The 2004 Formula 3 Euro Series season was the second championship year of Europe's premier Formula Three series. The championship consisted of ten rounds – each with two races – held at a variety of European circuits. Each weekend consisted of 1 hour and 30 minutes of free practice on Friday – in either one or two sessions – and two 30-minute qualifying sessions. This was followed by a c.110 km race on Saturday and a c.80 km race on Sunday. Each qualifying session awarded one bonus point for pole position and each race awarded points for the top eight finishers, with ten points per win.

Teams and drivers

2004 Entry List[1] Team No. Driver Status Chassis[N 1] Engine Rounds Prema Powerteam 1 Katsuyuki Hiranaka F304/009 Opel 1–5 F303/025 6–10 2 Franck Perera F304/010 All 26 Roberto Streit R F304/011 All 41 Kohei Hirate R F304/009 8, 10 ASL-Mücke Motorsport / ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg 3 Bruno Spengler F302/012 Mercedes All 4 Robert Kubica F302/032 All ASM Formule 3 5 Alexandre Prémat F303/015 Mercedes All 6 Jamie Green F303/016 All 27 Eric Salignon F303/014 1–8 Adrian Sutil R 10 Opel Team KMS 7 Alexandros Margaritis F303/021 Opel 1–6 Ruben Carrapatoso F303/009 7–10 8 Robert Kath R Opel 1–6 Opel Team Signature-Plus 9 Giedo van der Garde R F302/018 Opel All 10 Nicolas Lapierre F304/004 All Team Rosberg 11 Nico Rosberg F303/006 Opel All 12 Andreas Zuber F303/005 F303/206 All Team Ghinzani 14 Philipp Baron F302/042 Mugen All 15 Derek Hayes F302/003 9 31 Marco Bonanomi R F302/052 All Maximilian Götz 18 Maximilian Götz R F303/001 TOM's 1–9 Ross Zwolsman 19 Ross Zwolsman R F302/088 1 Swiss Racing Team 20 Fernando Rees F302/061 Opel 1 Peter Elkmann 5–10 21 Dennis Furchheim R F302/011 Opel 1–2 Alejandro Núñez 6–10 HBR Motorsport 22 Daniel la Rosa F304/012 Opel All 23 Hannes Neuhauser R F303/022 All Team Kolles 24 Adrian Sutil R F303/012 Mercedes 1–9 Maximilian Götz R 10 25 Tom Kimber-Smith R F302/076 All Opel Team Signature 29 Loïc Duval R F302/043 Opel All 30 Gregory Franchi R F302/067 1–8, 10 Manor Motorsport 34 Charles Zwolsman Jr. R F302/090 Mercedes All 35 Lewis Hamilton R F302/049 All Coloni Motorsport 37 Christian Montanari R F106/03/008 Mugen 1–2 38 Toni Vilander R F106/03/009 1–2 AB Racing Performance 40 Alexandros Margaritis F303/021 Opel 7–10

Icon Legend R Rookie

Driver changes

Changed Teams

• Jamie Green: Kolles → ASM Formule 3
• Robert Kubica: Prema Powerteam → Mücke Motorsport
• Alexandros Margaritis: MB Racing Performance → AB Racing Performance
• Daniel la Rosa: MB Racing Performance → HBR Motorsport
• Bruno Spengler: ASM F3 → Mücke Motorsport
• Charles Zwolsman Jr.: Kolles → Manor Motorsport

