# 2004 British Grand Prix

The 2004 British Grand Prix (formally the 2004 Formula 1 Foster's British Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at the Silverstone Circuit on 11 July 2004. It was Race 11 of 18 in the 2004 FIA Formula One World Championship.

## Background

The race was preceded by a demonstration of contemporary Formula One cars on Regent Street in London, including former British Formula One World Champion Nigel Mansell driving the Jordan EJ14. The event attracted an estimated 500,000 spectators.
The event was also notable for the death of Minardi Sporting Director John Walton, who died of a heart attack following the street demonstration, causing the Minardi team to withdraw its cars from Saturday's early practice session.

## 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 | Driver |
| BAR-Honda | Anthony Davidson |
| Sauber-Petronas | - |
| 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 | Grid |
| 1 | 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:21.639 | 1:18.233 | — | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:24.817 | 1:18.305 | +0.072 | 2 |
| 3 | 9 | Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | 1:18.872 | 1:18.580 | +0.347 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:30.293 | 1:18.710 | +0.477 | 4 |
| 5 | 7 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 1:21.496 | 1:18.715 | +0.482 | 5 |
| 6 | 8 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:21.923 | 1:18.811 | +0.578 | 16 |
| 7 | 5 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:23.521 | 1:19.148 | +0.915 | 6 |
| 8 | 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | 1:34.386 | 1:19.378 | +1.145 | 7 |
| 9 | 10 | Takuma Sato | BAR-Honda | 1:28.910 | 1:19.688 | +1.455 | 8 |
| 10 | 14 | Mark Webber | Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:35.853 | 1:20.004 | +1.771 | 9 |
| 11 | 12 | Felipe Massa | Sauber-Petronas | 1:19.317 | 1:20.202 | +1.969 | 10 |
| 12 | 17 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 1:19.697 | 1:20.335 | +2.102 | 17 |
| 13 | 4 | Marc Gené | Williams-BMW | 1:34.981 | 1:20.335 | +2.102 | 11 |
| 14 | 16 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 1:22.507 | 1:20.545 | +2.312 | 12 |
| 15 | 15 | Christian Klien | Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:38.648 | 1:21.559 | +3.326 | 13 |
| 16 | 19 | Giorgio Pantano | Jordan-Ford | 1:21.350 | 1:22.458 | +4.225 | 14 |
| 17 | 18 | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan-Ford | No time | 1:22.677 | +4.444 | 15 |
| 18 | 20 | Gianmaria Bruni | Minardi-Cosworth | 1:22.529 | 1:23.437 | +5.204 | 18 |
| 19 | 21 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi-Cosworth | 1:23.116 | 1:24.117 | +5.884 | 19 |
| 20 | 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber-Petronas | No time | No time | No time | 20 |
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#### Notes

* ^1 – Fernando Alonso, Gianmaria Bruni, Zsolt Baumgartner and Giancarlo Fisichella received a 10-place grid penalty for engine changes.
* ^2 – Olivier Panis received a 5-place grid penalty for impeding Felipe Massa.

### Race

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 60 | 1:24:42.700 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren-Mercedes | 60 | +2.130 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 60 | +3.114 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | 9 | Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | 60 | +10.683 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | 60 | +12.173 | 7 | 4 |
| 6 | 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber-Petronas | 60 | +12.888 | 20 | 3 |
| 7 | 5 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 60 | +19.668 | 6 | 2 |
| 8 | 14 | Mark Webber | Jaguar-Cosworth | 60 | +23.701 | 9 | 1 |
| 9 | 12 | Felipe Massa | Sauber-Petronas | 60 | +24.023 | 10 | |
| 10 | 8 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 60 | +24.835 | 16 | |
| 11 | 10 | Takuma Sato | BAR-Honda | 60 | +33.736 | 8 | |
| 12 | 4 | Marc Gené | Williams-BMW | 60 | +34.303 | 11 | |
| 13 | 16 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 59 | +1 Lap | 12 | |
| 14 | 15 | Christian Klien | Jaguar-Cosworth | 59 | +1 Lap | 13 | |
| 15 | 18 | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan-Ford | 59 | +1 Lap | 15 | |
| 16 | 20 | Gianmaria Bruni | Minardi-Cosworth | 56 | +4 Laps | 18 | |
| Ret | 19 | Giorgio Pantano | Jordan-Ford | 47 | Spin | 14 | |
| Ret | 7 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 39 | Suspension/Accident | 5 | |
| Ret | 21 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi-Cosworth | 29 | Engine | 19 | |
| Ret | 17 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 16 | Fire Extinguisher | 17 | |
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## Championship standings after the race

* Bold text and an asterisk indicates who still has a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.
| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Michael Schumacher* | 100 |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello* | 74 |
| 3 | Jenson Button* | 53 |
| 4 | Jarno Trulli* | 46 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso* | 33 |
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| Pos | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | Ferrari* | 174 |
| 2 | Renault* | 79 |
| 3 | BAR-Honda* | 67 |
| 4 | Williams-BMW | 41 |
| 5 | McLaren-Mercedes | 32 |
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* Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.