# 2004 British Formula 3 International Series

The 2004 Formula 3 International Series was the 54th British Formula 3 International Series season. It commenced on 3 April, and ended on 1 October after twenty-four races.

## Drivers and teams

The following teams and drivers were competitors in the 2004 British Formula 3 International Series. The Scholarship class is for older Formula Three cars. Teams in the Invitation class are not series regulars, and do not compete for championship points.
| Team | Chassis | Engine | No | Driver | Rounds |
| Championship Class ||||||
| Carlin Motorsport | Dallara F304 | Mugen-Honda | 1 | Clivio Piccione | All |
| Carlin Motorsport | Dallara F304 | Mugen-Honda | 2 | Álvaro Parente | All |
| Carlin Motorsport | Dallara F304 | Mugen-Honda | 21 | Danilo Dirani | All |
| Carlin Motorsport | Dallara F304 | Mugen-Honda | 22 | Alexandre Negrão | 11 |
| Hitech Racing | Dallara F304 | Renault | 3 | Andrew Thompson | All |
| Hitech Racing | Dallara F304 | Renault | 4 | Marko Asmer | All |
| Hitech Racing | Dallara F304 | Renault | 23 | Lucas di Grassi | All |
| Hitech Racing | Dallara F304 | Renault | 24 | James Walker | All |
| Menu F3 Motorsport | Dallara F304 | Opel | 5 | Will Davison | 1-5 |
| Menu F3 Motorsport | Dallara F304 | Opel | 5 | Ivor McCullough | 12 |
| Menu F3 Motorsport | Dallara F304 | Opel | 6 | Rob Austin | 9-10, 12 |
| Menu F3 Motorsport | Dallara F304 | Opel | 6 | Fairuz Fauzy | 1-4 |
| Menu F3 Motorsport | Dallara F304 | Opel | 39 | Fairuz Fauzy | 5-7 |
| Fortec Motorsport | Dallara F304 | Opel | 7 | James Rossiter | All |
| Fortec Motorsport | Dallara F304 | Opel | 8 | Ronayne O'Mahony | 1 |
| Fortec Motorsport | Dallara F304 | Opel | 8 | Marcus Marshall | 3-10 |
| Alan Docking Racing | Dallara F304 | Mugen-Honda | 10 | Will Power | All |
| Promatecme | Lola-Dome F106/4 | Mugen-Honda | 11 | Danny Watts | 1-3, 5-12 |
| P1 Racing | Dallara F304 | Mugen-Honda | 18 | Adam Carroll | All |
| P1 Racing | Dallara F304 | Mugen-Honda | 19 | Ernesto Viso | 1-6 |
| P1 Racing | Dallara F304 | Mugen-Honda | 19 | Fairuz Fauzy | 8-12 |
| T-Sport | Dallara F304 | Mugen-Honda | 32 | Karun Chandhok | 1-9 |
| T-Sport | Dallara F304 | Mugen-Honda | 32 | Barton Mawer | 11 |
| Piquet Sports | Dallara F304 | Mugen-Honda | 33 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | All |
| Scholarship Class ||||||
| Performance Racing Europe | Dallara F301 | Opel | 42 | Stephen Jelley | All |
| Performance Racing Europe | Dallara F301 | Opel | 43 | Barton Mawer | 1-5 |
| Performance Racing Europe | Dallara F301 | Opel | 43 | Ronayne O'Mahony | 7-12 |
| Reon Motorsport | Dallara F301 | Renault | 45 | James Winslow | 9 |
| Planet Racing | Dallara F301 | Mugen-Honda | 46 | Lars Sexton | 2, 9, 12 |
| Promatecme | Dallara F301 | Mugen-Honda | 51 | Vasilije Calasan | All |
| Alan Docking Racing | Dallara F301 | Mugen-Honda | 59 | Adam Khan | 1-5 |
| T-Sport | Dallara F301 | Mugen-Honda | 69 | Ryan Lewis | All |
| Mango Racing | Dallara F301 | Mugen-Honda | 78 | Ajith Kumar | 1-5 |
| Invitation Entries ||||||
| Opel Signature | Dallara F304 | Opel | 71 | Nicolas Lapierre | 11 |
| Opel Signature | Dallara F304 | Opel | 72 | Gregory Franchi | 11 |

