2004 Season - Round 3 - 2004-04-04
Michael Schumacher won the 2004 Bahrain Grand Prix from pole position, leading Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari) and Jenson Button (BAR) home for Ferrari.
Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) set the fastest lap of the race in 1:30.252. Fernando Alonso (Renault) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P16 on the grid to P6 at the flag — a 10-place improvement. 3 drivers retired from the race.
20 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2004 Bahrain Grand Prix, completing round 3 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 | 1:30.252 | 10 |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 2 | Finished | 1:30.876 | 8 |
| 3 | 22Jenson Button | BAR | 6 | Finished | 1:30.960 | 6 |
| 4 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 7 | Finished | 1:31.421 | 5 |
| 5 | Takuma Sato | BAR | 5 | Finished | 1:31.101 | 4 |
| 6 | 14Fernando Alonso | Renault | 16 | Finished | 1:30.654 | 3 |
| 7 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 4 | Finished | 1:30.781 | 2 |
| 8 | Mark Webber | Jaguar | 14 | +1 Lap | 1:32.277 | 1 |
| 9 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 8 | +1 Lap | 1:32.401 | 0 |
| 10 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 9 | +1 Lap | 1:32.319 | 0 |
| 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber | 11 | +1 Lap | 1:32.329 | 0 |
| 12 | 19Felipe Massa | Sauber | 13 | +1 Lap | 1:32.690 | 0 |
| 13 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 3 | +1 Lap | 1:30.977 | 0 |
| 14 | Christian Klien | Jaguar | 12 | +1 Lap | 1:32.533 | 0 |
| 15 | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan | 18 | +1 Lap | 1:33.284 | 0 |
| 16 | Giorgio Pantano | Jordan | 15 | +2 Laps | 1:34.032 | 0 |
| 17 | Gianmaria Bruni | Minardi | 17 | +5 Laps | 1:35.130 | 0 |
| 18 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 10 | Pneumatics | 1:31.861 | 0 |
| 19 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi | 20 | Engine | 1:34.555 | 0 |
| 20 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 19 | Engine | 1:33.527 | 0 |