2004 Australian Grand Prix

First round of the 2004 Formula One season February 2021 F1 Australia Australian 2004 Foster's Australian Grand Prix Albert_Lake_Park_Street_Circuit_in_Melbourne,_Australia.svg 7 March 2004 2003 Japanese Grand Prix 2004 Malaysian Grand Prix 1 18 Albert Park Circuit, Albert Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Temporary street circuit 3.295 5.303 58 191.118 307.574 Dry and cloudyAir temperature 20 C 121,500http://www.austadiums.com/sport/results.php?sid=8 Motorsport Results Austadiums 10 January 2016 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:24.408 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:24.125 29 (lap record) Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari Germany Rubens Barrichello Ferrari Brazil Fernando Alonso Renault Spain AUS 2004 Australian GP http://chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=2004&gp=Australian%20GP&r=1 ChicaneF1 10 March 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20131203033033/http://chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=2004&gp=Australian%20GP&r=1 3 December 20132004 Australian Grand Prix https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2004-australian-grand-prix/ Motor Sport 10 March 20262004 Australian Grand Prix results http://en.espnf1.com/australia/motorsport/race/2102.html ESPN 4 November 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20091228155848/http://en.espnf1.com/australia/motorsport/race/2102.html 28 December 2009 dead The 2004 Australian Grand Prix (officially the 2004 Foster's Australian Grand Prix)2004 Foster's Australian Grand Prix - Race https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2004/races/753/australia/race-result.html 2 January 2021 was a Formula One motor race held on 7 March 2004 at the Albert Park Circuit. It was Race 1 of 18 in the 2004 FIA Formula One World Championship. Michael Schumacher won the race for Ferrari from pole position in dominant fashion,Michael Schumacher had his fourth career grand slam and his second for Ferrari,https://www.statsf1.com/en/michael-schumacher/chelem.aspx Michael Schumacher – Grand slam StatsF1 15 August 2004 13 April 2022 having taken pole position, the fastest lap, and won the race by leading every lap.Wood Will 11 April 2022 https://www.racefans.net/2022/04/11/leclerc-emulates-schumacher-with-melbourne-grand-slam-as-verstappen-lucks-out-again/ Leclerc emulates Schumacher with Melbourne grand slam as Verstappen lucks out again RaceFans Collantine Media 28 April 2022 with his teammate Rubens Barrichello finishing behind him in second. This 1–2 finish gave Ferrari a strong 9-point lead in the constructors' standings after just one race. Williams and Renault each had both cars finish in the points while McLaren, a team that had enjoyed success in years preceding this, only managed one point, with David Coulthard finishing a lapped 8th.http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=147267&FS=F1 dead McLaren knows its weaknesses Motorsport.com 9 March 2004 https://web.archive.org/web/20110606152516/http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=147267&FS=F1 6 June 2011 28 April 2022 The 1-2 finish for Schumacher and Barrichello was the first one-two finish for their Ferrari team since the 2002 Japanese Grand Prix.Ferrari-one-two-STATS F1 https://www.statsf1.com/en/ferrari/double.aspx www.statsf1.com Stats F1 15 August 2022 This race marked the first time since the 2001 San Marino Grand Prix that cars competed without using fully-automatic gearboxes and launch control,https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/atlasf1-10307/traction-control-to-stay-in-f1-in-2004 Traction Control to Stay in F1 in 2004 - F1 - Autosport autosport.com 12 November 2020http://autoweek.com/news/a2093556/fia-makes-massive-changes-f1-several-technological-enhancements-banned/ FIA makes massive changes to F1; several technological enhancements banned 14 January 2003 Autoweek 12 November 2020https://www.espn.com/racing/news/story?id=1741040 Knutson: F1 shifting gears, literally 22 February 2004 ESPN.com 12 November 2020 which were both banned by the FIA after the 2003 season.https://au.motorsport.com/f1/news/less-electronics-will-make-life-interesting/1109290/ Less electronics will make life interesting au.motorsport.com 12 November 2020 live https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/L3ns5ZZ77PM 2021-12-05 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3ns5ZZ77PM F1 2004 - Australian GP Highlights (Greek Subs) YouTube dead https://web.archive.org/web/20201121060527/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cyj6Q0Ha74s 2020-11-21 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cyj6Q0Ha74s YouTube, a Google company YouTube The use of traction control was still permitted by the FIA, and would continue to be used over the next three seasons, until being banned for the 2008 season.https://www.autoblog.com/2007/03/31/traction-control-banned-in-f1-beginning-in-2008/ Traction control banned in F1 beginning in 2008 Autoblog 12 November 2020 This race also marked the 150th Grand Prix race for the McLaren and Mercedes engine partnership since 1995 and the F1 debut of Jaguar driver Christian Klien. Report