2004 European Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 30 May 2004 |
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| Circuit | Nurburgring, 60 laps |
| Round | 7 of 18 |
| Race numbers | The 2004 European Grand Prix was the
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 |  Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 60 | 1hr 32m 35.101s | 10 | |
| 2 | +5 |  Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 60 | +17.989s | 8 |
| 3 | +2 |  Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | 60 | +22.533s | 6 |
| 4 | -1 |  Jarno Trulli | Renault | 60 | +53.673s | 5 |
| 5 | +1 |  Fernando Alonso | Renault | 60 | +1m 00.987s | 4 |
| 6 | +13 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber-Petronas | 60 | +1m 13.448s | 3 |
| 7 | +7 |  Mark Webber | Jaguar-Cosworth | 60 | +1m 16.206s | 2 |
| 8 |  Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | 59 | +1 lap | 1 | |
| 9 | +7 | Felipe Massa | Sauber-Petronas | 59 | +1 lap | |
| 10 | +3 | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan-Ford | 59 | +1 lap | |
| 11 | -1 |  Olivier Panis | Toyota | 59 | +1 lap | |
| 12 |  Christian Klien | Jaguar-Cosworth | 59 | +1 lap | ||
| 13 | +2 | Giorgio Pantano | Jordan-Ford | 58 | +2 laps | |
| 14 | +6 | Gianmaria Bruni | Minardi-Cosworth | 57 | +3 laps | |
| 15 | +2 |  Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi-Cosworth | 57 | +3 laps | |
| R |  Takuma Sato | BAR-Honda | 47 | DNF | ||
| R | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 25 | DNF | ||
| R |  Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren-Mercedes | 9 | DNF | ||
| R | Ralf Schumacher | Williams-BMW | 0 | DNF | ||
| R | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 0 | DNF | ||
Starting grid
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | |
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| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | |
| 2 | Takuma Sato | BAR-Honda | |
| 3 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | |
| 4 | Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren-Mercedes | |
| 5 | Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | |
| 7 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | |
| 8 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | |
| 9 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams-BMW | |
| 10 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | |
| 11 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | |
| 12 | Christian Klien | Jaguar-Cosworth | |
| 13 | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan-Ford | |
| 14 | Mark Webber | Jaguar-Cosworth | |
| 15 | Giorgio Pantano | Jordan-Ford | |
| 16 | Felipe Massa | Sauber-Petronas | |
| 17 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi-Cosworth | |
| 18 | -10 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber-Petronas |
| 19 | -10 | Gianmaria Bruni | Minardi-Cosworth |
| 20 | -10 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes |
Notes
- Giancarlo Fisichella, Gianmaria Bruni, and David Coulthard received 10-place grid penalties for engine changes.
Qualifying result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:28.351 | |
| 2 | Takuma Sato | BAR-Honda | 1:28.986 | 0.635 |
| 3 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 1:29.135 | 0.784 |
| 4 | Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:29.137 | 0.786 |
| 5 | Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | 1:29.245 | 0.894 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:29.313 | 0.962 |
| 7 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:29.353 | 1.002 |
| 8 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | 1:29.354 | 1.003 |
| 9 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams-BMW | 1:29.459 | 1.108 |
| 10 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 1:29.697 | 1.346 |
| 11 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 1:29.706 | 1.355 |
| 12 | Christian Klien | Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:31.431 | 3.080 |
| 13 | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan-Ford | 1:31.604 | 3.253 |
| 14 | Mark Webber | Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:31.797 | 3.446 |
| 15 | Giorgio Pantano | Jordan-Ford | 1:31.979 | 3.628 |
| 16 | Felipe Massa | Sauber-Petronas | 1:31.982 | 3.631 |
| 17 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi-Cosworth | 1:34.398 | 6.047 |
| 18 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber-Petronas | – | |
| 19 | Gianmaria Bruni | Minardi-Cosworth | – | |
| 20 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | – |
Notes
- Mark Webber initially set a lap time of 1:30.797, but received a one-second time penalty for ignoring yellow flags in practice.
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 European Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Michael Schumacher | 60 |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | 46 |
| 3 | Jenson Button | 38 |
| 4 | Jarno Trulli | 36 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | 25 |
| 6 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 24 |
| 7 | Ralf Schumacher | 12 |
| 8 | Takuma Sato | 8 |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | 5 |
| 10 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 5 |
| 11 | David Coulthard | 4 |
| 12 | Cristiano da Matta | 3 |
| 13 | Mark Webber | 3 |
| 14 | Nick Heidfeld | 2 |
| 15 | Olivier Panis | 1 |
| 16 | Kimi Raikkonen | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 | Ferrari | 106 |
| 2 | Renault | 61 |
| 3 | BAR-Honda | 46 |
| 4 | Williams-BMW | 36 |
| 5 |  Sauber-Petronas | 10 |
| 6 | McLaren-Mercedes | 5 |
| 7 | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | Jaguar-Cosworth | 3 |
| 9 | Jordan-Ford | 2 |
Statistics & milestones
- Milestone race start
- 200th for Michael Schumacher (6th driver to start 200 races, 1st German driver)
- Wins
- 76th for Michael Schumacher
- 173rd for Ferrari
- Race 1-2
- 65th for Ferrari
- Podiums
- 128th for Michael Schumacher, 48th for Rubens Barrichello, 5th for Jenson Button
- 534th & 535th for Ferrari, 7th for BAR
- Poles
- 60th for Michael Schumacher (2nd driver to take 60 pole positions, 1st German driver)
- 171st for Ferrari
- Fastest laps
- 62nd for Michael Schumacher
- 173rd for Ferrari
- Front row starts
- 95th for Michael Schumacher, 1st and only for Takuma Sato (133rd different front row starter, 1st Japanese driver; last Japanese front row starter until 2012)
- Pole & win
- 34th for Michael Schumacher
- Win & fastest lap
- 40th for Michael Schumacher (1st driver to win and set the fastest lap in 40 races, 1st German driver)
- Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
- 19th for Michael Schumacher