2004 Bahrain Grand Prix
- Date
- 4 Apr 2004
- Circuit
- Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain
- Round
- 3 of 18
- Winner
- Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)
- Pole position
- Michael Schumacher (1:30.139)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 57 | 1:28:34.875 | 1:30.252 | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | BARRubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 2 | 57 | +1.367 | 8 | |
| 3 | 9 | BUTJenson Button | BAR | 6 | 57 | +26.687 | 6 | |
| 4 | 7 | TRUJarno Trulli | Renault | 7 | 57 | +32.214 | 5 | |
| 5 | 10 | SATTakuma Sato | BAR | 5 | 57 | +52.460 | 4 | |
| 6 | 8 | ALOFernando Alonso | Renault | 16q17 | 57 | +53.156 | 3 | |
| 7 | 4 | SCHRalf Schumacher | Williams | 4 | 57 | +58.155 | 2 | |
| 8 | 14 | WEBMark Webber | Jaguar | 14 | 56 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 9 | 17 | PANOlivier Panis | Toyota | 8 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 16 | DAMCristiano da Matta | Toyota | 9 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 11 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Sauber | 11 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 12 | MASFelipe Massa | Sauber | 13 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 3 | MONJuan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 3 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 15 | KLIChristian Klien | Jaguar | 12 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 18 | HEINick Heidfeld | Jordan | 18q15 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 19 | PANGiorgio Pantano | Jordan | 15q16 | 55 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 17 | 20 | BRUGianmaria Bruni | Minardi | 17q18 | 52 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 5 | COUDavid Coulthard | McLaren | 10 | 50 | Pneumatics | 0 | |
| R | 21 | BAUZsolt Baumgartner | Minardi | 20q19 | 44 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 6 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 19q20 | 7 | Engine | 0 |
Grid differs from qualifying for 6 drivers: Nick Heidfeld qualified 15th, started 18th; Giorgio Pantano qualified 16th, started 15th; Fernando Alonso qualified 17th, started 16th; Gianmaria Bruni qualified 18th, started 17th; Zsolt Baumgartner qualified 19th, started 20th; Kimi Räikkönen qualified 20th, started 19th. 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 9, 24, 41), stints of 9, 15, 17, 16 laps
- 2nd
- Rubens Barrichello: 3 stops (laps 10, 27, 43), stints of 10, 17, 16, 14 laps
- 3rd
- Jenson Button: 3 stops (laps 12, 26, 40), stints of 12, 14, 14, 17 laps
- Finishers
- 2 stops: 2 · 3 or more: 15
- First stops
- median lap 10 of 57
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 3 | 9 (26.6 s), 24 (27.4 s), 41 (26.9 s) | 9151716 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 3 | 10 (32.7 s), 27 (26.5 s), 43 (26.0 s) | 10171614 |
| BUTJenson Button | 3 | 12 (30.6 s), 26 (28.7 s), 40 (27.3 s) | 12141417 |
| TRUJarno Trulli | 3 | 10 (25.4 s), 25 (25.8 s), 38 (27.0 s) | 10151319 |
| SATTakuma Sato | 3 | 11 (26.6 s), 18 (29.5 s), 37 (29.0 s) | 1171920 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 3 | 1 (35.8 s), 26 (25.2 s), 40 (26.3 s) | 251417 |
| SCHRalf Schumacher | 3 | 7 (28.6 s), 24 (29.7 s), 45 (25.4 s) | 7172112 |
| WEBMark Webber | 3 | 9 (27.3 s), 23 (26.9 s), 38 (30.8 s) | 9141518 |
| PANOlivier Panis | 3 | 6 (25.9 s), 20 (26.3 s), 37 (27.5 s) | 6141719 |
| DAMCristiano da Matta | 3 | 7 (25.5 s), 21 (26.0 s), 38 (27.5 s) | 7141718 |
| FISGiancarlo Fisichella | 3 | 10 (26.9 s), 26 (28.8 s), 43 (27.4 s) | 10161713 |
| MASFelipe Massa | 3 | 9 (27.4 s), 25 (27.3 s), 42 (26.3 s) | 9161714 |
| MONJuan Pablo Montoya | 3 | 10 (27.9 s), 26 (26.8 s), 39 (26.2 s) | 10161317 |
| KLIChristian Klien | 3 | 10 (27.1 s), 19 (26.9 s), 39 (28.7 s) | 1092017 |
| HEINick Heidfeld | 2 | 13 (29.0 s), 34 (31.9 s) | 132122 |
| PANGiorgio Pantano | 3 | 11 (27.6 s), 25 (28.4 s), 41 (28.0 s) | 11141614 |
| BRUGianmaria Bruni | 2 | 24 (37.6 s), 38 (37.6 s) | 241414 |
| COUDavid Coulthard | 3 | 9 (26.5 s), 23 (26.4 s), 38 (27.9 s) | 9141512 |
| BAUZsolt Baumgartner | 3 | 9 (26.6 s), 22 (27.8 s), 37 (30.2 s) | 913157 |
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 | 1:30.139 | fastest Q1 | |||
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:30.530 | +0.391 Q1 | |||
| 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 1:30.581 | +0.442 Q1 | |||
| 4 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 1:30.633 | +0.494 Q1 | |||
| 5 | Takuma Sato | BAR | 1:30.827 | +0.688 Q1 | |||
| 6 | Jenson Button | BAR | 1:30.856 | +0.717 Q1 | |||
| 7 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 1:30.971 | +0.832 Q1 | |||
| 8 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 1:31.686 | +1.547 Q1 | |||
| 9 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 1:31.717 | +1.578 Q1 | |||
| 10 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:31.719 | +1.580 Q1 | |||
| 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber | 1:31.731 | +1.592 Q1 | |||
| 12 | Christian Klien | Jaguar | 1:32.332 | +2.193 Q1 | |||
| 13 | Felipe Massa | Sauber | 1:32.536 | +2.397 Q1 | |||
| 14 | Mark Webber | Jaguar | 1:32.625 | +2.486 Q1 | |||
| 15 | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan | 1:33.506 | +3.367 Q1 | |||
| 16 | Giorgio Pantano | Jordan | 1:34.105 | +3.966 Q1 | |||
| 17 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:34.130 | +3.991 Q1 | |||
| 18 | Gianmaria Bruni | Minardi | 1:34.584 | +4.445 Q1 | |||
| 19 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi | 1:35.787 | +5.648 Q1 | |||
| 20 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren |
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 | 3 | 30 |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | Jenson Button | BAR | 0 | 15 |
| 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 0 | 12 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 0 | 11 |
| 6 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 0 | 11 |
| 7 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Takuma Sato | BAR | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Felipe Massa | Sauber | 0 | 1 |