2004 European Grand Prix

The 2004 European Grand Prix (officially the 2004 Formula 1 Allianz Grand Prix of Europe)[1] was a Formula One motor race held on 30 May 2004 at the Nürburgring. It was Race 7 of 18 in the 2004 FIA Formula One World Championship. The race was noticeable due to the race strategy employed by Ferrari. Michael Schumacher extended his gap over his rivals to close to 18 seconds in the first 7 laps, when the top-runners seemed to bunch up behind Kimi Räikkönen. After his pitstop, Schumacher exited in 6th place, moved back up when others made their pitstops and cruised to a dominant victory in front of his teammate Rubens Barrichello. Takuma Sato broke the overall lap record with a time of 1:27.691 in the first qualifying session, and also took his first front row start.[2]

2004 European Grand Prix
Race 7 of 18 in the 2004 Formula One World Championship
The Nürburgring
The Nürburgring
Race details
Date 30 May 2004
Official name 2004 Formula 1 Allianz Grand Prix of Europe
Location Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.148 km (3.2 miles)
Distance 60 laps, 308.88 km (192 miles)
Weather Cloudy at start, sunny later
Pole position
Driver
Ferrari
Time 1:28.351
Fastest lap
Driver Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari
Time 1:29.468 on lap 7
Podium
First
Ferrari
Second
Ferrari
Third
BAR-Honda
Lap leaders

Schumacher and Barrichello left the champagne unsprayed after the death of former Fiat chairman Umberto Agnelli, who had died of lymphatic cancer aged 69 on 27 May.[3]

Friday drivers

The 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.

ConstructorNatDriver
BAR-Honda United Kingdom Anthony Davidson
Sauber-Petronas -
Jaguar-Cosworth Sweden Björn Wirdheim
Toyota Brazil Ricardo Zonta
Jordan-Ford Germany Timo Glock
Minardi-Cosworth Belgium Bas Leinders

Classification

Qualifying
Pos No Driver Constructor Q1 Time Q2 Time Gap
1 1 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:28.278 1:28.351 —
2 10 Japan Takuma Sato BAR-Honda 1:27.691 1:28.986 +0.635
3 7 Italy Jarno Trulli Renault 1:29.905 1:29.135 +0.784
4 6 Finland Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:28.897 1:29.137 +0.786
5 9 United Kingdom Jenson Button BAR-Honda 1:28.816 1:29.245 +0.894
6 8 Spain Fernando Alonso Renault 1:29.069 1:29.313 +0.962
7 2 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:29.014 1:29.353 +1.002
8 3 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW 1:29.092 1:29.354 +1.003
9 4 Germany Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW 1:28.655 1:29.459 +1.108
10 17 France Olivier Panis Toyota 1:29.243 1:29.697 +1.346
11 16 Brazil Cristiano da Matta Toyota 1:29.272 1:29.706 +1.355
12 15 Austria Christian Klien Jaguar-Cosworth 1:30.933 1:31.431 +3.080
13 18 Germany Nick Heidfeld Jordan-Ford 1:32.216 1:31.604 +3.253
14 14 Australia Mark Webber Jaguar-Cosworth 1:30.579 1:31.797 +3.446
15 19 Italy Giorgio Pantano Jordan-Ford 1:31.928 1:31.979 +3.628
16 12 Brazil Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas 1:31.879 1:31.982 +3.631
17 21 Hungary Zsolt Baumgartner Minardi-Cosworth 1:33.061 1:34.398 +6.047
18 5 United Kingdom David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:28.717 no time no time
19 11 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Sauber-Petronas 1:29.327 no time no time
20 20 Italy Gianmaria Bruni Minardi-Cosworth 1:33.077 no time no time
Source:[4]

Race
PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 1 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 60 1:32:35.101 1 10
2 2 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 60 +17.989 7 8
3 9 United Kingdom Jenson Button BAR-Honda 60 +22.533 5 6
4 7 Italy Jarno Trulli Renault 60 +53.673 3 5
5 8 Spain Fernando Alonso Renault 60 +1:00.987 6 4
6 11 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Sauber-Petronas 60 +1:13.448 18 3
7 14 Australia Mark Webber Jaguar-Cosworth 60 +1:16.206 14 2
8 3 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW 59 +1 Lap 8 1
9 12 Brazil Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas 59 +1 Lap 16  
10 18 Germany Nick Heidfeld Jordan-Ford 59 +1 Lap 13  
11 17 France Olivier Panis Toyota 59 +1 Lap 10  
12 15 Austria Christian Klien Jaguar-Cosworth 59 +1 Lap 12  
13 19 Italy Giorgio Pantano Jordan-Ford 58 +2 Laps 15  
14 20 Italy Gianmaria Bruni Minardi-Cosworth 57 +3 Laps 19  
15 21 Hungary Zsolt Baumgartner Minardi-Cosworth 57 +3 Laps 17  
Ret 10 Japan Takuma Sato BAR-Honda 47 Engine 2  
Ret 5 United Kingdom David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 25 Engine 20  
Ret 6 Finland Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 9 Engine 4  
Ret 4 Germany Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW 0 Collision 9  
Ret 16 Brazil Cristiano da Matta Toyota 0 Collision 11  
Source:[5]

Championship standings after the race
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References
  1. "2004 FORMULA 1™ Allianz Grand Prix of Europe - Race". Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  2. "2004 FORMULA 1™ Allianz Grand Prix of Europe - QUALIFYING 1". Formula 1® - The Official F1® Website. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  3. "Schumacher Dedicates Win to Umberto Agnelli". Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  4. "2004 Grand Prix of Europe - Saturday Qualifying Results". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 24 August 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  5. "2004 Grand Prix of Europe - Race Results". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 16 November 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  6. "Europe 2004 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
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