2004 French Grand Prix

2004 French Grand Prix
2004 French Grand Prix
Race 10 of 18 in the 2004 Formula One World Championship
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Race details
Date	4 July 2004
Official name	Formula 1 Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France 2004
Location	Magny-Cours, France
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.411 km (2.741 miles)
Distance	70 laps, 308.586 km (191.746 miles)
Weather	Sunny
Pole position
Driver	Fernando Alonso;
Time	1:13.698
Fastest lap
Driver	Michael Schumacher
Time	1:15.377 on lap 32 (lap record)
Podium
First	Michael Schumacher;
Second	Fernando Alonso;
Third	Rubens Barrichello;
	Lap leaders ;

The 2004 French Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France 2004)^[2] was a Formula One motor race held on 4 July 2004 at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours. It was the 10th race of 18 in the 2004 FIA Formula One World Championship. This race has become famous for a 4-stop strategy used by Michael Schumacher to beat Fernando Alonso's Renault. Rubens Barrichello finished third in his Ferrari, having overtaken Jarno Trulli in the last corners of the last lap.

Friday drivers

The bottom six 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
BAR-Honda		Anthony Davidson
Sauber-Petronas	N/A	N/A
Jaguar-Cosworth		Björn Wirdheim
Toyota		Ricardo Zonta
Jordan-Ford		Timo Glock
Minardi-Cosworth		Bas Leinders

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Q1 Time	Q2 Time	Gap
1	8	Fernando Alonso	Renault	1:13.750	1:13.698	—
2	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:13.541	1:13.971	+0.273
3	5	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	1:13.649	1:13.987	+0.289
4	9	Jenson Button	BAR-Honda	1:13.772	1:13.995	+0.297
5	7	Jarno Trulli	Renault	1:13.949	1:14.070	+0.372
6	3	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	1:13.377	1:14.172	+0.474
7	10	Takuma Sato	BAR-Honda	1:14.130	1:14.240	+0.542
8	4	Marc Gené	Williams-BMW	1:14.133	1:14.275	+0.577
9	6	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:13.736	1:14.346	+0.648
10	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	No time	1:14.478	+0.780
11	16	Cristiano da Matta	Toyota	1:14.245	1:14.553	+0.855
12	14	Mark Webber	Jaguar-Cosworth	1:15.332	1:14.798	+1.100
13	15	Christian Klien	Jaguar-Cosworth	1:15.205	1:15.065	+1.367
14	17	Olivier Panis	Toyota	1:14.540	1:15.130	+1.432
15	11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Sauber-Petronas	1:15.793	1:16.177	+2.479
16	12	Felipe Massa	Sauber-Petronas	1:14.627	1:16.200	+2.502
17	18	Nick Heidfeld	Jordan-Ford	1:16.366	1:16.807	+3.109
18	19	Giorgio Pantano	Jordan-Ford	1:15.913	1:17.462	+3.764
19	20	Gianmaria Bruni	Minardi-Cosworth	1:18.070	1:17.913	+4.215
20	21	Zsolt Baumgartner	Minardi-Cosworth	1:18.108	1:18.247	+4.549
Source:^[3]

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	70	1:30:18.133	2	10
2	8	Fernando Alonso	Renault	70	+8.329	1	8
3	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	70	+31.622	10	6
4	7	Jarno Trulli	Renault	70	+32.082	5	5
5	9	Jenson Button	BAR-Honda	70	+32.482	4	4
6	5	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	70	+35.520	3	3
7	6	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	70	+36.230	9	2
8	3	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	70	+43.419	6	1
9	14	Mark Webber	Jaguar-Cosworth	70	+52.394	12
10	4	Marc Gené	Williams-BMW	70	+58.166	8
11	15	Christian Klien	Jaguar-Cosworth	69	+1 lap	13
12	11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Sauber-Petronas	69	+1 lap	15
13	12	Felipe Massa	Sauber-Petronas	69	+1 lap	16
14	16	Cristiano da Matta	Toyota	69	+1 lap	11
15	17	Olivier Panis	Toyota	68	+2 laps	14
16	18	Nick Heidfeld	Jordan-Ford	68	+2 laps	17
17	19	Giorgio Pantano	Jordan-Ford	67	+3 laps	18
18	20	Gianmaria Bruni	Minardi-Cosworth	65	Gearbox	19
Ret	21	Zsolt Baumgartner	Minardi-Cosworth	31	Spin	20
Ret	10	Takuma Sato	BAR-Honda	15	Engine	7
Source:^[4]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Michael Schumacher	90
2	Rubens Barrichello	68
3	Jenson Button	48
4	Jarno Trulli	46
5	Fernando Alonso	33
Source: ^[5]

Constructors' Championship standings

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Ferrari	158
2	Renault	79
3	BAR-Honda	62
4	Williams-BMW	37
5	McLaren-Mercedes	22
Source: ^[5]

Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

^ ^a ^b "Grand Prix de France". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Archived from the original on 2010-09-15. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
^ "FORMULA 1 Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France 2004 - Race". Formula1.com. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
^ "2004 French Grand Prix - Saturday Qualifying Results". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 24 August 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
^ "2004 French Grand Prix - Race Results". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 16 November 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
^ ^a ^b "France 2004 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 17 March 2019.

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[FIAOverview-1] "Grand Prix de France". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Archived from the original on 2010-09-15. Retrieved 2023-07-21.

[2] "FORMULA 1 Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France 2004 - Race". Formula1.com. Retrieved 29 December 2020.

[3] "2004 French Grand Prix - Saturday Qualifying Results". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 24 August 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2015.

[4] "2004 French Grand Prix - Race Results". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 16 November 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2015.

[champ-5] "France 2004 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 17 March 2019.

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