2004 Chinese Grand Prix

The 2004 Chinese Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on September 26, 2004 at the Shanghai International Circuit. This was the first Formula 1 race to be held in China.

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Friday Drivers

Classification

Notes

* Lap Leaders: Rubens Barrichello 47 (1-12, 16-29, 36-56), Jenson Button 8 (13-14, 30-35) and Ralf Schumacher 1 (15)
*Pole position: Rubens Barrichello 1:34.012
*Fastest L
Michael Schumacher 1:32.238
*This race saw Michael Schumacher start from the pit lane for the first time due to spinning out in qualifying.
*This race saw Michael Schumacher finish a race out of the podium positions and points-paying positions for the first time of the season.
*Jacques Villeneuve returned to F1 with the Renault team, replacing Jarno Trulli.
*Ralf Schumacher returned to racing with Williams following his accident at the 2004 United States Grand Prix.
*Giorgio Pantano had been dropped by the Jordan team; his seat had been taken by Timo Glock, who scored 2 points on his F1 debut in the 2004 Canadian Grand Prix.
*It was Rubens Barrichello's last win to date.

F1 race report
Name_of_race = Chinese Grand Prix | Year_of_race = 2004
Previous_race_in_season = 2004 Italian Grand Prix
Next_race_in_season = 2004 Japanese Grand Prix
Previous_year's_race = "none"
Next_year's_race = 2005 Chinese Grand Prix