2004 European Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 7 of 18 in the 2004 Formula One season | |||
 The Nürburgring | |||
| Date | 30 May 2004 | ||
| Official name | XLVIII Allianz Grand Prix of Europe | ||
| Location | Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.148 km (3.2 mi) | ||
| Distance | 60 laps, 308.88 km (192 mi) | ||
| Weather | Cloudy at start, sunny later | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:28.351 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:29.468 on lap 7 (lap record)[N 1] | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | BAR-Honda | ||
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The 2004 European Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 30 May 2004 at the Nürburgring. The race was noticeable due to the race strategy employed by Ferrari. Michael Schumacher extended his gap over his rivals to close to 18 seconds in the first 7 laps, when the top-runners seemed to bunch up behind Kimi Räikkönen. After his pitstop, Schumacher exited in 6th place, moved back up when others made their pitstops and cruised to a dominant victory in front of his teammate Rubens Barrichello, who survived an ambitious overtaking attempt by Takuma Sato. This ended the Japanese driver's chances of a podium spot.
Classification
Qualifying
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 | |
Source:[2] | |||||||
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
Footnotes
- ↑ Although Michael Schumacher set a lap time of 1:28.351 in qualifying, his time of 1:29.468 is recognised as the lap record as it was set under race conditions.
References
- ↑ "2004 Grand Prix of Europe - Saturday Qualifying Results". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 24 August 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ↑ "2004 Grand Prix of Europe - Race Results". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 16 November 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
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