2004 World Series by Nissan

The 2004 World Series by Nissan was contested over 9 race weekends/18 rounds. In this one-make formula all drivers had to utilize Dallara chassis (Dallara SN01) and Nissan engines (Nissan VQ). 11 different teams and 31 different drivers competed. Heikki Kovalainen claimed the title for Pons Racing, finishing tenth in first race at Circuit Ricardo Tormo.[1]

2004 World Series by Nissan
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2004 Driver Lineup
Team No. Driver Rounds
Gabord Reyco 1 Ralph Firman 1-2
Takaya Tsubobayashi 5-7
Hiroki Yoshimoto 8-9
2 Juan Cruz Álvarez All
Epsilon Euskadi 3 Ander Vilariño 1-4
Julien Vidot 5-6
Félix Porteiro 7-9
4 Jean-Christophe Ravier All
Carlin Motorsport 5 Tiago Monteiro All
6 Michael Keohane 2
Olivier Pla 3-9
GD Racing 7 Enrique Bernoldi All
8 Pablo Donoso 1-7
Giacomo Ricci 8
Damien Pasini 9
Saulnier Racing 9 Sergio Hernández 5-9
10 Tristan Gommendy All
Tata RC Motorsport 11 Narain Karthikeyan All
12 Oliver Pla 1-2
Tomáš Kostka 3-7
Karun Chandhok 8-9
Vergani Formula 14 Giacomo Ricci 5-7
Miloš Pavlović 8-9
15 Rodrigo Sperafico 1-2
Giovanni Tedeschi 5-9
Witmeur KTR 16 Didier André 1-8
17 Bruce Jouanny 1-3
Paul Belmondo Racing 18 Boris Derichebourg 1
19 Ryo Fukuda 1-2
Porfesa Competicion 20 Félix Porteiro 1-6
21 Roldán Rodríguez 1-5
Santiago Porteiro 8
Pons Racing 22 Heikki Kovalainen All
23 Adrián Vallés All

Race calendar and results
Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Circuito del Jarama 28 March Enrique Bernoldi Enrique Bernoldi Enrique Bernoldi GD Racing
R2 Enrique Bernoldi Bruce Jouanny Enrique Bernoldi GD Racing
2 R1 Circuit Zolder 25 April Tiago Monteiro Tiago Monteiro Tiago Monteiro Carlin Motorsport
R2 Heikki Kovalainen Tiago Monteiro Tiago Monteiro Carlin Motorsport
3 R1 Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 23 May Heikki Kovalainen Heikki Kovalainen Narain Karthikeyan Tata RC Motorsport
R2 Heikki Kovalainen Heikki Kovalainen Heikki Kovalainen Pons Racing
4 R1 Circuit Ricardo Tormo 20 June Heikki Kovalainen Jean-Christophe Ravier Jean-Christophe Ravier Epsilon by Graff
R2 Heikki Kovalainen Heikki Kovalainen Heikki Kovalainen Pons Racing
5 R1 Lausitzring 8 August Heikki Kovalainen Heikki Kovalainen Heikki Kovalainen Pons Racing
R2 Heikki Kovalainen Heikki Kovalainen Heikki Kovalainen Pons Racing
6 R1 Autódromo do Estoril 19 September Tiago Monteiro Heikki Kovalainen Olivier Pla Carlin Motorsport
R2 Tiago Monteiro Heikki Kovalainen Tiago Monteiro Carlin Motorsport
7 R1 Circuit de Catalunya 3 October Félix Porteiro Adrián Vallés Félix Porteiro Epsilon by Graff
R2 Heikki Kovalainen Heikki Kovalainen Heikki Kovalainen Pons Racing
8 R1 Circuit Ricardo Tormo 17 October Narain Karthikeyan Jean-Christophe Ravier Narain Karthikeyan Tata RC Motorsport
R2 Tiago Monteiro Jean-Christophe Ravier Tiago Monteiro Carlin Motorsport
9 R1 Circuito de Jerez 7 November Heikki Kovalainen Enrique Bernoldi Heikki Kovalainen Pons Racing
R2 Heikki Kovalainen Enrique Bernoldi Tiago Monteiro Carlin Motorsport

Every second race saw a mandatory pit stop.

