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 the 2004 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 4 April 2004 at the Bahrain International Circuit. It was Race 3 of 18 in 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 the third round of the 2004 Formula One season. The race was won by Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher. His teammate Rubens Barrichello completed a 1-2 for the team, whilst Jenson Button completed the podium for the BAR team by finishing in third position.