Round 13 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2004-08-15
Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) took pole for the 2004 Hungarian Grand Prix with a 1:19.146 lap.
Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari) joined the front row, 0.177s shy of pole, with Takuma Sato (BAR) third on the grid. Kimi Räikkönen (McLaren) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Mark Webber (Jaguar) missed the cut by 0.160s.
Q3 was settled inside 1.424s — pole to P10 — with Kimi Räikkönen (McLaren) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:19.146 | — | — | 1:19.146 |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:19.323 | — | — | +0.177 |
| 3 | Takuma Sato | BAR | 1:19.693 | — | — | +0.547 |
| 4 | Jenson Button |
| BAR |
| 1:19.700 |
| — |
| — |
| +0.554 |
| 5 | 14Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:19.996 | — | — | +0.850 |
| 6 | Antônio Pizzonia | Williams | 1:20.170 | — | — | +1.024 |
| 7 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 1:20.199 | — | — | +1.053 |
| 8 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber | 1:20.324 | — | — | +1.178 |
| 9 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 1:20.411 | — | — | +1.265 |
| 10 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:20.570 | — | — | +1.424 |
| 11 | Mark Webber | Jaguar | 1:20.730 | — | — | +1.584 |
| 12 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:20.897 | — | — | +1.751 |
| 13 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 1:21.068 | — | — | +1.922 |
| 14 | Christian Klien | Jaguar | 1:21.118 | — | — | +1.972 |
| 15 | Ricardo Zonta | Toyota | 1:21.135 | — | — | +1.989 |
| 16 | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan | 1:22.180 | — | — | +3.034 |
| 17 | Giorgio Pantano | Jordan | 1:22.356 | — | — | +3.210 |
| 18 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi | 1:24.329 | — | — | +5.183 |
| 19 | Gianmaria Bruni | Minardi | 1:24.679 | — | — | +5.533 |
| 20 | 19Felipe Massa | Sauber | — | — | — | — |