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The German Grand Prix saw Michael Schumacher scoring his 11th win of the season, but the main stories of the race were behind the Ferrari driver, as Jenson Button put of the drive of his life to finish second in an exciting event. Atlas F1's Pablo Elizalde reviews the events and results from the Hockenheim race, the twelfth round of the 2004 season
When it's time to move on and start thinking of the next race, however, the only thing that matters is that Michael Schumacher resumed his dominance and scored his 11th win in 12 races, equalling his most successful Formula One season while there are still six Grands Prix left to run. No matter how it's looked at, Schumacher's numbers are mindblowing.
On Sunday, Schumacher won by less than nine seconds from Button despite the Briton having to take the start from 13th position following an engine change on Friday. The BAR driver emerged as Schumacher's main contender after Raikkonen went out of the race when he suddenly lost his car's rear wing when he looked set to give the World Champion a good run for his money.
Raikkonen claimed he could have won the race, and there is little doubt that Button would have had a better chance of winning had he started from third position instead than ten places back. But it could also be argued that Schumacher could have pushed as much as he needed if he had to, or that he could have used a different strategy if his rivals were really in contention.
"I've always said it, there will be circumstances when he (Schumacher) doesn't get it quite right and we will get everything right and that's the day when he will no longer be on the top step of the podium," reflected BAR boss David Richards at the end of the day.
But the reality is that Schumacher has now 110 points out of a possible 120, while Button is on 61 and Raikkonen on a mere 18. Those are the facts, and there's no way to change them. Schumacher did not put a foot wrong all weekend and despite the threat from his rivals, there was not a moment in which the Ferrari driver did not look in total control.
The Hockenheim race was Schumacher's 50th straight Grand Prix without a mechanical failure. Schumacher has won over 80 races, and in Germany he started from the front row for the 100th time, yet the reliability record, when put into perspective, looks like the most impressive for most of Ferrari's rivals, who can only dream of achieving half of what the Italian squad have achieved.
"His is a car that goes like a Ferrari and is built like a tractor," was David Coulthard's very accurate assertion after Sunday's race, which saw Schumacher moving 36 points clear in the Championship after his teammate Rubens Barrichello failed to score a point for the first time this year. By now it seems almost ridiculous that the German must still wait for at least two more races to clinch the title.
Button was by far the man of the race as BAR recovered well from their slump in form of the past couple of races to emerge as Ferrari's main rivals. It was no surprise to hear the Briton claiming Sunday's had been his best ever career drive after he fought his way up to second place with a gutsy yet controlled performance which saw him climb from 13th place to his seventh podium of the season.
Button may have lost the race on Friday, but he surely earned all praise on Sunday with his one-handed drive, the result of a loose neck strap in his helmet, which added a somewhat heroic spin to his performance as he was struggling to breathe when his car was travelling down the straight.
The problem did not stop the Briton from beating Renault's Fernando Alonso in a brilliant wheel-to-wheel fight that was one of the highlights of the race. The Spaniard and his French squad did not seem to have the same kind of speed as his British rivals, and although BAR are now too close for comfort in the standings, the result was welcome by Renault after a point-less race in Britain.
With the Hungarian Grand Prix coming up next, Alonso and Renault, dominant winners last year, will be hoping to stretch their lead ahead of the final part of the Championship. If the gap to BAR is not enough to relax, their advantage over Williams is now considerable after the Grove team had another below-par weekend despite a promising qualifying showing from Juan Pablo Montoya.
The Colombian looked like a real threat until the start of the race. First a dismal getaway and later problems with the handling of his car made his race a real struggle that was rewarded with a distant fifth place. Thankfully for them, Antonio Pizzonia scored his first F1 points and McLaren were not able to close the gap in the standings despite a much more promising race.
Australian Mark Webber also earned praise for his drive on Sunday, the Jaguar star even managing to lead briefly as he charged to sixth place. The result was especially encouraging for the team as it was scored on pure merit and not just after several of their rivals had retired.
Formula One's current qualifying is usually very hard to read, with so many different fuel loads, different tyres, etcetera. Except when Michael Schumacher is on pole position, of course. When the quickest driver, in the fastest car, at his home Grand Prix clinches the top spot, you can be sure that there is no illusion involved. And that's what happened at Hockenheim on Saturday, when Schumacher demonstrated that sometimes qualifying is still about being blindingly quick no matter your race strategy.
