# 2004 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship

The 2004 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship was the 16th British Formula Renault Championship. The season began at Thruxton on 11 April and ended on 26 September at Donington, after twenty rounds held in England and Scotland, with all except round five supporting the British Touring Car Championship.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | No. | Driver name | Rounds |
| Manor Motorsport | 1 | Cheng Congfu | 1–8 |
| Manor Motorsport | 1 | Sam Edwards | 10 |
| Manor Motorsport | 2 | Patrick Hogan | All |
| Manor Motorsport | 3 | Paul di Resta | All |
| Manor Motorsport | 4 | Josh Weber | All |
| Hill Speed Racing | 5 | Stefan Söderberg | 2–3 |
| Paston Racing | 6 | Daniel Welch | 1–2 |
| Paston Racing | 19 | Rodolfo González | 1–3, 5 |
| Paston Racing | 30 | Nick Jones | 9–10 |
| Paston Racing | 31 | Craig Dolby | All |
| Welch Motorsport | 6 | Daniel Welch | 8–10 |
| Team AKA | 7 | James Jakes | All |
| Team AKA | 36 | Juan Manuel Polar | 9–10 |
| Comtec Racing with Duckhams | 8 | Westley Barber | All |
| Comtec Racing with Duckhams | 9 | Susie Stoddart | All |
| Team JVA | 10 | Sean Edwards | All |
| Team JVA | 15 | Pippa Mann | All |
| Team JVA | 32 | John Byrne | 1–5 |
| Team JVA | 32 | Joey Foster | 9 |
| Falcon Motorsport | 12 | Nik Goodfellow | 1–5 |
| Falcon Motorsport | 12 | Jamie Gruber | 7–10 |
| Falcon Motorsport | 14 | Carlos Mastretta Aguilera | All |
| Fortec Motorsport | 11 | Charlie Hollings | 1–4, 6–10 |
| Fortec Motorsport | 16 | Ben Freudenberg | All |
| Fortec Motorsport | 17 | Stuart Hall | All |
| Fortec Motorsport | 26 | Mike Conway | 1–9 |
| Fortec Motorsport | 26 | Yelmer Buurman | 10 |
| J A Motorsport | 20 | James Gornall | 1–6 |
| Mark Burdett Motorsport | 21 | Alexander Storckenfeldt | 1–6, 8–10 |
| Mark Burdett Motorsport | 22 | Matt Russell | 1–7, 10 |
| Mark Burdett Motorsport | 23 | Juan Manuel Polar | 1–4 |
| Mark Burdett Motorsport | 23 | Rodolfo González | 6–10 |
| Team Firstair | 24 | Sean McIntosh | All |
| Team Firstair | 47 | James Murphy | 1–5 |
| Team Firstair | 47 | Patrick Rocha | 6–10 |
| Team JLR | 18 | Stefan Söderberg | 10 |
| Team JLR | 27 | Stephen Simpson | All |
| Team JLR | 28 | Jason Tahinci | All |
| Team JLR | 29 | Dan Clarke | 8–10 |
| Motaworld Racing | 34 | Joey Foster | 1–8 |
| Motaworld Racing | 34 | Katherine Legge | 9–10 |
| Motaworld Racing | 35 | Oliver Jarvis | All |
| Motaworld Racing | 37 | David Epton | 1–5 |
| Motaworld Racing | 37 | Gustavo Sondermann | 6–10 |
| Eurotek Motorsport | 43 | Ruben Carrapatoso | 1–4 |
| Vitulli Racing | 88 | Michael Vitulli | 1–3, 6–10 |

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning driver | Winning team |
| 1 | R1 | Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire | 10 April | Mike Conway | Mike Conway | Mike Conway | Fortec Motorsport |
| 1 | R2 | Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire | 11 April | Mike Conway | Mike Conway | Mike Conway | Fortec Motorsport |
| 2 | R3 | Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent | 24 April | Westley Barber | Westley Barber | Westley Barber | Comtec Racing with Duckhams |
| 2 | R4 | Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent | 25 April | Mike Conway | Mike Conway | Westley Barber | Comtec Racing with Duckhams |
| 3 | R5 | Silverstone Circuit (International), Northamptonshire | 9 May | Paul di Resta | Alexander Storckenfeldt | Alexander Storckenfeldt | Mark Burdett Motorsport |
| 3 | R6 | Silverstone Circuit (International), Northamptonshire | 9 May | Mike Conway | Westley Barber | Mike Conway | Fortec Motorsport |
| 4 | R7 | Oulton Park (Island), Cheshire | 22 May | Westley Barber | Sean McIntosh | Sean McIntosh | Team Firstair |
| 4 | R8 | Oulton Park (Island), Cheshire | 23 May | Mike Conway | Mike Conway | Westley Barber | Comtec Racing with Duckhams |
| 5 | R9 | Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire | 30 May | Westley Barber | Mike Conway | Westley Barber | Comtec Racing with Duckhams |
| 5 | R10 | Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire | 30 May | Westley Barber | Mike Conway | Mike Conway | Fortec Motorsport |
| 6 | R11 | Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire | 25 July | Mike Conway | Mike Conway | Mike Conway | Fortec Motorsport |
| 6 | R12 | Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire | 25 July | Mike Conway | Mike Conway | Mike Conway | Fortec Motorsport |
| 7 | R13 | Knockhill Circuit, Fife | 8 August | Gustavo Sondermann | Mike Conway | Paul di Resta | Manor Motorsport |
| 7 | R14 | Knockhill Circuit, Fife | 8 August | Westley Barber | Westley Barber | Westley Barber | Comtec Racing with Duckhams |
| 8 | R15 | Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent | 22 August | Paul di Resta | Paul di Resta | Paul di Resta | Manor Motorsport |
| 8 | R16 | Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent | 22 August | Paul di Resta | Paul di Resta | Paul di Resta | Manor Motorsport |
| 9 | R17 | Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk | 5 September | Mike Conway | Mike Conway | Mike Conway | Fortec Motorsport |
| 9 | R18 | Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk | 5 September | Mike Conway | Mike Conway | Mike Conway | Fortec Motorsport |
| 10 | R19 | Donington Park (National), Leicestershire | 26 September | Westley Barber | Westley Barber | Westley Barber | Comtec Racing with Duckhams |
| 10 | R20 | Donington Park (National), Leicestershire | 26 September | Paul di Resta | James Jakes | Paul di Resta | Manor Motorsport |

