# 2004 Formula Renault 2000 Germany season

The 2004 Formula Renault 2000 Germany season was the thirteenth Formula Renault 2000 Germany season. The season began at Oschersleben on 8 May and finished on 9 October at the same venue, after fourteen races.
Motopark Oschersleben driver Scott Speed won four races on his way to championship title. His compatriot Colin Fleming of the Jenzer Motorsport won races at Salzburgring and Lausitz. Michael Ammermüller completed the top 3 without winning a race. The same number of wins as the champion had Pascal Kochem, who finished fourth. Other wins were shared between Frank Kechele, Reinhard Kofler and Pekka Saarinen, who finished sixth, seventh and eighth respectively.

## Drivers and teams

2004 Entry List :
| Team | No. | Driver name | Rounds |
| MD Motorsport | 2 | Marco Dürr | All |
| Novorace Oy | 3 | Miikka Honkanen | 1–4 |
| Novorace Oy | 15 | Mika Leirilaakso | All |
| Novorace Oy | 45 | Henri Niskanen | 5–7 |
| Motopark Oschersleben | 4 | Dominik Weigl | All |
| Motopark Oschersleben | 5 | Frank Kechele | All |
| Motopark Oschersleben | 41 | Scott Speed | All |
| Best Motorsport | 6 | Patric Filutowicz | 1–6 |
| Best Motorsport | 20 | Andreas Ziggel | All |
| Kern Motorsport | 7 | Bruno Rudolf Fechner | All |
| Team Aarhus Racing | 8 | Jesper Wulff Laurens | 1 |
| Team Aarhus Racing | 9 | Steffen Møller | 1, 3 |
| Team Aarhus Racing | 32 | Milan Matejcek | 1–3 |
| Jenzer Motorsport | 10 | Pascal Kochem | All |
| Jenzer Motorsport | 11 | Michael Ammermüller | All |
| Jenzer Motorsport | 12 | Colin Fleming | All |
| Team Formula Sport | 16 | Kasper Andersen | 1–2, 5 |
| SL Formula Racing | 14 | Pekka Saarinen | All |
| SL Formula Racing | 17 | Philipp Wlazik | All |
| SL Formula Racing | 26 | Dima Raihklin | All |
| SL Formula Racing | 47 | Takuya Izawa | 6 |
| Lukoil Racing Team | 18 | Yuri Baiborodov | All |
| Lukoil Racing Team | 19 | Mikhail Aleshin | All |
| Julian Theobald | 21 | Julian Theobald | 1–6 |
| Rhein-Ahr Racing | 22 | Siegfried Perchtold | 1–3 |
| Rhein-Ahr Racing | 23 | Barna Paár | All |
| J.D. Motorsport | 24 | Dominique Claessens | 1–6 |
| J.D. Motorsport | 25 | Reinhard Kofler | 1–6 |
| Prema Powerteam | 29 | Ben Clucas | 5 |
| Prema Powerteam | 30 | Kohei Hirate | 5 |
| Prema Powerteam | 31 | Kamui Kobayashi | 5 |
| Equipe Bernoise | 34 | Cyndie Allemann | 3, 5 |
| Equipe Bernoise | 35 | David Oberle | 3, 5–6 |
| Kenny Weiss | 36 | Kenny Weiss | 3–7 |
| Conrad Racing | 37 | Sandro Manuzzi | 3 |
| PlayStation Junior Team Oreca | 39 | Nicolas Prost | 5 |
| PlayStation Junior Team Oreca | 40 | Laurent Groppi | 5 |
| Van Amersfoort Racing | 42 | Carlo van Dam | 6–7 |
| Van Amersfoort Racing | 43 | Renger van der Zande | 6–7 |
| Max Racing | 44 | Max Nilsson | 5–7 |
| Bernd Deuling | 46 | Bernd Deuling | 5–7 |

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team |
| 1 | R1 | Motopark Oschersleben | 8 May | Mikhail Aleshin | Pascal Kochem | Pascal Kochem | Jenzer Motorsport |
| 1 | R2 | Motopark Oschersleben | 9 May | Michael Ammermüller | Scott Speed | Scott Speed | Motopark Oschersleben |
| 2 | R1 | TT Circuit Assen | 22 May | Pekka Saarinen | Michael Ammermüller | Pekka Saarinen | SL Formula Racing |
| 2 | R2 | TT Circuit Assen | 23 May | Pascal Kochem | Pascal Kochem | Scott Speed | Motopark Oschersleben |
| 3 | R1 | Salzburgring | 10 July | Colin Fleming | Jesper Wulff Laurens | Colin Fleming | Jenzer Motorsport |
| 3 | R2 | Salzburgring | 11 July | Colin Fleming | Colin Fleming | Colin Fleming | Jenzer Motorsport |
| 4 | R1 | Sachsenring | 14 August | Pascal Kochem | Pascal Kochem | Pascal Kochem | Jenzer Motorsport |
| 4 | R2 | Sachsenring | 15 August | Mikhail Aleshin | Colin Fleming | Scott Speed | Motopark Oschersleben |
| 5 | R1 | Nürburgring | 28 August | Pascal Kochem | Mikhail Aleshin | Pascal Kochem | Jenzer Motorsport |
| 5 | R2 | Nürburgring | 29 August | Scott Speed | Michael Ammermüller | Reinhard Kofler | J.D. Motorsport |
| 6 | R1 | EuroSpeedway Lausitz | 11 September | Pascal Kochem | Colin Fleming | Colin Fleming | Jenzer Motorsport |
| 6 | R2 | EuroSpeedway Lausitz | 12 September | Pascal Kochem | Reinhard Kofler | Pascal Kochem | Jenzer Motorsport |
| 7 | R1 | Motopark Oschersleben | 9 October | Scott Speed | Frank Kechele | Frank Kechele | Motopark Oschersleben |
| 7 | R2 | Motopark Oschersleben | 10 October | Scott Speed | Scott Speed | Scott Speed | Motopark Oschersleben |

