# 2004 Bahrain Grand Prix

The 2004 Bahrain Grand Prix (officially the 2004 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix) 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.
| Constructor | Nat | Driver |
| BAR-Honda | 35 | Anthony Davidson |
| Sauber-Petronas | | - |
| Jaguar-Cosworth | 37 | Björn Wirdheim |
| Toyota | 38 | Ricardo Zonta |
| Jordan-Ford | 39 | Timo Glock |
| Minardi-Cosworth | 40 | Bas Leinders |

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 Time | Q2 Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:30.751 | 1:30.139 | — | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:31.283 | 1:30.530 | +0.391 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | 1:30.247 | 1:30.581 | +0.442 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams-BMW | 1:29.968 | 1:30.633 | +0.494 | 4 |
| 5 | 10 | Takuma Sato | BAR-Honda | 1:31.135 | 1:30.827 | +0.688 | 5 |
| 6 | 9 | Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | 1:31.131 | 1:30.856 | +0.717 | 6 |
| 7 | 7 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 1:31.103 | 1:30.971 | +0.832 | 7 |
| 8 | 17 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 1:31.001 | 1:31.686 | +1.547 | 8 |
| 9 | 16 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 1:31.329 | 1:31.717 | +1.578 | 9 |
| 10 | 5 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:31.364 | 1:31.719 | +1.580 | 10 |
| 11 | 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber-Petronas | 1:31.203 | 1:31.731 | +1.592 | 11 |
| 12 | 15 | Christian Klien | Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:31.868 | 1:32.332 | +2.193 | 12 |
| 13 | 12 | Felipe Massa | Sauber-Petronas | 1:32.152 | 1:32.536 | +2.397 | 13 |
| 14 | 14 | Mark Webber | Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:31.945 | 1:32.625 | +2.486 | 14 |
| 15 | 18 | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan-Ford | 1:32.640 | 1:33.506 | +3.367 | 18 |
| 16 | 19 | Giorgio Pantano | Jordan-Ford | 1:33.598 | 1:34.105 | +3.966 | 15 |
| 17 | 8 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:31.040 | 1:34.130 | +3.991 | 16 |
| 18 | 20 | Gianmaria Bruni | Minardi-Cosworth | 1:34.879 | 1:34.584 | +4.445 | 17 |
| 19 | 21 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi-Cosworth | 1:35.632 | 1:35.787 | +5.648 | 20 |
| 20 | 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:30.353 | No time | | 19 |
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#### Notes

* ^1 – Nick Heidfeld, Zsolt Baumgartner and Kimi Räikkönen received a 10-place grid penalty for engine changes.

### Race

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | B | 57 | 1:28:34.875 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | B | 57 | +1.367 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | 9 | Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | M | 57 | +26.687 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | 7 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | M | 57 | +32.214 | 7 | 5 |
| 5 | 10 | Takuma Sato | BAR-Honda | M | 57 | +52.460 | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | 8 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | M | 57 | +53.156 | 16 | 3 |
| 7 | 4 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams-BMW | M | 57 | +58.155 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | 14 | Mark Webber | Jaguar-Cosworth | M | 56 | +1 Lap | 14 | 1 |
| 9 | 17 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | M | 56 | +1 Lap | 8 | |
| 10 | 16 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | M | 56 | +1 Lap | 9 | |
| 11 | 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber-Petronas | B | 56 | +1 Lap | 11 | |
| 12 | 12 | Felipe Massa | Sauber-Petronas | B | 56 | +1 Lap | 13 | |
| 13 | 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | M | 56 | Gearbox | 3 | |
| 14 | 15 | Christian Klien | Jaguar-Cosworth | M | 56 | +1 Lap | 12 | |
| 15 | 18 | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan-Ford | B | 56 | +1 Lap | 18 | |
| 16 | 19 | Giorgio Pantano | Jordan-Ford | B | 55 | +2 Laps | 15 | |
| 17 | 20 | Gianmaria Bruni | Minardi-Cosworth | B | 52 | +5 Laps | PL | |
| Ret | 5 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | M | 50 | Pneumatics | 10 | |
| Ret | 21 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi-Cosworth | B | 44 | Engine | 20 | |
| Ret | 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren-Mercedes | M | 7 | Engine | 19 | |
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#### Notes

* ^1 – Gianmaria Bruni started the race from the pitlane.

## Championship standings after the race

| +/– | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Michael Schumacher | 30 |
| | 2 | Rubens Barrichello | 21 |
| 1 | 3 | Jenson Button | 15 |
| 1 | 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 12 |
| | 5 | Fernando Alonso | 11 |
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| +/– | Pos | Constructor | Points |
| | 1 | Ferrari | 51 |
| 1 | 2 | Renault | 22 |
| 1 | 3 | Williams-BMW | 19 |
| | 4 | BAR-Honda | 19 |
| | 5 | McLaren-Mercedes | 4 |
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* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.