Race details | |||
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Race 3 of 18 in the 2004 Formula One season | |||
Date | 4 April 2004 | ||
Official name | I Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix | ||
Location | Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 5.417 km (3.366 mi) | ||
Distance | 57 laps, 308.523 km (191.860 mi) | ||
Weather | Warm, dry and overcast | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Ferrari | ||
Time | 1:30.139 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | |
Time | 1:30.252 on lap 7 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Ferrari | ||
Second | Ferrari | ||
Third | BAR-Honda | ||
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The 2004 Bahrain Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 4 April 2004 at the Bahrain International Circuit. It was the first Formula One race to be held in the Kingdom of Bahrain, and the Middle East. The 57-lap race was the third round of the 2004 Formula One season. The race was won by Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher. His team-mate Rubens Barrichello completed a 1-2 for the team, whilst Jenson Button completed the podium for the BAR team by finishing in third position.
Coordinates: 26°01′57″N 50°30′38″E / 26.03250°N 50.51056°E