2004 Belgian Grand Prix
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The 2004 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One held on August 29, 2004 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. It was at this race that Michael Schumacher won his seventh world championship despite Kimi Räikkönen taking his and McLaren's first race win of the season, from tenth place on the grid. Going into the race, Michael Schumacher only needed to finish in sixth place (three points) to win the championship.
Mark Webber triggered a pile-up at the start, eliminating four cars and damaging several others, although he did admit to his mistake later. The race saw Christian Klien score his first championship points, and Olivier Panis his last. For most of the race the Michelin-shod cars were faster, however the final result had four Bridgestone cars in the top five. Pole-setter Jarno Trulli lost pace throughout the race due to damage to the floor of the car, both Williams cars broke down, and David Coulthard was involved in several incidents in something of a repeat of the notorious 1998 race.
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[edit] Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 |  Kimi Räikkönen |
McLaren-Mercedes | 44 | 1:32'35.274 | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | 1 |  Michael Schumacher |
Ferrari | 44 | +3.132 secs | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 |  Rubens Barrichello |
Ferrari | 44 | +4.371 secs | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | 12 | Felipe Massa |
Sauber-Petronas | 44 | +12.504 secs | 8 | 5 |
| 5 | 11 |  Giancarlo Fisichella |
Sauber-Petronas | 44 | +14.104 secs | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | 15 |  Christian Klien |
Jaguar-Cosworth | 44 | +14.614 secs | 13 | 3 |
| 7 | 5 |  David Coulthard |
McLaren-Mercedes | 44 | +17.970 secs | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | 17 |  Olivier Panis |
Toyota | 44 | +18.693 secs | 9 | 1 |
| 9 | 7 | Jarno Trulli |
Renault | 44 | +22.115 secs | 1 | |
| 10 | 16 | Ricardo Zonta |
Toyota | 41 | +3 Laps | 20 | |
| 11 | 18 | Nick Heidfeld |
Jordan-Ford | 40 | +4 Laps | 16 | |
| Ret | 3 |  Juan Pablo Montoya |
Williams-BMW | 37 | Tyre failure | 11 | |
| Ret | 4 | Antônio Pizzonia |
Williams-BMW | 31 | Gearbox | 14 | |
| Ret | 9 | Jenson Button |
BAR-Honda | 29 | Accident | 12 | |
| Ret | 21 |  Zsolt Baumgartner |
Minardi-Cosworth | 28 | Accident | 18 | |
| Ret | 8 |  Fernando Alonso |
Renault | 11 | Engine | 3 | |
| Ret | 14 |  Mark Webber |
Jaguar-Cosworth | 0 | Accident | 7 | |
| Ret | 10 |  Takuma Sato |
BAR-Honda | 0 | Accident | 15 | |
| Ret | 20 | Gianmaria Bruni |
Minardi-Cosworth | 0 | Accident | 17 | |
| Ret | 19 | Giorgio Pantano |
Jordan-Ford | 0 | Accident | 19 |
[edit] Notes
- Pole position: Jarno Trulli 1:56.232
- Fastest Lap: Kimi Räikkönen 1:45.108
[edit] External links
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