Race · Round 14 of 18 · 29 August 2004

2004 Belgian Grand Prix

Kimi Raikkonen won for McLaren from 10th on the grid at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. 9 of the starters were not classified. This round settled the drivers' title for Michael Schumacher.

Circuit: Circuit de Spa-FrancorchampsStavelot, Belgium
Winner: Kimi RaikkonenMcLaren
Pole: Jarno Trulli
Fastest lap: Kimi Raikkonen
Entries: 2011 classified

Classification

Classification
Pos	Driver	Constructor	Chassis	Grid	Laps	Out	Points	FL
1	Kimi Raikkonen	McLaren	—	10	44	Finished	10	fastest lap
2	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	F2004	2	44	Finished	8
3	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	F2004	6	44	Finished	6
4	Felipe Massa	Sauber	C23	8	44	Finished	5
5	Giancarlo Fisichella	Sauber	C23	5	44	Finished	4
6	Christian Klien	Jaguar Racing	—	13	44	Finished	3
7	David Coulthard	McLaren	—	4	44	Finished	2
8	Olivier Panis	Toyota	—	9	44	Finished	1
9	Jarno Trulli	Renault	—	1	44	Finished	0
10	Ricardo Zonta	Toyota	—	20	41	Engine	0
11	Nick Heidfeld	Jordan	EJ14	16	40	Finished	0
DNF	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams	FW26	11	37	Tyre	0
DNF	Antônio Pizzonia	Williams	FW26	14	31	Gearbox	0
DNF	Jenson Button	British American Racing	6	12	29	Tyre	0
DNF	Zsolt Baumgartner	Minardi	PS04	18	28	Collision	0
DNF	Fernando Alonso	Renault	—	3	11	Engine	0
DNF	Mark Webber	Jaguar Racing	—	7	0	Collision damage	0
DNF	Takuma Sato	British American Racing	6	15	0	Collision	0
DNF	Gianmaria Bruni	Minardi	PS04	17	0	Collision	0
DNF	Giorgio Pantano	Jordan	EJ14	19	0	Collision	0

A blank chassis is a season the team ran more than one design and no source says which car raced here.

F1DB layout spa-francorchamps-3 · 6.976 km · 19 turns, F1DB’s figures
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists.

Grid to flag

Lines run from grid slot to result, ending at the last lap completed. A dashed line ending in a cross is a driver not classified. Nothing between is recorded, so a crossing is not an overtake at that lap.

Grid to flag
Driver	Grid	Result	Laps
Kimi Raikkonen	10	1	44
Michael Schumacher	2	2	44
Rubens Barrichello	6	3	44
Felipe Massa	8	4	44
Giancarlo Fisichella	5	5	44
Christian Klien	13	6	44
David Coulthard	4	7	44
Olivier Panis	9	8	44
Jarno Trulli	1	9	44
Ricardo Zonta	20	10	41
Nick Heidfeld	16	11	40
Juan Pablo Montoya	11	DNF	37
Antônio Pizzonia	14	DNF	31
Jenson Button	12	DNF	29
Zsolt Baumgartner	18	DNF	28
Fernando Alonso	3	DNF	11
Mark Webber	7	DNF	0
Takuma Sato	15	DNF	0
Gianmaria Bruni	17	DNF	0
Giorgio Pantano	19	DNF	0