The Grid
1. Michael Schumacher
The fact that Schumacher clinched his sixth pole position of the season at Hockenheim said quite a lot about the German driver's motivation to please his home fans, especially considering that, as Ross Brawn said, Ferrari were concentrating on their race strategy. Schumacher didn't shine in final practice, he was only 11th quickest in pre-qualifying, and still managed to put on a superb lap that none of his rivals were capable of bettering. The last two sectors of his flying lap were particularly impressive, as reflected in the fact that several drivers were quicker than Schumacher in the first split.
3. Kimi Raikkonen
4. David Coulthard
6. Jarno Trulli
7. Rubens Barrichello
8. Takuma Sato
10. Antonio Pizzonia
11. Mark Webber
13. Jenson Button
14. Giancarlo Fisichella
15. Cristiano da Matta
17. Giorgio Pantano
18. Nick Heidfeld
19. Gianmaria Bruni
The Race
Toyota's hopes of a strong debut for their new car were soon dashed when Panis failed to get his car moving when the red lights were about to go off. The Frenchman waved his arms and the start had to be aborted. On the second parade lap, Panis's car again refused to move more than a few meters and the veteran had to take the start from the pitlane.
When the red lights finally went off, Schumacher held onto the lead quite easily while Montoya made a terrible start and dropped down to eighth place. Alonso, meanwhile, continued to enhance his reputation as the best starter of the field and flew past three cars to get himself right behind Schumacher by the end of the straight. Raikkonen was third, while Trulli had moved up to fourth ahead of Coulthard, Barrichello, Webber and Montoya.
Barrichello was right behind Coulthard when they arrived at the hairpin, and in an over optimistic move, the Brazilian left his braking too late and crashed into the back of Coulthard's McLaren. The Scot had no problems to continue without losing any positions, but Barrichello lost his front wing and was forced to pit to replace it, dropping to the back of the field.
"I had to protect my line at the start as Montoya was very close," he explained afterwards. "I tried to get inside Coulthard but unfortunately I locked the rear wheels and I guess it was all my fault."
Raikkonen had a more successful attempt on the following lap, when he passed Alonso for second place at the hairpin. The Finn looked much faster than his Spanish rival and there was little the Renault driver could do to prevent it. A similar bold move by Montoya just moments later saw the Colombian jumping ahead of Webber.
That left Webber briefly in the lead, before the Australian too had to come in for service on lap 12. Button, who had moved to ninth position before the pitstops began, was left in the lead for a few moments before the BAR driver made his stop. When the Briton returned to the track, he had jumped ahead of four drivers, from ninth to fifth place.
Schumacher was back in the lead and Raikkonen, who had had a quicker pitstop, was closer to the German when they crossed the finish line to complete lap 13. Seconds later, however, the McLaren driver's rear wing collapsed as he was about to turn for the first corner, his car going into a spin before slamming into the tyre wall. The Finn escaped unscathed, but he was visibly angry.
"Obviously I'm extremely disappointed as things were looking good, and there was no doubt that we were in with a good chance of winning the race," said Raikkonen after retiring for the seventh time in 12 races. The Finn's exit left Schumacher alone in the lead, with Alonso already more than 10 seconds behind.
Coulthard had benefitted from his teammate's retirement to move into third place, while Montoya had recovered from his poor start to run in fourth ahead of Button, Trulli, and Webber. Montoya was able to keep Button at bay pretty comfortably until he began to struggle when his rear tyres began to suffer from graining and the Colombian went off the track on lap 21, allowing Button to move ahead.
Montoya and then Sato triggered the second round of pitstops, with Schumacher following a lap later, his gap to Alonso over 15 seconds. The Spaniard was left in the lead, with Button following closely after Coulthard had also made his second stop. Alonso was the first of the two to pit, and although Button ran in clean air for five laps, he was unable to emerge in front of the Renault. The BAR driver, however, had passed Coulthard for third place.
With fresh tyres, Button put Alonso under pressure in what was one exciting battle. The Briton dived down the inside at the hairpin, but Alonso refused to give up and, although he was on the outside, managed to arrive side by side with the BAR at the next corner and regained second place when both cars entered the stadium section.
After that, Alonso managed to find some breathing space as Button settled for third place. Coulthard was fourth, with Montoya a distant fifth, clearly ahead of Webber and Sato. Apart from Pizzonia overtaking Fisichella for eighth place on lap 44 when the Italian made his second stop, the order remained unchanged when the final round of pitstops began.
Schumacher, Alonso, and Coulthard pitted on lap 47, leaving Button in the lead again. The BAR driver had three laps before making his stop, but again failed to emerge ahead of Alonso, the Renault driver less than a second in front. This time, however, Button had no problems to pass the Spaniard, whose car began to experience problems.
