Season 2004 · Round 16

Chinese Grand Prix

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2004-09-26 · Shanghai International Circuit · China · Chinese Grand Prix · 56Lap · 305.066km
2 Rubens Barrichello
Ferrari 1:29:12.420
9 Jenson Button
BAR +1.035
Team win 11pt P2 · P6
6 Kimi Räikkönen
McLaren +1.469
Fastest Lap
1 Michael Schumacher
1:32.238 · L55
DNF
4
Gianmaria Bruni L38 Ralf Schumacher L37 Ricardo Zonta L35 Christian Klien L11
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Pole-to-win rate 12/19 63.2%
Most SC/VSC · all-time P6
Most lead changes · all-time P4
Circuit Info
56Lap 305.066km 19 races held (2004–) Lap record 1:32.238 · Michael Schumacher (2004)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P2 Fernando Alonso 2 wins · → Lewis Hamilton -4
P4 Michael Schumacher 1 wins · → Nico Rosberg -1
P4 Rubens Barrichello 1 wins · → Nico Rosberg -1
Starts
P1 Fernando Alonso 18 starts · GP #1
P3 Kimi Räikkönen 14 starts · → Lewis Hamilton -2
P3 Felipe Massa 14 starts · → Lewis Hamilton -2
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Button BUT Button BUT Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Pablo Montoya MON Pablo Montoya MON Sato SAT Sato SAT Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS Massa MAS Massa MAS Coulthard COU Coulthard COU Webber WEB Webber WEB Villeneuve VIL Villeneuve VIL Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Heidfeld HEI Heidfeld HEI Panis PAN Panis PAN Glock GLO Glock GLO Baumgartner BAU Baumgartner BAU Bruni · retired L38 Bruni BRU Bruni BRU Schumacher · retired L37 Schumacher SCH Schumacher SCH Zonta · retired L35 Zonta ZON Zonta ZON Klien · retired L11 Klien KLI Klien KLI
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1 56 1:29:12.420 10
2 9 Jenson Button BAR 3 56 +1.035 8
3 6 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren 2 56 +1.469 6
4 8 Fernando Alonso Renault 6 56 +32.510 5
5 3 Juan Pablo Montoya Williams 10 56 +45.193 4
6 10 Takuma Sato BAR 18 56 +54.791 3
7 11 Giancarlo Fisichella Sauber 7 56 +1:05.454 2
8 12 Felipe Massa Sauber 4 56 +1:20.080 1
9 5 David Coulthard McLaren 9 56 +1:20.619
10 14 Mark Webber Jaguar 11 55 +1 Lap
11 7 Jacques Villeneuve Renault 12 55 +1 Lap
12 1 Michael Schumacher FL Ferrari 20 55 +1 Lap
13 18 Nick Heidfeld Jordan 14 55 +1 Lap
14 17 Olivier Panis Toyota 8 55 +1 Lap
15 19 Timo Glock Jordan 16 55 +1 Lap
16 21 Zsolt Baumgartner Minardi 19 53 +3 Laps
R 20 Gianmaria Bruni Minardi 17 38 Wheel
R 4 Ralf Schumacher Williams 5 37 Collision
R 17 Ricardo Zonta Toyota 13 35 Transmission
R 15 Christian Klien Jaguar 15 11 Collision
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:34.012 — — POLE Q1
2 6 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren 1:34.178 — — +0.166 Q1
3 9 Jenson Button BAR 1:34.295 — — +0.283 Q1
4 12 Felipe Massa Sauber 1:34.759 — — +0.747 Q1
5 4 Ralf Schumacher Williams 1:34.891 — — +0.879 Q1
6 8 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:34.917 — — +0.905 Q1
7 11 Giancarlo Fisichella Sauber 1:34.951 — — +0.939 Q1
8 17 Olivier Panis Toyota 1:34.975 — — +0.963 Q1
9 10 Takuma Sato BAR 1:34.993 — — +0.981 Q1
10 5 David Coulthard McLaren 1:35.029 — — +1.017 Q1
11 3 Juan Pablo Montoya Williams 1:35.245 — — +1.233 Q1
12 14 Mark Webber Jaguar 1:35.286 — — +1.274 Q1
13 7 Jacques Villeneuve Renault 1:35.384 — — +1.372 Q1
14 17 Ricardo Zonta Toyota 1:35.410 — — +1.398 Q1
15 18 Nick Heidfeld Jordan 1:36.507 — — +2.495 Q1
16 15 Christian Klien Jaguar 1:36.535 — — +2.523 Q1
17 19 Timo Glock Jordan 1:37.140 — — +3.128 Q1
18 21 Zsolt Baumgartner Minardi 1:40.240 — — +6.228 Q1
19 20 Gianmaria Bruni Minardi — —
20 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari — —
Starting grid
Official
1
2 Rubens Barrichello
2
6 Kimi Räikkönen
3
9 Jenson Button
4
12 Felipe Massa
5
4 Ralf Schumacher
6
8 Fernando Alonso
7
11 Giancarlo Fisichella
8
17 Olivier Panis
9
5 David Coulthard ▲1
10
3 Juan Pablo Montoya ▲1
11
14 Mark Webber ▲1
12
7 Jacques Villeneuve ▲1
13
17 Ricardo Zonta ▲1
14
18 Nick Heidfeld ▲1
15
15 Christian Klien ▲1
16
19 Timo Glock ▲1
17
20 Gianmaria Bruni ▲2
18
10 Takuma Sato ▼9
19
21 Zsolt Baumgartner ▼1
20
1 Michael Schumacher
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 1:32.238 L55
2 2 Rubens Barrichello 1:32.455 L28
3 1 Michael Schumacher 1:32.576 L19
4 1 Michael Schumacher 1:32.627 L18
5 6 Kimi Räikkönen 1:32.876 L53
6 9 Jenson Button 1:32.935 L33
7 6 Kimi Räikkönen 1:32.981 L54
8 6 Kimi Räikkönen 1:33.023 L52
9 2 Rubens Barrichello 1:33.030 L40
10 9 Jenson Button 1:33.079 L34
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
1
Michael Schumacher
+22
P20→P12
10
Takuma Sato
+19
P18→P6
12
Felipe Massa
+18
P4→P8
3
Juan Pablo Montoya
+17
P10→P5
11
Giancarlo Fisichella
+14
P7→P7
18
Nick Heidfeld
+14
P14→P13
14
Mark Webber
+11
P11→P10
7
Jacques Villeneuve
+11
P12→P11
Most positions lost
Felipe Massa −22 Ricardo Zonta −17 Giancarlo Fisichella −15
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
DriverTypeLapServedIssuedReason
10 Takuma Sato Grid penalty ▼9 (P9 → P18)
▼9 (P9 → P18)
21 Zsolt Baumgartner Grid penalty ▼1 (P18 → P19)
▼1 (P18 → P19)
Lap = lap the penalty was issued · Served = lap it was served in the pits (blank means it was added to the race time instead)
Time, drive-through and stop-go penalties come from race control messages (OpenF1, 2023+). Grid penalties never appear there — the stewards publish them as documents after the session — so they are worked back from the starting grid against the qualifying classification, which gives places actually lost rather than the figure written in the decision.
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