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 mi) | ||
Distance | 57 laps, 308.523 km (191.860 mi) | ||
Weather | Warm, dry and overcast | ||
Attendance | 68,000 (Weekend) [1] | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Ferrari | ||
Time | 1:30.139 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver |
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Time | 1:30.252 on lap 7 (lap record) | ||
Podium | |||
First | Ferrari | ||
Second | Ferrari | ||
Third | BAR-Honda | ||
Lap leaders |
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.
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 |
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BAR-Honda | ![]() |
Anthony Davidson |
Sauber-Petronas | - | |
Jaguar-Cosworth | ![]() |
Björn Wirdheim |
Toyota | ![]() |
Ricardo Zonta |
Jordan-Ford | ![]() |
Timo Glock |
Minardi-Cosworth | ![]() |
Bas Leinders |
Classification
Qualifying
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 Time | Q2 Time | Gap |
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1 | 1 | ![]() |
Ferrari | 1:30.751 | 1:30.139 | — |
2 | 2 | ![]() |
Ferrari | 1:31.283 | 1:30.530 | +0.391 |
3 | 3 | ![]() |
Williams-BMW | 1:30.247 | 1:30.581 | +0.442 |
4 | 4 | ![]() |
Williams-BMW | 1:29.968 | 1:30.633 | +0.494 |
5 | 10 | ![]() |
BAR-Honda | 1:31.135 | 1:30.827 | +0.688 |
6 | 9 | ![]() |
BAR-Honda | 1:31.131 | 1:30.856 | +0.717 |
7 | 7 | ![]() |
Renault | 1:31.103 | 1:30.971 | +0.832 |
8 | 17 | ![]() |
Toyota | 1:31.001 | 1:31.686 | +1.547 |
9 | 16 | ![]() |
Toyota | 1:31.329 | 1:31.717 | +1.578 |
10 | 5 | ![]() |
McLaren-Mercedes | 1:31.364 | 1:31.719 | +1.580 |
11 | 11 | ![]() |
Sauber-Petronas | 1:31.203 | 1:31.731 | +1.592 |
12 | 15 | ![]() |
Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:31.868 | 1:32.332 | +2.193 |
13 | 12 | ![]() |
Sauber-Petronas | 1:32.152 | 1:32.536 | +2.397 |
14 | 14 | ![]() |
Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:31.945 | 1:32.625 | +2.486 |
15 | 18 | ![]() |
Jordan-Ford | 1:32.640 | 1:33.506 | +3.367 |
16 | 19 | ![]() |
Jordan-Ford | 1:33.598 | 1:34.105 | +3.966 |
17 | 8 | ![]() |
Renault | 1:31.040 | 1:34.130 | +3.991 |
18 | 20 | ![]() |
Minardi-Cosworth | 1:34.879 | 1:34.584 | +4.445 |
19 | 21 | ![]() |
Minardi-Cosworth | 1:35.632 | 1:35.787 | +5.648 |
20 | 6 | ![]() |
McLaren-Mercedes | 1:30.353 | No time | No time |
Source:[3]
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Race
- Bruni started the race from the pitlane.
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ^ "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
Previous race: 2004 Malaysian Grand Prix |
FIA Formula One World Championship 2004 season |
Next race: 2004 San Marino Grand Prix |
Previous race: None |
Bahrain Grand Prix | Next race: 2005 Bahrain Grand Prix |
Awards | ||
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Preceded by 2003 Spanish Grand Prix |
Formula One Promotional Trophy for Race Promoter 2004 |
Succeeded by 2005 Monaco Grand Prix |
Coordinates: 26°01′57″N 50°30′38″E / 26.03250°N 50.51056°E