2004 European Touring Car Championship Explained

The 2004 FIA European Touring Car Championship season was the last European Touring Car Championship season. For 2005, the European Championship would become the World Touring Car Championship, and a one-off European Touring Car Cup would be held.

The season began at Monza on 28 March, and finished at Dubai after twenty races over ten meetings.

The Drivers' Championship title was won by Andy Priaulx for BMW Team Great Britain, who tied on points with BMW Team Deutschland's Dirk Müller, although Priaulx earned the title due to his greater number of victories during the season. AutoDelta's Gabriele Tarquini was third.

BMW won the Manufacturers Championship ahead of Alfa Romeo and SEAT. Tom Coronel won the Michelin Independents Trophy, while AutoDelta won the Michelin Teams Trophy.

Teams and drivers

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds AutoDelta Squadra Corse Alfa Romeo 156 1 Gabriele Tarquini All 2 Fabrizio Giovanardi All 3 Augusto Farfus All 6 James Thompson 6–7, 9–10 BMW Team Italy-Spain BMW 320i 4 Alessandro Zanardi All 5 Antonio García All SEAT Sport Italia SEAT Toledo Cupra 7 Gianni Morbidelli 1 SEAT Sport SEAT Toledo Cupra 8 Rickard Rydell All 9 Jordi Gené All 10 Frank Diefenbacher All BMW Team UK BMW Team Belgium-Luxembourg BMW 320i 11 Andy Priaulx All 12 Kurt Mollekens 3–7 JAS Motorsport nowrap Honda Accord Euro R 14 Alessandro Balzan I All GR Asia Honda Civic Type-R 16 Simon Harrison I All 17 nowrap Toni Rasmus Ruokonen I 1–7, 10 RS-Line Rotpunkt Sport Ford Focus ST170 18 Sebastian Grunert I 1–5, 7–8, 10 19 Roland Asch I 1, 3–4 Carly Motors BMW 320i 20 Tom Coronel I 1–9 21 Paulien Zwart I 1–2, 7 22 Klaas Zwart I 3, 5–6 Peugeot Sport Engineering Peugeot 307 Gti 23 Jan Magnussen 2–7, 10 24 Jason Watt 6 29 Sandro Sardelli I 7–10 Proteam Motorsport BMW 320i 25 Stefano D'Aste I 1–8 Carly Motors BMW 320i 26 Duncan Huisman I 9 Crawford Racing BMW 320i 27 Carl Rosenblad I All RS-Line Rotpunkt Sport Ford Focus ST170 28 Thomas Klenke I 2, 9 BMW Team Deutschland BMW 320i 42 Jörg Müller All 43 Dirk Müller All Oregon Team Alfa Romeo 156 GTA 44 Salvatore Tavano I All 45 Michele Bartyan I All 46 Luca Rangoni I All Schubert Motors BMW 320i 51 Claudia Hürtgen 7, 9 52 Thomas Winkelhock 7, 9 Ford Ravenol Hotfiel Sport Ford Focus ST170 55 Thomas Klenke ? 56 Patrick Bernhardt 7, 9 57 Michael Funke 7, 9 Engstler Motorsport BMW 320i 60 Franz Engstler 7, 9 Wiechers-Sport BMW 320i 65 Marc Hennerici 7, 9 66 Diego Romanini 7, 9 Kissling Motorsport Opel Astra Coupé 73 Stefan Kissling 7 74 Rainer Bastuck 7

Icon Class I Independents' Championship Guest drivers ineligible for points

Calendar

Round		Country	Track	Date
1	R1		Autodromo Nazionale Monza	28 March
	R2
2	R3		Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia	18 April
	R4
3	R5		Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	2 May
	R6
4	R7		Hockenheimring	16 May
	R8
5	R9		Masaryk Circuit, Brno	30 May
	R10
6	R11		Donington Park	27 June
	R12
7	R13		Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	31 July
	R14
8	R15		Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola	5 September
	R16
9	R17		Motorsport Arena Oschersleben	19 September
	R18
10	R19		Dubai Autodrome	8 October
	R20

