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2004 Australian Formula 3 Championship

The 2004 Australian Formula 3 Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing championship open to Australian Formula 3 cars. The championship, which was the fourth Australian Formula 3 Championship, was organised and administered by Formula 3 Australia Inc.

Western Australian racer Karl Reindler took a narrow three point championship victory driving a Dallara F301 for South Australian-based motor racing team, Team BRM. Reindler took the win over Queensland driver Chris Gilmour.

Calendar

The championship was contested over an eight-round series.

Rd	Circuit	State	Date
Adelaide Parklands Circuit	SA	18–21 March	Two races
Oran Park Grand Prix Circuit	NSW	16–18 April	Two races
Sandown International Motor Raceway	Vic	14–16 May	Two races
Winton Motor Raceway	Vic	18–20 June	Two races
Eastern Creek International Raceway	NSW	16–18 July	Two races
Wakefield Park	NSW	6–8 August	Two races
Mallala Motor Sport Park	SA	17–19 September	Two races
Surfers Paradise Street Circuit	Qld	21–24 October	Three races

Classes

Cars competed in two classes:.

The Australian Formula 3 Championship class, which was open to cars constructed in accordance with the FIA Formula 3 regulations that applied in the year of manufacture between 1 January 1995 and 31 December 2001.
The Yokohama Formula 3 Australia Trophy class, which was open to cars constructed in accordance with the FIA Formula 3 regulations that applied in the year of manufacture between 1 January 1995 and 31 December 1998.

Points system

Championship class points were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis to top ten placed Championship class drivers in each race. One additional point was awarded to the driver gaining pole position for the Championship class at each race and one additional point was awarded to the driver setting the fastest Championship class race lap in each race.

Trophy class points were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis to top ten placed Trophy class drivers in each race. One additional point was awarded to the driver gaining pole position for the Trophy class at each race and one additional point was awarded to the driver setting the fastest race Trophy class race lap in each race.

Manufacturers Championship points were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the recognized engine manufacturers of cars classified as finishers in each race, irrespective of class.

1st Place points were awarded to the manufacturer of the engine of the race winning car.
2nd Place points were awarded to the manufacturer of the engine of the best placed car with a brand of engine other than that of the race winning car.
3rd Place points were awarded to the manufacturer of the engine of the best placed car with a brand of engine other than that awarded 1st Place or 2nd Place points for the race, and so forth.

Results

Australian Formula 3 Championship

Pos.	Driver	No.	Car	Entrant	Adelaide	Oran Pk	Sandown	Winton	Eastern Ck	Wakefield Pk	Mallala	Surfers Paradise	Points	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2
Karl Reindler	19	Dallara F301 Spiess Opel	Bronte Rundle	12	21	8	12	12	12	10	16	22	22	20	21	14	8	10	12	6	238
Chris Gilmour	17	Dallara F301 Spiess Opel	Chris Gilmour	15	13	12	20	21	21	20	12	10	15	10	15	15	20	-	8	8	235
Ian Dyk	23	Dallara F301 Spiess Opel	David Borg	22	15	22	1	10	9	15	21	15	8	17	1	6	12	NE	NE	NE	174
John Pettit	2	Dallara F396 Spiess Opel	Bob Johns	6	10	10	10	8	15	10	8	12	12	8	10	8	10	12	11	11	171
Aaron Caratti	22	Dallara F301 Renault Sodemo	Aaron Caratti	-	-	-	-	-	10	-	-	8	10	12	12	10	15	15	-	15	107
Marcus Marshall	4	Dallara F301 Spiess Opel	Bronte Rundle	10	-	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	22	20	20	72
Daniel Pappas	6	Dallara F301 Renault Sodemo	Glenn Russell Coombs	8	8	6	-	16	4	12	10	6	-	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	70
Chris Alajajian	28	Dallara F301 Alfa Romeo	Rudolf Masi	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	4	6	NE	NE	NE	NE	8	15	12	45
Peter Hackett	28	Dallara F301 Alfa Romeo	Rudolf Masi	-	-	15	16	6	6	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	43
Tim Slade	4	Dallara F301 Spiess Opel	Bronte Rundle	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	20	8	NE	NE	NE	28
Kenny Habul	75	Dallara F301 Alfa Romeo	Rudolf Masi	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	6	6	-	12
Danielle Argiro	27	Dallara F301 Alfa Romeo	Rudolf Masi	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	4	4	4	12
Maher Algadri	70	Dallara F301 Mugen Honda	PHR Scuderia	3	6	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	9
David Borg	28	Dallara F301 Alfa Romeo	Rudolf Masi	4	-	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	4

