2004 Rio de Janeiro motorcycle Grand Prix explained

Flag:Rio de Janeiro
Grand Prix:Rio de Janeiro
Official Name:Cinzano Rio Grand Prix[1]
Location:Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet
Course Mi:3.065
Course Km:4.933
Race No:7
Season No:16
Date:4 July
Year:2004
Pole Rider Motogp:Kenny Roberts Jr.
Pole Rider Motogp Country:USA
Pole Time Motogp:1:48.418
Fast Rider Motogp:Makoto Tamada
Fast Rider Motogp Country:Japan
Fast Time Motogp:1:49.789 on lap 7
First Rider Motogp:Makoto Tamada
First Rider Motogp Country:Japan
Second Rider Motogp:Max Biaggi
Second Rider Motogp Country:Italy
Third Rider Motogp:Nicky Hayden
Third Rider Motogp Country:USA
Pole Rider 250:Sebastián Porto
Pole Rider 250 Country:Argentina
Pole Time 250:1:52.503
Fast Rider 250:Sebastián Porto
Fast Rider 250 Country:Argentina
Fast Time 250:1:53.573 on lap 2
First Rider 250:Manuel Poggiali
First Rider 250 Country:San Marino
Second Rider 250:Daniel Pedrosa
Second Rider 250 Country:Spain
Third Rider 250:Toni Elías
Third Rider 250 Country:Spain
Pole Rider 125:Héctor Barberá
Pole Rider 125 Country:Spain
Pole Time 125:1:57.323
Fast Rider 125:Héctor Barberá
Fast Rider 125 Country:Spain
Fast Time 125:1:57.789 on lap 4
First Rider 125:Héctor Barberá
First Rider 125 Country:Spain
Second Rider 125:Casey Stoner
Second Rider 125 Country:Australia
Third Rider 125:Andrea Dovizioso
Third Rider 125 Country:Italy

The 2004 Rio de Janeiro motorcycle Grand Prix was the seventh round of the 2004 MotoGP Championship. It took place on the weekend of 2–4 July 2004 at Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet.

MotoGP classification

Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
16 Makoto TamadaCamel HondaHonda2444:21.976725
23 Max BiaggiCamel HondaHonda24+2.019220
369 Nicky HaydenRepsol Honda TeamHonda24+5.764316
465 Loris CapirossiDucati Marlboro TeamDucati24+11.145613
54 Alex BarrosRepsol Honda TeamHonda24+12.951511
645 Colin EdwardsTelefónica Movistar Honda MotoGPHonda24+13.9041110
710 Kenny Roberts Jr.Team Suzuki MotoGPSuzuki24+23.49319
817 Norifumi AbeFortuna Gauloises Tech 3Yamaha24+27.498158
956 Shinya NakanoKawasaki Racing TeamKawasaki24+27.80297
107 Carlos ChecaGauloises Fortuna YamahaYamaha24+36.808126
1166 Alex HofmannKawasaki Racing TeamKawasaki24+37.713145
1211 Rubén XausD'Antin MotoGPDucati24+48.924164
1333 Marco MelandriFortuna Gauloises Tech 3Yamaha24+57.102133
1499 Jeremy McWilliamsMS Aprilia RacingAprilia24+1:03.046182
1521 John HopkinsTeam Suzuki MotoGPSuzuki24+1:10.296171
1650 Neil HodgsonD'Antin MotoGPDucati24+1:12.54819
1767 Shane ByrneMS Aprilia RacingAprilia24+1:19.73420
189 Nobuatsu AokiProton Team KRProton KR24+1:31.51221
1980 Kurtis RobertsProton Team KRProton KR24+1:43.62722
2035 Chris BurnsWCMHarris WCM23+1 lap23
Ret46 Valentino RossiGauloises Fortuna YamahaYamaha12Accident8
Ret52 José David de GeaWCMHarris WCM7Accident24
Ret12 Troy BaylissDucati Marlboro TeamDucati3Accident10
Ret15 Sete GibernauTelefónica Movistar Honda MotoGPHonda1Accident4
Sources: [2] [3] [4]

