Motor car race
The 2004 Bahrain Grand Prix (officially the 2004 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix)[2] was a Formula One motor race held on 4 April 2004 at the Bahrain International Circuit. It was Race 3 of 18 in the 2004 FIA Formula One World Championship. It was the first Formula One race to be held in the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Middle East. The 57-lap race was the third round of the 2004 Formula One season. The race was won by Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher. His teammate Rubens Barrichello completed a 1-2 for the team, whilst Jenson Button completed the podium for the BAR team by finishing in third position.
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.
Classification
Qualifying
- Notes
- ^1 – Nick Heidfeld, Zsolt Baumgartner and Kimi Räikkönen received a 10-place grid penalty for engine changes.
Race
- Notes
- ^1 – Gianmaria Bruni started the race from the pitlane.
Championship standings after the race
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ^ "Trends in Bahrain". joesaward.wordpress.com. 22 April 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "2004 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix - Race". Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "2004 Bahrain Grand Prix - Saturday Qualifying Results". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 24 August 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ "2004 Bahrain Grand Prix - Race Results". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 16 November 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Bahrain 2004 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
External links
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