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Runner-up, Schumacher's teammate Rubens Barrichello.

The 2004 Formula One season was the 55th FIA Formula One season, contested over 18 Grands Prix. The season commenced on March 7, 2004 in Australia, and finished on October 24, 2004 in Brazil.

The season was dominated by Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher who won an all-time record of 13 out of 18 races on his way to a seventh Drivers' World Championship. The success of Schumacher and his team-mate, Rubens Barrichello, propelled Ferrari to a 14th World Constructors' Championship. BAR-Honda driver, Jenson Button took third place in the Drivers' World Championship.

2004 was a debut season for Timo Glock, Giorgio Pantano and Gianmaria Bruni.

Drivers who left F1 after the 2004 season include Cristiano da Matta and 1996 Monaco winner Olivier Panis.

Teams and Drivers[]

The 2004 season was entered by 10 teams, sporting a total of 25 drivers over 18 races. There were no new team entries in 2004.

In 2004, any team which had finished outside of the top-four in the 2003 Constructors' World Championship were allowed to run a third car in all practice sessions. This included all teams except Ferrari, Williams-BMW, McLaren-Mercedes and Renault. All other teams apart from Sauber-Petronas elected to take up the offer. Sauber decided against a third driver on financial grounds. These third drivers were ineligible for qualifying and the race.

Entry list[]

Constructor Chassis Tyre No. Driver Rounds Test/Reserve Drivers
Team Engine
Ferrari F2004 B 1 Germany Michael Schumacher All Italy Luca Badoer
Italy Andrea Bertolini
Brazil Luciano Burti
Brazil Felipe Massa
Italy Valentino Rossi
Italy Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Ferrari 053 3.0 V12 2 Brazil Rubens Barrichello All
Williams-BMW FW26 M 3 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya All Monaco Olivier Beretta
New Zealand Scott Dixon
Spain Marc Gené
Brazil Nelson Piquet, Jr.
Brazil Antônio Pizzonia
Germany Nico Rosberg
United Kingdom BMW Williams F1 Team BMW P84 3.0 V12 4 Germany Ralf Schumacher 1–9, 16–18
4 Spain Marc Gené 10–11
4 Brazil Antônio Pizzonia 12–15
McLaren-Mercedes MP4-19
MP4-19B
M 5 United Kingdom David Coulthard All China Cheng Congfu
Spain Pedro de la Rosa
United Kingdom Jamie Green
United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton
Austria Alexander Wurz
United Kingdom West McLaren Mercedes Mercedes FO110Q 3.0 V12 6 Finland Kimi Räikkönen All
Renault R24 M 7 Italy Jarno Trulli 1–15 France Loïc Duval
Finland Heikki Kovalainen
Argentina José María López
France Franck Montagny
Japan Satoshi Motoyama
Canada Jacques Villeneuve
France Mild Seven Renault F1 Team Renault RS24 3.0 V12 7 Canada Jacques Villeneuve 16–18
8 Spain Fernando Alonso All
BAR-Honda 006 M 9 United Kingdom Jenson Button All Brazil Enrique Bernoldi
Ireland Adam Carroll
United Kingdom Anthony Davidson
South Africa Alan van der Merwe
United Kingdom James Rossiter
Sweden Björn Wirdheim
United Kingdom Lucky Strike BAR Honda Honda RA004E 3.0 V12 10 Japan Takuma Sato All
Sauber-Petronas C23 B 11 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella All Switzerland Neel Jani
Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi
Switzerland Sauber Petronas Petronas 04A 3.0 V12 12 Brazil Felipe Massa All
Jaguar-Cosworth R5
R5B
M 14 Australia Mark Webber All United States Townsend Bell
United Kingdom Justin Wilson
Sweden Björn Wirdheim
United Kingdom Jaguar Racing Cosworth CR-6 3.0 V12 15 Austria Christian Klien All
Toyota TF104
TF104B
M 16 Brazil Cristiano da Matta 1–12 Australia Ryan Briscoe
New Zealand Scott Dixon
Japan Katsuyuki Hiranaka
France Franck Perera
Brazil Ricardo Zonta
Japan Panasonic Toyota Racing Toyota RVX-04 3.0 V12 16
17
Brazil Ricardo Zonta 13–16, 18
16 Italy Jarno Trulli 17–18
17 France Olivier Panis 1–17
Jordan-Ford EJ14 B 18 Germany Nick Heidfeld All Netherlands Christijan Albers
Netherlands Robert Doornbos
United Kingdom Ralph Firman
Germany Timo Glock
Czech Republic Jaroslav Janiš
Belgium Bas Leinders
Japan Satoshi Motoyama
Israel Chanoch Nissany
Ireland Jordan Ford Ford RS2 3.0 V12 19 Italy Giorgio Pantano 1–7, 9–15
19 Germany Timo Glock 8, 16–18
Minardi-Cosworth PS04B B 20 Italy Gianmaria Bruni All Netherlands Christijan Albers
Australia Will Davison
Italy Fabrizio Del Monte
Austria Patrick Friesacher
India Narain Karthikeyan
Finland Heikki Kovalainen
Belgium Bas Leinders
Argentina José María López
Venezuela Pastor Maldonado
Portugal Tiago Monteiro
Israel Chanoch Nissany
Australia Will Power
Austria Norbert Siedler
Russia Sergey Zlobin
Italy Wilux Minardi Cosworth
Italy Minardi Cosworth
Cosworth CRL-3 3.0 V12 21 Hungary Zsolt Baumgartner All