Alonso's pace was worrying and Coulthard needed just a handful of laps to close the gap. With some seven laps to go, however, Alonso's problems disappeared and he managed to get away from Coulthard, but Button was already out of reach. The Briton, however, was suffering from bizarre problems of his own, his helmet's neck strap making it difficult for him to breathe when going down the straight.
Alonso held on to third place, while Coulthard had to settle for fourth. Montoya finished in a disappointing fifth for Williams after his promising qualifying show, with Webber making Jaguar's day with sixth place, ironically just in front of Pizzonia. The final point went to Sato, whose performance paled compared to his teammate.
If only Kimi Raikkonen's McLaren had not broken down. If only Jenson Button's Honda engine had not exploded on Friday...
The German Grand Prix, as it's the case most of the times in Formula One, was a race full of 'ifs' that at the end of the day only serve as consolation to those who could have had a shot at victory had their cars not failed at some point during the weekend.
Despite another Schumacher win, the German Grand Prix offered probably more quality racing than any other event so far this season. There was plenty of overtaking, and most of the on-track fights were clean and ended up with all cars almost intact.
The Mercedes-powered team continued with their resurgence and Raikkonen especially looked like Schumacher's main rival at the start of the race. In the end, however, the Finn succumbed to yet another failure from his car - the seventh of the season - and McLaren were left with only Coulthard to bring the points home. The Scot did a solid job but he only looked in contention for a podium place when Alonso was hit by problems.
First Qualifying: 1:14.042; Second Qualifying: 1:13.306
2. Juan Pablo Montoya
First Qualifying: 1:13.391; Second Qualifying: 1:13.668
The aerodynamic package that Williams introduced for the French Grand Prix finally started to pay dividends as the Grove team got to terms with it. Montoya, pole setter at Hockenheim last year, was much happier with his car and that reflected on his times, the Colombian finishing quickest in pre-qualifying. His performance in Germany saw him qualifying on the front row for the first time since the Spanish Grand Prix, and he looked like a real threat to Schumacher's pole. The German's time, however, proved too quick in the end.
First Qualifying: 1:13.842; Second Qualifying: 1:13.690
Fresh from his first pole of the season at Silverstone, the McLaren driver was again very quick for most of the weekend. With over 3,800kms of testing between the British and the German races, McLaren were sure to continue with their momentum and Raikkonen made good use of the improving MP4-19B. For a moment he looked set for pole, but Schumacher's final split proved too much for him. The Finn was happy to be starting from third rather than second, as he was on the clean side of the track. Judging by Montoya's start the next day, Raikkonen was right on the money.
First Qualifying: 1:13.640; Second Qualifying: 1:13.821
Coulthard recovered well from a poor Friday, when he was baffled by his car's handling and even spun twice during the day. The Scot and his mechanics were able to correct the balance problems for Saturday, and Coulthard put on a solid performance with the McLaren. Like his teammate Raikkonen, he too lost a lot of time to Schumacher in the final sector of his flying lap.
5. Fernando Alonso
First Qualifying: 1:13.582; Second Qualifying: 1:13.874
The new Hockenheim has been good for the characteristics of Renault's cars in past seasons, and this year was no different. The R24 reacted well to the traction requirements and to the heavy braking needed at the German circuit, and Alonso made the most of it. The Spaniard, who had suffered from understeering during the morning's practice, was especially quick in the second sector. Like most of Schumacher's rivals, however, he was unable to match the pace of the German in the final split.
First Qualifying: 1:13.737; Second Qualifying: 1:14.134
After a somewhat slow start in Friday's practice, Trulli upped his pace on Saturday thanks to the efficiency of Renault's chassis. The Italian, however, was more in the spotlight for his announcement that he will leave Renault than for his performance, which was strong nonetheless. Trulli was pleased with his flying lap and claimed he had not made any errors. Still, he was nearly three tenths behind Alonso.
First Qualifying: 1:14.111; Second Qualifying: 1:14.278
The Brazilian's weekend did not start well and never got much better. On Friday he had several problems and was never comfortable with the handling of his Ferrari, finishing way off the pace set by teammate Schumacher. After some overnight work, Saturday's practice saw things improving slightly, but qualifying, despite running with more or less the same amount of fuel as Schumacher, proved disappointing for the Brazilian, who finished nearly a whole second behind the World Champion.
