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Michael Schumacher won the 2004 Bahrain Grand Prix

Michael Schumacher won the 2004 Bahrain Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button at Bahrain International Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Michael Schumacher
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Michael Schumacher, Rubens Barrichello, and Jenson Button
Race date
April 4, 2004
Pole
Michael Schumacher
Fastest lap
Michael Schumacher
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Bahrain International Circuit

The decisive result

Michael Schumacher finished first for Ferrari. Rubens Barrichello is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Jenson Button 3 for BAR.

Grid to finish

Fernando Alonso from P16 to P6 (+10), Mark Webber from P14 to P8 (+6), and Jenson Button from P6 to P3 (+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 7 +1 lap, 7 Finished, 2 Engine, 1 +2 laps, and 1 +5 laps. Michael Schumacher holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:30.252 on lap 7. 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 SchumacherFerrari1:28:34.87510
2Rubens BarrichelloFerrari1:28:36.2428
3Jenson ButtonBAR1:29:01.5626
4Jarno TrulliRenault1:29:07.0895
5Takuma SatoBAR1:29:27.3354
6Fernando AlonsoRenault1:29:28.0313
7Ralf SchumacherWilliams1:29:33.0302
8Mark WebberJaguar+1 lap1
9Olivier PanisToyota+1 lap0
10Cristiano da MattaToyota+1 lap0
11Giancarlo FisichellaSauber+1 lap0
12Felipe MassaSauber+1 lap0
13Juan Pablo MontoyaWilliams+1 lap0
14Christian KlienJaguar+1 lap0
15Nick HeidfeldJordan+1 lap0
16Giorgio PantanoJordan+2 laps0
17Gianmaria BruniMinardi+5 laps0
DNFDavid CoulthardMcLarenPneumatics0
DNFZsolt BaumgartnerMinardiEngine0
DNFKimi RäikkönenMcLarenEngine0