2004 European Touring Car Championship

For 2005, the European Championship would become the World Touring Car Championship, and a one-off European Touring Car Cup would be held.

The season began at Monza on 28 March, and finished at Dubai after twenty races over ten meetings.

The Drivers' Championship title was won by Andy Priaulx for BMW Team Great Britain, who tied on points with BMW Team Deutschland's Dirk Müller, although Priaulx earned the title due to his greater number of victories during the season.

BMW won the Manufacturers Championship ahead of Alfa Romeo and SEAT.

Bold - Pole Italics - Fastest Lap † Retired but classified Bold - Pole Italics - Fastest Lap Point system: 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 for top eight finishers.