## Calendar and results

| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Scholarship Class Winner |
| 1 | Donington Park | 3 April | Adam Carroll | Adam Carroll | Adam Carroll | P1 Racing | Ryan Lewis |
| 2 | Donington Park | 4 April | Álvaro Parente | Nelson Angelo Piquet | Clivio Piccione | Carlin Motorsport | Ryan Lewis |
| 3 | Silverstone | 17 April | James Rossiter | Nelson Angelo Piquet | James Rossiter | Fortec Motorsport | Ryan Lewis |
| 4 | Silverstone | 18 April | Round cancelled | Round cancelled | Round cancelled | Round cancelled | Round cancelled |
| 5 | Croft | 1 May | Danilo Dirani | Danilo Dirani | Danilo Dirani | Carlin Motorsport | Ryan Lewis |
| 6 | Croft | 2 May | Danilo Dirani | Danilo Dirani | Danilo Dirani | Carlin Motorsport | Barton Mawer |
| 7 | Knockhill | 15 May | Ernesto Viso | James Rossiter | Ernesto Viso | P1 Racing | Barton Mawer |
| 8 | Knockhill | 16 May | James Rossiter | Nelson Angelo Piquet | James Rossiter | Fortec Motorsport | Ryan Lewis |
| 4 | Snetterton | 5 June | Danilo Dirani | Nelson Angelo Piquet | Nelson Angelo Piquet | Piquet Sports | Ryan Lewis |
| 9 | Snetterton | 6 June | Lucas di Grassi | Nelson Angelo Piquet | Nelson Angelo Piquet | Piquet Sports | Ryan Lewis |
| 10 | Snetterton | 6 June | James Rossiter | Nelson Angelo Piquet | Adam Carroll | P1 Racing | Ryan Lewis |
| 11 | Castle Combe | 19 June | Danny Watts | James Rossiter | Danny Watts | Promatecme | Ryan Lewis |
| 12 | Castle Combe | 20 June | Adam Carroll | Marko Asmer | Álvaro Parente | Carlin Motorsport | Ryan Lewis |
| 13 | Donington Park | 26 June | Adam Carroll | Nelson Angelo Piquet | Adam Carroll | P1 Racing | Ryan Lewis |
| 14 | Donington Park | 27 June | Álvaro Parente | Danilo Dirani | Clivio Piccione | Carlin Motorsport | Stephen Jelley |
| 15 | Oulton Park | 17 July | Nelson Angelo Piquet | Nelson Angelo Piquet | Nelson Angelo Piquet | Piquet Sports | Ryan Lewis |
| 16 | Oulton Park | 18 July | Nelson Angelo Piquet | Nelson Angelo Piquet | Nelson Angelo Piquet | Piquet Sports | Stephen Jelley |
| 17 | Silverstone | 14 August | Nelson Angelo Piquet | Nelson Angelo Piquet | Nelson Angelo Piquet | Piquet Sports | Vasilije Calasan |
| 18 | Silverstone | 15 August | Nelson Angelo Piquet | Adam Carroll | Marcus Marshall | Fortec Motorsport | Vasilije Calasan |
| 19 | Thruxton | 29 August | James Rossiter | Rob Austin | Lucas di Grassi | Hitech Racing | Ryan Lewis |
| 20 | Thruxton | 30 August | Lucas di Grassi | Nelson Angelo Piquet | Lucas di Grassi | Hitech Racing | Stephen Jelley |
| 21 | Spa-Francorchamps | 11 September | Nelson Angelo Piquet | Adam Carroll | Adam Carroll | P1 Racing | Ryan Lewis |
| 22 | Spa-Francorchamps | 12 September | Adam Carroll | James Rossiter | Adam Carroll | P1 Racing | Ryan Lewis |
| 23 | Brands Hatch | 2 October | Nelson Angelo Piquet | Rob Austin | James Rossiter | Fortec Motorsport | Ryan Lewis |
| 24 | Brands Hatch | 3 October | Clivio Piccione | Marko Asmer | Nelson Angelo Piquet | Piquet Sports | Ryan Lewis |
Notes:
    1.^ – The second race at the first Silverstone meeting was cancelled due to poor weather conditions. It was run at the Snetterton meeting.