Free Practice Drivers[]

The list of the following drivers who participated in free practice is shown below:

Team No. Driver Rounds
United Kingdom BAR-Honda 35 United Kingdom Anthony Davidson All
United Kingdom Jaguar-Cosworth 37 Sweden Björn Wirdheim All
Japan Toyota 38 Brazil Ricardo Zonta 1–12
Australia Ryan Briscoe 13–18
Ireland Jordan-Ford 39 Germany Timo Glock 1–7, 9–15
Netherlands Robert Doornbos 16–18
Italy Minardi-Cosworth 40 Belgium Bas Leinders All

Changes[]

Team Changes[]

There were no changes to the team lineup from 2003. This was, however, to be the last year that Jaguar Racing competed before the team were sold to Red Bull Racing.

Driver Changes[]

Pre-season

At the start of the season, Gianmaria Bruni (Minardi) was promoted to a race seat, having previously tested for the team.

Mid-season

Calendar[]

Schedule[]

Round Race Title Grand Prix Circuit Date
1 Foster's Australian Grand Prix AustraliaAustralian GP Australia Albert Park, Melbourne March 7
2 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix MalaysiaMalaysian GP Malaysia Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur March 21
3 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix BahrainBahrain GP Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir April 4
4 Gran Premio Foster's di San Marino San MarinoSan Marino GP Italy Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola April 25
5 Gran Premio Marlboro de España SpainSpanish GP Spain Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona May 9
6 Grand Prix de Monaco MonacoMonaco GP Monaco Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo May 23
7 Allianz Grand Prix of Europe EuropeEuropean GP Germany Nürburgring, Nürburg May 30
8 Grand Prix du Canada CanadaCanadian GP Canada Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal June 13
9 United States Grand Prix United StatesUnited States GP United States Indianapolis Motor Speedway, USA June 20
10 Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France FranceFrench GP France Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours July 4
11 Foster's British Grand Prix United KingdomBritish GP United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone July 11
12 Großer Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland GermanyGerman GP Germany Hockenheimring, Hockenheim July 25
13 Marlboro Magyar Nagydíj HungaryHungarian GP Hungary Hungaroring, Budapest August 15
14 Belgian Grand Prix BelgiumBelgian GP Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa August 29
15 Gran Premio Vodafone d'Italia ItalyItalian GP Italy Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza September 12
16 Sinopec Chinese Grand Prix China Chinese GP China Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai September 26
17 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix Japan Japanese GP Japan Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka October 10
18 Grande Prêmio do Brasil Brazil Brazilian GP Brazil Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo October 24

Calendar Changes[]

Following the treacherous conditions at the 2003 Brazilian Grand Prix, the event was moved to the end of the season for 2004. There were two new races on the calendar: the Bahrain Grand Prix at the newly built Sakhir Circuit and the Chinese Grand Prix at the new Shanghai International Circuit. The Belgian Grand Prix returned to the calendar after a one year hiatus. Leaving the Formula One calendar in 2004 was the Austrian Grand Prix, previously held at the A1 Ring. The main circuit facilities were later demolished, before being bought by Red Bull. This meant that the number of races increased from 16 in 2003 to 18 in 2004.

