2004 German Grand Prix

  2004 German Grand Prix

Race details
Race 12 of 18 in the 2004 Formula One season
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

Peter Sauber outside the Sauber garage.

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	Gap
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
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.

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Michael Schumacher 110 2 Rubens Barrichello 74 3 Jenson Button 61 4 Jarno Trulli 46 5 Fernando Alonso 39

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Ferrari 184 2 Renault 85 3 BAR-Honda 76 4 Williams-BMW 47 5 McLaren-Mercedes 37

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

Previous race: 2004 British Grand Prix	FIA Formula One World Championship 2004 season	Next race: 2004 Hungarian Grand Prix
Previous race: 2003 German Grand Prix	German Grand Prix	Next race: 2005 German Grand Prix

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