2004 Formula One season

Michael Schumacher was world champion with Ferrari

Rubens Barrichello played the supporting act well, coming second as Michael's teammate, helping to secure the constructors title for the Scuderia

Jenson Button impressed in his first year of team leadership at BAR with third place

The 2004 Formula One season was the 55th FIA Formula One World Championship season, running from March 7 to October 24, 2004. The season was dominated by Michael Schumacher and Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro. Also notable were the success of BAR and Renault, as well as the poor performance of Williams and McLaren.

For the fifth and sixth seasons in a row, Ferrari won the drivers and constructors titles respectively. Michael Schumacher dominated the beginning of the year by winning a record 12 races in the first 13, eventually winning a record 13 races in a season, beating his previous record in 2002, and also easily cruising to a record seventh and his final drivers' championship. Rubens Barrichello came in a solid second place, winning two of the last four races. Jenson Button, though failing to win a grand prix, finished third, securing ten podium finishes and one pole position. Along with Japanese team mate Takuma Sato, BAR impressed by finishing second behind Ferrari.

Four of the ten teams were subsidiaries of major car companies (Ferrari, Renault, Jaguar, and Toyota) and one was a division of a tobacco company (BAR). Williams and McLaren, both privately owned teams, had engine-production agreements with major car companies, BMW and Mercedes-Benz respectively, and Honda produced engines for BAR. The final three teams, Jordan, Sauber and Minardi, were also privately owned but received little substantial sponsorship, and consequently tended to end up toward the back of the grid. Sauber was privately owned, but received Ferrari engines badged under the Petronas name, and also received sponsorship from Petronas.

This season saw the Minardi team score their first points since 2002, where Zsolt Baumgartner finished a lucky 8th at the 2004 United States Grand Prix.

The 2004 Canadian Grand Prix was a very dramatic race. First, Timo Glock replaced Giorgio Pantano in this race, due to personal circumstances for Pantano. Then, Williams and Toyota were excluded from the race due to an irregularity in the brake ducts. That meant the Jordan team was the main beneficiary of the disqualifications, with Nick Heidfeld and Timo Glock scoring points. Especially, Timo Glock scored 2 points on his F1 debut. Then came right before the 2004 Chinese Grand Prix, Giorgio Pantano was dropped by the Jordan team and Timo Glock replaced him at the last 3 races.

Ralf Schumacher had a tough season. He suffered a massive accident during the 2004 United States Grand Prix and was out of action for 6 races. Marc Gené and Antônio Pizzonia replaced him during his absence.

Jarno Trulli's relationship with the Renault team turned sour after his first victory at the 2004 Monaco Grand Prix. He did not complete the season and left the team after the 2004 Italian Grand Prix, where that race was also Pantano's last race for the Jordan team as well. Former world champion Jacques Villeneuve replaced Jarno Trulli for the final 3 races. Trulli missed the 2004 Chinese Grand Prix, but he returned in the 2004 Japanese Grand Prix and the 2004 Brazilian Grand Prix with the Toyota team. That meant the 2004 Japanese Grand Prix was Jarno Trulli's first race with the new team.

Cristiano da Matta's string of disappointing results during the season led to his replacement by test driver Ricardo Zonta from Hungary onwards except the 2004 Japanese Grand Prix. Da Matta did not race for Toyota again and in 2005 he returned to Champ Car racing claiming that F1 was not competitive enough.

This was Olivier Panis's last season as he decided to retire from the race seat after 2004 Japanese Grand Prix. But he stayed with the Toyota team, as the test driver.

This was Jaguar team's and the engine manufacturer Ford's final season in F1 as they announced that they would pull out of Formula One at the end of the season.

This season saw all teams had scored at least one World Championship point.

From the 2004 season onward, all teams who did not finish in the top four of the previous year's World Constructors Championship were allowed to run a third car on the Friday practice before a grand prix for testing purposes. Other teams have test drivers as well, though they are not allowed to compete in Friday practice. Sauber chose not to run its third driver in practice because of the added expense.

Drivers and constructors

The following teams and drivers competed in the 2004 FIA Formula One World Championship.

Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	No	Driver	No	Third driver	Test driver(s)
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari	F2004	Ferrari 053 3.0 V10 90º	B	1	Michael Schumacher		n/a	Luca Badoer Luciano Burti
					2	Rubens Barrichello
BMW.WilliamsF1 Team	Williams	FW26	BMW P84 3.0 V10 90º	M	3	Juan Pablo Montoya		n/a	Antônio Pizzonia Marc Gené
					4	Ralf Schumacher
						Marc Gené1
						Antônio Pizzonia2
West McLaren Mercedes	McLaren	MP4-19 MP4-19B	Mercedes FO 110Q 3.0 V10 90º	M	5	David Coulthard		n/a	Alexander Wurz Pedro de la Rosa
					6	Kimi Räikkönen
Mild Seven Renault F1 Team	Renault	R24	Renault RS24 3.0 V10 72º	M	7	Jarno Trulli		n/a	Franck Montagny
						Jacques Villeneuve3
					8	Fernando Alonso
Lucky Strike BAR Honda	BAR	006	Honda RA004E 3.0 V10 90º	M	9	Jenson Button	35	Anthony Davidson	Anthony Davidson
					10	Takuma Sato
Sauber Petronas	Sauber	C23	Petronas 04A 3.0 V10 90º	B	11	Giancarlo Fisichella		vacant	Neel Jani
					12	Felipe Massa
Jaguar Racing	Jaguar Racing	R5	Cosworth CR-6 3.0 V10 90º	M	14	Mark Webber	37	Björn Wirdheim	Björn Wirdheim
					15	Christian Klien
Panasonic Toyota Racing	Toyota	TF104 TF104B	Toyota RVX-04 3.0 V10 90º	M	16	Cristiano da Matta4	38	Ricardo Zonta Ryan Briscoe	Ryan Briscoe
						Jarno Trulli5
					16/17	Ricardo Zonta6
					17	Olivier Panis7
Jordan Ford	Jordan	EJ14	Ford RS2 3.0 V10	B	18	Nick Heidfeld	39	Timo Glock Robert Doornbos8	Robert Doornbos
					19	Giorgio Pantano9
						Timo Glock10
Minardi Cosworth	Minardi	PS04	Cosworth CR-3 L 3.0 V10 72º	B	20	Gianmaria Bruni	40	Bas Leinders	Bas Leinders Tiago Monteiro
					21	Zsolt Baumgartner

Driver changes

The 2004 season featured several driver line-up changes prior to the season, and more changes during the season proper. Three teams (Minardi, Jordan and Sauber) started 2004 with completely new driver line-ups.

At BAR, following Jacques Villeneuve's departure from the team before the 2003 Japanese Grand Prix, former test driver Takuma Sato was permanently given the second race seat alongside Jenson Button; after serving in a temporary capacity during 2003, Anthony Davidson became the permanent test driver replacing Takuma Sato.

At Minardi, Nicolas Kiesa was unable to keep his seat and was released; Jos Verstappen left the Italian team as a result of sponsorship problems, and an unwillingness to spend another year competing with other backmarkers in the uncompetitive team, and Gianmaria Bruni who had performed a limited amount of testing in 2003, was signed to a full time drive. Zsolt Baumgartner was confirmed as the second full time driver after the Hungarian government provided sponsorship. Baumgartner had performed replacement duties at Jordan in 2003 after Ralph Firman suffered injuries from a crash in Hungary. Completing the all-new lineup Bas Leinders and Tiago Monteiro were signed as test drivers for 2004. Leinders was signed from the ranks of the World Series by Nissan, while Montiero was signed from the American Fittipaldi Champ Car team.

Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Sauber mutually parted company at the end of 2003, and Frentzen moved out of F1 and joined fellow ex-F1 drivers Mika Häkkinen and Jean Alesi in the DTM. Nick Heidfeld was also released by Sauber, and appeared to have no drive for 2004. However several successful test drives at Jordan landed him a seat there. Fisichella left Jordan after 2003 having signed a drive for Sauber. This meant that Heidfeld and Fisichella effectively swapped seats. Sauber's other new driver was Felipe Massa who left his test position at Ferrari and returned to the team where he had raced in 2002. As Sauber used Ferrari engines in 2003, Massa took considerable knowledge of Ferrari components with him.

