# 2004 French Grand Prix

The 2004 French Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France 2004) was a Formula One motor race held on 4 July 2004 at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours. It was the 10th race of 18 in the 2004 FIA Formula One World Championship. This race has become famous for a 4-stop strategy used by Michael Schumacher to beat Fernando Alonso's Renault. Rubens Barrichello finished third in his Ferrari, having overtaken Jarno Trulli in the last corners of the last lap.

## Friday drivers

The bottom six 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 | N/A | N/A |
| Jaguar-Cosworth | | Björn Wirdheim |
| Toyota | | Ricardo Zonta |
| Jordan-Ford | | Timo Glock |
| Minardi-Cosworth | | Bas Leinders |

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 Time | Q2 Time | Gap |
| 1 | 8 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:13.750 | 1:13.698 | — |
| 2 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:13.541 | 1:13.971 | +0.273 |
| 3 | 5 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:13.649 | 1:13.987 | +0.289 |
| 4 | 9 | Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | 1:13.772 | 1:13.995 | +0.297 |
| 5 | 7 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 1:13.949 | 1:14.070 | +0.372 |
| 6 | 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | 1:13.377 | 1:14.172 | +0.474 |
| 7 | 10 | Takuma Sato | BAR-Honda | 1:14.130 | 1:14.240 | +0.542 |
| 8 | 4 | Marc Gené | Williams-BMW | 1:14.133 | 1:14.275 | +0.577 |
| 9 | 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:13.736 | 1:14.346 | +0.648 |
| 10 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | No time | 1:14.478 | +0.780 |
| 11 | 16 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 1:14.245 | 1:14.553 | +0.855 |
| 12 | 14 | Mark Webber | Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:15.332 | 1:14.798 | +1.100 |
| 13 | 15 | Christian Klien | Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:15.205 | 1:15.065 | +1.367 |
| 14 | 17 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 1:14.540 | 1:15.130 | +1.432 |
| 15 | 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber-Petronas | 1:15.793 | 1:16.177 | +2.479 |
| 16 | 12 | Felipe Massa | Sauber-Petronas | 1:14.627 | 1:16.200 | +2.502 |
| 17 | 18 | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan-Ford | 1:16.366 | 1:16.807 | +3.109 |
| 18 | 19 | Giorgio Pantano | Jordan-Ford | 1:15.913 | 1:17.462 | +3.764 |
| 19 | 20 | Gianmaria Bruni | Minardi-Cosworth | 1:18.070 | 1:17.913 | +4.215 |
| 20 | 21 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi-Cosworth | 1:18.108 | 1:18.247 | +4.549 |
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### Race

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 70 | 1:30:18.133 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | 8 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 70 | +8.329 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 70 | +31.622 | 10 | 6 |
| 4 | 7 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 70 | +32.082 | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | 9 | Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | 70 | +32.482 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | 5 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 70 | +35.520 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren-Mercedes | 70 | +36.230 | 9 | 2 |
| 8 | 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | 70 | +43.419 | 6 | 1 |
| 9 | 14 | Mark Webber | Jaguar-Cosworth | 70 | +52.394 | 12 | |
| 10 | 4 | Marc Gené | Williams-BMW | 70 | +58.166 | 8 | |
| 11 | 15 | Christian Klien | Jaguar-Cosworth | 69 | +1 lap | 13 | |
| 12 | 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber-Petronas | 69 | +1 lap | 15 | |
| 13 | 12 | Felipe Massa | Sauber-Petronas | 69 | +1 lap | 16 | |
| 14 | 16 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 69 | +1 lap | 11 | |
| 15 | 17 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 68 | +2 laps | 14 | |
| 16 | 18 | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan-Ford | 68 | +2 laps | 17 | |
| 17 | 19 | Giorgio Pantano | Jordan-Ford | 67 | +3 laps | 18 | |
| 18 | 20 | Gianmaria Bruni | Minardi-Cosworth | 65 | Gearbox | 19 | |
| Ret | 21 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi-Cosworth | 31 | Spin | 20 | |
| Ret | 10 | Takuma Sato | BAR-Honda | 15 | Engine | 7 | |
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## Championship standings after the race

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | 90 |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | 68 |
| 3 | Jenson Button | 48 |
| 4 | Jarno Trulli | 46 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | 33 |
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| Pos | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | Ferrari | 158 |
| 2 | Renault | 79 |
| 3 | BAR-Honda | 62 |
| 4 | Williams-BMW | 37 |
| 5 | McLaren-Mercedes | 22 |
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* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.