Results, Standings and Statistics[]

Results[]

Round Event Report
Grid Result
1 Australia Australian Grand Prix Report
Germany [[Michael Schumacher]]
Ferrari
1 Germany [[Michael Schumacher]]
Ferrari
Fastest Lap
Brazil [[Rubens Barrichello]]
Ferrari
2 Brazil [[Rubens Barrichello]]
Ferrari
Germany [[Michael Schumacher]]
Ferrari
Colombia [[Juan Pablo Montoya]]
Williams-BMW
3 Spain [[Fernando Alonso]]
Renault
1:24.125 on Lap 29
2 Malaysia Malaysian Grand Prix Report
Germany [[Michael Schumacher]]
Ferrari
1 Germany [[Michael Schumacher]]
Ferrari
Fastest Lap
Australia [[Mark Webber]]
Jaguar-Ford Cosworth
2 Colombia [[Juan Pablo Montoya]]
Williams-BMW
Colombia [[Juan Pablo Montoya]]
Williams-BMW
Brazil [[Rubens Barrichello]]
Ferrari
3 United Kingdom [[Jenson Button]]
BAR-Honda
1:34.223 on Lap 28
3 Bahrain Bahrain Grand Prix Report
Germany [[Michael Schumacher]]
Ferrari
1 Germany [[Michael Schumacher]]
Ferrari
Fastest Lap
Brazil [[Rubens Barrichello]]
Ferrari
2 Brazil [[Rubens Barrichello]]
Ferrari
Germany [[Michael Schumacher]]
Ferrari
Colombia [[Juan Pablo Montoya]]
Williams-BMW
3 United Kingdom [[Jenson Button]]
BAR-Honda
1:30.252 on Lap 7
4 San Marino San Marino Grand Prix Report
United Kingdom [[Jenson Button]]
BAR-Honda
1 Germany [[Michael Schumacher]]
Ferrari
Fastest Lap
Germany [[Michael Schumacher]]
Ferrari
2 United Kingdom [[Jenson Button]]
BAR-Honda
Germany [[Michael Schumacher]]
Ferrari
Colombia [[Juan Pablo Montoya]]
Williams-BMW
3 Colombia [[Juan Pablo Montoya]]
Williams-BMW
1:20.411 on Lap 10
5 Spain Spanish Grand Prix Report
Germany [[Michael Schumacher]]
Ferrari
1 Germany [[Michael Schumacher]]
Ferrari
Fastest Lap
Colombia [[Juan Pablo Montoya]]
Williams-BMW
2 Brazil [[Rubens Barrichello]]
Ferrari
Germany [[Michael Schumacher]]
Ferrari
Japan [[Takuma Sato]]
BAR-Honda
3 Italy [[Jarno Trulli]]
Renault
1:17.450 on Lap
6 Monaco Monaco Grand Prix Report
Italy [[Jarno Trulli]]
Renault
1 Italy [[Jarno Trulli]]
Renault
Fastest Lap
Germany [[Ralf Schumacher]]
Williams-BMW
2 United Kingdom [[Jenson Button]]
BAR-Honda
Germany [[Michael Schumacher]]
Ferrari
United Kingdom [[Jenson Button]]
BAR-Honda
3 Brazil [[Rubens Barrichello]]
Ferrari
1:14.439 on Lap 23
7 Europe European Grand Prix Report
Germany [[Michael Schumacher]]
Ferrari
1 Germany [[Michael Schumacher]]
Ferrari
Fastest Lap
Japan [[Takuma Sato]]
BAR-Honda
2 Brazil [[Rubens Barrichello]]
Ferrari
Germany [[Michael Schumacher]]
Ferrari
Italy [[Jarno Trulli]]
Renault
3 United Kingdom [[Jenson Button]]
BAR-Honda
1:29.468 on Lap 7
8 Canada Canadian Grand Prix Report
Germany [[Ralf Schumacher]]
Williams-BMW
1 Germany [[Michael Schumacher]]
Ferrari
Fastest Lap
United Kingdom [[Jenson Button]]
BAR-Honda
2 Brazil [[Rubens Barrichello]]
Ferrari
Brazil [[Rubens Barrichello]]
Ferrari
Italy [[Jarno Trulli]]
Renault
3 United Kingdom [[Jenson Button]]
BAR-Honda
1:13.622 on Lap 68
9 United States United States Grand Prix Report
Brazil [[Rubens Barrichello]]
Ferrari
1 Germany [[Michael Schumacher]]
Ferrari
Fastest Lap
Germany [[Michael Schumacher]]
Ferrari
2 Brazil [[Rubens Barrichello]]
Ferrari
Brazil [[Rubens Barrichello]]
Ferrari
Japan [[Takuma Sato]]
BAR-Honda
3 Japan [[Takuma Sato]]
BAR-Honda
1:10.399 on Lap 7
10 France French Grand Prix Report
Spain [[Fernando Alonso]]
