2004 V8 Supercar season


The 2004 V8 Supercar season was the 45th year of touring car racing in Australia since the first runnings of the Australian Touring Car Championship and the fore-runner of the present day Bathurst 1000, the Armstrong 500.
There were 21 touring car race meetings held during 2004; a thirteen-round series for V8 Supercars, the 2004 V8 Supercar Championship Series, two of them endurance races; a six-round second tier V8 Supercar series 2004 Konica Minolta V8 Supercar Series along with a non-point scoring race supporting the Bathurst 1000 and V8 Supercar support programme event at the 2004 Australian Grand Prix.

Results and standings

Race calendar

The 2004 Australian touring car season consisted of 21 events.
DateSeriesCircuitCity / StateWinnerTeamCarReport
22 FebKVS Round 1Wakefield ParkGoulburn, New South WalesAlan GurrRobert Smith RacingHolden VX Commodore
4–6 MarNetspace V8 SupercarsAlbert Park street circuitMelbourne, VictoriaJason BrightPaul Weel RacingHolden VY Commodorereport
19–20 MarKVS Round 2Adelaide Street CircuitAdelaide, South AustraliaOwen KellyDick Johnson RacingFord AU Falcon
19–20 MarClipsal 500 VCS Round 1Adelaide Street CircuitAdelaide, South AustraliaMarcos AmbroseStone Brothers RacingFord BA Falcon
3–4 AprVCS Round 2Eastern Creek RacewaySydney, New South WalesRick KellyK-Mart Racing TeamHolden VY Commodore
18 AprKVS Round 3Winton Motor RacewayBenalla, VictoriaAndrew JonesBrad Jones RacingFord AU Falcon
1–2 MayPlacemakers V8 International VCS Round 3Pukekohe Park RacewayPukekohe, New ZealandJason BrightPaul Weel RacingHolden VY Commodore
22–23 MayVCS Round 4Hidden Valley RacewayDarwin, Northern TerritoryTodd KellyHolden Racing TeamHolden VY Commodore
30 MayKVS Round 4Eastern Creek RacewaySydney, New South WalesAndrew JonesBrad Jones RacingFord AU Falcon
12–13 JunVB 400 VCS Round 5Barbagallo RacewayPerth, Western AustraliaJason BrightPaul Weel RacingHolden VY Commodore
3–4 JulKVS Round 5Queensland RacewayIpswich, QueenslandOwen KellyDick Johnson RacingFord AU Falcon
3–4 JulVCS Round 6Queensland RacewayIpswich, QueenslandMarcos AmbroseStone Brothers RacingFord BA Falcon
24–25 JulVCS Round 7Winton Motor RacewayBenalla, VictoriaCameron McConvilleGarry Rogers MotorsportHolden VY Commodore
14–15 AugVCS Round 8Oran Park RacewaySydney, New South WalesMarcos AmbroseStone Brothers RacingFord BA Falcon
22 AugKVS Round 6Mallala Motor Sport ParkAdelaide, South AustraliaGreg RitterSpeed FX RacingFord AU Falcon
11–12 SepBetta Electrical Sandown 500 VCS Round 9Sandown RacewayMelbourne, VictoriaMarcos Ambrose
Greg Ritter		Stone Brothers RacingFord BA Falconreport
9–10 OctKonica Minolta V8Supercar ChallengeMount Panorama CircuitBathurst, New South WalesMatthew WhiteMatthew White RacingFord AU Falconreport
9–10 OctBob Jane T-Marts 1000 VCS Round 10Mount Panorama CircuitBathurst, New South WalesGreg Murphy
Rick Kelly		K-Mart Racing TeamHolden VY Commodorereport
23–24 OctGillette V8 Supercar Challenge VCS Round 11Surfers Paradise Street CircuitSurfers Paradise, QueenslandGreg MurphyK-Mart Racing TeamHolden VY Commodore
12–14 NovFalken Tasmania Challenge VCS Round 12Symmons Plains RacewayLaunceston, TasmaniaRussell IngallStone Brothers RacingFord BA Falcon
4–5 DecBigPond Grand Finale VCS Round 13Eastern Creek RacewaySydney, New South WalesMarcos AmbroseStone Brothers RacingFord BA Falcon

