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Michael Schumacher won the 2004 Hungarian Grand Prix

Michael Schumacher won the 2004 Hungarian Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Rubens Barrichello and Fernando Alonso at Hungaroring.

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Race recap

Winner
Michael Schumacher
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Michael Schumacher, Rubens Barrichello, and Fernando Alonso
Race date
August 15, 2004
Pole
Michael Schumacher
Fastest lap
Michael Schumacher
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Hungaroring

The decisive result

Michael Schumacher finished first for Ferrari. Rubens Barrichello is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Fernando Alonso 3 for Renault.

Grid to finish

Gianmaria Bruni from P19 to P14 (+5), Nick Heidfeld from P16 to P12 (+4), and Juan Pablo Montoya from P7 to P4 (+3) 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 6 +1 lap, 5 Finished, 2 +2 laps, 2 Electrical, and 1 +4 laps. Michael Schumacher holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:19.071 on lap 29. 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 SchumacherFerrari1:35:26.13110
2Rubens BarrichelloFerrari1:35:30.8278
3Fernando AlonsoRenault1:36:10.7306
4Juan Pablo MontoyaWilliams1:36:28.7445
5Jenson ButtonBAR1:36:33.5704
6Takuma SatoBAR+1 lap3
7Antônio PizzoniaWilliams+1 lap2
8Giancarlo FisichellaSauber+1 lap1
9David CoulthardMcLaren+1 lap0
10Mark WebberJaguar+1 lap0
11Olivier PanisToyota+1 lap0
12Nick HeidfeldJordan+2 laps0
13Christian KlienJaguar+2 laps0
14Gianmaria BruniMinardi+4 laps0
15Zsolt BaumgartnerMinardi+5 laps0
DNFGiorgio PantanoJordanGearbox0
DNFJarno TrulliRenaultEngine0
DNFRicardo ZontaToyotaElectrical0
DNFFelipe MassaSauberBrakes0
DNFKimi RäikkönenMcLarenElectrical0