Pit Lane F1
Round 10 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2004-07-04
Fernando Alonso (Renault) took pole for the 2004 French Grand Prix with a 1:13.698 lap.
Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) joined the front row, 0.273s shy of pole, with David Coulthard (McLaren) third on the grid. Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Cristiano da Matta (Toyota) missed the cut by 0.075s.
Q3 was settled inside 0.780s — pole to P10 — with Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:13.698 | — | — | 1:13.698 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:13.971 | — | — | +0.273 |
| 3 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:13.987 | — | — | +0.289 |
| 4 |
| BAR |
| 1:13.995 |
| — |
| — |
| +0.297 |
| 5 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 1:14.070 | — | — | +0.372 |
| 6 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 1:14.172 | — | — | +0.474 |
| 7 | Takuma Sato | BAR | 1:14.240 | — | — | +0.542 |
| 8 | Marc Gené | Williams | 1:14.275 | — | — | +0.577 |
| 9 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:14.346 | — | — | +0.648 |
| 10 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:14.478 | — | — | +0.780 |
| 11 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 1:14.553 | — | — | +0.855 |
| 12 | Mark Webber | Jaguar | 1:14.798 | — | — | +1.100 |
| 13 | Christian Klien | Jaguar | 1:15.065 | — | — | +1.367 |
| 14 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 1:15.130 | — | — | +1.432 |
| 15 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber | 1:16.177 | — | — | +2.479 |
| 16 | 19Felipe Massa | Sauber | 1:16.200 | — | — | +2.502 |
| 17 | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan | 1:16.807 | — | — | +3.109 |
| 18 | Giorgio Pantano | Jordan | 1:17.462 | — | — | +3.764 |
| 19 | Gianmaria Bruni | Minardi | 1:17.913 | — | — | +4.215 |
| 20 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi | 1:18.247 | — | — | +4.549 |