2004 Bahrain Grand Prix

The 2004 Bahrain Grand Prix (officially the 2004 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix)[2] was a Formula One motor race held on 4 April 2004 at the Bahrain International Circuit. It was Race 3 of 18 in the 2004 FIA Formula One World Championship. It was the first Formula One race to be held in the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Middle East. The 57-lap race was the third round of the 2004 Formula One season. The race was won by Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher. His teammate Rubens Barrichello completed a 1-2 for the team, whilst Jenson Button completed the podium for the BAR team by finishing in third position.

2004 Bahrain Grand Prix
Race 3 of 18 in the 2004 Formula One World Championship
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Race details
Date 4 April 2004
Official name 2004 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix
Location Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.417 km (3.366 miles)
Distance 57 laps, 308.523 km (191.860 miles)
Weather Warm, dry and overcast
Attendance 68,000 (Weekend) [1]
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Time 1:30.139
Fastest lap
Driver Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari
Time 1:30.252 on lap 7 (lap record)
Podium
First Ferrari
Second Ferrari
Third BAR-Honda
Lap leaders

Friday drivers

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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 35   Anthony Davidson
Sauber-Petronas -
Jaguar-Cosworth 37   Björn Wirdheim
Toyota 38   Ricardo Zonta
Jordan-Ford 39   Timo Glock
Minardi-Cosworth 40   Bas Leinders

Classification

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Qualifying

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Pos No Driver Constructor Q1 Time Q2 Time Gap Grid
1 1   Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:30.751 1:30.139 1
2 2   Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:31.283 1:30.530 +0.391 2
3 3   Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW 1:30.247 1:30.581 +0.442 3
4 4   Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW 1:29.968 1:30.633 +0.494 4
5 10   Takuma Sato BAR-Honda 1:31.135 1:30.827 +0.688 5
6 9   Jenson Button BAR-Honda 1:31.131 1:30.856 +0.717 6
7 7   Jarno Trulli Renault 1:31.103 1:30.971 +0.832 7
8 17   Olivier Panis Toyota 1:31.001 1:31.686 +1.547 8
9 16   Cristiano da Matta Toyota 1:31.329 1:31.717 +1.578 9
10 5   David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:31.364 1:31.719 +1.580 10
11 11   Giancarlo Fisichella Sauber-Petronas 1:31.203 1:31.731 +1.592 11
12 15   Christian Klien Jaguar-Cosworth 1:31.868 1:32.332 +2.193 12
13 12   Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas 1:32.152 1:32.536 +2.397 13
14 14   Mark Webber Jaguar-Cosworth 1:31.945 1:32.625 +2.486 14
15 18   Nick Heidfeld Jordan-Ford 1:32.640 1:33.506 +3.367 181
16 19   Giorgio Pantano Jordan-Ford 1:33.598 1:34.105 +3.966 15
17 8   Fernando Alonso Renault 1:31.040 1:34.130 +3.991 16
18 20   Gianmaria Bruni Minardi-Cosworth 1:34.879 1:34.584 +4.445 17
19 21   Zsolt Baumgartner Minardi-Cosworth 1:35.632 1:35.787 +5.648 201
20 6   Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:30.353 No time 191
Source:[3]
Notes
  • ^1 – Nick Heidfeld, Zsolt Baumgartner and Kimi Räikkönen received a 10-place grid penalty for engine changes.

Race

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Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1   Michael Schumacher Ferrari B 57 1:28:34.875 1 10
2 2   Rubens Barrichello Ferrari B 57 +1.367 2 8
3 9   Jenson Button BAR-Honda M 57 +26.687 6 6
4 7   Jarno Trulli Renault M 57 +32.214 7 5
5 10   Takuma Sato BAR-Honda M 57 +52.460 5 4
6 8   Fernando Alonso Renault M 57 +53.156 16 3
7 4   Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW M 57 +58.155 4 2
8 14   Mark Webber Jaguar-Cosworth M 56 +1 Lap 14 1
9 17   Olivier Panis Toyota M 56 +1 Lap 8  
10 16   Cristiano da Matta Toyota M 56 +1 Lap 9  
11 11   Giancarlo Fisichella Sauber-Petronas B 56 +1 Lap 11  
12 12   Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas B 56 +1 Lap 13  
13 3   Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW M 56 Gearbox 3  
14 15   Christian Klien Jaguar-Cosworth M 56 +1 Lap 12  
15 18   Nick Heidfeld Jordan-Ford B 56 +1 Lap 18  
16 19   Giorgio Pantano Jordan-Ford B 55 +2 Laps 15  
17 20   Gianmaria Bruni Minardi-Cosworth B 52 +5 Laps PL1  
Ret 5   David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes M 50 Pneumatics 10  
Ret 21   Zsolt Baumgartner Minardi-Cosworth B 44 Engine 20  
Ret 6   Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes M 7 Engine 19  
Source:[4]
Notes
  • ^1 – Gianmaria Bruni started the race from the pitlane.

Championship standings after the race

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

References

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  1. ^ "Trends in Bahrain". joesaward.wordpress.com. 22 April 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  2. ^ "2004 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix - Race". Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  3. ^ "2004 Bahrain Grand Prix - Saturday Qualifying Results". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 24 August 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  4. ^ "2004 Bahrain Grand Prix - Race Results". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 16 November 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Bahrain 2004 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
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Awards
Preceded by
2003 Spanish Grand Prix
Formula One Promotional Trophy
for Race Promoter

2004
Succeeded by
2005 Monaco Grand Prix

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