2004 F1 World Championship Season
| Season: | 55th World Championship season |
|---|---|
| Drivers’ Champion: |  Michael Schumacher (7th and last title) |
| Constructors’ Champion: |  Ferrari (14th title) |
| Reigning drivers’ champion: | Michael Schumacher |
| Reigning constructors’ champion: | Ferrari |
| Races: | 18 |
| Winning drivers: | Michael Schumacher (13)  Rubens Barrichello (2) Jarno Trulli (1)  Kimi Raikkonen (1)  Juan Pablo Montoya (1) |
| Winning constructors: | Ferrari (15)  Renault (1)  McLaren (1) Williams (1) |
| First-time winners (driver): | Jarno Trulli |
| First-time winners (constructor): | none |
| Other seasons: |
Jump to: Calendar | Driver & constructor entries | Race winners | Pole positions | Fastest laps | Qualifying results | Driver standings | Constructor standings | Statistics
Calendar
- DT: Drivers’ title decider
- CT: Constructors’ title decider
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Date | Race Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia | Melbourne | 07 March | 2004 Australian Grand Prix |
| 2 |  Malaysia | Sepang | 21 March | 2004 Malaysian Grand Prix |
| 3 |  Bahrain | Sakhir | 04 April | 2004 Bahrain Grand Prix |
| 4 |  San Marino | Imola | 25 April | 2004 San Marino Grand Prix |
| 5 |  Spain | Catalunya | 09 May | 2004 Spanish Grand Prix |
| 6 |  Monaco | Monte Carlo | 23 May | 2004 Monaco Grand Prix |
| 7 |  Europe | Nurburgring | 30 May | 2004 European Grand Prix |
| 8 |  Canada | Montreal | 13 June | 2004 Canadian Grand Prix |
| 9 |  USA | Indianapolis | 20 June | 2004 United States Grand Prix |
| 10 | France | Magny-Cours | 04 July | 2004 French Grand Prix |
| 11 | Britain | Silverstone | 11 July | 2004 British Grand Prix |
| 12 | Germany | Hockenheim | 25 July | 2004 German Grand Prix |
| 13 |  Hungary CT | Hungaroring | 15 August | 2004 Hungarian Grand Prix |
| 14 |  Belgium DT | Spa-Francorchamps | 29 August | 2004 Belgian Grand Prix |
| 15 | Italy | Monza | 12 September | 2004 Italian Grand Prix |
| 16 |  China | Shanghai | 26 September | 2004 Chinese Grand Prix |
| 17 |  Japan | Suzuka | 10 October | 2004 Japanese Grand Prix |
| 18 | Brazil | Interlagos | 24 October | 2004 Brazilian Grand Prix |
Driver and constructor entries
Race drivers
| Constructor | Driver | Round(s) entered |
|---|---|---|
| BAR | Jenson Button | All |
| Takuma Sato | All | |
| Ferrari | Rubens Barrichello | All |
| Michael Schumacher | All | |
| Jaguar |  Christian Klien | All |
| Mark Webber | All | |
 Jordan | Timo Glock | 8, 16-18 |
| Nick Heidfeld | All | |
| Giorgio Pantano | 1-7, 9-15 | |
| McLaren | David Coulthard | All |
| Kimi Raikkonen | All | |
| Minardi | Zsolt Baumgartner | All |
| Gianmaria Bruni | All | |
| Renault | Fernando Alonso | All |
| Jarno Trulli | 1-15 | |
| Jacques Villeneuve | 16-18 | |
 Sauber | Giancarlo Fisichella | All |
| Felipe Massa | All | |
| Toyota | Cristiano da Matta | 1-12 |
| Olivier Panis | 1-17 | |
| Jarno Trulli | 17-18 | |
| Ricardo Zonta | 13-16, 18 | |
| Williams | Marc Gene | 10-11 |
| Juan Pablo Montoya | All | |
| Antonio Pizzonia | 12-15 | |
| Ralf Schumacher | 1-9, 16-18 |
Free practice drivers
| Constructor | Driver | Round(s) entered |
|---|---|---|
| BAR | Anthony Davidson | All |
| Jaguar |  Bjorn Wirdheim | All |
| Jordan |  Robert Doornbos | 16-18 |
| Timo Glock | 1-7, 9-15 | |
| Minardi | Bas Leinders | 2-18 |
| Toyota | Ryan Briscoe | 13-18 |
| Ricardo Zonta | 1-12 |
Race winners
- Highlight: Home driver/constructor
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor | Start | Win Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | Melbourne | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 13.605s |
| 2 | Malaysia | Sepang | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 5.022s |
| 3 | Bahrain | Sakhir | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 1.367s |
| 4 | San Marino | Imola | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | 9.702s |
| 5 | Spain | Catalunya | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 13.290s |
| 6 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 1 | 0.497s |
| 7 | Europe | Nurburgring | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 17.989s |
| 8 | Canada | Montreal | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 6 | 5.108s |
| 9 | USA | Indianapolis | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | 2.950s |
| 10 | France | Magny-Cours | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | 8.329s |
| 11 | Britain | Silverstone | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 4 | 2.130s |
| 12 | Germany | Hockenheim | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 8.388s |