Entering Formula 3 Euro Series

• Marco Bonanomi: Italian Formula Three Championship (Coloni F3) → Team Ghinzani
• Ruben Carrapatoso: Formula Renault 2000 Italia (Alan Racing) → Opel Team KMS
• Loïc Duval: Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 (Graff Racing) → OPEL Team Signature
• Peter Elkmann: International Superkart Series – Division 1 → Swiss Racing Team
• Gregory Franchi: Italian Formula Three Championship (Lucidi Motors) → Opel Team Signature
• Dennis Furchheim: Formula Renault 2000 Germany (Franken Racing) & Spanish Formula Three Championship (Racing Engineering) → Swiss Racing Team
• Giedo van der Garde: Formula Renault 2000 Netherlands & Formula Renault 2000 Masters (van Amersfoort Racing) → Opel Team Signature-Plus
• Maximilian Götz: Formula BMW ADAC (ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg e.V) → TME
• Lewis Hamilton: Formula Renault 2.0 UK (Manor Motorsport) → Manor Motorsport
• Derek Hayes: NASCAR Busch Series (Moy Racing) → Team Ghinzani
• Kohei Hirate: Formula Renault 2000 Italia & Formula Renault 2000 Masters (Prema Powerteam) → Prema Powerteam
• Robert Kath: Formula BMW ADAC (ADAC Sachsen e.V.) → Opel Team KMS
• Tom Kimber-Smith: Formula Ford Great Britain (Panasonic Batteries Racing Team) → Team Kolles
• Christian Montanari: Italian Formula Three Championship (Coloni F3) → Coloni Motorsport
• Hannes Neuhauser: German Formula Three Championship (Achleitner Motorsport) → HBR Motorsport
• Alejandro Núñez: Spanish Formula Three Championship (E.V. Racing & Azteca Motorsport) → Swiss Racing Team
• Franck Perera: Formula Renault 2000 Italia & Formula Renault 2000 Masters (Prema Powerteam) → Prema Powerteam
• Fernando Rees: Formula Three Sudamericana (Cesario F3) → Swiss Racing Team
• Eric Salignon: British Formula 3 Championship (Hitech Racing) → ASM Formule 3
• Roberto Streit: Formula Renault 2000 Italia & Formula Renault 2000 Masters (Prema Powerteam) → Prema Powerteam
• Adrian Sutil: Formula BMW ADAC (HBR Motorsport) → Team Kolles
• Toni Vilander: Formula Renault 2000 Italia & Formula Renault 2000 Masters (RP Motorsport) → Coloni Motorsport
• Ross Zwolsman: Formula Renault 2000 Germany & Formula Renault 2000 Masters (Ma-Con) → TME

Leaving Formula 3 Euro Series

• Simon Abadie: LD Autosport → World Series Light (Epsilon by Graff)
• Nicolas Armindo: Saulnier Racing → Porsche Carrera Cup Germany (Land Motorsport-PZ Koblenz)
• Bernhard Auinger: Superfund TME → Superfund Euro Formula 3000 (Euronova Racing)
• Ryan Briscoe: Prema Powerteam → Formula One (Panasonic Toyota Racing test driver)
• César Campaniço: Signature Plus → Formula Renault V6 Eurocup (Cram Competition)
• Fabio Carbone: Signature Plus → All-Japan Formula Three Championship (Three Bond Racing)
• Adam Carroll: Opel Team KMS → British Formula 3 Championship (P1 Racing)
• Robert Doornbos: Team Ghinzani → International Formula 3000 (Arden International)
• Maro Engel: Opel Team KMS → German Formula Three Championship (SMS Seyffarth Motorsport)
• Timo Glock: Opel Team KMS → Formula One (Jordan Ford)
• Lucas di Grassi: Prema Powerteam → British Formula 3 Championship (Hitech Racing)
• Jan Heylen: Kolles → German Formula Three Championship (JB Motorsport) & International Formula 3000 (Team Astromega)
• Christian Klien: ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg → Formula One (Jaguar Racing)
• Marcel Lasée: Swiss Racing Team → SEAT Leon Supercopa Germany (???)
• Dong-Wook Lee: Drumel Motorsport → Retirement
• Richard Lietz: HBR Motorsport → Porsche Carrera Cup Germany (tolimit Motorsport)
• James Manderson: Swiss Racing Team → Aussie Racing Cars Super Series
• Álvaro Parente: Team Ghinzani → British Formula 3 Championship (Carlin Motorsport)
• Olivier Pla: ASM F3 → World Series by Nissan (RC Motorsport & Carlin Motorsport)
• Harold Primat: Equipe Serge Saulnier → World Series Light (Saulnier Racing)
• Stefano Proetto: Swiss Racing Team → Formula Renault V6 Eurocup (EuroInternational)
• Gilles Tinguely: Swiss Racing Team → Retirement
• Claudio Torre: HBR Motorsport → Retirement
• Hendrick Vieth: Opel Team KMS → Porsche Carrera Cup Germany (Land Motorsport-PZ Koblenz)
• Markus Winkelhock: ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg → German Formula Three Championship (Persson Motorsport)
• Sakon Yamamoto: Superfund TME → All-Japan Formula Three Championship (TOM's)

