2004 SEAT Cupra Championship

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. Drivers Rounds
2 United Kingdom Gordon Shedden All
3 United Kingdom Andy Neate 1-3
4 United Kingdom Simon Hepplewhite All
5 United Kingdom Melanie Healey All
6 United Kingdom James Pickford All
7 United Kingdom Tom Boardman All
8 United Kingdom Lewis Carter All
9 United Kingdom Lorcan Johnson 1-4
10 United Kingdom Oli Wilkinson All
11 United States Emmanuel Crouvisier All
12 United Kingdom Daniel-Lee Stevens All
14 Portugal Rui Chagas 1-5
17 United Kingdom Ben Winrow All
18 United Kingdom Rob Austin 1-3
19 Republic of Ireland Emmet O'Brien All
20 Republic of Ireland Gavin Smith All
21 United Kingdom Spencer Marsh 1-3
22 United Kingdom Jon Lanceley 1-3

Calendar

Round Track Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winner
1 Brands Hatch 24 April United Kingdom James Pickford United Kingdom James Pickford United Kingdom James Pickford
2 United Kingdom James Pickford United Kingdom James Pickford Republic of Ireland Gavin Smith
3 Silverstone 9 May United Kingdom Oli Wilkinson United Kingdom James Pickford United Kingdom Tom Boardman
4 United Kingdom Lewis Carter United Kingdom James Pickford Republic of Ireland Gavin Smith
5 Oulton Park 25 May United Kingdom James Pickford United Kingdom Tom Boardman United Kingdom James Pickford
6 United Kingdom Lewis Carter Republic of Ireland Gavin Smith Republic of Ireland Gavin Smith
7 Croft 25 July United Kingdom James Pickford United Kingdom James Pickford United Kingdom Tom Boardman
8 United Kingdom James Pickford United Kingdom James Pickford United Kingdom James Pickford
9 Knockhill 8 August United Kingdom James Pickford United Kingdom Gordon Shedden United Kingdom Gordon Shedden
10 United Kingdom Oli Wilkinson Republic of Ireland Gavin Smith United Kingdom Oli Wilkinson
11 Donington Park 28 August United Kingdom Oli Wilkinson United Kingdom Tom Boardman United Kingdom Tom Boardman
12 United Kingdom Gordon Shedden United Kingdom Oli Wilkinson United Kingdom Oli Wilkinson

Championship Standings

  • Points were awarded as follows:
Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Race 1 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
Race 2 20 17 15 13 11 9 7 5 4 3 2 1
Pos Driver BRH SIL OUL CRO KNO DON Pts
1 United Kingdom James Pickford 1 12 3 3 1 3 2 1 3 2 4 4 157
2 United Kingdom Oli Wilkinson 3 4 2 5 7 7 3 3 2 1 2 1 147
3 United Kingdom Tom Boardman 7 3 1 2 2 2 1 8 7 5 1 10 135
4 United Kingdom Gordon Shedden 4 2 4 4 3 6 6 5 1 Ret 3 2 124
5 Republic of Ireland Gavin Smith 2 1 11 1 5 1 8 Ret 4 6 Ret Ret 100
6 United Kingdom Lewis Carter Ret 4 6 7 4 5 5 2 Ret 9 5 3 90
7 Republic of Ireland Emmet O'Brien 10 8 14 Ret 9 Ret 4 6 5 3 Ret 5 57
8 Portugal Rui Chagas 6 9 8 8 Ret 8 7 4 6 7 51
9 United Kingdom Ben Winrow 9 7 7 Ret 10 Ret 10 7 9 4 9 Ret 39
10 United States Emmanuel Crouvisier 11 11 10 10 8 Ret 9 9 8 8 6 8 33
11 United Kingdom Rob Austin 5 Ret 9 Ret 11 4 21
12 United Kingdom Spencer Marsh 8 6 12 6 DNS DNS 21
13 United Kingdom Daniel-Lee Stevens 12 Ret DNS DNS 6 Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret 7 6 18
14 United Kingdom Simon Hepplewhite 15 10 13 12 Ret Ret 11 10 Ret Ret 8 7 17
15 United Kingdom Melanie Healey 14 14 16 14 13 10 13 Ret 10 10 10 9 12
16 United Kingdom Jon Lanceley Ret DNS 5 11 DNS DNS 8
17 United Kingdom Andy Neate Ret DNS 15 9 Ret 9 8
18 United Kingdom Lorcan Johnson 13 13 17 13 12 Ret 12 11 2
Pos Driver BRH SIL OUL CRO KNO DON Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
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