2004 SEAT Cupra Championship

British motor race season SEAT Cupra Championship 2004 2004 ToCA Tour:2004 BTCC2004 Porsche Carrera Cup GB2004 Formula Renault UK2004 Formula BMW UK2004 Renault Clio Cup UK The 2004 SEAT Cupra Championship season was the second season of the SEAT Cupra Championship in car racing. It began on 24 April at Brands Hatch, and ended on 28 August at Donington Park, after twelve rounds held in England and Scotland. The championship was won by James Pickford, after he had finished fifth in the championship's inaugural season. He held off a late-season charge from Oli Wilkinson to win the championship by just five points, with ex-British Touring Car Championship driver Tom Boardman coming in third. Pickford's prize for winning the championship was to replace Robert Huff in the SEAT Sport UK team in the BTCC for the 2005 season. Pickford finished eighth in the championship, with a best result of second, three times. Teams and drivers All entries ran the Mk1 SEAT León entered by SEAT themselves. No. Car number Drivers Rounds 2 GBR Gordon Shedden All 3 GBR Andy Neate 1-3 4 GBR Simon Hepplewhite All 5 GBR Melanie Healey All 6 GBR James Pickford All 7 GBR Tom Boardman All 8 GBR Lewis Carter All 9 GBR Lorcan Johnson 1-4 10 GBR Oli Wilkinson All 11 USA Emmanuel Crouvisier All 12 GBR Daniel-Lee Stevens All 14 POR Rui Chagas 1-5 17 GBR Ben Winrow All 18 GBR Rob Austin 1-3 19 IRE Emmet O'Brien All 20 IRE Gavin Smith All 21 GBR Spencer Marsh 1-3 22 GBR Jon Lanceley 1-3 Calendar Round Track Date Pole position Fastest lap Winner 1 Brands Hatch 24 April GBR James Pickford GBR James Pickford GBR James Pickford 2 GBR James Pickford GBR James Pickford IRE Gavin Smith 3 Silverstone 9 May GBR Oli Wilkinson GBR James Pickford GBR Tom Boardman 4 GBR Lewis Carter GBR James Pickford IRE Gavin Smith 5 Oulton Park 25 May GBR James Pickford GBR Tom Boardman GBR James Pickford 6 GBR Lewis Carter IRE Gavin Smith IRE Gavin Smith 7 Croft 25 July GBR James Pickford GBR James Pickford GBR Tom Boardman 8 GBR James Pickford GBR James Pickford GBR James Pickford 9 Knockhill 8 August GBR James Pickford GBR Gordon Shedden GBR Gordon Shedden 10 GBR Oli Wilkinson IRE Gavin Smith GBR Oli Wilkinson 11 Donington Park 28 August GBR Oli Wilkinson GBR Tom Boardman GBR Tom Boardman 12 GBR Gordon Shedden GBR Oli Wilkinson GBR Oli Wilkinson Championship Standings Points were awarded as follows: Pos123456789101112 Race 115121086543210 Race 220171513119754321 Pos Driver BRH SIL OUL CRO KNO DON Pts 1 GBR James Pickford 1 12 3 3 1 3 2 1 3 2 4 4 157 2 GBR Oli Wilkinson 3 4 2 5 7 7 3 3 2 1 2 1 147 3 GBR Tom Boardman 7 3 1 2 2 2 1 8 7 5 1 10 135 4 GBR Gordon Shedden 4 2 4 4 3 6 6 5 1 Ret 3 2 124 5 IRL Gavin Smith 2 1 11 1 5 1 8 Ret 4 6 Ret Ret 100 6 GBR Lewis Carter Ret 4 6 7 4 5 5 2 Ret 9 5 3 90 7 IRL Emmet O'Brien 10 8 14 Ret 9 Ret 4 6 5 3 Ret 5 57 8 POR Rui Chagas 6 9 8 8 Ret 8 7 4 6 7 51 9 GBR Ben Winrow 9 7 7 Ret 10 Ret 10 7 9 4 9 Ret 39 10 USA Emmanuel Crouvisier 11 11 10 10 8 Ret 9 9 8 8 6 8 33 11 GBR Rob Austin 5 Ret 9 Ret 11 4 21 12 GBR Spencer Marsh 8 6 12 6 DNS DNS 21 13 GBR Daniel-Lee Stevens 12 Ret DNS DNS 6 Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret 7 6 18 14 GBR Simon Hepplewhite 15 10 13 12 Ret Ret 11 10 Ret Ret 8 7 17 15 GBR Melanie Healey 14 14 16 14 13 10 13 Ret 10 10 10 9 12 16 GBR Jon Lanceley Ret DNS 5 11 DNS DNS 8 17 GBR Andy Neate Ret DNS 15 9 Ret 9 8 18 GBR Lorcan Johnson 13 13 17 13 12 Ret 12 11 2 Pos Driver BRH SIL OUL CRO KNO DON Pts External links 2004 season results on the SEAT Sport UK website https://web.archive.org/web/20110721024105/http://www.seatsportuk.co.uk/SCCNet/Default.aspx?Year=2004&Page=Results 2011-07-21 SEAT Cupra Championship Category:SEAT Cupra Championship seasons