Midseason changes

• ASM driver Eric Salignon missed the last two rounds at Brno and Hockenheim, but was not immediately replaced. Adrian Sutil left Team Kolles to take over Salignon's #27 car at Hockenheim, and his Kolles seat was taken by Maximilian Götz.
• At Team KMS, Alexandros Margaritis was replaced by Brazilian Ruben Carrapataso from the Nürburgring onwards. Margaritis returned to the series with a new entry from the German F3 Cup (and former Eurseries) team, AB Racing Performance.
• At Swiss Racing Team, Dennis Furchheim was replaced by Alejandro Núñez, after missing rounds 3 and 5 and failing to qualify at Pau (round 4). His team-mate, Fernando Rees, missed rounds 3 and 4 and the #20 car was later driven by Peter Elkmann.
• Part-time appearances included Britain's Derek Hayes in a third Team Ghinzani entry at Brno
• TME's Ross Zwolsman failed to make any further appearances after the first round
• The Coloni Motorsport drivers returned to the Italian Formula Three Championship after the first two rounds
• Japan's Kohei Hirate made his Euro Series debut in a fourth Prema Powerteam entry at Zandvoort and Hockenheim.

Calendar

• The series supported the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters at eight rounds, with additional rounds at the Pau Grand Prix and the French Grand Prix.

Round		Circuit/Location	Country	Date
1	R1	Hockenheimring	Germany	17 April
	R2			18 April
2	R1	Autódromo do Estoril	Portugal	1 May
	R2			2 May
3	R1	Adria International Raceway	Italy	15 May
	R2			16 May
4	R1	Pau Circuit	France	30 May
	R2			31 May
5	R1	Norisring, Nuremberg	Germany	26 June
	R2			27 June
6	R1	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	France	3 July
	R2			4 July
7	R1	Nürburgring	Germany	31 July
	R2			1 August
8	R1	Circuit Park Zandvoort	Netherlands	4 September
	R2			5 September
9	R1	Masaryk Circuit, Brno	Czech Republic	18 September
	R2			19 September
10	R1	Hockenheimring	Germany	2 October
	R2			3 October

Results

Round		Circuit	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team	Winning Rookie
1	R1	Hockenheimring	Alexandre Prémat	Alexandre Prémat	Nico Rosberg	Team Rosberg	Franck Perera
	R2		Jamie Green	Jamie Green	Nico Rosberg	Team Rosberg	Giedo van der Garde
2	R1	Autódromo do Estoril	Alexandre Prémat	Jamie Green	Alexandre Prémat	ASM Formule 3	Loïc Duval
	R2		Nicolas Lapierre	Eric Salignon	Eric Salignon	ASM Formule 3	Roberto Streit
3	R1	Adria International Raceway	Adrian Sutil	Jamie Green	Jamie Green	ASM Formule 3	Giedo van der Garde
	R2		Jamie Green	Bruno Spengler	Eric Salignon	ASM Formule 3	Franck Perera
4	R1	Pau Circuit	Eric Salignon	Jamie Green	Jamie Green	ASM Formule 3	Franck Perera
	R2		Alexandre Prémat	Nicolas Lapierre	Nicolas Lapierre	Opel Team Signature-Plus	Roberto Streit
5	R1	Norisring	Lewis Hamilton	Alexandre Prémat	Lewis Hamilton	Manor Motorsport	Loïc Duval
	R2		Jamie Green	Lewis Hamilton	Alexandre Prémat	ASM Formule 3	Roberto Streit
6	R1	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	Jamie Green	Jamie Green	Jamie Green	ASM Formule 3	Loïc Duval
	R2		Nico Rosberg	Lewis Hamilton	Alexandre Prémat	ASM Formule 3	Giedo van der Garde
7	R1	Nürburgring	Jamie Green	Nico Rosberg	Nico Rosberg	Team Rosberg	Giedo van der Garde
	R2		Nico Rosberg	Jamie Green	Jamie Green	ASM Formule 3	Franck Perera
8	R1	Circuit Park Zandvoort	Eric Salignon	Eric Salignon	Eric Salignon	ASM Formule 3	Giedo van der Garde
	R2		Eric Salignon	Eric Salignon	Jamie Green	ASM Formule 3	Giedo van der Garde
9	R1	Brno	Alexandre Prémat	Jamie Green	Jamie Green	ASM Formule 3	Franck Perera
	R2		Alexandre Prémat	Jamie Green	Jamie Green	ASM Formule 3	Giedo van der Garde
10	R1	Hockenheimring	Nicolas Lapierre	Alexandre Prémat	Nicolas Lapierre	Opel Team Signature-Plus	Franck Perera
	R2		Adrian Sutil	Nicolas Lapierre	Nicolas Lapierre	Opel Team Signature-Plus	Roberto Streit

