Round 18 · 24 October 2004
2004 Brazilian Grand Prix: results
Juan Pablo Montoya (Williams) won the 2004 Brazilian Grand Prix, round 18 of the championship, held on 24 October 2004 at Autódromo José Carlos Pace (Brazil), starting from position 2. Kimi Räikkönen (McLaren) and Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari) completed the podium. Pole position went to Rubens Barrichello. The fastest lap was set by Juan Pablo Montoya (—).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 2 | 1:28:01.451 | 10 | Finished |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 3 | +1.022 s | 8 | Finished |
| 3 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1 | +24.099 s | 6 | Finished |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 8 | +48.508 s | 5 | Finished |
| 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 7 | +49.740 s | 4 | Finished |
| 6 | Takuma Sato | BAR | 6 | +50.248 s | 3 | Finished |
| 7 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 18 | +50.626 s | 2 | Finished |
| 8 | Felipe Massa | Sauber | 4 | +62.310 s | 1 | Finished |
| 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber | 10 | +63.842 s | — | Finished |
| 10 | Jacques Villeneuve | Renault | 13 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 11 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 12 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 9 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Ricardo Zonta | Toyota | 14 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 14 | Christian Klien | Jaguar | 15 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 15 | Timo Glock | Jordan | 17 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 16 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi | 19 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 17 | Gianmaria Bruni | Minardi | 20 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 18 | Mark Webber | Jaguar | 11 | — | — | Collision |
| 19 | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan | 16 | — | — | Clutch |
| 20 | Jenson Button | BAR | 5 | — | — | Engine |