2004 British Grand Prix

Michael Schumacher won the 2004 British Grand Prix at Silverstone Circuit on 11 Jul 2004 for Ferrari, from 4th on the grid; Kimi Räikkönen was second and Rubens Barrichello third. Pole position: Kimi Räikkönen.

Schumacher took the lead for good on lap 12 of 60, from Kimi Räikkönen; the lead changed hands 1 time in all. There was one safety-car period (laps 40 to 46). Schumacher stopped 2 times, on laps 15 and 37; 8 of 16 finishers made 2 stops, and the median first stop was lap 13. The fastest lap was Michael Schumacher's, 1:18.739 on lap 14. 16 of 20 starters were classified; 4 retired or were not classified. After the race Michael Schumacher led the championship with 100 points, 26 ahead of Rubens Barrichello, with 7 rounds left.

Date

11 Jul 2004

Circuit

Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, UK

Round

11 of 18

Winner

Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)

Pole position

Kimi Räikkönen (1:18.233)

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Race classification

Grid differs from qualifying for 12 drivers: Fernando Alonso qualified 6th, started 16th; David Coulthard qualified 7th, started 6th; Juan Pablo Montoya qualified 8th, started 7th; Takuma Sato qualified 9th, started 8th; Mark Webber qualified 10th, started 9th; Felipe Massa qualified 11th, started 10th; Olivier Panis qualified 12th, started 17th; Marc Gené qualified 13th, started 11th; Cristiano da Matta qualified 14th, started 12th; Christian Klien qualified 15th, started 13th; Giorgio Pantano qualified 16th, started 14th; Nick Heidfeld qualified 17th, started 15th. The data records the positions, not the reason; such gaps come from grid penalties, car or engine changes, or pit-lane starts. The small "q" number in the Grid column is the qualifying position.

Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.

Lap chart

Explained: how to read a lap chart · safety car, virtual safety car and red flags.

Race history: gap to the leader

How the race was won

Winner

Michael Schumacher: 2 stops (laps 15, 37), stints of 15, 22, 23 laps

2nd

Kimi Räikkönen: 3 stops (laps 11, 28, 41), stints of 11, 17, 13, 19 laps

3rd

Rubens Barrichello: 3 stops (laps 9, 28, 41), stints of 9, 19, 13, 19 laps

Finishers

2 stops: 8 · 3 or more: 8

First stops

median lap 13 of 60

Pit stops

Explained: tyres, compounds and pit stops · pit stops per race since 1994.

Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.

Qualifying

Explained: how qualifying works · how often pole position wins.

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

Explained: how points and the two championships work.

Full 2004 standings