2004 German Grand Prix
- Date
- 25 Jul 2004
- Circuit
- Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany
- Round
- 12 of 18
- Winner
- Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)
- Pole position
- Michael Schumacher (1:13.306)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 66 | 1:23:54.848 | 10 | |
| 2 | 9 | BUTJenson Button | BAR | 13q3 | 66 | +8.388 | 8 | |
| 3 | 8 | ALOFernando Alonso | Renault | 5q6 | 66 | +16.351 | 6 | |
| 4 | 5 | COUDavid Coulthard | McLaren | 4q5 | 66 | +19.231 | 5 | |
| 5 | 3 | MONJuan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 2 | 66 | +23.055 | 4 | |
| 6 | 14 | WEBMark Webber | Jaguar | 11q12 | 66 | +41.108 | 3 | |
| 7 | 4 | PIZAntônio Pizzonia | Williams | 10q11 | 66 | +41.956 | 2 | |
| 8 | 10 | SATTakuma Sato | BAR | 8q9 | 66 | +46.842 | 1 | |
| 9 | 11 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Sauber | 14 | 66 | +67.102 | 0 | |
| 10 | 15 | KLIChristian Klien | Jaguar | 12q13 | 66 | +68.578 | 0 | |
| 11 | 7 | TRUJarno Trulli | Renault | 6q7 | 66 | +70.258 | 0 | |
| 12 | 2 | BARRubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 7q8 | 66 | +73.252 | 0 | |
| 13 | 12 | MASFelipe Massa | Sauber | 16 | 65 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 17 | PANOlivier Panis | Toyota | 9q10 | 65 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 19 | PANGiorgio Pantano | Jordan | 17 | 63 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 16 | 21 | BAUZsolt Baumgartner | Minardi | 20 | 62 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 17 | 20 | BRUGianmaria Bruni | Minardi | 19 | 62 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 18 | HEINick Heidfeld | Jordan | 18 | 42 | Handling | 0 | |
| R | 16 | DAMCristiano da Matta | Toyota | 15 | 38 | Puncture | 0 | |
| R | 6 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 3q4 | 13 | Rear wing | 1:13.780 | 0 |
Grid differs from qualifying for 11 drivers: Jenson Button qualified 3rd, started 13th; Kimi Räikkönen qualified 4th, started 3rd; David Coulthard qualified 5th, started 4th; Fernando Alonso qualified 6th, started 5th; Jarno Trulli qualified 7th, started 6th; Rubens Barrichello qualified 8th, started 7th; Takuma Sato qualified 9th, started 8th; Olivier Panis qualified 10th, started 9th; Antônio Pizzonia qualified 11th, started 10th; Mark Webber qualified 12th, started 11th; Christian Klien qualified 13th, started 12th. 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
Race history: gap to the leader
How the race was won
- Winner
- Michael Schumacher: 3 stops (laps 10, 28, 47), stints of 10, 18, 19, 19 laps
- 2nd
- Jenson Button: 3 stops (laps 14, 34, 50), stints of 14, 20, 16, 16 laps
- 3rd
- Fernando Alonso: 3 stops (laps 9, 29, 47), stints of 9, 20, 18, 19 laps
- Finishers
- 2 stops: 2 · 3 or more: 15
- First stops
- median lap 11 of 66
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 3 | 10 (23.8 s), 28 (22.0 s), 47 (23.7 s) | 10181919 |
| BUTJenson Button | 3 | 14 (21.8 s), 34 (20.5 s), 50 (20.8 s) | 14201616 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 3 | 9 (21.5 s), 29 (20.6 s), 47 (21.2 s) | 9201819 |
| COUDavid Coulthard | 3 | 10 (21.7 s), 28 (21.4 s), 47 (22.5 s) | 10181919 |
| MONJuan Pablo Montoya | 3 | 11 (21.9 s), 27 (21.3 s), 48 (21.8 s) | 11162118 |
| WEBMark Webber | 3 | 12 (21.4 s), 29 (20.9 s), 45 (22.6 s) | 12171621 |
| PIZAntônio Pizzonia | 3 | 9 (21.1 s), 28 (21.6 s), 46 (22.6 s) | 9191820 |
| SATTakuma Sato | 3 | 10 (21.7 s), 27 (22.1 s), 48 (22.2 s) | 10172118 |
| FISGiancarlo Fisichella | 2 | 21 (22.7 s), 44 (23.0 s) | 212322 |
| KLIChristian Klien | 3 | 13 (22.0 s), 31 (21.5 s), 48 (22.0 s) | 13181718 |
| TRUJarno Trulli | 3 | 10 (21.6 s), 28 (28.3 s), 45 (21.3 s) | 10181721 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 3 | 1 (25.1 s), 23 (22.8 s), 46 (22.2 s) | 222320 |
| MASFelipe Massa | 2 | 23 (23.3 s), 45 (22.1 s) | 232220 |
| PANOlivier Panis | 4 | 11 (22.0 s), 29 (21.6 s), 48 (22.3 s), 57 (19.9 s) | 11181998 |
| PANGiorgio Pantano | 4 | 12 (23.5 s), 29 (23.5 s), 46 (32.3 s), 60 (22.8 s) | 121717143 |
| BAUZsolt Baumgartner | 3 | 15 (23.7 s), 30 (22.8 s), 46 (23.3 s) | 15151616 |
| BRUGianmaria Bruni | 3 | 16 (74.1 s), 32 (23.3 s), 49 (25.1 s) | 16161713 |
| HEINick Heidfeld | 3 | 18 (23.2 s), 38 (25.1 s), 39 (24.2 s) | 18203 |
| DAMCristiano da Matta | 2 | 10 (21.0 s), 22 (21.7 s) | 101216 |
| RAIKimi Räikkönen | 1 | 11 (23.2 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 | 1:13.306 | fastest Q1 | ||
| 2 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 1:13.668 | +0.362 Q1 | ||
| 3 | Jenson Button | BAR | 1:13.674 | +0.368 Q1 | ||
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:13.690 | +0.384 Q1 | ||
| 5 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:13.821 | +0.515 Q1 | ||
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:13.874 | +0.568 Q1 | ||
| 7 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 1:14.134 | +0.828 Q1 | ||
| 8 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:14.278 | +0.972 Q1 | ||
| 9 | Takuma Sato | BAR | 1:14.287 | +0.981 Q1 | ||
| 10 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 1:14.368 | +1.062 Q1 | ||
| 11 | Antônio Pizzonia | Williams | 1:14.556 | +1.250 Q1 | ||
| 12 | Mark Webber | Jaguar | 1:14.802 | +1.496 Q1 | ||
| 13 | Christian Klien | Jaguar | 1:15.011 | +1.705 Q1 | ||
| 14 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber | 1:15.395 | +2.089 Q1 | ||
| 15 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 1:15.454 | +2.148 Q1 | ||
| 16 | Felipe Massa | Sauber | 1:15.616 | +2.310 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Giorgio Pantano | Jordan | 1:16.192 | +2.886 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan | 1:16.310 | +3.004 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Gianmaria Bruni | Minardi | 1:18.055 | +4.749 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi | 1:18.400 | +5.094 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 | 11 | 110 |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 0 | 74 |
| 3 | Jenson Button | BAR | 0 | 61 |
| 4 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 1 | 46 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 0 | 39 |
| 6 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 0 | 33 |
| 7 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 0 | 19 |
| 8 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 0 | 18 |
| 9 | Takuma Sato | BAR | 0 | 15 |
| 10 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber | 0 | 13 |