# 2004 Porsche Supercup

The 2004 Porsche Michelin Supercup season was the 12th Porsche Supercup season. The races were all supporting races in the 2004 Formula One season. It travelled to ten circuits across Europe and a double-header at Indianapolis, USA. It was the last season that the 996 model was raced. It was replaced with the 997 model in 2005.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| Porsche AG | 1 | Nicola Larini | 1 |
| Porsche AG | 1 | Luis Pérez-Sala | 2 |
| Porsche AG | 1 | Pedro Lamy | 3 |
| Porsche AG | 1 | Timo Glock | 4 |
| Porsche AG | 1 | Mark Taylor | 5 |
| Porsche AG | 1 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | 6 |
| Porsche AG | 1 | Richard Sainct | 7 |
| Porsche AG | 1 | Gábor Talmácsi | 8 |
| Porsche AG | 1 | James Ruffier | 9 |
| Porsche AG | 1 | Matteo Bobbi | 10 |
| Porsche AG | 2 | Franco Nugnes | 1 |
| Porsche AG | 2 | Jörg Bergmeister | 2 |
| Porsche AG | 2 | Clivio Piccione | 3 |
| Porsche AG | 2 | Carsten Spengemann | 4 |
| Porsche AG | 2 | Patrick Long | 5 |
| Porsche AG | 2 | Barry Horne | 6 |
| Porsche AG | 2 | Sascha Maassen | 7 |
| Porsche AG | 2 | Gergeli Szabo | 8 |
| Porsche AG | 2 | Vanina Ickx | 9 |
| Porsche AG | 2 | Emanuele Busnelli | 10 |
| UPS Porsche-Junior Team | 28 | Mike Rockenfeller | 3, 7-9, 11 |
| UPS Porsche-Junior Team | 29 | Christian Mamerow | 3, 7-9, 11 |
| Infineon-Team Farnbacher PZM | 4 | Dominik Farnbacher | All |
| Infineon-Team Farnbacher PZM | 5 | Wolf Henzler | All |
| Infineon-Team Farnbacher PZM | 6 | Dirk Werner | All |
| Walter Lechner Racing School Team | 7 | Walter Lechner Jr. | All |
| Walter Lechner Racing School Team | 8 | Andrea Montermini | All |
| Walter Lechner Racing School Team | ? | Klaus Engelhorn | 3 |
| Harberth Motorsport/PZ Olympiapark | 9 | Bernhard Laber | 1, 3 |
| Harberth Motorsport/PZ Olympiapark | 9 | Robert Renauer | 5, 8-9 |
| Harberth Motorsport/PZ Olympiapark | 10 | Max von Braunmühl | 1, 3, 5, 9, 11 |
| Harberth Motorsport/PZ Olympiapark | ?/10 | Alfred Renauer | 1, 8-9 |
| Team Bleekemolen | 11 | Michael Bleekemolen | 1-3, 10 |
| Team Bleekemolen | 12 | Sebastiaan Bleekemolen | 1-3, 10 |
| Team Bleekemolen | 23 | Evert Kroon | 2 |
| Jetstream Motorsport | 14 | Simon Frederiks | All |
| Jetstream Motorsport | 15 | Marcel Kesseler | All |
| Kadach Racing Team | 16 | Phillip Beyrer | 2-11 |
| Kadach Racing Team | 17 | Tim Bergmeister | All |
| Kadach Racing Team | 99 | David Saelens | All |
| Eichin Racing-PZ Freiburg | 18 | Mike Rockenfeller | 4 |
| Eichin Racing-PZ Freiburg | ? | Alexander Roloff | 4 |
| Conrero Squadra Corse | 19 | Cyrille Sauvage | 1 |
| DeWalt Racing-PZRO-J. Alzen Motorsport | 20 | Patrick Huisman | All |
| DeWalt Racing-PZRO-J. Alzen Motorsport | 21 | Alessandro Zampedri | All |
| DeWalt Racing-PZRO-J. Alzen Motorsport | ? | Bert van Rossem | 9-11 |
| AKF Motorsport | 22 | Oliver Freymuth | 1-4, 6-8 |
| Bovi Motorsport | 23 | Ferenc Ratkai | 9 |
| Bovi Motorsport | ? | Kálmán Bódis | 9, 11 |
| The Racer's Group | 23 | Pat Flanagan | 5 |
| The Racer's Group | 24 | Joseph Kunz | 5 |
| The Racer's Group | 25 | Gary Becker | 5 |
| The Racer's Group | 26 | Jim Collier | 5 |
| The Racer's Group | 27 | Marc P. Bullock | 5 |
| Porsche Cars Great Britain | 24 | Chris Cooper | 7 |
| Porsche Cars Great Britain | 24 | Barry Horne | 10-11 |
| Porsche Cars Great Britain | 25 | Martin Rich | 7 |
| Jérôme Policand | 24 | Jérôme Policand | 6 |
| EMC Araxa Racing | 24 | Jörg Hardt | 4, 8, 11 |
| Araxa Buchbinder Racing | 25 | Marc Warnecke | 8 |
| Araxa Buchbinder Racing | ? | Christoph Langen | 4 |
| Mamerow Racing-PZ Essen | 25 | Hannes Lachinger | 4 |
| Porsche Cars Great Britain | 26 | Jason Templeman | 7 |
| Porsche Cars Great Britain | 30 | Marcus Thomas | 4 |
| MRS PC Service Team | 26 | Peter Boss | 4 |
| MRS PC Service Team | ? | Kurt Thiim | 8 |
| MRS PC Service Team | ? | Giuseppe Chiminelli | 11 |
| MRS PC Service Team | ? | Ivano Giuliani | 11 |
| Yarpivo Racing MRS | ? | Oleg Kesselman | 3 |
| Anthony Beltoise | 27 | Anthony Beltoise | 3 |
| JAB Racing | 27 | Luc Rozentvaig | 6 |
| JAB Racing | 28 | Pascal Ballay | 6 |
| Steve Johnson | 28 | Steve Johnson | 5 |
| Gary C. Pennington | 29 | Gary Pennington | 5 |
| Tim Rosengrant | 30 | Tim Rosengrant | 5 |
| Cyril Helias | 30 | Cyril Helias | 6 |
| Tolimit Motorsport | 39 | Christian Menzel | All |
| Tolimit Motorsport | 45 | Richard Lietz | 8-11 |
| Tolimit Motorsport | 46 | Klaus Graf | 1-8, 11 |
| Gabriel Balthazard | ? | Gabriel Balthazard | 6 |