Driver standings

For every race the points were awarded: 15 points to the winner, 12 for runner-up, 10 for third place, 8 for fourth place, 6 for fifth place, winding down to 1 point for 10th place. Lower placed drivers did not award points. Additional points were awarded to the driver setting the fastest race lap (2 points). The best 14 race results count, but all additional points count.

Pos Driver JAR
1
 JAR
2
 ZOL
1
 ZOL
2
 MAG
1
 MAG
2
 VAL
1
 VAL
2
 LAU
1
 LAU
2
 EST
1
 EST
2
 CAT
1
 CAT
2
 VAL
1
 VAL
2
 JER
1
 JER
2
 Points
1 Heikki Kovalainen 7 4 4 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 13 3 2 1 10 5 1 14 186
2 Tiago Monteiro 2 6 1 1 8 5 13 7 4 5 2 1 10 7 3 1 2 1 154
3 Enrique Bernoldi 1 1 2 10 3 Ret 6 4 2 3 Ret 7 3 Ret 7 6 7 Ret 121
4 Jean-Christophe Ravier 8 11 9 5 4 8 1 2 5 2 11 2 8 Ret 2 4 4 5 120
5 Tristan Gommendy 12 5 Ret 3 5 2 7 3 3 8 4 5 4 3 9 10 6 8 101
6 Narain Karthikeyan 5 Ret 3 4 1 4 11 Ret 10 6 Ret Ret 5 4 1 2 5 11 100
7 Juan Cruz Álvarez 3 2 17 6 6 7 12 Ret Ret 7 8 4 7 5 Ret 8 10 2 77
8 Félix Porteiro 13 12 6 9 Ret Ret 3 6 6 4 10 3 1 6 8 3 9 6 76
9 Olivier Pla 9 Ret 7 7 10 10 4 5 8 17 1 9 9 Ret 4 Ret 3 15 66
10 Adrián Vallés 15 10 15 8 7 9 14 Ret 7 11 3 10 Ret 2 6 9 Ret 3 56
11 Bruce Jouanny 4 7 5 Ret 11 6 25
12 Ander Vilariño Ret 9 10 12 9 3 5 8 24
13 Sergio Hernández 12 10 5 6 6 10 12 Ret DNS 7 22
14 Didier André 10 8 13 11 12 12 8 9 Ret Ret 9 8 12 8 11 7 21
15 Ryo Fukuda 6 3 8 Ret 18
16 Karun Chandhok Ret 13 8 4 11
17 Julien Vidot 9 13 6 12 7
18 Santiago Porteiro 5 Ret 6
19 Pablo Donoso Ret Ret 14 13 13 11 10 12 Ret 9 Ret 14 11 9 5
20 Giacomo Ricci 11 12 7 11 Ret 12 13 11 4
21 Roldán Rodríguez Ret Ret 16 15 14 13 9 11 13 DNS 2
22 Miloš Pavlović Ret Ret 11 9 2
23 Tomáš Kostka 15 14 Ret 10 Ret 15 12 15 Ret Ret 1
24 Hiroki Yoshimoto Ret 12 Ret 10 1
25 Rodrigo Sperafico 11 13 11 14 0
26 Giovanni Tedeschi 15 16 Ret Ret 13 11 14 Ret 12 13 0
27 Michael Keohane 12 Ret 0
28 Damien Pasini Ret 12 0
29 Takaya Tsubobayashi 14 14 Ret 16 14 Ret 0
30 Ralph Firman 14 Ret DNS DNS 0
NC Boris Derichebourg Ret DNS 0
Pos Driver JAR
1
 JAR
2
 ZOL
1
 ZOL
2
 MAG
1
 MAG
2
 VAL
1
 VAL
2
 LAU
1
 LAU
2
 EST
1
 EST
2
 CAT
1
 CAT
2
 VAL
1
 VAL
2
 JER
1
 JER
2
 Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)

Team Standings
Team Points
1 Pons Racing 245
2 Carlin Motorsport 218
3 Epsilon Euskadi 193
4 GD Racing 126
5 Saulnier Racing 126
6 RC Motorsport 122
7 Gabord Reyco 78
8 Witmeur KTR 46
9 Porfesa Competicion 44
10 Paul Belmondo Racing 18
11 Vergani Formula 6

References
  1. "Kovalainen is the champion!". nissan-dakar.com. World Series by Nissan. 2004-10-17. Retrieved 2010-04-08.
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