Season standings

Drivers Standings

• Points are awarded as follows:

Pos Driver HOC1 EST ADR PAU NOR MAG NÜR ZAN BRN HOC2 Pts 1 Jamie Green 4 2 2 2 1 8 1 3 6 2 1 9 2 1 DSQ 1 1 1 10 2 139 2 Alexandre Prémat 2 3 1 8 8 Ret DSQ DSQ 18† 1 Ret 1 6 5 5 3 2 2 18† 4 88 3 Nicolas Lapierre 8 Ret 3 3 14 4 2 1 15 5 8 4 8 6 2 4 9 Ret 1 1 85 4 Nico Rosberg 1 1 Ret 4 5 Ret Ret Ret 4 17 6 2 1 3 Ret DNS 4 11 8 8 70 5 Lewis Hamilton 11 6 Ret 9 Ret 5 4 7 1 3 Ret 21 3 4 3 6 7 4 2 6 68 6 Eric Salignon 5 5 Ret 1 22 1 Ret1 4 7 9 2 Ret 11 Ret 1 2 64 7 Robert Kubica 6 7 9 23 17 Ret 3 2 19† 4 9 5 5 2 8 5 10 8 4 7 53 8 Franck Perera 3 19 8 7 DSQ 2 5 6 3 19† 10 8 10 8 6 9 3 6 5 11 48 9 Giedo van der Garde 9 4 16 6 3 6 12 Ret Ret 12 18 7 7 12 4 8 5 3 12 22† 37 10 Roberto Streit 12 15 20 5 21† 11 8 5 5 7 7 10 13 15 22† 12 6 7 17 3 28 11 Bruno Spengler 7 Ret 10 10 7 20 6 Ret 8 6 5 3 9 7 13 11 11 5 21† 9 27 12 Loïc Duval 16 14 5 20 19 14 7 Ret 2 8 3 Ret 14 23 Ret Ret 8 13 11 18 22 13 Alexandros Margaritis 13 8 6 15 6 9 DSQ DSQ 16 20† 4 Ret 23 13 11 10 Ret 16 7 5 18 14 Daniel la Rosa 25† 9 11 11 18 3 DNS DNS 10 Ret 15 15 4 Ret 7 7 Ret 15 Ret 12 15 15 Katsuyuki Hiranaka 14 13 19 14 2 16 9 8 9 22† Ret 22 24† 14 10 13 13 12 14 17 9 16 Charles Zwolsman Jr. Ret 10 15 12 13 17 10 Ret Ret Ret 12 6 12 10 17 20 14 10 3 13 9 17 Adrian Sutil Ret 22 Ret 13 4 7 11 Ret Ret 11 13 11 15 11 15 15 15 17 20† Ret 9 18 Dennis Furchheim 18 23† 4 Ret 5 19 Maximilian Götz 10 11 17 Ret 10 13 14 9 11 10 16 13 16 22 9 16 19 24 6 15 3 20 Tom Kimber-Smith 21 Ret 7 21 9 Ret 13 10 DSQ 21 Ret Ret DSQ DSQ 14 Ret 18 23 22† Ret 2 21 Andreas Zuber 19 Ret 21 Ret 20 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 20 Ret 19 16 23† Ret 12 9 Ret 10 0 22 Philipp Baron 26† Ret 22 22 12 19 15 13 12 13 19 14 22 Ret 21 19 16 18 9 Ret 0 23 Hannes Neuhauser 23 21 13 18 15 18 Ret 14 13 16 14 16 17 9 Ret 14 Ret 14 DSQ 20 0 24 Robert Kath 17 20 18 24 11 10 16 12 Ret 18 11 12 0 25 Marco Bonanomi Ret 24 14 17 DSQ 12 Ret 11 14 Ret Ret 17 18 17 12 17 Ret 19 16 Ret 0 26 Toni Vilander 15 12 Ret 16 0 27 Christian Montanari 20 16 12 Ret 0 28 Kohei Hirate 16 Ret 13 14 0 29 Gregory Franchi 22 17 23 19 16 15 Ret Ret Ret 14 17 20 21 18 Ret 21 Ret DNS 0 30 Peter Elkmann 17 15 Ret 19 Ret 20 18 Ret 17 20 15 16 0 31 Alejandro Núñez 21† 18 20 21 20 18 Ret 22 19† 19 0 32 Ross Zwolsman 24 18 0 33 Ruben Carrapatoso Ret 19 19 Ret 21 Ret Ret 21 0 34 Derek Hayes 20 21 0 Fernando Rees Ret Ret 0 Pos Driver HOC1 EST ADR PAU NOR MAG NÜR ZAN BRN HOC2 Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

