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2004 Italian Grand Prix

The 2004 Italian Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Gran Premio Vodafone d'Italia 2004)[1] was a Formula One motor race held on 12 September 2004 at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza. It was Race 15 of 18 in the 2004 FIA Formula One World Championship.

2004 Italian Grand Prix
Race 15 of 18 in the 2004 Formula One World Championship
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
Race details
Date 12 September 2004
Official name Formula 1 Gran Premio Vodafone d'Italia 2004
Location Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.793 km (3.600 miles)
Distance 53 laps, 306.720 km (190.587 miles)
Weather Wet track at the start, dry later on
Pole position
Driver
Ferrari
Time 1:20.089
Fastest lap
Driver Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ferrari
Time 1:21.046 on lap 41 (lap record)
Podium
First
Ferrari
Second
Ferrari
Third
BAR-Honda
Lap leaders

Friday drivers edit

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.

Constructor Nat Driver
BAR-Honda   Anthony Davidson
Sauber-Petronas -
Jaguar-Cosworth   Björn Wirdheim
Toyota   Ryan Briscoe
Jordan-Ford   Timo Glock
Minardi-Cosworth   Bas Leinders

Report edit

Background edit

After the Belgian Grand Prix, Michael Schumacher was already crowned driver world champion. He led the drivers' championship unassailably with 40 points ahead of Rubens Barrichello and 63 points ahead of Jenson Button. After the Hungarian Grand Prix, Ferrari was confirmed as constructors' world champion. They held an unassailable lead in the constructors' championship with 125 points ahead of Renault and 131 points ahead of BAR-Honda.

This race was Scuderia Ferrari's 700th start in a World Championship event as a team.[2] This was the last race for Giorgio Pantano.

Qualifying edit

In the first qualifying, in which the starting positions for the second qualifying were determined, Montoya achieved the fastest time. Barrichello was fastest in qualifying and secured pole position with a time of 1:20.089 minutes. Montoya came second ahead of Michael Schumacher.

In the first part of qualifying (which did not count towards grid positions), Montoya lapped Monza in his Williams FW26 at an average speed of 262.242 km/h (162.950 mph), which at the time, was the fastest lap recorded at Monza, and the highest average speed over one lap in Formula One. These records would stand until the 2018 edition.

Race edit

 
Michael Schumacher finished second, driving for Ferrari.

The morning of the race was quite rainy and at the time of departure there were still wet parts of the circuit, which made tire selection difficult. At the beginning of the race, Alonso overtakes Barrichello; while Schumacher drops to 15th position after an incident. However, against all odds, Barrichello manages to regain third position after stopping on lap 5 to put on dry tires and Barrichello climbs back into first place.

In the Minardi pit garage, the car of Gianmaria Bruni caught fire after fuel escaped from the hose onto the hot bodywork during a routine pit-stop, and it was put out without any serious injury. Bruni inhaled some of the extinguishant and was having trouble breathing and so the team decided to retire the car.[3]

Montoya's teammate Antônio Pizzonia reached a top speed of 369.9 km/h (229.8 mph), the fastest speed recorded in Formula One at the time (it was to be exceeded by Montoya at the 2005 edition).

Ferrari took a 1–2 in front of the delighted Tifosi, with Rubens Barrichello ahead of teammate Michael Schumacher.

Classification edit

Qualifying edit

Pos No Driver Constructor Q1 Time Q2 Time Gap Grid
1 2   Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:20.552 1:20.089 — 1
2 3   Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW 1:19.525 1:20.620 +0.531 2
3 1   Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:20.528 1:20.637 +0.548 3
4 8   Fernando Alonso Renault 1:20.341 1:20.645 +0.556 4
5 10   Takuma Sato BAR-Honda 1:19.733 1:20.715 +0.626 5
6 9   Jenson Button BAR-Honda 1:19.856 1:20.786 +0.697 6
7 6   Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:20.501 1:20.877 +0.788 7
8 4   Antônio Pizzonia Williams-BMW 1:19.671 1:20.888 +0.799 8
9 7   Jarno Trulli Renault 1:21.011 1:21.027 +0.938 9
10 5   David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:20.414 1:21.049 +0.960 10
11 16   Ricardo Zonta Toyota 1:21.829 1:21.520 +1.431 11
12 14   Mark Webber Jaguar-Cosworth 1:21.783 1:21.602 +1.513 12
13 17   Olivier Panis Toyota 1:22.169 1:21.841 +1.752 13
14 15   Christian Klien Jaguar-Cosworth 1:22.114 1:21.989 +1.900 14
15 11   Giancarlo Fisichella Sauber-Petronas 1:20.357 1:22.239 +2.150 15
16 12   Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas 1:20.571 1:22.287 +2.198 16
17 18   Nick Heidfeld Jordan-Ford No time 1:22.301 +2.212 201
18 19   Giorgio Pantano Jordan-Ford 1:23.264 1:23.239 +3.150 17
19 21   Zsolt Baumgartner Minardi-Cosworth 1:25.082 1:24.8082 +4.719 19
20 20   Gianmaria Bruni Minardi-Cosworth 1:23.963 1:24.910 +4.821 18
Source:[4]
Notes
  • ^1 – Nick Heidfeld received a ten-place grid penalty for an engine change in Friday practice.
  • ^2 – Zsolt Baumgartner initially set a lap time of (1:24.808), but received a one-second time penalty for cutting the chicane on his flying lap.

Race edit

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 2   Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 53 1:15:18.448 1 10
2 1   Michael Schumacher Ferrari 53 +1.347 3 8
3 9   Jenson Button BAR-Honda 53 +10.197 6 6
4 10   Takuma Sato BAR-Honda 53 +15.370 5 5
5 3   Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW 53 +32.352 2 4
6 5   David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 53 +33.439 PL1 3
7 4   Antônio Pizzonia Williams-BMW 53 +33.752 8 2
8 11   Giancarlo Fisichella Sauber-Petronas 53 +35.431 15 1
9 14   Mark Webber Jaguar-Cosworth 53 +56.761 12  
10 7   Jarno Trulli Renault 53 +1:06.316 9  
11 16   Ricardo Zonta Toyota 53 +1:22.531 11  
12 12   Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas 52 +1 Lap 16  
13 15   Christian Klien Jaguar-Cosworth 52 +1 Lap 14  
14 18   Nick Heidfeld Jordan-Ford 52 +1 Lap PL1  
15 21   Zsolt Baumgartner Minardi-Cosworth 50 +3 Laps 19  
Ret 8   Fernando Alonso Renault 40 Spun off 4  
Ret 19   Giorgio Pantano Jordan-Ford 33 Accident 17  
Ret 20   Gianmaria Bruni Minardi-Cosworth 29 Fire 18  
Ret 6   Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 13 Overheating 7  
Ret 17   Olivier Panis Toyota 0 Spun off 13  
Source:[5]
Notes
  • ^1 – David Coulthard and Nick Heidfeld started the race from the pitlane.

Championship standings after the race edit

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

See also edit

Footnotes edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Formula 1 Gran Premio Vodafone d'Italia 2004 – Race". Formula1.com. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  2. ^ Privateer Ferrari entry in 1950 French Grand Prix, which is often a source of incorrect count for their races as a team (as opposed to as a manufacturer) doesn't count towards the team's participations.
  3. ^ "Grand Prix Results: Italian GP, 2004". GrandPrix.com. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  4. ^ "2004 Italian Grand Prix – Saturday Qualifying Results". Formula1.com. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  5. ^ "2004 Italian Grand Prix – Race Results". Formula1.com. Archived from the original on 16 November 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Italy 2004 – Championship". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.

External links edit

 
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