2004 British Grand Prix

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.

2004 British Grand Prix
Race 11 of 18 in the 2004 Formula One World Championship
Silverstone Circuit in its 2004 configuration
Race details
Date 11 July 2004
Official name 2004 Formula 1 Foster's British Grand Prix[1]
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
McLaren-Mercedes
Time 1:18.233
Fastest lap
Driver Michael Schumacher Ferrari
Time 1:18.739 on lap 14
Podium
First
Ferrari
Second
McLaren-Mercedes
Third
Ferrari
Lap leaders

Background

The race was preceded by a demonstration of contemporary Formula One cars on Regent Street[2][3] in London, including former British Formula One World Champion Nigel Mansell driving the Jordan EJ14.[4] The event attracted an estimated 500,000 spectators.[5]

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.

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

Race
PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
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:[7]

Championship standings after the race
  • Bold text indicates who still has a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.
  • Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

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

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