The 2004 Australian Drivers' Championship was an Australian motor racing competition open to
Formula 4000 cars.
[2004 Holden Australian Drivers’ Championship Sporting Regulations, www.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org]
/ref> It was the 48th Australian Drivers' Championship
The Australian Drivers' Championship is a motor racing championship contested annually since 1957 by drivers of cars complying with Australia's premier open-wheeler racing category. This category was determined by the Confederation of Australia ...
[Australian Drivers’ Championship – CAMS Gold Star, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org]
/ref> and the sixteen and last to be contested by Formula Holden / Formula Brabham / Formula 4000 cars. The championship winner was awarded the 2004 CAMS Gold Star[ and the Silver Star Trophy was awarded to the winner of the "Silver Star" class which was restricted to approved competitors.][
The championship, which was promoted as the 2004 Holden Australian Drivers' Championship,][ was dominated by reigning Australian Formula Ford Champion Neil McFadyen. McFadyn won six of the eight races and took second place at each of the two ]Winton Motor Raceway
Winton Motor Raceway is a motor racing track in Winton, near Benalla, Victoria, Australia.
History
The Benalla Auto Club began planning for a permanent racing track around 1958, as a replacement for their existing track at Barjarg. In 1960 i ...
races behind International Formula 3000
The Formula 3000 International Championship was a motor racing series created by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) in 1985 to become the final preparatory step for drivers hoping to enter Formula One. Formula Two had become to ...
returnee Rob Nguyen. With only one race finish off the podium, but no wins, Ty Hanger was the runner up ahead of Nguyen.
Calendar
The championship was contested over a four-round series with two races per round.[Points Standings - 2004 Holden Australian Drivers Championship, www.f4000.com, as archived at web.archive.org]
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The winner of each round (for presentation purposes only) was determined by the aggregation of Championship points awarded in that round.
Points system
Gold Start points were awarded on a 20–15–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1 basis to the first ten outright finishers in each race.[ ]
Silver Star points were awarded on a 20–15–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1 basis to the first ten Silver Star class finishers in each race.[
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Standings
References
Further reading
* Australian Title Conditions, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 2004
* Official Program, Mallala Power Surge 2004, Sunday 9 May
External links
www.f4000.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
Online Race Results at www.natsoft.com.au
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