2004 World Series by Nissan

World Series by Nissan

Industry	Motorsport
Founded	2004
Products	Single-make racing championship

The 2004 World Series by Nissan consisted of 9 race weekends, totaling 18 rounds. This single-make championship mandated that every competitor utilize Dallara chassis (specifically the Dallara SN01) paired with Nissan power units (Nissan VQ engines). The season featured participation from 11 teams and a roster of 31 drivers. Ultimately, Heikki Kovalainen clinched the championship title for Pons Racing, securing the overall victory despite a tenth-place finish in the initial race held at Circuit Ricardo Tormo.

2004 Driver Lineup

Team	No.	Driver	Rounds
Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Gabord Reyco	1	Template:Country data IRLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Ralph Firman	1-2
		Template:Country data JPNTemplate:Namespace detect showall Takaya Tsubobayashi	5-7
		Template:Country data JPNTemplate:Namespace detect showall Hiroki Yoshimoto	8-9
	2	Template:Country data ARGTemplate:Namespace detect showall Juan Cruz Álvarez	All
Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Epsilon Euskadi	3	Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Ander Vilariño	1-4
		Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Julien Vidot	5-6
		Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Félix Porteiro	7-9
	4	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Jean-Christophe Ravier	All
Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Carlin Motorsport	5	Template:Country data PRTTemplate:Namespace detect showall Tiago Monteiro	All
	6	Template:Country data IRLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Michael Keohane	2
		Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Olivier Pla	3-9
Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall GD Racing	7	Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Enrique Bernoldi	All
	8	Template:Country data CHLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Pablo Donoso	1-7
		Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Giacomo Ricci	8
		Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Damien Pasini	9
rowspan=2* Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Saulnier Racing	9	Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Sergio Hernández	- |10	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Tristan Gommendy	- |rowspan=4 | Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Tata Motors#RC Motorsport RC Motorsport	11	Template:Country data INDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Narain Karthikeyan	- |rowspan=3 |12	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Olivier Pla	- | Template:Country data CZETemplate:Namespace detect showall Tomáš Kostka	- | Template:Country data INDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Karun Chandhok	- |rowspan=4 | Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Vergani Formula	rowspan=2 |14	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Giacomo Ricci	- | Template:Country data SCGTemplate:Namespace detect showall Miloš Pavlović (racing driver)	- | rowspan=2 |15	Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Rodrigo Sperafico	- | Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Giovanni Tedeschi	- |rowspan=2 | Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall Keerbergs Transport Racing#Witmeur KTR Witmeur KTR	16	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Didier André	- |17	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Bruce Jouanny	- |rowspan=2 nowrap | Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Paul Belmondo#Paul Belmondo Racing Paul Belmondo Racing	18	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Boris Derichebourg	- |19	Template:Country data JPNTemplate:Namespace detect showall Ryo Fukuda	- |rowspan=3 | Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Porfesa Competicion	20	Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Félix Porteiro	- |rowspan=2 |21	Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Roldán Rodríguez	- | Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Santiago Porteiro	- |rowspan=2 | Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Pons Racing	22	Template:Country data FINTemplate:Namespace detect showall Heikki Kovalainen	- |23	Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Adrián Vallés	-class="sortbottom"

Race schedule and outcomes

A compulsory pit stop was required during every second race.

Driver standings

Points were allocated per race as follows: 15 for the winner, 12 for second place, 10 for third, gradually decreasing to 1 point awarded to the tenth position. Competitors finishing beyond tenth place did not receive any points. An extra 2 points were granted for achieving the fastest lap during a race. The championship tally was based on each driver's best 14 race outcomes, including all bonus points.

Pos	Driver	JAR 1	JAR 2	ZOL 1	ZOL 2	MAG 1	MAG 2	VAL 1	VAL 2	LAU 1	LAU 2	EST 1	EST 2	CAT 1	CAT 2	VAL (extra) 1	VAL (extra) 2	JER 1	JER 2	Points
1	Template:Country data FINTemplate:Namespace detect showall Heikki Kovalainen	7 (excluded)	4	4	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	13	3	2	1	10 (excluded)	5	1	14	186 (191 total, 5 excluded)
2	Template:Country data PRTTemplate:Namespace detect showall Tiago Monteiro	2	6	1	1	8 (excluded)	5	13	7	4	5	2	1	10 (excluded)	7 (excluded)	3	1	2	1	154 (162 total, 8 excluded)

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Team Standings

	Team	Points
1	Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Pons Racing	245
2	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Carlin Motorsport	218
3	Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Epsilon Euskadi	193
4	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall GD Racing	126
5	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Saulnier Racing	126
6	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall RC Motorsport	122
7	Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Gabord Reyco	78
8	Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall Witmeur KTR	46
9	Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Porfesa Competicion	44
10	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Paul Belmondo Racing	18
11	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Vergani Formula	6
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