Season 2004 · Round 10

French Grand Prix

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2004-07-04 · Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours · France · French Grand Prix · 70Lap · 308.586km
1 Michael Schumacher
Ferrari 1:30:18.133
Team win 16pt P1 · P3 1-3
8 Fernando Alonso
Renault +8.329
2 Rubens Barrichello
Ferrari +31.622
Fastest Lap
1 Michael Schumacher
1:15.377 · L32
DNF
2
Zsolt Baumgartner L31 Takuma Sato L15
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Michael Schumacher active 8 wins
Alain Prost 6 wins
Pole-to-win rate 5/18 27.8%
Closest finish · all-time P26
Most lead changes · all-time P4
Circuit Info
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours Magny Cours, France
70Lap 308.586km 18 races held (1991–) Lap record 1:15.045 · David Coulthard (2002)
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Michael Schumacher 8 wins · GP #1
P15 Fernando Alonso 1 wins · → Niki Lauda -1
P15 David Coulthard 1 wins · → Niki Lauda -1
Fastest Lap
P1 Michael Schumacher 2 · GP #1
P1 Kimi Räikkönen 2 · GP #1
Starts
P3 Rubens Barrichello 16 starts · → Riccardo Patrese -1
P4 Michael Schumacher 15 starts · → Rubens Barrichello -1
P5 David Coulthard 14 starts · → Michael Schumacher -1
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 6 11 16 21 26 31 36 41 46 51 56 61 66 Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Trulli TRU Trulli TRU Button BUT Button BUT Coulthard COU Coulthard COU Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Pablo Montoya MON Pablo Montoya MON Webber WEB Webber WEB Gené GEN Gené GEN Klien KLI Klien KLI Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS Massa MAS Massa MAS da Matta DA da Matta DA Panis PAN Panis PAN Heidfeld HEI Heidfeld HEI Pantano PAN Pantano PAN Bruni BRU Bruni BRU Baumgartner · retired L31 Baumgartner BAU Baumgartner BAU Sato · retired L15 Sato SAT Sato SAT
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 1 Michael Schumacher FL Ferrari 2 70 1:30:18.133 10
2 8 Fernando Alonso Renault 1 70 +8.329 8
3 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 10 70 +31.622 6
4 16 Jarno Trulli Renault 5 70 +32.082 5
5 9 Jenson Button BAR 4 70 +32.482 4
6 5 David Coulthard McLaren 3 70 +35.520 3
7 6 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren 9 70 +36.230 2
8 3 Juan Pablo Montoya Williams 6 70 +43.419 1
9 14 Mark Webber Jaguar 12 70 +52.394
10 4 Marc Gené Williams 8 70 +58.166
11 15 Christian Klien Jaguar 13 69 +1 Lap
12 11 Giancarlo Fisichella Sauber 15 69 +1 Lap
13 12 Felipe Massa Sauber 16 69 +1 Lap
14 16 Cristiano da Matta Toyota 11 69 +1 Lap
15 17 Olivier Panis Toyota 14 68 +2 Laps
16 18 Nick Heidfeld Jordan 17 68 +2 Laps
17 19 Giorgio Pantano Jordan 18 67 +3 Laps
18 20 Gianmaria Bruni Minardi 19 66 +4 Laps
R 21 Zsolt Baumgartner Minardi 20 31 Spun off
R 10 Takuma Sato BAR 7 15 Engine
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 8 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:13.698 — — POLE Q1
2 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:13.971 — — +0.273 Q1
3 5 David Coulthard McLaren 1:13.987 — — +0.289 Q1
4 9 Jenson Button BAR 1:13.995 — — +0.297 Q1
5 16 Jarno Trulli Renault 1:14.070 — — +0.372 Q1
6 3 Juan Pablo Montoya Williams 1:14.172 — — +0.474 Q1
7 10 Takuma Sato BAR 1:14.240 — — +0.542 Q1
8 4 Marc Gené Williams 1:14.275 — — +0.577 Q1
9 6 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren 1:14.346 — — +0.648 Q1
10 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:14.478 — — +0.780 Q1
11 16 Cristiano da Matta Toyota 1:14.553 — — +0.855 Q1
12 14 Mark Webber Jaguar 1:14.798 — — +1.100 Q1
13 15 Christian Klien Jaguar 1:15.065 — — +1.367 Q1
14 17 Olivier Panis Toyota 1:15.130 — — +1.432 Q1
15 11 Giancarlo Fisichella Sauber 1:16.177 — — +2.479 Q1
16 12 Felipe Massa Sauber 1:16.200 — — +2.502 Q1
17 18 Nick Heidfeld Jordan 1:16.807 — — +3.109 Q1
18 19 Giorgio Pantano Jordan 1:17.462 — — +3.764 Q1
19 20 Gianmaria Bruni Minardi 1:17.913 — — +4.215 Q1
20 21 Zsolt Baumgartner Minardi 1:18.247 — — +4.549 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
8 Fernando Alonso
2
1 Michael Schumacher
3
5 David Coulthard
4
9 Jenson Button
5
16 Jarno Trulli
6
3 Juan Pablo Montoya
7
10 Takuma Sato
8
4 Marc Gené
9
6 Kimi Räikkönen
10
2 Rubens Barrichello
11
16 Cristiano da Matta
12
14 Mark Webber
13
15 Christian Klien
14
17 Olivier Panis
15
11 Giancarlo Fisichella
16
12 Felipe Massa
17
18 Nick Heidfeld
18
19 Giorgio Pantano
19
20 Gianmaria Bruni
20
21 Zsolt Baumgartner
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 1:15.377 L32
2 1 Michael Schumacher 1:15.393 L39
3 1 Michael Schumacher 1:15.479 L31
4 8 Fernando Alonso 1:15.551 L34
5 8 Fernando Alonso 1:15.576 L35
6 1 Michael Schumacher 1:15.584 L51
7 1 Michael Schumacher 1:15.640 L52
8 1 Michael Schumacher 1:15.656 L46
9 1 Michael Schumacher 1:15.658 L40
10 1 Michael Schumacher 1:15.660 L57
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
14
Mark Webber
+17
P12→P9
3
Juan Pablo Montoya
+15
P6→P8
2
Rubens Barrichello
+13
P10→P3
15
Christian Klien
+12
P13→P11
1
Michael Schumacher
+11
P2→P1
6
Kimi Räikkönen
+11
P9→P7
4
Marc Gené
+11
P8→P10
11
Giancarlo Fisichella
+10
P15→P12
Most positions lost
Juan Pablo Montoya −17 Mark Webber −16 Kimi Räikkönen −11
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