10 Tenths Grand Prix Preview - Brazil

[Super Tourer]

In the last preview of the year we go to Brazil.

2004 Brazilian Grand Prix
Autodromo Carlos Pace
Sao Palo

24th October 2004

2003 Result

Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points

1 11 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Ford 54 1:31:17.748 8 10

2 6 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 54 +0.945 4 8

3 8 Fernando Alonso Renault 54 +06.348 10 6

4 5 David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 54 +08.096 2 5

5 10 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Petronas 54 +08.642 14 4

6 16 Jacques Villeneuve BAR-Honda 54 +16.054 13 3

7 4 Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW 54 +38.526 6 2

8 7 Jarno Trulli Renault 54 +45.927 5 1

Ret 14 Mark Webber Jaguar-Cosworth 53 Accident 3

10 21 Cristiano da Matta Toyota 53 +1 Lap 18

Ret 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 47 Fuel system 1

Ret 17 Jenson Button BAR-Honda 33 Accident 11

Ret 19 Jos Verstappen Minardi-Cosworth 31 Spin 19

Ret 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 27 Accident 7

Ret 3 Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW 25 Accident 9

Ret 15 Antonio Pizzonia Jaguar-Cosworth 25 Accident 17

Ret 20 Olivier Panis Toyota 18 Collision 15

Ret 12 Ralph Firman Jordan-Ford 18 Suspension 16

Ret 18 Justin Wilson Minardi-Cosworth 16 Spin 20

Ret 9 Nick Heidfeld Sauber-Petronas 9 Oil system 12

Fastest Lap: Rubens Barrichello 1'22.032

Official Result



2003 Grid

1 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:13.807

2 5 David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:13.818

3 14 Mark Webber Jaguar-Cosworth 1:13.851

4 6 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:13.866

5 7 Jarno Trulli Renault 1:13.953

6 4 Ralf Schumacher Williams-BMW 1:14.124

7 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:14.130

8 11 Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan-Ford 1:14.191

9 3 Juan Pablo Montoya Williams-BMW 1:14.223

10 8 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:14.384

11 17 Jenson Button BAR-Honda 1:14.504

12 9 Nick Heidfeld Sauber-Petronas 1:14.631

13 16 Jacques Villeneuve BAR-Honda 1:14.668

14 10 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Petronas 1:14.839

15 20 Olivier Panis Toyota 1:14.839

16 12 Ralph Firman Jordan-Ford 1:15.240

17 15 Antonio Pizzonia Jaguar-Cosworth 1:15.317

18 21 Cristiano da Matta Toyota 1:15.641

19 19 Jos Verstappen Minardi-Cosworth 1:16.542

20 18 Justin Wilson Minardi-Cosworth 1:16.586



2003 Race Snapshots
Kimi awarded the win on the day but later the result was revised, giving Fisichella a popular win, the trophies being exchanged on the grid for the following race.

Wet weather dominated the race which was exacerbated by a drainage channel draining onto the circuit, which caught out several notables including Button and Michael Schumacher.

There were several accidents, the most violent to Fernando Alonso who came upon the crashed Jaguar of Mark Webber and had a huge accident. Fernando was actually classified 3rd but missed the podium ceremony as he was in the ambulance on the way to the medical centre – thankfully no one was injured in any of the incidents.

To sum up the nature of the day, Firman had a suspension failure on his Jordan which sent him careering into the helpless and innocent Panis – it was a race weekend when the almost last man standing would be the victor!





2003 race review
http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr700.html


Circuit Map
http://www.formula1.com/race/circuitmap/731.html



Brazilian GP Past Winners

2003 – Fisichella
2002 – Michael Schumacher
2001 – Coulthard
2000 - Michael Schumacher
1999 – Hakkinen
1998 – Hakkinen
1997 – Villeneuve
1996 - Hill
1995 – Michael Schumacher
1994 – Michael Schumacher

Last Brazillian winner – 1993 – Ayrton Senna - McLaren Ford