2004 V8 Supercars Perth round

Motor race Western Australia 2004 V8 Supercars Perth round 5 13 2004 V8SC Barbagallo Raceway AKA Wanneroo Park (Australia) track map.svg 11–13 June Perth, Western Australia Barbagallo Raceway Fine 42 100 Steven Richards Perkins Engineering 55.9216 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 44:01.2266 42 100 Jason Bright Paul Weel Racing 44:46.1217 42 100 Jason Bright Paul Weel Racing 40:13.2662 Jason Bright Paul Weel Racing 190 Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing 178 Rick Kelly John Kelly Racing 178 The 2004 V8 Supercars Perth round was the fifth round of the 2004 V8 Supercar Championship Series. It was held on the weekend of 11 to 13 June at the Barbagallo Raceway in Perth, Western Australia. Jason Bright largely dominated the weekend by claiming wins in races two and three en route to taking overall round honours ahead of Marcos Ambrose and Rick Kelly.2004-06-14 Bright wins, Ambrose leads https://www.theage.com.au/sport/motorsport/bright-wins-ambrose-leads-20040614-gdy168.html 2026-09-24 The Age en-AU Steven Richards had claimed pole position for the first race but an incident involving Mark Skaife saw the championship leader spear off into the gravel and out of the race. Skaife would go on to take his first victory of the season.2004-06-13 Skaife wins first for season https://www.smh.com.au/national/skaife-wins-first-for-season-20040613-gdj45o.html 2026-09-24 The Sydney Morning Herald en-AU Marcos Ambrose had recovered from an abhorrent qualifying session to climb from 21st on the grid to finish third in race one. Finishing second overall for the weekend, coupled with Richards' turbulent race one, Ambrose would reclaim the championship lead from Richards heading into the next round at Ipswich.2004-06-14 Ambrose overtakes field in bid to defend V8 title https://www.smh.com.au/sport/motorsport/ambrose-overtakes-field-in-bid-to-defend-v8-title-20040614-gdj4ca.html 2026-09-24 The Sydney Morning Herald en-AU Background The event was held on the weekend of 11 to 13 June 2004. It was the 28th ATCC/V8 Supercar event to be held at Barbagallo Raceway and consisted of three 100 km races with compulsory pitstops in each. As entrant numbers did not breach the field capacity, no pre-qualifying was necessary. Steven Richards entered the round as the championship leader by ten point lead over nearest competitor, Marcos Ambrose. The defending event winner from 2003 was Ambrose.2004-06-11 Barbagallo: Round five preview https://au.motorsport.com/v8supercars/news/barbagallo-round-five-preview-2004-06-10/1142179/ 2026-09-24 Motorsport.com en-AU Entry list 2004 V8 Supercar Championship Series#Teams and drivers There were 32 drivers entered into the event. It featured mixture of vehicle models - thirteen BA Falcon's, fifteen VY Commodore's, and two VX Commodore's. The only change in the entry list from the previous round in Darwin was a number change for WPS Racing's Mark Noske from 48 to 14. Race report Qualifying Jason Bright claimed provisional pole position and was the only driver to post a time under the 55 second bracket. Some regular front-runners struggled; most notably Marcos Ambrose who could only muster 21st position on the grid. Pos No Driver Team Vehicle Time 1 50 AUS Jason Bright Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 55.8539 2 2 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VY) 56.0931 3 88 NZL Paul Radisich Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 56.1565 4 33 AUS Cameron McConville Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 56.2595 5 11 NZL Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 56.2622 6 15 AUS Rick Kelly John Kelly Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 56.2854 7 12 AUS John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 56.3696 8 3 NZL Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 56.3702 9 5 AUS Glenn Seton Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 56.3790 10 6 AUS Craig Lowndes Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 56.3930 11 22 AUS Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VY) 56.3991 12 29 AUS Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 56.4516 13 8 AUS Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 56.4610 14 51 NZL Greg Murphy John Kelly Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 56.4751 15 21 AUS Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 56.5075 16 31 AUS Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 56.5605 17 9 AUS Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 56.5772 18 34 AUS Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 56.5864 19 10 AUS Jason Bargwanna Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 56.6665 20 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 56.6897 21 1 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 56.7018 22 7 AUS Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 56.7483 23 44 NZL Simon Wills Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VY) 56.7506 24 021 NZL Craig Baird Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 56.7670 25 20 AUS Mark Winterbottom Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 56.7809 26 23 AUS