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.
There were 21 touring car race meetings held during 2004; a thirteen-round series for V8 Supercars, the 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

Netspace V8Supercars GP 100

This meeting was a support event of the 2004 Australian Grand Prix.
DriverNo.TeamCarShootoutRace 1GP 100Race 3Points

Konica Minolta V8Supercar Challenge

This race was a support event of the 2004 Bob Jane T-Marts 1000.
DriverNo.TeamCarGridRace