2004 French Grand Prix

The 2004 French Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France 2004)[1] was a Formula One motor race held on 4 July 2004 at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours. 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.

2004 French Grand Prix
Race 10 of 18 in the 2004 Formula One World Championship
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 km (2.74 mi)
Distance 70 laps, 308.77 km (191.8 mi)
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

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 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:[2]

Race
PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
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 66 Gearbox 19  
Ret 21 Zsolt Baumgartner Minardi-Cosworth 31 Spin 20  
Ret 10 Takuma Sato BAR-Honda 15 Engine 7  
Source:[3]

Championship standings after the race
  • Bold text indicates who still has a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References
  1. "FORMULA 1™ Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France 2004 - Race". Formula1.com. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  2. "2004 French Grand Prix - Saturday Qualifying Results". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 24 August 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  3. "2004 French Grand Prix - Race Results". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 16 November 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  4. "France 2004 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
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