2004 China Grand Prix

 2004 China Grand Prix

Racing data
16th of 18 races in the 2004 Formula 1 World Championship
Surname:	I Chinese Grand Prix
Date:	September 26, 2004
Place:	Shanghai
Course:	Shanghai International Circuit
Length:	305.256 km in 56 laps of 5.451 km
Weather:	slightly cloudy, warm
Spectator:	~ 200,000
Pole position
Driver:	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari
Time:	1: 34.012 min
Fastest lap
Driver:	Michael sSchumacher	Ferrari
Time:	1: 32.238 min (lap 55)
Podium
First:	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari
Second:	Jenson Button	BAR Honda
Third:	Kimi Raikkonen	McLaren-Mercedes

The 2004 Chinese Grand Prix took place on September 26th at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai and was the 16th race of the 2004 Formula 1 World Championship . It was the first Formula 1 race to be held in China.

Reports

background

After the Italian Grand Prix , Michael Schumacher led the drivers' standings unassailable with 38 points ahead of Rubens Barrichello and 65 points ahead of Jenson Button . Ferrari led the constructors' championship with 140 points unassailable from BAR-Honda and with 143 points ahead of Renault .

Ralf Schumacher returned to his Williams cockpit after an injury break and replaced Antonio Pizzonia . At Renault, Jarno Trulli was replaced by Jacques Villeneuve . At Jordan , Giorgio Pantano was replaced by Timo Glock .

training

Several teams were allowed to deploy a third driver on Friday practice. Anthony Davidson (BAR-Honda), Björn Werdenheim ( Jaguar-Cosworth ), Ryan Briscoe ( Toyota ), Robert Doornbos (Jordan-Cosworth) and Bas Leinders ( Minardi-Cosworth ) took part in the Friday training sessions. In the first free practice, Davidson set the fastest lap ahead of Ralf Schumacher and Juan Pablo Montoya . In the second free practice, Davidson kept the top position in front of his teammate Button and Kimi Raikkonen . From the third free practice, only the regular pilots were allowed to be used. Ralf Schumacher set the fastest time ahead of his team mate Montoya and his brother Michael Schumacher. In the fourth free practice session, Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher took the lead in front of his team mates Barrichello and Raikkonen.

Qualifying

In the first qualifying, in which the starting positions for the second qualifying were determined, Michael Schumacher achieved the fastest lap ahead of Raikkonen and Giancarlo Fisichella . In qualifying, Barrichello achieved the fastest lap and took pole position from Raikkonen and Button. Michael Schumacher spun in his fast lap and gave up without time at the pits. The Bridgestone tires worked particularly well in this section and so Sauber pilot Felipe Massa achieved fourth place, the best starting position of his career up to that point.

run

Michael Schumacher started out of the pit lane after changing the engine during the night and started the race with a full tank of fuel. Barrichello maintained his lead at the start of the race in front of Raikkonen. Fernando Alonso took third place. In the twelfth lap there was a collision between Michael Schumacher and Christian Klien . While Schumacher could continue, the race was over for Klien.

After Toyota driver Ricardo Zonta retired with a gearbox failure, Ralf Schumacher had to give up the race after a collision with David Coulthard . A little later, Minardi driver Gianmaria Bruni , who had lost a bike, also retired.

At the top there was a tactical duel between Barrichello, Button and Raikkonen. While Button stopped twice, his two opponents had to pit three times. Shortly before the end of the race there was a duel between Michael Schumacher and Villeneuve for eleventh position, in which the German overtook the Canadian. In the end, however, he could not benefit from it as he still had to make another pit stop. However, Michael Schumacher managed to achieve the fastest lap.

Eventually Barrichello won the race for the second time this season. Button was second ahead of Raikkonen. The other points went to Alonso, Montoya, Takuma Satō , Fisichella and Massa.

With his victory, Barrichello secured the runner-up in the world championship behind Schumacher for the second time in his career. The third-placed button couldn't be caught either. With the designers, BAR-Honda increased the gap to Renault in the duel for second place behind Ferrari.