First Qualifying: 1:14.465; Second Qualifying: 1:14.287
Sato had a very subdued weekend which was not made any better when he crashed during the final practice session on Saturday. After that he only had his pre-qualifying lap to check his car's handling ahead of the grid-deciding session, which made it hard for the Japanese to find the limit of his car. In the end his flying lap was decent but his time was not enough to match Button's pace.
9. Olivier Panis
First Qualifying: 1:13.640; Second Qualifying: 1:14.368
Toyota arrived in Germany with their revised TF104B, and with mixed expectations ahead of its racing debut. Both Panis and da Matta had tested the chassis at Jerez, but there had been no time to test the aerodynamic package, which made its track debut on Friday. With that in mind, it was not going to be an easy weekend for the team, and the highlight of the weekend was Panis's qualifying effort which, far from impressive, was at least encouraging. The Frenchman was happy with his performance after extracting from the car a lot more than what da Matta managed.
First Qualifying: 1:13.422; Second Qualifying: 1:14.556
Pizzonia began his first Grand Prix weekend in over a year with a bang after blasting his former Jaguar team, which immediately put more pressure on him to show what he was capable of doing with a more competitive car. Although his pre-qualifying time was impressive, the young Brazilian failed to deliver when it mattered, completing a very conservative flying lap that saw him finishing nearly a second behind teammate Montoya. At least he managed to outqualify his former teammate Webber, which was the least he could have hoped for after accusing Jaguar of giving the Australian a better car.
First Qualifying: 1:15.093; Second Qualifying: 1:14.802
Although he missed the first practice session while his team solved a problem with the brake ducts, the Australian had a very good weekend that finished with a brilliant sixth place. Qualifying, however, was nothing special for Webber, who put on a solid performance that left him hoping to be able to fight for a points finish. Webber claimed his flying lap could have been faster had he not chosen the wrong gear to go through the first corner.
12. Christian Klien
First Qualifying: 1:15.090; Second Qualifying: 1:15.011
The Austrian was happy to be close to Webber's times most of the weekend, feeling pleased with the handling of his R5 car. Despite completing just nine laps in Friday's first free practice, Klien looked relatively strong in the second Jaguar and his qualifying efforts was promising. As it was, however, the race would show the current difference between his performance and Webber's.
First Qualifying: 1:13.535; Second Qualifying: 1:13.674
For the first time this season, Button was hit by engine problems that forced his BAR team to change the unit after Friday's second practice. It would have been interesting to see what the Briton was capable of doing in qualifying had he not carried more fuel than his rivals after opting for a longer first stint aimed at making it easier to recover for his low position. Even with a heavier car, he managed to set the third fastest time in the final session, which was an impressive effort that hinted what could be expected from him in the race.
First Qualifying: 1:13.914; Second Qualifying: 1:15.395
It has become a habit of Sauber to carry more fuel on board than any of their rivals during qualifying, mainly because of their problems to extract the best from their tyres over a single lap. That was the case again in Germany, with Fisichella driving one very heavy car. With that in mind, the Italian expected to qualify ahead of his teammate and both of Jordan's and Minardi's car. Beating da Matta was an added bonus.
First Qualifying: 1:15.119; Second Qualifying: 1:15.454
It was not an easy weekend for da Matta either as he tried to get to terms with the new Toyota, just like teammate Panis. Unlike the Frenchman, however, the Brazilian struggled badly during his flying lap, especially at turns two and six, where he had braking problems. It was clear from his practice times that there was more speed in the car, but da Matta failed to extract it when it mattered and ended up being over a second slower than his teammate.
16. Felipe Massa
First Qualifying: 1:13.899; Second Qualifying: 1:15.616
Like his teammate Fisichella, Massa was carrying a lot of fuel onboard to take advantage of the Sauber's strong race pace. The Brazilian driver had no complaints about his car, and was pleased with his flying lap, despite running slightly wide at the hairpin. Although he failed to outqualify Fisichella once more, Massa was confident his position was deceiving.
First Qualifying: 1:16.167; Second Qualifying: 1:16.192
Outqualifying his teammate Heidfeld was Pantano's best moment of the weekend, and he deserved some credit for doing it, not only because the German was driving at home, but also because he had a terrible start to his qualifying day. The Italian driver damaged his car at the start of the morning's first practice when he hit the first corner's bollards, the incident forcing him to miss the whole session and a big part of the second, in which he completed just four laps. Although he outqualified Heidfeld, he was forced to start the race without having checked his set-up.
