Race · Round 17 of 18 · 10 October 2004

2004 Japanese Grand Prix

Michael Schumacher won for Ferrari from pole at Suzuka Circuit. 4 of the starters were not classified. With this win, Michael Schumacher set a new record of 83 championship Grand Prix wins.

Circuit: Suzuka CircuitSuzuka, Japan
Winner: Michael SchumacherFerrari
Pole: Michael Schumacher
Fastest lap: Rubens Barrichello
Entries: 2016 classified

Classification

Classification
Pos	Driver	Constructor	Chassis	Grid	Laps	Out	Points	FL
1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	F2004	1	53	Finished	10
2	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	FW26	2	53	Finished	8
3	Jenson Button	British American Racing	6	5	53	Finished	6
4	Takuma Sato	British American Racing	6	4	53	Finished	5
5	Fernando Alonso	Renault	—	11	53	Finished	4
6	Kimi Raikkonen	McLaren	—	12	53	Finished	3
7	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams	FW26	13	53	Finished	2
8	Giancarlo Fisichella	Sauber	C23	7	53	Finished	1
9	Felipe Massa	Sauber	C23	19	53	Finished	0
10	Jacques Villeneuve	Renault	—	9	52	Finished	0
11	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	—	6	52	Finished	0
12	Christian Klien	Jaguar Racing	—	14	52	Finished	0
13	Nick Heidfeld	Jordan	EJ14	16	52	Finished	0
14	Olivier Panis	Toyota	—	10	51	Finished	0
15	Timo Glock	Jordan	EJ14	17	51	Finished	0
16	Gianmaria Bruni	Minardi	PS04	18	50	Finished	0
DNF	Zsolt Baumgartner	Minardi	PS04	PL	41	Spin	0
DNF	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	F2004	15	38	Collision	0	fastest lap
DNF	David Coulthard	McLaren	—	8	38	Collision	0
DNF	Mark Webber	Jaguar Racing	—	3	20	Overheating	0

A blank chassis is a season the team ran more than one design and no source says which car raced here.

F1DB layout suzuka-2 · 5.807 km · 18 turns, F1DB’s figures
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists.

Grid to flag

Lines run from grid slot to result, ending at the last lap completed. A dashed line ending in a cross is a driver not classified. Nothing between is recorded, so a crossing is not an overtake at that lap.

Grid to flag
Driver	Grid	Result	Laps
Michael Schumacher	1	1	53
Ralf Schumacher	2	2	53
Jenson Button	5	3	53
Takuma Sato	4	4	53
Fernando Alonso	11	5	53
Kimi Raikkonen	12	6	53
Juan Pablo Montoya	13	7	53
Giancarlo Fisichella	7	8	53
Felipe Massa	19	9	53
Jacques Villeneuve	9	10	52
Jarno Trulli	6	11	52
Christian Klien	14	12	52
Nick Heidfeld	16	13	52
Olivier Panis	10	14	51
Timo Glock	17	15	51
Gianmaria Bruni	18	16	50
Zsolt Baumgartner	PL	DNF	41
Rubens Barrichello	15	DNF	38
David Coulthard	8	DNF	38
Mark Webber	3	DNF	20

Qualifying

Qualifying
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Time	Gap	Interval
1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1	1:33.542	—	—
2	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	4	1:34.032	+0.490	+0.490
3	Mark Webber	Jaguar Racing	14	1:34.571	+1.029	+0.539
4	Takuma Sato	British American Racing	10	1:34.897	+1.355	+0.326
5	Jenson Button	British American Racing	9	1:35.157	+1.615	+0.260
6	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	16	1:35.213	+1.671	+0.056
7	Giancarlo Fisichella	Sauber	11	1:36.136	+2.594	+0.923
8	David Coulthard	McLaren	5	1:36.156	+2.614	+0.020
9	Jacques Villeneuve	Renault	7	1:36.274	+2.732	+0.118
10	Olivier Panis	Toyota	17	1:36.420	+2.878	+0.146
11	Fernando Alonso	Renault	8	1:36.663	+3.121	+0.243
12	Kimi Raikkonen	McLaren	6	1:36.820	+3.278	+0.157
13	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams	3	1:37.653	+4.111	+0.833
14	Christian Klien	Jaguar Racing	15	1:38.258	+4.716	+0.605
15	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	2	1:38.637	+5.095	+0.379
16	Nick Heidfeld	Jordan	18	1:41.953	+8.411	+3.316
17	Timo Glock	Jordan	19	1:43.533	+9.991	+1.580
18	Gianmaria Bruni	Minardi	20	1:48.069	+14.527	+4.536
19	Felipe Massa	Sauber	12	—	—	—
20	Zsolt Baumgartner	Minardi	21	—	—	—

Before knock-out qualifying arrived in 2006 there is one time per driver; from 2006, the best lap of each of the three sessions.