Renault
1 Germany [[Michael Schumacher]]
Ferrari
Fastest Lap
Germany [[Michael Schumacher]]
Ferrari
2 Spain [[Fernando Alonso]]
Renault
Germany [[Michael Schumacher]]
Ferrari
United Kingdom [[David Coulthard]]
McLaren-Mercedes
3 Brazil [[Rubens Barrichello]]
Ferrari
1:15.377 on Lap
11 United Kingdom British Grand Prix Report
Finland [[Kimi Räikkönen]]
McLaren-Mercedes
1 Germany [[Michael Schumacher]]
Ferrari
Fastest Lap
Brazil [[Rubens Barrichello]]
Ferrari
2 Finland [[Kimi Räikkönen]]
McLaren-Mercedes
Germany [[Michael Schumacher]]
Ferrari
United Kingdom [[Jenson Button]]
BAR-Honda
3 Brazil [[Rubens Barrichello]]
Ferrari
1:18.739 on Lap 14
12 Germany German Grand Prix Report
Germany [[Michael Schumacher]]
Ferrari
1 Germany [[Michael Schumacher]]
Ferrari
Fastest Lap
Colombia [[Juan Pablo Montoya]]
Williams-BMW
2 United Kingdom [[Jenson Button]]
BAR-Honda
Finland [[Kimi Räikkönen]]
McLaren-Mercedes
United Kingdom [[Jenson Button]]
BAR-Honda
3 Spain [[Fernando Alonso]]
Renault
1:13.780 on Lap 10
13 Hungary Hungarian Grand Prix Report
Germany [[Michael Schumacher]]
Ferrari
1 Germany [[Michael Schumacher]]
Ferrari
Fastest Lap
Brazil [[Rubens Barrichello]]
Ferrari
2 Brazil [[Rubens Barrichello]]
Ferrari
Germany [[Michael Schumacher]]
Ferrari
Japan [[Takuma Sato]]
BAR-Honda
3 Spain [[Fernando Alonso]]
Renault
1:19.071 on Lap
14 Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Report
Italy [[Jarno Trulli]]
Renault
1 Finland [[Kimi Räikkönen]]
McLaren-Mercedes
Fastest Lap
Germany [[Michael Schumacher]]
Ferrari
2 Germany [[Michael Schumacher]]
Ferrari
Finland [[Kimi Räikkönen]]
McLaren-Mercedes
Spain [[Fernando Alonso]]
Renault
3 Brazil [[Rubens Barrichello]]
Ferrari
1:45.108 on Lap 42
15 Italy Italian Grand Prix Report
Brazil [[Rubens Barrichello]]
Ferrari
1 Brazil [[Rubens Barrichello]]
Ferrari
Fastest Lap
Colombia [[Juan Pablo Montoya]]
Williams-BMW
2 Germany [[Michael Schumacher]]
Ferrari
Brazil [[Rubens Barrichello]]
Ferrari
Germany [[Michael Schumacher]]
Ferrari
3 United Kingdom [[Jenson Button]]
BAR-Honda
1:21.046 on Lap 41
16 China Chinese Grand Prix Report
Brazil [[Rubens Barrichello]]
Ferrari
1 Brazil [[Rubens Barrichello]]
Ferrari
Fastest Lap
Finland [[Kimi Räikkönen]]
McLaren-Mercedes
2 United Kingdom [[Jenson Button]]
BAR-Honda
Germany [[Michael Schumacher]]
Ferrari
United Kingdom [[Jenson Button]]
BAR-Honda
3 Finland [[Kimi Räikkönen]]
McLaren-Mercedes
1:232.238 on Lap
17 Japan Japanese Grand Prix Report
Germany [[Michael Schumacher]]
Ferrari
1 Germany [[Michael Schumacher]]
Ferrari
Fastest Lap
Germany [[Ralf Schumacher]]
Williams-BMW
2 Germany [[Ralf Schumacher]]
Williams-BMW
Brazil [[Rubens Barrichello]]
Ferrari
Australia [[Mark Webber]]
Jaguar-Ford Cosworth
3 United Kingdom [[Jenson Button]]
BAR-Honda
1:32.730 on Lap 30
18 Brazil Brazilian Grand Prix Report
Brazil [[Rubens Barrichello]]
Ferrari
1 Colombia [[Juan Pablo Montoya]]
Williams-BMW
Fastest Lap
Colombia [[Juan Pablo Montoya]]
Williams-BMW
2 Finland [[Kimi Räikkönen]]
McLaren-Mercedes
Colombia [[Juan Pablo Montoya]]
Williams-BMW
Finland [[Kimi Räikkönen]]
McLaren-Mercedes
3 Brazil [[Rubens Barrichello]]
Ferrari
1:11.473 on Lap 49

Standings and Statistics[]

Points system: 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 from first to eighth.

