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Ferrari F2004

Ferrari F2004

Category	Formula One
Constructor	Scuderia Ferrari
Designer(s)	Ross Brawn (Technical Director) Rory Byrne (Chief Designer)
Predecessor	F2003-GA
Successor	F2005
Technical specifications
Chassis	carbon-fibre and honeycomb composite monocoque
Suspension (front)	Independent suspension, pushrod activated torsion springs
Suspension (rear)	As front
Engine	Ferrari Type 053 2,997cc V10naturally aspirated Mid-engine rear wheel drive
Transmission	Ferrari 7-speed (+ reverse) semiautomatic sequential, electronically controlled, longitudinally mounted Limited-slip differential
Weight	605 kg (1,333.8 lb) (including driver, water and lubricant)
Fuel	Shell Fuel Shell Lubricant
Tyres	Bridgestone BBS Wheels (front and rear): 13"
Competition history
Notable entrants	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro
Notable drivers	1. Michael Schumacher 2. Rubens Barrichello
Debut	2004 Australian Grand Prix
Races Wins Poles Fastest laps 20 15 12 14
Constructors' Championships	1 (2004)
Drivers' Championships	1 (2004)

The Ferrari F2004 is a championship-winning Formula One racecar, designed by Rory Byrne, Ross Brawn and Aldo Costa for the 2004 Formula One season. Heavily based on the previous season's F2003-GA, the F2004 continued the run of success the team had enjoyed since 1999, winning the team's 6th straight Constructors' Championship and 5th straight Drivers' Championship in 2004.

The car was based on the same design principles pioneered in the F2002, honed and modified even further. For instance the periscope exhausts were smaller and mounted closer to the car's centre line, the rear wing was enlarged and the rear suspension redesigned to be kinder to its tyres, a major problem in the F2003-GA. The engine was designed to last a full weekend in accordance with the FIA's technical regulations for the season. As a result the gearbox also had to be redesigned to be more resilient.

The car was as successful as the equally dominant F2002, winning 15 out of 18 races, and scoring 12 pole positions including many lap records which still stand to this day.Michael Schumacher gained a record breaking seventh world championship and Ferrari were clear winners in the constructors' championship.

After the 2004 season the car was developed further as a testbed for 2005 and used in the first two races. Despite a podium finish in the 2005 Australian Grand Prix, the car was retired to make way for its successor, the F2005, at the 2005 Bahrain Grand Prix.

In all, the car scored 272 championship points in its career, but its championship in 2004 also marked the end of Ferrari's Constructors Championship winning streak, beginning with the 1999 Formula One season.

The F2004 was used as the basis for the 2008 "Powered by Ferrari" A1 Grand Prix car.

Complete Formula One results

(key) (results in bold indicate pole position, results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	Drivers	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Points	WCC
2004	F2004	Ferrari V10	B		AUS	MAL	BHR	SMR	ESP	MON	EUR	CAN	USA	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	CHN	JPN	BRA		262	1st
				Michael Schumacher	1	1	1	1	1	Ret	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	12	1	7
				Rubens Barrichello	2	4	2	6	2	3	2	2	2	3	3	12	2	3	1	1	Ret	3
2005	F2004M	Ferrari V10	B		AUS	MAL	BHR	SMR	ESP	MON	EUR	CAN	USA	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	TUR	ITA	BEL	BRA	JPN	CHN	100*	3rd
				Michael Schumacher	Ret	7
				Rubens Barrichello	2	Ret

* 10 points scored with the F2004M