2004 European Grand Prix
The 2004 European Grand Prix (officially the 2004 Formula 1 Allianz Grand Prix of Europe)[1] was a Formula One motor race held on 30 May 2004 at the Nürburgring. It was Race 7 of 18 in the 2004 FIA Formula One World Championship. The race was noticeable due to the race strategy employed by Ferrari. Michael Schumacher extended his gap over his rivals to close to 18 seconds in the first 7 laps, when the top-runners seemed to bunch up behind Kimi Räikkönen. After his pitstop, Schumacher exited in 6th place, moved back up when others made their pitstops and cruised to a dominant victory in front of his teammate Rubens Barrichello. Takuma Sato broke the overall lap record with a time of 1:27.691 in the first qualifying session, and also took his first front row start.[2]
| 2004 European Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 7 of 18 in the 2004 Formula One World Championship | |||
| The Nürburgring | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 30 May 2004 | ||
| Official name | 2004 Formula 1 Allianz Grand Prix of Europe | ||
| Location | Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.148 km (3.2 miles) | ||
| Distance | 60 laps, 308.88 km (192 miles) | ||
| Weather | Cloudy at start, sunny later | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:28.351 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:29.468 on lap 7 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | BAR-Honda | ||
| Lap leaders | |||
Schumacher and Barrichello left the champagne unsprayed after the death of former Fiat chairman Umberto Agnelli, who had died of lymphatic cancer aged 69 on 27 May.[3]
Friday drivers
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 | Anthony Davidson | |
| Sauber-Petronas | - | |
| Jaguar-Cosworth | Björn Wirdheim | |
| Toyota | Ricardo Zonta | |
| Jordan-Ford | Timo Glock | |
| Minardi-Cosworth | Bas Leinders |
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 Time | Q2 Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:28.278 | 1:28.351 | — |
| 2 | 10 | Takuma Sato | BAR-Honda | 1:27.691 | 1:28.986 | +0.635 |
| 3 | 7 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 1:29.905 | 1:29.135 | +0.784 |
| 4 | 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:28.897 | 1:29.137 | +0.786 |
| 5 | 9 | Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | 1:28.816 | 1:29.245 | +0.894 |
| 6 | 8 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:29.069 | 1:29.313 | +0.962 |
| 7 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:29.014 | 1:29.353 | +1.002 |
| 8 | 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | 1:29.092 | 1:29.354 | +1.003 |
| 9 | 4 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams-BMW | 1:28.655 | 1:29.459 | +1.108 |
| 10 | 17 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 1:29.243 | 1:29.697 | +1.346 |
| 11 | 16 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 1:29.272 | 1:29.706 | +1.355 |
| 12 | 15 | Christian Klien | Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:30.933 | 1:31.431 | +3.080 |
| 13 | 18 | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan-Ford | 1:32.216 | 1:31.604 | +3.253 |
| 14 | 14 | Mark Webber | Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:30.579 | 1:31.797 | +3.446 |
| 15 | 19 | Giorgio Pantano | Jordan-Ford | 1:31.928 | 1:31.979 | +3.628 |
| 16 | 12 | Felipe Massa | Sauber-Petronas | 1:31.879 | 1:31.982 | +3.631 |
| 17 | 21 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi-Cosworth | 1:33.061 | 1:34.398 | +6.047 |
| 18 | 5 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:28.717 | no time | no time |
| 19 | 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber-Petronas | 1:29.327 | no time | no time |
| 20 | 20 | Gianmaria Bruni | Minardi-Cosworth | 1:33.077 | no time | no time |
Source:[4] | ||||||
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 60 | 1:32:35.101 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 60 | +17.989 | 7 | 8 |
| 3 | 9 | Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | 60 | +22.533 | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | 7 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 60 | +53.673 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 8 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 60 | +1:00.987 | 6 | 4 |
| 6 | 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber-Petronas | 60 | +1:13.448 | 18 | 3 |
| 7 | 14 | Mark Webber | Jaguar-Cosworth | 60 | +1:16.206 | 14 | 2 |
| 8 | 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | 59 | +1 Lap | 8 | 1 |
| 9 | 12 | Felipe Massa | Sauber-Petronas | 59 | +1 Lap | 16 | |
| 10 | 18 | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan-Ford | 59 | +1 Lap | 13 | |
| 11 | 17 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 59 | +1 Lap | 10 | |
| 12 | 15 | Christian Klien | Jaguar-Cosworth | 59 | +1 Lap | 12 | |
| 13 | 19 | Giorgio Pantano | Jordan-Ford | 58 | +2 Laps | 15 | |
| 14 | 20 | Gianmaria Bruni | Minardi-Cosworth | 57 | +3 Laps | 19 | |
| 15 | 21 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi-Cosworth | 57 | +3 Laps | 17 | |
| Ret | 10 | Takuma Sato | BAR-Honda | 47 | Engine | 2 | |
| Ret | 5 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 25 | Engine | 20 | |
| Ret | 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren-Mercedes | 9 | Engine | 4 | |
| Ret | 4 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams-BMW | 0 | Collision | 9 | |
| Ret | 16 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 0 | Collision | 11 | |
Source:[5] | |||||||
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ^ "2004 FORMULA 1™ Allianz Grand Prix of Europe - Race". Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "2004 FORMULA 1™ Allianz Grand Prix of Europe - QUALIFYING 1". Formula 1® - The Official F1® Website. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
- ^ "Schumacher Dedicates Win to Umberto Agnelli". Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ . Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 24 August 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ . Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 16 November 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Europe 2004 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.