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| 2004 Monaco Grand Prix | |||
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| Race 6 of 18 in the 2004 Formula One World Championship | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 23 May 2004 | ||
| Official name | Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2004 | ||
| Location | Circuit de Monaco, La Condamine and Monte Carlo, Monaco | ||
| Course | Street circuit | ||
| Course length | 3.34 km (2.07 miles) | ||
| Distance | 77 laps, 257.18 km (159.08 miles) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 78 laps, 260.52 km (161.85 miles) | ||
| Weather | Dry and sunny | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Renault | ||
| Time | 1:13.985 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:14.439 on lap 23 (lap record) | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Renault | ||
| Second | BAR-Honda | ||
| Third | Ferrari | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
The 2004 Monaco Grand Prix (formally the Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2004)[1] was a Formula One motor race held on 23 May 2004, at the Circuit de Monaco, contested over 77 laps. It was Race 6 of 18 in the 2004 FIA Formula One World Championship. The race was won by the Renault driver Jarno Trulli; this was his only victory in Formula One. BAR driver, Jenson Button finished in second position, one second behind Trulli. Rubens Barrichello took the third and final podium spot for Ferrari.
In fine conditions Trulli beat Button to the first corner off the grid, and the fast starting Takuma Sato beat Kimi Räikkönen and Michael Schumacher to fourth place before retiring at the end of the second lap. On lap three the safety car was deployed due to a collision between David Coulthard and Giancarlo Fisichella, with the race resuming on lap seven. The two Renault drivers, Trulli and Fernando Alonso remained close together at the front of the race until the pit stops which briefly saw Michael Schumacher lead the race. Alonso retired after crashing trying to lap Ralf Schumacher, and a second safety car period ensued. After briefly leading, Michael Schumacher retired behind the safety car following a collision with Juan Pablo Montoya, who subsequently finished fourth. Schumacher's retirement elevated Button to second, and Trulli to the lead. Button subsequently reduced Trulli's lead, and the pair raced closely until the finish.
The race was Trulli's sole victory of his F1 career. The retirement of Michael Schumacher, the defending Drivers' Champion, brought to an end his run of five successive victories from the inaugural race of the season. Despite his retirement, Schumacher departed Monaco as the points leader, ahead of Barrichello and Button. Trulli's victory placed him ten points ahead of his teammate Alonso. Ferrari maintained their lead in the Constructors' Championship, 36 points ahead of Renault and 48 ahead of BAR, with 12 races of the season remaining.