2004 Chinese Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 16 of 18 in the 2004 Formula One World Championship
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Race details | |||||
Date | 26 September 2004 | ||||
Official name | 2004 Formula 1 Sinopec Chinese Grand Prix | ||||
Location |
Shanghai International Circuit Shanghai, China | ||||
Course | Permanent Racing Facility | ||||
Course length | 5.451 km (3.387 miles) | ||||
Distance | 56 laps, 305.066 km (189.559 miles) | ||||
Weather | Sunny with temperatures reaching up to 27 °C (81 °F)[1] | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver | Ferrari | ||||
Time | 1:34.012 | ||||
Fastest lap | |||||
Driver | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | |||
Time | 1:32.238 on lap 55 (lap record) | ||||
Podium | |||||
First | Ferrari | ||||
Second | BAR-Honda | ||||
Third | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
Lap leaders |
The 2004 Chinese Grand Prix (officially the 2004 Formula 1 Sinopec Chinese Grand Prix)[2] was a Formula One motor race held on 26 September 2004 at the Shanghai International Circuit. It was Race 16 of 18 in the 2004 FIA Formula One World Championship and was the inaugural Chinese Grand Prix.
The 56-lap race was won by Rubens Barrichello for the Ferrari team, from a pole position start. Jenson Button finished second for the BAR team, with Kimi Räikkönen third in a McLaren.