2004 Australian Grand Prix

2004 Australian Grand Prix

Infobox Grand Prix race report
Type = F1
Country = Australia
Grand Prix = Australian
Official name = 2004 Formula 1 Foster's Australian Grand Prix
Date = March 7
Year = 2004
Race_No = 1
Season_No = 18
Location = Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia
Course = Temporary street racing facility
Course_mi = 2.842
Course_km = 4.574
Distance_laps = 58
Distance_mi = 3.295
Distance_km = 5.303
Weather = Dry & cloudy
Pole_Driver = Michael Schumacher
Pole_Team = Scuderia Ferrari
Pole_Time = 1:24.408
Pole_Country = Germany
Fast_Driver = Michael Schumacher
Fast_Team = Ferrari
Fast_Time = 1:24.125
Fast_L

Fast_Country = Germany
First_Driver = Michael Schumacher
First_Team = Ferrari
First_Country = Germany
Second_Driver = Rubens Barrichello
Second_Team = Ferrari
Second_Country= Brazil
Third_Driver = Fernando Alonso
Third_Team = Renault
Third_Country = Spain
The 2004 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on March 7, 2004 at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit. Michael Schumacher won the race for Ferrari from pole position in a very dominant fashion, with his team-mate Rubens Barrichello finishing behind him in second. This one-two finish gave Ferrari a strong 9 point lead in the constructors' standings after just one race. Williams, Renault and BAR gathered points together, while McLaren, a team that had enjoyed success in years preceding this only managed one point, with David Coulthard finishing a lapped 8th. [" [http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=147267&FS=F1 "McLaren knows its weaknesses"] " Motorsport.com Retrieved 28 December 2007]

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Report

Qualifying resulted in a Ferrari one-two, with Juan Pablo Montoya 3rd on the grid for Williams. Gianmaria Bruni, Christian Klien and Olivier Panis all failed to set a qualifying time. [" [http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=147070&FS=F1 "2004 Australian Grand Prix starting grid"] " Motorsport.com Retrieved 28 December 2007]

The race proved that Ferrari once again had a dominant car, with Michael Schumacher winning from team-mate Rubens Barrichello, while the rest of the field was over 20 seconds behind. Schumacher led every one of the 58 race laps. [" [http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=147155&FS=F1 "Dominant Australian GP win for Schumacher"] " Motorsport.com Retrieved 28 December 2007] At the start, Montoya was jumped by the Renault of Fernando Alonso. Montoya attempted to regain the place by going around the outside of the Spaniard into the first turn, but outbraked himself and ran wide. This dropped him behind his team-mate Ralf Schumacher, who'd qualified 8th. Despite repassing Ralf Schumacher on-track, the Colombian ended up behind him again by the race's end in 5th place.

Fernando Alonso gave Renault a podium with 3rd place, while Jenson Button got BAR off the mark with 6th. Jarno Trulli finished 7th in the Renault and was the first lapped runner. McLaren seemed to be less competitive than in recent years, with Kimi Räikkönen becoming the first retirement of the year, dropping out with an engine problem, and with David Coulthard picking up just 1 point in 8th place. They had only qualified in the mid-field, with Räikkönen and Coulthard 10th and 12th respectively. [" [http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=147267&FS=F1 "McLaren knows its weaknesses"] " Motorsport.com Retrieved 28 December 2007]

Sauber's Giancarlo Fisichella had a long battle for position in the midfield with Jordan's Nick Heidfeld. Fisichello passed Heidfeld, who later dropped out of the race with a transmission failure.

Other retirements were Zsolt Baumgartner (Minardi), Mark Webber (Jaguar) and Felipe Massa (Sauber). Mark Webber qualified in 6th place, and was running in the race with the Williams and BAR teams, but he suffered a transmission failure on lap 29. Felipe Massa survived a full 360 degree-spin before pulling off with a blown engine.

Classification

Notes

* Lap Leaders: Michael Schumacher 58 (1-58)
* First Race: Giorgio Pantano, Gianmaria Bruni, Christian Klien
* This was the Ferrari team's first 1-2 since the 2002 Japanese Grand Prix.F1 race report
Name_of_race = Australian Grand Prix
Year_of_race = 2004
Previous_race_in_season = 2003 Japanese Grand Prix
Next_race_in_season = 2004 Malaysian Grand Prix
Previous_year's_race = 2003 Australian Grand Prix
Next_year's_race = 2005 Australian Grand Prix

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