2004 Spanish Grand Prix

The 2004 Spanish Grand Prix, officially known as the Formula 1 Gran Premio Marlboro de España 2004 was the fifth race of the FIA Formula One World Championship, which took place at the slightly redesigned Circuit de Catalunya on 9 May 2004.'Spanish GP 2004 - No bull from Schumi.', crash.net, (Crash Media Group, 09/05/2004), https://www.crash.net/f1/race-report/48754/1/spanish-gp-2004-no-bull-from-schumi, (Accessed 18/12/2019) The race would see Michael Schumacher continue his domination of the 2004 season, claiming his fifth straight victory ahead of teammate Rubens Barrichello. During the warm-up lap of the race, a man calling himself Jimmy Jump ran through the starting grid, only to be apprehended soon by the security.
Qualifying would see Schumacher sweep to his fourth pole position of the season in the #1 Ferrari, beating Juan Pablo Montoya of by 0.617s. Takuma Sato and Jarno Trulli were next for and respectively, while Barrichello was fifth.
The start saw an electric start from Trulli catapult the Renault from fourth to first, while Montoya comparatively limped away to drop to fourth. Schumacher, meanwhile, was left to fend off a strong starting Sato, while Barrichello just fell shy of beating Montoya's Williams into the first corner for fourth.
Elsewhere, Fernando Alonso, Kimi Räikkönen and Giancarlo Fisichella all made ground, while Jenson Button remained in a lowly fourteenth. Mark Webber and Nick Heidfeld were the big losers in the midfield, although an otherwise clean opening lap saw no major issues across the field.
The early stages saw Schumacher settle in behind Trulli's leading Renault, making no attempt to pass despite the fact that his Bridgestone tyres were suffering in the wake of the Michelin shod Renault. Yet, when Trulli pitted on lap eight for his first stop, Schumacher would have enough grip and pace on his worn tyres to secure the lead when he stopped two laps later.
The rest of the early stops would leave Barrichello, on a two-stop strategy, leading the field until lap seventeen, a decision which effectively jumped the Brazilian ahead of Montoya and Trulli. With that the Ferraris were away, while Trulli faced no opposition from Montoya, who was struggling with balance on his second set of tyres.
The second round of stops for those on three-stops were more interesting, as Barrichello had to push if he was to challenge Schumacher, who had built a 22 second lead over his heavier fuelled teammate. Ultimately, however, those hopes were extinguished as the Brazilian failed to react, and so the order remained unchanged out front.
Elsewhere the race was likewise proving fairly tame, with Montoya slipping down the order as his Williams remained stubbornly difficult to drive, no matter what tweaks to the aero the engineers made. Alonso hence moved into fourth after jumping both Montoya and Sato in the pits, while Fisichella was crawling all over the back of the Colombian ace, a fight mirrored behind by Ralf Schumacher and Felipe Massa.
The final round of stops saw the Ferrari team have a minor panic, with Michael Schumacher, now five seconds ahead, picking up a cracked exhaust, prompting Ross Brawn to tell his driver to ease the pace. That should have allowed Barrichello to challenge, although the Brazilian was undermined at his final stop when the mechanics forgot to bring out fresh tyres for the #2 Ferrari, costing him a lot of time.
Elsewhere, Button mounted a late race bid to get into the points, leap frogging several cars in the pitlane, before launching attacks on Massa, Fisichella and Ralf Schumacher as the final laps ticked away. His bid was further aided by Montoya's retirement, triggered by a brake failure, although having barged his way through to seventh, the suddenly lost pace and fell back behind Schumacher's #4 Williams.
With that the race was run, with Michael Schumacher nursing his car through its cracked exhaust to claim his fifth straight win of the campaign, leaving him with a perfect score of 50 points. Barrichello was next having never seriously challenged, while Trulli was a fairly satisfied third to complete the podium, having just kept teammate Alonso at bay. Sato was next ahead of Ralf Schumacher and Fisichella, while Massa ran out of time to catch Button and hence missed out on the final point.