Choosing not to extend Justin Wilson's contract, Jaguar signed up Christian Klien to partner Mark Webber in the R5. Wilson turned down a test drive and departed Jaguar to join the Mi-Jack Conquest Racing team in Champ Car racing in America. Björn Wirdheim was signed as their Friday test driver. The other Friday test drivers are Franck Montagny, was rewarded for a championship year in the World Series by Nissan with a permanent test drive at Renault, Ryan Briscoe joined Ricardo Zonta as a test driver at Toyota, and Pedro de la Rosa returned to F1 as a test driver for McLaren.

Team changes

As part of a global restructuring and cost cutting exercise, Ford announced during the season that they would not be entering into the F1 championship in 2005 via their Jaguar team. They also announced that their Cosworth motor and engineering divisions were being sold. The Jaguar team was eventually bought by Red Bull and effectively continued to compete as Red Bull Racing in 2005.

Formula One 2004 race schedule

Round	Race	Location	Date
1	Australian Grand Prix	Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit	March 7
2	Malaysian Grand Prix	Sepang International Circuit	March 21
3	Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain International Circuit	April 4
4	San Marino Grand Prix	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	April 25
5	Spanish Grand Prix	Circuit de Catalunya	May 9
6	Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco	May 23
7	European Grand Prix	Nürburgring	May 30
8	Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	June 13
9	United States Grand Prix	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	June 20
10	French Grand Prix	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	July 4
11	British Grand Prix	Silverstone	July 11
12	German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring	July 25
13	Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring	August 15
14	Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	August 29
15	Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	September 12
16	Chinese Grand Prix	Shanghai International Circuit	September 26
17	Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka Circuit	October 10
18	Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo José Carlos Pace	October 24

Results and standings

The 2004 Formula One calendar featured two new events, in Bahrain and China, with two newly-built circuits in Sakhir and Shanghai. The only exit is the Austrian Grand Prix, after seven years raced in A1-Ring, the modified circuit old Osterreichring. The grandstands and pit buildings were demolished during this year, rendering the track unusable for any motorsport category. In later 2004 and early 2005, there were intense discussions whether the owner, Red Bull, would find another use for the site or even bring back motor sports. However, as of January 2005, this seems more unlikely than ever, as Dietrich Mateschitz publicly announced that he had no intention to waste money on a deficitary circuit. Also the Brazilian Grand Prix moved from its traditional early season slot to become the season finale and United States Grand Prix moved from its previous date in late September to late June as a back-to-back race with the Canadian Grand Prix.

Season review

The season started in Australia at Albert Park and Michael Schumacher led a Ferrari 1-2. He followed that up with another victory at Sepang and led another Ferrari 1-2 at Bahrain. Jenson Button scored his maiden pole in San Marino but Michael Schumacher beat him to the line. Thereafter Schumacher dominated the Spanish Grand Prix by taking a Grand Chelem (Fastest lap, pole, lead from start to finish and a win). In Monaco Jarno Trulli won from pole after surviving intense pressure from Jenson Button in a race that saw Michael Schumacher crash out. Schumacher won the European GP at the Nurburgring and won the Canadian GP in a strategic battle. The US GP was a dramatic race with a high attrition rate that saw only 8 cars cross the finish line in a race dominated by accidents and saw Ralf Schumacher make a massive accident. That race was also won by Michael Schumacher. In France Schumacher beat fernando alonso in a strategic move. In Britain he overpowered polesitter, Kimi Räikkönenen, to take his 10th win of the season. in Germany he won after his main opponent, Kimi Räikkönen, suffered a rear wing failure after setting faster laps than Schumacher. Schumacher led another Ferrari 1-2 in Hungary to secure Ferrari the constructors trophy. The Belgian GP was also dominated by accidents and safety car periods and Kimi Räikkönen eventually won the race from a low 10th place on the grid. Michael Schumacher finished second and thus secured himself the world title. In a rain affected Italian GP Barrichello led a Ferrari 1-2 in front of the loyal tifosi. The Chinese GP was also won by Barrichello with Button and Räikkönen finishing within 2 seconds of him while Michael Schumacher could only manage a 12th place after starting from the pitlane. The Japanese GP weekend was somewhat spoiled by a Typhoon that caused widespread damage to parts of Japan and which saw the postponement of qualifying to the morning of race day. Michael Schumacher took his 13th race win in a dry race that saw the rain hold off. The Brazilian GP was won by Juan Pablo Montoya on his last outing for the Williams team scoring their last victory to date. In the end Schumacher was on top with 148 points followed by Barrichello on 113 points and Ferrari on top in the constructors with 261 points.