| Nourry Competition | ? | Michel Nourry | 6 |
| Jean Yves-Adam | ? | Jean Yves-Adam | 6 |
| Motorsport R.T.S. Bratislava | ? | Andrej Studenic | 9 |
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## Race calendar and results

| Round | Round | Circuit | Country | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Report |
| 1 | R | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | Italy | April 25 | Wolf Henzler | Wolf Henzler | Wolf Henzler | Infineon-Team Farnbacher PZM | Report |
| 2 | R | Circuit de Catalunya | Spain | May 9 | Wolf Henzler | Wolf Henzler | Wolf Henzler | Infineon-Team Farnbacher PZM | Report |
| 3 | R | Circuit de Monaco | Monaco | May 23 | Mike Rockenfeller | Mike Rockenfeller | Mike Rockenfeller | Porsche AG | Report |
| 4 | R | Nürburgring | Germany | May 30 | Wolf Henzler | Wolf Henzler | Wolf Henzler | Infineon-Team Farnbacher PZM | Report |
| 5 | R1 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | United States | June 19 | Wolf Henzler | Wolf Henzler | Wolf Henzler | Infineon-Team Farnbacher PZM | Report |
| 5 | R2 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | United States | June 20 | Wolf Henzler | Wolf Henzler | Wolf Henzler | Infineon-Team Farnbacher PZM | Report |
| 6 | R | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | France | July 4 | Wolf Henzler | Wolf Henzler | Wolf Henzler | Infineon-Team Farnbacher PZM | Report |
| 7 | R | Silverstone Circuit | United Kingdom | July 10 | Wolf Henzler | Wolf Henzler | Wolf Henzler | Infineon-Team Farnbacher PZM | Report |
| 8 | R | Hockenheimring | Germany | July 24 | Mike Rockenfeller | Wolf Henzler | Mike Rockenfeller | Porsche AG | Report |
| 9 | R | Hungaroring | Hungary | August 15 | Mike Rockenfeller | Wolf Henzler | Wolf Henzler | Infineon-Team Farnbacher PZM | Report |
| 10 | R | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | Belgium | 29 August | Andrea Montermini | Wolf Henzler | Wolf Henzler | Infineon-Team Farnbacher PZM | Report |
| 11 | R | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | Italy | September 12 | Wolf Henzler | Mike Rockenfeller | Jörg Hardt | Infineon-Team Farnbacher PZM | Report |
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## Championship standings

| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | Ref |
| Points | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Pos | Driver | IMO | CAT | MON | NÜR | IND | IND | MAG | SIL | HOC | HUN | SPA | MZA | Points |
| 1 | Wolf Henzler | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 220 |
| 2 | Christian Menzel | 2 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 162 |
| 3 | Dirk Werner | 7 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 19† | 5 | 154 |
| 4 | Andrea Montermini | 12 | 6 | DNS | 4 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | Ret | 124 |
| 5 | Patrick Huisman | 9 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 16 | Ret | 6 | 4 | 117 |
| 6 | David Saelens | 4 | 7 | 7 | Ret | 8 | 7 | Ret | 5 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 114 |
| 7 | Dominik Farnbacher | 3 | 10 | 11 | 10 | Ret | 14 | 8 | Ret | 13 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 93 |
| 8 | Walter Lechner Jr. | Ret | 11 | 8 | 12 | Ret | 11 | DSQ | 4 | 10 | 6 | 3 | Ret | 90 |
| 9 | Klaus Graf | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 18† | Ret | | | 3 | 86 |
| 10 | Tim Bergmeister | 6 | 12 | Ret | DSQ | 6 | 10 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 8 | 9 | 12 | 81 |
| 11 | Alessandro Zampedri | Ret | 3 | 5 | Ret | 12 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 79 |
| 12 | Philip Beyrer | | Ret | 16 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 18 | Ret | 15 | 21† | 58 |
| 13 | Marcel Kesseler | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 13 | Ret | 14 | 54 |
| 14 | Simon Frederiks | 18 | Ret | 20 | 17 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 23 | 15 | 18 | Ret | 38 |
| 15 | Oliver Freymuth | 14 | 16 | 18 | 13 | | | 13 | 12 | 21 | | | | 31 |
| guest drivers ineligible for championship points |||||||||||||||
| | Mike Rockenfeller | | | 1 | 2 | | | | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 8 | 0 |
| | Jörg Hardt | | | | 6 | | | | | 5 | | | 1 | 0 |
| | Patrick Long | | | | | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Jérôme Policand | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | 0 |
| | Sascha Maassen | | | | | | | | | 4 | | | | 0 |
| | Christian Mamerow | | | 14 | | | | | 16† | 11 | 4 | | Ret | 0 |