Pit stops

Bars run in finishing order, ticked on each lap a driver stopped. A cross is a driver not classified. Only the lap is recorded: not a stop’s length, tyres or gain.

Pit stops
Driver	Result	Laps	Stops recorded	Stopped on lap
Michael Schumacher	1	53	3	13, 26, 39
Ralf Schumacher	2	53	3	9, 24, 39
Jenson Button	3	53	2	15, 35
Takuma Sato	4	53	3	12, 26, 41
Fernando Alonso	5	53	2	14, 33
Kimi Raikkonen	6	53	2	14, 36
Juan Pablo Montoya	7	53	3	11, 28, 41
Giancarlo Fisichella	8	53	3	12, 27, 41
Felipe Massa	9	53	3	11, 26, 38
Jacques Villeneuve	10	52	2	15, 34
Jarno Trulli	11	52	3	12, 25, 38
Christian Klien	12	52	2	16, 33
Nick Heidfeld	13	52	3	12, 26, 39
Olivier Panis	14	51	3	9, 20, 35
Timo Glock	15	51	3	11, 24, 38
Gianmaria Bruni	16	50	3	11, 25, 38
Zsolt Baumgartner	DNF	41	3	15, 27, 40
Rubens Barrichello	DNF	38	2	12, 28
David Coulthard	DNF	38	2	15, 32
Mark Webber	DNF	20	2	11, 18

Who stopped first, between neighbours

Who stopped first, between neighbours
Drivers, in grid order	Grid	Result	First recorded stop, lap	Stopped first	Grid to flag
Michael Schumacher · Ralf Schumacher	1 · 2	1 · 2	13 · 9	Ralf Schumacher	Kept their order
Ralf Schumacher · Jenson Button	2 · 5	2 · 3	9 · 15	Ralf Schumacher	Kept their order
Takuma Sato · Jenson Button	4 · 5	4 · 3	12 · 15	Takuma Sato	Swapped places
Jenson Button · Jarno Trulli	5 · 6	3 · 11	15 · 12	Jarno Trulli	Kept their order
Takuma Sato · Fernando Alonso	4 · 11	4 · 5	12 · 14	Takuma Sato	Kept their order
Olivier Panis · Fernando Alonso	10 · 11	14 · 5	9 · 14	Olivier Panis	Swapped places
Fernando Alonso · Kimi Raikkonen	11 · 12	5 · 6	14 · 14	Same lap	Kept their order
Kimi Raikkonen · Juan Pablo Montoya	12 · 13	6 · 7	14 · 11	Juan Pablo Montoya	Kept their order
Giancarlo Fisichella · Juan Pablo Montoya	7 · 13	8 · 7	12 · 11	Juan Pablo Montoya	Swapped places
Juan Pablo Montoya · Christian Klien	13 · 14	7 · 12	11 · 16	Juan Pablo Montoya	Kept their order
Jarno Trulli · Giancarlo Fisichella	6 · 7	11 · 8	12 · 12	Same lap	Swapped places
Giancarlo Fisichella · Felipe Massa	7 · 19	8 · 9	12 · 11	Felipe Massa	Kept their order
Jacques Villeneuve · Felipe Massa	9 · 19	10 · 9	15 · 11	Felipe Massa	Swapped places
Gianmaria Bruni · Felipe Massa	18 · 19	16 · 9	11 · 11	Same lap	Swapped places
Jarno Trulli · Jacques Villeneuve	6 · 9	11 · 10	12 · 15	Jarno Trulli	Swapped places
Jacques Villeneuve · Olivier Panis	9 · 10	10 · 14	15 · 9	Olivier Panis	Kept their order
Jarno Trulli · Christian Klien	6 · 14	11 · 12	12 · 16	Jarno Trulli	Kept their order
Christian Klien · Nick Heidfeld	14 · 16	12 · 13	16 · 12	Nick Heidfeld	Kept their order
Olivier Panis · Nick Heidfeld	10 · 16	14 · 13	9 · 12	Olivier Panis	Swapped places
Nick Heidfeld · Timo Glock	16 · 17	13 · 15	12 · 11	Timo Glock	Kept their order
Olivier Panis · Timo Glock	10 · 17	14 · 15	9 · 11	Olivier Panis	Kept their order
Timo Glock · Gianmaria Bruni	17 · 18	15 · 16	11 · 11	Same lap	Kept their order

Pairs of classified drivers who started or finished next to each other, each with a stop recorded; the two names in a row are in grid order. Both are read from the stops F1DB records, which has gaps. It is the order things happened in and no more: with no stop duration and no lap times, the record cannot say whether stopping first won or lost a place.

