Ferrari F2004

Ferrari F2004

Category	Formula One
Constructor	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro
Designer(s)	Ross Brawn (Technical Director) Rory Byrne (Chief Designer)
Predecessor	F2003-GA
Successor	F2005
Technical specifications
Chassis	Moulded carbon fibre & Honeycomb composite structure
Suspension (front)	Independent suspension, pushrod activated torsion springs
Suspension (rear)	Independent suspension, pushrod activated torsion springs
Length	4,545 mm (179 in)
Width	1,796 mm (71 in)
Height	959 mm (38 in)
Engine	Ferrari Tipo 053 , 3.0 L (3,000 cc; 183 cu in) , V10 (90°) @ 19,000 RPM , Naturally Aspirated , in a mid-mounted, rear-wheel drive layout
Transmission	Semi-automatic Sequential Limited-slip Differential Gearbox Seven Speed Forward + One reverse
Power	880–950 horsepower (660–710 kW) @ 19,000 RPM
Weight	605 kg (1,334 lb)
Fuel	Shell Fuel
Lubricants	Shell Lubricant
Brakes	Carbon brake discs, pads and calipers
Tyres	Bridgestone BBS Racing Wheels : 13"
Competition history
Notable entrants	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro
Notable drivers	1. Michael Schumacher 2. Rubens Barrichello
Debut	2004 Australian Grand Prix
Races Wins Podiums Poles F.Laps 20 15 30 12 14
Constructors' Championships	1 (2004)
Drivers' Championships	1 (2004, Michael Schumacher)

The Ferrari F2004 was a highly successful Formula One racing car designed by Rory Byrne, Ross Brawn and Aldo Costa for the 2004 Formula One season. Heavily based on the previous season's F2003-GA, the F2004 continued the run of success the team had enjoyed since 1999, winning the team's 6th straight Constructors' Championship and 5th straight Drivers' Championship for Michael Schumacher, his 7th world drivers' title overall, in 2004. It is one of the most dominant cars in the history of Formula One. The car also brought a close to Ferrari's and Michael Schumacher's five-year domination of the sport, leaving the door open for Renault and Fernando Alonso.

Design

The car was based on the same design principles pioneered in the F2002, honed and modified even further. For instance the periscope exhausts were smaller and mounted closer to the car's centre line, the rear wing was enlarged and the rear suspension redesigned to be kinder to its tyres, a major problem in the F2003-GA. The engine was designed to last a full weekend in accordance with the FIA's technical regulations for the season. As a result the gearbox also had to be redesigned to be more resilient.

Performance

The car was as successful as the equally dominant F2002, winning 15 out of 18 races, and scoring 12 pole positions including many lap records which still stand to this day. Michael Schumacher won a single-season record of 13 races (Sebastian Vettel equaled this number in 2013) and gained a record breaking seventh world championship and Ferrari were clear winners in the constructors' championship.

After the 2004 season the car was developed further as a testbed for 2005 and used in the first two races. Despite a podium finish in the 2005 Australian Grand Prix, the car was retired to make way for its successor, the F2005, at the 2005 Bahrain Grand Prix.

In all, the car scored 272 championship points in its career, but its championship in 2004 also marked the end of Ferrari's Constructors Championship winning streak, beginning with the 1999 Formula One season.

The F2004 was used as the basis for the 2008 "Powered by Ferrari" A1 Grand Prix car.

Legacy

The fastest laps at Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Bahrain International Circuit, Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Circuit de Monaco, Nürburgring GP-strecke, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Hungaroring, Autodromo Nazionale Monza and Shanghai International Circuit all remain the current lap records, even though eight out of these ten tracks are still used in F1 as of 2014.

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Ferrari F2004 being presented at Ferrari Racing Day, Shanghai, 2014

Complete Formula One results

(key) (results in bold indicate pole position, results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	Drivers	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Points	WCC
2004	F2004	Ferrari V10	B		AUS	MAL	BHR	SMR	ESP	MON	EUR	CAN	USA	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	CHN	JPN	BRA		262	1st
				Michael Schumacher	1	1	1	1	1	Ret	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	12	1	7
				Rubens Barrichello	2	4	2	6	2	3	2	2	2	3	3	12	2	3	1	1	Ret	3
2005	F2004M	Ferrari V10	B		AUS	MAL	BHR	SMR	ESP	MON	EUR	CAN	USA	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	TUR	ITA	BEL	BRA	JPN	CHN	100*	3rd
				Michael Schumacher	Ret	7
				Rubens Barrichello	2	Ret

* 10 points scored with the F2004M

See also

• Ferrari F2002
• Ferrari F2003-GA
• Ferrari F2005

References

Awards
Preceded by Bentley Speed 8	Autosport Racing Car Of The Year 2004	Succeeded by McLaren MP4-20