## Drivers' Championship

* Points were awarded on a 32-28-25-22-20-18-16-14-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis, with 1 point for fastest lap. A driver's 15 best results counted towards the championship.
| Pos | Driver | THR | THR | BRH | BRH | SIL | SIL | OUL | OUL | THR | THR | CRO | CRO | KNO | KNO | BRH | BRH | SNE | SNE | DON | DON | Pts |
| Pos | Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts |
| 1 | Mike Conway | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | 518 |
| 2 | Westley Barber | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 426 |
| 3 | Paul di Resta | 3 | Ret | 7 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 9 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 415 |
| 4 | Alexander Storckenfeldt | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | Ret | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 5 | | | 16 | 9 | Ret | 5 | 4 | 5 | 286 |
| 5 | Susie Stoddart | 8 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 6 | Ret | 284 |
| 6 | Sean McIntosh | 15 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | Ret | 10 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 268 |
| 7 | Stuart Hall | 14 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 8 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 2 | Ret | 7 | 2 | 267 |
| 8 | Oliver Jarvis | 9 | DNS | 5 | 18 | 8 | 7 | DNS | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | DNS | 6 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 253 |
| 9 | Charlie Hollings | 11 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 3 | | | 4 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 6 | DSQ | 6 | 239 |
| 10 | Stephen Simpson | 12 | 8 | 10 | Ret | 6 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 7 | NC | 5 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 18 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 237 |
| 11 | Joey Foster | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 6 | Ret | 8 | 5 | Ret | 13 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 13 | Ret | | | 170 |
| 12 | Patrick Hogan | 18 | Ret | 22 | 8 | 5 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 24 | 13 | 23 | Ret | 7 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 163 |
| 13 | James Jakes | 16 | 11 | 25 | 25 | Ret | 17 | DNS | 21 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 163 |
| 14 | Gustavo Sondermann | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | 4 | 113 |
| 15 | John Byrne | 7 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | 109 |
| 16 | Ben Freudenberg | 22 | 15 | 18 | 19 | Ret | 18 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 9 | 12 | Ret | 17 | 10 | DNS | 16 | 14 | 18 | Ret | 15 | 97 |
| 17 | Carlos Mastretta Aguilera | 24 | 23 | 20 | 24 | 18 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | Ret | 17 | 7 | Ret | 17 | Ret | 90 |
| 18 | Craig Dolby | 21 | 21 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Ret | 14 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 12 | Ret | 3 | 16 | 87 |
| 19 | Josh Weber | 10 | 22 | 28 | 15 | 13 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 14 | 10 | 13 | Ret | 21 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 85 |
| 20 | Ruben Carrapatoso | 4 | 5 | 14 | 5 | Ret | 9 | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | 81 |
| 21 | Rodolfo González | 19 | Ret | 16 | DNS | 25 | 15 | | | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 14 | DNS | 10 | 9 | 14 | Ret | DNS | 72 |
| 22 | Cheng Congfu | Ret | Ret | 17 | 16 | 20 | 19 | Ret | 8 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 13 | 12 | | | | | 66 |
| 23 | Patrick Rocha | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 8 | 9 | 23 | 12 | Ret | 8 | 8 | Ret | DNS | 63 |
| 24 | Sean Edwards | DNS | 19 | DNS | 22 | 14 | 11 | 11 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 18 | 17 | 20 | 18 | Ret | 18 | 26 | 19 | 11 | Ret | 60 |
| 25 | Juan Manuel Polar | 25 | 14 | 13 | 13 | NC | 12 | Ret | 12 | | | | | | | | | 23 | Ret | DNS | 8 | 55 |
| 26 | David Epton | 13 | 18 | 9 | 14 | Ret | 13 | 13 | 13 | 26 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 54 |
| 27 | Jason Tahinci | Ret | 26 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 20 | DNS | Ret | 18 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 14 | Ret | 15 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 53 |
| 28 | James Gornall | Ret | 10 | 24 | DNS | 17 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 48 |
| 29 | Dan Clarke | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 15 | Ret | 9 | 18 | 13 | 41 |
| 30 | Stefan Söderberg | | | 21 | Ret | 15 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 7 | 41 |
| 31 | James Murphy | Ret | 7 | 12 | 20 | Ret | Ret | DNS | DNS | 13 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 34 |
| 32 | Michael Vitulli | 20 | 27 | DNS | 17 | 21 | Ret | | | | | 20 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 20 | Ret | 21 | 16 | 14 | Ret | 23 |
| 33 | Daniel Welch | 17 | 20 | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | Ret | 20 | 11 | 20 | 17 | 23 |
| 34 | Pippa Mann | Ret | 25 | DNS | DNS | Ret | 22 | DNS | 17 | 25 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | Ret | 19 | Ret | 14 |
| 35 | Nik Goodfellow | 26 | 17 | DNS | Ret | 23 | 23 | DNS | 18 | 21 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 36 | Katherine Legge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | 15 | 18 | 9 |
| 37 | Yelmer Buurman | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 22 | 8 |
| 38 | Sam Edwards | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 19 | 2 |
| 39 | Matt Russell | 23 | 24 | 27 | DNS | 24 | Ret | DNS | 20 | DNS | DNS | 25 | 21 | Ret | 24 | | | | | Ret | 20 | 2 |
| 40 | Nick Jones | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24 | 20 | Ret | DNS | 1 |
| – | Jamie Gruber | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24 | Ret | 22 | Ret | 25 | 21 | DNS | 21 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | THR | THR | BRH | BRH | SIL | SIL | OUL | OUL | THR | THR | CRO | CRO | KNO | KNO | BRH | BRH | SNE | SNE | DON | DON | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |

