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Michael Schumacher won the 2004 German Grand Prix

Michael Schumacher won the 2004 German Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso at Hockenheimring.

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Race recap

Winner
Michael Schumacher
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Michael Schumacher, Jenson Button, and Fernando Alonso
Race date
July 25, 2004
Pole
Michael Schumacher
Fastest lap
Kimi Räikkönen
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Hockenheimring

The decisive result

Michael Schumacher finished first for Ferrari. Jenson Button is listed 2 for BAR, with Fernando Alonso 3 for Renault.

Grid to finish

Jenson Button from P13 to P2 (+11), Mark Webber from P11 to P6 (+5), and Giancarlo Fisichella from P14 to P9 (+5) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Michael Schumacher started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 12 Finished, 2 +1 lap, 2 +4 laps, 1 +3 laps, and 1 Handling. Kimi Räikkönen holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:13.780 on lap 10. 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 SchumacherFerrari1:23:54.84810
2Jenson ButtonBAR1:24:03.2368
3Fernando AlonsoRenault1:24:11.1996
4David CoulthardMcLaren1:24:14.0795
5Juan Pablo MontoyaWilliams1:24:17.9034
6Mark WebberJaguar1:24:35.9563
7Antônio PizzoniaWilliams1:24:36.8042
8Takuma SatoBAR1:24:41.6901
9Giancarlo FisichellaSauber1:25:01.9500
10Christian KlienJaguar1:25:03.4260
11Jarno TrulliRenault1:25:05.1060
12Rubens BarrichelloFerrari1:25:08.1000
13Felipe MassaSauber+1 lap0
14Olivier PanisToyota+1 lap0
15Giorgio PantanoJordan+3 laps0
16Zsolt BaumgartnerMinardi+4 laps0
17Gianmaria BruniMinardi+4 laps0
DNFNick HeidfeldJordanHandling0
DNFCristiano da MattaToyotaPuncture0
DNFKimi RäikkönenMcLarenRear wing0