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Home / Seasons / 2004 F1 World Championship Season / 2004 Chinese Grand Prix

2004 Chinese Grand Prix

DateSunday, 26 September 2004
Winner
  • Brazil flag lazyload Rubens Barrichello
  • Italy flag lazyload Ferrari
Pole position
  • Brazil flag lazyload Rubens Barrichello
  • Italy flag lazyload Ferrari
Fastest lap
  • Germany flag lazyload Michael Schumacher
  • Italy flag lazyload Ferrari
CircuitShanghai, 56 laps
Round16 of 18
Race numbers

The 2004 Chinese Grand Prix was the

  • 729th World Championship race
  • 1st World Championship Chinese Grand Prix
  • 1st World Championship race at Shanghai
More 2004 season
More Chinese Grands Prix

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 Brazil flag lazyload Rubens BarrichelloFerrari561hr 29m 12.420s10
2+1United Kingdom flag lazyload Jenson ButtonBAR-Honda56+1.035s8
3-1Finland flag lazyload Kimi RaikkonenMcLaren-Mercedes56+1.469s6
4+2Spain flag lazyload Fernando AlonsoRenault56+32.510s5
5+5Colombia flag lazyload Juan Pablo MontoyaWilliams-BMW56+45.193s4
6+12Japan flag lazyload Takuma SatoBAR-Honda56+54.791s3
7 Italy flag lazyload Giancarlo FisichellaSauber-Petronas56+1m 05.464s2
8-4Brazil flag lazyload Felipe MassaSauber-Petronas56+1m 20.080s1
9 United Kingdom flag lazyload David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes56+1m 20.619s 
10+1Australia flag lazyload Mark WebberJaguar-Cosworth55+1 lap 
11+1Canada flag lazyload Jacques VilleneuveRenault55+1 lap 
12PLGermany flag lazyload Michael SchumacherFerrari55+1 lap 
13+1Germany flag lazyload Nick HeidfeldJordan-Ford55+1 lap 
14-6France flag lazyload Olivier PanisToyota55+1 lap 
15+1Germany flag lazyload Timo GlockJordan-Ford55+1 lap 
16+3Hungary flag lazyload Zsolt BaumgartnerMinardi-Cosworth53+3 laps 
R Italy flag lazyload Gianmaria BruniMinardi-Cosworth38DNF 
R Germany flag lazyload Ralf SchumacherWilliams-BMW37DNF 
R Brazil flag lazyload Ricardo ZontaToyota35DNF 
R Austria flag lazyload Christian KlienJaguar-Cosworth11DNF 

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1 Brazil flag lazyload Rubens BarrichelloFerrari
2 Finland flag lazyload Kimi RaikkonenMcLaren-Mercedes
3 United Kingdom flag lazyload Jenson ButtonBAR-Honda
4 Brazil flag lazyload Felipe MassaSauber-Petronas
5 Germany flag lazyload Ralf SchumacherWilliams-BMW
6 Spain flag lazyload Fernando AlonsoRenault
7 Italy flag lazyload Giancarlo FisichellaSauber-Petronas
8 France flag lazyload Olivier PanisToyota
9 United Kingdom flag lazyload David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes
10 Colombia flag lazyload Juan Pablo MontoyaWilliams-BMW
11 Australia flag lazyload Mark WebberJaguar-Cosworth
12 Canada flag lazyload Jacques VilleneuveRenault
13 Brazil flag lazyload Ricardo ZontaToyota
14 Germany flag lazyload Nick HeidfeldJordan-Ford
15 Austria flag lazyload Christian KlienJaguar-Cosworth
16 Germany flag lazyload Timo GlockJordan-Ford
17 Italy flag lazyload Gianmaria BruniMinardi-Cosworth
18-10Japan flag lazyload Takuma SatoBAR-Honda
19-10Hungary flag lazyload Zsolt BaumgartnerMinardi-Cosworth
20   
Started from the pit lane
  Germany flag lazyload Michael SchumacherFerrari

Notes

  • Both Takuma Sato and Zsolt Baumgartner received 10-place grid penalties for engine changes.

