Pit Lane F1
2004 Season - Round 16 - 2004-09-26
Rubens Barrichello won the 2004 Chinese Grand Prix from pole position, leading Jenson Button (BAR) and Kimi Räikkönen (McLaren) home for Ferrari.
Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) set the fastest lap of the race in 1:32.238. Takuma Sato (BAR) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P18 on the grid to P6 at the flag — a 12-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 4 drivers failing to finish.
20 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2004 Chinese Grand Prix, completing round 16 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1 | Finished | 1:32.455 | 10 |
| 2 | 22Jenson Button | BAR | 3 | Finished | 1:32.935 | 8 |
| 3 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 2 | Finished | 1:32.876 | 6 |
| 4 | 14Fernando Alonso | Renault | 6 | Finished | 1:33.625 | 5 |
| 5 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 10 | Finished | 1:33.108 | 4 |
| 6 | Takuma Sato | BAR | 18 | Finished | 1:33.533 | 3 |
| 7 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber | 7 | Finished | 1:33.520 | 2 |
| 8 | 19Felipe Massa | Sauber | 4 | Finished | 1:33.483 | 1 |
| 9 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 9 | Finished | 1:33.727 | 0 |
| 10 | Mark Webber | Jaguar | 11 | +1 Lap | 1:34.893 | 0 |
| 11 | Jacques Villeneuve | Renault | 12 | +1 Lap | 1:34.950 | 0 |
| 12 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 20 | +1 Lap | 1:32.238 | 0 |
| 13 | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan | 14 | +1 Lap | 1:34.717 | 0 |
| 14 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 8 | +1 Lap | 1:34.603 | 0 |
| 15 | Timo Glock | Jordan | 16 | +1 Lap | 1:34.931 | 0 |
| 16 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi | 19 | +3 Laps | 1:37.578 | 0 |
| 17 | Gianmaria Bruni | Minardi | 17 | Wheel | 1:37.377 | 0 |
| 18 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 5 | Collision | 1:33.546 | 0 |
| 19 | Ricardo Zonta | Toyota | 13 | Transmission | 1:34.269 | 0 |
| 20 | Christian Klien | Jaguar | 15 | Collision | 1:36.888 | 0 |
