2004 Chinese Grand Prix
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| Race 16 of 18 in the 2004 Formula One season | |||
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| Date | 26 September 2004 | ||
| Official name | I Sinopec Chinese Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Shanghai International Circuit Shanghai, China |
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| Course | Permanent Racing Facility | ||
| Course length | 5.451 km (3.387 mi) | ||
| Distance | 56 laps, 305.066 km (189.559 mi) | ||
| Weather | Sunny with temperatures reaching up to 27 °C (81 °F)[1] | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1.34.012 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |  Michael Schumacher |
Ferrari | |
| Time | 1.32.238 (lap record) | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | BAR-Honda | ||
| Third | McLaren-Mercedes | ||
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The 2004 Chinese Grand Prix (formally the I Sinopec Chinese Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 26 September 2004 at the Shanghai International Circuit. It was the sixteenth race of the 2004 Formula One season, and the first Chinese Grand Prix. The race, contested over 56 laps, was won by Rubens Barrichello for the Ferrari team, from a pole position start. Jenson Button finished second for the BAR team, with Kimi Räikkönen third in a McLaren.
Contents
Report
Qualifying
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Race
Following a clean start, Rubens Barrichello won the race with Jenson Button in second and Kimi Räikkönen in third place. Michael Schumacher finished in 12th place after a race with several incidents, including a collision, a spin and a puncture.
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.
| Constructor | Nat | Driver |
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| BAR-Honda |  |
Anthony Davidson |
| Sauber-Petronas | - | |
| Jaguar-Cosworth |  |
Björn Wirdheim |
| Toyota |  |
Ryan Briscoe |
| Jordan-Ford |  |
Robert Doornbos |
| Minardi-Cosworth |  |
Bas Leinders |
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| 1 | 2 |  Rubens Barrichello |
Ferrari | 1:34.012 | — |
| 2 | 6 |  Kimi Räikkönen |
McLaren-Mercedes | 1:34.178 | +0.166 |
| 3 | 9 | Jenson Button |
BAR-Honda | 1:34.295 | +0.283 |
| 4 | 12 | Felipe Massa |
Sauber-Petronas | 1:34.759 | +0.747 |
| 5 | 4 | Ralf Schumacher |
Williams-BMW | 1:34.891 | +0.879 |
| 6 | 8 |  Fernando Alonso |
Renault | 1:34.917 | +0.905 |
| 7 | 11 |  Giancarlo Fisichella |
Sauber-Petronas | 1:34.951 | +0.939 |
| 8 | 17 |  Olivier Panis |
Toyota | 1:34.975 | +0.963 |
| 9 | 10 |  Takuma Sato |
BAR-Honda | 1:34.993 | +0.981 |
| 10 | 5 | David Coulthard |
McLaren-Mercedes | 1:35.029 | +1.017 |
| 11 | 3 |  Juan Pablo Montoya |
Williams-BMW | 1:35.245 | +1.233 |
| 12 | 14 | Mark Webber |
Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:35.286 | +1.274 |
| 13 | 7 |  Jacques Villeneuve |
Renault | 1:35.384 | +1.372 |
| 14 | 16 | Ricardo Zonta |
Toyota | 1:35.410 | +1.398 |
| 15 | 18 | Nick Heidfeld |
Jordan-Ford | 1:36.507 | +2.495 |
| 16 | 15 |  Christian Klien |
Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:36.535 | +2.523 |
| 17 | 19 | Timo Glock |
Jordan-Ford | 1:37.140 | +3.128 |
| 18 | 21 |  Zsolt Baumgartner |
Minardi-Cosworth | 1:40.240 | +6.228 |
| 19 | 20 | Gianmaria Bruni |
Minardi-Cosworth | no time | no time |
| 20 | 1 | Michael Schumacher |
Ferrari | no time | no time |
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Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello |
Ferrari | 56 | 1:29:12.420 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 9 | Jenson Button |
BAR-Honda | 56 | + 1.035 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | 6 | Kimi Räikkönen |
McLaren-Mercedes | 56 | + 1.469 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | 8 | Fernando Alonso |
Renault | 56 | + 32.510 | 6 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya |
Williams-BMW | 56 | + 45.193 | 10 | 4 |
| 6 | 10 | Takuma Sato |
BAR-Honda | 56 | + 54.791 | 18 | 3 |
| 7 | 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella |
Sauber-Petronas | 56 | + 1:05.454 | 7 | 2 |
| 8 | 12 | Felipe Massa |
Sauber-Petronas | 56 | + 1:20.080 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | 5 | David Coulthard |
McLaren-Mercedes | 56 | + 1:20.619 | 9 | |
| 10 | 14 | Mark Webber |
Jaguar-Cosworth | 55 | + 1 Lap | 11 | |
| 11 | 7 | Jacques Villeneuve |
Renault | 55 | + 1 Lap | 12 | |
| 12 | 1 | Michael Schumacher |
Ferrari | 55 | + 1 Lap | 20 | |
| 13 | 18 | Nick Heidfeld |
Jordan-Ford | 55 | + 1 Lap | 14 | |
| 14 | 17 | Olivier Panis |
Toyota | 55 | +1 Lap | 8 | |
| 15 | 19 | Timo Glock |
Jordan-Ford | 55 | +1 Lap | 16 | |
| 16 | 21 | Zsolt Baumgartner |
Minardi-Cosworth | 53 | +3 Laps | 19 | |
| Ret | 20 | Gianmaria Bruni |
Minardi-Cosworth | 38 | Mechanical | 17 | |
| Ret | 4 | Ralf Schumacher |
Williams-BMW | 37 | Collision damage | 5 | |
| Ret | 16 | Ricardo Zonta |
Toyota | 35 | Transmission | 13 | |
| Ret | 15 | Christian Klien |
Jaguar-Cosworth | 11 | Suspension | 15 | |
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Notes
- This race saw Michael Schumacher start from the pit lane for the first time due to spinning out in qualifying and finish a race out of the podium positions and points-paying positions for the first time of the season.
- Jacques Villeneuve returned to F1 with the Renault team, replacing Jarno Trulli.
- Ralf Schumacher returned to racing with Williams following his accident at the 2004 United States Grand Prix.
- Giorgio Pantano had been dropped by the Jordan team; his seat had been taken by Timo Glock, who scored 2 points on his F1 debut in the 2004 Canadian Grand Prix.
- This was Rubens Barrichello's last win until the 2009 European Grand Prix.
Championship standings after the race
- Bold text indicates the World Champions.
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ↑ Weather info for the 2004 Chinese Grand Prix at Weather Underground
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