2004 Chinese Grand Prix

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.

2004 Chinese Grand Prix
Race 16 of 18 in the 2004 Formula One World Championship
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 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 Michael Schumacher Ferrari
Time 1:32.238 on lap 55 (lap record)
Podium
First
Ferrari
Second
BAR-Honda
Third
McLaren-Mercedes

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. 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.

ConstructorNatDriver
BAR-Honda Anthony Davidson
Sauber-Petronas -
Jaguar-Cosworth Björn Wirdheim
Toyota Ryan Briscoe
Jordan-Ford Robert Doornbos
Minardi-Cosworth Bas Leinders

Classification

Qualifying
PosNoDriverConstructor Q1 TimeQ2 TimeGap
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]

Race
PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
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]
  • Michael Schumacher 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.

Notes
  • First-ever Formula One Grand Prix to feature in-race "team radio".

References
  1. Weather info for the 2004 Chinese Grand Prix at Weather Underground
  2. "2004 FORMULA 1™ Sinopec Chinese Grand Prix - Race". Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  3. "2004 Chinese Grand Prix – Saturday Qualifying Results". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited.
  4. "2004 Chinese Grand Prix - Race Results". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 16 November 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  5. "China 2004 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
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