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 the eleventh race of the 2004 Formula One season.

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 mi)
Distance	60 laps, 308.355 km (191.603 mi)
Weather	Cloudy, Air: 17 °C (63 °F), Track 27 °C (81 °F)
Pole position
Driver	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes
Time	1:18.233
Fastest lap
Driver	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
Time	1:18.739 on lap 14
Podium
First	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
Second	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes
Third	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari
Lap leaders

Background

The British Grand Prix was officially confirmed as the first of eighteen races of the 2004 Formula One World Championship at an FIA World Motor Sport Council meeting in Paris on 12 December 2003.

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.

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
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

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:[7]

Notes

• This was Marc Gené's last race to date. From the German Grand Prix to the Italian Grand Prix, he was replaced by Antônio Pizzonia.
• Kimi Raikkonen's second place was the first podium finish of the season for a McLaren driver.
• Jarno Trulli lost control of his Renault through the high-speed Bridge Corner, and hit the tyres on the inside retaining wall. The car then barrel-rolled through the gravel before coming to a rest just after Priory. Trulli was unhurt, later saying he was "a little crazier, maybe".
• Both Minardi cars raced with sponsor-free liveries, showing only the dedication "John Boy" to team manager John Walton, who had died days before the race.

Championship standings after the race

• Bold text 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: [8]

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: [8]

• 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.