2004 Bahrain Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 4 April 2004 |
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| Circuit | Sakhir, 57 laps |
| Round | 3 of 18 |
| Race numbers | The 2004 Bahrain Grand Prix was the
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 |  Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 57 | 1hr 28m 34.875s | 10 | |
| 2 |  Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 57 | +1.367s | 8 | |
| 3 | +3 |  Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | 57 | +26.687s | 6 |
| 4 | +3 |  Jarno Trulli | Renault | 57 | +32.214s | 5 |
| 5 |  Takuma Sato | BAR-Honda | 57 | +52.460s | 4 | |
| 6 | +10 |  Fernando Alonso | Renault | 57 | +53.156s | 3 |
| 7 | -3 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams-BMW | 57 | +58.155s | 2 |
| 8 | +6 |  Mark Webber | Jaguar-Cosworth | 56 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 9 | -1 |  Olivier Panis | Toyota | 56 | +1 lap | |
| 10 | -1 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 56 | +1 lap | |
| 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber-Petronas | 56 | +1 lap | ||
| 12 | +1 | Felipe Massa | Sauber-Petronas | 56 | +1 lap | |
| 13 | -10 |  Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | 56 | +1 lap | |
| 14 | -2 |  Christian Klien | Jaguar-Cosworth | 56 | +1 lap | |
| 15 | +3 | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan-Ford | 56 | +1 lap | |
| 16 | -1 | Giorgio Pantano | Jordan-Ford | 55 | +2 laps | |
| 17 | PL | Gianmaria Bruni | Minardi-Cosworth | 52 | +5 laps | |
| R | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 50 | DNF | ||
| R |  Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi-Cosworth | 44 | DNF | ||
| R |  Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren-Mercedes | 7 | DNF | ||
Starting grid
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | |
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| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | |
| 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | |
| 4 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams-BMW | |
| 5 | Takuma Sato | BAR-Honda | |
| 6 | Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | |
| 7 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | |
| 8 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | |
| 9 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | |
| 10 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | |
| 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber-Petronas | |
| 12 | Christian Klien | Jaguar-Cosworth | |
| 13 | Felipe Massa | Sauber-Petronas | |
| 14 | Mark Webber | Jaguar-Cosworth | |
| 15 | Giorgio Pantano | Jordan-Ford | |
| 16 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | |
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| 18 | -10 | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan-Ford |
| 19 | -10 | Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 20 | -10 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi-Cosworth |
| Started from the pit lane | |||
| Gianmaria Bruni | Minardi-Cosworth | ||
Notes
- Nick Heidfeld, Kimi Raikkonen, and Zsolt Baumgartner received 10-place grid penalties for engine changes.
Qualifying result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:30.139 | |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:30.530 | 0.391 |
| 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | 1:30.581 | 0.442 |
| 4 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams-BMW | 1:30.633 | 0.494 |
| 5 | Takuma Sato | BAR-Honda | 1:30.827 | 0.688 |
| 6 | Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | 1:30.856 | 0.717 |
| 7 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 1:30.971 | 0.832 |
| 8 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 1:31.686 | 1.547 |
| 9 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 1:31.717 | 1.578 |
| 10 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:31.719 | 1.580 |
| 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber-Petronas | 1:31.731 | 1.592 |
| 12 | Christian Klien | Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:32.332 | 2.193 |
| 13 | Felipe Massa | Sauber-Petronas | 1:32.536 | 2.397 |
| 14 | Mark Webber | Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:32.625 | 2.486 |
| 15 | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan-Ford | 1:33.506 | 3.367 |
| 16 | Giorgio Pantano | Jordan-Ford | 1:34.105 | 3.966 |
| 17 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:34.130 | 3.991 |
| 18 | Gianmaria Bruni | Minardi-Cosworth | 1:34.584 | 4.445 |
| 19 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi-Cosworth | 1:35.787 | 5.648 |
| 20 | Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren-Mercedes | – |
Free practice appearances
| Driver | Constructor |
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| Anthony Davidson | BAR-Honda |
| Timo Glock |  Jordan-Ford |
 Bas Leinders | Minardi-Cosworth |
 Bjorn Wirdheim | Jaguar-Cosworth |
| Ricardo Zonta | Toyota |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-2004 Bahrain Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Michael Schumacher | 30 |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | 21 |
| 3 | Jenson Button | 15 |
| 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 12 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | 11 |
| 6 | Jarno Trulli | 11 |
| 7 | Ralf Schumacher | 7 |
| 8 | Takuma Sato | 4 |
| 9 | David Coulthard | 4 |
| 10 | Felipe Massa | 1 |
| 11 | Mark Webber | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 | Ferrari | 51 |
| 2 | Renault | 22 |
| 3 | Williams-BMW | 19 |
| 4 | BAR-Honda | 19 |
| 5 | McLaren-Mercedes | 4 |
| 6 |  Sauber-Petronas | 1 |
| 7 | Jaguar-Cosworth | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Wins
- 73rd for Michael Schumacher
- 170th for Ferrari
- Race 1-2
- 63rd for Ferrari
- Podiums
- 125th for Michael Schumacher, 45th for Rubens Barrichello, 2nd for Jenson Button
- 528th for 529th for Ferrari, 4th for BAR
- Poles
- 58th for Michael Schumacher
- 169th for Ferrari
- Qualifying 1-2
- 58th for Ferrari
- Fastest laps
- 58th for Michael Schumacher
- 169th for Ferrari
- Front row starts
- 92nd for Michael Schumacher, 23rd for Rubens Barrichello
- Pole & win
- 32nd for Michael Schumacher
- Win & fastest lap
- 37th for Michael Schumacher
- Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
- 17th for Michael Schumacher