2004 Italian Grand Prix

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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 (3.6 mi)
Distance 53 laps, 306.720 km (190.58 mi)
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 (race lap record)[N 1]
Podium
First
Ferrari
Second
  • Germany Michael Schumacher
 Ferrari
Third
  • United Kingdom Jenson Button
 BAR-Honda
Lap leaders
Michael Schumacher finished second, driving for Ferrari.

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. Ferrari took a 1–2 in front of the delighted Tifosi, with Rubens Barrichello ahead of teammate Michael Schumacher. Both cars had to make their way through the field from the back, Barrichello having made an early pitstop after choosing the wrong tyres at the start and Schumacher having spun on the first lap. This was the last race for Giorgio Pantano.

The race was perhaps best known for speed records set during the race. In the first part of qualifying (which did not count towards grid positions), Juan Pablo 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. The next day in the race, 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).

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.[2]

This race was Scuderia Ferrari's 700th start in a World Championship event as a team.[3]

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.

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

Classification[]

Qualifying[]

Pos No Driver Constructor Q1 Time Q2 Time Gap
1 2 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:20.552 1:20.089 —
2 3 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW 1:19.525 1:20.620 +0.531
3 1 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:20.528 1:20.637 +0.548
4 8 Spain Fernando Alonso Renault 1:20.341 1:20.645 +0.556
5 10 Japan Takuma Sato BAR-Honda 1:19.733 1:20.715 +0.626
6 9 United Kingdom Jenson Button BAR-Honda 1:19.856 1:20.786 +0.697
7 6 Finland Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:20.501 1:20.877 +0.788
8 4 Brazil Antônio Pizzonia Williams-BMW 1:19.671 1:20.888 +0.799
9 7 Italy Jarno Trulli Renault 1:21.011 1:21.027 +0.938
10 5 United Kingdom David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:20.414 1:21.049 +0.960
11 16 Brazil Ricardo Zonta Toyota 1:21.829 1:21.520 +1.431
12 14 Australia Mark Webber Jaguar-Cosworth 1:21.783 1:21.602 +1.513
13 17 France Olivier Panis Toyota 1:22.169 1:21.841 +1.752
14 15 Austria Christian Klien Jaguar-Cosworth 1:22.114 1:21.989 +1.900
15 11 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Sauber-Petronas 1:20.357 1:22.239 +2.150
16 12 Brazil Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas 1:20.571 1:22.287 +2.198
17 18 Germany Nick Heidfeld * Jordan-Ford No time 1:22.301 +2.212
18 19 Italy Giorgio Pantano Jordan-Ford 1:23.264 1:23.239 +3.150
19 21 Hungary Zsolt Baumgartner Minardi-Cosworth 1:25.082 1:24.808 +4.719
20 20 Italy Gianmaria Bruni Minardi-Cosworth 1:23.963 1:24.910 +4.821
Source:[4]
  • Nick Heidfeld was demoted to 20th place after receiving a ten-place penalty for an engine change in Friday practice.

Race[]

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

Championship standings after the race[]

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

Footnotes[]

  1. ^ Although Rubens Barrichello set a lap time of 1:20.089 in qualifying, his time of 1:21.046 is recognised as the lap record as it was set under race conditions.

References[]

  1. ^ "FORMULA 1™ Gran Premio Vodafone d'Italia 2004 - Race". Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Grand Prix Results: Italian GP, 2004". GrandPrix.com. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "2004 Italian Grand Prix – Saturday Qualifying Results". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  5. ^ "2004 Italian Grand Prix – Race Results". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 16 November 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Italy 2004 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.

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