2004 Chinese Grand Prix

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Race details
Race 16 of 18 in the 2004 Formula One season
Date 26 September 2004
Official name I Sinopec Chinese Grand Prix
Location Shanghai International Circuit
Shanghai, China
Course Permanent Racing Facility
Course length 5.451 km (3.387 mi)
Distance 56 laps, 305.066 km (189.559 mi)
Weather Sunny with temperatures reaching up to 27 °C (81 °F)[1]
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Time 1.34.012
Fastest lap
Driver Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari
Time 1.32.238 (lap record)
Podium
First Ferrari
Second BAR-Honda
Third McLaren-Mercedes

The 2004 Chinese Grand Prix (formally the I Sinopec Chinese Grand Prix) 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.

Report

Race

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.

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 United Kingdom Anthony Davidson
Sauber-Petronas -
Jaguar-Cosworth Sweden Björn Wirdheim
Toyota Australia Ryan Briscoe
Jordan-Ford Netherlands Robert Doornbos
Minardi-Cosworth Belgium Bas Leinders

Classification

Qualifying

Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 2 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:34.012
2 6 Finland Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:34.178 +0.166
3 9 United Kingdom Jenson Button BAR-Honda 1:34.295 +0.283
4 12 Brazil Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas 1:34.759 +0.747
5 4 Germany Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW 1:34.891 +0.879
6 8 Spain Fernando Alonso Renault 1:34.917 +0.905
7 11 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Sauber-Petronas 1:34.951 +0.939
8 17 France Olivier Panis Toyota 1:34.975 +0.963
9 10 Japan Takuma Sato BAR-Honda 1:34.993 +0.981
10 5 United Kingdom David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:35.029 +1.017
11 3 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW 1:35.245 +1.233
12 14 Australia Mark Webber Jaguar-Cosworth 1:35.286 +1.274
13 7 Canada Jacques Villeneuve Renault 1:35.384 +1.372
14 16 Brazil Ricardo Zonta Toyota 1:35.410 +1.398
15 18 Germany Nick Heidfeld Jordan-Ford 1:36.507 +2.495
16 15 Austria Christian Klien Jaguar-Cosworth 1:36.535 +2.523
17 19 Germany Timo Glock Jordan-Ford 1:37.140 +3.128
18 21 Hungary Zsolt Baumgartner Minardi-Cosworth 1:40.240 +6.228
19 20 Italy Gianmaria Bruni Minardi-Cosworth no time no time
20 1 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari no time no time
Source:[2]

Race

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 2 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 56 1:29:12.420 1 10
2 9 United Kingdom Jenson Button BAR-Honda 56 + 1.035 3 8
3 6 Finland Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 56 + 1.469 2 6
4 8 Spain Fernando Alonso Renault 56 + 32.510 6 5
5 3 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW 56 + 45.193 10 4
6 10 Japan Takuma Sato BAR-Honda 56 + 54.791 18 3
7 11 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Sauber-Petronas 56 + 1:05.454 7 2
8 12 Brazil Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas 56 + 1:20.080 4 1
9 5 United Kingdom David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 56 + 1:20.619 9  
10 14 Australia Mark Webber Jaguar-Cosworth 55 + 1 Lap 11  
11 7 Canada Jacques Villeneuve Renault 55 + 1 Lap 12  
12 1 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 55 + 1 Lap 20  
13 18 Germany Nick Heidfeld Jordan-Ford 55 + 1 Lap 14  
14 17 France Olivier Panis Toyota 55 +1 Lap 8  
15 19 Germany Timo Glock Jordan-Ford 55 +1 Lap 16  
16 21 Hungary Zsolt Baumgartner Minardi-Cosworth 53 +3 Laps 19  
Ret 20 Italy Gianmaria Bruni Minardi-Cosworth 38 Mechanical 17  
Ret 4 Germany Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW 37 Collision damage 5  
Ret 16 Brazil Ricardo Zonta Toyota 35 Transmission 13  
Ret 15 Austria Christian Klien Jaguar-Cosworth 11 Suspension 15  
Source:[3]

Notes

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 Germany Michael Schumacher 136
2 Brazil Rubens Barrichello 108
3 United Kingdom Jenson Button 79
4 Spain Fernando Alonso 50
5 Italy Jarno Trulli 46

Constructors' Championship standings
Pos Constructor Points
1 Italy Ferrari 244
2 United Kingdom BAR-Honda 105
3 France Renault 96
4 United Kingdom Williams-BMW 64
5 United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 58

References

  1. Weather info for the 2004 Chinese Grand Prix at Weather Underground
  2. "2004 Chinese Grand Prix - Saturday Qualifying Results". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 24 June 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  3. "2004 Chinese Grand Prix - Race Results". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 16 November 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
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Coordinates: 31°20′20″N 121°13′11″E / 31.33889°N 121.21972°E / 31.33889; 121.21972

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