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Michael Schumacher won the 2004 European Grand Prix

Michael Schumacher won the 2004 European Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button at Nürburgring.

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Race recap

Winner
Michael Schumacher
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Michael Schumacher, Rubens Barrichello, and Jenson Button
Race date
May 30, 2004
Pole
Michael Schumacher
Fastest lap
Michael Schumacher
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Nürburgring

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

Giancarlo Fisichella from P18 to P6 (+12), Mark Webber from P14 to P7 (+7), and Felipe Massa from P16 to P9 (+7) 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 Finished, 5 +1 lap, 3 Engine, 2 +3 laps, and 2 Collision. Michael Schumacher holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:29.468 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 SchumacherFerrari1:32:35.10110
2Rubens BarrichelloFerrari1:32:53.0908
3Jenson ButtonBAR1:32:57.6346
4Jarno TrulliRenault1:33:28.7745
5Fernando AlonsoRenault1:33:36.0884
6Giancarlo FisichellaSauber1:33:48.5493
7Mark WebberJaguar1:33:51.3072
8Juan Pablo MontoyaWilliams+1 lap1
9Felipe MassaSauber+1 lap0
10Nick HeidfeldJordan+1 lap0
11Olivier PanisToyota+1 lap0
12Christian KlienJaguar+1 lap0
13Giorgio PantanoJordan+2 laps0
14Gianmaria BruniMinardi+3 laps0
15Zsolt BaumgartnerMinardi+3 laps0
DNFTakuma SatoBAREngine0
DNFDavid CoulthardMcLarenEngine0
DNFKimi RäikkönenMcLarenEngine0
DNFRalf SchumacherWilliamsCollision0
DNFCristiano da MattaToyotaCollision0