2004 Canadian Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
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| Race 8 of 18 in the 2004 Formula One season | |||
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| Date | 13 June 2004 | ||
| Official name | XLII Grand Prix Air Canada | ||
| Location | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Course | Street circuit | ||
| Course length | 4.361 km (2.71 mi) | ||
| Distance | 70 laps, 305.27 km (189.7 mi) | ||
| Weather | Clear and mild with temperatures approaching 25 °C (77 °F); wind speeds up to 5.8 kilometres per hour (3.6 mph) Track 35 °C (95 °F) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Williams-BMW | ||
| Time | 1:12.275 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Rubens Barrichello
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Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:13.622 on lap 68 (lap record) | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | BAR-Honda | ||
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The 2004 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 13 June 2004 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
It was won by Michael Schumacher, with teammate Rubens Barrichello second, making for a 1-2 finish for Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro as part of a season where Ferrari took the most wins of the season and the driver's championship.
In the post race inspections, Williams and Toyota were excluded from the race due to illegal brake ducts.
The 2004 Canadian Grand Prix nearly did not happen, originally being dropped from the calendar in 2003 but later reinstated. The issue was to do with tobacco sponsorship.
It was the eighth race of the 2004 Formula One season, and was the first of two North American consecutive rounds. The Canadian Grand Prix 2004 was one of drama, but at the finish line Michael Schumacher took his 77th career victory, his 7th win of the 2004 season, and his 7th win in Canada. The Renaults were fast off the line as was expected, but a suspension failure put Jarno Trulli out of the race before he'd reached the second corner. Takuma Sato starting from the pit lane had a close shave with the two Jaguars and David Coulthard. Christian Klien's Jaguar was hit from behind, propelling him into the McLaren of Coulthard, which also resulted in a collision with Mark Webber who was forced to pit with a punctured tyre, but later retired with suspension failure.
After the start, Fernando Alonso was up to third behind pole sitter Ralf Schumacher and Jenson Button. Jordan debutante Timo Glock took advantage of the second corner tangle and managed to find himself in 10th. As the race progressed, Rubens Barrichello moved ahead of Kimi Räikkönen into 6th position, as Glock was forced back by faster cars. Sauber's Felipe Massa battled with the ailing Takuma Sato for 14th, as Coulthard moved up to 12th, with the Toyotas in a strong 8th and 9th. The McLaren's were first to pit as part of their three stop strategy, followed shortly by Button and Montoya. Ralf Schumacher was 5 seconds ahead of Alonso until he pitted and rejoined in fourth, whilst Alonso's podium hopes were later dashed by a problem with the fuel hose which forced the Renault pit crew to resort to the spare hose, costing Alonso an additional 16 seconds. Räikkönen's afternoon couldn't get much worse, as he served a drive through penalty for crossing the white line on his exit from the pit lane. Barrichello later rejoined after his first pit stop behind Montoya, to make the running order Ralf Schumacher, Jenson Button, Michael Schumacher, Juan Pablo Montoya, Rubens Barrichello and Fernando Alonso.
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