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25px France  2004 French Grand Prix
Race details
Race 10 of 18 in the 2004 Formula One season
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours.svg
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 25px Spain Fernando Alonso Renault
Time 1:13.698
Fastest lap
Driver 25px Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari
Time 1:15.377
Podium
First 25px Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari
Second 25px Spain Fernando Alonso Renault
Third 25px Brazil 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 25px Spain Fernando Alonso Renault 1:13.698
2 1 25px Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:13.971 +0.273
3 5 25px UK David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:13.987 +0.289
4 9 25px UK Jenson Button BAR-Honda 1:13.995 +0.297
5 7 25px Italy Jarno Trulli Renault 1:14.070 +0.372
6 3 25px Flag of Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW 1:14.172 +0.474
7 10 25px Japan Takuma Sato BAR-Honda 1:14.240 +0.542
8 4 25px Spain Marc Gené Williams-BMW 1:14.275 +0.577
9 6 25px Finland Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:14.346 +0.648
10 2 25px Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:14.478 +0.780
11 16 25px Brazil Cristiano da Matta Toyota 1:14.553 +0.855
12 14 25px Australia Mark Webber Jaguar-Cosworth 1:14.798 +1.100
13 15 25px Austria Christian Klien Jaguar-Cosworth 1:15.065 +1.367
14 17 25px France Olivier Panis Toyota 1:15.130 +1.432
15 11 25px Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Sauber-Petronas 1:16.177 +2.479
16 12 25px Brazil Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas 1:16.200 +2.502
17 18 25px Germany Nick Heidfeld Jordan-Ford 1:16.807 +3.109
18 19 25px Italy Giorgio Pantano Jordan-Ford 1:17.462 +3.764
19 20 25px Italy Gianmaria Bruni Minardi-Cosworth 1:17.913 +4.215
20 21 25px Flag of Hungary Zsolt Baumgartner Minardi-Cosworth 1:18.247 +4.549

Race[]

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1 25px Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 70 1:30:18.133 2 10
2 8 25px Spain Fernando Alonso Renault 70 +8.329 1 8
3 2 25px Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 70 +31.622 10 6
4 7 25px Italy Jarno Trulli Renault 70 +32.082 5 5
5 9 25px UK Jenson Button BAR-Honda 70 +32.482 4 4
6 5 25px UK David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 70 +35.520 3 3
7 6 25px Finland Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 70 +36.230 9 2
8 3 25px Flag of Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW 70 +43.419 6 1
9 14 25px Australia Mark Webber Jaguar-Cosworth 70 +52.394 12  
10 4 25px Spain Marc Gené Williams-BMW 70 +58.166 8  
11 15 25px Austria Christian Klien Jaguar-Cosworth 69 +1 Lap 13  
12 11 25px Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Sauber-Petronas 69 +1 Lap 15  
13 12 25px Brazil Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas 69 +1 Lap 16  
14 16 25px Brazil Cristiano da Matta Toyota 69 +1 Lap 11  
15 17 25px France Olivier Panis Toyota 68 +2 Laps 14  
16 18 25px Germany Nick Heidfeld Jordan-Ford 68 +2 Laps 17  
17 19 25px Italy Giorgio Pantano Jordan-Ford 67 +3 Laps 18  
18 20 25px Italy Gianmaria Bruni Minardi-Cosworth 66 Gearbox 19  
Ret 21 25px Flag of Hungary Zsolt Baumgartner Minardi-Cosworth 31 Spin 20  
Ret 10 25px Japan Takuma Sato BAR-Honda 15 Engine 7  

Notes[]

Standings after the race[]

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 25px Germany Michael Schumacher 90
2 25px Brazil Rubens Barrichello 68
3 25px UK Jenson Button 48
4 25px Italy Jarno Trulli 46
5 25px Spain Fernando Alonso 33
Constructors' Championship standings
Pos Constructor Points
1 25px Italy Ferrari 158
2 25px France Renault 79
3 25px UK BAR-Honda 62
4 25px UK Williams-BMW 37
5 25px UK McLaren-Mercedes 22
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References[]


Previous race:
2004 United States Grand Prix
FIA Formula One World Championship
2004 season
Next race:
2004 British Grand Prix
Previous race:
2003 French Grand Prix
French Grand Prix Next race:
2005 French Grand Prix
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