First Qualifying: 1:16.538; Second Qualifying: 1:16.310
Heidfeld did not have a good weekend at his home Grand Prix, struggling badly with the handling of his Ford-powered Jordan. On Friday he only managed to outpace one of the three Minardis, and although things got better on Saturday, he was unable to outperform his less experienced teammate. Apart from balance problems, Heidfeld suffered from graining on his tyres towards the final part of his flying lap.
First Qualifying: 1:17.283; Second Qualifying: 1:18.055
Minardi were, together with Sauber, the only team who did not test ahead of the German Grand Prix, and as usual arrived at Hockenheim with few reasons to be upbeat. Despite some hydraulic problems on Friday, Bruni had a pretty straightforward weekend and in qualifying managed to achieve the best he could have hoped for, which was outqualifying his teammate.
20. Zsolt Baumgartner
First Qualifying: 1:17.515; Second Qualifying: 1:18.400
After a satisfying start in Friday's practice, Baumgartner struggled to find the right balance for his car on qualifying day. The Hungarian complained about his Minardi's handling when going through the stadium section of the German circuit and that reflected on his final time. Before that, he had been pretty close to the times of Bruni.
Once he got rid of Alonso, Raikkonen managed to run in clean air and open the gap to the Spaniard, although he was unable to get closer to Schumacher, who had opened a gap of around three seconds that was stable for several laps as the first round of pitstops was kicked off by Alonso on lap nine. He was followed by Schumacher, Raikkonen and the next of the top five runners just moments later.
Further back, Trulli and Webber were battling it out for sixth place, with Sato joining the battle with the quicker of the three cars. The Japanese driver first moved in front of Webber and set his sights on Trulli, who was not very pleased with his Renault's handling. On lap 26, Sato was right behind Trulli, and with a gutsy move in which he almost ran out of track, the BAR driver passed the Renault at the hairpin.
Despite having to drive with just one hand for a significant part of the lap, Button was still lapping quicker than anyone else and managed to close the gap to Schumacher, who was already cruising home. In the end, the German won the race with an 8.3-second advantage over Button.
Race Results
Pos Driver Team-Engine Time
1. M.Schumacher Ferrari (B) 1h23:54.848
2. Button BAR-Honda (M) + 8.329
3. Alonso Renault (M) + 16.351
4. Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes (M) + 19.231
5. Montoya Williams-BMW (M) + 23.055
6. Webber Jaguar-Cosworth (M) + 41.108
7. Pizzonia Williams-BMW (M) + 41.956
8. Sato BAR-Honda (M) + 46.842
9. Fisichella Sauber-Petronas (B) + 1:07.102
10. Klien Jaguar-Cosworth (M) + 1:08.578
11. Trulli Renault (M) + 1:10.580
12. Barrichello Ferrari (B) + 1:13.520
13. Massa Sauber-Petronas (B) + 1 lap
14. Panis Toyota (M) + 1 lap
15. Pantano Jordan-Ford (B) + 3 laps
16. Baumgartner Minardi-Cosworth (B) + 4 laps
17. Bruni Minardi-Cosworth (B) + 4 laps
Fastest Lap: Raikkonen, 1:13.780
Not Classified/Retirements:
Driver Team On Lap
Heidfeld Jordan-Ford (B) 44
da Matta Toyota (M) 40
Raikkonen McLaren-Mercedes (M) 15
World Championship Standing, Round 12:
Drivers: Constructors:
1. M.Schumacher 110 1. Ferrari 184
2. Barrichello 74 2. Renault 85
3. Button 61 3. BAR-Honda 76
4. Trulli 46 4. Williams-BMW 47
5. Alonso 39 5. McLaren-Mercedes 37
6. Montoya 33 6. Sauber-Petronas 18
7. Coulthard 19 7. Toyota 8
