Round 3 · 2004
Bahrain Grand Prix
WinnerSCHFerrari · from P1
PoleSCH
Fastest lap1:30.252Schumacher · L7
Biggest gain+10Alonso P16→P6
Retirements3of 20 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 1 | 0 | 57 | 1:28:34.875 FL | — | 10 | |
| 2 | Ferrari | 2 | 0 | 57 | +1.370 | — | 8 | |
| 3 | Jenson Button BUT | BAR | 6 | +3 | 57 | +26.690 | — | 6 |
| 4 | Jarno Trulli TRU | Renault (2002–10) | 7 | +3 | 57 | +32.210 | — | 5 |
| 5 | Takuma Sato SAT | BAR | 5 | 0 | 57 | +52.460 | — | 4 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Renault (2002–10) | 16 | +10 | 57 | +53.160 | — | 3 |
| 7 | Ralf Schumacher SCM | Williams | 4 | -3 | 57 | +58.160 | — | 2 |
| 8 | Mark Webber WEB | Jaguar | 14 | +6 | 56 | +1 lap | — | 1 |
| 9 | Oliver Panis PAN | Toyota | 8 | -1 | 56 | +1 lap | — | |
| 10 | Toyota | 9 | -1 | 56 | +1 lap | — | ||
| 11 | Sauber | 11 | 0 | 56 | +1 lap | — | ||
| 12 | Felipe Massa MAS | Sauber | 13 | +1 | 56 | +1 lap | — | |
| 13 | Williams | 3 | -10 | 56 | +1 lap | — | ||
| 14 | Christian Klien KLN | Jaguar | 12 | -2 | 56 | +1 lap | — | |
| 15 | Nick Heidfeld HEI | Jordan | 18 | +3 | 56 | +1 lap | — | |
| 16 | Giorgio Pantano PAA | Jordan | 15 | -1 | 55 | +2 laps | — | |
| 17 | Gianmaria Bruni BRG | Minardi | 17 | 0 | 52 | +5 laps | — | |
| — | David Coulthard COT | McLaren | 10 | 50 | DNF · L50 | — | ||
| — | Kimi Raikkonen RAI | McLaren | 19 | 7 | DNF · L7 | — | ||
| — | Minardi | 20 | 44 | DNF · L44 | — |
Session schedule
Grand PrixFinal
Championship after round 3
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | ||
| 2 | 21 | ||
| 3 | Jenson Button BUT | 15 | ▲1 |
| 4 | 12 | ▼1 | |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso ALO | 11 | |
| 6 | Jarno Trulli TRU | 11 | |
| 7 | Ralf Schumacher SCM | 7 | |
| 8 | David Coulthard COT | 4 |
Running totals from published race points.