Results and standings

Races

Race	nowrap	Race Name	nowrap	Pole Position	nowrap	Fastest lap	nowrap	Winning driver	nowrap	Winning team	nowrap	Winning independent
1	Monza	nowrap	Gabriele Tarquini	nowrap	Dirk Müller	nowrap	Gabriele Tarquini	nowrap	AutoDelta Squadra Corse	nowrap	Tom Coronel
2			Augusto Farfus	Jörg Müller	BMW Team Deutschland	Tom Coronel
3	Valencia	Augusto Farfus	Gabriele Tarquini	Gabriele Tarquini	AutoDelta Squadra Corse	Salvatore Tavano
4			Augusto Farfus	Fabrizio Giovanardi	AutoDelta Squadra Corse	Salvatore Tavano
5	Magny-Cours	Jörg Müller	Jordi Gené	Dirk Müller	BMW Team Deutschland	Michele Bartyan
6			Andy Priaulx	Andy Priaulx	BMW Team UK	Tom Coronel
7	Hockenheim	Jordi Gené	Andy Priaulx	Andy Priaulx	BMW Team UK	Luca Rangoni
8			Andy Priaulx	Jörg Müller	BMW Team Deutschland	Luca Rangoni
9	Brno	Rickard Rydell	Andy Priaulx	Andy Priaulx	BMW Team UK	Tom Coronel
10			Dirk Müller	Dirk Müller	BMW Team Deutschland	Tom Coronel
11	Donington Park	James Thompson	Andy Priaulx	James Thompson	AutoDelta Squadra Corse	Salvatore Tavano
12			Dirk Müller	Andy Priaulx	BMW Team UK	Tom Coronel
13	Spa-Francorchamps	Jörg Müller	Frank Diefenbacher	Dirk Müller	BMW Team Deutschland	Salvatore Tavano
14			Tom Coronel	Jörg Müller	BMW Team Deutschland	Tom Coronel
15	Imola	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Gabriele Tarquini	AutoDelta Squadra Corse	Salvatore Tavano
16			Fabrizio Giovanardi	Gabriele Tarquini	AutoDelta Squadra Corse	Alessandro Balzan
17	Oschersleben	Augusto Farfus	Andy Priaulx	Andy Priaulx	BMW Team UK	Tom Coronel
18			Frank Diefenbacher	Rickard Rydell	SEAT Sport	Tom Coronel
19	Dubai	Andy Priaulx		Gabriele Tarquini	AutoDelta Squadra Corse	Luca Rangoni
20			Gabriele Tarquini	Gabriele Tarquini	AutoDelta Squadra Corse	Salvatore Tavano

Championship standings

Points system
1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th
10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1

Drivers' Championship

valign=middle Pos valign=middle Driver MON VAL MAG HOC BRN DON SPA IMO OSC DUB valign=middle  Pts  1 Andy Priaulx 5 2 4 6 8 1 1 Ret 1 2 6 1 4 5 5 Ret 1 Ret 2 2 111 2 Dirk Müller 3 3 5 4 1 6 2 3 4 1 9 4 1 2 8 3 3 2 17† 5 111 3 Gabriele Tarquini 1 Ret 1 2 5 2 Ret 6 9 Ret 3 2 5 4 1 1 Ret DNS 1 1 106 4 Jörg Müller 4 1 6 5 2 4 4 1 7 4 2 Ret 2 1 7 Ret 4 Ret 6 12 93 5 Fabrizio Giovanardi 2 Ret 2 1 6 5 Ret DNS 5 5 4 16 Ret DNS 2 2 17 8 Ret 16† 63 6 Augusto Farfus 19 16 3 3 3 3 Ret DNS 12 Ret 5 Ret 8 22 3 11 2 3 4 15 54 7 Antonio García 12 6 7 15 4 Ret 6 2 3 6 10 5 6 3 9 Ret 9 Ret 9 DNS 43 8 Jordi Gené 9 7 Ret 11 7 Ret 3 4 22† Ret 7 Ret 3 13 4 4 6 6 Ret DNS 39 9 James Thompson 1 3 9 8 5 5 3 3 37 10 Rickard Rydell 10 10 Ret Ret Ret DNS 8 5 2 12 22 9 Ret 11 11 5 7 1 15 DNS 29 11 Frank Diefenbacher 7 5 Ret DNS Ret Ret 5 Ret 8 3 21 Ret 7 DNS 17 8 25 Ret 5 4 29 12 Tom Coronel 6 4 10 9 Ret 8 11 8 6 7 13 8 14 6 12 12 8 4 25 13 Kurt Mollekens 11 7 Ret 10 11 8 8 6 18 7 9 14 Salvatore Tavano Ret DNS 8 7 15 17 9 11 14 16 11 10 10 12 6 Ret 11 20 Ret 7 8 15 Alessandro Zanardi 8 9 9 10 20 16 12 9 21† 17 12 7 Ret 16 13 Ret Ret 14 7 6 8 16 Luca Rangoni NC 17 19† 8 18 Ret 7 7 10 Ret 14 Ret 13 14 Ret 9 24† 9 8 10 6 17 Alessandro Balzan 14 12 12 13 14 10 13 Ret 13 10 15 11 11 10 10 6 Ret DNS Ret DNS 3 18 Michele Bartyan 20† 11 Ret DNS 9 12 14 16 20 13 18 12 20 17 14 7 18 18 16† 8 3 19 Carl Rosenblad Ret DNS 17 19 12 11 17 13 18 9 17 14 12 9 20 10 12 7 18 9 2 20 Stefano D'Aste 13 8 14 12 10 9 16† DNS 16 14 16 Ret Ret DNS 15 Ret 1 - Duncan Huisman 10 10 0 - Simon Harrison 15 Ret 15 16 Ret DNS Ret 14 19 11 24† 15 Ret DNS 19 15† 21 16† 10 11 0 - Jan Magnussen 11 Ret 19† 18† 10 12 15 Ret 19 Ret 17 18 12 DNS 0 - Sandro Sardelli 23 Ret 18 14† Ret 15 11 DNS 0 - Gianni Morbidelli 11 Ret 0 - Sebastian Grunert 18 18† Ret DNS NC 14 Ret DNS 17 Ret 22 Ret 16 13 14 13 0 - Toni Rasmus Ruokonen 17 13 16 18 16 15 15 15 Ret DNS 23 17 24 27† 13 14 0 - Roland Asch 21 14 13 13 Ret DNS 0 - Thomas Klenke 13 14 20 Ret 0 - Jason Watt 20 13 0 - Paulien Zwart 16 15 18 17 Ret DNS 0 - Klaas Zwart 17 Ret 23 15 Ret Ret 0 guest drivers ineligible for points Claudia Hürtgen 16 19 15 11 Marc Hennerici 29 21 19 12 Michael Funke 19 20 14 13 Franz Engstler 21 Ret 13 19 Thomas Winkelhock 15 15 16 17 Diego Romanini 27 24 22 Ret Patrick Bernhardt 26 25 23† DNS Stefan Kissling 25 23 Rainer Bastuck 28 26 valign=middle Pos valign=middle Driver MON VAL MAG HOC BRN DON SPA IMO OSC DUB valign=middle  Pts

