2004 Italian Grand Prix
The 2004 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 12 September 2004 at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza. Ferrari took a 1–2 in front of the delighted Tifosi, with Rubens Barrichello ahead of teammate Michael Schumacher. Both cars had to make their way through the field from the back, Barrichello having made an early pitstop after choosing the wrong tyres at the start and Schumacher having spun on the first lap. This was the last race for Giorgio Pantano.
The race was perhaps best known for speed records set during the race. In the first part of qualifying, Juan Pablo Montoya lapped Monza in his Williams FW26 at an average speed of 262.242 km/h, the fastest lap ever, at the time, in the history of Formula One which was subsequently surpassed by Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Räikkönen at the 2018 edition. The next day in the race, Montoya's teammate Antônio Pizzonia reached a top speed of 369.9 km/h, the fastest speed ever recorded in Formula One at the time.
In the Minardi pit garage, the car of Gianmaria Bruni caught fire after fuel escaped from the hose onto the hot bodywork during a routine pit-stop, and it was put out without any serious injury. Bruni inhaled some of the extinguishant and was having trouble breathing and so the team decided to retire the car.
This race was Scuderia Ferrari's 700th start in a World Championship event as a team.Classification
Qualifying
;Drivers' Championship standings
;Constructors' Championship standings
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
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