2004 Bahrain Grand Prix

F1 Bahrain Bahrain 4 April 2004 2004 Malaysian Grand Prix 2004 San Marino Grand Prix Circuit Bahrain 2004 01.svg 2004 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 3 18 Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain Permanent racing facility 3.366 5.417 57 191.860 308.523 Warm, dry and overcast 68,000 (Weekend)https://joesaward.wordpress.com/2013/04/22/trends-in-bahrain/ Trends in Bahrain 22 April 2013 joesaward.wordpress.com 17 April 2018 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:30.139 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:30.252 7 (lap record) Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari Germany Rubens Barrichello Ferrari Brazil Jenson Button BAR-Honda Great Britain BHR The 2004 Bahrain Grand Prix (officially known as the 2004 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix)2004 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix - Race https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2004/races/755/bahrain/race-result.html 2 January 2021 was a Formula One motor race that took place on 4 April 2004 at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. It was the third round of 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 won by Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher ahead of his teammate Rubens Barrichello and with Jenson Button completing the podium for the BAR team. Background Championship standings before the race With two wins in two races, both starting from pole position, Michael Schumacher was the early favourite for the championship. The German had gathered 20 points, ahead of Ferrari teammate Rubens Barrichello (13) and Williams driver Juan Pablo Montoya (12). In the Constructors' Championship, Ferrari was leading with 33 points, almost double that of Williams (17), with Renault in third position (14).Jones Bruce https://archive.org/details/2005fiaformulaon0000jone/ The Official ITV Sport Guide: Grand Prix 2005 Carlton Books 2005 1-84442-578-9 London, England 102–103 Final Results 2004 registration Internet Archive Weather The sessions on Friday and Saturday were run under clear skies and high temperatures. Early on Sunday morning, a desert storm hit the circuit, which first brought rain and then sand. With the circuit now even more slippery than the new asphalt already had been the days before, and with the rain having brought the air temperature down, the Bridgestone runners, among which most notably Ferrari, were expected to have the upper hand.Elizalde Pablo 7 April 2004 2004 Bahrain Grand Prix Review https://www.atlasf1.com/2004/bah/elizalde.html ATLASF1.com Spain 25 July 2025 Practice Four free practice sessions were held for the event. On Friday, the first session was topped by the Ferraris of Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello. The second session saw Barrichello on top, one thousands of a second ahead of Juan Pablo Montoya, with Schumacher in fourth.https://www.formula1.com/en/results/2004/races/755/bahrain/practice/1 2004 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX - PRACTICE 1 formula1.com 24 July 2025 On Saturday, Jenson Button topped the third session in his BAR-Honda, ahead of Montoya and Schumacher.3 April 2004 Practice 3: Button flies https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/practice-3-button-flies-5012816/5012816/ 30 July 2025 Autosport The Brit repeated this feat in the fourth session, with both Williamses, Ralf Schumacher ahead of Montoya, completing the top three.3 April 2004 Practice 4: Jenson yet again https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/practice-4-jenson-yet-again-5012818/5012818/ 30 July 2025 Autosport 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. Constructor Nat Driver BAR-Honda 35 UK Anthony Davidson Sauber-Petronas - Jaguar-Cosworth 37 SWE Björn Wirdheim Toyota 38 BRA Ricardo Zonta Jordan-Ford 39 GER Timo Glock Minardi-Cosworth 40 BEL Bas Leinders Qualifying Qualifying on Saturday consisted of two sessions. In the first session, drivers went out one by one in the order in which they classified at the previous race. Each driver was allowed to set one lap time. The result determined the running order in the second session: the fastest driver in the first session was allowed to go last in the second session, which usually provided the benefit of a cleaner track. In the second session, drivers were again allowed to set one lap time, which determined the order on the grid for the race on Sunday, with the fastest driver scoring pole position.https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/deciding-the-grid-a-history-of-f1-qualifying-formats.1oh1hemlnZ4x9rt2nff8vn Deciding the grid - A history of F1 qualifying formats formula1.com 25 July 2025 Pos No Driver ConstructorQ1 Time Q2 Time Gap Grid 1 1DEU Michael Schumacher Ferrari1:30.751 1:30.139 — 1 2 2BRA Rubens Barrichello Ferrari1:31.283 1:30.530 +0.391 2 3 3COL Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW1:30.247 1:30.581 +0.442 3 4 4DEU Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW1:29.968 1:30.633 +0.494 4 5 10JPN Takuma Sato BAR-Honda1:31.135 1:30.827 +0.688 5 6 9GBR Jenson Button BAR-Honda1:31.131 1:30.856 +0.717 6 7 7ITA Jarno Trulli Renault1:31.103 1:30.971 +0.832 7 8 17FRA Olivier Panis Toyota1:31.001 1:31.686 +1.547 8 9 16BRA Cristiano da Matta Toyota1:31.329 1:31.717 +1.578 9 10 5GBR David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes1:31.364 1:31.719 +1.580 10 11 11ITA Giancarlo Fisichella Sauber-Petronas1:31.203 1:31.731 +1.592 11 12 15AUT Christian Klien Jaguar-Cosworth1:31.868 1:32.332 +2.193 12 13 12BRA Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas1:32.152 1:32.536 +2.397 13 14 14AUS Mark Webber Jaguar-Cosworth1:31.945 1:32.625 +2.486 14 15 18 DEU Nick Heidfeld Jordan-Ford1:32.640 1:33.506 +3.367 181 1 16 19ITA Giorgio Pantano Jordan-Ford1:33.598 1:34.105 +3.966 15 17 8ESP Fernando Alonso Renault1:31.040 