| 13 | Hungary | Hungaroring | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 4.696s |
| 14 | Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren-Mercedes | 10 | 3.132s |
| 15 | Italy | Monza | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1 | 1.347s |
| 16 | China | Shanghai | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1 | 1.035s |
| 17 | Japan | Suzuka | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 14.098s |
| 18 | Brazil | Interlagos | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | 2 | 1.022s |
Polesitters
- Highlight: Home driver/constructor
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor | Race | Pole Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | Melbourne | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 0.074s |
| 2 | Malaysia | Sepang | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 0.641s |
| 3 | Bahrain | Sakhir | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 0.391s |
| 4 | San Marino | Imola | Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | 2 | 0.258s |
| 5 | Spain | Catalunya | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 0.617s |
| 6 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 1 | 0.360s |
| 7 | Europe | Nurburgring | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 0.635s |
| 8 | Canada | Montreal | Ralf Schumacher | Williams-BMW | DSQ | 0.066s |
| 9 | USA | Indianapolis | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 2 | 0.177s |
| 10 | France | Magny-Cours | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 2 | 0.273s |
| 11 | Britain | Silverstone | Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren-Mercedes | 2 | 0.072s |
| 12 | Germany | Hockenheim | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 0.362s |
| 13 | Hungary | Hungaroring | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 0.177s |
| 14 | Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 9 | 0.072s |
| 15 | Italy | Monza | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1 | 0.531s |
| 16 | China | Shanghai | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1 | 0.166s |
| 17 | Japan | Suzuka | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 0.490s |
| 18 | Brazil | Interlagos | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 3 | 0.204s |
Fastest laps
- Highlight: Home driver/constructor
Qualifying results
World Drivers’ Championship standings
The top eight classified finishers of each race were awarded points on the following basis: 1st (10), 2nd (8), 3rd (6), 4th (5), 5th (4), 6th (3), 7th (2), 8th (1)
- Highlight: Rookie
- Bold: pole position
- Underline: fastest lap
- Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap
| Pos | Driver | AUS | MYS | BHR | SMR | ESP | MCO | EUR | CAN | USA | FRA | GBR | DEU | HUN | BEL | ITA | CHN | JPN | BRA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | R | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 148 |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | R | 3 | 114 |
| 3 | Jenson Button | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | R | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | R | 3 | 2 | 3 | R | 85 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | R | 5 | R | R | 2 | 10 | 3 | 3 | R | R | 4 | 5 | 4 | 59 |
| 5 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 5 | 2 | 13 | 3 | R | 4 | 8 | DSQ | DSQ | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | R | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 58 |
| 6 | Jarno Trulli | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | R | 4 | 4 | R | 11 | R | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 46 | |
| 7 | Kimi Raikkonen | R | R | R | 8 | 11 | R | R | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | R | R | 1 | R | 3 | 6 | 2 | 45 |
| 8 | Takuma Sato | 9 | 15R | 5 | 16R | 5 | R | R | R | 3 | R | 11 | 8 | 6 | R | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 34 |
| 9 | Ralf Schumacher | 4 | R | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10R | R | DSQ | R | R | 2 | 5 | 24 | ||||||
| 10 | David Coulthard | 8 | 6 | R | 12 | 10 | R | R | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | R | 11 | 24 |
| 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | R | 6 | 4 | 9R | 12 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 22 |
| 12 | Felipe Massa | R | 8 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 9 | R | R | 13 | 9 | 13 | R | 4 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 12 |
| 13 | Mark Webber | R | R | 8 | 13 | 12 | R | 7 | R | R | 9 | 8 | 6 | 10 | R | 9 | 10 | R | R | 7 |
