2004 Indy Racing League Points Distribution Place Points Place Points Place Points 1st 50 12th 18 23rd   7 2nd 40 13th 17 24th   6 3rd 35 14th 16 25th   5 4th 32 15th 15 26th   4 5th 30 16th 14 27th 3 6th 28 17th 13 28th   2 7th 26 18th 12 29th   1 8th 24 19th 11 30th   1 9th 22 20th 10 31st   1 10th 20 21st   9 32nd   1 11th 19 22nd   8 33rd   1   Bonus points: Two points are awarded to the driver who leads the most laps in each race.

2004 Formula 1 Points Distribution Place Points 1st place: 10 points 2nd place: 8 points 3rd place: 6 points 4th place: 5 points 5th place: 4 points 6th place: 3 points 7th place: 2 points 8th place: 1 point