Practice sessions Practice 1 · Practice 2

Practice 1

Practice 1
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	Interval	Laps
1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1	1:47.906	—	—	5
2	Giancarlo Fisichella	Sauber	11	1:48.362	+0.456	+0.456	8
3	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	2	1:49.846	+1.940	+1.484	4
4	Jenson Button	British American Racing	9	1:49.937	+2.031	+0.091	5
5	Nick Heidfeld	Jordan	18	1:51.438	+3.532	+1.501	7
6	Kimi Raikkonen	McLaren	6	1:51.530	+3.624	+0.092	5
7	Timo Glock	Jordan	19	1:52.602	+4.696	+1.072	8
8	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams	3	1:53.517	+5.611	+0.915	4
9	Robert Doornbos	Jordan	39	1:53.603	+5.697	+0.086	10
10	Fernando Alonso	Renault	8	1:54.012	+6.106	+0.409	4
11	Bas Leinders (never started a Grand Prix)	Minardi	40	1:55.455	+7.549	+1.443	10
12	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	4	1:55.632	+7.726	+0.177	5
13	Jacques Villeneuve	Renault	7	1:57.547	+9.641	+1.915	5
14	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	16	1:58.351	+10.445	+0.804	10
15	Anthony Davidson	British American Racing	35	2:00.712	+12.806	+2.361	4
16	Gianmaria Bruni	Minardi	20	2:02.825	+14.919	+2.113	5
17	Zsolt Baumgartner	Minardi	21	2:03.955	+16.049	+1.130	7
18	Olivier Panis	Toyota	17	—	—	—	1
19	Felipe Massa	Sauber	12	—	—	—	3
20	Mark Webber	Jaguar Racing	14	—	—	—	2
21	Christian Klien	Jaguar Racing	15	—	—	—	3
22	Takuma Sato	British American Racing	10	—	—	—	1
23	David Coulthard	McLaren	5	—	—	—	3

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing. † Drove in practice and never started a Grand Prix.

Practice 2

Practice 2
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	Interval	Laps
1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1	1:45.388	—	—	5
2	Giancarlo Fisichella	Sauber	11	1:46.102	+0.714	+0.714	4
3	Kimi Raikkonen	McLaren	6	1:46.749	+1.361	+0.647	5
4	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	2	1:46.874	+1.486	+0.125	5
5	David Coulthard	McLaren	5	1:48.033	+2.645	+1.159	7
6	Timo Glock	Jordan	19	1:49.277	+3.889	+1.244	8
7	Nick Heidfeld	Jordan	18	1:49.286	+3.898	+0.009	4
8	Takuma Sato	British American Racing	10	1:49.370	+3.982	+0.084	6
9	Anthony Davidson	British American Racing	35	1:49.598	+4.210	+0.228	12
10	Jacques Villeneuve	Renault	7	1:49.672	+4.284	+0.074	8
11	Fernando Alonso	Renault	8	1:49.712	+4.324	+0.040	7
12	Ralf Schumacher	Williams	4	1:49.736	+4.348	+0.024	4
13	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams	3	1:50.060	+4.672	+0.324	3
14	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	16	1:50.386	+4.998	+0.326	7
15	Mark Webber	Jaguar Racing	14	1:50.666	+5.278	+0.280	9
16	Robert Doornbos	Jordan	39	1:51.007	+5.619	+0.341	11
17	Christian Klien	Jaguar Racing	15	1:52.232	+6.844	+1.225	9
18	Bas Leinders (never started a Grand Prix)	Minardi	40	1:52.942	+7.554	+0.710	8
19	Gianmaria Bruni	Minardi	20	1:53.194	+7.806	+0.252	6
20	Jenson Button	British American Racing	9	1:53.482	+8.094	+0.288	3
21	Zsolt Baumgartner	Minardi	21	1:54.703	+9.315	+1.221	8
22	Felipe Massa	Sauber	12	—	—	—	2
23	Olivier Panis	Toyota	17	—	—	—	1

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing. † Drove in practice and never started a Grand Prix.

Photographs from this race

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At the 2004 Japanese Grand Prix — Ligier JS43 · norimasa.hayashida · CC BY 2.0

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The cars in this race

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Williams FW26
Montoya 2004 Canada · Sang Trinh from Ottawa, Canada · CC BY 2.0 · unchecked

BAR 006
BAR006HCH · Mclarensenna · Public domain

Jordan EJ14
Nick Heidfeld 2004 Canada cropped · TMWolf cropped by Morio · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked

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Where this comes from

Round: 17 of 2004
Grand Prix: Japanese Grand Prix
Dates: 10 Oct 2004
Layout raced: —
Format: Standard weekend
Constructor: Ferrari
Entrant: Ferrari
Confidence: reference

No layout is recorded for this round: this register has no layout timeline for the circuit, and a blank here is better than a guess.