==Background==
Michael Schumacher moved onto a maximum score of 40 points in front of the loyal tifosi, and hence established a sixteen point lead at the head of the Championship hunt. His teammate Rubens Barrichello had retained second, although Jenson Button was a strong third, just a point behind the Brazilian after three straight podium finishes. Behind the table was fairly static, with Kimi Räikkönen moving off the foot of the table after his first point score (and race finish) of the campaign.
 had likewise only dropped another five points from their almost flawless start to the campaign, leaving San Marino on 64 for the season. , meanwhile, had slipped further behind, 33 behind having scored 31 points of their own, while and were level on 27 in third. then completed the top five, yet to break into double figures, with and the only other scorers.
===Entry list===
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis 	Engine 	Model 	Tyre
1 	Michael Schumacher 	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 	 	F2004 	 	053 3.0 V10 	
2 	Rubens Barrichello 	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 	 	F2004 	 	053 3.0 V10 	
3 	Juan Pablo Montoya 	BMW Williams F1 Team 	 	FW26 	 	P84 3.0 V10 	
4 	Ralf Schumacher 	BMW Williams F1 Team 	 	FW26 	 	P84 3.0 V10 	
5 	David Coulthard 	West McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4-19 	 	FO 110Q 3.0 V10 	
6 	Kimi Räikkönen 	West McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4-19 	 	FO 110Q 3.0 V10 	
7 	Jarno Trulli 	Mild Seven Renault F1 Team 	 	R24 	 	RS24 3.0 V10 	
8 	Fernando Alonso 	Mild Seven Renault F1 Team 	 	R24 	 	RS24 3.0 V10 	
9 	Jenson Button 	Lucky Strike BAR Honda 	 	006 	 	RA004E 3.0 V10 	
10 	Takuma Sato 	Lucky Strike BAR Honda 	 	006 	 	RA004E 3.0 V10 	
11 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	Sauber Petronas 	 	C23 	 	04A 3.0 V10 	
12 	Felipe Massa 	Sauber Petronas 	 	C23 	 	04A 3.0 V10 	
14 	Mark Webber 	Jaguar Racing 	 	R5 	 	CR-6 3.0 V10 	
15 	Christian Klien 	Jaguar Racing 	 	R5 	 	CR-6 3.0 V10 	
16 	Cristiano da Matta 	Panasonic Toyota Racing 	 	TF104 	 	RVX-04 3.0 V10 	
17 	Olivier Panis 	Panasonic Toyota Racing 	 	TF104 	 	RVX-04 3.0 V10 	
18 	Nick Heidfeld 	Jordan Ford 	 	EJ14 	 	RS2 3.0 V10 	
19 	Giorgio Pantano 	Jordan Ford 	 	EJ14 	 	RS2 3.0 V10 	
20 	Gianmaria Bruni 	Minardi Cosworth 	 	PS04B 	 	CR-3L 3.0 V10 	
21 	Zsolt Baumgartner 	Minardi Cosworth 	 	PS04B 	 	CR-3L 3.0 V10 	
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35 	Anthony Davidson 	Lucky Strike BAR Honda 	 	006 	 	RA004E 3.0 V10 	
37 	Björn Wirdheim 	Jaguar Racing 	 	R5 	 	CR-6 3.0 V10 	
38 	Ricardo Zonta 	Panasonic Toyota Racing 	 	TF104 	 	RVX-04 3.0 V10 	
39 	Timo Glock 	Jordan Ford 	 	EJ14 	 	RS2 3.0 V10 	
40 	Bas Leinders 	Minardi Cosworth 	 	PS04B 	 	CR-3L 3.0 V10 	
Source:'Spain 2004: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2004/espagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 18/12/2019)	Source:'Spain 2004: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2004/espagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 18/12/2019)	Source:'Spain 2004: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2004/espagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 18/12/2019)	Source:'Spain 2004: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2004/espagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 18/12/2019)	Source:'Spain 2004: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2004/espagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 18/12/2019)	Source:'Spain 2004: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2004/espagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 18/12/2019)	Source:'Spain 2004: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2004/espagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 18/12/2019)	Source:'Spain 2004: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2004/espagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 18/12/2019)
==Practice Overview==
==Qualifying==
===Q1 Report===
===Q2 Report===
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Time 	Time 	Gap
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Q1 	Q2 	Gap
1 	1 	Michael Schumacher 	 	1:16.320 	1:15.022 	—
2 	3 	Juan Pablo Montoya 	 	1:15.574 	1:15.639 	+0.617s
3 	10 	Takuma Sato 	 	1:16.434 	1:15.809 	+0.787s
4 	7 	Jarno Trulli 	 	1:16.156 	1:16.144 	+1.122s
5 	2 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	1:16.655 	1:16.272 	+1.250s
6 	4 	Ralf Schumacher 	 	1:16.040 	1:16.293 	+1.271s
7 	17 	Olivier Panis 	 	1:16.168 	1:16.313 	+1.291s
