2004 Italian Grand Prix

The 2004 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on September 12, 2004 at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza. Ferrari took a 1-2 in front of the delighted Tifosi, with Rubens Barrichello ahead. Both cars had to make their way through the field from the back, Rubens having made an early pitstop after choosing the wrong tyes at the start and Michael having spun on the first lap. The most noted incident of the race was Alonso spinning out and attempting to gain assistance from the marshals, who are not allowed to push cars out of a safe position in the gravel, despite the fact his R24 was in harm's way and partially on track at the Variante della Roggia chicane.

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Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Lap	Gap
1	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:20.089	—
2	3	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	1:20.620	+0.531
3	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:20.637	+0.548
4	8	Fernando Alonso	Renault	1:20.645	+0.556
5	10	Takuma Sato	BAR-Honda	1:20.715	+0.626
6	9	Jenson Button	BAR-Honda	1:20.786	+0.697
7	6	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:20.877	+0.788
8	4	Antônio Pizzonia	Williams-BMW	1:20.888	+0.799
9	7	Jarno Trulli	Renault	1:21.027	+0.938
10	5	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	1:21.049	+0.960
11	16	Ricardo Zonta	Toyota	1:21.520	+1.431
12	14	Mark Webber	Jaguar-Cosworth	1:21.602	+1.513
13	17	Olivier Panis	Toyota	1:21.841	+1.752
14	15	Christian Klien	Jaguar-Cosworth	1:21.989	+1.900
15	11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Sauber-Petronas	1:22.239	+2.150
16	12	Felipe Massa	Sauber-Petronas	1:22.287	+2.198
17	18	Nick Heidfeld *	Jordan-Ford	1:22.301	+2.212
18	19	Giorgio Pantano	Jordan-Ford	1:23.239	+3.150
19	20	Zsolt Baumgartner	Minardi-Cosworth	1:24.808	+4.719
20	21	Gianmaria Bruni	Minardi-Cosworth	1:24.910	+4.821

• Nick Heidfeld was demoted to 20th place after receiving a ten-place penalty for an engine change in Friday practice.

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	53	1:15:18.448	1	10
2	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	53	+1.347	3	8
3	9	Jenson Button	BAR-Honda	53	+10.197	6	6
4	10	Takuma Sato	BAR-Honda	53	+15.370	5	5
5	3	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	53	+32.352	2	4
6	5	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	53	+33.439	10	3
7	4	Antônio Pizzonia	Williams-BMW	53	+33.752	8	2
8	11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Sauber-Petronas	53	+35.431	15	1
9	14	Mark Webber	Jaguar-Cosworth	53	+56.761	12
10	7	Jarno Trulli	Renault	53	+1:06.316	9
11	16	Ricardo Zonta	Toyota	53	+1:22.531	11
12	12	Felipe Massa	Sauber-Petronas	52	+1 Lap	16
13	15	Christian Klien	Jaguar-Cosworth	52	+1 Lap	14
14	18	Nick Heidfeld	Jordan-Ford	52	+1 Lap	20
15	21	Zsolt Baumgartner	Minardi-Cosworth	50	+3 Laps	19
Ret	8	Fernando Alonso	Renault	40	Spin	4
Ret	19	Giorgio Pantano	Jordan-Ford	33	Accident	17
Ret	20	Gianmaria Bruni	Minardi-Cosworth	29	Fire	18
Ret	6	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	13	Engine	7
Ret	17	Olivier Panis	Toyota	0	Collision	13

Notes

• Lap Leaders: Rubens Barrichello 21 (1-4, 37-53), Fernando Alonso 6 (5-10), Jenson Button 24 (11-34) and Michael Schumacher 2 (35-36)
• Pole position: Rubens Barrichello 1:20.089
• Fastest Lap: Rubens Barrichello 1:21.046
• David Coulthard started this race from the pit lane after going into the pits from the warm-up lap.
• This was Jarno Trulli's last race with the Renault team.
• This was Giorgio Pantano's last race. He was dropped by the Jordan team after this race and Timo Glock replaced him.

External links

• Comments of 2004 Italy GP (The race)