Qualifying

Qualifying
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Time	Gap	Interval
1	Jarno Trulli	Renault	7	1:56.232	—	—
2	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1	1:56.304	+0.072	+0.072
3	Fernando Alonso	Renault	8	1:56.686	+0.454	+0.382
4	David Coulthard	McLaren	5	1:57.990	+1.758	+1.304
5	Giancarlo Fisichella	Sauber	11	1:58.040	+1.808	+0.050
6	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	2	1:58.175	+1.943	+0.135
7	Mark Webber	Jaguar Racing	14	1:58.729	+2.497	+0.554
8	Felipe Massa	Sauber	12	1:59.008	+2.776	+0.279
9	Olivier Panis	Toyota	17	1:59.552	+3.320	+0.544
10	Kimi Raikkonen	McLaren	6	1:59.635	+3.403	+0.083
11	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams	3	1:59.681	+3.449	+0.046
12	Jenson Button	British American Racing	9	2:00.237	+4.005	+0.556
13	Christian Klien	Jaguar Racing	15	2:01.246	+5.014	+1.009
14	Antônio Pizzonia	Williams	4	2:01.447	+5.215	+0.201
15	Takuma Sato	British American Racing	10	2:01.813	+5.581	+0.366
16	Nick Heidfeld	Jordan	18	2:02.645	+6.413	+0.832
17	Gianmaria Bruni	Minardi	20	2:02.651	+6.419	+0.006
18	Zsolt Baumgartner	Minardi	21	2:03.303	+7.071	+0.652
19	Giorgio Pantano	Jordan	19	2:03.833	+7.601	+0.530
20	Ricardo Zonta	Toyota	16	2:03.895	+7.663	+0.062

Before knock-out qualifying arrived in 2006 there is one time per driver; from 2006, the best lap of each of the three sessions.

Pit stops

Bars run in finishing order, ticked on each lap a driver stopped. An unticked bar may hide a stop: F1DB’s record has gaps. A cross is a driver not classified. Only the lap is recorded: not a stop’s length, tyres or gain.

Pit stops
Driver	Result	Laps	Stops recorded	Stopped on lap
Kimi Raikkonen	1	44	2	13, 29
Michael Schumacher	2	44	2	16, 30
Rubens Barrichello	3	44	3	1, 2, 23
Felipe Massa	4	44	4	1, 2, 19, 30
Giancarlo Fisichella	5	44	2	14, 26
Christian Klien	6	44	3	9, 20, 29
David Coulthard	7	44	3	12, 29, 39
Olivier Panis	8	44	3	1, 19, 30
Jarno Trulli	9	44	2	10, 22
Ricardo Zonta	10	41	2	16, 30
Nick Heidfeld	11	40	5	1, 16, 18, 29, 35
Juan Pablo Montoya	DNF	37	2	15, 29
Antônio Pizzonia	DNF	31	2	17, 30
Jenson Button	DNF	29	2	1, 21
Zsolt Baumgartner	DNF	28	2	1, 16
Fernando Alonso	DNF	11	0	None recorded
Mark Webber	DNF	0	0	None recorded
Takuma Sato	DNF	0	0	None recorded
Gianmaria Bruni	DNF	0	0	None recorded
Giorgio Pantano	DNF	0	0	None recorded

Who stopped first, between neighbours

Who stopped first, between neighbours
Drivers, in grid order	Grid	Result	First recorded stop, lap	Stopped first	Grid to flag
Michael Schumacher · Kimi Raikkonen	2 · 10	2 · 1	16 · 13	Kimi Raikkonen	Swapped places
Olivier Panis · Kimi Raikkonen	9 · 10	8 · 1	1 · 13	Olivier Panis	Swapped places
Jarno Trulli · Michael Schumacher	1 · 2	9 · 2	10 · 16	Jarno Trulli	Swapped places
Michael Schumacher · Rubens Barrichello	2 · 6	2 · 3	16 · 1	Rubens Barrichello	Kept their order
Giancarlo Fisichella · Rubens Barrichello	5 · 6	5 · 3	14 · 1	Rubens Barrichello	Swapped places
Rubens Barrichello · Felipe Massa	6 · 8	3 · 4	1 · 1	Same lap	Kept their order
Giancarlo Fisichella · Felipe Massa	5 · 8	5 · 4	14 · 1	Felipe Massa	Swapped places
Felipe Massa · Olivier Panis	8 · 9	4 · 8	1 · 1	Same lap	Kept their order
David Coulthard · Giancarlo Fisichella	4 · 5	7 · 5	12 · 14	David Coulthard	Swapped places
Giancarlo Fisichella · Christian Klien	5 · 13	5 · 6	14 · 9	Christian Klien	Kept their order
David Coulthard · Christian Klien	4 · 13	7 · 6	12 · 9	Christian Klien	Swapped places
David Coulthard · Olivier Panis	4 · 9	7 · 8	12 · 1	Olivier Panis	Kept their order
Jarno Trulli · Olivier Panis	1 · 9	9 · 8	10 · 1	Olivier Panis	Swapped places
Jarno Trulli · Ricardo Zonta	1 · 20	9 · 10	10 · 16	Jarno Trulli	Kept their order
Nick Heidfeld · Ricardo Zonta	16 · 20	11 · 10	1 · 16	Nick Heidfeld	Swapped places

