2004 Alternate Formula One season
2004 Formula One season | |
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Rhys Davies entered the season as reigning champion | |
Season | |
Races | 10 (scheduled 19) |
Start date | 7 March |
Start Event | Australian Grand Prix |
End date | 3 October |
End Event | Japanese Grand Prix |
Awards | |
Driver's Champion | James James Davies |
Constructor's Champion | Ferrari |
Seasons | |
Previous season | Next season |
2003 | 2005 |
The 2004 Formula One season was the 55th season of Formula One. Williams' Rhys Davies entered the season as reigning driver's champion, with Ferrari the defending Constructor's champions. The season was a low point in the Mid-00 Formula One Crisis, where the FIA and Formula One teams boycotted races within the European Union as result of a conflict regarding the European Arrest Warrant. Additionally, the Korean Grand Prix was cancelled after an FIA inspection found the Seoul International Street Circuit to not meet FIA Grade 1 standards. Despite a one-year rebirth of the Argentine Grand Prix, the European boycott and the Korean Grand Prix cancellation left the season with 10 races. This, in combination with a dominant Ferrari team, left F1 with record lows in TV ratings and on-track attendance.After a severe income loss, Formula One yielded and accepted to obey the EU regulations, resulting in a return of the European races for the 2005 season.
On the track, reigning Constructor's champions Ferrari successfully defended their title with the dominant F2004, which took 8 out of 10 race victories in a dominant season. This reduced the driver's championship to an intra-Ferrari batle, with James James Davies taking his first title after a season-long battle with Michael Schumacher. Williams were the best of the rest, taking second place in the Constructor's championship, with McLaren enduring their worst season in 10 years, plummeting to 7th in the Constructor's championship behind Sauber.
Contents
Teams and drivers
Team | Constructor | Chassis | Engine | Tyre | # | Driver | Rounds | Test/Reserve Drivers |
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BMW WilliamsF1 Team | Williams-BMW | FW26 | BMW P84 | 1 | Rhys Davies | 1- | ||
2 | Ralf Schumacher | 1- | ||||||
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro | Ferrari | F2004 | Ferrari 053 | 3 | Michael Schumacher | 1- | Felipe Massa | |
4 | James James Davies | 1- | ||||||
West McLaren Mercedes | McLaren-Mercedes | MP4-19 MP4-19B |
Mercedes FO110Q | 5 | Nick Heidfeld | 1- | ||
6 | Alexander Wurz | 1- | ||||||
Mild Seven Renault F1 Team | Renault | R24 | Renault RS24 | 7 | Fernando Alonso | 1- | Heikki Kovalainen | |
8 | Mark Webber | 1-6, 11-12 | ||||||
Jacques Villeneuve | 7-10 | |||||||
Panasonic Toyota Racing | Toyota | TF104 TF104B |
Toyota RVX-04 | 9 | Jenson Button | 1- | Cristiano da Matta Ryan Briscoe | |
10 | Jack Christopherson | 1- | ||||||
Jaguar Racing F1 Team | Jaguar-Cosworth | R5 | Cosworth CR-6 | 11 | David Coulthard | 1- | Christian Klien | |
12 | José María López | 1- | ||||||
Lucky Strike BAR Honda | BAR-Honda | 006 | Honda RA004E | 14 | Anthony Davidson | 1- | James Rossiter Adam Carroll Jean-Maxime Bachot | |
15 | Takuma Sato | 1- | ||||||
Jordan Grand Prix | Jordan-Mercedes | EJ14 | Mercedes FO110Q | 16 | Rubens Barrichello | 1- | Timo Glock Giorgio Pantano | |
17 | Sammy Jones | 1- | ||||||
Red Bull Sauber Petronas | Sauber-Petronas | C23 | Petronas 04A | 18 | Kimi Räikkönen | 1- | Neel Jani Dave Simpson | |
19 | Daniel Melrose | 1- | ||||||
Minardi F1 Team [?] | Minardi-Cosworth | PS04B | Cosworth CR-6 | 20 | Luca Badoer | 1- | Yuji Ide Pastor Maldonado | |
21 | HWNSNBM | 1- |
Season Calendar
- The planned Korean Grand Prix was cancelled on 8 September because the track failed to receive approval by the FIA
Standings
Driver's Championship
Driver's Championship
Constructor's Championship |