¹ Note: Eric Salignon's pole position for race 1 at Pau was initially withdrawn due to a 10-place grid penalty for an engine change after an accident in race 1. Salignon's team successfully claimed force majeure and the pole was reinstated, but the bonus point was not awarded.^[2]

Rookie Cup

Rookie drivers are only eligible for the Rookie Cup title if they have not previously competed in a national or international Formula 3 championship.

Pos	Driver	HOC1		EST		ADR		PAU		NOR		MAG		NÜR		ZAN		BRN		HOC2		Pts
1	Franck Perera	3	19	8	7	DSQ	2	5	6	3	19	10	8	10	8	6	9	3	6	5	11	147
2	Giedo van der Garde	9	4	16	6	3	6	12	Ret	Ret	12	18	7	7	12	4	8	5	3	12	22	130
3	Roberto Streit	12	15	20	5	21	11	8	5	5	7	7	10	13	15	22	12	6	7	17	3	116
4	Loïc Duval	16	14	5	20	19	14	7	Ret	2	8	3	Ret	14	23	Ret	Ret	8	13	11	18	91
5	Maximilian Götz	10	11	17	Ret	10	13	14	9	11	10	16	13	16	22	9	16	19	24	6	15	82
6	Adrian Sutil	Ret	22	Ret	13	4	7	11	Ret	Ret	11	13	11	15	11	15	15	15	17	20	Ret	72
7	Tom Kimber-Smith	21	Ret	7	21	9	Ret	13	10	DSQ	21	Ret	Ret	DSQ	DSQ	14	Ret	18	23	22	Ret	36
8	Robert Kath	17	20	18	24	11	10	16	12	Ret	18	11	12									36
9	Peter Elkmann									17	15	Ret	19	Ret	20	18	Ret	17	20	15	16	28
10	Kohei Hirate															16	Ret			13	14	13
Pos	Driver	HOC1		EST		ADR		PAU		NOR		MAG		NÜR		ZAN		BRN		HOC2		Pts

Nations Cup

	Nation	Points
1	France	256
2	Great Britain	211
3	Germany	107
4	Poland	61
5	Netherlands	50
6	Canada	31
7	Brazil	29
8	Greece	21
9	Japan	13
10	Austria	1