The 2004 British Grand Prix (formally the 2004 Formula 1 Foster's British Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at the Silverstone Circuit on 11 July 2004. It was Race 11 of 18 in the 2004 FIA Formula One World Championship.
2004 British Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 11 of 18 in the 2004 Formula One World Championship
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Race details | |||||
Date | 11 July 2004 | ||||
Official name | 2004 Formula 1 Foster's British Grand Prix[1] | ||||
Location | Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, England | ||||
Course | Permanent Road Facility | ||||
Course length | 5.141 km (3.194 miles) | ||||
Distance | 60 laps, 308.355 km (191.603 miles) | ||||
Weather | Cloudy, Air: 17 °C (63 °F), Track 27 °C (81 °F)[2] | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
Time | 1:18.233 | ||||
Fastest lap | |||||
Driver | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | |||
Time | 1:18.739 on lap 14 | ||||
Podium | |||||
First | Ferrari | ||||
Second | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
Third | Ferrari | ||||
Lap leaders |
Background
editThe race was preceded by a demonstration of contemporary Formula One cars on Regent Street[3][4] in London, including former British Formula One World Champion Nigel Mansell driving the Jordan EJ14.[5] The event attracted an estimated 500,000 spectators.[6]
The event was also notable for the death of Minardi Sporting Director John Walton, who died of a heart attack following the street demonstration, causing the Minardi team to withdraw its cars from Saturday's early practice session.
Friday drivers
editThe 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 |
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BAR-Honda | Anthony Davidson | |
Sauber-Petronas | - | |
Jaguar-Cosworth | Björn Wirdheim | |
Toyota | Ricardo Zonta | |
Jordan-Ford | Timo Glock | |
Minardi-Cosworth | Bas Leinders |
Classification
editQualifying
editPos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 Time | Q2 Time | Gap | Grid |
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1 | 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:21.639 | 1:18.233 | — | 1 |
2 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:24.817 | 1:18.305 | +0.072 | 2 |
3 | 9 | Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | 1:18.872 | 1:18.580 | +0.347 | 3 |
4 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:30.293 | 1:18.710 | +0.477 | 4 |
5 | 7 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 1:21.496 | 1:18.715 | +0.482 | 5 |
6 | 8 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:21.923 | 1:18.811 | +0.578 | 161 |
7 | 5 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:23.521 | 1:19.148 | +0.915 | 6 |
8 | 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | 1:34.386 | 1:19.378 | +1.145 | 7 |
9 | 10 | Takuma Sato | BAR-Honda | 1:28.910 | 1:19.688 | +1.455 | 8 |
10 | 14 | Mark Webber | Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:35.853 | 1:20.004 | +1.771 | 9 |
11 | 12 | Felipe Massa | Sauber-Petronas | 1:19.317 | 1:20.202 | +1.969 | 10 |
12 | 17 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 1:19.697 | 1:20.335 | +2.102 | 172 |
13 | 4 | Marc Gené | Williams-BMW | 1:34.981 | 1:20.335 | +2.102 | 11 |
14 | 16 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 1:22.507 | 1:20.545 | +2.312 | 12 |
15 | 15 | Christian Klien | Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:38.648 | 1:21.559 | +3.326 | 13 |
16 | 19 | Giorgio Pantano | Jordan-Ford | 1:21.350 | 1:22.458 | +4.225 | 14 |
17 | 18 | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan-Ford | No time | 1:22.677 | +4.444 | 15 |
18 | 20 | Gianmaria Bruni | Minardi-Cosworth | 1:22.529 | 1:23.437 | +5.204 | 181 |
19 | 21 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi-Cosworth | 1:23.116 | 1:24.117 | +5.884 | 191 |
20 | 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber-Petronas | No time | No time | No time | 201 |
Source:[7]
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- Notes
- ^1 – Fernando Alonso, Gianmaria Bruni, Zsolt Baumgartner and Giancarlo Fisichella received a 10-place grid penalty for engine changes.
- ^2 – Olivier Panis received a 5-place grid penalty for impeding Felipe Massa.
Race
editPos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 60 | 1:24:42.700 | 4 | 10 |
2 | 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren-Mercedes | 60 | +2.130 | 1 | 8 |
3 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 60 | +3.114 | 2 | 6 |
4 | 9 | Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | 60 | +10.683 | 3 | 5 |
5 | 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | 60 | +12.173 | 7 | 4 |
6 | 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber-Petronas | 60 | +12.888 | 20 | 3 |
7 | 5 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 60 | +19.668 | 6 | 2 |
8 | 14 | Mark Webber | Jaguar-Cosworth | 60 | +23.701 | 9 | 1 |
9 | 12 | Felipe Massa | Sauber-Petronas | 60 | +24.023 | 10 | |
10 | 8 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 60 | +24.835 | 16 | |
11 | 10 | Takuma Sato | BAR-Honda | 60 | +33.736 | 8 | |
12 | 4 | Marc Gené | Williams-BMW | 60 | +34.303 | 11 | |
13 | 16 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 59 | +1 Lap | 12 | |
14 | 15 | Christian Klien | Jaguar-Cosworth | 59 | +1 Lap | 13 | |
15 | 18 | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan-Ford | 59 | +1 Lap | 15 | |
16 | 20 | Gianmaria Bruni | Minardi-Cosworth | 56 | +4 Laps | 18 | |
Ret | 19 | Giorgio Pantano | Jordan-Ford | 47 | Spin | 14 | |
Ret | 7 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 39 | Suspension/Accident | 5 | |
Ret | 21 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi-Cosworth | 29 | Engine | 19 | |
Ret | 17 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 16 | Fire Extinguisher | 17 | |
Source:[8]
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Championship standings after the race
edit- Bold text and an asterisk indicates who still has a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.
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- Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2004 FORMULA 1 Foster's British Grand Prix - Race". Formula1.com. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ F1 Racing. August 2004.
- ^ "Formula 1 comes to Regent Street". Evening Standard. 23 June 2004.
- ^ "F1 drivers burn rubber on London Streets". The Guardian. 7 July 2004.
- ^ "London event a success". www.motorsport.com. Motorsport.com. 7 July 2004.
- ^ "London GP 'could happen'". www.bbc.co.uk. BBC. 6 July 2004.
- ^ "2004 British Grand Prix – Saturday Qualifying Results". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ "2004 British Grand Prix – Race Results". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 16 November 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Britain 2004 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.