Background The 2004 Australian Grand Prix took place at the 5.303 km (3.295 mi) Albert Park Circuit in Albert Park, Melbourne, Victoria on 7 March 2004; it was the first round of eighteen in the 2004 Formula One World Championship and the ninth staging of the World Championship Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park. The Porsche Michelin Carrera Cup, the Cleanevent Nations Cup, the Formula Ford Track Attack, the Cleanevent Historic Touring Cars, the REV GT Kart Challenge and V8 Supercars held support races during the weekend.Wilkins Robert 4 March 2004 Australian GP - experience it first hand in 2004 https://www.crash.net/f1/news/47494/1/australian-gp-experience-it-first-hand-in-2004 10 March 2026 Crash6 March 2004 Australian F1 Grand PrixThe Program The Advertiser 124 355634829 The event included ten constructors, each with two race drivers.Formula One 2004 Australian Grand Prix Information https://motorsportstats.com/results/fia-formula-one-world-championship/2004/australian-grand-prix/info 10 March 2026 Motorsport Stats Anthony Davidson (British American Racing; BAR), Björn Wirdheim (Jaguar), Ricardo Zonta (Toyota), Timo Glock (Jordan) were the four drivers who drove a third car in only the Friday practice sessions.Baker Andrew 6 March 2004 Filling the Friday void https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph-filling-the-friday-v/193058905/ 10 March 2026 The Daily Telegraph S12 Newspapers.com Bas Leinders was entered as Minardi's third driver but was denied an FIA Super Licence by the FIA for his lack of running in a Formula One car.5 March 2004 Minardi Fail to Secure Leinders a License https://www.atlasf1.com/news/2004/mar/report.php/id/12646/.html 10 March 2026 AtlasF1 Reuters Ferrari brought their new F2004 car to the race, unlike what the marque had done in the previous two years. Renault focused on reducing the size of the asymmetrically-mounted radiating masses on its R24 car.Piola Giorgio 9–15 March 2004 Tanti profili avanzat Many Advanced Profiles Autosprint it 10 38–39 Giorgio Piola Friday drivers The bottom six 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 UK Anthony Davidson Sauber-Petronas - Jaguar-Cosworth SWE Björn Wirdheim Toyota BRA Ricardo Zonta Jordan-Ford GER Timo Glock Minardi-Cosworth BEL Bas Leinders Qualifying Qualifying resulted in a Ferrari one-two, with Juan Pablo Montoya third on the grid for Williams. Gianmaria Bruni, Christian Klien and Olivier Panis all failed to set a qualifying time."2004 Australian Grand Prix starting grid" https://web.archive.org/web/20110606152619/http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=147070&FS=F1 6 June 2011 Motorsport.com Retrieved 28 December 2007 Race At the start, Alonso was up and away and ahead of Button and looking for a way to deal with Montoya while Jarno Trulli went from ninth on the grid to be fifth out of the first corner. He was aided in his task by Montoya, who went howling down to Turn 1, braked just a hint too late and Montoya was jumped by the Renault of Fernando Alonso as he tried to stay ahead of the surging Alonso. He went off and Alonso had to put some wheels on the grass to avoid a disaster. Montoya went back to seventh. That condemned the Colombian to an afternoon stuck in traffic and put paid to any challenge there might have been for Alonso. Behind all this there were a few wheels off the grass as others sorted themselves out (notably both Saubers) while Takuma Sato bumped the rear end of Trulli's Renault, slightly (but significantly) damaging both cars. The Ferraris were gone already and as the afternoon developed all that Fernando Alonso could do was to watch the rears of the two red cars as they disappeared from his view. It did not take long. By the fourth lap they were two seconds ahead. By the eighth lap they were five seconds clear and after that Alonso had nothing to do. No one else could keep up with him. Sauber's Giancarlo Fisichella had a long battle for position in the midfield with Jordan's Nick Heidfeld. Fisichella passed Heidfeld, who later dropped out of the race with a transmission failure. Heidfeld was involved in an incident in the pit lane where the mechanic Matt Deane and refueller Mick Gomme were hit by the car and suffered some bruising.Jordan Mechanics Uninjured after Pitstop Incident https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/jordan-mechanics-uninjured-after-pitstop-incident-5065253/5065253/ 20 October 2021 Autosport.com Montoya attempted to regain the place by going around the outside of the Spaniard into the first turn, but outbraked himself and ran wide. This dropped him behind his teammate Ralf Schumacher, who'd qualified 8th. Despite repassing Ralf Schumacher on-track, the Colombian ended up behind him again by the race's end in fifth place. The race proved that Ferrari once again had a dominant car, with Michael Schumacher winning from teammate Rubens Barrichello in Ferrari's first one-two since Japan 2002, while the rest of the field was over 20 seconds behind. Schumacher led every one of the 58 race laps."Dominant Australian GP win for Schumacher" https://web.archive.org/web/20110606152642/http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=147155&FS=F1 6 June 2011 Motorsport.com