2004 European Grand Prix

  2004 European Grand Prix

Race details
Race 7 of 18 in the 2004 Formula One season
The Nürburgring
Date	May 30, 2004
Official name	Allianz Grand Prix of Europe
Location	Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany
Course	Permanent racing facility 5.148 km (3.2 mi)
Distance	60 laps, 308.88 km (192 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
Time	1:28.351
Fastest lap
Driver	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
Time	1:29.468 on lap 7
Podium
First	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
Second	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari
Third	Jenson Button	BAR-Honda

The 2004 European Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on May 30, 2004 at the Nürburgring.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:28.351	—
2	10	Takuma Sato	BAR-Honda	1:28.986	+0.635
3	7	Jarno Trulli	Renault	1:29.135	+0.784
4	6	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:29.137	+0.786
5	9	Jenson Button	BAR-Honda	1:29.245	+0.894
6	8	Fernando Alonso	Renault	1:29.313	+0.962
7	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:29.353	+1.002
8	3	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	1:29.354	+1.003
9	4	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	1:29.459	+1.108
10	17	Olivier Panis	Toyota	1:29.697	+1.346
11	16	Cristiano da Matta	Toyota	1:29.706	+1.355
12	15	Christian Klien	Jaguar-Cosworth	1:31.431	+3.080
13	18	Nick Heidfeld	Jordan-Ford	1:31.604	+3.253
14	14	Mark Webber	Jaguar-Cosworth	1:31.797	+3.446
15	19	Giorgio Pantano	Jordan-Ford	1:31.979	+3.628
16	12	Felipe Massa	Sauber-Petronas	1:31.982	+3.631
17	21	Zsolt Baumgartner	Minardi-Cosworth	1:34.398	+6.047
18	5	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	no time	no time
19	11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Sauber-Petronas	no time	no time
20	20	Gianmaria Bruni	Minardi-Cosworth	no time	no time

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	60	1:32:35.101	1	10
2	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	60	+17.989	7	8
3	9	Jenson Button	BAR-Honda	60	+22.533	5	6
4	7	Jarno Trulli	Renault	60	+53.673	3	5
5	8	Fernando Alonso	Renault	60	+1:00.987	6	4
6	11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Sauber-Petronas	60	+1:13.448	19	3
7	14	Mark Webber	Jaguar-Cosworth	60	+1:16.206	14	2
8	3	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	59	+1 Lap	8	1
9	12	Felipe Massa	Sauber-Petronas	59	+1 Lap	16
10	18	Nick Heidfeld	Jordan-Ford	59	+1 Lap	13
11	17	Olivier Panis	Toyota	59	+1 Lap	10
12	15	Christian Klien	Jaguar-Cosworth	59	+1 Lap	12
13	19	Giorgio Pantano	Jordan-Ford	58	+2 Laps	15
14	20	Gianmaria Bruni	Minardi-Cosworth	57	+3 Laps	20
15	21	Zsolt Baumgartner	Minardi-Cosworth	57	+3 Laps	17
Ret	10	Takuma Sato	BAR-Honda	47	Engine	2
Ret	5	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	25	Engine	18
Ret	6	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	9	Engine	4
Ret	4	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	0	Collision	9
Ret	16	Cristiano da Matta	Toyota	0	Collision	11

Notes

• Lap Leaders: Michael Schumacher 53 (1-8, 16-60), Fernando Alonso 1 (9), Takuma Sato 2 (10-11) and Rubens Barrichello 4 (12-15)

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Michael Schumacher	60
2	Rubens Barrichello	46
3	Jenson Button	38
4	Jarno Trulli	36
5	Fernando Alonso	25

Constructors' Championship standings

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Ferrari	106
2	Renault	61
3	BAR-Honda	46
4	Williams-BMW	36
5	Sauber-Petronas	10

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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