Race details | ||
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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 |
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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 |
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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[]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References[]
- ↑ "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2004/723/6084/. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
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