2004 German Grand Prix

Michael Schumacher won the 2004 German Grand Prix at Hockenheimring on 25 Jul 2004 for Ferrari, from pole position; Jenson Button was second and Fernando Alonso third. Pole position: Michael Schumacher.

Schumacher took the lead for good on lap 51 of 66, from Jenson Button; the lead changed hands 8 times in all. Schumacher stopped 3 times, on laps 10 and 28 and 47; 15 of 17 finishers made 3 stops, and the median first stop was lap 11. The fastest lap was Kimi Räikkönen's, 1:13.780 on lap 10. 17 of 20 starters were classified; 3 retired or were not classified. After the race Michael Schumacher led the championship with 110 points, 36 ahead of Rubens Barrichello, with 6 rounds left.

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

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

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: 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

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