Round 1 · 7 March 2004
2004 Australian Grand Prix: results
Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) won the 2004 Australian Grand Prix, round 1 of the championship, held on 7 March 2004 at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit (Australia), starting from position 1. Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari) and Fernando Alonso (Renault) completed the podium. He won from pole. The fastest lap was set by Michael Schumacher (—).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 1:24:15.757 | 10 | Finished |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 2 | +13.605 s | 8 | Finished |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 5 | +34.673 s | 6 | Finished |
| 4 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 8 | +60.423 s | 5 | Finished |
| 5 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 3 | +68.536 s | 4 | Finished |
| 6 | Jenson Button | BAR | 4 | +70.598 s | 3 | Finished |
| 7 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 9 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 8 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 12 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Takuma Sato | BAR | 7 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber | 14 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Christian Klien | Jaguar | 19 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 12 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 13 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 13 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 18 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 14 | Giorgio Pantano | Jordan | 16 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 15 | Felipe Massa | Sauber | 11 | — | — | Engine |
| 16 | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan | 15 | — | — | Transmission |
| 17 | Gianmaria Bruni | Minardi | 20 | — | — | Not classified |
| 18 | Mark Webber | Jaguar | 6 | — | — | Transmission |
| 19 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi | 17 | — | — | Electrical |
| 20 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 10 | — | — | Engine |