2004 British Grand Prix

2004 British Grand Prix
2004 British Grand Prix
Race 11 of 18 in the 2004 Formula One World Championship
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	Silverstone Circuit in its 2004 configuration
Race details
Date	11 July 2004
Official name	2004 Formula 1 Foster's British Grand Prix
Location	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, England
Course	Permanent Road Facility
Course length	5.141 km (3.194 miles)
Distance	60 laps, 308.355 km (191.603 miles)
Weather	Cloudy, Air: 17 °C (63 °F), Track 27 °C (81 °F)
Pole position
Driver	Kimi Räikkönen;
Time	1:18.233
Fastest lap
Driver	Michael Schumacher
Time	1:18.739 on lap 14
Podium
First	Michael Schumacher;
Second	Kimi Räikkönen;
Third	Rubens Barrichello;
	Lap leaders ;

The 2004 British Grand Prix (formally the 2004 Formula 1 Foster's British Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at the Silverstone Circuit on 11 July 2004. It was Race 11 of 18 in the 2004 FIA Formula One World Championship.

Background

The race was preceded by a demonstration of contemporary Formula One cars on Regent Street^[3]^[4] in London, including former British Formula One World Champion Nigel Mansell driving the Jordan EJ14.^[5] The event attracted an estimated 500,000 spectators.^[6]

The event was also notable for the death of Minardi Sporting Director John Walton, who died of a heart attack following the street demonstration, causing the Minardi team to withdraw its cars from Saturday's early practice session.

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		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	Grid
1	6	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:21.639	1:18.233	—	1
2	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:24.817	1:18.305	+0.072	2
3	9	Jenson Button	BAR-Honda	1:18.872	1:18.580	+0.347	3
4	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:30.293	1:18.710	+0.477	4
5	7	Jarno Trulli	Renault	1:21.496	1:18.715	+0.482	5
6	8	Fernando Alonso	Renault	1:21.923	1:18.811	+0.578	16¹
7	5	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	1:23.521	1:19.148	+0.915	6
8	3	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	1:34.386	1:19.378	+1.145	7
9	10	Takuma Sato	BAR-Honda	1:28.910	1:19.688	+1.455	8
10	14	Mark Webber	Jaguar-Cosworth	1:35.853	1:20.004	+1.771	9
11	12	Felipe Massa	Sauber-Petronas	1:19.317	1:20.202	+1.969	10
12	17	Olivier Panis	Toyota	1:19.697	1:20.335	+2.102	17²
13	4	Marc Gené	Williams-BMW	1:34.981	1:20.335	+2.102	11
14	16	Cristiano da Matta	Toyota	1:22.507	1:20.545	+2.312	12
15	15	Christian Klien	Jaguar-Cosworth	1:38.648	1:21.559	+3.326	13
16	19	Giorgio Pantano	Jordan-Ford	1:21.350	1:22.458	+4.225	14
17	18	Nick Heidfeld	Jordan-Ford	No time	1:22.677	+4.444	15
18	20	Gianmaria Bruni	Minardi-Cosworth	1:22.529	1:23.437	+5.204	18¹
19	21	Zsolt Baumgartner	Minardi-Cosworth	1:23.116	1:24.117	+5.884	19¹
20	11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Sauber-Petronas	No time	No time	No time	20¹
Source:^[7]

Notes

^1 – Fernando Alonso, Gianmaria Bruni, Zsolt Baumgartner and Giancarlo Fisichella received a 10-place grid penalty for engine changes.
^2 – Olivier Panis received a 5-place grid penalty for impeding Felipe Massa.

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	60	1:24:42.700	4	10
2	6	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	60	+2.130	1	8
3	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	60	+3.114	2	6
4	9	Jenson Button	BAR-Honda	60	+10.683	3	5
5	3	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	60	+12.173	7	4
6	11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Sauber-Petronas	60	+12.888	20	3
7	5	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	60	+19.668	6	2
8	14	Mark Webber	Jaguar-Cosworth	60	+23.701	9	1
9	12	Felipe Massa	Sauber-Petronas	60	+24.023	10
10	8	Fernando Alonso	Renault	60	+24.835	16
11	10	Takuma Sato	BAR-Honda	60	+33.736	8
12	4	Marc Gené	Williams-BMW	60	+34.303	11
13	16	Cristiano da Matta	Toyota	59	+1 Lap	12
14	15	Christian Klien	Jaguar-Cosworth	59	+1 Lap	13
15	18	Nick Heidfeld	Jordan-Ford	59	+1 Lap	15
16	20	Gianmaria Bruni	Minardi-Cosworth	56	+4 Laps	18
Ret	19	Giorgio Pantano	Jordan-Ford	47	Spin	14
Ret	7	Jarno Trulli	Renault	39	Suspension/Accident	5
Ret	21	Zsolt Baumgartner	Minardi-Cosworth	29	Engine	19
Ret	17	Olivier Panis	Toyota	16	Fire Extinguisher	17
Source:^[8]

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	Michael Schumacher*	100
2	Rubens Barrichello*	74
3	Jenson Button*	53
4	Jarno Trulli*	46
5	Fernando Alonso*	33
Source: ^[9]

Constructors' Championship standings

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Ferrari*	174
2	Renault*	79
3	BAR-Honda*	67
4	Williams-BMW	41
5	McLaren-Mercedes	32
Source: ^[9]

Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

^ "2004 FORMULA 1 Foster's British Grand Prix - Race". Formula1.com. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
^ F1 Racing. August 2004.
^ "Formula 1 comes to Regent Street". Evening Standard. 23 June 2004.
^ "F1 drivers burn rubber on London Streets". The Guardian. 7 July 2004.
^ "London event a success". www.motorsport.com. Motorsport.com. 7 July 2004.
^ "London GP 'could happen'". www.bbc.co.uk. BBC. 6 July 2004.
^ "2004 British Grand Prix – Saturday Qualifying Results". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
^ "2004 British Grand Prix – Race Results". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 16 November 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Britain 2004 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.

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[1] "2004 FORMULA 1 Foster's British Grand Prix - Race". Formula1.com. Retrieved 29 December 2020.

[2] F1 Racing. August 2004.

[3] "Formula 1 comes to Regent Street". Evening Standard. 23 June 2004.

[4] "F1 drivers burn rubber on London Streets". The Guardian. 7 July 2004.

[5] "London event a success". www.motorsport.com. Motorsport.com. 7 July 2004.

[6] "London GP 'could happen'". www.bbc.co.uk. BBC. 6 July 2004.

[7] "2004 British Grand Prix – Saturday Qualifying Results". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2015.

[8] "2004 British Grand Prix – Race Results". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 16 November 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2015.

[champ-9] "Britain 2004 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.

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