2004 British Grand Prix Explained

Type:F1
Country:United Kingdom
Grand Prix:British
Date:11 July
Year:2004
Previous Round:2004 French Grand Prix
Next Round:2004 German Grand Prix
Race No:11
Season No:18
Official Name:2004 Formula 1 Foster's British Grand Prix[1]
Location:Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, England
Course:Permanent Road Facility
Course Mi:3.194
Course Km:5.141
Distance Laps:60
Distance Mi:191.603
Distance Km:308.355
Weather:Cloudy, Air: 17C, Track 27C[2]
Pole Driver:Kimi Räikkönen
Pole Team:McLaren-Mercedes
Pole Time:1:18.233
Pole Country:Finland
Fast Driver:Michael Schumacher
Fast Team:Ferrari
Fast Time:1:18.739
Fast Lap:14
Fast Country:Germany
First Driver:Michael Schumacher
First Team:Ferrari
First Country:Germany
Second Driver:Kimi Räikkönen
Second Team:McLaren-Mercedes
Second Country:Finland
Third Driver:Rubens Barrichello
Third Team:Ferrari
Third Country:Brazil

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-HondaAnthony Davidson
Sauber-Petronas-
Jaguar-CosworthBjörn Wirdheim
ToyotaRicardo Zonta
Jordan-FordTimo Glock
Minardi-CosworthBas Leinders

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorQ1 TimeQ2 TimeGapGrid
16 Kimi RäikkönenMcLaren-Mercedes1:21.6391:18.233—1
22 Rubens BarrichelloFerrari1:24.8171:18.305+0.0722
39 Jenson ButtonBAR-Honda1:18.8721:18.580+0.3473
41 Michael SchumacherFerrari1:30.2931:18.710+0.4774
57 Jarno TrulliRenault1:21.4961:18.715+0.4825
68 Fernando AlonsoRenault1:21.9231:18.811+0.57816
75 David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes1:23.5211:19.148+0.9156
83 Juan Pablo MontoyaWilliams-BMW1:34.3861:19.378+1.1457
910 Takuma SatoBAR-Honda1:28.9101:19.688+1.4558
1014 Mark WebberJaguar-Cosworth1:35.8531:20.004+1.7719
1112 Felipe MassaSauber-Petronas1:19.3171:20.202+1.96910
1217 Olivier PanisToyota1:19.6971:20.335+2.10217
134 Marc GenéWilliams-BMW1:34.9811:20.335+2.10211
1416 Cristiano da MattaToyota1:22.5071:20.545+2.31212
1515 Christian KlienJaguar-Cosworth1:38.6481:21.559+3.32613
1619 Giorgio PantanoJordan-Ford1:21.3501:22.458+4.22514
1718 Nick HeidfeldJordan-FordNo time1:22.677+4.44415
1820 Gianmaria BruniMinardi-Cosworth1:22.5291:23.437+5.20418
1921 Zsolt BaumgartnerMinardi-Cosworth1:23.1161:24.117+5.88419
2011 Giancarlo FisichellaSauber-PetronasNo timeNo timeNo time20
Notes

Race

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
11 Michael SchumacherFerrari601:24:42.700410
26 Kimi RäikkönenMcLaren-Mercedes60+2.13018
32 Rubens BarrichelloFerrari60+3.11426
49 Jenson ButtonBAR-Honda60+10.68335
53 Juan Pablo MontoyaWilliams-BMW60+12.17374
611 Giancarlo FisichellaSauber-Petronas60+12.888203
75 David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes60+19.66862
814 Mark WebberJaguar-Cosworth60+23.70191
912 Felipe MassaSauber-Petronas60+24.02310 
108 Fernando AlonsoRenault60+24.83516 
1110 Takuma SatoBAR-Honda60+33.7368 
124 Marc GenéWilliams-BMW60+34.30311 
1316 Cristiano da MattaToyota59+1 Lap12 
1415 Christian KlienJaguar-Cosworth59+1 Lap13 
1518 Nick HeidfeldJordan-Ford59+1 Lap15 
1620 Gianmaria BruniMinardi-Cosworth56+4 Laps18 
Ret19 Giorgio PantanoJordan-Ford47Spin14 
Ret7 Jarno TrulliRenault39Suspension/Accident5 
Ret21 Zsolt BaumgartnerMinardi-Cosworth29Engine19 
Ret17 Olivier PanisToyota16Fire Extinguisher17 

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
1 Michael Schumacher*100
2 Rubens Barrichello*74
3 Jenson Button*53
4 Jarno Trulli*46
5 Fernando Alonso*33
Source: [7]
Constructors' Championship standings
PosConstructorPoints
1 Ferrari*174
2 Renault*79
3 BAR-Honda*67
4 Williams-BMW41
5 McLaren-Mercedes32
Source:

See also

References

52.0786°N -1.0169°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2004 FORMULA 1 Foster's British Grand Prix - Race. Formula1.com. 29 December 2020.
  2. F1 Racing. August 2004.
  3. Web site: Formula 1 comes to Regent Street. Evening Standard. 23 June 2004.
  4. Web site: F1 drivers burn rubber on London Streets. The Guardian. 7 July 2004.
  5. Web site: London event a success . www.motorsport.com . Motorsport.com . 7 July 2004.
  6. Web site: London GP 'could happen' . www.bbc.co.uk . BBC . 6 July 2004.
  7. Web site: Britain 2004 - Championship • STATS F1. www.statsf1.com. 14 March 2019.

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