Registration list

team	No.	driver	chassis	engine	tires
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	01	Michael sSchumacher	Ferrari F2004	Ferrari 3.0 V10	B.
	02	Rubens Barrichello
BMW WilliamsF1 Team	03	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams FW26	BMW 3.0 V10	M.
	04th	Ralf Schumacher
West McLaren Mercedes	05	David Coulthard	McLaren MP4-19B	Mercedes-Benz 3.0 V10	M.
	06th	Kimi Raikkonen
Mild Seven Renault F1 Team	07th	Jacques Villeneuve	Renault R24	Renault 3.0 V10	M.
	08th	Fernando Alonso
Lucky Strike BAR Honda	09	Jenson Button	BAR 006	Honda 3.0 V10	M.
	10	Takuma Satō
	35	Anthony Davidson
Clean Petronas	11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Clean C23	Petronas 3.0 V10	B.
	12	Felipe Massa
Jaguar Racing	14th	Mark Webber	Jaguar R5	Ford Cosworth 3.0 V10	M.
	15th	Christian Klien	Jaguar R5B
	37	Björn Werdenheim	Jaguar R5
Panasonic Toyota Racing	16	Ricardo Zonta	Toyota TF104B	Toyota 3.0 V10	M.
	17th	Olivier Panis
	38	Ryan Briscoe
Jordan Ford	18th	Nick Heidfeld	Jordan EJ14	Ford Cosworth 3.0 V10	B.
	19th	Timo Glock
	39	Robert Doornbos
Minardi Cosworth	20th	Gianmaria Bruni	Minardi PS04B	Ford Cosworth 3.0 V10	B.
	21st	Zsolt Baumgartner
	40	Bas Leinders

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} These drivers were only allowed to take part in a third car on the Grand Prix weekend on Friday.

Classifications

Qualifying

Item	No.	driver	constructor	Q1	Q2	begin
01	02	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1: 33.787	1: 34.012	01
02	06th	Kimi Raikkonen	McLaren-Mercedes	1: 33.499	1: 34.178	02
03	09	Jenson Button	BAR Honda	1: 34.273	1: 34.295	03
04th	12	Felipe Massa	Clean Petronas	1: 33.816	1: 34.759	04th
05	04th	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	1: 33.849	1: 34.891	05
06th	08th	Fernando Alonso	Renault	1: 34.599	1: 34.917	06th
07th	11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Clean Petronas	1: 33.738	1: 34.951	07th
08th	17th	Olivier Panis	Toyota	1: 34.153	1: 34.975	08th
09	10	Takuma Satō	BAR Honda	1: 34.051	1: 34.993	18th
10	05	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	1: 34.355	1: 35.029	09
11	03	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	1: 34.016	1: 35.245	10
12	14th	Mark Webber	Jaguar Cosworth	1: 34.334	1: 35.286	11
13	07th	Jacques Villeneuve	Renault	1: 34.425	1: 35.384	12
14th	16	Ricardo Zonta	Toyota	1: 34.958	1: 35.410	13
15th	18th	Nick Heidfeld	Jordan Ford	1: 34.808	1: 36.507	14th
16	15th	Christian Klien	Jaguar Cosworth	1: 35.447	1: 36.535	15th
17th	19th	Timo Glock	Jordan Ford	1: 37.143	1: 37.140	16
18th	21st	Zsolt Baumgartner	Minardi-Cosworth	1: 37.510	1: 40.240	19th
-	01	Michael sSchumacher	Ferrari	1: 33.185	no time	20th
-	20th	Gianmaria Bruni	Minardi-Cosworth	1: 36.623	no time	17th

