2004 Chinese Grand Prix
| 2004 Chinese Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 16 of 18 in the 2004 Formula One World Championship | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 26 September 2004 | ||
| Official name | 2004 Formula 1 Sinopec Chinese Grand Prix | ||
| Location |
Shanghai International Circuit Shanghai, China | ||
| Course | Permanent Racing Facility | ||
| Course length | 5.451 km (3.387 miles) | ||
| Distance | 56 laps, 305.066 km (189.559 miles) | ||
| Weather | Sunny with temperatures reaching up to 27 °C (81 °F)[1] | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:34.012 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:32.238 on lap 55 (lap record) | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | BAR-Honda | ||
| Third | McLaren-Mercedes | ||
|
Lap leaders | |||
The 2004 Chinese Grand Prix (officially the 2004 Formula 1 Sinopec Chinese Grand Prix)[2] was a Formula One motor race held on 26 September 2004 at the Shanghai International Circuit. It was the sixteenth race of the 2004 Formula One season and the inaugural Chinese Grand Prix. The 56-lap race was won by Rubens Barrichello for the Ferrari team, from a pole position start. Jenson Button finished second for the BAR team, with Kimi Räikkönen third in a McLaren. This was the first race back for Ralf Schumacher after injuries in the 2004 United States Grand Prix three months prior.
Following a clean start, Rubens Barrichello won the race with Jenson Button in second and Kimi Räikkönen in third place. Michael Schumacher finished in 12th place after a race with several incidents, including a collision, a spin and a puncture.
Jarno Trulli missed this inaugural Grand Prix after he left the Renault team after the 2004 Italian Grand Prix due to his strained relationship with team boss, Flavio Briatore.[citation needed] This was the only Grand Prix race in 2004 that he missed.
Friday drivers
The bottom 6 teams in the 2003 Constructors' Championship were entitled to run a third car in free practice on Friday. These drivers drove on Friday but did not compete in qualifying or the race.
| Constructor | Nat | Driver |
|---|---|---|
| BAR-Honda | 
|
Anthony Davidson |
| Sauber-Petronas | - | |
| Jaguar-Cosworth | 
|
Björn Wirdheim |
| Toyota | 
|
Ryan Briscoe |
| Jordan-Ford | 
|
Robert Doornbos |
| Minardi-Cosworth | 
|
Bas Leinders |
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 Time | Q2 Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 |  Rubens Barrichello
|
Ferrari | 1:33.787 | 1:34.012 | — |
| 2 | 6 |  Kimi Räikkönen
|
McLaren-Mercedes | 1:33.499 | 1:34.178 | +0.166 |
| 3 | 9 | Jenson Button
|
BAR-Honda | 1:34.273 | 1:34.295 | +0.283 |
| 4 | 12 | Felipe Massa
|
Sauber-Petronas | 1:33.816 | 1:34.759 | +0.747 |
| 5 | 4 | Ralf Schumacher
|
Williams-BMW | 1:33.849 | 1:34.891 | +0.879 |
| 6 | 8 |  Fernando Alonso
|
Renault | 1:34.599 | 1:34.917 | +0.905 |
| 7 | 11 |  Giancarlo Fisichella
|
Sauber-Petronas | 1:33.738 | 1:34.951 | +0.939 |
| 8 | 17 |  Olivier Panis
|
Toyota | 1:34.153 | 1:34.975 | +0.962 |
| 9 | 10 |  Takuma Sato
|
BAR-Honda | 1:34.051 | 1:34.993 | +0.981 |
| 10 | 5 | David Coulthard
|
McLaren-Mercedes | 1:34.355 | 1:35.029 | +1.017 |
| 11 | 3 |  Juan Pablo Montoya
|
Williams-BMW | 1:34.016 | 1:35.245 | +1.233 |
| 12 | 14 | Mark Webber
|
Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:34.334 | 1:35.286 | +1.274 |
| 13 | 7 |  Jacques Villeneuve
|
Renault | 1:34.425 | 1:35.384 | +1.372 |
| 14 | 16 | Ricardo Zonta
|
Toyota | 1:34.958 | 1:35.410 | +1.398 |
| 15 | 18 | Nick Heidfeld *
|
Jordan-Ford | 1:34.808 | 1:36.507 | +2.495 |
| 16 | 15 |  Christian Klien
|
Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:35.447 | 1:36.535 | +2.523 |
| 17 | 19 | Timo Glock
|
Jordan-Ford | 1:37.143 | 1:37.410 | +3.398 |
| 18 | 21 |  Zsolt Baumgartner
|
Minardi-Cosworth | 1:37.510 | 1:40.240 | +6.228 |
| 19 | 1 | Michael Schumacher
|
Ferrari | 1:33.185 | No time | No time |
| 20 | 20 | Gianmaria Bruni
|
Minardi-Cosworth | 1:36.623 | No time | No time |
Source:[3]
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Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello
|
Ferrari | 56 | 1:29:12.420 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 9 | Jenson Button
|
BAR-Honda | 56 | + 1.035 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | 6 | Kimi Räikkönen
|
McLaren-Mercedes | 56 | + 1.469 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | 8 | Fernando Alonso
|
Renault | 56 | + 32.510 | 6 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya
|
Williams-BMW | 56 | + 45.193 | 10 | 4 |
| 6 | 10 | Takuma Sato
|
BAR-Honda | 56 | + 54.791 | 18 | 3 |
| 7 | 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella
|
Sauber-Petronas | 56 | + 1:05.454 | 7 | 2 |
| 8 | 12 | Felipe Massa
|
Sauber-Petronas | 56 | + 1:20.080 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | 5 | David Coulthard
|
McLaren-Mercedes | 56 | + 1:20.619 | 9 | |
| 10 | 14 | Mark Webber
|
Jaguar-Cosworth | 55 | + 1 Lap | 11 | |
| 11 | 7 | Jacques Villeneuve
|
Renault | 55 | + 1 Lap | 12 | |
| 12 | 1 | Michael Schumacher
|
Ferrari | 55 | + 1 Lap | PL | |
| 13 | 18 | Nick Heidfeld
|
Jordan-Ford | 55 | + 1 Lap | 14 | |
| 14 | 17 | Olivier Panis
|
Toyota | 55 | +1 Lap | 8 | |
| 15 | 19 | Timo Glock
|
Jordan-Ford | 55 | +1 Lap | 16 | |
| 16 | 21 | Zsolt Baumgartner
|
Minardi-Cosworth | 53 | +3 Laps | 19 | |
| Ret | 20 | Gianmaria Bruni
|
Minardi-Cosworth | 38 | Mechanical | 17 | |
| Ret | 4 | Ralf Schumacher
|
Williams-BMW | 37 | Collision damage | 5 | |
| Ret | 16 | Ricardo Zonta
|
Toyota | 35 | Transmission | 13 | |
| Ret | 15 | Christian Klien
|
Jaguar-Cosworth | 11 | Suspension | 15 | |
Source:[4]
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- Michael Schumacher started the race from the pitlane.
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.
Notes
 | This section contains a list of miscellaneous information. (September 2020) |
- First-ever Formula One Grand Prix to feature in-race "team radio".[citation needed]
References
- ^ Weather info for the 2004 Chinese Grand Prix at Weather Underground
- ^ "2004 FORMULA 1™ Sinopec Chinese Grand Prix - Race". Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "2004 Chinese Grand Prix – Saturday Qualifying Results". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited.
- ^ "2004 Chinese Grand Prix - Race Results". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 16 November 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ a b "China 2004 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.