8 	8 	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:17.011 	1:16.422 	+1.400s
9 	14 	Mark Webber 	 	1:16.212 	1:16.514 	+1.492s
10 	5 	David Coulthard 	 	1:16.465 	1:16.636 	+1.614s
11 	16 	Cristiano da Matta 	 	1:16.758 	1:17.038 	+2.016s
12 	11 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	1:15.746 	1:17.444 	+2.422s
13 	6 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:16.240 	1:17.445 	+2.423s
14 	9 	Jenson Button 	 	1:16.462 	1:17.575 	+2.553s
15 	18 	Nick Heidfeld 	 	1:17.043 	1:17.802 	+2.780s
16 	15 	Christian Klien 	 	1:17.864 	1:17.812 	+2.790s
17 	12 	Felipe Massa 	 	1:15.771 	1:17.866 	+2.844s
18 	20 	Gianmaria Bruni 	 	1:20.372 	1:19.817 	+4.795s
19 	19 	Giorgio Pantano 	 	1:17.965 	1:20.607 	+5.585s
20 	21 	Zsolt Baumgartner 	 	1:21.620 	1:21.470 	+6.448s
Source:'FORMULA 1™ Gran Premio Marlboro de España 2004 - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2004/races/757/spain/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 19/12/2019)'FORMULA 1™ Gran Premio Marlboro de España 2004 - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2004/races/757/spain/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 19/12/2019)'Spain 2004: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2004/espagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 19/12/2019)	Source:'FORMULA 1™ Gran Premio Marlboro de España 2004 - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2004/races/757/spain/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 19/12/2019)'FORMULA 1™ Gran Premio Marlboro de España 2004 - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2004/races/757/spain/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 19/12/2019)'Spain 2004: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2004/espagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 19/12/2019)	Source:'FORMULA 1™ Gran Premio Marlboro de España 2004 - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2004/races/757/spain/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 19/12/2019)'FORMULA 1™ Gran Premio Marlboro de España 2004 - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2004/races/757/spain/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 19/12/2019)'Spain 2004: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2004/espagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 19/12/2019)	Source:'FORMULA 1™ Gran Premio Marlboro de España 2004 - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2004/races/757/spain/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 19/12/2019)'FORMULA 1™ Gran Premio Marlboro de España 2004 - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2004/races/757/spain/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 19/12/2019)'Spain 2004: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2004/espagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 19/12/2019)	Source:'FORMULA 1™ Gran Premio Marlboro de España 2004 - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2004/races/757/spain/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 19/12/2019)'FORMULA 1™ Gran Premio Marlboro de España 2004 - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2004/races/757/spain/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 19/12/2019)'Spain 2004: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2004/espagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 19/12/2019)	Source:'FORMULA 1™ Gran Premio Marlboro de España 2004 - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2004/races/757/spain/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 19/12/2019)'FORMULA 1™ Gran Premio Marlboro de España 2004 - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2004/races/757/spain/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 19/12/2019)'Spain 2004: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2004/espagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 19/12/2019)	Source:'FORMULA 1™ Gran Premio Marlboro de España 2004 - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2004/races/757/spain/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 19/12/2019)'FORMULA 1™ Gran Premio Marlboro de España 2004 - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2004/races/757/spain/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 19/12/2019)'Spain 2004: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2004/espagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 19/12/2019)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car to set their best time in that session.
*Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.
