2004 European Touring Car Championship
Introduction 2004 champion Andy PriaulxDirk MüllerThird in the championship, Gabriele TarquiniThe '''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 TeamCarNo.DriversClassRounds  AutoDelta Squadra Corse Alfa Romeo 156 1  Gabriele Tarquini All 2  Fabrizio Giovanardi All 3  Augusto Farfus All  BMW Team Italy-Spain BMW 320i 4  Alessandro Zanardi All 5  Antonio García All  AutoDelta Squadra Corse Alfa Romeo 156 6  James Thompson 6–7, 9–10  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 Honda Accord Euro R 14  Alessandro BalzanI All  GR Asia Honda Civic Type-R 16  Simon HarrisonI All 17  Toni Rasmus RuokonenI 1–7, 10  RS-Line Rotpunkt Sport Ford Focus ST170 18  Sebastian GrunertI 1–5, 7–8, 10 19  Roland AschI 1, 3–4  Carly Motors BMW 320i 20  Tom CoronelI 1–9 21  Paulien ZwartI 1–2, 7 22  Klaas ZwartI 3, 5–6  Peugeot Sport Engineering Peugeot 307 Gti 23  Jan Magnussen 2–7, 10 24  Jason Watt 6  Proteam Motorsport BMW 320i 25  Stefano D'AsteI 1–8 Carly Motors BMW 320i 26  Duncan HuismanI 9  Crawford Racing BMW 320i 27  Carl RosenbladI All RS-Line Rotpunkt Sport Ford Focus ST170 28  Thomas KlenkeI 2, 9  Peugeot Sport Engineering Peugeot 307 Gti 29  Sandro SardelliI 7–10  BMW Team Deutschland BMW 320i 42  Jörg Müller All 43  Dirk Müller All  Oregon Team Alfa Romeo 156 GTA 44  Salvatore TavanoI All 45  Michele BartyanI All 46  Luca RangoniI 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 Race Name Pole Position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Winning independent 1  Monza  Gabriele Tarquini  Dirk Müller  Gabriele Tarquini  AutoDelta Squadra Corse  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  Augusto Farfus   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''' 108654321=== Drivers' Championship === Pos Driver MON VAL MAG HOC BRN DON SPA IMO OSC DUB  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  Pos Driver MON VAL MAG HOC BRN DON SPA IMO OSC DUB  Pts '''Bold''' - Pole''Italics'' - Fastest Lap† Retired but classified=== Independents' Trophy === Pos Driver MON VAL MAG HOC BRN DON SPA IMO OSC DUB  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''' Pos Driver MON VAL MAG HOC BRN DON SPA IMO OSC DUB  Pts '''Bold''' - Pole''Italics'' - Fastest LapPoint system: 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 for top eight finishers.
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