| | Sebastiaan Bleekemolen | 5 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | 7 | | 0 |
| | Jörg Bergmeister | | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Anthony Beltoise | | | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Timo Glock | | | | 7 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Robert Renauer | | | | | 9 | 9 | | | 7 | Ret | | | 0 |
| | Richard Lietz | | | | | | | | | 8 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 0 |
| | Hannes Lachinger | | | | 8 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Alfred Renauer | 11 | | | | | | | | 14 | 10 | | | 0 |
| | Cyrille Sauvage | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Luc Rozentvaig | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | 0 |
| | James Ruffier | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | | 0 |
| | Michael Bleekemolen | 13 | 14 | Ret | | | | | | | | 11 | | 0 |
| | Alexander Roloff | | | | 11 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Cyril Helias | | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | 0 |
| | Andrej Studenic | | | | | | | | | | 11 | | | 0 |
| | Matteo Bobbi | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 0 |
| | Clivio Piccione | | | 13 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Martin Rich | | | | | | | | 13 | | | 17 | | 0 |
| | Barry Horne | | | | | | | | 17† | | | 14 | 13 | 0 |
| | Vanina Ickx | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | | 0 |
| | Jim Collier | | | | | 14 | 20 | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Gábor Talmácsi | | | | | | | | | | 14 | | | 0 |
| | Luis Pérez-Sala | | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Pedro Lamy | | | 15 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Peter Boss | | | | 15 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Tim Rosengrant | | | | | 15 | 16 | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Michel Nourry | | | | | | | 15 | | | | | | 0 |
| | Emanuele Busnelli | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 0 |
| | Bernhard Laber | 16 | | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Pascal Ballay | | | | | | | 16 | | | | | | 0 |
| | Joseph Kunz | | | | | 16 | 17 | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Bert van Rossem | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 16 | 17 | 0 |
| | Max von Braunmühl | 17 | | Ret | | 21† | Ret | | | | 16 | | 16 | 0 |
| | Pat Flanagan | | | | | 17 | 18 | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Jean-Yves Adam | | | | | | | 17 | | | | | | 0 |
| | Kurt Thiim | | | | | | | | | 17 | | | | 0 |
| | Evert Kroon | | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Christoph Langen | | | | 18 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Steve Johnson | | | | | 18 | 21 | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Kálmán Bódis | | | | | | | | | | 18 | | 20 | 0 |
| | Ivano Giuliani | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 0 |
| | Klaus Engelhorn | | | 19 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Marc P. Bullock | | | | | 19 | 22 | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Gergeli Szabo | | | | | | | | | | 19 | | | 0 |
| | Giuseppe Chiminelli | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | 0 |
| | Gary Pennington | | | | | 20 | 24 | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Mark Warnecke | | | | | | | | | 20 | | | | 0 |
| | Ferenc Ratkai | | | | | | | | | | 20 | | | 0 |
| | Oleg Kesselman | | | 21 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Richard Sainct | | | | | | | | | 22 | | | | 0 |
| | Gary Becker | | | | | Ret | 23 | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Mark Taylor | | | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Nicola Larini | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Franco Nugnes | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Carsten Spengemann | | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Gabriel Balthazard | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | | 0 |
| | Chris Cooper | | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| | Nelson Piquet Jr. | | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| | Jason Templeman | | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| | Marcus Thomas | | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | IMO | CAT | MON | NÜR | IND | IND | MAG | SIL | HOC | HUN | SPA | MZA | Points |
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| 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) |
† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.