David Besnard WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 56.9282 27 888 BRA Max Wilson Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 57.0160 28 18 AUS Warren Luff Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 57.0215 29 45 AUS Dale Brede Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VY) 57.1383 30 16 AUS Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 57.1392 31 75 AUS Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 57.1465 32 14 AUS Mark Noske WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 57.1790 Source:2004 V8 Supercars Perth (Race 1) https://www.racingyears.com/race/2004_V8_Supercars_Perth_(Race_1) 2026-09-24 Racing Years en-GB Top ten shootout Pos No Driver Team Vehicle Time 1 11 NZL Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 55.9216 2 2 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VY) 56.0431 3 50 AUS Jason Bright Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 56.1323 4 15 AUS Rick Kelly John Kelly Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 56.4674 5 88 NZL Paul Radisich Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 56.4728 6 33 AUS Cameron McConville Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 56.6436 7 12 AUS John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 56.9285 EXC 3 NZL Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) time excluded EXC 5 AUS Glenn Seton Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) time excluded EXC 6 AUS Craig Lowndes Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) time excluded Source: Race 1 Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 2 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VY) 42 44:01.2266 2 50 AUS Jason Bright Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 0.493 3 1 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 5.427 4 15 AUS Rick Kelly John Kelly Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 13.964 5 34 AUS Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 14.096 6 33 AUS Cameron McConville Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 17.114 7 51 NZL Greg Murphy John Kelly Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 17.813 8 12 AUS John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 18.173 9 9 AUS Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 18.444 10 16 AUS Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 19.064 11 22 AUS Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 19.703 12 21 AUS Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 21.397 13 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 22.228 14 7 AUS Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 42 + 23.907 15 18 AUS Warren Luff Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 25.539 16 888 BRA Max Wilson Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 25.713 17 31 AUS Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 31.932 18 10 AUS Jason Bargwanna Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 33.328 19 20 AUS Mark Winterbottom Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 33.757 20 3 NZL Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 42 + 38.677 21 6 AUS Craig Lowndes Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 40.610 22 14 AUS Mark Noske WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 41.250 23 021 NZL Craig Baird Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 48.858 24 8 AUS Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 41 + 1 lap 25 75 AUS Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 41 + 1 lap 26 45 AUS Dale Brede Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VY) 41 + 1 lap Ret 23 AUS David Besnard WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 40 Retired Ret 29 AUS Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 22 Retired Ret 44 NZL Simon Wills Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VY) 21 Retired Ret 88 NZL Paul Radisich Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 10 Retired Ret 11 NZL Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 2 Spun off Ret 5 AUS Glenn Seton Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 0 Retired Fastest Lap: Jason Bright (Paul Weel Racing) - 56.4634 on lap 33 Source: Race 2 Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 50 AUS Jason Bright Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 42 44:46.1217 2 2 15 AUS Rick Kelly John Kelly Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 0.929 4 3 51 NZL Greg Murphy John Kelly Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 1.194 7 4 1 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 1.550 3 5 34 AUS Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 7.234 5 6 11 NZL Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 7.412 31 7 12 AUS John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 7.603 8 8 22 AUS Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 8.906 11 9 31 AUS Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 10.994 17 10 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 12.785 13 11 29 AUS Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 17.915 28 12 3 NZL Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 42 + 19.473 20 13 21 