Gridpedia2004 French Grand Prix
- Date
- 4 Jul 2004
- Circuit
- Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny Cours, France
- Round
- 10 of 18
- Winner
- Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)
- Pole position
- Fernando Alonso (1:13.698)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | 70 | 1:30:18.133 | 1:15.377 | 10 |
| 2 | 8 | ALOFernando Alonso | Renault | 1 | 70 | +8.329 | 8 | |
| 3 | 2 | BARRubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 10 | 70 | +31.622 | 6 | |
| 4 | 7 | TRUJarno Trulli | Renault | 5 | 70 | +32.082 | 5 | |
| 5 | 9 | BUTJenson Button | BAR | 4 | 70 | +32.484 | 4 | |
| 6 | 5 | COUDavid Coulthard | McLaren | 3 | 70 | +35.520 | 3 | |
| 7 | 6 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 9 | 70 | +36.230 | 2 | |
| 8 | 3 | MONJuan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 6 | 70 | +43.419 | 1 | |
| 9 | 14 | WEBMark Webber | Jaguar | 12 | 70 | +52.394 | 0 | |
| 10 | 4 | GENMarc Gené | Williams | 8 | 70 | +58.166 | 0 | |
| 11 | 15 | KLIChristian Klien | Jaguar | 13 | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 11 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Sauber | 15 | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 12 | MASFelipe Massa | Sauber | 16 | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 16 | DAMCristiano da Matta | Toyota | 11 | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 17 | PANOlivier Panis | Toyota | 14 | 68 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 16 | 18 | HEINick Heidfeld | Jordan | 17 | 68 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 17 | 19 | PANGiorgio Pantano | Jordan | 18 | 67 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 18 | 20 | BRUGianmaria Bruni | Minardi | 19 | 66 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 21 | BAUZsolt Baumgartner | Minardi | 20 | 31 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 10 | SATTakuma Sato | BAR | 7 | 15 | 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: 4 stops (laps 11, 29, 42, 58), stints of 11, 18, 13, 16, 12 laps
- 2nd
- Fernando Alonso: 3 stops (laps 14, 32, 46), stints of 14, 18, 14, 24 laps
- 3rd
- Rubens Barrichello: 3 stops (laps 12, 31, 51), stints of 12, 19, 20, 19 laps
- Finishers
- 2 stops: 1 · 3 or more: 17
- First stops
- median lap 13 of 70
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 4 | 11 (20.4 s), 29 (19.4 s), 42 (19.6 s), 58 (19.0 s) | 1118131612 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 3 | 14 (21.3 s), 32 (19.8 s), 46 (22.1 s) | 14181424 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 3 | 12 (20.7 s), 31 (20.3 s), 51 (20.5 s) | 12192019 |
| TRUJarno Trulli | 3 | 13 (20.9 s), 31 (20.0 s), 49 (20.7 s) | 13181821 |
| BUTJenson Button | 3 | 14 (21.3 s), 30 (21.0 s), 52 (21.9 s) | 14162218 |
| COUDavid Coulthard | 3 | 12 (21.2 s), 29 (22.1 s), 48 (21.5 s) | 12171922 |
| RAIKimi Räikkönen | 3 | 11 (20.5 s), 28 (21.8 s), 47 (22.4 s) | 11171923 |
| MONJuan Pablo Montoya | 3 | 13 (21.0 s), 31 (21.5 s), 50 (21.5 s) | 13181920 |
| WEBMark Webber | 3 | 15 (21.0 s), 33 (20.6 s), 51 (20.9 s) | 15181819 |
| GENMarc Gené | 3 | 11 (22.4 s), 33 (21.3 s), 54 (20.5 s) | 11222116 |
| KLIChristian Klien | 3 | 16 (21.1 s), 35 (21.7 s), 53 (21.3 s) | 16191816 |
| FISGiancarlo Fisichella | 3 | 20 (20.6 s), 37 (21.1 s), 52 (20.4 s) | 20171517 |
| MASFelipe Massa | 2 | 21 (23.1 s), 45 (22.8 s) | 212424 |
| DAMCristiano da Matta | 3 | 11 (21.3 s), 30 (20.5 s), 47 (20.9 s) | 11191722 |
| PANOlivier Panis | 3 | 13 (24.7 s), 32 (21.8 s), 51 (25.8 s) | 13191917 |
| HEINick Heidfeld | 4 | 18 (21.2 s), 35 (11.0 s), 36 (21.6 s), 50 (21.7 s) | 18171418 |
| PANGiorgio Pantano | 4 | 13 (23.1 s), 31 (22.5 s), 48 (22.7 s), 52 (11.1 s) | 131817415 |
| BRUGianmaria Bruni | 3 | 13 (22.0 s), 32 (21.7 s), 50 (21.3 s) | 13191816 |
| BAUZsolt Baumgartner | 2 | 11 (21.7 s), 30 (25.7 s) | 1119 |
| SATTakuma Sato | 1 | 15 (20.7 s) | 15 |
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 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:13.698 | fastest Q1 | ||
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:13.971 | +0.273 Q1 | ||
| 3 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:13.987 | +0.289 Q1 | ||
| 4 | Jenson Button | BAR | 1:13.995 | +0.297 Q1 | ||
| 5 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 1:14.070 | +0.372 Q1 | ||
| 6 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 1:14.172 | +0.474 Q1 | ||
| 7 | Takuma Sato | BAR | 1:14.240 | +0.542 Q1 | ||
| 8 | Marc Gené | Williams | 1:14.275 | +0.577 Q1 | ||
| 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:14.346 | +0.648 Q1 | ||
| 10 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:14.478 | +0.780 Q1 | ||
| 11 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 1:14.553 | +0.855 Q1 | ||
| 12 | Mark Webber | Jaguar | 1:14.798 | +1.100 Q1 | ||
| 13 | Christian Klien | Jaguar | 1:15.065 | +1.367 Q1 | ||
| 14 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 1:15.130 | +1.432 Q1 | ||
| 15 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber | 1:16.177 | +2.479 Q1 | ||
| 16 | Felipe Massa | Sauber | 1:16.200 | +2.502 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan | 1:16.807 | +3.109 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Giorgio Pantano | Jordan | 1:17.462 | +3.764 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Gianmaria Bruni | Minardi | 1:17.913 | +4.215 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi | 1:18.247 | +4.549 Q1 |
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 | 9 | 90 |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 0 | 68 |
| 3 | Jenson Button | BAR | 0 | 48 |
| 4 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 1 | 46 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 0 | 33 |
| 6 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 0 | 25 |
| 7 | Takuma Sato | BAR | 0 | 14 |
| 8 | Ralf Schumacher | 0 | 12 | |
| 9 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber | 0 | 10 |