8. Raikkonen 18 8. Jaguar-Racing 7
9. Sato 15 9. Jordan-Ford 5
10. Fisichella 13 10. Minardi-Cosworth 1
11. R.Schumacher 12
12. Webber 7
13. Massa 5
14. Panis 5
15. da Matta 3
16. Heidfeld 3
17. Glock 2
18. Pizzonia 2
19. Baumgartner 1
Pos Driver Team Lap Time
1. Raikkonen McLaren-Mercedes (M) 10 1:13.780
2. M.Schumacher Ferrari (B) 5 1:13.783 + 0.003
3. Button BAR-Honda (M) 11 1:14.117 + 0.337
4. Panis Toyota (M) 59 1:14.247 + 0.467
5. Alonso Renault (M) 8 1:14.265 + 0.485
6. Trulli Renault (M) 9 1:14.386 + 0.606
7. Montoya Williams-BMW (M) 10 1:14.446 + 0.666
8. Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes (M) 8 1:14.558 + 0.778
9. Sato BAR-Honda (M) 29 1:14.585 + 0.805
10. Pizzonia Williams-BMW (M) 65 1:14.586 + 0.806
11. Webber Jaguar-Cosworth (M) 65 1:14.883 + 1.103
12. Barrichello Ferrari (B) 59 1:14.963 + 1.183
13. Klien Jaguar-Cosworth (M) 33 1:15.045 + 1.265
14. da Matta Toyota (M) 20 1:15.145 + 1.365
15. Fisichella Sauber-Petronas (B) 39 1:15.635 + 1.855
16. Pantano Jordan-Ford (B) 63 1:16.058 + 2.278
17. Massa Sauber-Petronas (B) 61 1:16.248 + 2.468
18. Heidfeld Jordan-Ford (B) 20 1:16.903 + 3.123
19. Bruni Minardi-Cosworth (B) 52 1:18.372 + 4.592
20. Baumgartner Minardi-Cosworth (B) 18 1:18.760 + 4.980
Pos Driver Team Time Lap
1. Panis Toyota (M) 19.895 57
2. Button BAR-Honda (M) 20.490 34
3. Alonso Renault (M) 20.585 29
4. Button BAR-Honda (M) 20.821 50
5. Webber Jaguar-Cosworth (M) 20.860 29
6. da Matta Toyota (M) 20.981 10
7. Pizzonia Williams-BMW (M) 21.090 9
8. Alonso Renault (M) 21.197 47
9. Trulli Renault (M) 21.286 45
10. Montoya Williams-BMW (M) 21.335 27
11. Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes (M) 21.429 28
12. Webber Jaguar-Cosworth (M) 21.433 12
13. Klien Jaguar-Cosworth (M) 21.456 31
14. Alonso Renault (M) 21.514 9
15. Trulli Renault (M) 21.552 10
16. Pizzonia Williams-BMW (M) 21.558 28
17. Panis Toyota (M) 21.623 29
18. da Matta Toyota (M) 21.655 22
19. Sato BAR-Honda (M) 21.676 10
20. Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes (M) 21.693 10
21. Button BAR-Honda (M) 21.768 14
22. Montoya Williams-BMW (M) 21.813 48
23. Montoya Williams-BMW (M) 21.886 11
24. Klien Jaguar-Cosworth (M) 21.958 48
25. Panis Toyota (M) 21.985 11
26. Klien Jaguar-Cosworth (M) 22.013 13
27. M.Schumacher Ferrari (B) 22.015 28
28. Massa Sauber-Petronas (B) 22.074 45
29. Sato BAR-Honda (M) 22.077 27
30. Barrichello Ferrari (B) 22.176 46
31. Sato BAR-Honda (M) 22.219 48
32. Panis Toyota (M) 22.348 48
33. Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes (M) 22.529 47
34. Webber Jaguar-Cosworth (M) 22.563 45
35. Pizzonia Williams-BMW (M) 22.636 46
36. Fisichella Sauber-Petronas (B) 22.658 21
37. Barrichello Ferrari (B) 22.751 23
38. Pantano Jordan-Ford (B) 22.790 60
39. Baumgartner Minardi-Cosworth (B) 22.814 30
40. Fisichella Sauber-Petronas (B) 22.989 44
41. Heidfeld Jordan-Ford (B) 23.180 18
42. Raikkonen McLaren-Mercedes (M) 23.225 11
43. Bruni Minardi-Cosworth (B) 23.250 32
44. Baumgartner Minardi-Cosworth (B) 23.261 46
45. Massa Sauber-Petronas (B) 23.278 23
46. Pantano Jordan-Ford (B) 23.462 29
47. Pantano Jordan-Ford (B) 23.490 12
48. M.Schumacher Ferrari (B) 23.665 47
49. Baumgartner Minardi-Cosworth (B) 23.690 15
50. M.Schumacher Ferrari (B) 23.811 10
51. Heidfeld Jordan-Ford (B) 24.164 39
52. Bruni Minardi-Cosworth (B) 25.066 49
53. Barrichello Ferrari (B) 25.075 1
54. Heidfeld Jordan-Ford (B) 25.110 38
55. Trulli Renault (M) 28.281 28
56. Pantano Jordan-Ford (B) 32.268 46
57. Bruni Minardi-Cosworth (B) 74.061 16
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