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Michael Schumacher won the 2004 British Grand Prix

Michael Schumacher won the 2004 British Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Kimi Räikkönen and Rubens Barrichello at Silverstone Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Michael Schumacher
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Michael Schumacher, Kimi Räikkönen, and Rubens Barrichello
Race date
July 11, 2004
Pole
Kimi Räikkönen
Fastest lap
Michael Schumacher
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Silverstone Circuit

The decisive result

Michael Schumacher finished first for Ferrari. Kimi Räikkönen is listed 2 for McLaren, with Rubens Barrichello 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Giancarlo Fisichella from P20 to P6 (+14), Fernando Alonso from P16 to P10 (+6), and Michael Schumacher from P4 to P1 (+3) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Kimi Räikkönen started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 12 Finished, 3 +1 lap, 1 +4 laps, 1 Engine, and 1 Fire extinguisher. Michael Schumacher holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:18.739 on lap 14. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Michael SchumacherFerrari1:24:42.70010
2Kimi RäikkönenMcLaren1:24:44.8308
3Rubens BarrichelloFerrari1:24:45.8146
4Jenson ButtonBAR1:24:53.3835
5Juan Pablo MontoyaWilliams1:24:54.8734
6Giancarlo FisichellaSauber1:24:55.5883
7David CoulthardMcLaren1:25:02.3682
8Mark WebberJaguar1:25:06.4011
9Felipe MassaSauber1:25:06.7230
10Fernando AlonsoRenault1:25:07.5350
11Takuma SatoBAR1:25:16.4360
12Marc GenéWilliams1:25:17.0030
13Cristiano da MattaToyota+1 lap0
14Christian KlienJaguar+1 lap0
15Nick HeidfeldJordan+1 lap0
16Gianmaria BruniMinardi+4 laps0
DNFGiorgio PantanoJordanSpin0
DNFJarno TrulliRenaultSuspension0
DNFZsolt BaumgartnerMinardiEngine0
DNFOlivier PanisToyotaFire extinguisher0