Grands Prix

Rd.	Grand Prix	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Constructor	Report
1	Australian Grand Prix	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Report
2	Malaysian Grand Prix	Michael Schumacher	Juan Pablo Montoya	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Report
3	Bahrain Grand Prix	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Report
4	San Marino Grand Prix	Jenson Button	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Report
5	Spanish Grand Prix	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Report
6	Monaco Grand Prix	Jarno Trulli	Michael Schumacher	Jarno Trulli	Renault	Report
7	European Grand Prix	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Report
8	Canadian Grand Prix	Ralf Schumacher	Rubens Barrichello	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Report
9	United States Grand Prix	Rubens Barrichello	Rubens Barrichello	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Report
10	French Grand Prix	Fernando Alonso	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Report
11	British Grand Prix	Kimi Räikkönen	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Report
12	German Grand Prix	Michael Schumacher	Kimi Räikkönen	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Report
13	Hungarian Grand Prix	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Report
14	Belgian Grand Prix	Jarno Trulli	Kimi Räikkönen	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	Report
15	Italian Grand Prix	Rubens Barrichello	Rubens Barrichello	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	Report
16	Chinese Grand Prix	Rubens Barrichello	Michael Schumacher	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	Report
17	Japanese Grand Prix	Michael Schumacher	Rubens Barrichello	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Report
18	Brazilian Grand Prix	Rubens Barrichello	Juan Pablo Montoya	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	Report

Drivers

Points for the 2004 FIA Formula One World Championship for Drivers were awarded on a 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis to the top eight finishers at each round.

Pos Driver AUS MAL BHR SMR ESP MON EUR CAN USA FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA CHN JPN BRA Pts 1 Michael Schumacher 1 1 1 1 1 Ret 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 12 1 7 148 2 Rubens Barrichello 2 4 2 6 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 12 2 3 1 1 Ret 3 114 3 Jenson Button 6 3 3 2 8 2 3 3 Ret 5 4 2 5 Ret 3 2 3 Ret 85 4 Fernando Alonso 3 7 6 4 4 Ret 5 Ret Ret 2 10 3 3 Ret Ret 4 5 4 59 5 Juan Pablo Montoya 5 2 13 3 Ret 4 8 DSQ DSQ 8 5 5 4 Ret 5 5 7 1 58 6 Jarno Trulli 7 5 4 5 3 1 4 Ret 4 4 Ret 11 Ret 9 10 11 12 46 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ret Ret Ret 8 11 Ret Ret 5 6 7 2 Ret Ret 1 Ret 3 6 2 45 8 Takuma Sato 9 15 5 16 5 Ret Ret Ret 3 Ret 11 8 6 Ret 4 6 4 6 34 9 Ralf Schumacher 4 Ret 7 7 6 10 Ret DSQ Ret Inj Inj Inj Inj Inj Inj Ret 2 5 24 10 David Coulthard 8 6 Ret 12 10 Ret Ret 6 7 6 7 4 9 7 6 9 Ret 11 24 11 Giancarlo Fisichella 10 11 11 9 7 Ret 6 4 9 12 6 9 8 5 8 7 8 9 22 12 Felipe Massa Ret 8 12 10 9 5 9 Ret Ret 13 9 13 Ret 4 12 8 9 8 12 13 Mark Webber Ret Ret 8 13 12 Ret 7 Ret Ret 9 8 6 10 Ret 9 10 Ret Ret 7 14 Olivier Panis 13 12 9 11 Ret 8 11 DSQ 5 15 Ret 14 11 8 Ret 14 14 6 15 Antônio Pizzonia 7 7 Ret 7 6 16 Christian Klien 11 10 14 14 Ret Ret 12 9 Ret 11 14 10 13 6 13 Ret 12 14 3 17 Cristiano da Matta 12 9 10 Ret 13 6 Ret DSQ Ret 14 13 Ret 3 18 Nick Heidfeld Ret Ret 15 Ret Ret 7 10 8 Ret 16 15 Ret 12 11 14 13 13 Ret 3 19 Timo Glock 7 15 15 15 2 20 Zsolt Baumgartner Ret 16 Ret 15 Ret 9 15 10 8 Ret Ret 16 15 Ret 15 16 Ret 16 1 21 Jacques Villeneuve 11 10 10 0 22 Ricardo Zonta Ret 10 11 Ret 13 0 23 Marc Gené 10 12 0 24 Giorgio Pantano 14 13 16 Ret Ret Ret 13 Ret 17 Ret 15 Ret Ret Ret 0 25 Gianmaria Bruni NC 14 17 Ret Ret Ret 14 Ret Ret 18 16 17 14 Ret Ret Ret 16 17 0 Pos Driver AUS MAL BHR SMR ESP MON EUR CAN USA FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA CHN JPN BRA Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Light blue Practiced only (PO) Friday test driver (TD) (from 2003 onwards) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA) Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

