2004 European Grand Prix

The 2004 European Grand Prix (officially the 2004 Formula 1 Allianz Grand Prix of Europe)[1] 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. Takuma Sato broke the overall lap record with a time of 1:27.691 in the first qualifying session, and also took his first front row start.[2]

2004 European Grand Prix
Race 7 of 18 in the 2004 Formula One World Championship
The Nürburgring
Race details
Date 30 May 2004
Official name 2004 Formula 1 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
Podium
First
Ferrari
Second
Ferrari
Third
BAR-Honda

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 Ricardo Zonta
Jordan-Ford Timo Glock
Minardi-Cosworth Bas Leinders

Classification

Qualifying
Pos No Driver Constructor Q1 Time Q2 Time Gap
1 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:28.278 1:28.351 —
2 10 Takuma Sato BAR-Honda 1:27.691 1:28.986 +0.635
3 7 Jarno Trulli Renault 1:29.905 1:29.135 +0.784
4 6 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:28.897 1:29.137 +0.786
5 9 Jenson Button BAR-Honda 1:28.816 1:29.245 +0.894
6 8 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:29.069 1:29.313 +0.962
7 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:29.014 1:29.353 +1.002
8 3 Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW 1:29.092 1:29.354 +1.003
9 4 Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW 1:28.655 1:29.459 +1.108
10 17 Olivier Panis Toyota 1:29.243 1:29.697 +1.346
11 16 Cristiano da Matta Toyota 1:29.272 1:29.706 +1.355
12 15 Christian Klien Jaguar-Cosworth 1:30.933 1:31.431 +3.080
13 18 Nick Heidfeld Jordan-Ford 1:32.216 1:31.604 +3.253
14 14 Mark Webber Jaguar-Cosworth 1:30.579 1:31.797 +3.446
15 19 Giorgio Pantano Jordan-Ford 1:31.928 1:31.979 +3.628
16 12 Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas 1:31.879 1:31.982 +3.631
17 21 Zsolt Baumgartner Minardi-Cosworth 1:33.061 1:34.398 +6.047
18 5 David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:28.717 no time no time
19 11 Giancarlo Fisichella Sauber-Petronas 1:29.327 no time no time
20 20 Gianmaria Bruni Minardi-Cosworth 1:33.077 no time no time
Source:[3]

Race
PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
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 18 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 19  
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 20  
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:[4]

Championship standings after the race
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

Footnotes

    2. These were Takuma Sato’s first and only career led laps.

    References
    1. "2004 FORMULA 1™ Allianz Grand Prix of Europe - Race". Retrieved 2 January 2021.
    2. "2004 FORMULA 1™ Allianz Grand Prix of Europe - QUALIFYING 1". Formula 1® - The Official F1® Website. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
    3. "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.
    4. "2004 Grand Prix of Europe - Race Results". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 16 November 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
    5. "Europe 2004 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
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