2004 World Series by Nissan
# 2004 World Series by Nissan

The 2004 World Series by Nissan was contested over 9 race weekends/18 rounds. In this one-make formula all drivers had to utilize Dallara chassis (Dallara SN01) and Nissan engines (Nissan VQ). 11 different teams and 31 different drivers competed. Heikki Kovalainen claimed the title for Pons Racing, finishing tenth in first race at Circuit Ricardo Tormo.

## 2004 Driver Lineup

| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| - | - | - | - |
| Gabord Reyco | 1 | Ralph Firman | 1-2 |
| Gabord Reyco | 1 | Takaya Tsubobayashi | 5-7 |
| Gabord Reyco | 1 | Hiroki Yoshimoto | 8-9 |
| Gabord Reyco | 2 | Juan Cruz Álvarez | All |
| Epsilon Euskadi | 3 | Ander Vilariño | 1-4 |
| Epsilon Euskadi | 3 | Julien Vidot | 5-6 |
| Epsilon Euskadi | 3 | Félix Porteiro | 7-9 |
| Epsilon Euskadi | 4 | Jean-Christophe Ravier | All |
| Carlin Motorsport | 5 | Tiago Monteiro | All |
| Carlin Motorsport | 6 | Michael Keohane | 2 |
| Carlin Motorsport | 6 | Olivier Pla | 3-9 |
| GD Racing | 7 | Enrique Bernoldi | All |
| GD Racing | 8 | Pablo Donoso | 1-7 |
| GD Racing | 8 | Giacomo Ricci | 8 |
| GD Racing | 8 | Damien Pasini | 9 |
| Saulnier Racing | 9 | Sergio Hernández | 5-9 |
| Saulnier Racing | 10 | Tristan Gommendy | All |
| Tata RC Motorsport | 11 | Narain Karthikeyan | All |
| Tata RC Motorsport | 12 | Oliver Pla | 1-2 |
| Tata RC Motorsport | 12 | Tomáš Kostka | 3-7 |
| Tata RC Motorsport | 12 | Karun Chandhok | 8-9 |
| Vergani Formula | 14 | Giacomo Ricci | 5-7 |
| Vergani Formula | 14 | Miloš Pavlović | 8-9 |
| Vergani Formula | 15 | Rodrigo Sperafico | 1-2 |
| Vergani Formula | 15 | Giovanni Tedeschi | 5-9 |
| Witmeur KTR | 16 | Didier André | 1-8 |
| Witmeur KTR | 17 | Bruce Jouanny | 1-3 |
| Paul Belmondo Racing | 18 | Boris Derichebourg | 1 |
| Paul Belmondo Racing | 19 | Ryo Fukuda | 1-2 |
| Porfesa Competicion | 20 | Félix Porteiro | 1-6 |
| Porfesa Competicion | 21 | Roldán Rodríguez | 1-5 |
| Porfesa Competicion | 21 | Santiago Porteiro | 8 |
| Pons Racing | 22 | Heikki Kovalainen | All |
| Pons Racing | 23 | Adrián Vallés | All |

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | R1 | Circuito del Jarama | 28 March | Enrique Bernoldi | Enrique Bernoldi | Enrique Bernoldi | GD Racing | Report |
| 1 | R2 | Circuito del Jarama | 28 March | Enrique Bernoldi | Bruce Jouanny | Enrique Bernoldi | GD Racing | Report |
| 2 | R1 | Circuit Zolder | 25 April | Tiago Monteiro | Tiago Monteiro | Tiago Monteiro | Carlin Motorsport | Report |
| 2 | R2 | Circuit Zolder | 25 April | Heikki Kovalainen | Tiago Monteiro | Tiago Monteiro | Carlin Motorsport | Report |
| 3 | R1 | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 23 May | Heikki Kovalainen | Heikki Kovalainen | Narain Karthikeyan | Tata RC Motorsport | Report |
| 3 | R2 | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 23 May | Heikki Kovalainen | Heikki Kovalainen | Heikki Kovalainen | Pons Racing | Report |
| 4 | R1 | Circuit Ricardo Tormo | 20 June | Heikki Kovalainen | Jean-Christophe Ravier | Jean-Christophe Ravier | Epsilon Euskadi | Report |
| 4 | R2 | Circuit Ricardo Tormo | 20 June | Heikki Kovalainen | Heikki Kovalainen | Heikki Kovalainen | Pons Racing | Report |
| 5 | R1 | Lausitzring | 8 August | Heikki Kovalainen | Heikki Kovalainen | Heikki Kovalainen | Pons Racing | Report |
| 5 | R2 | Lausitzring | 8 August | Heikki Kovalainen | Heikki Kovalainen | Heikki Kovalainen | Pons Racing | Report |
| 6 | R1 | Autódromo do Estoril | 19 September | Tiago Monteiro | Heikki Kovalainen | Olivier Pla | Carlin Motorsport | Report |
| 6 | R2 | Autódromo do Estoril | 19 September | Tiago Monteiro | Heikki Kovalainen | Tiago Monteiro | Carlin Motorsport | Report |
| 7 | R1 | Circuit de Catalunya | 3 October | Félix Porteiro | Adrián Vallés | Félix Porteiro | Epsilon Euskadi | Report |
| 7 | R2 | Circuit de Catalunya | 3 October | Heikki Kovalainen | Heikki Kovalainen | Heikki Kovalainen | Pons Racing | Report |
| 8 | R1 | Circuit Ricardo Tormo | 17 October | Narain Karthikeyan | Jean-Christophe Ravier | Narain Karthikeyan | Tata RC Motorsport | Report |
| 8 | R2 | Circuit Ricardo Tormo | 17 October | Tiago Monteiro | Jean-Christophe Ravier | Tiago Monteiro | Carlin Motorsport | Report |
| 9 | R1 | Circuito de Jerez | 7 November | Heikki Kovalainen | Enrique Bernoldi | Heikki Kovalainen | Pons Racing | Report |
| 9 | R2 | Circuito de Jerez | 7 November | Heikki Kovalainen | Enrique Bernoldi | Tiago Monteiro | Carlin Motorsport | Report |