Pairs of classified drivers who started or finished next to each other, each with a stop recorded; the two names in a row are in grid order. Both are read from the stops F1DB records, which has gaps. It is the order things happened in and no more: with no stop duration and no lap times, the record cannot say whether stopping first won or lost a place.

Practice sessions Practice 1 · Practice 2 · Practice 4

Practice 1

Practice 1
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	Interval	Laps
1	Anthony Davidson	British American Racing	35	1:45.104	—	—	12
2	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1	1:45.408	+0.304	+0.304	10
3	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	2	1:45.605	+0.501	+0.197	8
4	Björn Wirdheim (never started a Grand Prix)	Jaguar Racing	37	1:46.658	+1.554	+1.053	20
5	Kimi Raikkonen	McLaren	6	1:46.674	+1.570	+0.016	6
6	Fernando Alonso	Renault	8	1:46.679	+1.575	+0.005	10
7	Mark Webber	Jaguar Racing	14	1:46.782	+1.678	+0.103	16
8	Christian Klien	Jaguar Racing	15	1:46.809	+1.705	+0.027	18
9	Antônio Pizzonia	Williams	4	1:47.083	+1.979	+0.274	10
10	Ryan Briscoe (never started a Grand Prix)	Toyota	38	1:47.506	+2.402	+0.423	21
11	Jenson Button	British American Racing	9	1:47.511	+2.407	+0.005	6
12	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams	3	1:47.560	+2.456	+0.049	13
13	Takuma Sato	British American Racing	10	1:47.618	+2.514	+0.058	5
14	Giancarlo Fisichella	Sauber	11	1:47.648	+2.544	+0.030	12
15	David Coulthard	McLaren	5	1:47.650	+2.546	+0.002	6
16	Felipe Massa	Sauber	12	1:47.765	+2.661	+0.115	11
17	Jarno Trulli	Renault	7	1:47.829	+2.725	+0.064	9
18	Ricardo Zonta	Toyota	16	1:48.642	+3.538	+0.813	12
19	Olivier Panis	Toyota	17	1:48.834	+3.730	+0.192	10
20	Giorgio Pantano	Jordan	19	1:50.165	+5.061	+1.331	9
21	Bas Leinders (never started a Grand Prix)	Minardi	40	1:50.311	+5.207	+0.146	13
22	Timo Glock	Jordan	39	1:50.317	+5.213	+0.006	19
23	Gianmaria Bruni	Minardi	20	1:50.531	+5.427	+0.214	12
24	Nick Heidfeld	Jordan	18	1:50.805	+5.701	+0.274	10
25	Zsolt Baumgartner	Minardi	21	1:50.950	+5.846	+0.145	10

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing. † Drove in practice and never started a Grand Prix.

