Pit Lane F1
2004 Season - Round 1 - 2004-03-07
Michael Schumacher won the 2004 Australian Grand Prix from pole position, leading Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari) and Fernando Alonso (Renault) home for Ferrari.
Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) set the fastest lap of the race in 1:24.125. Christian Klien (Jaguar) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P19 on the grid to P11 at the flag — a 8-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 6 drivers failing to finish.
20 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2004 Australian Grand Prix, completing round 1 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | Finished | 1:24.125 | 10 |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 2 | Finished | 1:24.179 | 8 |
| 3 | 14Fernando Alonso | Renault | 5 | Finished | 1:25.088 | 6 |
| 4 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 8 | Finished | 1:25.824 | 5 |
| 5 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 3 | Finished | 1:25.286 | 4 |
| 6 | 22Jenson Button | BAR | 4 | Finished | 1:25.982 | 3 |
| 7 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 9 | +1 Lap | 1:26.275 | 2 |
| 8 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 12 | +1 Lap | 1:26.328 | 1 |
| 9 | Takuma Sato | BAR | 7 | +1 Lap | 1:26.077 | 0 |
| 10 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber | 14 | +1 Lap | 1:26.282 | 0 |
| 11 | Christian Klien | Jaguar | 19 | +2 Laps | 1:27.840 | 0 |
| 12 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 13 | +2 Laps | 1:27.820 | 0 |
| 13 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 18 | +2 Laps | 1:27.807 | 0 |
| 14 | Giorgio Pantano | Jordan | 16 | +3 Laps | 1:28.523 | 0 |
| 15 | 19Felipe Massa | Sauber | 11 | Engine | 1:26.846 | 0 |
| 16 | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan | 15 | Transmission | 1:27.503 | 0 |
| 17 | Gianmaria Bruni | Minardi | 20 | Not classified | 1:30.161 | 0 |
| 18 | Mark Webber | Jaguar | 6 | Transmission | 1:25.952 | 0 |
| 19 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi | 17 | Electrical | 1:30.621 | 0 |
| 20 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 10 | Engine | 1:27.936 | 0 |
