Gridpedia2004 Australian Grand Prix
- Date
- 7 Mar 2004
- Circuit
- Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia
- Round
- 1 of 18
- Winner
- Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)
- Pole position
- Michael Schumacher (1:24.408)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 58 | 1:24:15.757 | 1:24.125 | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | BARRubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 2 | 58 | +13.605 | 8 | |
| 3 | 8 | ALOFernando Alonso | Renault | 5 | 58 | +34.673 | 6 | |
| 4 | 4 | SCHRalf Schumacher | Williams | 8 | 58 | +60.423 | 5 | |
| 5 | 3 | MONJuan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 3 | 58 | +68.536 | 4 | |
| 6 | 9 | BUTJenson Button | BAR | 4 | 58 | +70.598 | 3 | |
| 7 | 7 | TRUJarno Trulli | Renault | 9 | 57 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 8 | 5 | COUDavid Coulthard | McLaren | 12 | 57 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 9 | 10 | SATTakuma Sato | BAR | 7 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 11 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Sauber | 14 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 15 | KLIChristian Klien | Jaguar | 19 | 56 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 16 | DAMCristiano da Matta | Toyota | 13 | 56 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 17 | PANOlivier Panis | Toyota | 18 | 56 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 14 | 19 | PANGiorgio Pantano | Jordan | 16 | 55 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 12 | MASFelipe Massa | Sauber | 11 | 44 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 18 | HEINick Heidfeld | Jordan | 15 | 43 | Transmission | 0 | |
| N | 20 | BRUGianmaria Bruni | Minardi | 20 | 43 | Not classified | 0 | |
| R | 14 | WEBMark Webber | Jaguar | 6 | 29 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 21 | BAUZsolt Baumgartner | Minardi | 17 | 13 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 6 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 10 | 9 | Engine | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Lap chart
Race history: gap to the leader
How the race was won
- Winner
- Michael Schumacher: 3 stops (laps 12, 30, 45), stints of 12, 18, 15, 13 laps
- 2nd
- Rubens Barrichello: 3 stops (laps 11, 29, 44), stints of 11, 18, 15, 14 laps
- 3rd
- Fernando Alonso: 3 stops (laps 11, 24, 40), stints of 11, 13, 16, 18 laps
- Finishers
- 2 stops: 4 · 3 or more: 10
- First stops
- median lap 12 of 58
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 3 | 12 (22.9 s), 30 (20.9 s), 45 (21.3 s) | 12181513 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 3 | 11 (21.7 s), 29 (20.9 s), 44 (21.0 s) | 11181514 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 3 | 11 (20.3 s), 24 (22.0 s), 40 (22.2 s) | 11131618 |
| SCHRalf Schumacher | 3 | 12 (20.5 s), 28 (22.1 s), 45 (21.7 s) | 12161713 |
| MONJuan Pablo Montoya | 3 | 10 (23.0 s), 26 (22.6 s), 44 (24.3 s) | 10161814 |
| BUTJenson Button | 3 | 11 (21.8 s), 26 (23.5 s), 42 (22.2 s) | 11151616 |
| TRUJarno Trulli | 3 | 12 (22.6 s), 28 (22.8 s), 41 (20.4 s) | 12161316 |
| COUDavid Coulthard | 2 | 14 (24.7 s), 36 (23.6 s) | 142221 |
| SATTakuma Sato | 3 | 12 (21.7 s), 27 (26.1 s), 45 (21.3 s) | 12151812 |
| FISGiancarlo Fisichella | 3 | 8 (22.1 s), 28 (22.1 s), 44 (21.3 s) | 8201613 |
| KLIChristian Klien | 2 | 16 (28.1 s), 37 (26.7 s) | 162119 |
| DAMCristiano da Matta | 3 | 12 (34.0 s), 24 (21.5 s), 42 (22.0 s) | 12121814 |
| PANOlivier Panis | 2 | 14 (23.1 s), 37 (23.0 s) | 142319 |
| PANGiorgio Pantano | 2 | 18 (23.2 s), 37 (24.2 s) | 181918 |
| MASFelipe Massa | 2 | 14 (24.1 s), 36 (24.1 s) | 14228 |
| HEINick Heidfeld | 3 | 14 (21.7 s), 28 (21.5 s), 43 (79.5 s) | 141415 |
| BRUGianmaria Bruni | 3 | 11 (23.9 s), 25 (25.6 s), 35 (1056.0 s) | 1114108 |
| WEBMark Webber | 2 | 13 (24.0 s), 27 (21.5 s) | 1314 |
| BAUZsolt Baumgartner | 1 | 11 (69.3 s) | 11 |
Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:24.408 | fastest Q1 | |||
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:24.482 | +0.074 Q1 | |||
| 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 1:24.998 | +0.590 Q1 | |||
| 4 | Jenson Button | BAR | 1:24.998 | +0.590 Q1 | |||
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:25.699 | +1.291 Q1 | |||
| 6 | Mark Webber | Jaguar | 1:25.805 | +1.397 Q1 | |||
| 7 | Takuma Sato | BAR | 1:25.851 | +1.443 Q1 | |||
| 8 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 1:25.925 | +1.517 Q1 | |||
| 9 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 1:26.290 | +1.882 Q1 | |||
| 10 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:26.297 | +1.889 Q1 | |||
| 11 | Felipe Massa | Sauber | 1:27.065 | +2.657 Q1 | |||
| 12 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:27.294 | +2.886 Q1 | |||
| 13 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 1:27.823 | +3.415 Q1 | |||
| 14 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber | 1:27.845 | +3.437 Q1 | |||
| 15 | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan | 1:28.178 | +3.770 Q1 | |||
| 16 | Giorgio Pantano | Jordan | 1:30.140 | +5.732 Q1 | |||
| 17 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi | 1:30.681 | +6.273 Q1 | |||
| 18 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | |||||
| 19 | Christian Klien | Jaguar | |||||
| 20 | Gianmaria Bruni | Minardi |
Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Jenson Button | BAR | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Takuma Sato | BAR | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber | 0 | 0 |