Every second race saw a mandatory pit stop.

### Driver standings

For every race the points were awarded: 15 points to the winner, 12 for runner-up, 10 for third place, 8 for fourth place, 6 for fifth place, winding down to 1 point for 10th place. Lower placed drivers did not award points. Additional points were awarded to the driver setting the fastest race lap (2 points). The best 14 race results count, but all additional points count.

| 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 1 | VAL 2 | JER 1 | JER 2 | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Heikki Kovalainen | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 186 |
| 2 | Tiago Monteiro | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 154 |
| 3 | Enrique Bernoldi | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 3 | Ret | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 7 | 3 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 121 |
| 4 | Jean-Christophe Ravier | 8 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 8 | Ret | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 120 |
| 5 | Tristan Gommendy | 12 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 101 |
| 6 | Narain Karthikeyan | 5 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | Ret | 10 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 100 |
| 7 | Juan Cruz Álvarez | 3 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 5 | Ret | 8 | 10 | 2 | 77 |
| 8 | Félix Porteiro | 13 | 12 | 6 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 76 |
| 9 | Olivier Pla | 9 | Ret | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 9 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 3 | 15 | 66 |
| 10 | Adrián Vallés | 15 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 14 | Ret | 7 | 11 | 3 | 10 | Ret | 2 | 6 | 9 | Ret | 3 | 56 |
| 11 | Bruce Jouanny | 4 | 7 | 5 | Ret | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25 |
| 12 | Ander Vilariño | Ret | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | 24 |
| 13 | Sergio Hernández | | | | | | | | | 12 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | Ret | DNS | 7 | 22 |
| 14 | Didier André | 10 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 7 | | | 21 |
| 15 | Ryo Fukuda | 6 | 3 | 8 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 |
| 16 | Karun Chandhok | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 13 | 8 | 4 | 11 |
| 17 | Julien Vidot | | | | | | | | | 9 | 13 | 6 | 12 | | | | | | | 7 |
| 18 | Santiago Porteiro | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Ret | | | 6 |
| 19 | Pablo Donoso | Ret | Ret | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 14 | 11 | 9 | | | | | 5 |
| 20 | Giacomo Ricci | | | | | | | | | 11 | 12 | 7 | 11 | Ret | 12 | 13 | 11 | | | 4 |
| 21 | Roldán Rodríguez | Ret | Ret | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 13 | DNS | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 22 | Miloš Pavlović | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| 23 | Tomáš Kostka | | | | | 15 | 14 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 15 | 12 | 15 | Ret | Ret | | | | | 1 |
| 24 | Hiroki Yoshimoto | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 12 | Ret | 10 | 1 |
| 25 | Rodrigo Sperafico | 11 | 13 | 11 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 26 | Giovanni Tedeschi | | | | | | | | | 15 | 16 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 11 | 14 | Ret | 12 | 13 | 0 |
| 27 | Michael Keohane | | | 12 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 28 | Damien Pasini | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 12 | 0 |
| 29 | Takaya Tsubobayashi | | | | | | | | | 14 | 14 | Ret | 16 | 14 | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| 30 | Ralph Firman | 14 | Ret | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| NC | Boris Derichebourg | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 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 1 | VAL 2 | JER 1 | JER 2 | Points |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |

### Team Standings

| | Team | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Pons Racing | 245 |
| 2 | Carlin Motorsport | 218 |
| 3 | Epsilon Euskadi | 193 |
| 4 | GD Racing | 126 |
| 5 | Saulnier Racing | 126 |
| 6 | RC Motorsport | 122 |
| 7 | Gabord Reyco | 78 |
| 8 | Witmeur KTR | 46 |
| 9 | Porfesa Competicion | 44 |
| 10 | Paul Belmondo Racing | 18 |
| 11 | Vergani Formula | 6 |
