2004 Brazilian Grand Prix

The 2004 Brazilian Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Grande Prêmio do Brasil 2004)[1] was a Formula One motor race held on 24 October 2004 at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace. It was Race 18 of 18 in the 2004 FIA Formula One World Championship. It marked the first time that a GP in Brazil was held at the end of the F1 season, and local fans were delighted when Brazil's Rubens Barrichello took pole for his home race. It would be Barrichello's first finish at Interlagos in ten years and his only podium, with third place; his previous finish at the circuit being at the season opening in 1994 Grand Prix (a fourth place). The early laps were held in changeable conditions, and the race ended up as a duel between Kimi Räikkönen and Juan Pablo Montoya, who were to be McLaren teammates for 2005. The Colombian took victory in his final race for Williams, which was also the last win for the Williams team until the 2012 Spanish Grand Prix. Montoya's move to take the lead was brave even by his standards. Elsewhere, Jaguar's final race was a failure of epic proportions, with their two drivers colliding, with Webber trying an optimistic-looking move on Klien whilst expecting his teammate to move over.

2004 Brazilian Grand Prix
Race 18 of 18 in the 2004 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date 24 October 2004
Official name Formula 1 Grande Prêmio do Brasil 2004
Location Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.309 km (2.677 miles)
Distance 71 laps, 305.909 km (190.083 miles)
Weather Dry/Wet
Pole position
Driver
Ferrari
Time 1:10.646
Fastest lap
Driver Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW
Time 1:11.473 on lap 49
Podium
First
Williams-BMW
Second
McLaren-Mercedes
Third
Ferrari
Lap leaders

Ricardo Zonta returned to his home race for the Toyota team, replacing Olivier Panis, who had retired from the sport after the previous race.

Friday drivers

The bottom 6 teams in the 2003 Constructors' Championship were entitled to run a third car in free practice on Friday. These drivers drove on Friday but did not compete in qualifying or the race.

ConstructorNatDriver
BAR-Honda United Kingdom Anthony Davidson
Sauber-Petronas -
Jaguar-Cosworth Sweden Björn Wirdheim
Toyota Australia Ryan Briscoe
Jordan-Ford Netherlands Robert Doornbos
Minardi-Cosworth Belgium Bas Leinders

Classification

Qualifying
Pos No Driver Constructor Q1 Time Q2 Time Gap
1 2 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:09.822 1:10.646 —
2 3 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW 1:09.862 1:10.850 +0.204
3 6 Finland Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:10.440 1:10.892 +0.246
4 12 Brazil Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas 1:09.930 1:10.922 +0.276
5 9 United Kingdom Jenson Button BAR-Honda 1:10.607 1:11.092 +0.446
6 10 Japan Takuma Sato BAR-Honda 1:10.373 1:11.120 +0.474
7 4 Germany Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW 1:10.258 1:11.131 +0.485
8* 1 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:10.192 1:11.386 +0.740
9 8 Spain Fernando Alonso Renault 1:10.637 1:11.454 +0.808
10 16 Italy Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:10.478 1:11.483 +0.837
11 11 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Sauber-Petronas 1:10.467 1:11.571 +0.925
12 14 Australia Mark Webber Jaguar-Cosworth 1:11.230 1:11.665 +1.019
13 5 United Kingdom David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:10.418 1:11.750 +1.104
14 7 Canada Jacques Villeneuve Renault 1:10.708 1:11.836 +1.190
15 17 Brazil Ricardo Zonta Toyota 1:11.315 1:11.974 +1.328
16 15 Austria Christian Klien Jaguar-Cosworth 1:11.912 1:12.211 +1.565
17 18 Germany Nick Heidfeld Jordan-Ford 1:11.394 1:12.829 +2.183
18 19 Germany Timo Glock Jordan-Ford 1:12.242 1:13.502 +2.856
19 21 Hungary Zsolt Baumgartner Minardi-Cosworth 1:13.032 1:13.550 +2.904
20 20 Italy Gianmaria Bruni Minardi-Cosworth 1:12.916 no time no time
Source:[2]
  • Michael Schumacher qualified eighth but was demoted ten places because of an engine change. The engine was damaged in a crash during practice.

Race
PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 3 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW 71 1:28:01.451 2 10
2 6 Finland Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 71 +1.022 3 8
3 2 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 71 +24.099 1 6
4 8 Spain Fernando Alonso Renault 71 +48.508 8 5
5 4 Germany Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW 71 +49.740 7 4
6 10 Japan Takuma Sato BAR-Honda 71 +50.248 6 3
7 1 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 71 +50.626 18 2
8 12 Brazil Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas 71 +1:02.310 4 1
9 11 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Sauber-Petronas 71 +1:03.842 10
10 7 Canada Jacques Villeneuve Renault 70 +1 Lap 13
11 5 United Kingdom David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 70 +1 Lap 12
12 16 Italy Jarno Trulli Toyota 70 +1 Lap 9
13 17 Brazil Ricardo Zonta Toyota 70 +1 Lap 14
14 15 Austria Christian Klien Jaguar-Cosworth 69 +2 Laps 15
15 19 Germany Timo Glock Jordan-Ford 69 +2 Laps 17
16 21 Hungary Zsolt Baumgartner Minardi-Cosworth 67 +4 Laps PL
17 20 Italy Gianmaria Bruni Minardi-Cosworth 67 +4 Laps PL
Ret 14 Australia Mark Webber Jaguar-Cosworth 23 Collision 11
Ret 18 Germany Nick Heidfeld Jordan-Ford 15 Clutch 16
Ret 9 United Kingdom Jenson Button BAR-Honda 3 Engine 5
Source:[3]
  • Baumgartner and Bruni started the race from the pitlane.

Championship standings after the race
  • Bold text and an asterisk indicates the World Champions.
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

Footnotes

    References
    1. "FORMULA 1 Grande Prêmio do Brasil 2004 - Race". Retrieved 28 December 2020.
    2. "2004 Brazilian Grand Prix - Saturday Qualifying Results". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 17 January 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
    3. "2004 Brazilian Grand Prix - Race Results". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 17 January 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
    4. "Brazil 2004 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
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