2004 French Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 10 of 18 in the 2004 Formula One World Championship
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Race details | |||||
Date | 4 July 2004 | ||||
Official name | Formula 1 Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France 2004 | ||||
Location | Magny-Cours, France | ||||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
Course length | 4.411 [1] km (2.741 miles) | ||||
Distance | 70 laps, 308.586 [1] km (191.746 miles) | ||||
Weather | Sunny | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver | Renault | ||||
Time | 1:13.698 | ||||
Fastest lap | |||||
Driver | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | |||
Time | 1:15.377 on lap 32 (lap record) | ||||
Podium | |||||
First | Ferrari | ||||
Second | Renault | ||||
Third | Ferrari | ||||
Lap leaders |
The 2004 French Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France 2004) [2] was a Formula One motor race held on 4 July 2004 at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours. It was the 10th race of 18 in the 2004 FIA Formula One World Championship. This race has become famous for a 4-stop strategy used by Michael Schumacher to beat Fernando Alonso's Renault. Rubens Barrichello finished third in his Ferrari, having overtaken Jarno Trulli in the last corners of the last lap.
The bottom six 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 |
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BAR-Honda | Anthony Davidson | |
Sauber-Petronas | N/A | N/A |
Jaguar-Cosworth | Björn Wirdheim | |
Toyota | Ricardo Zonta | |
Jordan-Ford | Timo Glock | |
Minardi-Cosworth | Bas Leinders |
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 Time | Q2 Time | Gap |
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1 | 8 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:13.750 | 1:13.698 | — |
2 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:13.541 | 1:13.971 | +0.273 |
3 | 5 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:13.649 | 1:13.987 | +0.289 |
4 | 9 | Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | 1:13.772 | 1:13.995 | +0.297 |
5 | 7 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 1:13.949 | 1:14.070 | +0.372 |
6 | 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | 1:13.377 | 1:14.172 | +0.474 |
7 | 10 | Takuma Sato | BAR-Honda | 1:14.130 | 1:14.240 | +0.542 |
8 | 4 | Marc Gené | Williams-BMW | 1:14.133 | 1:14.275 | +0.577 |
9 | 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:13.736 | 1:14.346 | +0.648 |
10 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | No time | 1:14.478 | +0.780 |
11 | 16 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 1:14.245 | 1:14.553 | +0.855 |
12 | 14 | Mark Webber | Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:15.332 | 1:14.798 | +1.100 |
13 | 15 | Christian Klien | Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:15.205 | 1:15.065 | +1.367 |
14 | 17 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 1:14.540 | 1:15.130 | +1.432 |
15 | 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber-Petronas | 1:15.793 | 1:16.177 | +2.479 |
16 | 12 | Felipe Massa | Sauber-Petronas | 1:14.627 | 1:16.200 | +2.502 |
17 | 18 | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan-Ford | 1:16.366 | 1:16.807 | +3.109 |
18 | 19 | Giorgio Pantano | Jordan-Ford | 1:15.913 | 1:17.462 | +3.764 |
19 | 20 | Gianmaria Bruni | Minardi-Cosworth | 1:18.070 | 1:17.913 | +4.215 |
20 | 21 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi-Cosworth | 1:18.108 | 1:18.247 | +4.549 |
Source: [3] |
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 70 | 1:30:18.133 | 2 | 10 |
2 | 8 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 70 | +8.329 | 1 | 8 |
3 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 70 | +31.622 | 10 | 6 |
4 | 7 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 70 | +32.082 | 5 | 5 |
5 | 9 | Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | 70 | +32.482 | 4 | 4 |
6 | 5 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 70 | +35.520 | 3 | 3 |
7 | 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren-Mercedes | 70 | +36.230 | 9 | 2 |
8 | 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | 70 | +43.419 | 6 | 1 |
9 | 14 | Mark Webber | Jaguar-Cosworth | 70 | +52.394 | 12 | |
10 | 4 | Marc Gené | Williams-BMW | 70 | +58.166 | 8 | |
11 | 15 | Christian Klien | Jaguar-Cosworth | 69 | +1 lap | 13 | |
12 | 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber-Petronas | 69 | +1 lap | 15 | |
13 | 12 | Felipe Massa | Sauber-Petronas | 69 | +1 lap | 16 | |
14 | 16 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 69 | +1 lap | 11 | |
15 | 17 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 68 | +2 laps | 14 | |
16 | 18 | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan-Ford | 68 | +2 laps | 17 | |
17 | 19 | Giorgio Pantano | Jordan-Ford | 67 | +3 laps | 18 | |
18 | 20 | Gianmaria Bruni | Minardi-Cosworth | 65 | Gearbox | 19 | |
Ret | 21 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi-Cosworth | 31 | Spin | 20 | |
Ret | 10 | Takuma Sato | BAR-Honda | 15 | Engine | 7 | |
Source: [4] |
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