Season 2004 · Round 1

Australian Grand Prix

2004 Season R2 →
2004-03-07 · Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit · Australia · Australian Grand Prix · 58Lap · 307.574km
1 Michael Schumacher
Ferrari 1:24:15.757
Team win 18pt P1 · P2 1-2
2 Rubens Barrichello
Ferrari +13.605
8 Fernando Alonso
Renault +34.673
Fastest Lap
1 Michael Schumacher
1:24.125 · L29
DNF
6
Felipe Massa L44 Nick Heidfeld L43 Gianmaria Bruni L43 Mark Webber L29 Zsolt Baumgartner L13 Kimi Räikkönen L9
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Michael Schumacher active 4 wins
Pole-to-win rate 13/29 44.8%
Most SC/VSC · all-time P1
Closest finish · all-time P9
Most lead changes · all-time P1
Circuit Info
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit Melbourne, Australia
58Lap 307.574km 29 races held (1996–) Lap record 1:19.813 · Charles Leclerc (2024)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Michael Schumacher 4 wins · GP #1
P2 Jenson Button 3 wins · → Michael Schumacher -1
P4 David Coulthard 2 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -1
Starts
P1 Fernando Alonso 21 starts · GP #1
P2 Michael Schumacher 19 starts · → Fernando Alonso -2
P2 Rubens Barrichello 19 starts · → Fernando Alonso -2
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 6 11 16 21 26 31 36 41 46 51 56 Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Schumacher SCH Schumacher SCH Pablo Montoya MON Pablo Montoya MON Button BUT Button BUT Trulli TRU Trulli TRU Coulthard COU Coulthard COU Sato SAT Sato SAT Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS Klien KLI Klien KLI da Matta DA da Matta DA Panis PAN Panis PAN Pantano PAN Pantano PAN Massa · retired L44 Massa MAS Massa MAS Heidfeld · retired L43 Heidfeld HEI Heidfeld HEI Bruni · retired L43 Bruni BRU Bruni BRU Webber · retired L29 Webber WEB Webber WEB Baumgartner · retired L13 Baumgartner BAU Baumgartner BAU Räikkönen · retired L9 Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 1 Michael Schumacher FL Ferrari 1 58 1:24:15.757 10
2 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 2 58 +13.605 8
3 8 Fernando Alonso Renault 5 58 +34.673 6
4 4 Ralf Schumacher Williams 8 58 +1:00.423 5
5 3 Juan Pablo Montoya Williams 3 58 +1:08.536 4
6 9 Jenson Button BAR 4 58 +1:10.598 3
7 16 Jarno Trulli Renault 9 57 +1 Lap 2
8 5 David Coulthard McLaren 12 57 +1 Lap 1
9 10 Takuma Sato BAR 7 57 +1 Lap
10 11 Giancarlo Fisichella Sauber 14 57 +1 Lap
11 15 Christian Klien Jaguar 19 56 +2 Laps
12 16 Cristiano da Matta Toyota 13 56 +2 Laps
13 17 Olivier Panis Toyota 18 56 +2 Laps
14 19 Giorgio Pantano Jordan 16 55 +3 Laps
R 12 Felipe Massa Sauber 11 44 Engine
R 18 Nick Heidfeld Jordan 15 43 Transmission
R 20 Gianmaria Bruni Minardi 20 43 Not classified
R 14 Mark Webber Jaguar 6 29 Transmission
R 21 Zsolt Baumgartner Minardi 17 13 Electrical
R 6 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren 10 9 Engine
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:24.408 — — POLE Q1
2 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:24.482 — — +0.074 Q1
3 3 Juan Pablo Montoya Williams 1:24.998 — — +0.590 Q1
4 9 Jenson Button BAR 1:24.998 — — +0.590 Q1
5 8 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:25.699 — — +1.291 Q1
6 14 Mark Webber Jaguar 1:25.805 — — +1.397 Q1
7 10 Takuma Sato BAR 1:25.851 — — +1.443 Q1
8 4 Ralf Schumacher Williams 1:25.925 — — +1.517 Q1
9 16 Jarno Trulli Renault 1:26.290 — — +1.882 Q1
10 6 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren 1:26.297 — — +1.889 Q1
11 12 Felipe Massa Sauber 1:27.065 — — +2.657 Q1
12 5 David Coulthard McLaren 1:27.294 — — +2.886 Q1
13 16 Cristiano da Matta Toyota 1:27.823 — — +3.415 Q1
14 11 Giancarlo Fisichella Sauber 1:27.845 — — +3.437 Q1
15 18 Nick Heidfeld Jordan 1:28.178 — — +3.770 Q1
16 19 Giorgio Pantano Jordan 1:30.140 — — +5.732 Q1
17 21 Zsolt Baumgartner Minardi 1:30.681 — — +6.273 Q1
18 17 Olivier Panis Toyota — —
19 15 Christian Klien Jaguar — —
20 20 Gianmaria Bruni Minardi — —
Starting grid
Official
1
1 Michael Schumacher
2
2 Rubens Barrichello
3
3 Juan Pablo Montoya
4
9 Jenson Button
5
8 Fernando Alonso
6
14 Mark Webber
7
10 Takuma Sato
8
4 Ralf Schumacher
9
16 Jarno Trulli
10
6 Kimi Räikkönen
11
12 Felipe Massa
12
5 David Coulthard
13
16 Cristiano da Matta
14
11 Giancarlo Fisichella
15
18 Nick Heidfeld
16
19 Giorgio Pantano
17
21 Zsolt Baumgartner
18
17 Olivier Panis
19
15 Christian Klien
20
20 Gianmaria Bruni
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
No data for this session.
#DriverLap timeLap
1 1 Michael Schumacher 1:24.125 L29
2 1 Michael Schumacher 1:24.170 L8
3 2 Rubens Barrichello 1:24.179 L8
4 2 Rubens Barrichello 1:24.245 L10
5 1 Michael Schumacher 1:24.329 L11
6 1 Michael Schumacher 1:24.330 L9
7 1 Michael Schumacher 1:24.334 L10
8 2 Rubens Barrichello 1:24.432 L7
9 1 Michael Schumacher 1:24.467 L38
10 1 Michael Schumacher 1:24.506 L6
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2012 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
15
Christian Klien
+16
P19→P11
11
Giancarlo Fisichella
+11
P14→P10
3
Juan Pablo Montoya
+9
P3→P5
19
Giorgio Pantano
+9
P16→P14
14
Mark Webber
+9
P6→P—
16
Cristiano da Matta
+8
P13→P12
17
Olivier Panis
+8
P18→P13
12
Felipe Massa
+8
P11→P—
Most positions lost
Mark Webber −11 Jenson Button −9 Christian Klien −9
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15