===Grid===
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	1 	Michael Schumacher 	 	66 	1:27:32.841 	1 	10
2 	2 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	66 	+13.290s 	5 	8
3 	7 	Jarno Trulli 	 	66 	+32.294s 	4 	6
4 	8 	Fernando Alonso 	 	66 	+32.952s 	8 	5
5 	10 	Takuma Sato 	 	66 	+42.327s 	3 	4
6 	4 	Ralf Schumacher 	 	66 	+1:13.804 	6 	3
7 	11 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	66 	+1:17.108 	12 	2
8 	9 	Jenson Button 	 	65 	+1 Lap 	14 	1
9 	12 	Felipe Massa 	 	65 	+1 Lap 	17 	
10 	5 	David Coulthard 	 	65 	+1 Lap 	10 	
11 	6 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	65 	+1 Lap 	13 	
12 	14 	Mark Webber 	 	65 	+1 Lap 	9 	
13 	16 	Cristiano da Matta 	 	65 	+1 Lap 	11 	
Ret 	19 	Giorgio Pantano 	 	51 	Steering 	19 	
Ret 	3 	Juan Pablo Montoya 	 	46 	Brakes 	2 	
Ret 	15 	Christian Klien 	 	43 	Throttle 	16 	
Ret 	17 	Olivier Panis 	 	33 	Hydraulics 	7 	
Ret 	18 	Nick Heidfeld 	 	33 	Hydraulics 	15 	
Ret 	20 	Gianmaria Bruni 	 	21 	Spin 	18 	
Ret 	21 	Zsolt Baumgartner 	 	17 	Spin 	20 	
Source:'Spain 2004: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2004/espagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 19/12/2019)	Source:'Spain 2004: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2004/espagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 19/12/2019)	Source:'Spain 2004: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2004/espagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 19/12/2019)	Source:'Spain 2004: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2004/espagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 19/12/2019)	Source:'Spain 2004: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2004/espagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 19/12/2019)	Source:'Spain 2004: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2004/espagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 19/12/2019)	Source:'Spain 2004: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2004/espagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 19/12/2019)	Source:'Spain 2004: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2004/espagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 19/12/2019)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car.
==Milestones==
* 200th Grand Prix entry for Michael Schumacher.'2004 Spanish GP', chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), http://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=2004&gp=Spanish%20GP&r=1, (Accessed 19/12/2019)
* Michael Schumacher claimed the 170th pole position for a engine and chassis.'5. Spain 2004', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2004/espagne.aspx, (Accessed 19/12/2019)
* Schumacher claimed his 75th career victory.
** Schumacher also matched Nigel Mansell's record for most consecutive wins at the start of the season - 5.
* 172nd win for Ferrari as a constructor and engine supplier.
* 60th fastest lap set by Schumacher.
** This was also the 100th fastest lap to be set by a car issued with #1 as its race number.
==Standings==
A fifth straight victory in the opening five races left Michael Schumacher as the overwhelming favourite for the crown, leaving Spain on a maximum score of 50 points. That left him eighteen clear of Rubens Barrichello, with the Brazilian himself holding an eight point advantage over Jenson Button in third. Fernando Alonso and Jarno Trulli rounded out the top five, level on 21 points, while Giancarlo Fisichella had become the season's thirteenth different point scorer.
In the Constructors Championship had once again extended their Championship lead, leaving Spain with 82 points after their third one-two of the campaign. had retained second after their double score, while had lost ground to their French rivals in third, slipping ten behind. were next, two off the Anglo-Japanese alliance, while were an increasingly disappointing and distant fifth.
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Michael Schumacher 	50 	
2 	Rubens Barrichello 	32 	
3 	Jenson Button 	24 	
4 	Fernando Alonso 	21 	1
5 	Jarno Trulli 	21 	1
6 	Juan Pablo Montoya 	18 	2
7 	Ralf Schumacher 	12 	
8 	Takuma Sato 	8 	
9 	David Coulthard 	4 	
10 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	2 	3
11 	Felipe Massa 	1 	1
12 	Mark Webber 	1 	1
13 	Kimi Räikkönen 	1 	1
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	82 	
2 	 	42 	
3 	 	32 	
4 	 	30 	
5 	 	5 	
6 	 	3 	
7 	 	1 	
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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