2004 Brazilian Grand Prix

The 2004 Brazilian Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Grande Prêmio do Brasil 2004)[1] was a Formula One motor race held on 24 October 2004 at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace. It was the eighteenth and final race of the 2004 season and the first time that a GP in Brazil was not one of the first three rounds of an F1 season, and local fans were delighted when Brazil's Rubens Barrichello took pole for his home race. It would be Barrichello's first non-retirement at Interlagos in ten years, his previous finish at the circuit being at the season opener in 1994. The early laps were held in changeable conditions, and the race ended up as a duel between Kimi Räikkönen and Juan Pablo Montoya, who were to be McLaren teammates for 2005. The Colombian took victory in his final race for Williams, which was also the last win for the Williams team until the 2012 Spanish Grand Prix. Montoya's move to take the lead was brave even by his standards. Elsewhere, Jaguar's final race was a failure of epic proportions, with their two drivers colliding, with Webber trying an optimistic-looking move on Klien whilst expecting his teammate to move over.

2004 Brazilian Grand Prix
Race 18 of 18 in the 2004 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date 24 October 2004
Official name Formula 1 Grande Prêmio do Brasil 2004
Location Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.309 km (2.677 mi)
Distance 71 laps, 305.909 km (190.083 mi)
Weather Dry/Wet
Pole position
Driver
Ferrari
Time 1:10.646
Fastest lap
Driver Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW
Time 1:11.473 on lap 49
Podium
First
Williams-BMW
Second
McLaren-Mercedes
Third
Ferrari

Ricardo Zonta returned to his home race for the Toyota team, replacing Olivier Panis, who had retired from the sport after the previous race.

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.

ConstructorNatDriver
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 1:09.822 1:10.646 —
2 3 Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW 1:09.862 1:10.850 +0.204
3 6 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:10.440 1:10.892 +0.246
4 12 Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas 1:09.930 1:10.922 +0.276
5 9 Jenson Button BAR-Honda 1:10.607 1:11.092 +0.446
6 10 Takuma Sato BAR-Honda 1:10.373 1:11.120 +0.474
7 4 Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW 1:10.258 1:11.131 +0.485
8* 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:10.192 1:11.386 +0.740
9 8 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:10.637 1:11.454 +0.808
10 16 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:10.478 1:11.483 +0.837
11 11 Giancarlo Fisichella Sauber-Petronas 1:10.467 1:11.571 +0.925
12 14 Mark Webber Jaguar-Cosworth 1:11.230 1:11.665 +1.019
13 5 David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:10.418 1:11.750 +1.104
14 7 Jacques Villeneuve Renault 1:10.708 1:11.836 +1.190
15 17 Ricardo Zonta Toyota 1:11.315 1:11.974 +1.328
16 15 Christian Klien Jaguar-Cosworth 1:11.912 1:12.211 +1.565
17 18 Nick Heidfeld Jordan-Ford 1:11.394 1:12.829 +2.183
18 19 Timo Glock Jordan-Ford 1:12.242 1:13.502 +2.856
19 21 Zsolt Baumgartner Minardi-Cosworth 1:13.032 1:13.550 +2.904
20 20 Gianmaria Bruni Minardi-Cosworth 1:12.916 no time no time
Source:[2]
  • Michael Schumacher qualified eighth but was demoted ten places because of an engine change. The engine was damaged in a crash during practice.

Race
PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 3 Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW 71 1:28:01.451 2 10
2 6 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 71 +1.022 3 8
3 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 71 +24.099 1 6
4 8 Fernando Alonso Renault 71 +48.508 8 5
5 4 Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW 71 +49.740 7 4
6 10 Takuma Sato BAR-Honda 71 +50.248 6 3
7 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 71 +50.626 18 2
8 12 Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas 71 +1:02.310 4 1
9 11 Giancarlo Fisichella Sauber-Petronas 71 +1:03.842 10
10 7 Jacques Villeneuve Renault 70 +1 Lap 13
11 5 David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 70 +1 Lap 12
12 16 Jarno Trulli Toyota 70 +1 Lap 9
13 17 Ricardo Zonta Toyota 70 +1 Lap 14
14 15 Christian Klien Jaguar-Cosworth 69 +2 Laps 15
15 19 Timo Glock Jordan-Ford 69 +2 Laps 17
16 21 Zsolt Baumgartner Minardi-Cosworth 67 +4 Laps PL
17 20 Gianmaria Bruni Minardi-Cosworth 67 +4 Laps PL
Ret 14 Mark Webber Jaguar-Cosworth 23 Collision 11
Ret 18 Nick Heidfeld Jordan-Ford 15 Clutch 16
Ret 9 Jenson Button BAR-Honda 3 Engine 5
Source:[3]
  • Baumgartner and Bruni started the race from the pitlane.

Championship standings after the race
  • Bold text indicates the World Champions.
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

Footnotes

    References
    1. "FORMULA 1™ Grande Prêmio do Brasil 2004 - Race". Retrieved 28 December 2020.
    2. "2004 Brazilian Grand Prix - Saturday Qualifying Results". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 17 January 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
    3. "2004 Brazilian Grand Prix - Race Results". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 17 January 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
    4. "Brazil 2004 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
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