2004 German Grand Prix
Race details | ||
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Race 12 of 18 in the 2004 Formula One season | ||
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Date | July 25, 2004 | |
Official name | Großer Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland | |
Location | Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany | |
Course | Permanent racing facility 4.574 km (2.842 mi) | |
Distance | 66 laps, 301.884 km (187.572 mi) | |
Weather | Fine | |
Pole position | ||
Driver | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
Time | 1:13.306 | |
Fastest lap | ||
Driver | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren-Mercedes |
Time | 1:13.780 on lap 10 | |
Podium | ||
First | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
Second | Jenson Button | BAR-Honda |
Third | Fernando Alonso | Renault |
The 2004 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on July 25, 2004 at the Hockenheimring. Jenson Button overcame a 10-place penalty to finish 2nd. This proved to be Cristiano da Matta's final Grand Prix; for Hungary he was replaced by compatriot Ricardo Zonta.
Classification
Qualifying
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time[1] | Gap |
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1 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:13.306 | — |
2 | 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | 1:13.668 | +0.362 |
3 | 9 | Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | 1:13.674 | +0.368 |
4 | 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:13.690 | +0.384 |
5 | 5 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:13.821 | +0.515 |
6 | 8 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:13.874 | +0.568 |
7 | 7 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 1:14.134 | +0.828 |
8 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:14.278 | +0.972 |
9 | 10 | Takuma Sato | BAR-Honda | 1:14.287 | +0.981 |
10 | 17 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 1:14.368 | +1.062 |
11 | 4 | Antônio Pizzonia | Williams-BMW | 1:14.556 | +1.250 |
12 | 14 | Mark Webber | Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:14.802 | +1.496 |
13 | 15 | Christian Klien | Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:15.011 | +1.705 |
14 | 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber-Petronas | 1:15.395 | +2.089 |
15 | 16 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 1:15.454 | +2.148 |
16 | 12 | Felipe Massa | Sauber-Petronas | 1:15.616 | +2.310 |
17 | 19 | Giorgio Pantano | Jordan-Ford | 1:16.192 | +2.886 |
18 | 18 | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan-Ford | 1:16.310 | +3.004 |
19 | 20 | Gianmaria Bruni | Minardi-Cosworth | 1:18.055 | +4.749 |
20 | 21 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi-Cosworth | 1:18.400 | +5.094 |
Race
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 66 | 1:23:54.848 | 1 | 10 |
2 | 9 | Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | 66 | +8.388 | 13 | 8 |
3 | 8 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 66 | +16.351 | 5 | 6 |
4 | 5 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 66 | +19.231 | 4 | 5 |
5 | 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | 66 | +23.055 | 2 | 4 |
6 | 14 | Mark Webber | Jaguar-Cosworth | 66 | +41.108 | 11 | 3 |
7 | 4 | Antônio Pizzonia | Williams-BMW | 66 | +41.956 | 10 | 2 |
8 | 10 | Takuma Sato | BAR-Honda | 66 | +46.842 | 8 | 1 |
9 | 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber-Petronas | 66 | +1:07.102 | 14 | |
10 | 15 | Christian Klien | Jaguar-Cosworth | 66 | +1:08.578 | 12 | |
11 | 7 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 66 | +1:10.258 | 6 | |
12 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 66 | +1:13.252 | 7 | |
13 | 12 | Felipe Massa | Sauber-Petronas | 65 | +1 Lap | 16 | |
14 | 17 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 65 | +1 Lap | 9 | |
15 | 19 | Giorgio Pantano | Jordan-Ford | 63 | +3 Laps | 17 | |
16 | 21 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi-Cosworth | 62 | +4 Laps | 20 | |
17 | 20 | Gianmaria Bruni | Minardi-Cosworth | 62 | +4 Laps | 19 | |
Ret | 18 | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan-Ford | 42 | Handling | 18 | |
Ret | 16 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 38 | Puncture | 15 | |
Ret | 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren-Mercedes | 13 | Rear Wing | 3 |
Notes
- Lap Leaders: Michael Schumacher 54 (1-11, 16-29, 36-48, 52-67), Kimi Räikkönen 1 (12), Jenson Button 11 (13-15, 31-35, 49-51) and Fernando Alonso 1 (30)
- Last race: Cristiano da Matta
- Kimi Räikkönen's rear wing was broken during the race, leading to a massive accident.
- Marc Gené was replaced at Williams by Antônio Pizzonia, returning to Formula One after being sacked by Jaguar following the 2003 British Grand Prix.
- First Points: Antônio Pizzonia
Standings after the race
- Bold text indicates who still has a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ↑ "The Official Formula 1 website". Archived from the original on 2009-05-14. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
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