Pos	Driver	Constructor(s)	Starts	Wins	Podiums	Poles	F.Laps	Points
1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	18	13	15	8	10	148
2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	18	2	14	4	4	114
3	Jenson Button	BAR Honda	18	0	10	1	0	85
4	Fernando Alonso	Renault	18	0	4	1	0	59
5	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams BMW	18	1	3	0	2	58
6	Jarno Trulli	Renault Toyota	17	1	2	2	0	46
7	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren Mercedes	18	1	4	1	2	45
8	Takuma Sato	BAR Honda	18	0	1	0	0	34
9	Ralf Schumacher	Williams BMW	12	0	1	1	0	24
10	David Coulthard	McLaren Mercedes	18	0	0	0	0	24
11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Sauber Petronas	18	0	0	0	0	22
12	Felipe Massa	Sauber Petronas	18	0	0	0	0	12
13	Mark Webber	Jaguar Cosworth	18	0	0	0	0	7
14	Olivier Panis	Toyota	17	0	0	0	0	6
15	Antônio Pizzonia	Williams BMW	4	0	0	0	0	6
16	Christian Klien	Jaguar Cosworth	18	0	0	0	0	3
17	Cristiano da Matta	Toyota	12	0	0	0	0	3
18	Nick Heidfeld	Jordan Ford	18	0	0	0	0	3
19	Timo Glock	Jordan Ford	4	0	0	0	0	2
20	Zsolt Baumgartner	Minardi Cosworth	18	0	0	0	0	1
21	Jacques Villeneuve	Renault	3	0	0	0	0	0
22	Ricardo Zonta	Toyota	5	0	0	0	0	0
23	Marc Gené	Williams BMW	2	0	0	0	0	0
24	Giorgio Pantano	Jordan Ford	14	0	0	0	0	0
25	Gianmaria Bruni	Minardi Cosworth	18	0	0	0	0	0

Constructors

Points towards the 2004 FIA Formula One World Championship for Contructors were awarded on a 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis to the top eight finishers at each event with results from both cars being taken into account. ^[1]

Pos Constructor AUS MAL BHR SMR ESP MON EUR CAN USA FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA CHN JPN BRA Pts 1 Ferrari 1 1 1 1 1 Ret 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 12 1 7 262 2 4 2 6 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 12 2 3 1 1 Ret 3 2 BAR 6 3 3 2 8 2 3 3 Ret 5 4 2 5 Ret 3 2 3 Ret 119 9 15 5 16 5 Ret Ret Ret 3 Ret 11 8 6 Ret 4 6 4 6 3 Renault 7 5 4 5 3 1 4 Ret 4 4 Ret 11 Ret 9 10 11 10 10 105 3 7 6 4 4 Ret 5 Ret Ret 2 10 3 3 Ret Ret 4 5 4 4 Williams 5 2 13 3 Ret 4 8 DSQ DSQ 8 5 5 4 Ret 5 5 7 1 88 4 Ret 7 7 6 10 Ret DSQ Ret 10 12 7 7 Ret 7 Ret 2 5 5 McLaren 8 6 Ret 12 10 Ret Ret 6 7 6 7 4 9 7 6 9 Ret 11 69 Ret Ret Ret 8 11 Ret Ret 5 6 7 2 Ret Ret 1 Ret 3 6 2 6 Sauber 10 11 11 9 7 Ret 6 4 9 12 6 9 8 5 8 7 8 9 34 Ret 8 12 10 9 5 9 Ret Ret 13 9 13 Ret 4 12 8 9 8 7 Jaguar Ret Ret 8 13 12 Ret 7 Ret Ret 9 8 6 10 Ret 9 10 Ret Ret 10 11 10 14 14 Ret Ret 12 9 Ret 11 14 10 13 6 13 Ret 12 14 8 Toyota 12 9 10 Ret 13 6 Ret DSQ Ret 14 13 Ret Ret 10 11 Ret 11 12 9 13 12 9 11 Ret 8 11 DSQ 5 15 Ret 14 11 8 Ret 14 14 13 9 Jordan Ret Ret 15 Ret Ret 7 10 8 Ret 16 15 Ret 12 11 14 13 13 Ret 5 14 13 16 Ret Ret Ret 13 7 Ret 17 Ret 15 Ret Ret Ret 15 15 15 10 Minardi NC 14 17 Ret Ret Ret 14 Ret Ret 18 16 17 14 Ret Ret Ret 16 17 1 Ret 16 Ret 15 Ret 9 15 10 8 Ret Ret 16 15 Ret 15 16 Ret 16 Pos Constructor AUS MAL BHR SMR ESP MON EUR CAN USA FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA CHN JPN BRA Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Light blue Practiced only (PO) Friday test driver (TD) (from 2003 onwards) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA) Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro won the 2004 FIA Formula One World Championship for Contructors

