The 2004 Bahrain Grand Prix (officially the 2004 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix)[2] was a Formula One motor race held on 4 April 2004 at the Bahrain International Circuit. It was Race 3 of 18 in the 2004 FIA Formula One World Championship. It was the first Formula One race to be held in the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Middle East. The 57-lap race was the third round of the 2004 Formula One season. The race was won by Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher. His teammate Rubens Barrichello completed a 1-2 for the team, whilst Jenson Button completed the podium for the BAR team by finishing in third position.
| 2004 Bahrain Grand Prix | |||
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| Race 3 of 18 in the 2004 Formula One World Championship | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 4 April 2004 | ||
| Official name | 2004 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.417 km (3.366 miles) | ||
| Distance | 57 laps, 308.523 km (191.860 miles) | ||
| Weather | Warm, dry and overcast | ||
| Attendance | 68,000 (Weekend) [1] | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:30.139 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:30.252 on lap 7 (lap record) | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | BAR-Honda | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
Friday drivers edit
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.
| Constructor | Nat | Driver |
|---|---|---|
| BAR-Honda | 35 |  Anthony Davidson
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| Sauber-Petronas | - | |
| Jaguar-Cosworth | 37 |  Björn Wirdheim
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| Toyota | 38 |  Ricardo Zonta
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| Jordan-Ford | 39 | Timo Glock
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| Minardi-Cosworth | 40 |  Bas Leinders
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Classification edit
Qualifying edit
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 Time | Q2 Time | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Michael Schumacher
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Ferrari | 1:30.751 | 1:30.139 | — | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello
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Ferrari | 1:31.283 | 1:30.530 | +0.391 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 |  Juan Pablo Montoya
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Williams-BMW | 1:30.247 | 1:30.581 | +0.442 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 | Ralf Schumacher
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Williams-BMW | 1:29.968 | 1:30.633 | +0.494 | 4 |
| 5 | 10 |  Takuma Sato
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BAR-Honda | 1:31.135 | 1:30.827 | +0.688 | 5 |
| 6 | 9 | Jenson Button
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BAR-Honda | 1:31.131 | 1:30.856 | +0.717 | 6 |
| 7 | 7 |  Jarno Trulli
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Renault | 1:31.103 | 1:30.971 | +0.832 | 7 |
| 8 | 17 |  Olivier Panis
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Toyota | 1:31.001 | 1:31.686 | +1.547 | 8 |
| 9 | 16 | Cristiano da Matta
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Toyota | 1:31.329 | 1:31.717 | +1.578 | 9 |
| 10 | 5 | David Coulthard
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McLaren-Mercedes | 1:31.364 | 1:31.719 | +1.580 | 10 |
| 11 | 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella
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Sauber-Petronas | 1:31.203 | 1:31.731 | +1.592 | 11 |
| 12 | 15 |  Christian Klien
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Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:31.868 | 1:32.332 | +2.193 | 12 |
| 13 | 12 | Felipe Massa
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Sauber-Petronas | 1:32.152 | 1:32.536 | +2.397 | 13 |
| 14 | 14 |  Mark Webber
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Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:31.945 | 1:32.625 | +2.486 | 14 |
| 15 | 18 | Nick Heidfeld
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Jordan-Ford | 1:32.640 | 1:33.506 | +3.367 | 181 |
| 16 | 19 | Giorgio Pantano
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Jordan-Ford | 1:33.598 | 1:34.105 | +3.966 | 15 |
| 17 | 8 |  Fernando Alonso
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Renault | 1:31.040 | 1:34.130 | +3.991 | 16 |
| 18 | 20 | Gianmaria Bruni
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Minardi-Cosworth | 1:34.879 | 1:34.584 | +4.445 | 17 |
| 19 | 21 |  Zsolt Baumgartner
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Minardi-Cosworth | 1:35.632 | 1:35.787 | +5.648 | 201 |
| 20 | 6 |  Kimi Räikkönen
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McLaren-Mercedes | 1:30.353 | No time | 191 | |
Source:[3]
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- Notes
- ^1 – Nick Heidfeld, Zsolt Baumgartner and Kimi Räikkönen received a 10-place grid penalty for engine changes.
Race edit
- Notes
- ^1 – Gianmaria Bruni started the race from the pitlane.
Championship standings after the race edit
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References edit
- ^ "Trends in Bahrain". joesaward.wordpress.com. 22 April 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "2004 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix - Race". Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "2004 Bahrain Grand Prix - Saturday Qualifying Results". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 24 August 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ "2004 Bahrain Grand Prix - Race Results". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 16 November 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Bahrain 2004 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
External links edit