The 2004 Formula 3 Euro Series season was the second championship year of Europe's premier Formula Three series. The championship consisted of ten rounds – each with two races – held at a variety of European circuits. Each weekend consisted of 1 hour and 30 minutes of free practice on Friday – in either one or two sessions – and two 30-minute qualifying sessions. This was followed by a c.110 km race on Saturday and a c.80 km race on Sunday. Each qualifying session awarded one bonus point for pole position and each race awarded points for the top eight finishers, with ten points per win.
Teams and drivers
Driver changes
Changed Teams
Jamie Green: Kolles → ASM Formule 3
Robert Kubica: Prema Powerteam → Mücke Motorsport
Alexandros Margaritis: MB Racing Performance → AB Racing Performance
Daniel la Rosa: MB Racing Performance → HBR Motorsport
Bruno Spengler: ASM F3 → Mücke Motorsport
Charles Zwolsman Jr.: Kolles → Manor Motorsport
Entering Formula 3 Euro Series
Marco Bonanomi: Italian Formula Three Championship (Coloni F3) → Team Ghinzani
Ruben Carrapatoso: Formula Renault 2000 Italia (Alan Racing) → Opel Team KMS
Loïc Duval: Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 (Graff Racing) → OPEL Team Signature Peter Elkmann: International Superkart Series – Division 1 → Swiss Racing Team Gregory Franchi: Italian Formula Three Championship (Lucidi Motors) → Opel Team Signature Dennis Furchheim: Formula Renault 2000 Germany (Franken Racing) & Spanish Formula Three Championship (Racing Engineering) → Swiss Racing Team Giedo van der Garde: Formula Renault 2000 Netherlands & Formula Renault 2000 Masters (van Amersfoort Racing) → Opel Team Signature-Plus Maximilian Götz: Formula BMW ADAC (ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg e.V) → TME Lewis Hamilton: Formula Renault 2.0 UK (Manor Motorsport) → Manor Motorsport Derek Hayes: NASCAR Busch Series (Moy Racing) → Team Ghinzani Kohei Hirate: Formula Renault 2000 Italia & Formula Renault 2000 Masters (Prema Powerteam) → Prema Powerteam Robert Kath: Formula BMW ADAC (ADAC Sachsen e.V.) → Opel Team KMS Tom Kimber-Smith: Formula Ford Great Britain (Panasonic Batteries Racing Team) → Team Kolles Christian Montanari: Italian Formula Three Championship (Coloni F3) → Coloni Motorsport Hannes Neuhauser: German Formula Three Championship (Achleitner Motorsport) → HBR Motorsport Alejandro Núñez: Spanish Formula Three Championship (E.V. Racing & Azteca Motorsport) → Swiss Racing Team Franck Perera: Formula Renault 2000 Italia & Formula Renault 2000 Masters (Prema Powerteam) → Prema Powerteam Fernando Rees: Formula Three Sudamericana (Cesario F3) → Swiss Racing Team Eric Salignon: British Formula 3 Championship (Hitech Racing) → ASM Formule 3 Roberto Streit: Formula Renault 2000 Italia & Formula Renault 2000 Masters (Prema Powerteam) → Prema Powerteam Adrian Sutil: Formula BMW ADAC (HBR Motorsport) → Team Kolles Toni Vilander: Formula Renault 2000 Italia & Formula Renault 2000 Masters (RP Motorsport) → Coloni Motorsport Ross Zwolsman: Formula Renault 2000 Germany & Formula Renault 2000 Masters (Ma-Con) → TME