Lucky Strike BAR Honda placed second in the 2004 FIA Formula One World Championship for Contructors

Mild Seven Renault F1 Team finished third in the 2004 FIA Formula One World Championship for Contructors

Pos	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Starts	Wins	Podiums	Poles	F.Laps	Points
1	Ferrari	F2004	Ferrari	B	18	15	29	12	14	262
2	BAR	006	Honda	M	18	0	11	1	0	119
3	Renault	R24	Renault	M	18	1	6	3	0	105
4	Williams	FW26	BMW	M	18	1	4	1	2	88
5	McLaren	MP4-19 MP4-19B	Mercedes	M	18	1	4	1	2	69
6	Sauber	C23	Petronas	B	18	0	0	0	0	34
7	Jaguar	R5	Cosworth	M	18	0	0	0	0	10
8	Toyota	TF104 TF104B	Toyota	M	18	0	0	0	0	9
9	Jordan	EJ14	Cosworth	B	18	0	0	0	0	5
10	Minardi	PS04B	Cosworth	B	18	0	0	0	0	1

Notes

• Williams driver Marc Gené replaced Ralf Schumacher, injured at 2004 United States Grand Prix, in France and Great Britain.
• After being unceremoniously dumped from a Jaguar full time drive half way through the previous season, Antônio Pizzonia reverted to his testing role with Williams which he had in 2002. Pizzonia replaced Ralf Schumacher from Germany to Italy.
• Jacques Villeneuve replaced Trulli at Renault for the final three races in China, Japan and Brazil.
• Cristiano da Matta's string of disappointing results during the season led to his replacement by test driver Ricardo Zonta from Hungary onwards. Da Matta did not race for Toyota again and in 2005 he returned to Champ Car racing claiming that F1 was not competitive enough.
• Jarno Trulli's relationship with Renault, and Team Principal Flavio Briatore in particular, soured markedly after it was made clear that he would not be retained after 2004. After agreeing to terms with Toyota for 2005, Trulli and Renault agreed to part ways after the 2004 Italian Grand Prix and 14 races disputed. This allowed Trulli to drive for Toyota for the final three races of 2004 and Ricardo Zonta therefore found himself demoted to test driver once again.
• Ricardo Zonta replaces Da Matta in Hungary, Belgium, Italy, China and Brazil.
• Toyota driver Olivier Panis indicated during the season that he was not interested in driving full time for Toyota due to personal reasons. He did express interest in working as a test driver and was consequently signed by Toyota on that basis at the end of the season. Panis raced at Sunday with three different team-mates: da Matta from Australia to Germany, Zonta in Hungary and China, and finally Trulli in Japan.
• Robert Doornbos was hired as a replacement test driver for Glock's position at Jordan.
• Jordan driver Giorgio Pantano raced from Australia to Italy. After this race Pantano and Jordan parted ways after poor results and sponsorship problems created issues.
• Timo Glock was contracted to finish the year in the Jordan having already performed testing duties with the team that year. He was a third driver on Friday in Canada and also the race driver on Sunday, replaced Pantano at the last three races.