## Winter Series
### Teams and drivers

| Team | No. | Driver name | Rounds |
| Fortec Motorsport | 1 | Yelmer Buurman | All |
| Fortec Motorsport | 2 | Peter Rees | All |
| Fortec Motorsport | 3 | Ben Freudenburg | All |
| Fortec Motorsport | 17 | Stuart Hall | All |
| Team AKA | 4 | Juan Manuel Polar | All |
| Team AKA | 7 | James Jakes | All |
| Manor Motorsport | 5 | Patrick Hogan | All |
| Manor Motorsport | 6 | Bas Lammers | All |
| Manor Motorsport | 11 | Oliver Jarvis | All |
| Team JLR | 8 | Dan Clarke | All |
| Team JLR | 9 | Stephen Simpson | All |
| Team JLR | 31 | Craig Dolby | All |
| Team Nasamax | 14 | Dean Stirling | All |
| Scorpio Motorsport | 22 | Will Bratt | All |
| Mark Burdett Motorsport | 21 | Simon Pearson | 1 |
| Mark Burdett Motorsport | 23 | Rodolfo González | All |
| Mark Burdett Motorsport | 24 | Chris Dent | All |
| Embassy Racing | 77 | Jody Firth | All |
| Vitulli Racing | 88 | Michael Vitulli | 1-3, 6-10 |

### Race calendar and results

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning driver | Winning team |
| 1 | R1 | Pembrey, Wales | 6 November | Stephen Simpson | Stuart Hall | Stephen Simpson | Team JLR |
| 1 | R2 | Pembrey, Wales | 6 November | Stuart Hall | Yelmer Buurman | Oliver Jarvis | Manor Motorsport |
| 2 | R1 | Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire | 13 November | Stuart Hall | Stuart Hall | Stephen Simpson | Team JLR |
| 2 | R2 | Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire | 13 November | Stuart Hall | Stuart Hall | Stuart Hall | Fortec Motorsport |

### Drivers' Championship

| Pos | Driver | PEM | PEM | CRO | CRO | Pts |
| 1 | Stuart Hall | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 119 |
| 2 | Stephen Simpson | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 114 |
| 3 | Oliver Jarvis | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 99 |
| 4 | Patrick Hogan | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 87 |
| 5 | Yelmer Buurman | 4 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 71 |
| 6 | James Jakes | 9 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 64 |
| 7 | Juan Manuel Polar | 6 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 56 |
| 8 | Bas Lammers | 10 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 51 |
| 9 | Ben Freudenburg | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 45 |
| 10 | Rodolfo González | Ret | 7 | 7 | 12 | 41 |
| 11 | Will Bratt | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 40 |
| 12 | Dan Clarke | 5 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 31 |
| 13 | Craig Dolby | 8 | 11 | 14 | Ret | 31 |
| 14 | Jody Firth | 12 | Ret | 13 | 11 | 27 |
| 15 | Simon Pearson | 15 | 9 | | | 18 |
| 16 | Peter Rees | 14 | NC | Ret | 10 | 18 |
| 17 | Chris Dent | 17 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 12 |
| 18 | Dean Stirling | 16 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 12 |
| Pos | Driver | PEM | PEM | CRO | CRO | Pts |