Round 17 · 10 October 2004
2004 Japanese Grand Prix: results
Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) won the 2004 Japanese Grand Prix, round 17 of the championship, held on 10 October 2004 at Suzuka Circuit (Japan), starting from position 1. Ralf Schumacher (Williams) and Jenson Button (BAR) completed the podium. He won from pole. The fastest lap was set by Rubens Barrichello (—).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 1:24:26.985 | 10 | Finished |
| 2 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 2 | +14.098 s | 8 | Finished |
| 3 | Jenson Button | BAR | 5 | +19.662 s | 6 | Finished |
| 4 | Takuma Sato | BAR | 4 | +31.781 s | 5 | Finished |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 11 | +37.767 s | 4 | Finished |
| 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 12 | +39.362 s | 3 | Finished |
| 7 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 13 | +55.347 s | 2 | Finished |
| 8 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber | 7 | +56.276 s | 1 | Finished |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | Sauber | 19 | +89.656 s | — | Finished |
| 10 | Jacques Villeneuve | Renault | 9 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 6 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Christian Klien | Jaguar | 14 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan | 16 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 14 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 10 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 15 | Timo Glock | Jordan | 17 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 16 | Gianmaria Bruni | Minardi | 18 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 17 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi | 20 | — | — | Spun off |
| 18 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 8 | — | — | Collision |
| 19 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 15 | — | — | Collision |
| 20 | Mark Webber | Jaguar | 3 | — | — | Overheating |