Jan Vonka 2–5, 8–11 Miroslav Konôpka 2, 5, 10–11 Mauro Casadei 3–4, 9 Marco Panzavuota 8 Massimiliano Degiovanni 8 Darro Motor Racing Ferrari 360 Modena N-GT Ferrari 3.6 L V8 58 Gines Vivancos 2 Luis Miguel Reyes 2 JP Racing Porsche 911 GT3-RS Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 59 Jens Petersen 3–4, 6, 8–9 Jan-Dirk Lueders 3–4, 6, 8–9 Oliver Mathai 3, 6, 8 Kersten Jodexnis 4, 9 Machánek Racing Porsche 911 GT3-RSPorsche 911 GT3-RSR Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 60 Rudolf Machánek 5 Jaroslav Honzík 5 61 Josef Venč 5 Istvan Racz 5 GPC Giesse Squadra Corse Ferrari 360 Modena N-GTFerrari 360 Modena GTC Ferrari 3.6 L V8 62 Christian Pescatori All Fabrizio de Simone 1–7 Andrea Bertolini 7 Iradj Alexander 8 Vincent Vosse 9 Jaime Melo 10–11 64 Luca Drudi 10 Marco Lambertini 10 Vincent Vosse 10 Matthew Marsh 11 Charles Kwan 11 JVG Racing Porsche 911 GT3-RS Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 63 Horst Felbermayr 5 Horst Felbermayr Jr. 5 Scuderia Ecosse Ferrari 360 Modena GTC Ferrari 3.6 L V8 65 Andrew Kirkaldy 6 Nathan Kinch 6 Autorlando Sport Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 66 Luigi Moccia 7 Morendo Soli 7 Franco Groppi 7 Liz Halliday 7 Proton Competition Porsche 911 GT3-RS Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 68 Horst Felbermayr 10–11 Horst Felbermayr Jr. 10–11 69 Christian Ried All Gerold Ried All Maciej Marcinkiewicz 1–2, 5, 9 Horst Felbermayr 7 Horst Felbermayr Jr. 7 Graham Nash Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3-R Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 70 Edy Gay 7 Armand Fumal 7 Steve Van Bellingen 7 Michel Orts 7 Rob Croydon 10 Del Bennett 10 David Ovey 10 Stephen Stokoe 11 Ken McAlpine 11 Ben Orcutt 11 JWR Porsche 911 GT3-RS Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 71 Mike Jordan 6–7 David Warnock 6 Godfrey Jones 7 David Jones 7 Cirtek Motorsport Ferrari 360 Modena GTC Ferrari 3.6 L V8 72 Frank Mountain 7 Rob Wilson 7 Maurizio Fabris 7 Karim Ojjeh 7 Porsche 911 GT3-RS Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 73 Adam Jones 7–8 Nikolai Fomenko 7–8 John Grant 7 Vic Rice 7 Seikel Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3-RS Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 75 Alex Caffi 7 Luca Drudi 7 Gabrio Rosa 7 Robin Liddell 7 RJN Motorsport Nissan 350Z Nissan 3.5 L V6 85 Neil Cunningham 7, 11 Chris Buncombe 7 Carl Rosenblad 7 Vincent Radermecker 7 Ben Collins 11 MIK Corse Ferrari 360 Modena GTC Ferrari 3.6 L V8 87 Alessandro Piccolo 8 Giovanni Berton 8 GruppeM Europe Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 88 Tim Mullen 6–7 Jonny Cocker 6–7 Tim Sugden 7, 10–11 Warren Hughes 7 Marc Lieb 10–11 Scuderia Veregra Porsche 911 GT3-RS Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 89 Beppe Orlandi 8 Roberto Castagna 8Sources:
Season results Overall winners in bold. Rnd Circuit GT Winning Team N-GT Winning Team Results GT Winning Drivers N-GT Winning Drivers 1 Monza #2 BMS Scuderia Italia #50 Yukos Freisinger Results Fabrizio Gollin Luca Cappellari Stéphane Ortelli Emmanuel Collard 2 Valencia #2 BMS Scuderia Italia #99 Freisinger Motorsport Results Fabrizio Gollin Luca Cappellari Lucas Luhr Sascha Maassen 3 Magny-Cours #5 Vitaphone Racing Team #99 Freisinger Motorsport Results Michael Bartels Uwe Alzen Lucas Luhr Sascha Maassen 4 Hockenheimring #1 BMS Scuderia Italia #99 Freisinger Motorsport Results Matteo Bobbi Gabriele Gardel Lucas Luhr Sascha Maassen 5 Brno #5 Vitaphone Racing Team #62 G.P.C. Giesse Results Michael Bartels Uwe Alzen Christian Pescatori Fabrizio De Simone 6 Donington #17 JMB Racing #50 Yukos Freisinger Results Jaime Melo Karl Wendlinger Stéphane Ortelli Emmanuel Collard 7 Spa #2 BMS Scuderia Italia #50 Yukos Freisinger Results Fabrizio Gollin Luca Cappellari Enzo Calderari Lilian Bryner Stéphane Ortelli Emmanuel Collard Romain Dumas 8 Imola #5 Vitaphone Racing Team #99 Freisinger Motorsport Results Michael Bartels Uwe Alzen Lucas Luhr Sascha Maassen 9 Oschersleben #33 AF Corse #99 Freisinger Motorsport Results Mika Salo Andrea Bertolini Lucas Luhr Sascha Maassen 10 Dubai #1 BMS Scuderia Italia #99 Freisinger Motorsport Results Matteo Bobbi Gabriele Gardel Lucas Luhr Sascha Maassen 11 Zhuhai #33 AF Corse #62 G.P.C. Giesse Results Mika Salo Andrea Bertolini Christian Pescatori Jaime MeloSource:
Drivers Championship GT standings The GT Drivers Championship was won jointly by Luca Cappellari and Fabrizio Gollin who shared a Ferrari 550 Maranello entered by BMS Scuderia Italia.