Konica Minolta V8 Supercar Series

Netspace V8Supercars GP 100

This meeting was a support event of the 2004 Australian Grand Prix.
DriverNo.TeamCarShootoutRace 1GP 100Race 3Points
Jason Bright50Paul Weel RacingHolden VY Commodore3211190
Steven Richards11Castrol Perkins RacingHolden VY Commodore5422182
Garth Tander34Garry Rogers MotorsportHolden VY Commodore6343182
Greg Murphy51K-Mart Racing TeamHolden VY Commodore1134178
Jason Bargwanna10Larkham Motor SportFord BA Falcon755164
Todd Kelly22Holden Racing TeamHolden VY Commodore99612144
Steven Johnson17Dick Johnson RacingFord BA Falcon1397140
Steve Ellery31Supercheap Auto RacingFord BA Falcon12109136
Paul Morris29Paul Morris MotorsportHolden VY Commodore151113120
Marcos Ambrose1Stone Brothers RacingFord BA Falcon46DNF6108
Paul Dumbrell8Castrol Perkins RacingHolden VX Commodore171515104
Simon Wills44Team DynamikHolden VY Commodore1087DNF102
Jason Richards3Tasman MotorsportsHolden VX Commodore20181494
Cameron McConville33Garry Rogers MotorsportHolden VY Commodore118DNF94
Paul Weel16Paul Weel RacingHolden VY CommodoreDNF12892
Russell Ingall9Stone Brothers RacingFord BA FalconDNF131086
Paul Radisich88Triple Eight Race EngineeringFord BA Falcon85DNF1984
John Bowe12Brad Jones RacingFord BA Falcon10DNF1680
Warren Luff18Dick Johnson RacingFord BA Falcon23191878
Craig Lowndes6Ford Performance RacingFord BA Falcon19DNF1172
Glenn Seton5Ford Performance RacingFord BA Falcon18212472
Mark Skaife2Holden Racing TeamHolden VY Commodore21614DNF72
Anthony Tratt75Paul Little RacingHolden VY Commodore1420DNF64
Brad Jones21Brad Jones RacingFord BA FalconDNF172058
Tony Longhurst7Castrol Perkins RacingHolden VY Commodore2116DNF58
Mark Winterbottom20Larkham Motor SportFord BA Falcon24DNF2142
Max Wilson77Triple Eight Race EngineeringFord BA Falcon22DNF2342
Mark Noske23WPS RacingFord BA Falcon26DNF2236
Craig Baird14Team Kiwi RacingHolden VY CommodoreDNFDNF1732
Dale Brede45Team DynamikHolden VY Commodore25DNFDNS16
Rick Kelly15K-Mart Racing TeamHolden VY Commodore7DNFDNSDNS

V8 Supercar Championship Series

Konica Minolta V8Supercar Challenge

This race was a support event of the 2004 Bob Jane T-Marts 1000.
DriverNo.TeamCarGridRace
Matthew White28Matthew White RacingFord AU Falcon31
Alan Gurr72Robert Smith RacingHolden VX Commodore52
Tony D'Alberto83Howard RacingFord AU Falcon83
José Fernández81Dick Johnson RacingFord AU Falcon74
Tony Evangelou300ANT RacingFord AU Falcon95
Adam Wallis66Rod Lynch MotorsportFord AU Falcon126
Neil McFadyen76WPS RacingFord AU Falcon147
Jay Verdnik32Jay MotorsportHolden VX Commodore158
Aaron McGill27Howard RacingFord AU Falcon199
Mark Howard37Howard RacingFord AU Falcon1810
Robert Jones69Spiess Heckler RacingHolden VX Commodore1311
Marcus Zukanovic65Paul Cruikshank RacingFord AU Falcon1112
Ben Eggleston38Eggleston MotorsportHolden VX Commodore1613
Greg Ritter60Speed FX RacingFord AU Falcon2DNF
Gary MacDonald41Steven Ellery RacingFord AU Falcon6DNF
Andrew Jones19Brad Jones RacingFord AU Falcon1DNF
Gary Deane91Peters MotorsportFord AU Falcon20DNF
David Brabham71Dick Johnson RacingFord AU Falcon4DNF
Wayne Wakefield40Peters MotorsportFord AU FalconDNQDNF
Kevin Mundy56Paul Cruickshank RacingFord AU Falcon10DNF
Shane Price96Holden Young LionsHolden VX Commodore23DNF
Shane Beikoff68Beikoff RacingFord AU Falcon21DNF
Mark Papendall55Rupprecht MotorsportHolden VX Commodore22DNF
Stephen Voight80Peters MotorsportFord AU Falcon17DNF
Peter Doulman26M3 MotorsportHolden VX Commodore24DNS
Ray Ayton89Rupprecht MotorsportFord AU FalconDNQDNS
Grant Elliott98Sydney Star RacingHolden VX CommodoreDNQDNS