2004 Japanese Grand Prix
| 2004 Japanese Grand Prix | |||
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| Race 17 of 18 in the 2004 Formula One World Championship | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 10 October 2004 | ||
| Official name | XXX Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Mie, Japan | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.807 km (3.608 miles) | ||
| Distance | 53 laps, 307.771 km (191.224 miles) | ||
| Weather | Sunny | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:33.542 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:32.730 on lap 30 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Williams-BMW | ||
| Third | BAR-Honda | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
The 2004 Japanese Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 10 October 2004 at the Suzuka Circuit. All the running on Saturday was cancelled due to Typhoon Ma-on, meaning that both the qualifying sessions were run on Sunday morning. The grid was shaken up due to rain, Ralf Schumacher and Mark Webber taking fortunate grid positions due to being allotted early running in the session.
While Michael Schumacher was not as competitive towards the end of the season as he had been en route to his seventh title, Japan could be seen as normal service resumed, the German winning comfortably from pole. This was his 13th and last win of the season, breaking his own record from 2002 with 11. Ralf was behind him, taking his first podium since breaking his back at Indianapolis. It was the last time the Schumacher brothers finished in 1–2 formation (having done so on four other occasions: 2001 Canadian Grand Prix, 2001 French Grand Prix, 2002 Brazilian Grand Prix, 2003 Canadian Grand Prix). At Suzuka in 2003 BAR upset the form book with a double points finish – in 2004 this was commonplace, although 11 points was still their biggest haul of the season. Contact between David Coulthard and Rubens Barrichello ended the race for both drivers. Webber retired in bizarre circumstances – part of the seat had overheated, causing burns to his buttocks.
This was Jarno Trulli's first race with the Toyota team. This was Olivier Panis's last race as he decided to retire from the race seat. But he stayed with the Toyota team, as the test driver. This was Rubens Barrichello's only DNF of the season after colliding with David Coulthard on lap 38.
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Michael Schumacher
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Ferrari | 1:33.542 | — |
| 2 | 4 | Ralf Schumacher
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Williams-BMW | 1:34.032 | +0.490 |
| 3 | 14 |  Mark Webber
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Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:34.571 | +1.029 |
| 4 | 10 |  Takuma Sato
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BAR-Honda | 1:34.897 | +1.355 |
| 5 | 9 |  Jenson Button
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BAR-Honda | 1:35.157 | +1.615 |
| 6 | 16 |  Jarno Trulli
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Toyota | 1:35.213 | +1.671 |
| 7 | 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella
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Sauber-Petronas | 1:36.136 | +2.594 |
| 8 | 5 | David Coulthard
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McLaren-Mercedes | 1:36.156 | +2.614 |
| 9 | 7 |  Jacques Villeneuve
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Renault | 1:36.274 | +2.732 |
| 10 | 17 |  Olivier Panis
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Toyota | 1:36.420 | +2.878 |
| 11 | 8 |  Fernando Alonso
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Renault | 1:36.663 | +3.458 |
| 12 | 6 |  Kimi Räikkönen
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McLaren-Mercedes | 1:36.820 | +3.278 |
| 13 | 3 |  Juan Pablo Montoya
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Williams-BMW | 1:37.653 | +4.111 |
| 14 | 15 |  Christian Klien
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Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:38.258 | +4.716 |
| 15 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello
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Ferrari | 1:38.637 | +5.095 |
| 16 | 18 | Nick Heidfeld
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Jordan-Ford | 1:41.953 | +8.411 |
| 17 | 19 | Timo Glock
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Jordan-Ford | 1:43.533 | +9.991 |
| 18 | 20 | Gianmaria Bruni
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Minardi-Cosworth | 1:48.069 | +14.527 |
| 19 | 21 |  Zsolt Baumgartner
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Minardi-Cosworth | no time | no time |
| 20 | 12 | Felipe Massa
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Sauber-Petronas | no time | no time |
Source:[1]
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- Qualifying was held on Sunday morning due to weather conditions on Saturday
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Michael Schumacher
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Ferrari | 53 | 1:24:26.985 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 4 | Ralf Schumacher
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Williams-BMW | 53 | +14.098 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | 9 | Jenson Button
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BAR-Honda | 53 | +19.662 | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | 10 | Takuma Sato
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BAR-Honda | 53 | +31.781 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | 8 | Fernando Alonso
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Renault | 53 | +37.767 | 11 | 4 |
| 6 | 6 | Kimi Räikkönen
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McLaren-Mercedes | 53 | +39.362 | 12 | 3 |
| 7 | 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya
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Williams-BMW | 53 | +55.347 | 13 | 2 |
| 8 | 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella
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Sauber-Petronas | 53 | +56.276 | 7 | 1 |
| 9 | 12 | Felipe Massa
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Sauber-Petronas | 53 | +1:29.656 | 19 | |
| 10 | 7 | Jacques Villeneuve
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Renault | 52 | +1 Lap | 9 | |
| 11 | 16 | Jarno Trulli
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Toyota | 52 | +1 Lap | 6 | |
| 12 | 15 | Christian Klien
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Jaguar-Cosworth | 52 | +1 Lap | 14 | |
| 13 | 18 | Nick Heidfeld
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Jordan-Ford | 52 | +1 Lap | 16 | |
| 14 | 17 | Olivier Panis
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Toyota | 51 | +2 Laps | 10 | |
| 15 | 19 | Timo Glock
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Jordan-Ford | 51 | +2 Laps | 17 | |
| 16 | 20 | Gianmaria Bruni
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Minardi-Cosworth | 50 | +3 Laps | 18 | |
| Ret | 21 | Zsolt Baumgartner
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Minardi-Cosworth | 41 | Spin | 20 | |
| Ret | 5 | David Coulthard
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McLaren-Mercedes | 38 | Collision | 8 | |
| Ret | 2 | Rubens Barrichello
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Ferrari | 38 | Collision | 15 | |
| Ret | 14 | Mark Webber
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Jaguar-Cosworth | 20 | Overheating | 3 | |
Source:[2]
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Championship standings after the race
- Bold text indicates the World Champions.
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ^ "2004 Japanese Grand Prix - Qualifying Results". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 24 August 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ "2004 Japanese Grand Prix - Race Results". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 16 November 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Japan 2004 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.