2004 Bahrain Grand Prix

Template:Infobox Grand Prix race report The 2004 Bahrain Grand Prix (officially the 2004 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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
BAR-Honda	35	Template:Flagicon Anthony Davidson
Sauber-Petronas		-
Jaguar-Cosworth	37	Template:Flagicon Björn Wirdheim
Toyota	38	Template:Flagicon Ricardo Zonta
Jordan-Ford	39	Template:Flagicon Timo Glock
Minardi-Cosworth	40	Template:Flagicon Bas Leinders

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Q1 Time	Q2 Time	Gap	Grid
1	1	Template:Flagicon Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:30.751	1:30.139	—	1
2	2	Template:Flagicon Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:31.283	1:30.530	+0.391	2
3	3	Template:Flagicon Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	1:30.247	1:30.581	+0.442	3
4	4	Template:Flagicon Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	1:29.968	1:30.633	+0.494	4
5	10	Template:Flagicon Takuma Sato	BAR-Honda	1:31.135	1:30.827	+0.688	5
6	9	Template:Flagicon Jenson Button	BAR-Honda	1:31.131	1:30.856	+0.717	6
7	7	Template:Flagicon Jarno Trulli	Renault	1:31.103	1:30.971	+0.832	7
8	17	Template:Flagicon Olivier Panis	Toyota	1:31.001	1:31.686	+1.547	8
9	16	Template:Flagicon Cristiano da Matta	Toyota	1:31.329	1:31.717	+1.578	9
10	5	Template:Flagicon David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	1:31.364	1:31.719	+1.580	10
11	11	Template:Flagicon Giancarlo Fisichella	Sauber-Petronas	1:31.203	1:31.731	+1.592	11
12	15	Template:Flagicon Christian Klien	Jaguar-Cosworth	1:31.868	1:32.332	+2.193	12
13	12	Template:Flagicon Felipe Massa	Sauber-Petronas	1:32.152	1:32.536	+2.397	13
14	14	Template:Flagicon Mark Webber	Jaguar-Cosworth	1:31.945	1:32.625	+2.486	14
15	18	Template:Flagicon Nick Heidfeld	Jordan-Ford	1:32.640	1:33.506	+3.367	1|[1]}}
16	19	Template:Flagicon Giorgio Pantano	Jordan-Ford	1:33.598	1:34.105	+3.966	15
17	8	Template:Flagicon Fernando Alonso	Renault	1:31.040	1:34.130	+3.991	16
18	20	Template:Flagicon Gianmaria Bruni	Minardi-Cosworth	1:34.879	1:34.584	+4.445	17
19	21	Template:Flagicon Zsolt Baumgartner	Minardi-Cosworth	1:35.632	1:35.787	+5.648	1|[2]}}
20	6	Template:Flagicon Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:30.353	No time		1|[3]}}
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Notes

• ^1{{#if:| }} – Nick Heidfeld, Zsolt Baumgartner and Kimi Räikkönen received a 10-place grid penalty for engine changes.

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Tyre	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Template:Flagicon Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Template:Bridgestone	57	1:28:34.875	1	10
2	2	Template:Flagicon Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	Template:Bridgestone	57	+1.367	2	8
3	9	Template:Flagicon Jenson Button	BAR-Honda	Template:Michelin	57	+26.687	6	6
4	7	Template:Flagicon Jarno Trulli	Renault	Template:Michelin	57	+32.214	7	5
5	10	Template:Flagicon Takuma Sato	BAR-Honda	Template:Michelin	57	+52.460	5	4
6	8	Template:Flagicon Fernando Alonso	Renault	Template:Michelin	57	+53.156	16	3
7	4	Template:Flagicon Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	Template:Michelin	57	+58.155	4	2
8	14	Template:Flagicon Mark Webber	Jaguar-Cosworth	Template:Michelin	56	+1 Lap	14	1
9	17	Template:Flagicon Olivier Panis	Toyota	Template:Michelin	56	+1 Lap	8
10	16	Template:Flagicon Cristiano da Matta	Toyota	Template:Michelin	56	+1 Lap	9
11	11	Template:Flagicon Giancarlo Fisichella	Sauber-Petronas	Template:Bridgestone	56	+1 Lap	11
12	12	Template:Flagicon Felipe Massa	Sauber-Petronas	Template:Bridgestone	56	+1 Lap	13
13	3	Template:Flagicon Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	Template:Michelin	56	Gearbox	3
14	15	Template:Flagicon Christian Klien	Jaguar-Cosworth	Template:Michelin	56	+1 Lap	12
15	18	Template:Flagicon Nick Heidfeld	Jordan-Ford	Template:Bridgestone	56	+1 Lap	18
16	19	Template:Flagicon Giorgio Pantano	Jordan-Ford	Template:Bridgestone	55	+2 Laps	15
17	20	Template:Flagicon Gianmaria Bruni	Minardi-Cosworth	Template:Bridgestone	52	+5 Laps	1|[4]}}
Ret	5	Template:Flagicon David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	Template:Michelin	50	Pneumatics	10
Ret	21	Template:Flagicon Zsolt Baumgartner	Minardi-Cosworth	Template:Bridgestone	44	Engine	20
Ret	6	Template:Flagicon Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	Template:Michelin	7	Engine	19
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Notes

• ^1{{#if:| }} – Gianmaria Bruni started the race from the pitlane.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

+/–	Template:Abbr	Driver	Points
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	1	Template:Flagicon Michael Schumacher	30
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	2	Template:Flagicon Rubens Barrichello	21
File:1uparrow green.svg 1	3	Template:Flagicon Jenson Button	15
File:1downarrow red.svg 1	4	Template:Flagicon Juan Pablo Montoya	12
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	5	Template:Flagicon Fernando Alonso	11
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Constructors' Championship standings

+/–	Template:Abbr	Constructor	Points
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	1	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	51
File:1uparrow green.svg 1	2	Template:Flagicon Renault	22
File:1downarrow red.svg 1	3	Template:Flagicon Williams-BMW	19
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	4	Template:Flagicon BAR-Honda	19
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	5	Template:Flagicon McLaren-Mercedes	4
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• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

External links

• News on 2004 Bahrain GP

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