Retrieved 28 December 2007 At the start, Montoya was jumped by the Renault of Fernando Alonso. Fernando Alonso gave Renault a podium with third place, while Jenson Button got BAR off the mark with sixth. Jarno Trulli finished 7th in the Renault and was the first lapped runner. McLaren seemed to be less competitive than in recent years, with Kimi Räikkönen becoming the first retirement of the year, dropping out with an engine problem, and with David Coulthard picking up just 1 point in eighth place. Classification Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Q1 Time Q2 Time Gap Grid 1 1 DEU Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:25.301 1:24.408 — 1 2 2 BRA Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:25.992 1:24.482 +0.074 2 3 3 COL Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW 1:25.226 1:24.998 +0.590 3 4 9 GBR Jenson Button BAR-Honda 1:25.898 1:24.998 +0.590 4 5 8 ESP Fernando Alonso Renault 1:25.928 1:25.669 +1.261 5 6 14 AUS Mark Webber Jaguar-Cosworth 1:26.232 1:25.805 +1.397 6 7 10 JPN Takuma Sato BAR-Honda 1:26.737 1:25.851 +1.443 7 8 4 DEU Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW 1:25.445 1:25.925 +1.517 8 9 7 ITA Jarno Trulli Renault 1:27.357 1:26.290 +1.882 9 10 6 FIN Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:25.592 1:26.297 +1.889 10 11 12 BRA Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas 1:26.833 1:27.065 +2.657 11 12 5 GBR David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:25.652 1:27.294 +2.886 12 13 16 BRA Cristiano da Matta Toyota 1:28.274 1:27.823 +3.415 13 14 11 ITA Giancarlo Fisichella Sauber-Petronas 1:26.286 1:27.845 +3.437 14 15 18 DEU Nick Heidfeld Jordan-Ford 1:27.469 1:28.178 +3.770 15 16 19 ITA Giorgio Pantano Jordan-Ford 1:29.156 1:30.140 +5.732 16 17 21 HUN Zsolt Baumgartner Minardi-Cosworth 1:32.606 1:30.681 +6.273 17 18 17 FRA Olivier Panis Toyota 1:27.253 No time1 1 18 19 15 AUT Christian Klien Jaguar-Cosworth 1:27.258 No time2 2 19 20 20 ITA Gianmaria Bruni Minardi-Cosworth 1:30.912 No time2 2 20Sources:The Official Formula One Season Review 20042004 Australian Grand Prix - Saturday Qualifying Results http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2004/714/5770/ Formula1.com Formula1.com Limited 27 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150123074557/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2004/714/5770/ 23 January 2015 Notes 1 1 – Olivier Panis did not get time in Q2 due to electronics problems. 2 2 – Christian Klien and Gianmaria Bruni did not get time in Q2 due to hydraulics problems. Race Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 1 DEU Michael Schumacher Ferrari Bridgestone 58 1:24:15.757 1 10 2 2 BRA Rubens Barrichello Ferrari Bridgestone 58 +13.605 2 8 3 8 ESP Fernando Alonso Renault Michelin 58 +34.673 5 6 4 4 DEU Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW Michelin 58 +1:00.423 8 5 5 3 COL Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW Michelin 58 +1:08.536 3 4 6 9 GBR Jenson Button BAR-Honda Michelin 58 +1:10.598 4 3 7 7 ITA Jarno Trulli Renault Michelin 57 +1 Lap 9 2 8 5 GBR David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes Michelin 57 +1 Lap 12 1 9 10 JPN Takuma Sato BAR-Honda Michelin 57 +1 Lap 7 10 11 ITA Giancarlo Fisichella Sauber-Petronas Bridgestone 57 +1 Lap 14 11 15 AUT Christian Klien Jaguar-Cosworth Michelin 56 +2 Laps 19 12 16 BRA Cristiano da Matta Toyota Michelin 56 +2 Laps 13 13 17 FRA Olivier Panis Toyota Michelin 56 +2 Laps 18 14 19 ITA Giorgio Pantano Jordan-Ford Bridgestone 55 +3 Laps 16 Ret Retired 12 BRA Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas Bridgestone 44 Engine 11 Ret Retired 18 DEU Nick Heidfeld Jordan-Ford Bridgestone 43 Transmission 15 NC Not classified 20 ITA Gianmaria Bruni Minardi-Cosworth Bridgestone 43 +15 Laps 20 Ret Retired 14 AUS Mark Webber Jaguar-Cosworth Michelin 29 Transmission 6 Ret Retired 21 HUN Zsolt Baumgartner Minardi-Cosworth Bridgestone 13 Electrical 17 Ret Retired 6 FIN Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes Michelin 9 Engine/Spin 10Source:2004 Australian Grand Prix - Race Results http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2004/714/ Formula1.com Formula1.com Limited 27 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141116053306/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2004/714/ 16 November 2014 Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Germany Michael Schumacher 10 2 Brazil Rubens Barrichello 8 3 Spain Fernando Alonso 6 4 Germany Ralf Schumacher 5 5 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya 4Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/2004/australie/championnat.aspx Australia 2004 - Championship • STATS F1 statsf1.com 7 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Italy Ferrari 18 2 UK Williams-BMW 9 3 France Renault 8 4 UK BAR-Honda 3 5 UK McLaren-Mercedes 1Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Footnotes References Australian Grand Prix 2004 2003 Japanese Grand Prix 2004 Malaysian Grand Prix 2003 Australian Grand Prix 2005 Australian Grand Prix 37 50 59 S 144 58 06 E source:kolossus-nowiki title Grand Prix Australian Grand Prix Category:Australian Grand Prix Australian Grand Prix Category:Motorsport at Albert Park