250 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
154 Manuel PoggialiAprilia2241:56.561425
226 Daniel PedrosaHonda22+0.076620
324 Toni ElíasHonda22+3.792216
451 Alex de AngelisAprilia22+4.678513
510 Fonsi NietoAprilia22+20.3931011
673 Hiroshi AoyamaHonda22+20.5761510
72 Roberto RolfoHonda22+30.39999
87 Randy de PunietAprilia22+34.74238
96 Alex DebónHonda22+36.021127
1021 Franco BattainiAprilia22+36.47686
119 Hugo MarchandAprilia22+50.991235
1250 Sylvain GuintoliAprilia22+52.19674
1357 Chaz DaviesAprilia22+53.576193
148 Naoki MatsudoYamaha22+1:01.641142
1528 Dirk HeidolfAprilia22+1:02.014241
1617 Klaus NöhlesHonda22+1:11.75620
1736 Erwan NigonYamaha22+1:11.99925
1877 Grégory LefortAprilia22+1:20.22621
1912 Arnaud VincentAprilia22+1:22.03718
2044 Taro SekiguchiYamaha21+1 lap27
Ret96 Jakub SmržHonda21Accident17
Ret19 Sebastián PortoAprilia20Retirement1
Ret11 Joan OlivéAprilia11Retirement13
Ret40 Max SabbataniYamaha6Retirement28
Ret14 Anthony WestAprilia2Accident11
Ret16 Johan StigefeltAprilia1Accident26
Ret25 Alex BaldoliniAprilia1Retirement16
Ret34 Eric BatailleHonda0Accident22
DNS33 Héctor FaubelApriliaDid not start
Source: [5]

125 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
13 Héctor BarberáAprilia2141:41.459125
227 Casey StonerKTM21+0.096520
334 Andrea DoviziosoHonda21+0.202216
415 Roberto LocatelliAprilia21+0.359613
56 Mirko GiansantiAprilia21+0.737711
658 Marco SimoncelliAprilia21+7.6142010
722 Pablo NietoAprilia21+7.76989
836 Mika KallioKTM21+12.725188
919 Álvaro BautistaAprilia21+13.950147
1054 Mattia PasiniAprilia21+19.93846
1150 Andrea BalleriniAprilia21+25.98395
1263 Mike Di MeglioAprilia21+26.633164
1324 Simone CorsiHonda21+26.996153
1410 Julián SimónHonda21+27.131132
1552 Lukáš PešekHonda21+30.697171
1642 Gioele PellinoAprilia21+30.80622
1723 Gino BorsoiAprilia21+38.59112
1825 Imre TóthAprilia21+52.50519
1914 Gábor TalmácsiMalaguti21+59.59321
2021 Steve JenknerAprilia21+1:07.33311
2166 Vesa KallioAprilia21+1:20.06527
227 Stefano PeruginiGilera21+1:48.23724
238 Manuel MannaMalaguti21+1:48.31128
2416 Raymond SchoutenHonda21+1:49.40529
Ret28 Jordi CarchanoAprilia11Retirement30
Ret48 Jorge LorenzoDerbi10Accident3
Ret41 Youichi UiAprilia7Accident10
Ret38 Mikko KyyhkynenHonda6Accident32
Ret9 Markéta JanákováHonda6Accident31
Ret47 Ángel RodríguezDerbi1Retirement25
Ret32 Fabrizio LaiGilera0Accident26
Ret33 Sergio GadeaAprilia0Accident23
Source: [6]

Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)

Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round seven has concluded.[7]

Riders' Championship standings
RiderPoints
1 Valentino Rossi126
2 Sete Gibernau126
3 Max Biaggi113
4 Colin Edwards64
5 Carlos Checa62
Constructors' Championship standings
ConstructorPoints
1 Honda155
2 Yamaha141
3 Ducati67
4 Kawasaki32
5 Suzuki26

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2004 Brazilian MotoGP. 13 June 2017. Motorsportmagazine.com. 17 May 2018.
  2. Web site: 2004 Brazilian MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database. 13 June 2017. Motorsportmagazine.com. 25 August 2018.
  3. Web site: Cinzano Rio Grand Prix – MotoGP – Race Classification. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 4 July 2004. 26 July 2018.
  4. Web site: motogp.com · RIO GRAND PRIX · MotoGP Race Classification 2004. Motogp.com. 25 August 2018.
  5. Web site: Cinzano Rio Grand Prix – 250cc – Race Classification. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 4 July 2004. 26 July 2018.
  6. Web site: Cinzano Rio Grand Prix – 125cc – Race Classification. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 4 July 2004. 26 July 2018.
  7. Web site: Standings . 2004. resources.motogp.com . PDF. 2019-08-22.

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