2004 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix

  2004 Australian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 15 of 16 races in the
2004 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date 17 October, 2004
Location Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
Course Permanent racing facility
4.445 km (2.762 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Sete Gibernau
Time 1:30.122
Fastest lap
Rider Loris Capirossi
Time 1:31.102
Podium
First Valentino Rossi
Second Sete Gibernau
Third Loris Capirossi
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Sebastián Porto
Time 1:32.099
Fastest lap
Rider Sebastián Porto
Time 1:33.381
Podium
First Sebastián Porto
Second Alex de Angelis
Third Manuel Poggiali
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Roberto Locatelli
Time 1:37.417
Fastest lap
Rider Andrea Dovizioso
Time 1:38.024
Podium
First Andrea Dovizioso
Second Jorge Lorenzo
Third Casey Stoner

The 2004 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix was the penultimate round of the 2004 MotoGP Championship. It took place on the weekend of 15–17 October 2004 at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit.

MotoGP classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Time/Retired Grid Points
1 Valentino Rossi Yamaha 41:25.819 2 25
2 Sete Gibernau Honda +0.097 1 20
3 Loris Capirossi Ducati +10.486 3 16
4 Colin Edwards Honda +10.817 4 13
5 Alex Barros Honda +10.851 6 11
6 Nicky Hayden Honda +12.210 14 10
7 Max Biaggi Honda +12.847 7 9
8 Makoto Tamada Honda +12.965 5 8
9 Troy Bayliss Ducati +18.607 9 7
10 Carlos Checa Yamaha +21.245 13 6
11 Rubén Xaus Ducati +23.173 12 5
12 Shinya Nakano Kawasaki +25.718 11 4
13 Alex Hofmann Kawasaki +35.137 8 3
14 Jeremy McWilliams Aprilia +45.155 15 2
15 John Hopkins Suzuki +45.197 17 1
16 Gregorio Lavilla Suzuki +52.205 16
17 Norifumi Abe Yamaha +52.665 18
18 Neil Hodgson Ducati +1:11.394 19
19 Nobuatsu Aoki Proton +1 Lap 21
20 James Haydon Proton +1 Lap 22
21 Youichi Ui Harris WCM +1 Lap 24
22 James Ellison Harris WCM +3 Laps 23
Ret Marco Melandri Yamaha Retirement 10
Ret Garry McCoy Aprilia Retirement 20

250cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Time/Retired Grid Points
1 Sebastián Porto Aprilia 39:24.604 1 25
2 Alex de Angelis Aprilia +5.941 2 20
3 Manuel Poggiali Aprilia +13.289 3 16
4 Dani Pedrosa Honda +14.966 4 13
5 Toni Elías Honda +46.083 9 11
6 Chaz Davies Aprilia +55.140 10 10
7 Hiroshi Aoyama Honda +1:01.014 7 9
8 Sylvain Guintoli Aprilia +1:04.684 13 8
9 Johann Stigefelt Aprilia +1:07.656 12 7
10 Roberto Rolfo Honda +1:09.889 17 6
11 Alex Debón Honda +1:13.572 11 5
12 Hugo Marchand Aprilia +1:13.608 19 4
13 Jakub Smrž Honda +1:14.681 14 3
14 David de Gea Honda +1:21.473 18 2
15 Naoki Matsudo Yamaha +1:21.515 15 1
16 Héctor Faubel Aprilia +1:26.860 27
17 Gregory Leblanc Aprilia +1:30.317 22
18 Joshua Waters Honda +1 Lap 28
19 Radomil Rous Aprilia +1 Lap 24
Ret Dirk Heidolf Aprilia Retirement 25
Ret Alex Baldolini Aprilia Retirement 20
Ret Joan Olivé Aprilia Retirement 21
Ret Taro Sekiguchi Yamaha Retirement 26
Ret Franco Battaini Aprilia Retirement 8
Ret Randy de Puniet Aprilia Retirement 5
Ret Fonsi Nieto Aprilia Retirement 6
Ret Erwan Nigon Yamaha Retirement 16

125cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Time/Retired Grid Points
1 Andrea Dovizioso Honda 38:01.877 5 25
2 Jorge Lorenzo Derbi +0.123 2 20
3 Casey Stoner KTM +0.123 3 16
4 Roberto Locatelli Aprilia +2.480 1 13
5 Steve Jenkner Aprilia +5.336 4 11
6 Héctor Barberá Aprilia +5.415 8 10
7 Gino Borsoi Aprilia +5.448 6 9
8 Mike Di Meglio Aprilia +17.976 16 8
9 Álvaro Bautista Aprilia +18.404 24 7
10 Sergio Gadea Aprilia +18.427 14 6
11 Gábor Talmácsi Malaguti +18.501 12 5
12 Lukáš Pešek Honda +18.530 11 4
13 Mirko Giansanti Aprilia +18.739 9 3
14 Andrea Ballerini Aprilia +19.331 19 2
15 Pablo Nieto Aprilia +19.826 13 1
16 Simone Corsi Honda +27.971 21
17 Gioele Pellino Aprilia +27.983 29
18 Mattia Pasini Aprilia +27.996 23
19 Thomas Lüthi Honda +28.006 22
20 Julian Simon Aprilia +28.892 10
21 Imre Tóth Aprilia +40.943 20
22 Dario Giuseppetti Honda +41.080 26
23 Vesa Kallio Aprilia +48.127 27
24 Lorenzo Zanetti Honda +55.439 25
25 Max Sabbatani Honda +1:28.474 33
26 Raymond Schouten Honda +1:28.656 32
27 Matthew Kuhne Honda +1:28.730 30
28 Jordi Carchano Aprilia +1:36.917 34
29 Bryan Staring Honda +3 Laps 31
Ret Mika Kallio KTM Retirement 7
Ret Fabrizio Lai Gilera Retirement 18
Ret Stefano Perugini Gilera Retirement 15
Ret Manuel Manna Malaguti Retirement 28
Ret Ángel Rodríguez Derbi Retirement 17
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