2004 Formula 3 Euro Series
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
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
- Marco Bonanomi: Italian Formula Three Championship → Team Ghinzani
- Ruben Carrapatoso: Formula Renault 2000 Italia → Opel Team KMS
- Loïc Duval: Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 → OPEL Team Signature
- Peter Elkmann: International Superkart Series – Division 1 → Swiss Racing Team
- Gregory Franchi: Italian Formula Three Championship → Opel Team Signature
- Dennis Furchheim: Formula Renault 2000 Germany & Spanish Formula Three Championship → Swiss Racing Team
- Giedo van der Garde: Formula Renault 2000 Netherlands & Formula Renault 2000 Masters → Opel Team Signature-Plus
- Maximilian Götz: Formula BMW ADAC → TME
- Lewis Hamilton: Formula Renault 2.0 UK → Manor Motorsport
- Derek Hayes: NASCAR Busch Series → Team Ghinzani
- Kohei Hirate: Formula Renault 2000 Italia & Formula Renault 2000 Masters → Prema Powerteam
- Robert Kath: Formula BMW ADAC → Opel Team KMS
- Tom Kimber-Smith: Formula Ford Great Britain → Team Kolles
- Christian Montanari: Italian Formula Three Championship → Coloni Motorsport
- Hannes Neuhauser: German Formula Three Championship → HBR Motorsport
- Alejandro Núñez: Spanish Formula Three Championship → Swiss Racing Team
- Franck Perera: Formula Renault 2000 Italia & Formula Renault 2000 Masters → Prema Powerteam
- Fernando Rees: Formula Three Sudamericana → Swiss Racing Team
- Eric Salignon: British Formula 3 Championship → ASM Formule 3
- Roberto Streit: Formula Renault 2000 Italia & Formula Renault 2000 Masters → Prema Powerteam
- Adrian Sutil: Formula BMW ADAC → Team Kolles
- Toni Vilander: Formula Renault 2000 Italia & Formula Renault 2000 Masters → Coloni Motorsport
- Ross Zwolsman: Formula Renault 2000 Germany & Formula Renault 2000 Masters → TME
- Simon Abadie: LD Autosport → World Series Light
- Nicolas Armindo: Saulnier Racing → Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
- Bernhard Auinger: Superfund TME → Superfund Euro Formula 3000
- Ryan Briscoe: Prema Powerteam → Formula One
- César Campaniço: Signature Plus → Formula Renault V6 Eurocup
- Fabio Carbone: Signature Plus → All-Japan Formula Three Championship
- Adam Carroll: Opel Team KMS → British Formula 3 Championship
- Robert Doornbos: Team Ghinzani → International Formula 3000
- Maro Engel: Opel Team KMS → German Formula Three Championship
- Timo Glock: Opel Team KMS → Formula One
- Lucas di Grassi: Prema Powerteam → British Formula 3 Championship
- Jan Heylen: Kolles → German Formula Three Championship & International Formula 3000
- Christian Klien: ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg → Formula One
- Marcel Lasée: Swiss Racing Team → SEAT Leon Supercopa Germany
- Dong-Wook Lee: Drumel Motorsport → Retirement
- Richard Lietz: HBR Motorsport → Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
- James Manderson: Swiss Racing Team → Aussie Racing Cars Super Series
- Álvaro Parente: Team Ghinzani → British Formula 3 Championship
- Olivier Pla: ASM F3 → World Series by Nissan
- Harold Primat: Equipe Serge Saulnier → World Series Light
- Stefano Proetto: Swiss Racing Team → Formula Renault V6 Eurocup
- Gilles Tinguely: Swiss Racing Team → Retirement
- Claudio Torre: HBR Motorsport → Retirement
- Hendrick Vieth: Opel Team KMS → Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
- Markus Winkelhock: ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg → German Formula Three Championship
- Sakon Yamamoto: Superfund TME → All-Japan Formula Three Championship
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 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. 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.
Results
Season standings
Drivers' standings
- Points are awarded as follows:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | PP | |
| Race 1 & 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
† — 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.