2004 French Grand Prix
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| Race 10 of 18 in the 2004 Formula One season | |||
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| Date | 4 July 2004 | ||
| Official name | XC Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France | ||
| Location | Magny-Cours, France | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.411 km (2.74 mi) | ||
| Distance | 70 laps, 308.77 km (191.8 mi) | ||
| Weather | Fine | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Renault | ||
| Time | 1:13.698 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |  Michael Schumacher |
Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:15.377 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Renault | ||
| Third | Ferrari | ||
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The 2004 French Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 4 July 2004 at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours. This race has become famous for a 4 stop strategy used by Michael Schumacher to beat Fernando Alonso's Renault. Rubens Barrichello finished third in his Ferrari, having overtaken Jarno Trulli in the last corners of the last lap.
Contents
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| 1 | 8 |  Fernando Alonso |
Renault | 1:13.698 | — |
| 2 | 1 | Michael Schumacher |
Ferrari | 1:13.971 | +0.273 |
| 3 | 5 |  David Coulthard |
McLaren-Mercedes | 1:13.987 | +0.289 |
| 4 | 9 | Jenson Button |
BAR-Honda | 1:13.995 | +0.297 |
| 5 | 7 |  Jarno Trulli |
Renault | 1:14.070 | +0.372 |
| 6 | 3 |  Juan Pablo Montoya |
Williams-BMW | 1:14.172 | +0.474 |
| 7 | 10 |  Takuma Sato |
BAR-Honda | 1:14.240 | +0.542 |
| 8 | 4 | Marc Gené |
Williams-BMW | 1:14.275 | +0.577 |
| 9 | 6 |  Kimi Räikkönen |
McLaren-Mercedes | 1:14.346 | +0.648 |
| 10 | 2 |  Rubens Barrichello |
Ferrari | 1:14.478 | +0.780 |
| 11 | 16 | Cristiano da Matta |
Toyota | 1:14.553 | +0.855 |
| 12 | 14 |  Mark Webber |
Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:14.798 | +1.100 |
| 13 | 15 |  Christian Klien |
Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:15.065 | +1.367 |
| 14 | 17 |  Olivier Panis |
Toyota | 1:15.130 | +1.432 |
| 15 | 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella |
Sauber-Petronas | 1:16.177 | +2.479 |
| 16 | 12 | Felipe Massa |
Sauber-Petronas | 1:16.200 | +2.502 |
| 17 | 18 | Nick Heidfeld |
Jordan-Ford | 1:16.807 | +3.109 |
| 18 | 19 | Giorgio Pantano |
Jordan-Ford | 1:17.462 | +3.764 |
| 19 | 20 | Gianmaria Bruni |
Minardi-Cosworth | 1:17.913 | +4.215 |
| 20 | 21 |  Zsolt Baumgartner |
Minardi-Cosworth | 1:18.247 | +4.549 |
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Race
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
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