2004 Bahrain Grand Prix
| 2004 Bahrain Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 3 of 18 in the 2004 Formula One World Championship
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | 4 April 2004 | ||||
| Official name | 2004 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix | ||||
| Location | Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 5.417 km (3.366 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 57 laps, 308.523 km (191.860 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Warm, dry and overcast | ||||
| Attendance | 68,000 (Weekend) | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||||
| Time | 1:30.139 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | |||
| Time | 1:30.252 on lap 7 (lap record) | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Ferrari | ||||
| Second | Ferrari | ||||
| Third | BAR-Honda | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
The 2004 Bahrain Grand Prix (officially known as the 2004 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race that took place on 4 April 2004 at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. It was the third round of the 2004 FIA Formula One World Championship.
It was the first Formula One race to be held in the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Middle East. The 57-lap race was won by Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher ahead of his teammate Rubens Barrichello and with Jenson Button completing the podium for the BAR team.