## Standings

* Point system : 30, 24, 20, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 for 20th. No points for Fastest lap or Pole position.
| Pos | Driver name | OSC | OSC | ASS | ASS | SAL | SAL | SAC | SAC | NÜR | NÜR | LAU | LAU | OSC | OSC | Points |
| Pos | Driver name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Points |
| 1 | Scott Speed | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 293 |
| 2 | Colin Fleming | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 284 |
| 3 | Michael Ammermüller | 2 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 238 |
| 4 | Pascal Kochem | 1 | Ret | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 18 | 208 |
| 5 | Mikhail Aleshin | 3 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 2 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 13 | 185 |
| 6 | Frank Kechele | 5 | Ret | 8 | 8 | 8 | Ret | 6 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | Ret | 169 |
| 7 | Reinhard Kofler | 19 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 22 | | | 164 |
| 8 | Pekka Saarinen | 17 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | Ret | 7 | 14 | 8 | 12 | Ret | 2 | 18 | Ret | 151 |
| 9 | Jesper Wulff Laurens | 6 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 7 | Ret | 10 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 143 |
| 10 | Dominique Claessens | 4 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 11 | | | 137 |
| 11 | Bruno Rudolf Fechner | 7 | 13 | Ret | DNS | 9 | 9 | 5 | DSQ | Ret | 18 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 105 |
| 12 | Mika Leirilaakso | Ret | 8 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 11 | 15 | 8 | Ret | DNS | 7 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 104 |
| 13 | Marco Dürr | 16 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 21 | Ret | 21 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 93 |
| 14 | Barna Paár | 10 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 20 | 15 | Ret | 92 |
| 15 | Dima Raihklin | Ret | 11 | 18 | 11 | 16 | DNS | 16 | Ret | 14 | 9 | Ret | 16 | 4 | 6 | 89 |
| 16 | Andreas Ziggel | 9 | Ret | 17 | 17 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 5 | Ret | 21 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 78 |
| 17 | Kenny Weiss | | | | | 11 | Ret | 9 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 70 |
| 18 | Patric Filutowicz | 12 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 22 | 12 | Ret | 13 | 16 | Ret | 15 | 18 | | | 67 |
| 19 | Philipp Wlazik | 8 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 24 | Ret | 20 | Ret | 12 | 17 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 15 | 59 |
| 20 | Yuri Baibodorov | 13 | 19 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 18 | Ret | 20 | 27 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 10 | 53 |
| 21 | Steffen Møller | 15 | 6 | | | 19 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 37 |
| 22 | Sandro Manuzzi | | | | | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 30 |
| 23 | Kasper Andersen | Ret | 4 | Ret | 20 | | | | | 18 | 13 | | | | | 29 |
| 24 | Laurent Groppi | | | | | | | | | 6 | 7 | | | | | 29 |
| 25 | Kohei Hirate | | | | | | | | | 11 | 6 | | | | | 25 |
| 26 | Renger van der Zande | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 22 | 13 | 5 | 24 |
| 27 | Max Nilsson | | | | | | | | | 24 | 24 | Ret | 9 | 21 | 11 | 23 |
| 28 | Julian Theobald | Ret | Ret | 19 | 16 | 13 | 17 | Ret | DNS | 23 | 22 | 18 | 23 | | | 22 |
| 29 | Dominik Weigl | Ret | 17 | 16 | 21 | 23 | Ret | 11 | Ret | Ret | 28 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 19 |
| 30 | Carlo van Dam | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | DSQ | 9 | 17 | 18 |
| 31 | Kamui Kobayashi | | | | | | | | | Ret | 5 | | | | | 16 |
| 32 | Miikka Honkanen | Ret | 20 | Ret | DNS | 15 | 14 | 19 | Ret | | | | | | | 16 |
| 33 | Ben Clucas | | | | | | | | | 13 | 14 | | | | | 15 |
| 34 | Henri Niskanen | | | | | | | | | 25 | 26 | 17 | Ret | 17 | 14 | 15 |
| 35 | Siegfried Perchtold | 14 | Ret | 20 | Ret | 20 | 16 | | | | | | | | | 14 |
| 36 | Takuya Izawa | | | | | | | | | | 20 | 10 | | | | 12 |
| 37 | Cyndie Allemann | | | | | 25 | 15 | | | 15 | Ret | | | | | 12 |
| 38 | David Oberle | | | | | Ret | Ret | | | Ret | 25 | 14 | Ret | | | 7 |
| 39 | Milan Matejcek | Ret | Ret | Ret | 18 | 21 | 18 | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 40 | Nicolas Prost | | | | | | | | | 17 | 14 | | | | | 5 |
| 41 | Bernd Deuling | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | 19 | | | 2 |
| Pos | Driver name | OSC | OSC | ASS | ASS | SAL | SAL | SAC | SAC | NÜR | NÜR | LAU | LAU | OSC | OSC | Points |