Season 2004 · Round 17

Japanese Grand Prix

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2004-10-10 · Suzuka Circuit · Japan · Japanese Grand Prix · 53Lap · 307.573km
1 Michael Schumacher
Ferrari 1:24:26.985
4 Ralf Schumacher
Williams +14.098
9 Jenson Button
BAR +19.662
Team win 11pt P3 · P4
Fastest Lap
2 Rubens Barrichello
1:32.730 · L30
DNF
4
Zsolt Baumgartner L41 David Coulthard L38 Rubens Barrichello L38 Mark Webber L20
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Michael Schumacher active 6 wins
Pole-to-win rate 20/36 55.6%
Most SC/VSC · all-time P14
Closest finish · all-time P27
Most lead changes · all-time P1
Circuit Info
Suzuka Circuit Suzuka, Japan
53Lap 307.573km 36 races held (1987–) Lap record 1:30.965 · Andrea Kimi Antonelli (2025)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Michael Schumacher 6 wins · GP #1
P5 Fernando Alonso 2 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -2
P10 Rubens Barrichello 1 wins · → Damon Hill -1
Starts
P1 Fernando Alonso 22 starts · GP #1
P2 Michael Schumacher 19 starts · → Fernando Alonso -3
P2 Rubens Barrichello 19 starts · → Fernando Alonso -3
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Schumacher SCH Schumacher SCH Button BUT Button BUT Sato SAT Sato SAT Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Pablo Montoya MON Pablo Montoya MON Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS Massa MAS Massa MAS Villeneuve VIL Villeneuve VIL Trulli TRU Trulli TRU Klien KLI Klien KLI Heidfeld HEI Heidfeld HEI Panis PAN Panis PAN Glock GLO Glock GLO Bruni BRU Bruni BRU Baumgartner · retired L41 Baumgartner BAU Baumgartner BAU Coulthard · retired L38 Coulthard COU Coulthard COU Barrichello · retired L38 Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Webber · retired L20 Webber WEB Webber WEB
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1 53 1:24:26.985 10
2 4 Ralf Schumacher Williams 2 53 +14.098 8
3 9 Jenson Button BAR 5 53 +19.662 6
4 10 Takuma Sato BAR 4 53 +31.781 5
5 8 Fernando Alonso Renault 11 53 +37.767 4
6 6 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren 12 53 +39.362 3
7 3 Juan Pablo Montoya Williams 13 53 +55.347 2
8 11 Giancarlo Fisichella Sauber 7 53 +56.276 1
9 12 Felipe Massa Sauber 19 53 +1:29.656
10 7 Jacques Villeneuve Renault 9 52 +1 Lap
11 16 Jarno Trulli Toyota 6 52 +1 Lap
12 15 Christian Klien Jaguar 14 52 +1 Lap
13 18 Nick Heidfeld Jordan 16 52 +1 Lap
14 17 Olivier Panis Toyota 10 51 +2 Laps
15 19 Timo Glock Jordan 17 51 +2 Laps
16 20 Gianmaria Bruni Minardi 18 50 +3 Laps
R 21 Zsolt Baumgartner Minardi 20 41 Spun off
R 5 David Coulthard McLaren 8 38 Collision
R 2 Rubens Barrichello FL Ferrari 15 38 Collision
R 14 Mark Webber Jaguar 3 20 Overheating
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:33.542 — — POLE Q1
2 4 Ralf Schumacher Williams 1:34.032 — — +0.490 Q1
3 14 Mark Webber Jaguar 1:34.571 — — +1.029 Q1
4 10 Takuma Sato BAR 1:34.897 — — +1.355 Q1
5 9 Jenson Button BAR 1:35.157 — — +1.615 Q1
6 16 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:35.213 — — +1.671 Q1
7 11 Giancarlo Fisichella Sauber 1:36.136 — — +2.594 Q1
8 5 David Coulthard McLaren 1:36.156 — — +2.614 Q1
9 7 Jacques Villeneuve Renault 1:36.274 — — +2.732 Q1
10 17 Olivier Panis Toyota 1:36.420 — — +2.878 Q1
11 8 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:36.663 — — +3.121 Q1
12 6 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren 1:36.820 — — +3.278 Q1
13 3 Juan Pablo Montoya Williams 1:37.653 — — +4.111 Q1
14 15 Christian Klien Jaguar 1:38.258 — — +4.716 Q1
15 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:38.637 — — +5.095 Q1
16 18 Nick Heidfeld Jordan 1:41.953 — — +8.411 Q1
17 19 Timo Glock Jordan 1:43.533 — — +9.991 Q1
18 20 Gianmaria Bruni Minardi 1:48.069 — — +14.527 Q1
19 21 Zsolt Baumgartner Minardi — —
20 12 Felipe Massa Sauber — —
Starting grid
Official
1
1 Michael Schumacher
2
4 Ralf Schumacher
3
14 Mark Webber
4
10 Takuma Sato
5
9 Jenson Button
6
16 Jarno Trulli
7
11 Giancarlo Fisichella
8
5 David Coulthard
9
7 Jacques Villeneuve
10
17 Olivier Panis
11
8 Fernando Alonso
12
6 Kimi Räikkönen
13
3 Juan Pablo Montoya
14
15 Christian Klien
15
2 Rubens Barrichello
16
18 Nick Heidfeld
17
19 Timo Glock
18
20 Gianmaria Bruni
19
12 Felipe Massa ▲1
20
21 Zsolt Baumgartner ▼1
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
No data for this session.
#DriverLap timeLap
1 2 Rubens Barrichello 1:32.730 L30
2 1 Michael Schumacher 1:32.796 L41
3 1 Michael Schumacher 1:32.973 L12
4 1 Michael Schumacher 1:33.164 L2
5 2 Rubens Barrichello 1:33.229 L25
6 1 Michael Schumacher 1:33.236 L11
7 1 Michael Schumacher 1:33.352 L23
8 1 Michael Schumacher 1:33.390 L9
9 1 Michael Schumacher 1:33.397 L8
10 1 Michael Schumacher 1:33.413 L21
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2012 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
15
Christian Klien
+17
P14→P12
6
Kimi Räikkönen
+16
P12→P6
12
Felipe Massa
+15
P19→P9
3
Juan Pablo Montoya
+14
P13→P7
7
Jacques Villeneuve
+14
P9→P10
8
Fernando Alonso
+13
P11→P5
11
Giancarlo Fisichella
+12
P7→P8
2
Rubens Barrichello
+12
P15→P—
Most positions lost
Mark Webber −18 Jacques Villeneuve −16 Jarno Trulli −13
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
DriverTypeLapServedIssuedReason
21 Zsolt Baumgartner Grid penalty ▼1 (P19 → P20)
▼1 (P19 → P20)
Lap = lap the penalty was issued · Served = lap it was served in the pits (blank means it was added to the race time instead)
Time, drive-through and stop-go penalties come from race control messages (OpenF1, 2023+). Grid penalties never appear there — the stewards publish them as documents after the session — so they are worked back from the starting grid against the qualifying classification, which gives places actually lost rather than the figure written in the decision.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15