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1Brazil flag lazyload Rubens BarrichelloFerrari1:34.012 
2Finland flag lazyload Kimi RaikkonenMcLaren-Mercedes1:34.1780.166
3United Kingdom flag lazyload Jenson ButtonBAR-Honda1:34.2950.283
4Brazil flag lazyload Felipe MassaSauber-Petronas1:34.7590.747
5Germany flag lazyload Ralf SchumacherWilliams-BMW1:34.8910.879
6Spain flag lazyload Fernando AlonsoRenault1:34.9170.905
7Italy flag lazyload Giancarlo FisichellaSauber-Petronas1:34.9510.939
8France flag lazyload Olivier PanisToyota1:34.9750.963
9Japan flag lazyload Takuma SatoBAR-Honda1:34.9930.981
10United Kingdom flag lazyload David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes1:35.0291.017
11Colombia flag lazyload Juan Pablo MontoyaWilliams-BMW1:35.2451.233
12Australia flag lazyload Mark WebberJaguar-Cosworth1:35.2861.274
13Canada flag lazyload Jacques VilleneuveRenault1:35.3841.372
14Brazil flag lazyload Ricardo ZontaToyota1:35.4101.398
15Germany flag lazyload Nick HeidfeldJordan-Ford1:36.5072.495
16Austria flag lazyload Christian KlienJaguar-Cosworth1:36.5352.523
17Germany flag lazyload Timo GlockJordan-Ford1:37.1403.128
18Hungary flag lazyload Zsolt BaumgartnerMinardi-Cosworth1:40.2406.228
19Germany flag lazyload Michael SchumacherFerrari– 
20Italy flag lazyload Gianmaria BruniMinardi-Cosworth– 

Free practice appearances

DriverConstructor
Australia flag lazyload Ryan BriscoeJapan flag lazyload Toyota
United Kingdom flag lazyload Anthony DavidsonUnited Kingdom flag lazyload BAR-Honda
Netherlands flag lazyload Robert DoornbosIreland flag lazyload Jordan-Ford
Belgium flag lazyload Bas LeindersItaly flag lazyload Minardi-Cosworth
Sweden flag lazyload Bjorn WirdheimUnited Kingdom flag lazyload Jaguar-Cosworth

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-2004 Chinese Grand Prix.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1Germany flag lazyload Michael Schumacher136
2Brazil flag lazyload Rubens Barrichello108
3United Kingdom flag lazyload Jenson Button79
4Spain flag lazyload Fernando Alonso50
5Italy flag lazyload Jarno Trulli46
6Colombia flag lazyload Juan Pablo Montoya46
7Finland flag lazyload Kimi Raikkonen34
8Japan flag lazyload Takuma Sato26
9United Kingdom flag lazyload David Coulthard24
10Italy flag lazyload Giancarlo Fisichella21
11Germany flag lazyload Ralf Schumacher12
12Brazil flag lazyload Felipe Massa11
13Australia flag lazyload Mark Webber7
14France flag lazyload Olivier Panis6
15Brazil flag lazyload Antonio Pizzonia6
16Austria flag lazyload Christian Klien3
17Brazil flag lazyload Cristiano da Matta3
18Germany flag lazyload Nick Heidfeld3
19Germany flag lazyload Timo Glock2
20Hungary flag lazyload Zsolt Baumgartner1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Italy flag lazyload Ferrari244
2United Kingdom flag lazyload BAR-Honda105
3France flag lazyload Renault96
4United Kingdom flag lazyload Williams-BMW64
5United Kingdom flag lazyload McLaren-Mercedes58
6Switzerland flag Sauber-Petronas32
7United Kingdom flag lazyload Jaguar-Cosworth10
8Japan flag lazyload Toyota9
9Ireland flag lazyload Jordan-Ford5
10Italy flag lazyload Minardi-Cosworth1

Statistics & milestones

Wins
9th for Rubens Barrichello (last win until 2009; last for Ferrari)
181st for Ferrari
Podiums
56th for Rubens Barrichello, 17th for Kimi Raikkonen, 9th for Jenson Button
551st for Ferrari, 366th for McLaren, 12th for BAR
Poles
12th for Rubens Barrichello
176th for Ferrari
Fastest laps
66th for Michael Schumacher
180th for Ferrari
Front row starts
28th for Rubens Barrichello, 7th for Kimi Raikkonen
Pole & win
5th and last for Rubens Barrichello

See also

  • Chinese Grand Prix
  • Shanghai circuit
  • 2004 World Championship season

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