Round 14 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2004-08-29
Jarno Trulli (Renault) took pole for the 2004 Belgian Grand Prix with a 1:56.232 lap.
Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) joined the front row, 0.072s shy of pole, with Fernando Alonso (Renault) third on the grid. Kimi Räikkönen (McLaren) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Juan Pablo Montoya (Williams) missed the cut by 0.046s.
Q3 was settled inside 3.403s — pole to P10 — with Kimi Räikkönen (McLaren) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 1:56.232 | — | — | 1:56.232 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:56.304 | — | — | +0.072 |
| 3 | 14Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:56.686 | — | — | +0.454 |
| 4 |
| McLaren |
| 1:57.990 |
| — |
| — |
| +1.758 |
| 5 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber | 1:58.040 | — | — | +1.808 |
| 6 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:58.175 | — | — | +1.943 |
| 7 | Mark Webber | Jaguar | 1:58.729 | — | — | +2.497 |
| 8 | 19Felipe Massa | Sauber | 1:59.008 | — | — | +2.776 |
| 9 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 1:59.552 | — | — | +3.320 |
| 10 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:59.635 | — | — | +3.403 |
| 11 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 1:59.681 | — | — | +3.449 |
| 12 | 22Jenson Button | BAR | 2:00.237 | — | — | +4.005 |
| 13 | Christian Klien | Jaguar | 2:01.246 | — | — | +5.014 |
| 14 | Antônio Pizzonia | Williams | 2:01.447 | — | — | +5.215 |
| 15 | Takuma Sato | BAR | 2:01.813 | — | — | +5.581 |
| 16 | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan | 2:02.645 | — | — | +6.413 |
| 17 | Gianmaria Bruni | Minardi | 2:02.651 | — | — | +6.419 |
| 18 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi | 2:03.303 | — | — | +7.071 |
| 19 | Giorgio Pantano | Jordan | 2:03.833 | — | — | +7.601 |
| 20 | Ricardo Zonta | Toyota | 2:03.895 | — | — | +7.663 |