Bold - Pole Italics - Fastest Lap † Retired but classified

Independents' Trophy

valign=middle Pos valign=middle Driver MON VAL MAG HOC BRN DON SPA IMO OSC DUB valign=middle  Pts  1 Tom Coronel 6 4 10 9 Ret 8 11 8 6 7 13 8 14 6 12 12 8 4 140 2 Salvatore Tavano Ret DNS 8 7 15 17 9 11 14 16 11 10 10 12 6 Ret 11 20 Ret 7 106 3 Alessandro Balzan 14 12 12 13 14 10 13 Ret 13 10 15 11 11 10 10 6 Ret DNS Ret DNS 91 4 Luca Rangoni NC 17 19† 8 18 Ret 7 7 10 Ret 14 Ret 13 14 Ret 9 24† 9 8 10 82 5 Michele Bartyan 20† 11 Ret DNS 9 12 14 16 20 13 18 12 20 17 14 7 18 18 16† 8 76 6 Carl Rosenblad Ret DNS 17 19 12 11 17 13 18 9 17 14 12 9 20 10 12 7 18 9 76 7 Stefano D'Aste 13 8 14 12 10 9 16† DNS 16 14 16 Ret Ret DNS 15 Ret 58 8 Simon Harrison 15 Ret 15 16 Ret DNS Ret 14 19 11 24† 15 Ret DNS 19 15† 21 16† 10 11 45 9 Toni Rasmus Ruokonen 17 13 16 18 16 15 15 15 Ret DNS 23 17 24 27† 13 14 29 10 Sebastian Grunert 18 18† Ret DNS NC 14 Ret DNS 17 Ret 22 Ret 16 13 14 13 22 11 Sandro Sardelli 23 Ret 18 14† Ret 15 11 DNS 16 12 Roland Asch 21 14 13 13 Ret DNS 11 13 Thomas Klenke 13 14 20 Ret 8 14 Paulien Zwart 16 15 18 17 Ret DNS 7 15 Klaas Zwart 17 Ret 23 15 Ret Ret 3 valign=middle Pos valign=middle Driver MON VAL MAG HOC BRN DON SPA IMO OSC DUB valign=middle  Pts

Bold - Pole Italics - Fastest Lap

Point system: 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 for top eight finishers.