2004 British Grand Prix

Formula One motor race April 2017 June 2020 F1 United Kingdom British 11 July 2004 2004 French Grand Prix 2004 German Grand Prix Silverstone_Circuit_2004_to_2009.png Silverstone Circuit in its 2004 configuration 11 18 2004 Formula 1 Foster's British Grand Prixhttps://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2004/races/763/great-britain/race-result.html 2004 FORMULA 1 Foster's British Grand Prix - Race Formula1.com 29 December 2020 Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, England Permanent Road Facility 3.194 5.141 60 191.603 308.355 Cloudy, Air: 17 C F, Track 27 C FF1 Racing. August 2004. Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:18.233 Finland Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:18.739 14 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari Germany Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes Finland Rubens Barrichello Ferrari Brazil GBR The 2004 British Grand Prix (formally known as the 2004 Formula 1 Foster's British Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race that took place on 11 July 2004 at the Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire, England. It was the eleventh round of the 2004 FIA Formula One World Championship. Kimi Räikkönen of McLaren scored his first pole position of the season, but finished second in the race behind championship leader Michael Schumacher of Ferrari, the German continuing his winning streak with five Grands Prix in a row, just like he did at the start of the year. Background The race was preceded by a demonstration of contemporary Formula One cars on Regent Street https://www.standard.co.uk/news/formula-1-comes-to-regent-street-6971734.html Formula 1 comes to Regent Street Evening Standard 23 June 2004 https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2004/jul/07/formulaone.sport F1 drivers burn rubber on London Streets The Guardian 7 July 2004 in London, including former British Formula One World Champion Nigel Mansell driving the Jordan EJ14. https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/london-event-a-success/159286/ London event a success www.motorsport.com Motorsport.com 7 July 2004 14 April 2020 2 September 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200902210811/https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/london-event-a-success/159286/ dead The event attracted an estimated 500,000 spectators. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/3870639.stm London GP 'could happen' www.bbc.co.uk BBC 6 July 2004 After the demonstration, Minardi's Sporting Director John Walton died of a heart attack. Minardi decided to withdraw its cars from the third practice session on Saturday morning.10 July 2004 Practice 3: Raikkonen still top https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/practice-3-raikkonen-still-top-5008110/5008110/ 30 July 2025 Autosport Practice Four free practice sessions were held for the event. On Friday, the first session was topped by the Ferraris of Rubens Barrichello and Michael Schumacher. The second session saw McLaren's Kimi Räikkönen on top, just five thousands ahead of Giancarlo Fisichella in the Sauber.https://www.formula1.com/en/results/2004/races/762/france/practice/1 FORMULA 1 ™ MOBIL 1 GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE 2004 - PRACTICE 1 formula1.com 24 July 2025 On Saturday, Räikkönen topped the third session as well, ahead of Jenson Button in the BAR. And both drivers repeated their feats in the fourth and final session.10 July 2004 Practice 4: Kimi again https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/practice-4-kimi-again-5008113/5008113/ 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 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 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 On this particular weekend, the first qualifying session was unusual. Teams were expecting rain later that day, so they were deliberately going slow in the first session, aiming for an early slot in the second session. Michael Schumacher spun his car and Rubens Barrichello went wide at Vale corner. Other drivers simply and unsubtly lifted off in the final sector, cruising across the start-finish line at walking pace. Eventually, the rain never came.Elizalde Pablo 7 April 2004 2004 British Grand Prix Review https://www.atlasf1.com/2004/bri/elizalde.html ATLASF1.com Spain 25 July 2025https://www.grandprix.com/races/british-gp-2004-qualifying-report-3-2-1-lift-off.html Qualifying Report - 3-2-1 lift-off! grandprix.com 25 July 2025 Pos No Driver ConstructorQ1 Time Q2 Time Gap Grid 1 6 Finland Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes1:21.639 1:18.233 — 1 2 2 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ferrari1:24.817 1:18.305 +0.072 2 3 9 UK Jenson Button BAR-Honda1:18.872 1:18.580 +0.347 3 4 1 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari1:30.293 1:18.710 +0.477 4 5 7 Italy Jarno Trulli Renault1:21.496 1:18.715 +0.482 5 6 8 Spain Fernando Alonso Renault1:21.923 1:18.811 +0.578 161 1 7 5 UK David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes1:23.521 1:19.148 +0.915 6 8 3 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW1:34.386 1:19.378 +1.145 7 9 10 Japan Takuma Sato BAR-Honda1:28.910 1:19.688 +1.455 8 10 14 Australia Mark Webber Jaguar-Cosworth1:35.853 1:20.004 +1.771 9 11 12 Brazil Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas1:19.317 1:20.202 +1.969 10 12 17 France Olivier Panis Toyota1:19.697 1:20.335 +2.102 172 2 13 4 Spain Marc Gené Williams-BMW1:34.981 1:20.335 +2.102 11 14 16 Brazil Cristiano da Matta Toyota1:22.507 1:20.545 +2.312 12 15 15 Austria Christian Klien Jaguar-Cosworth1:38.648 1:21.559 +3.326 13 16 19 Italy Giorgio Pantano Jordan-Ford1:21.350 1:22.458 +4.225 14 17 18 Germany Nick Heidfeld Jordan-FordNo time3 3 1:22.677 +4.444 15 18 20 Italy Gianmaria Bruni Minardi-Cosworth1:22.529 1:23.437 +5.204 181 1 19 21 Hungary Zsolt Baumgartner Minardi-Cosworth1:23.116 1:24.117 +5.884 191 1 20 11 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Sauber-Petronas No time4 4 No time4 4 201 1Source:2004 British Grand Prix – Saturday Qualifying Results http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2004/724/6030/ Formula1.com Formula1.com Limited 27 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20130930212700/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2004/724/6030/ 30 September 2013 Notes 1 1 – Fernando Alonso, Gianmaria Bruni, Zsolt Baumgartner and Giancarlo Fisichella received a 10-place grid penalty for engine changes.11 July 2004 British Grand Prix Starting Grid https://www.atlasf1.com/news/2004/jul/report.php/id/13911/.html 30 July 2025 AtlasF1 2 2 – Olivier Panis received a 5-place grid penalty for impeding Felipe Massa. 3 3 – Nick Heidfeld did not set a time in Q1 because he hoped for rain in Q2.11 July 2004 British Grand Prix Review https://www.atlasf1.com/2004/bri/elizalde.html 30 July 2025 AtlasF1 4 4 – Giancarlo Fisichella did not set a time in either section to save fuel and tyres. Race The race was held on 11 July 2004 and was run for 60 laps.2004 British Grand Prix https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2004-british-grand-prix/ 30 July 2025 Motor Sport Race report thumb|Jarno Trulli lost control at Bridge Corner and crashed heavily. The race started off relatively calm with Kimi Räikkönen managing to hold on to the lead ahead of Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button. Räikkönen showed the best pace, while being able to hold out two more laps before pitting. But it was Michael Schumacher, starting in fourth, who set five consecutive fastest laps while the frontrunners stopped and he managed to open up a gap of more than 20 seconds to his rivals. When the German pitted and rejoined the race on lap 16, it turned out he had jumped ahead of all three drivers and merged into the lead of the race. Räikkönen tried to put pressure on Schumacher but the McLaren had to pit again on lap 28, while the Ferrari could go on to lap 37. Meanwhile, Button had passed Barrichello in the first round of stops, but the Brazilian was back in front after the second round. Giancarlo Fisichella in the Sauber looked set for an impressive fifth place. On lap 39, Jarno Trulli had a big crash coming out of Bridge corner. His rear suspension seemed to have failed and his car rolled over into the gravel. Trulli was unhurt but the tyre barrier needed repairing, so the safety car was deployed. This gave Räikkönen the chance to close all the way up to Schumacher, but after the restart, he was unable to match the leader's pace and he had to settle for second. Barrichello completed the podium. Fisichella lost out to Juan Pablo Montoya but scored a respectable sixth place at the finish. Race classification Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 1 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari Bridgestone 60 1:24:42.700 4 10 2 6 Finland Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes Michelin 60 +2.130 1 8 3 2 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ferrari Bridgestone 60 +3.114 2 6 4 9 UK Jenson Button BAR-Honda Michelin 60 +10.683 3 5 5 3 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW Michelin 60 +12.173 7 4 6 11 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Sauber-Petronas Bridgestone 60 +12.888 20 3 7 5 UK David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes Michelin 60 +19.668 6 2 8 14 Australia Mark Webber Jaguar-Cosworth Michelin 60 +23.701 9 1 9 12 Brazil Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas Bridgestone 60 +24.023 10   10 8 Spain Fernando Alonso Renault Michelin 60 +24.835 16   11 10 Japan Takuma Sato BAR-Honda Michelin 60 +33.736 8   12 4 Spain Marc Gené Williams-BMW Michelin 60 +34.303 11   13 16 Brazil Cristiano da Matta Toyota Michelin 59 +1 Lap 12   14 15 Austria Christian Klien Jaguar-Cosworth Michelin 59 +1 Lap 13   15 18 Germany Nick Heidfeld Jordan-Ford Bridgestone 59 +1 Lap 15   16 20 Italy Gianmaria Bruni Minardi-Cosworth Bridgestone 56 +4 Laps 18   Ret Retired 19 Italy Giorgio Pantano Jordan-Ford Bridgestone 47 Spin 14   Ret Retired 7 Italy Jarno Trulli Renault Michelin 39 Suspension/Accident 5   Ret Retired 21 Hungary Zsolt Baumgartner Minardi-Cosworth Bridgestone 29 Engine 19   Ret Retired 17 France Olivier Panis Toyota Michelin 16 Fire Extinguisher 17  Source:2004 British Grand Prix – Race Results http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2004/724/ Formula1.com Formula1.com Limited 27 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141116053514/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2004/724/ 16 November 2014 Championship standings after the race Bold text and an asterisk indicates who still has a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion. Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Germany Michael Schumacher* 100 2 Brazil Rubens Barrichello* 74 3 UK Jenson Button* 53 4 Italy Jarno Trulli* 46 5 Spain Fernando Alonso* 33Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/2004/grande-bretagne/championnat.aspx Britain 2004 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 14 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Italy Ferrari* 174 2 France Renault* 79 3 UK BAR-Honda* 67 4 UK Williams-BMW 41 5 UK McLaren-Mercedes 32Source: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. See also 2004 Silverstone F3000 round References British Grand Prix 2004 2004 French Grand Prix 2004 German Grand Prix 2003 British Grand Prix 2005 British Grand Prix 52 04 43 N 1 01 01 W source:kolossus-nowiki title British Grand Prix Category:British Grand Prix Grand Prix British Grand Prix