| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race 16 of 18 in the 2004 Formula One season | ||
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| Date | September 26, 2004 | |
| Official name | I Sinopec Chinese Grand Prix | |
| Location | Shanghai International Circuit Shanghai, China | |
| Course | Permanent Racing Facility 5.451 km (3.387 mi) | |
| Distance | 56 laps, 305.066 km (189.559 mi) | |
| Weather | Sunny | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Rubens Barrichello
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Ferrari |
| Time | 1.34.012 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  Michael Schumacher
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Ferrari |
| Time | 1.32.238 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Rubens Barrichello
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Ferrari |
| Second |  Jenson Button
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BAR-Honda |
| Third |  Kimi Räikkönen
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McLaren-Mercedes |
The 2004 Chinese Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 26 September 2004 at the Shanghai International Circuit. It was the first Formula One race to be held in China.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| BAR-Honda |
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Anthony Davidson |
| Sauber-Petronas | - | |
| Jaguar-Cosworth | 
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Björn Wirdheim |
| Toyota | 
|
Ryan Briscoe |
| Jordan-Ford | 
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Robert Doornbos |
| Minardi-Cosworth | 
|
Bas Leinders |
Classification[]
Qualifying[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time[1] | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello
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Ferrari | 1:34.012 | — |
| 2 | 6 | Kimi Räikkönen
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McLaren-Mercedes | 1:34.178 | +0.166 |
| 3 | 9 | Jenson Button
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BAR-Honda | 1:34.295 | +0.283 |
| 4 | 12 | Felipe Massa
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Sauber-Petronas | 1:34.759 | +0.747 |
| 5 | 4 | Ralf Schumacher
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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
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BAR-Honda | 1:34.993 | +0.981 |
| 10 | 5 | David Coulthard
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McLaren-Mercedes | 1:35.029 | +1.017 |
| 11 | 3 |  Juan Pablo Montoya
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Williams-BMW | 1:35.245 | +1.233 |
| 12 | 14 | Mark Webber
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Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:35.286 | +1.274 |
| 13 | 7 |  Jacques Villeneuve
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Renault | 1:35.384 | +1.372 |
| 14 | 16 | Ricardo Zonta
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Toyota | 1:35.410 | +1.398 |
| 15 | 18 | Nick Heidfeld
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Jordan-Ford | 1:36.507 | +2.495 |
| 16 | 15 |  Christian Klien
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Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:36.535 | +2.523 |
| 17 | 19 | Timo Glock
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Jordan-Ford | 1:37.140 | +3.128 |
| 18 | 21 |  Zsolt Baumgartner
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Minardi-Cosworth | 1:40.240 | +6.228 |
| 19 | 20 | Gianmaria Bruni
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Minardi-Cosworth | no time | no time |
| 20 | 1 | Michael Schumacher
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Ferrari | no time | no time |
Race[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Puncture | 5 | |
| Ret | 16 | Ricardo Zonta
|
Toyota | 35 | Transmission | 13 | |
| Ret | 15 | Christian Klien
|
Jaguar-Cosworth | 11 | Suspension | 15 |
Notes[]
- Lap Leaders: Rubens Barrichello 47 (1-12, 16-29, 36-56), Jenson Button 8 (13-14, 30-35) and Ralf Schumacher 1 (15)
- This race saw Michael Schumacher start from the pit lane for the first time due to spinning out in qualifying.
- This race saw Michael Schumacher 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.
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[]
- ↑ "The Official Formula 1 website". Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2004/729/5995/. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
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