run

Item	No.	driver	constructor	Round	Stops	time	begin	Fastest lap
01	02	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	56	3	1: 29: 12,420	01	1: 32.455 (28th)
02	09	Jenson Button	BAR Honda	56	2	+ 1.035	03	1: 32.935 (33.)
03	06th	Kimi Raikkonen	McLaren-Mercedes	56	3	+ 1.469	02	1: 32.876 (53.)
04th	08th	Fernando Alonso	Renault	56	2	+ 32.510	06th	1: 33.625 (55.)
05	03	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	56	2	+ 45.193	10	1: 33.108 (34.)
06th	10	Takuma Satō	BAR Honda	56	2	+ 48.791	18th	1: 33,533 (36th)
07th	11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Clean Petronas	56	3	+1: 05.464	07th	1: 33,520 (25.)
08th	12	Felipe Massa	Clean Petronas	56	3	+1: 20.080	04th	1: 33,483 (43rd)
09	05	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	56	3	+1: 20.619	09	1: 33.727 (26.)
10	14th	Mark Webber	Jaguar Cosworth	55	2	+ 1 lap	11	1: 34.893 (32nd)
11	07th	Jacques Villeneuve	Renault	55	2	+ 1 lap	12	1: 34,950 (55th)
12	01	Michael sSchumacher	Ferrari	55	3	+ 1 lap	20th	1: 32.238 (55.)
13	18th	Nick Heidfeld	Jordan Ford	55	2	+ 1 lap	14th	1: 34.717 (55th)
14th	17th	Olivier Panis	Toyota	55	3	+ 1 lap	08th	1: 34.603 (51st)
15th	19th	Timo Glock	Jordan Ford	55	2	+ 1 lap	16	1: 34.931 (54th)
16	21st	Zsolt Baumgartner	Minardi-Cosworth	53	3	+ 3 rounds	19th	1: 37.578 (51st)
-	20th	Gianmaria Bruni	Minardi-Cosworth	38	2	DNF	17th	1: 37.377 (23.)
-	04th	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	37	2	DNF	05	1: 33,546 (31st)
-	16	Ricardo Zonta	Toyota	35	2	DNF	13	1: 34.269 (24.)
-	15th	Christian Klien	Jaguar Cosworth	11	0	DNF	15th	1: 36.888 (10.)

World Cup stands after the race

The first eight of each race received 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point (s), respectively.

Driver ranking

Item driver constructor Points 01  Michael sSchumacher Ferrari 136 02  Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 108 03  Jenson Button BAR Honda 79 04th  Fernando Alonso Renault 50 05  Jarno Trulli Renault 46 06th  Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW 46 07th  Kimi Raikkonen McLaren-Mercedes 34 08th  Takuma Satō BAR Honda 26th 09  David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 24 10  Giancarlo Fisichella Clean Petronas 21st 11  Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW 12 12  Felipe Massa Clean Petronas 11 13  Mark Webber Jaguar Cosworth 7th

Item driver constructor Points 14th  Olivier Panis Toyota 6th 15th  Antonio Pizzonia Williams-BMW 6th 16  Christian Klien Jaguar Cosworth 3 17th  Cristiano da Matta Toyota 3 18th  Nick Heidfeld Jordan Ford 3 19th  Timo Glock Jordan Ford 2 20th  Zsolt Baumgartner Minardi-Cosworth 1 21st  Ricardo Zonta Toyota 0 22nd  Marc Gené Williams-BMW 0 23  Jacques Villeneuve Renault 0 24  Giorgio Pantano Jordan Ford 0 25th  Gianmaria Bruni Minardi-Cosworth 0

Constructors' championship

Item constructor Points 01  Ferrari 244 02  BAR Honda 105 03  Renault 96 04th  Williams-BMW 64 05  McLaren-Mercedes 58

Item constructor Points 06th  Clean Petronas 32 07th  Jaguar Cosworth 10 08th  Toyota 9 09  Jordan Ford 5 10  Minardi-Cosworth 1

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} "WM-Stand"  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (motorsportarchiv.de; accessed on December 18, 2010)  
2. ↑ "Registration list" ( Memento of the original from December 28, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (motorsportarchiv.de; accessed on December 18, 2010)  
3. ↑ "1. Free training ”  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (motorsportarchiv.de; accessed on December 18, 2010)  
4. ↑ "2. Free training ”  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (motorsportarchiv.de; accessed on December 18, 2010)  
5. ↑ "3. Free training ”  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (motorsportarchiv.de; accessed on December 18, 2010)  
6. ↑ "4. Free training ”  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (motorsportarchiv.de; accessed on December 18, 2010)  
7. ↑ “5. Qualification training " ( Memento of the original from November 25, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (motorsportarchiv.de; accessed on December 18, 2010)  
8. ↑ “Starting grid”  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (motorsportarchiv.de; accessed on December 18, 2010)  

Web links

• Weekend statistics at Motorsport-Total.com