1:34.130 +3.991 16 18 20ITA Gianmaria Bruni Minardi-Cosworth1:34.879 1:34.584 +4.445 17 19 21HUN Zsolt Baumgartner Minardi-Cosworth1:35.632 1:35.787 +5.648 201 1 20 6FIN Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes1:30.353 No time1 1 192 2Source:2004 Bahrain Grand Prix - Saturday Qualifying Results http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2004/716/6023/ Formula1.com Formula1.com Limited 27 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20130824055519/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2004/716/6023/ 24 August 2013 Notes 1 1 – After multiple engine issues during practice, McLaren decided to save the Mercedes engine and abort Räikkönen's effort in the second qualifying session.3 April 2004 Kimi opts out of qualifying https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/kimi-opts-out-of-qualifying-5012782/5012782/ 29 May 2026 Autosport 2 2 – Nick Heidfeld, Zsolt Baumgartner and Kimi Räikkönen received a 10-place grid penalty for engine changes.3 April 2004 Heidfeld Penalised after Engine Change https://www.atlasf1.com/news/2004/apr/report.php/id/12932/.html 29 May 2026 AtlasF1 Race Race report At the start, Rubens Barrichello was slightly faster off the line than Michael Schumacher, but the German turned aggressively into the first corner to retain his position.https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1ix3ni F1 - Bahrain GP 2004 - Race - HRT - Part 1 23 March 2014 25 July 2025 Juan Pablo Montoya stayed in third place, while Takuma Sato passed Ralf Schumacher for fourth. A couple of laps later, Ralf Schumacher dived down the inside at the first corner, but Sato stayed side-by-side. When Schumacher turned in for the next corner, his rear wheel touched his rival's front wheel and he was sent into a spin. Ralf was issued a warning for leaving too little racing room for his competitor. On lap eight, Kimi Räikkönen suffered his third retirement in three races when his Mercedes engine exploded.https://www.h2g2.com/dna/h2g2/alabaster/A2982693 The Bahrain Grand Prix 2004 Race Report H2G2.com 25 October 2004 25 July 2025 At the end of that lap, leader Michael Schumacher opened the first round of pit stops. He rejoined in sixth but regained the lead when others pitted. Teammate Rubens Barrichello stalled his engine when leaving his pit box. He rejoined over 14 seconds behind Schumacher but still retained second place over Juan Pablo Montoya. Renault's Jarno Trulli had climbed up to fourth, while his teammate Fernando Alonso, who had started down in sixteenth, incurred damage on lap 1 and had to make an unscheduled pit stop, was now pressuring Mark Webber for eighth place. When the Australian overshot the first corner, Alonso went through on the inside, the Spaniard on his way to a sixth place in the end. Ralf Schumacher had another coming-together, this time with Giancarlo Fisichella, sending the Italian spinning. The order at the front remained unchanged through the second and third round of pit stops, but on lap 47, Montoya slowed down due to a problem with his gearbox. Jenson Button in the BAR had overtaken Trulli and could now pass Montoya to score his second consecutive podium. Montoya's Williams slowed further and the Colombian dropped down to thirteenth place at the finish. Schumacher and Barrichello merely had to complete the race to score another dominant 1-2 finish. Race classification Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 1 DEU Michael Schumacher Ferrari Bridgestone 57 1:28:34.875 1 10 2 2 BRA Rubens Barrichello Ferrari Bridgestone 57 +1.367 2 8 3 9 GBR Jenson Button BAR-Honda Michelin 57 +26.687 6 6 4 7 ITA Jarno Trulli Renault Michelin 57 +32.214 7 5 5 10 JPN Takuma Sato BAR-Honda Michelin 57 +52.460 5 4 6 8 ESP Fernando Alonso Renault Michelin 57 +53.156 16 3 7 4 DEU Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW Michelin 57 +58.155 4 2 8 14 AUS Mark Webber Jaguar-Cosworth Michelin 56 +1 Lap 14 1 9 17 FRA Olivier Panis Toyota Michelin 56 +1 Lap 8   10 16 BRA Cristiano da Matta Toyota Michelin 56 +1 Lap 9   11 11 ITA Giancarlo Fisichella Sauber-Petronas Bridgestone 56 +1 Lap 11   12 12 BRA Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas Bridgestone 56 +1 Lap 13   13 3 COL Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW Michelin 56 Gearbox 3   14 15 AUT Christian Klien Jaguar-Cosworth Michelin 56 +1 Lap 12   15 18 DEU Nick Heidfeld Jordan-Ford Bridgestone 56 +1 Lap 18   16 19 ITA Giorgio Pantano Jordan-Ford Bridgestone 55 +2 Laps 15   17 20 ITA Gianmaria Bruni Minardi-Cosworth Bridgestone 52 +5 Laps PL2 1   Ret Retired 5 GBR David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes Michelin 50 Pneumatics 10   Ret Retired 21 HUN Zsolt Baumgartner Minardi-Cosworth Bridgestone 44 Engine 20   Ret Retired 6 FIN Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes Michelin 7 Engine 19  Source:2004 Bahrain Grand Prix - Race Results http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2004/716/ Formula1.com Formula1.com Limited 27 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141116052847/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2004/716/ 16 November 2014 Notes 2 1 – Gianmaria Bruni started the race from the pitlane. Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings +/– Pos Position Driver Points 10px 1 DEU Michael Schumacher 30 10px 2 BRA Rubens Barrichello 21 10px 1 3 GBR Jenson Button 15 10px 1 4 COL Juan Pablo Montoya 12 10px 5 ESP Fernando Alonso 11Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/2004/bahrein/championnat.aspx Bahrain 2004 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 8 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings +/– Pos Position Constructor Points 10px 1 ITA Ferrari 51 10px 1 2 FRA Renault 22 10px 1 3 GBR Williams-BMW 19 10px 4 GBR BAR-Honda 19 10px 5 GBR McLaren-Mercedes 4Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. 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