2004 European Grand Prix
- Date
- 30 May 2004
- Circuit
- Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany
- Round
- 7 of 18
- Winner
- Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)
- Pole position
- Michael Schumacher (1:28.351)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 60 | 1:32:35.101 | 1:29.468 | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | BARRubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 7 | 60 | +17.989 | 8 | |
| 3 | 9 | BUTJenson Button | BAR | 5 | 60 | +22.533 | 6 | |
| 4 | 7 | TRUJarno Trulli | Renault | 3 | 60 | +53.673 | 5 | |
| 5 | 8 | ALOFernando Alonso | Renault | 6 | 60 | +60.987 | 4 | |
| 6 | 11 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Sauber | 19 | 60 | +73.448 | 3 | |
| 7 | 14 | WEBMark Webber | Jaguar | 14 | 60 | +76.206 | 2 | |
| 8 | 3 | MONJuan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 8 | 59 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 9 | 12 | MASFelipe Massa | Sauber | 16 | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 18 | HEINick Heidfeld | Jordan | 13 | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 17 | PANOlivier Panis | Toyota | 10 | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 15 | KLIChristian Klien | Jaguar | 12 | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 19 | PANGiorgio Pantano | Jordan | 15 | 58 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 14 | 20 | BRUGianmaria Bruni | Minardi | 20 | 57 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | 21 | BAUZsolt Baumgartner | Minardi | 17 | 57 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 10 | SATTakuma Sato | BAR | 2 | 47 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 5 | COUDavid Coulthard | McLaren | 18 | 25 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 6 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 4 | 9 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 4 | SCHRalf Schumacher | Williams | 9 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 16 | DAMCristiano da Matta | Toyota | 11 | 0 | Collision | 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: 3 stops (laps 8, 28, 44), stints of 8, 20, 16, 16 laps
- 2nd
- Rubens Barrichello: 2 stops (laps 15, 38), stints of 15, 23, 22 laps
- 3rd
- Jenson Button: no stops
- Finishers
- no stop: 1 · 2 stops: 5 · 3 or more: 9
- First stops
- median lap 13 of 60
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 3 | 8 (25.2 s), 28 (24.9 s), 44 (24.9 s) | 8201616 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 2 | 15 (26.1 s), 38 (26.6 s) | 152322 |
| TRUJarno Trulli | 3 | 9 (24.1 s), 28 (23.4 s), 44 (23.9 s) | 9191616 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 3 | 10 (24.3 s), 30 (23.0 s), 42 (22.9 s) | 10201218 |
| FISGiancarlo Fisichella | 2 | 24 (26.9 s), 44 (25.0 s) | 242016 |
| WEBMark Webber | 2 | 18 (25.8 s), 38 (26.7 s) | 182022 |
| MONJuan Pablo Montoya | 3 | 1 (30.7 s), 22 (24.5 s), 41 (25.5 s) | 211918 |
| MASFelipe Massa | 2 | 18 (26.3 s), 40 (26.8 s) | 182219 |
| HEINick Heidfeld | 3 | 14 (24.7 s), 30 (24.3 s), 47 (27.8 s) | 14161712 |
| PANOlivier Panis | 3 | 10 (24.5 s), 23 (24.1 s), 42 (24.8 s) | 10131917 |
| KLIChristian Klien | 2 | 16 (25.3 s), 36 (26.5 s) | 162023 |
| PANGiorgio Pantano | 4 | 12 (25.2 s), 25 (24.3 s), 43 (33.6 s), 48 (13.9 s) | 121318510 |
| BRUGianmaria Bruni | 3 | 12 (24.9 s), 27 (24.6 s), 42 (24.9 s) | 12151515 |
| BAUZsolt Baumgartner | 3 | 14 (25.1 s), 29 (24.5 s), 44 (24.3 s) | 14151513 |
| SATTakuma Sato | 4 | 12 (22.9 s), 26 (24.6 s), 44 (23.7 s), 46 (31.0 s) | 121418 |
| COUDavid Coulthard | 1 | 20 (24.9 s) | 205 |
| RAIKimi Räikkönen | 1 | 9 (24.2 s) | 9 |
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 | 1:28.351 | fastest Q1 | |||
| 2 | Takuma Sato | BAR | 1:28.986 | +0.635 Q1 | |||
| 3 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 1:29.135 | +0.784 Q1 | |||
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:29.137 | +0.786 Q1 | |||
| 5 | Jenson Button | BAR | 1:29.245 | +0.894 Q1 | |||
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:29.313 | +0.962 Q1 | |||
| 7 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:29.353 | +1.002 Q1 | |||
| 8 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 1:29.354 | +1.003 Q1 | |||
| 9 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 1:29.459 | +1.108 Q1 | |||
| 10 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 1:29.697 | +1.346 Q1 | |||
| 11 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 1:29.706 | +1.355 Q1 | |||
| 12 | Christian Klien | Jaguar | 1:31.431 | +3.080 Q1 | |||
| 13 | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan | 1:31.604 | +3.253 Q1 | |||
| 14 | Mark Webber | Jaguar | 1:31.797 | +3.446 Q1 | |||
| 15 | Giorgio Pantano | Jordan | 1:31.979 | +3.628 Q1 | |||
| 16 | Felipe Massa | Sauber | 1:31.982 | +3.631 Q1 | |||
| 17 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi | 1:34.398 | +6.047 Q1 | |||
| 18 | David Coulthard | McLaren | |||||
| 19 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber | |||||
| 20 | Gianmaria Bruni | Minardi |
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 | 6 | 60 |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 0 | 46 |
| 3 | Jenson Button | BAR | 0 | 38 |
| 4 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 1 | 36 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 0 | 25 |
| 6 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 0 | 24 |
| 7 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 0 | 12 |
| 8 | Takuma Sato | BAR | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | Sauber | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber | 0 | 5 |