Chinese Grand Prix
2004 · Round 16 · Shanghai, China · Sep 26, 2004Race summary
Victory went to Barrichello (from 1st on the grid), with a 1.035s margin. Sato made the biggest gain, from 18th on the grid to 6th (up 12 places). Panis had a difficult race, dropping from 8th to 14th. The fastest lap of the race belonged to Schumacher (1:32.238).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1 | 56 | 1:29:12.420 | 10 |
| 2 | Jenson Button | BAR | 3 | 56 | +1.035 | 8 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 2 | 56 | +1.469 | 6 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 6 | 56 | +32.510 | 5 |
| 5 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 10 | 56 | +45.193 | 4 |
| 6 | Takuma Sato | BAR | 18 | 56 | +54.791 | 3 |
| 7 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber | 7 | 56 | +1:05.454 | 2 |
| 8 | Felipe Massa | Sauber | 4 | 56 | +1:20.080 | 1 |
| 9 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 9 | 56 | +1:20.619 | 0 |
| 10 | Mark Webber | Jaguar | 11 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Jacques Villeneuve | Renault | 12 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Michael Schumacher 1:32.238 | Ferrari | 20 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan | 14 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 8 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Timo Glock | Jordan | 16 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi | 19 | 53 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| – | Gianmaria Bruni | Minardi | 17 | 38 | Wheel | 0 |
| – | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 5 | 37 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Ricardo Zonta | Toyota | 13 | 35 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Christian Klien | Jaguar | 15 | 11 | Collision | 0 |