Race details | |||
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Race 10 of 18 in the 2004 Formula One season | |||
Date | 4 July 2004 | ||
Official name | XC Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France | ||
Location | Magny-Cours, France | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 4.411 km (2.74 mi) | ||
Distance | 70 laps, 308.77 km (191.8 mi) | ||
Weather | Fine | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Renault | ||
Time | 1:13.698 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | |
Time | 1:15.377 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Ferrari | ||
Second | Renault | ||
Third | Ferrari | ||
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The 2004 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 4 July 2004 at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours. This race has become famous for a 4 stop strategy used by Michael Schumacher to beat Fernando Alonso's Renault. Rubens Barrichello finished third in his Ferrari, having overtaken Jarno Trulli in the last corners of the last lap.
Coordinates: 46°51′51″N 3°09′49″E / 46.86417°N 3.16361°E