2004 German Grand Prix

The 2004 German Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 2004)[1] was a Formula One motor race held at Hockenheim on 25 July 2004. It was Race 12 of 18 in the 2004 FIA Formula One World Championship.

2004 German Grand Prix
Race 12 of 18 in the 2004 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date 25 July 2004
Official name Formula 1 Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 2004
Location Hockenheimring
Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.574 km (2.842 miles)
Distance 66 laps, 301.884 km (187.582 miles)
Scheduled distance 67 laps, 306.458 km (190.424 miles)
Weather Sunny
Pole position
Driver
Ferrari
Time 1:13.306
Fastest lap
Driver Finland Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes
Time 1:13.780 on lap 10 (lap record)[N 1]
Podium
First
Ferrari
Second
BAR-Honda
Third
Renault
Lap leaders
Peter Sauber outside the Sauber garage.
Kimi Räikkönen's accident on lap 13

The 66-lap race was won by local driver Michael Schumacher, driving a Ferrari. Schumacher took his eleventh victory of the season, equalling his record from 2002, after starting from pole position. Englishman Jenson Button finished second in a BAR-Honda despite a ten-place grid penalty for an engine change in practice, and a loose helmet strap during the race, with Spaniard Fernando Alonso third in a Renault. Kimi Räikkönen of McLaren-Mercedes set the fastest lap of the race but retired on lap 14 after his rear wing gave way at Turn 1, sending his car into the barriers at high speed. The first start was aborted after Olivier Panis indicated a problem with his Toyota. This led to a second formation lap, and the shortening of the race by one lap.

This was the final Grand Prix for Brazilian driver Cristiano da Matta, and the final time Williams used the "Walrus" front wing. Marc Gené was replaced at Williams by Antônio Pizzonia, returning to Formula One after being sacked by Jaguar following the 2003 British Grand Prix. Pizzonia scored his first points by finishing seventh.

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 1:14.042 1:13.306
2 3 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW 1:13.391 1:13.668 +0.362
3 9 United Kingdom Jenson Button BAR-Honda 1:13.535 1:13.674 +0.368
4 6 Finland Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:13.842 1:13.690 +0.384
5 5 United Kingdom David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:13.640 1:13.821 +0.515
6 8 Spain Fernando Alonso Renault 1:13.582 1:13.874 +0.568
7 7 Italy Jarno Trulli Renault 1:13.737 1:14.134 +0.828
8 2 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:14.111 1:14.278 +0.972
9 10 Japan Takuma Sato BAR-Honda 1:14.465 1:14.287 +0.981
10 17 France Olivier Panis Toyota 1:13.641 1:14.368 +1.062
11 4 Brazil Antônio Pizzonia Williams-BMW 1:13.422 1:14.556 +1.250
12 14 Australia Mark Webber Jaguar-Cosworth 1:15.093 1:14.802 +1.496
13 15 Austria Christian Klien Jaguar-Cosworth 1:15.090 1:15.011 +1.705
14 11 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Sauber-Petronas 1:13.914 1:15.395 +2.089
15 16 Brazil Cristiano da Matta Toyota 1:15.119 1:15.454 +2.148
16 12 Brazil Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas 1:13.899 1:15.616 +2.310
17 19 Italy Giorgio Pantano Jordan-Ford 1:16.167 1:16.192 +2.886
18 18 Germany Nick Heidfeld Jordan-Ford 1:16.538 1:16.310 +3.004
19 20 Italy Gianmaria Bruni Minardi-Cosworth 1:17.283 1:18.055 +4.749
20 21 Hungary Zsolt Baumgartner Minardi-Cosworth 1:17.515 1:18.400 +5.094
Source:[2]

Race
PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 1 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 66 1:23:54.848 1 10
2 9 United Kingdom Jenson Button BAR-Honda 66 + 8.388 13 8
3 8 Spain Fernando Alonso Renault 66 + 16.351 5 6
4 5 United Kingdom David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 66 + 19.231 4 5
5 3 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW 66 + 23.055 2 4
6 14 Australia Mark Webber Jaguar-Cosworth 66 + 41.108 11 3
7 4 Brazil Antônio Pizzonia Williams-BMW 66 + 41.956 10 2
8 10 Japan Takuma Sato BAR-Honda 66 + 46.842 8 1
9 11 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Sauber-Petronas 66 + 1:07.102 14  
10 15 Austria Christian Klien Jaguar-Cosworth 66 + 1:08.578 12  
11 7 Italy Jarno Trulli Renault 66 + 1:10.258 6  
12 2 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 66 + 1:13.252 7  
13 12 Brazil Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas 65 + 1 Lap 16  
14 17 France Olivier Panis Toyota 65 + 1 Lap PL  
15 19 Italy Giorgio Pantano Jordan-Ford 63 + 3 Laps 17  
16 21 Hungary Zsolt Baumgartner Minardi-Cosworth 62 + 4 Laps 20  
17 20 Italy Gianmaria Bruni Minardi-Cosworth 62 + 4 Laps 19  
Ret 18 Germany Nick Heidfeld Jordan-Ford 42 Handling 18  
Ret 16 Brazil Cristiano da Matta Toyota 38 Puncture 15  
Ret 6 Finland Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 13 Rear Wing/Accident 3  
Source:[3]
  • Panis started the race from the pitlane.

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

Footnotes
  1. Although Michael Schumacher set a lap time of 1:13.306 in qualifying, Kimi Räikkönen's time of 1:13.780 is recognised as the lap record as it was set under race conditions.

References
  1. "FORMULA 1 Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 2004 - Race". Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  2. "2004 German Grand Prix - Saturday Qualifying Results". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  3. "2004 German Grand Prix - Race Results". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 16 November 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  4. "Germany 2004 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
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