## Standings
### Championship Class

| Pos | Driver | DON | DON | SIL | SIL | CRO | CRO | KNO | KNO | SNE | SNE | SNE | CAS | CAS | DON | DON | OUL | OUL | SIL | SIL | THR | THR | SPA | SPA | BRH | BRH | Pts |
| 1 | Nelson Angelo Piquet | 2 | 2 | 3 | C | 5 | Ret | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | Ret | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Ret | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 282 |
| 2 | Adam Carroll | 1 | Ret | 4 | C | Ret | Ret | 4 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 233 |
| 3 | James Rossiter | 3 | 8 | 1 | C | 2 | Ret | 3 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 228 |
| 4 | Clivio Piccione | 12 | 1 | 6 | C | 9 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 8 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 161 |
| 5 | Danilo Dirani | 4 | Ret | Ret | C | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 146 |
| 6 | Danny Watts | Ret | DNS | 5 | C | 7 | 9 | | | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 8 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 139 |
| 7 | Álvaro Parente | 8 | 10 | 8 | C | Ret | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | Ret | 8 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 137 |
| 8 | Lucas di Grassi | 10 | 9 | Ret | C | 6 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 7 | 9 | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 2 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 3 | 130 |
| 9 | Will Power | Ret | 4 | 2 | C | 15 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | Ret | 10 | 12 | Ret | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 9 | 111 |
| 10 | Marko Asmer | 9 | 7 | 9 | C | 4 | 6 | 12 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 12 | 7 | Ret | 4 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 87 |
| 11 | Ernesto Viso | 5 | 5 | 7 | C | Ret | Ret | 1 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 4 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 66 |
| 12 | Fairuz Fauzy | 7 | Ret | 11 | C | 11 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 | Ret | 12 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 11 | DNS | 21 | Ret | 11 | 49 |
| 13 | Will Davison | 14 | 3 | 10 | C | 3 | 2 | Ret | 7 | 13 | 8 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 48 |
| 14 | Karun Chandhok | 11 | 11 | 14 | C | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 14 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9 | 4 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 13 | Ret | | | | | | | 37 |
| 15 | Andrew Thompson | 6 | 6 | 12 | C | 10 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 36 |
| 16 | Rob Austin | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 5 | 14 | 3 | | | 6 | 12 | 32 |
| 17 | Marcus Marshall | | | | | 16 | 13 | 13 | | | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 12 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 14 | | | | | 24 |
| 18 | James Walker | 13 | 14 | 13 | C | 12 | 11 | Ret | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 10 | Ret | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
| 19 | Alexandre Negrão | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 12 | | | 1 |
| 20 | Barton Mawer | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 15 | | | 0 |
| 21 | Ivor McCullough | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 13 | 0 |
| 22 | Ronayne O'Mahony | 17 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Guest drivers ineligible for points ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Gregory Franchi | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Ret | | | 0 |
| | Nicolas Lapierre | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | 10 | | | 0 |
| Scholarship Class ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Ryan Lewis | 15 | 12 | 15 | C | 13 | 15 | Ret | 14 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 18 | Ret | 12 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 423 |
| 2 | Stephen Jelley | 20 | 13 | 16 | C | 14 | 14 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 13 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 13 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 17 | 13 | 15 | DNS | 19 | 13 | 15 | 266 |
| 3 | Vasilije Calasan | 19 | Ret | 19 | C | 18 | 16 | 17 | Ret | Ret | 17 | 20 | 16 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 16 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 17 | DNS | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 212 |
| 4 | Barton Mawer | 16 | Ret | 17 | C | 17 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 134 |
| 5 | Ronayne O'Mahony | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 14 | 15 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | Ret | 16 | 121 |
| 6 | Adam Khan | 18 | Ret | 18 | C | 19 | 17 | 16 | Ret | 16 | 16 | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 78 |
| 7 | Ajith Kumar | 21 | 15 | Ret | C | Ret | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 70 |
| 8 | Lars Sexton | | | Ret | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 19 | | | | | 15 | 19 | 43 |
| 9 | James Winslow | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 15 | | | | | | | 15 |
| Pos | Driver | DON | DON | SIL | SIL | CRO | CRO | KNO | KNO | SNE | SNE | SNE | CAS | CAS | DON | DON | OUL | OUL | SIL | SIL | THR | THR | SPA | SPA | BRH | BRH | 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) |