Season 2004 · Round 7

European Grand Prix

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2004-05-30 · Nürburgring · Germany · European Grand Prix · 60Lap · 308.880km
1 Michael Schumacher
Ferrari 1:32:35.101
Team win 18pt P1 · P2 1-2
2 Rubens Barrichello
Ferrari +17.989
9 Jenson Button
BAR +22.533
Fastest Lap
1 Michael Schumacher
1:29.468 · L7
DNF
5
Takuma Sato L47 David Coulthard L25 Kimi Räikkönen L9 Ralf Schumacher L0 Cristiano da Matta L0
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Michael Schumacher active 6 wins
Pole-to-win rate 15/41 36.6%
Most DNFs · all-time P5
Closest finish · all-time P21
Most lead changes · all-time P4
Circuit Info
Nürburgring Nürburg, Germany
60Lap 308.880km 41 races held (1951–) Lap record 1:18.354 · Juan Pablo Montoya (2001)
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Michael Schumacher 6 wins · GP #1
P2 Fernando Alonso 3 wins · → Michael Schumacher -3
P3 Rubens Barrichello 2 wins · → Fernando Alonso -1
Fastest Lap
P1 Michael Schumacher 2 · GP #1
P1 Felipe Massa 2 · GP #1
P4 Fernando Alonso 1 · → Nico Rosberg -1
Starts
P1 Rubens Barrichello 18 starts · GP #1
P2 Michael Schumacher 15 starts · → Rubens Barrichello -3
P3 Jenson Button 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 Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Button BUT Button BUT Trulli TRU Trulli TRU Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS Webber WEB Webber WEB Pablo Montoya MON Pablo Montoya MON Massa MAS Massa MAS Heidfeld HEI Heidfeld HEI Panis PAN Panis PAN Klien KLI Klien KLI Pantano PAN Pantano PAN Bruni BRU Bruni BRU Baumgartner BAU Baumgartner BAU Sato · retired L47 Sato SAT Sato SAT Coulthard · retired L25 Coulthard COU Coulthard COU Räikkönen · retired L9 Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Schumacher · retired L0 Schumacher SCH Schumacher SCH da Matta · retired L0 da Matta DA da Matta DA
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 1 Michael Schumacher FL Ferrari 1 60 1:32:35.101 10
2 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 7 60 +17.989 8
3 9 Jenson Button BAR 5 60 +22.533 6
4 16 Jarno Trulli Renault 3 60 +53.673 5
5 8 Fernando Alonso Renault 6 60 +1:00.987 4
6 11 Giancarlo Fisichella Sauber 19 60 +1:13.448 3
7 14 Mark Webber Jaguar 14 60 +1:16.206 2
8 3 Juan Pablo Montoya Williams 8 59 +1 Lap 1
9 12 Felipe Massa Sauber 16 59 +1 Lap
10 18 Nick Heidfeld Jordan 13 59 +1 Lap
11 17 Olivier Panis Toyota 10 59 +1 Lap
12 15 Christian Klien Jaguar 12 59 +1 Lap
13 19 Giorgio Pantano Jordan 15 58 +2 Laps
14 20 Gianmaria Bruni Minardi 20 57 +3 Laps
15 21 Zsolt Baumgartner Minardi 17 57 +3 Laps
R 10 Takuma Sato BAR 2 47 Engine
R 5 David Coulthard McLaren 18 25 Engine
R 6 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren 4 9 Engine
R 4 Ralf Schumacher Williams 9 0 Collision
R 16 Cristiano da Matta Toyota 11 0 Collision
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:28.351 — — POLE Q1
2 10 Takuma Sato BAR 1:28.986 — — +0.635 Q1
3 16 Jarno Trulli Renault 1:29.135 — — +0.784 Q1
4 6 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren 1:29.137 — — +0.786 Q1
5 9 Jenson Button BAR 1:29.245 — — +0.894 Q1
6 8 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:29.313 — — +0.962 Q1
7 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:29.353 — — +1.002 Q1
8 3 Juan Pablo Montoya Williams 1:29.354 — — +1.003 Q1
9 4 Ralf Schumacher Williams 1:29.459 — — +1.108 Q1
10 17 Olivier Panis Toyota 1:29.697 — — +1.346 Q1
11 16 Cristiano da Matta Toyota 1:29.706 — — +1.355 Q1
12 15 Christian Klien Jaguar 1:31.431 — — +3.080 Q1
13 18 Nick Heidfeld Jordan 1:31.604 — — +3.253 Q1
14 14 Mark Webber Jaguar 1:31.797 — — +3.446 Q1
15 19 Giorgio Pantano Jordan 1:31.979 — — +3.628 Q1
16 12 Felipe Massa Sauber 1:31.982 — — +3.631 Q1
17 21 Zsolt Baumgartner Minardi 1:34.398 — — +6.047 Q1
18 5 David Coulthard McLaren — —
19 11 Giancarlo Fisichella Sauber — —
20 20 Gianmaria Bruni Minardi — —
Starting grid
Official
1
1 Michael Schumacher
2
10 Takuma Sato
3
16 Jarno Trulli
4
6 Kimi Räikkönen
5
9 Jenson Button
6
8 Fernando Alonso
7
2 Rubens Barrichello
8
3 Juan Pablo Montoya
9
4 Ralf Schumacher
10
17 Olivier Panis
11
16 Cristiano da Matta
12
15 Christian Klien
13
18 Nick Heidfeld
14
14 Mark Webber
15
19 Giorgio Pantano
16
12 Felipe Massa
17
21 Zsolt Baumgartner
18
5 David Coulthard
19
11 Giancarlo Fisichella
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 1:29.468 L7
2 1 Michael Schumacher 1:29.635 L6
3 1 Michael Schumacher 1:29.694 L5
4 1 Michael Schumacher 1:29.742 L4
5 1 Michael Schumacher 1:29.745 L3
6 10 Takuma Sato 1:30.004 L11
7 10 Takuma Sato 1:30.018 L14
8 2 Rubens Barrichello 1:30.101 L14
9 1 Michael Schumacher 1:30.112 L2
10 10 Takuma Sato 1:30.125 L28
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
12
Felipe Massa
+17
P16→P9
3
Juan Pablo Montoya
+16
P8→P8
17
Olivier Panis
+14
P10→P11
11
Giancarlo Fisichella
+12
P19→P6
14
Mark Webber
+12
P14→P7
15
Christian Klien
+12
P12→P12
16
Jarno Trulli
+11
P3→P4
8
Fernando Alonso
+11
P6→P5
Most positions lost
Olivier Panis −17 Christian Klien −14 Fernando Alonso −13
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