Drivers on equal points are separated by number of first places, then by number of second places if on equal number of first places and so on.

Sources: [1] [2]

Drivers[]

WDC Driver Races Starts Poles FR Wins Podia FLs Laps Led kms Led GPs Led DNFs Pts Report
1 M. Schumacher 18 18 8 12 13 15 10 683 3356 16 1 148 Report
2 Barrichello 18 18 4 8 2 14 4 102 536 8 1 114 Report
3 Button 18 18 1 3 0 10 0 52 278 5 3 85 Report
4 Alonso 18 18 1 1 0 4 0 60 277 8 5 59 Report
5 Montoya 18 18 0 4 1 3 2 51 226 3 4 58 Report
6 Trulli 17 17 2 2 1 2 0 89 340 3 3 46 Report
7 Räikkönen 18 18 1 2 1 4 2 50 302 4 8 45 Report
8 Sato 18 18 0 1 0 1 0 2 10 1 5 34 Report
9 R. Schumacher 12 12 1 2 0 1 0 30 132 2 5 24 Report
10 Coulthard 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 24 Report
11 Fisichella 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22 Report
12 Massa 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 1 4 12 Report
13 Webber 18 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 7 Report
14 Panis 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 Report
15 Pizzonia 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 1 1 6 Report
16 Klien 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 Report
17 da Matta 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 Report
18 Heidfeld 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 Report
19 Glock 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Report
20 Baumgartner 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 Report
21 Villeneuve 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Report
22 Gené 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Report
23 Zonta 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Report
24 Pantano 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 Report
25 Bruni 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 Report

Constructors[]

WCC Constructor Races Starts Poles FR Wins Podia FLs Laps Led kms Led GPs Led DNFs Pts Report
1 Ferrari 36 36 12 20 15 29 14 785 3892 18 2 262 Report
2 BAR-Honda 36 36 1 4 0 11 0 54 288 6 8 119 Report
3 Renault 36 36 3 3 1 6 0 149 617 9 8 105 Report
4 Williams-BMW 36 36 1 6 1 4 2 82 365 5 10 88 Report
5 McLaren-Mercedes 36 36 1 2 1 4 2 50 302 4 12 69 Report
6 Sauber-Petronas 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 1 5 34 Report
7 Jaguar-Cosworth 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 10 Report
8 Toyota 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 9 Report
9 Jordan-Ford Cosworth 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 5 Report
10 Minardi-Cosworth 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 1 Report

External Links[]

Notes[]

References[]

V T E 2004 Formula One Season
Teams Ferrari • Williams • McLaren • Renault • BAR • Sauber • Jaguar • Toyota • Jordan • Minardi
Engines BMW • Cosworth • Ferrari • Ford • Honda • Mercedes • Petronas • Renault • Toyota
Drivers M. Schumacher • 2 Barrichello • 3 Montoya • 4 R. Schumacher • 4 Gené • 4 Pizzonia • 5 Coulthard • 6 Räikkönen • 7 Trulli • 7 Villeneuve • 8 Alonso • 9 Button • 10 Sato • 11 Fisichella • 12 Massa • 14 Webber • 15 Klien • 16 Da Matta • 16/17 Zonta • 16 Trulli • 17 Panis • 18 Heidfeld • 19 Pantano • 19 Glock • 20 Bruni • 21 Baumgartner
Other Drivers Badoer • Davidson • De la Rosa • Doornbos • Kovalainen • Monteiro • Piquet • Rosberg • Rossi • Wurz
Cars Ferrari F2004 • Williams FW26 • McLaren MP4-19 • McLaren MP4-19B • Renault R24 • BAR 006 • Sauber C23 • Jaguar R5 • Toyota TF104 • Toyota TF104B • Jordan EJ14 • Minardi PS04B
Tyres Bridgestone • Michelin
Races Australia • Malaysia • Bahrain • San Marino • Spain • Monaco • Europe • Canada • United States • France • Britain • Germany • Hungary • Belgium • Italy • China • Japan • Brazil
See also 2003 Formula One Season • 2005 Formula One Season • Category
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