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2004 Hungarian Grand Prix

2004 Hungarian Grand Prix
Race 13 of 18 in the 2004 Formula One World Championship
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The Hungaroring after being modified in 2003.
The Hungaroring after being modified in 2003.
Race details[1][2]
Date 15 August 2004
Official name Formula 1 Marlboro Magyar Nagydíj 2004
Location Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Pest, Hungary[3]
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.381 km (2.722 miles)
Distance 70 laps, 306.663 km (190.552 miles)
Weather Warm, dry and sunny, Air: 26 °C (79 °F), Track 42 °C (108 °F)
Pole position
Driver
Ferrari
Time 1:19.146
Fastest lap
Driver Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari
Time 1:19.071 on lap 29
Podium
First
Ferrari
Second
Ferrari
Third
Renault
Lap leaders

The 2004 Hungarian Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Marlboro Magyar Nagydíj 2004)[4] was a Formula One motor race that took place on 15 August 2004 at the Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Pest, Hungary. It was the thirteenth round of the 2004 FIA Formula One World Championship.

Michael Schumacher of Scuderia Ferrari took pole position for the race and went on to take the race win ahead of teammate Rubens Barrichello and Fernando Alonso of Renault. It was Schumacher's twelfth win of the season and his seventh in succession, equalling Alberto Ascari's record. Ferrari's one-two finish meant that they secured their sixth consecutive Constructors' Championship.

Background

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Across the weekend of 13-15 August, the Hungaroring in Mogyoród hosted a Formula One Grand Prix for the nineteenth time in the circuit's history, with it being the nineteenth Hungarian Grand Prix as a round of the Formula One World Championship as well. It was the thirteenth round of the 2004 Formula One World Championship.[5][6]

Championship standings before the race

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Going into the weekend, Michael Schumacher led the Drivers' Championship with 110 points, ahead of Scuderia Ferrari teammate Rubens Barrichello on 74 points and BAR's Jenson Button on 65.[7] Ferrari were leading the Constructors' Championship with 184 points, from Renault (85 points) and BAR (76).[7]

Driver changes

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Cristiano da Matta was dropped by the Toyota team because of his poor performance relative to teammate Olivier Panis. He was replaced by the team's third driver Ricardo Zonta but would stay on to perform marketing work while Toyota test driver Ryan Briscoe assumed Zonta's former position.[8]

Practice

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Four free practice sessions were held for the event.[9] The first session on Friday was topped by the Ferraris of Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello, ahead of Anthony Davidson, third driver for BAR.[10] McLaren's Kimi Räikkönen set the fastest time in the second session, ahead of Michael Schumacher and Juan Pablo Montoya of Williams.[11]

On Saturday, Schumacher again set the quickest time in the third practice session, ahead of Williams drivers Antônio Pizzonia and Montoya.[12] Finally, Jenson Button was fastest in the fourth session in his BAR, ahead of Schumacher and Barrichello.[13]

Friday drivers

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The bottom 6 teams in the 2003 Constructors' Championship were entitled to run a third car in free practice on Friday. These drivers drove on Friday but did not compete in qualifying or the race.

Constructor Nat Driver
BAR-Honda United Kingdom Anthony Davidson
Sauber-Petronas -
Jaguar-Cosworth Sweden Björn Wirdheim
Toyota Australia Ryan Briscoe
Jordan-Ford Germany Timo Glock
Minardi-Cosworth Belgium Bas Leinders

Qualifying

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Qualifying on Saturday consisted of two sessions. In the first session, drivers went out one by one in the order in which they classified at the previous race. Each driver was allowed to set one lap time. The result determined the running order in the second session: the fastest driver in the first session was allowed to go last in the second session, which usually provided the benefit of a cleaner track. In the second session, drivers were again allowed to set one lap time, which determined the order on the grid for the race on Sunday, with the fastest driver scoring pole position.[14]

Despite lower track temperatures and a few drops of the rain, the front of the field saw little surprises. Michael Schumacher scored his seventh pole position of the season and the 62nd of his career, ahead of Ferrari teammate Rubens Barrichello and over half a second ahead of the BARs of Takuma Sato and Jenson Button.[15]

Pos No Driver Constructor Q1 Time Q2 Time Gap Grid
1 1 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:19.107 1:19.146 — 1
2 2 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:18.436 1:19.323 +0.177 2
3 10 Japan Takuma Sato BAR-Honda 1:19.695 1:19.693 +0.547 3
4 9 United Kingdom Jenson Button BAR-Honda 1:19.878 1:19.700 +0.554 4
5 8 Spain Fernando Alonso Renault 1:20.135 1:19.996 +0.850 5
6 4 Brazil Antônio Pizzonia Williams-BMW 1:20.019 1:20.170 +1.024 6
7 3 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW 1:19.821 1:20.199 +1.053 7
8 11 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Sauber-Petronas 1:19.668 1:20.324 +1.178 8
9 7 Italy Jarno Trulli Renault 1:19.879 1:20.411 +1.265 9
10 6 Finland Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:20.066 1:20.570 +1.424 10
11 14 Australia Mark Webber Jaguar-Cosworth 1:21.452 1:20.730 +1.584 11
12 5 United Kingdom David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:21.192 1:20.897 +1.751 12
13 17 France Olivier Panis Toyota 1:20.491 1:21.068 +1.922 13
14 15 Austria Christian Klien Jaguar-Cosworth 1:21.510 1:21.118 +1.972 14
15 16 Brazil Ricardo Zonta Toyota 1:20.199 1:21.135 +1.989 15
16 18 Germany Nick Heidfeld Jordan-Ford 1:20.439 1:22.180 +3.034 16
17 19 Italy Giorgio Pantano Jordan-Ford 1:21.187 1:22.356 +3.210 17
18 21 Hungary Zsolt Baumgartner Minardi-Cosworth 1:24.656 1:24.329 +5.183 18
19 20 Italy Gianmaria Bruni Minardi-Cosworth 1:23.362 1:24.679 +5.533 19
20 12 Brazil Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas 1:19.658 No time1 202
Source:[16]
Notes
  • ^1 – Multiple engine issues during practice, Sauber decided to save the Petronas engine and abort Massa's effort in the second qualifying session.
  • ^2 – Felipe Massa received a 10-place grid penalty for an engine change.[17]