Yokohama Formula 3 Australia Trophy

Pos.	Driver	No.	Car	Entrant	Adelaide	Oran Pk	Sandown	Winton	Eastern Ck	Wakefield Pk	Mallala	Surfers Paradise	Points	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2
Nic Jordan	3	Dallara F398 Spiess Opel	AMS Group	NE	NE	22	22	21	22	22	22	21	22	22	22	22	22	15	-	21	298
Bevan Carrick	60	Dallara F398 TOM'S Toyota	Cooltemp Pty Ltd	15	-	15	15	10	10	15	12	12	8	15	15	15	15	22	13	-	207
Bill Maddocks	88	Dallara F396 TOM'S Toyota	Bill Maddocks	12	12	12	12	6	-	10	15	10	15	10	12	12	12	8	10	10	178
Michael Navybox	5	Dallara F396 Fiat Novamotor	Michael Navybox	10	15	NE	NE	12	12	12	10	NE	NE	12	10	NE	NE	12	20	15	140
Heath Eustace	87	Dallara F396 TOM'S Toyota	Scud Racing	-	-	-	10	4	6	8	8	6	10	8	-	NE	NE	NE	NE	-	60
Craig Rundle	3	Dallara F398 Spiess Opel	Bronte Rundle	22	22	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	44
Brian Cook	24	Dallara F396 Renault Sodemo	Sam Astuti	NE	NE	NE	NE	15	-	-	-	16	12	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	43
Graeme Holmes	21	Dallara F398 Fiat Novamotor	Graeme Holmes	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	10	15	12	37
Glen Hastings	9	Dallara F396 Mugen Honda	Glen Coombs	NE	NE	NE	NE	1	15	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	16
Rod Anderson	37	Dallara F396 TOM'S Toyota	Rod Anderson	-	-	-	-	8	8	-	-	-	-	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	16
David Choon	11	Dallara F396 Fiat Novamotor	David Choon	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	8	6	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	14
Kevin Miller	9	Dallara F396 Mugen Honda	Glen Coombs	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	6	-	8	14

Australian Formula 3 Engine Manufacturers Championship

Pos.	Manufacturer	Adelaide	Oran Pk	Sandown	Winton	Eastern Ck	Wakefield Pk	Mallala	Surfers Paradise	Points	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2
Spiess Opel	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	340
Renault Sodemo	15	15	12	-	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	-	15	222
TOM'S Toyota	10	10	10	12	8	6	12	12	10	10	12	12	12	12	10	10	8	176
Alfa Romeo Novamotor	12	-	15	15	12	12			12	12	10	10			12	15	10	147
Fiat Novamotor	6	12			10	8	10	10	8	8					8	12	12	104
Mugen Honda	8	8			-	10									6	-	6	38

References

[https://web.archive.org/web/20050623220254/http://cams.com.au/bulletins/B04-027%202004%20Formula%203%20Sporting%20%20Technical%20Regulations.pdf Sporting Regulations for the 2004 Australian Formula 3 Championship] Retrieved on 1 June 2011
Records, Titles & Awards, 2005 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-5
[https://web.archive.org/web/20050112092710/http://www.formula3.com.au/championship.htm 2004 Full race results] Retrieved on 1 June 2011
[https://web.archive.org/web/20050112092710/http://www.formula3.com.au/championship.htm Australian Formula 3 Championship points table] Retrieved on 1 June 2011
[http://www.natsoft.biz/cgi-bin/results.cgi?2004 2004 Race Results Archive at www.natsoft.biz] {{webarchive. link. (2011-07-06 Retrieved on 1 June 2011)
[https://web.archive.org/web/20050206113957/http://formula3.com.au/man_champ.htm Australian Formula 3 Engine Manufacturers Championship points table] Retrieved on 1 June 2011

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