Japan Grand Prix 2004 - the seventeenth stage of the World Championship in auto racing in the Formula 1 class of the 2004 season. Passed at the Suzuka circuit in Japan . The competition took place on October 10, 2004 .
 Japan Grand Prix 2004 | |
|---|---|
| English Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix | |
| date | October 10, 2004 |
| A place | Nagoya ( Japan ) |
| Track | Suzuka (5.807 m) |
| Distance | 53 laps , 307.573 km |
| Weather | Cloudy, hot, dry |
| Pole | |
| 1: 33,542 |  Michael SchumacherFerrari |
| Fast lap | |
| 1: 32,730 |  Rubens Barrichello |
| 30 circle | Ferrari |
| Podium | |
| Winner | Michael Schumacher Ferrari |
| 2nd place | Ralph Schumacher Williams - BMW |
| 3rd place |  Jenson buttonBAR - Honda |
Due to typhoon Ma-an, the first qualifying session was postponed to Saturday, and the second to Sunday. The start was given in the rain. Ralph Schumacher and Mark Webber were able to significantly improve their starting position, having qualified at the beginning of the session.
Race
| A place | WITH | No. | Pilot | Constructor | W | Circles | Time / reason for departure | ABOUT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | one | one | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | B | 53 | 1:24 a.m. | ten |
| 2 | 2 | four | Ralph Schumacher | Williams - BMW | M | 53 | +14,098 secs | eight |
| 3 | five | 9 | Jenson button | BAR - Honda | M | 53 | +19,662 secs | 6 |
| four | four | ten | Takuma Sato | BAR - Honda | M | 53 | +31,781 secs | five |
| five | eleven | eight | Fernando Alonso | Renault | M | 53 | +37,767 secs | four |
| 6 | 12 | 6 | Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren - Mercedes | M | 53 | +39,362 secs | 3 |
| 7 | 13 | 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams - BMW | M | 53 | +55.347 secs | 2 |
| eight | 7 | eleven | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber - Petronas | B | 53 | +56,276 secs | one |
| 9 | nineteen | 12 | Felipe Massa | Sauber - Petronas | B | 53 | +89,656 secs | |
| ten | 9 | 7 | Jacques Villeneuve | Renault | M | 52 | +1 circle | |
| eleven | 6 | sixteen | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | M | 52 | +1 circle | |
| 12 | 14 | 15 | Christian Wedge | Jaguar - Cosworth | M | 52 | +1 circle | |
| 13 | sixteen | 18 | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan - Ford | B | 52 | +1 circle | |
| 14 | ten | 17 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | M | 51 | +2 Laps | |
| 15 | 17 | nineteen | Timo Glock | Jordan - Ford | B | 51 | +2 Laps | |
| sixteen | 18 | 20 | Janmaria Bruni | Minardi - Cosworth | B | 50 | +3 Laps | |
| Gathering | 20 | 21 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi - Cosworth | B | 41 | U-turn | |
| Gathering | eight | five | David Coulthard | McLaren - Mercedes | M | 38 | Clash with Barrichello | |
| Gathering | 15 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | B | 38 | Clash with Coulthard | |
| Gathering | 3 | 14 | Mark Webber | Jaguar - Cosworth | M | 20 | Gathering |
Notes
- Pole position : Michael Schumacher 1: 33,542
- Best Lap: Rubens Barrichello 1: 30,730
- Last race for Olivier Panis
| Previous race: 2004 Chinese Grand Prix | FIA Formula 1 World Championship 2004 season | Next race: 2004 Brazilian Grand Prix |
| Previous race: Grand Prix of Japan 2003 | Japanese Grand Prix | Next race: Japan Grand Prix 2005 |