Race

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Race report

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At the start, Michael Schumacher comfortably kept his lead, while second-starting Rubens Barrichello was under pressure from Fernando Alonso, who had jumped up from fifth position. Both BARs had a slow getaway: Takuma Sato fell down to eighth, Jenson Button to fifth behind Juan Pablo Montoya. Ricardo Zonta's first race for Toyota got off to a rocky start: he was pushed by one of the Jordans and could not avoid hitting the back of Mark Webber's Jaguar. Zonta spun and rejoined in last place. He would later retire from the race.[15]

The Hungaroring's configuration had been altered over the winter, the organisers hoping to create more overtaking opportunities, but the layout still caused the field to spread out and there were very little overtakes. On lap 14, Kimi Räikkönen retired due to mechanical problems for the eighth time this season and on lap 43, the engine on Jarno Trulli's Renault failed. There were no other changes in the points-scoring positions for the remainder of the race. Button pressured Montoya for fourth place but never came closer than three seconds behind. Their respective teammates were fighting over sixth place but never went wheel-to-wheel.[15]

Schumacher scored a dominant victory over Barrichello and Alonso. The German only needed to score two more points than Barrichello to clinch a record-breaking seventh World Championship. The 1-2 finish was enough for Scuderia Ferrari to clinch their sixth consecutive Constructors' Championship.[15]

Race classification

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Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 70 1:35:26.131 1 10
2 2 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 70 + 4.696 2 8
3 8 Spain Fernando Alonso Renault 70 + 44.599 5 6
4 3 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW 70 + 1:02.613 7 5
5 9 United Kingdom Jenson Button BAR-Honda 70 + 1:07.439 4 4
6 10 Japan Takuma Sato BAR-Honda 69 + 1 Lap 3 3
7 4 Brazil Antônio Pizzonia Williams-BMW 69 + 1 Lap 6 2
8 11 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Sauber-Petronas 69 + 1 Lap 8 1
9 5 United Kingdom David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 69 + 1 Lap 12  
10 14 Australia Mark Webber Jaguar-Cosworth 69 + 1 Lap 11  
11 17 France Olivier Panis Toyota 69 + 1 Lap 13  
12 18 Germany Nick Heidfeld Jordan-Ford 68 + 2 Laps 16  
13 15 Austria Christian Klien Jaguar-Cosworth 68 + 2 Laps 14  
14 20 Italy Gianmaria Bruni Minardi-Cosworth 66 + 4 Laps 19  
15 21 Hungary Zsolt Baumgartner Minardi-Cosworth 65 + 5 Laps 18  
Ret 19 Italy Giorgio Pantano Jordan-Ford 48 Gearbox 17  
Ret 7 Italy Jarno Trulli Renault 41 Engine 9  
Ret 16 Brazil Ricardo Zonta Toyota 31 Electronics 15  
Ret 12 Brazil Felipe Massa Sauber-Petronas 21 Brakes 20  
Ret 6 Finland Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 13 Electrical 10  
Source:[18]

Championship standings after the race

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  • Bold text and an asterisk indicates the World Champions.
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2004 Hungarian GP". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  2. ^ "2004 Marlboro Hungarian Grand Prix". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  3. ^ "2004 Hungarian Grand Prix". Motor Sport. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  4. ^ "FORMULA 1 Marlboro Magyar Nagydíj 2004 - Race". Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Grands Prix Hungary". StatsF1. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  6. ^ "Formula One Calendar 2004". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Championship Classification". FIA.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Archived from the original on 4 December 2004. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  8. ^ "Da Matta out, Zonta in at Toyota". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 5 August 2004. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  9. ^ "FORMULA 1™ MARLBORO MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2004 - PRACTICE 1". formula1.com. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  10. ^ "Prac 1: Schu's opening salvo". Autosport. 13 August 2004. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  11. ^ "Prac 2: Kimi strikes back". Autosport. 13 August 2004. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  12. ^ "Prac 3: Schuey back on top". Autosport. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  13. ^ "Prac 4: Button stakes claim". Autosport. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  14. ^ "Deciding the grid - A history of F1 qualifying formats". formula1.com. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  15. ^ a b c d Elizalde, Pablo (18 August 2004). "2004 Hungarian Grand Prix Review". AtlasF1.com. Spain. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  16. ^ "2004 Hungarian Grand Prix - Saturday Qualifying Results". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 24 August 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  17. ^ Emmerson, Gary (14 August 2004). "Massa Changes Engine; to Lose 10 Grid Spots". AtlasF1. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  18. ^ "2004 Hungarian Grand Prix - Race Results". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  19. ^ a b "Hungary 2004 - Championship". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
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