BAR 006
 Takuma Satō in BAR 006 |
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| Constructor: | BAR Honda | ||||||||
| Designer: | Geoff Willis | ||||||||
| Predecessor: | BAR 005 | ||||||||
| Successor: | BAR 007 | ||||||||
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| Chassis: | Honeycomb sandwich monocoque made of CFRP | ||||||||
| Engine: | Honda F1 RA004, V10 engine, 3.0 liters | ||||||||
| Length: | 4465 mm | ||||||||
| Width: | 1800 mm | ||||||||
| Height: | 950 mm | ||||||||
| Wheelbase: | 3140 mm | ||||||||
| Weight: | 600 kg | ||||||||
| Tires: | Michelin | ||||||||
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| Driver: | 9. Jenson Button 10. Takuma Satō 
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| First start: | 2004 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||
| Last start: | 2004 Brazilian Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| World Cup points: | 119 | ||||||||
| Podiums: | 11 | ||||||||
| Leadership laps: | 54 over 290.630 km | ||||||||
The BAR 006 was the Formula 1 - racing cars of BAR-Honda for the 2004 season . It was the further development of the BAR 005 used in the previous season .
General
The 2004 season marked a turning point for BAR . Jacques Villeneuve as the undisputed team leader was dismissed in the 2003 season and replaced by Takuma Satō . For the first time since its founding, BAR played the season without Jacques Villeneuve. They also switched from the tire manufacturer Bridgestone to Michelin .
technology
Compared to the previous year's car, the chassis was designed to be stiffer. It was tuned to the new Michelin tires in order to work optimally with the tire unknown to the team. In addition, the car has a lower center of gravity.
2004 season
The car proved to be very competitive from the start. Both drivers were among the top three eleven times, and Jenson Button also achieved pole position in Imola. However, neither driver could achieve a victory. BAR was unable to compete with Scuderia Ferrari . Second place in the constructors' championship was successfully defended against Renault .
Results
| driver | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14th | 15th | 16 | 17th | 18th | Points | rank |
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J. Button
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9 | 6th | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8th | 2 | 3 | 3 | DNF | 5 | 4th | 2 | 5 | DNF | 3 | 2 | 3 | DNF | ||
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T. Satō
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10 | 9 | 15th | 5 | 16 | 5 | DNF | DNF | DNF | 3 | DNF | 11 | 8th | 6th | DNF | 4th | 6th | 4th | 6th | ||
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| colour | abbreviation | meaning |
| gold | - | victory |
| silver | - | 2nd place |
| bronze | - | 3rd place |
| green | - | Placement in the points |
| blue | - | Classified outside the point ranks |
| violet | DNF | Race not finished (did not finish) |
| NC | not classified | |
| red | DNQ | did not qualify |
| DNPQ | failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify) | |
| black | DSQ | disqualified |
| White | DNS | not at the start (did not start) |
| WD | withdrawn | |
| Light Blue | PO | only participated in the training (practiced only) |
| TD | Friday test driver | |
| without | DNP | did not participate in the training (did not practice) |
| INJ | injured or sick | |
| EX | excluded | |
| DNA | did not arrive | |
| C. | Race canceled | |
| no participation in the World Cup | ||
| other | P / bold | Pole position |
| SR / italic | Fastest race lap | |
| * | not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered |
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| () | Streak results | |
| underlined | Leader in the overall standings | |
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BAR 006 Honda. Retrieved April 13, 2013 .
