Australian Grand Prix
2004 · Round 1 · Melbourne, Australia · Mar 7, 2004Race summary
Victory went to Schumacher (from 1st on the grid), with a 13.6s margin. Klien made the biggest gain, from 19th on the grid to 11th (up 8 places). Pablo Montoya had a difficult race, dropping from 3rd to 5th. The fastest lap of the race belonged to Schumacher (1:24.125).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher 1:24.125 | Ferrari | 1 | 58 | 1:24:15.757 | 10 |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 2 | 58 | +13.605 | 8 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 5 | 58 | +34.673 | 6 |
| 4 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 8 | 58 | +1:00.423 | 5 |
| 5 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 3 | 58 | +1:08.536 | 4 |
| 6 | Jenson Button | BAR | 4 | 58 | +1:10.598 | 3 |
| 7 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 9 | 57 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 8 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 12 | 57 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 9 | Takuma Sato | BAR | 7 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber | 14 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Christian Klien | Jaguar | 19 | 56 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 13 | 56 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 18 | 56 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Giorgio Pantano | Jordan | 16 | 55 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| – | Felipe Massa | Sauber | 11 | 44 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan | 15 | 43 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Gianmaria Bruni | Minardi | 20 | 43 | Not classified | 0 |
| – | Mark Webber | Jaguar | 6 | 29 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi | 17 | 13 | Electrical | 0 |
| – | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 10 | 9 | Engine | 0 |