Practice 2

Practice 2
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	Interval	Laps
1	Kimi Raikkonen	McLaren	6	1:44.701	—	—	14
2	Jenson Button	British American Racing	9	1:45.015	+0.314	+0.314	15
3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1	1:45.137	+0.436	+0.122	16
4	Anthony Davidson	British American Racing	35	1:45.437	+0.736	+0.300	25
5	Takuma Sato	British American Racing	10	1:45.451	+0.750	+0.014	20
6	David Coulthard	McLaren	5	1:45.507	+0.806	+0.056	13
7	Antônio Pizzonia	Williams	4	1:45.559	+0.858	+0.052	14
8	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	2	1:45.625	+0.924	+0.066	20
9	Fernando Alonso	Renault	8	1:45.658	+0.957	+0.033	20
10	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams	3	1:45.678	+0.977	+0.020	17
11	Felipe Massa	Sauber	12	1:45.960	+1.259	+0.282	20
12	Giancarlo Fisichella	Sauber	11	1:45.978	+1.277	+0.018	19
13	Mark Webber	Jaguar Racing	14	1:46.471	+1.770	+0.493	10
14	Olivier Panis	Toyota	17	1:46.528	+1.827	+0.057	17
15	Ricardo Zonta	Toyota	16	1:46.902	+2.201	+0.374	20
16	Jarno Trulli	Renault	7	1:46.912	+2.211	+0.010	21
17	Björn Wirdheim (never started a Grand Prix)	Jaguar Racing	37	1:47.265	+2.564	+0.353	23
18	Christian Klien	Jaguar Racing	15	1:47.370	+2.669	+0.105	8
19	Ryan Briscoe (never started a Grand Prix)	Toyota	38	1:47.634	+2.933	+0.264	9
20	Zsolt Baumgartner	Minardi	21	1:48.687	+3.986	+1.053	16
21	Nick Heidfeld	Jordan	18	1:48.803	+4.102	+0.116	18
22	Timo Glock	Jordan	39	1:48.817	+4.116	+0.014	21
23	Giorgio Pantano	Jordan	19	1:48.962	+4.261	+0.145	17
24	Bas Leinders (never started a Grand Prix)	Minardi	40	1:49.480	+4.779	+0.518	16
25	Gianmaria Bruni	Minardi	20	1:49.742	+5.041	+0.262	16

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing. † Drove in practice and never started a Grand Prix.

Practice 4

Practice 4
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	Interval	Laps
1	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	2	1:57.085	—	—	6
2	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1	1:57.906	+0.821	+0.821	6
3	Kimi Raikkonen	McLaren	6	1:57.975	+0.890	+0.069	6
4	Giancarlo Fisichella	Sauber	11	1:58.138	+1.053	+0.163	4
5	David Coulthard	McLaren	5	1:58.434	+1.349	+0.296	6
6	Felipe Massa	Sauber	12	1:58.864	+1.779	+0.430	5
7	Jenson Button	British American Racing	9	1:59.182	+2.097	+0.318	6
8	Jarno Trulli	Renault	7	1:59.519	+2.434	+0.337	6
9	Takuma Sato	British American Racing	10	2:00.088	+3.003	+0.569	6
10	Fernando Alonso	Renault	8	2:01.475	+4.390	+1.387	5
11	Ricardo Zonta	Toyota	16	2:02.175	+5.090	+0.700	6
12	Christian Klien	Jaguar Racing	15	2:02.411	+5.326	+0.236	6
13	Mark Webber	Jaguar Racing	14	2:02.501	+5.416	+0.090	6
14	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams	3	2:02.559	+5.474	+0.058	5
15	Olivier Panis	Toyota	17	2:02.592	+5.507	+0.033	6
16	Nick Heidfeld	Jordan	18	2:03.556	+6.471	+0.964	5
17	Giorgio Pantano	Jordan	19	2:04.131	+7.046	+0.575	6
18	Gianmaria Bruni	Minardi	20	2:05.485	+8.400	+1.354	4
19	Antônio Pizzonia	Williams	4	2:07.337	+10.252	+1.852	4
20	Zsolt Baumgartner	Minardi	21	2:09.428	+12.343	+2.091	4

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

Photographs from this race

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The cars in this race

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Jordan EJ14
Nick Heidfeld 2004 Canada cropped · TMWolf cropped by Morio · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked

BAR 006
BAR006HCH · Mclarensenna · Public domain

Williams FW26
Montoya 2004 Canada · Sang Trinh from Ottawa, Canada · CC BY 2.0 · unchecked

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Where this comes from

Round: 14 of 2004
Grand Prix: Belgian Grand Prix
Dates: 29 Aug 2004
Layout raced: Modern circuit · 7.004 km · 19 turns
Format: Standard weekend
Constructor: McLaren
Entrant: McLaren-Mercedes
Confidence: reference

The layout raced and its figures are this register’s, from its own sources; the figures under the race’s drawing are F1DB’s, and at some circuits the two disagree.