AUS Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 20.447 12 14 16 AUS Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 22.744 10 15 2 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 23.265 1 16 20 AUS Mark Winterbottom Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 25.698 19 17 9 AUS Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 28.433 9 18 14 AUS Mark Noske WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 30.768 22 19 7 AUS Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 42 + 36.482 14 20 8 AUS Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 41.342 24 21 5 AUS Glenn Seton Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 43.049 32 22 75 AUS Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 48.001 25 23 888 BRA Max Wilson Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 54.552 16 24 45 AUS Dale Brede Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VY) 41 + 1 lap 26 Ret 88 NZL Paul Radisich Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 32 Retired 30 Ret 23 AUS David Besnard WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 21 Retired 27 Ret 10 AUS Jason Bargwanna Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 20 Retired 18 Ret 021 NZL Craig Baird Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 20 Retired 23 Ret 6 AUS Craig Lowndes Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 17 Retired 21 Ret 18 AUS Warren Luff Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 14 Retired 15 Ret 44 NZL Simon Wills Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VY) 10 Retired 29 Ret 33 AUS Cameron McConville Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 7 Retired 6 Fastest Lap: Jason Bright (Paul Weel Racing) - 56.2878 on lap 38 Source:2004 V8 Supercars Perth (Race 2) https://www.racingyears.com/race/2004_V8_Supercars_Perth_(Race_2) 2026-09-24 Racing Years en-GB Race 3 Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 50 AUS Jason Bright Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 42 40:13.2662 1 2 11 NZL Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 8.957 6 3 1 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 9.650 4 4 15 AUS Rick Kelly John Kelly Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 19.361 2 5 16 AUS Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 19.786 14 6 34 AUS Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 21.145 5 7 12 AUS John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 21.307 7 8 31 AUS Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 21.812 9 9 2 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 21.984 15 10 22 AUS Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 23.195 8 11 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 25.257 10 12 21 AUS Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 25.646 13 13 9 AUS Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 26.110 17 14 3 NZL Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 42 + 31.755 12 15 20 AUS Mark Winterbottom Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 32.400 16 16 51 NZL Greg Murphy John Kelly Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 39.809 3 17 888 BRA Max Wilson Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 42.753 23 18 33 AUS Cameron McConville Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 43.819 32 19 10 AUS Jason Bargwanna Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 44.003 27 20 7 AUS Tony Longhurst Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 42 + 44.402 19 21 44 NZL Simon Wills Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 44.666 31 22 23 AUS David Besnard WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 47.547 26 23 18 AUS Warren Luff Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 47.927 30 24 75 AUS Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Holden Commodore (VY) 42 + 57.631 22 25 14 AUS Mark Noske WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 42 + 58.030 18 26 29 AUS Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VY) 41 + 1 lap 11 27 8 AUS Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VY) 41 + 1 lap 20 28 45 AUS Dale Brede Team Dynamik Holden Commodore (VY) 41 + 1 lap 24 29 88 NZL Paul Radisich Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BA) 41 + 1 lap 25 Ret 5 AUS Glenn Seton Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) 25 Retired 21 DNS 021 NZL Craig Baird Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VY) Did not start 28 DNS 6 AUS Craig Lowndes Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BA) Did not start 29 Fastest Lap: Jason Bright (Paul Weel Racing) - 55.9440 on lap 35 Source:2004 V8 Supercars Perth (Race 3) https://www.racingyears.com/race/2004_V8_Supercars_Perth_(Race_3) 2026-09-24 Racing Years en-GB Championship standings Pos. Position No Driver Team Pts Points 10px 1 1 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing 872 10px 2 15 AUS Rick Kelly John Kelly Racing 822 10px 3 11 NZL Steven Richards Perkins Engineering 820 10px 4 51 NZL Greg Murphy John Kelly Racing 811 10px 5 50 AUS Jason Bright Paul Weel Racing 783 References Perth 300 2004 2004 V8 Supercars Darwin round 2004 V8 Supercars Ipswich round 2003 Perth 300 2005 Perth 400 Perth