United States Grand Prix

Date & Time
Sun 20th June 2004 12:00am Local
Sun 20th June 2004 12:00am UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
2004

Round
9

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Location
Indianapolis Motor Speedway

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The 2004 United States Grand Prix (officially the 2004 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on June 20, 2004, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. It was Race 9 of 18 in the 2004 FIA Formula One World Championship.
The race saw two serious accidents caused by Michelin tire failures in what would be a precedent for the 2005 United States Grand Prix, at which all Michelin-shod cars withdrew over safety concerns. First, Fernando Alonso's Renault crashed into the barriers alongside the end of the pit straight on lap nine. Later, Ralf Schumacher's Williams suffered the same fate, but in the most dangerous part of the track, causing him to hit the wall at a ninety-degree angle rearwards. The impact left Schumacher with spinal fractures and concussion, which prevented him from racing until the 2004 Chinese Grand Prix, three months later.

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Result List

01	Michael Schumacher	Scuderia Ferrari HP	1:40:29.914
02	Rubens Barrichello	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+0:02.950
03	Takuma Sato	BAR	+0:22.036
04	Jarno Trulli	Renault F1 Team	+0:34.544
05	Olivier Panis	Toyota	+0:37.534
06	Kimi Raikkonen	McLaren Formula 1 Team	+1 Lap
07	David Coulthard	McLaren Formula 1 Team	+1 Lap
08	Zsolt Baumgartner	Minardi	+3 Laps
09	Giancarlo Fisichella	Sauber	+8 Laps
10	Mark Webber	Jaguar TCS Racing	DNF
11	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams Racing	DNF
12	Nick Heidfeld	Jordan	DNF
13	Jenson Button	BAR	DNF
14	Cristiano da Matta	Toyota	DNF
15	Ralf Schumacher	Williams Racing	DNF
16	Fernando Alonso	Renault F1 Team	DNF
17	Christian Klien	Jaguar TCS Racing	DNF
18	Felipe Massa	Sauber	DNF
19	Giorgio Pantano	Jordan	DNF
20	Gianmaria Bruni	Minardi	DNF