# 2003–04 New Zealand V8 season

The 2003–04 New Zealand V8 season (the leading motorsport category in New Zealand) consisted of seven rounds beginning on 7–9 November 2003 and ending 27–38 March 2004. The championship was won by Andy Booth, for the first time in his career.

## Calendar

| Round | Round | Date | Venue | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winner |
| 2003 |||||||
| 1 | R1 | 7–9 November | Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe | Paul Manuell | Mark Pedersen | Andy Booth |
| 1 | R2 | 7–9 November | Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe | | Paul Manuell | Paul Manuell |
| 2004 |||||||
| 2 | R1 | 10–11 January | Timaru International Motor Raceway, Timaru | Kayne Scott | Kayne Scott | Andy Booth |
| 2 | R2 | 10–11 January | Timaru International Motor Raceway, Timaru | | Kayne Scott | Andy Booth |
| 2 | R3 | 10–11 January | Timaru International Motor Raceway, Timaru | | Kayne Scott | Wade Henshaw |
| 3 | R1 | 17–18 January | Teretonga Park, Christchurch | | | Kayne Scott |
| 3 | R2 | 17–18 January | Teretonga Park, Christchurch | | | Paul Radisich |
| 3 | R3 | 17–18 January | Teretonga Park, Christchurch | | | Paul Radisich |
| 4 | R1 | 31 January – 1 February | Manfeild Autocourse, Feilding | Angus Fogg | Andrew Fawcet | Andrew Fawcet |
| 4 | R2 | 31 January – 1 February | Manfeild Autocourse, Feilding | | Andy Booth | Wade Henshaw |
| 4 | R3 | 31 January – 1 February | Manfeild Autocourse, Feilding | | Andy Booth | Andy Booth |
| 5 | R1 | 14–15 February | Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe | Kayne Scott | Kayne Scott | Kayne Scott |
| 5 | R2 | 14–15 February | Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe | | Paul Pedersen | Paul Pedersen |
| 5 | R3 | 14–15 February | Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe | | Dean Perkins | Paul Radisich |
| 6 | R1 | 20–21 March | Taupo Motorsport Park, Taupō | Andy Booth | Andy Booth | Andy Booth |
| 6 | R2 | 20–21 March | Taupo Motorsport Park, Taupō | | Paul Manuell | Andy Booth |
| 6 | R3 | 20–21 March | Taupo Motorsport Park, Taupō | | Paul Pedersen | Wade Henshaw |
| 7 | R1 | 27–28 March | Manfeild Autocourse, Feilding | John McIntyre | John McIntyre | John McIntyre |
| 7 | R2 | 27–28 March | Manfeild Autocourse, Feilding | | Andy Booth | John McIntyre |
| 7 | R3 | 27–28 March | Manfeild Autocourse, Feilding | | Andy Booth | Andy Booth |

## Points structure

Points for the 2003/2004 championship are allocated as follows:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th |
| Points | 32 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |

## Results

| Pos. | Driver | R1 PUK | R2 TIM | R3 TER | R4 MAN | R5 PUK | R6 TAU | R7 MAN | Pts |
| 1 | Andy Booth | 50 | 84 | 62 | 61 | 55 | 76 | 69 | 457 |
| 2 | Paul Pedersen | 30 | 52 | 31 | 41 | 82 | 61 | 37 | 334 |
| 3 | Dean Perkins | 54 | 38 | 38 | 54 | 32 | 58 | 44 | 318 |
| 4 | Angus Fogg | 46 | 81 | 33 | 27 | 58 | 52 | 13 | 310 |
| 5 | Wade Henshaw | 28 | 68 | 4 | 59 | 16 | 71 | 21 | 267 |
| 6 | Kayne Scott | 33 | | 59 | 10 | 77 | 22 | 58 | 259 |
| 7 | Brady Kennett | 10 | 49 | 38 | 57 | 14 | 60 | 28 | 256 |
| 8 | Dale Lambert | 8 | 18 | 29 | 46 | 34 | 46 | 42 | 233 |
| 9 | Nick Ross | 29 | 53 | 41 | 41 | 9 | 6 | 34 | 213 |
| 10 | Paul Manuell | 43 | | | 29 | 38 | 35 | 54 | 199 |
| 11 | Clark Proctor | 8 | 4 | 47 | 21 | 35 | 54 | 18 | 189 |
| 12 | Paul Radisich | | | 91 | | 78 | | | 169 |
| 13 | Michael Shepherd | 8 | 23 | 43 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 46 | 163 |
| 14 | Andrew Anderson | 20 | 38 | 49 | 27 | 7 | 16 | | 157 |
| 15 | Michael Thom | 28 | 29 | 24 | 34 | 28 | | 6 | 149 |
| 16 | Andrew Fawcet | 20 | 7 | 16 | 52 | 21 | | 21 | 137 |
| 17 | Craig Boote | | | 30 | 7 | 26 | 21 | 43 | 127 |
| 18 | Jared Carlyle | | 16 | 14 | 23 | 10 | 21 | 26 | 110 |
| 19 | Michael Wallace | 4 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 87 |
| 20 | Adam Brook | 15 | 26 | | 28 | 8 | | | 77 |
| 21 | John McIntyre | | | | | | | 76 | 76 |
| 22 | David Thexton | 16 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 4 | | | 65 |
| 23 | Haydn Mackenzie | 2 | 7 | | 3 | 27 | 1 | 14 | 54 |
| 24 | Aaron Harris | | 22 | | | 10 | 21 | | 53 |
| 25 | Mark Pedersen | 3 | 25 | | 23 | | | | 51 |
| 26 | Grant Shivas | | 2 | | 24 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 46 |
| 27 | Kevin Williams | | | | 4 | | 16 | 20 | 40 |
| 28 | Mike Pero | | | 5 | | | 21 | 9 | 29 |
| 29 | Peter Butler | 1 | | | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 32 |
| 30 | Dean McMillan | 3 | | | 4 | | 17 | | 24 |
| 31 | Rob Lewis | | 23 | | | | | | 23 |
| 32 | Miles Pope | 4 | | | | 14 | | | 18 |
| 33 | Julia Huzziff | | | 9 | 2 | | | 7 | 18 |
| 34 | Daynom Templeman | | 14 | 1 | | 1 | | | 16 |
| 35 | Mark Wootton | 2 | | | 7 | | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 36 | David Parsons | | 4 | 7 | 3 | | | | 14 |
| 37 | Ashley Hall | | 4 | 9 | | | | | 13 |
| 38 | Duane Spurdle | 6 | | | | | 6 | | 12 |
| 39 | Martin Hicks | 5 | | | | | 5 | | 10 |
| 40 | Phil Stewart | 6 | | | | | | | 6 |
| Pos | Driver | R1 PUK | R2 TIM | R3 TER | R4 MAN | R5 PUK | R6 TAU | R7 MAN | 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) |