2004 French Grand Prix

  2004 French Grand Prix

Race details
Race 10 of 18 in the 2004 Formula One season
Date	July 4, 2004
Official name	Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France
Location	Magny-Cours, France
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.411 km (2.74 mi)
Distance	70 laps, 308.77 km (191.8 mi)
Weather	Fine
Pole position
Driver	Fernando Alonso	Renault
Time	1:13.698
Fastest lap
Driver	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
Time	1:15.377
Podium
First	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
Second	Fernando Alonso	Renault
Third	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari

The 2004 French Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on July 4, 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.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time[1]	Gap
1	8	Fernando Alonso	Renault	1:13.698	—
2	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:13.971	+0.273
3	5	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	1:13.987	+0.289
4	9	Jenson Button	BAR-Honda	1:13.995	+0.297
5	7	Jarno Trulli	Renault	1:14.070	+0.372
6	3	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	1:14.172	+0.474
7	10	Takuma Sato	BAR-Honda	1:14.240	+0.542
8	4	Marc Gené	Williams-BMW	1:14.275	+0.577
9	6	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:14.346	+0.648
10	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:14.478	+0.780
11	16	Cristiano da Matta	Toyota	1:14.553	+0.855
12	14	Mark Webber	Jaguar-Cosworth	1:14.798	+1.100
13	15	Christian Klien	Jaguar-Cosworth	1:15.065	+1.367
14	17	Olivier Panis	Toyota	1:15.130	+1.432
15	11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Sauber-Petronas	1:16.177	+2.479
16	12	Felipe Massa	Sauber-Petronas	1:16.200	+2.502
17	18	Nick Heidfeld	Jordan-Ford	1:16.807	+3.109
18	19	Giorgio Pantano	Jordan-Ford	1:17.462	+3.764
19	20	Gianmaria Bruni	Minardi-Cosworth	1:17.913	+4.215
20	21	Zsolt Baumgartner	Minardi-Cosworth	1:18.247	+4.549

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
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

Notes

• Lap Leaders: Fernando Alonso 36 (1-32, 43-46) and Michael Schumacher 34 (33-42 and 47-70)
• Ralf Schumacher was involved in a serious accident in the 2004 United States Grand Prix, and he was out of action for 6 races.
• Marc Gené replaced Ralf Schumacher in this race and the next race.
• Last points finish of 2004 for Jarno Trulli.

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Michael Schumacher 90 2 Rubens Barrichello 68 3 Jenson Button 48 4 Jarno Trulli 46 5 Fernando Alonso 33

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Ferrari 158 2 Renault 79 3 BAR-Honda 62 4 Williams-BMW 37 5 McLaren-Mercedes 22

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

References

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Coordinates: 46°51′51″N 3°09′49″E / 46.86417°N 3.16361°E / 46.86417; 3.16361