2004 Belgian Grand Prix
2004 Belgium Grand Prix | |||
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Race 14 of 18 in the 2004 Formula One World Championship | |||
Race details | |||
Date | August 29, 2004 | ||
Official name | LXI Belgian Grand Prix | ||
Location | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 6.973 km (4.333 miles) | ||
Distance | 44 laps, 306.812 km (190.652 miles) | ||
Weather | Dry | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Renault | ||
Time | 1:56.232 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren-Mercedes | |
Time | 1:45.108 on lap 42 | ||
Podium | |||
First | McLaren-Mercedes | ||
Second | Ferrari | ||
Third | Ferrari |
The 2004 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One held on August 29, 2004 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. It was at this race that Michael Schumacher won his seventh world championship despite Kimi Räikkönen taking his and McLaren's first race win of the season, from tenth place on the grid. Going into the race, Michael Schumacher only needed to finish in sixth place (three points) to win the championship.
Mark Webber triggered a pile-up at the start, eliminating four cars and damaging several others, although he did admit to his mistake later. The race saw Christian Klien score his first championship points, and Olivier Panis his last. For most of the race the Michelin-shod cars were faster, however the final result had four Bridgestone cars in the top five. Pole-setter Jarno Trulli lost pace throughout the race due to damage to the floor of the car, both Williams cars broke down, and David Coulthard was involved in several incidents in something of a repeat of the notorious 1998 race.
Classification
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren-Mercedes | 44 | 1:32:35.274 | 10 | 10 |
2 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 44 | +3.132 secs | 2 | 8 |
3 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 44 | +4.371 secs | 6 | 6 |
4 | 12 | Felipe Massa | Sauber-Petronas | 44 | +12.504 secs | 8 | 5 |
5 | 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber-Petronas | 44 | +14.104 secs | 5 | 4 |
6 | 15 | Christian Klien | Jaguar-Cosworth | 44 | +14.614 secs | 13 | 3 |
7 | 5 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 44 | +17.970 secs | 4 | 2 |
8 | 17 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 44 | +18.693 secs | 9 | 1 |
9 | 7 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 44 | +22.115 secs | 1 | |
10 | 16 | Ricardo Zonta | Toyota | 41 | +3 Laps | 20 | |
11 | 18 | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan-Ford | 40 | +4 Laps | 16 | |
Ret | 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | 37 | Tyre failure | 11 | |
Ret | 4 | Antônio Pizzonia | Williams-BMW | 31 | Gearbox | 14 | |
Ret | 9 | Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | 29 | Accident | 12 | |
Ret | 21 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi-Cosworth | 28 | Accident | 18 | |
Ret | 8 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 11 | Engine | 3 | |
Ret | 14 | Mark Webber | Jaguar-Cosworth | 0 | Accident | 7 | |
Ret | 10 | Takuma Sato | BAR-Honda | 0 | Accident | 15 | |
Ret | 20 | Gianmaria Bruni | Minardi-Cosworth | 0 | Accident | 17 | |
Ret | 19 | Giorgio Pantano | Jordan-Ford | 0 | Accident | 19 |
Notes
This article contains a list of miscellaneous information. (December 2007) |
- Pole position: Jarno Trulli 1:56.232
- Fastest Lap: Kimi Räikkönen 1:45.108
- Kimi Räikkönen's only victory of the season.
- Ricardo Zonta was on course for a points finish, but his engine failed during the closing stages of the race.
- There was a first lap pile-up which caused several drivers to retire.
Standings after Grand Prix
- 1. Michael Schumacher - 128
- 2. Rubens Barrichello - 88
- 3. Jenson Button - 65
- 4. Jarno Trulli - 46
- 5. Fernando Alonso - 45
- 6. Juan Pablo Montoya - 38
- 7. Kimi Räikkönen - 28
- 8. David Coulthard - 21
Constructors
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