| 14 | Olivier Panis | 13 | 12 | 9 | 11 | R | 8 | 11 | DSQ | 5 | 15 | R | 14 | 11 | 8 | R | 14 | 14 | 6 | |
| 15 | Antonio Pizzonia | 7 | 7 | R | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 16 | Christian Klien | 11 | 10 | 14 | 14 | R | R | 12 | 9 | R | 11 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 13 | R | 12 | 14 | 3 |
| 17 | Cristiano da Matta | 12 | 9 | 10 | R | 13 | 6 | R | DSQ | R | 14 | 13 | R | 3 | ||||||
| 18 | Nick Heidfeld | R | R | 15 | R | R | 7 | 10 | 8 | R | 16 | 15 | R | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | R | 3 |
| 19 | Timo Glock | 7 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 20 | Zsolt Baumgartner | R | 16 | R | 15 | R | 9 | 15 | 10 | 8 | R | R | 16 | 15 | R | 15 | 16 | R | 16 | 1 |
| 21 | Marc Gene | 10 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Jacques Villeneuve | 11 | 10 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Ricardo Zonta | R | 10R | 11 | R | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | Giorgio Pantano | 14 | 13 | 16 | R | R | R | 13 | R | 17 | R | 15 | R | R | R | |||||
| 25 | Gianmaria Bruni | NC | 14 | 17 | R | R | R | 14 | R | R | 18R | 16 | 17 | 14 | R | R | R | 16 | 17 | |
| No. | Driver | AUS | MYS | BHR | SMR | ESP | MCO | EUR | CAN | USA | FRA | GBR | DEU | HUN | BEL | ITA | CHN | JPN | BRA | Points |
Race to the title
The Race to the title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season between the top five drivers of 2004.
World Constructors’ Championship standings
The top eight classified finishers of each race were awarded points on the following basis: 1st (10), 2nd (8), 3rd (6), 4th (5), 5th (4), 6th (3), 7th (2), 8th (1)
- Bold: pole position
- Underline: fastest lap
- Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap
| Pos | Constructor | AUS | MYS | BHR | SMR | ESP | MCO | EUR | CAN | USA | FRA | GBR | DEU | HUN | BEL | ITA | CHN | JPN | BRA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 262 |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | R | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | R | 7 | |||
| 2 | BAR-Honda | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | R | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 119 |
| 9 | 15R | 5 | 16R | 8 | R | R | R | R | R | 11 | 8 | 6 | R | 4 | 6 | 4 | R | |||
| 3 | Renault | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | R | 4 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 105 |
| 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | R | 5 | R | R | 4 | R | 11 | R | R | R | 11 | 10 | 10 | |||
| 4 | Williams-BMW | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 8 | DSQ | DSQ | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | R | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 88 |
| 5 | R | 13 | 7 | R | 10R | R | DSQ | R | 10 | 12 | 7 | 7 | R | 7 | R | 7 | 5 | |||
| 5 | McLaren-Mercedes | 8 | 6 | R | 8 | 10 | R | R | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 3 | R | 2 | 69 |
| R | R | R | 12 | 11 | R | R | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | R | R | 7 | R | 9 | R | 11 | |||
| 6 | Sauber-Petronas | 10 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 9R | 12 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 34 |
| R | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | R | 9 | R | R | 13 | 9 | 13 | R | 5 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |||
| 7 | Jaguar-Cosworth | 11 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 12 | R | 7 | 9 | R | 9 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 10 |
| R | R | 14 | 14 | R | R | 12 | R | R | 11 | 14 | 10 | 13 | R | 13 | R | R | R | |||
| 8 | Toyota | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 11 | DSQ | 5 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 9 |
| 13 | 12 | 10 | R | R | 8 | R | DSQ | R | 15 | R | R | R | 10R | R | R | 14 | 13 | |||
| 9 | Jordan-Ford | 14 | 13 | 15 | R | R | 7 | 10 | 7 | R | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 5 |
| R | R | 16 | R | R | R | 13 | 8 | R | 17 | R | R | R | R | R | 15 | 15 | R | |||
| 10 | Minardi-Cosworth | NC | 14 | 17 | 15 | R | 9 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 18R | 16 | 16 | 14 | R | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 1 |
| R | 16 | R | R | R | R | 15 | R | R | R | R | 17 | 15 | R | R | R | R | 17 | |||
| No. | Constructor | AUS | MYS | BHR | SMR | ESP | MCO | EUR | CAN | USA | FRA | GBR | DEU | HUN | BEL | ITA | CHN | JPN | BRA | Points |
Race to the title
The Race to the title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season between the top five constructors of 2004.