The 2004 Australian Formula Ford Championship was an Australian motor racing competition open to Formula Ford racing cars.[1] The championship was managed by the Formula Ford Association Inc. and was promoted as the 2004 Ford Racing Australian Formula Ford Championship.[1] It is recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) as the 12th Australian Formula Ford Championship.[2] The championship was won by David Reynolds driving a Van Diemen RF04.[3]
The championship was contested over an eight round series with three races per round.[1]
| Round | Circuit[4] | State | Date | Round winner | Car | |
| 1 | Wakefield Park Raceway | New South Wales | 20–22 February | Bryce Washington | Van Diemen RF04 | |
| 2 | Eastern Creek International Raceway | New South Wales | 2–4 April | James Small | Van Diemen RF04 | |
| 3 | Barbagallo Raceway | Western Australia | 11–13 June | Dean Fiore | Van Diemen RF04 | |
| 4 | Queensland Raceway | Queensland | 2–4 July | Steve Owen | Spectrum 010 | |
| 5 | Winton Motor Raceway | Victoria | 23–25 July | Jason Liefting | Spectrum 09B | |
| 6 | Oran Park Motorsport Circuit | New South Wales | 13–15 August | Tim Macrow | Spectrum 010 | |
| 7 | Mallala Motor Sport Park | South Australia | 20–22 August | Steve Owen | Spectrum 010 | |
| 8 | Sandown International Motor Raceway | Victoria | 10–12 September | David Reynolds | Van Diemen RF04 |
Championship points were awarded on a 20-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 basis to the top ten finishers at each race.[1] An additional point was awarded to the driver achieving pole position for the first race at each round.[1]
| Position | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Reynolds | 6 | Van Diemen RF04 | Sonic Motorsport | 24 | 22 | 38 | 44 | 10 | 52 | 48 | 49 | 287 |
| 2 | Tim Macrow | 25 | Spectrum 010 | Bosch Batteries | 32 | 28 | 40 | 36 | 12 | 57 | 40 | 40 | 285 |
| 3 | Steve Owen | 26 | Spectrum 010 | Bosch Batteries | - | 22 | - | 61 | 40 | 30 | 54 | 40 | 247 |
| 4 | Brett Francis | 2 | Van Diemen RF03 | VIP Petfoods / BF Racing | 40 | 40 | 42 | 34 | 8 | 24 | 8 | 34 | 230 |
| 5 | James Small | 5 | Van Diemen RF04 | Sonic Motorsport | 23 | 53 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 4 | 27 | 30 | 170 |
| 6 | Dean Fiore | 18 | Van Diemen RF04 | Landscape Developments / Fleetcare | 10 | 14 | 60 | 32 | 26 | 7 | 18 | - | 167 |
| 7 | Bryce Washington | 3 | Van Diemen RF04 | ADRAD / Sonic Motorsport | 45 | 2 | 17 | 26 | 8 | 10 | 20 | - | 128 |
| 8 | Jason Liefting | 77 | Spectrum 09 Spectrum 09B | Project Sports | 14 | 5 | 24 | 12 | 46 | - | 15 | 6 | 122 |
| 9 | Michael Trimble | 5 | Van Diemen RF04 | Sonic Motorsport | 10 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 23 | - | 7 | 24 | 108 |
| 10 | David Sieders | 23 | Stealth Van Diemen RF94 | Sime Tyres | 16 | 2 | - | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 89 |
| 11 | Andrew Thompson | 62 | Spectrum 010 | Latitude Development Group | 14 | 24 | - | 3 | 8 | 6 | - | 18 | 73 |
| 12 | Anthony Preston | 8 | Van Diemen RF01 | Pettaras Press Racing | - | 18 | - | - | - | 38 | - | - | 56 |
| 13 | Shane Price | 39 | Spectrum 09 | Arrow Karts | - | - | - | - | 18 | - | 18 | 10 | 46 |
| 14 | Shannon O'Brien | 79 | Van Diemen RF03 | Shannon O'Brien | 6 | - | 6 | 1 | 14 | - | 9 | 2 | 38 |
| 15 | Clayton Pyne | 10 | Van Diemen RF01 | Maxim Constructions | - | 6 | - | - | - | 24 | - | 6 | 36 |
| 16 | Mark McNally | 74 | Spectrum 010 | Nomad Racing | 17 | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | 25 |
| 17 | Joel Spychala | 11 | Stealth Van Diemen RF94 | Mid Coast Ford | - | 9 | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | 21 |
| 18 | Glenn Welch | 17 | Mygale SJ98 | S&D Welch Removals | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 |
| Mark Douglas | 16 | Van Diemen RF01 | HSE Mining / North City Holden | - | - | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | |
| 20 | Todd Fiore | 40 | Stealth Van Diemen RF93 | Fastlane Racing | - | - | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | 16 |
| 21 | James Davison | 44 | Van Diemen RF95 | Alex Davison | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | 12 |
| 22 | Cade Southall | 28 | Van Diemen RF01 | Collex / Davies Craig | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 11 |
| 23 | Nathan Caratti | 32 | Van Diemen RF04 | Fastlane Racing | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 |
| Aaron Caratti | 22 | Stealth Van Diemen RF92 | Aaron Caratti | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | |
| 25 | Ian Moncrieff | 45 | Van Diemen RF01 | Brisbane Bullets / VIP Petfoods | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 4 |
| 26 | Dominic Kennedy | 27 | Van Diemen RF01 | Minda Motorsport | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 3 |
| 27 | Paul Fiore | 30 | Stealth Van Diemen RF94 | Landscape Developments / Fleetcare | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Daniel Pappas | 9 | Stealth Van Diemen RF93 | QLD Group | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
| 29 | Tim Slade | 24 | Van Diemen RF01 | Ben Fitzgerald | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| William Hall | 55 | Spectrum 06 | Net Velocity | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Tristan Hughes | 37 | Stealth Van Diemen RF93 | Tony Lemessurier | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Brett Hobson | 50 | Spectrum 09c | CAMS Driver Development Program | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
| Robert Storey | 16 | Van Diemen RF92 | Fuchs Lubricants / Transtar Express | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
| Troy Woolston | 9 | Mygale SJ01 | James Small Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
All competing cars were required to comply with Formula Ford regulations as defined by CAMS.[1] These regulations specified the mandatory use of a Ford 1600cc crossflow engine.[5]