The Australian Grand Prix 2004 was the 1st round of the 2004 F1 season, and took place at the Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit in Melbourne, Australia, on March 7th.
Michael Schumacher won the race from the pole, followed by Rubens Barrichello, and Fernando Alonso completing the podium.
Final results
Race evolution
Pit Stops
Unfortunately we do not have pit stops information for this race.
Strategy
Unfortunately we do not have strategy information for this race..
Incidents
There were some incidents during the race, with 6 drivers who didn't manage to cross the finish line.
These included, Felipe Massa, and Kimi Räikkönen, both suffered an engine malfunction, Nick Heidfeld, and Mark Webber, both had a transmission problem, Gianmaria Bruni, who did not classify on lap 43, and Zsolt Baumgartner, who suffered from electrical problems on lap 13.
Engine
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Felipe MassaLap 44
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Kimi RäikkönenLap 9
Transmission
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Nick HeidfeldLap 43
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Mark WebberLap 29
Not classified
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Gianmaria BruniLap 43
Electrical
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Zsolt BaumgartnerLap 13
Qualifying
During the 2024 season the qualifying format was held entirely on Saturday, and was structured as follows:
- Drivers would compelte a single flying lap, in the order the clasified in the previous race.
- Following the order from that attempt, drivers would complete another single flying lap to decide the final grid order.
This time around, Michael Schumacher managed to secure the pole position with a time of 1:24.408 seconds, with his teammate Rubens Barrichello rigth behind him at 0.074 seconds, helping Ferrari score a one-two and monopolize the first line of the grid.