Pit Lane F1
2004 Season - Round 17 - 2004-10-10
Michael Schumacher won the 2004 Japanese Grand Prix from pole position, leading Ralf Schumacher (Williams) and Jenson Button (BAR) home for Ferrari.
Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari) set the fastest lap of the race in 1:32.730. Felipe Massa (Sauber) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P19 on the grid to P9 at the flag — a 10-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 4 drivers failing to finish.
20 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2004 Japanese Grand Prix, completing round 17 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | Finished | 1:32.796 | 10 |
| 2 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 2 | Finished | 1:33.467 | 8 |
| 3 | 22Jenson Button | BAR | 5 | Finished | 1:33.819 | 6 |
| 4 | Takuma Sato | BAR | 4 | Finished | 1:33.742 | 5 |
| 5 | 14Fernando Alonso | Renault | 11 | Finished | 1:34.279 | 4 |
| 6 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 12 | Finished | 1:33.920 | 3 |
| 7 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 13 | Finished | 1:33.779 | 2 |
| 8 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber | 7 | Finished | 1:33.850 | 1 |
| 9 | 19Felipe Massa | Sauber | 19 | Finished | 1:33.614 | 0 |
| 10 | Jacques Villeneuve | Renault | 9 | +1 Lap | 1:35.290 | 0 |
| 11 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 6 | +1 Lap | 1:34.626 | 0 |
| 12 | Christian Klien | Jaguar | 14 | +1 Lap | 1:35.261 | 0 |
| 13 | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan | 16 | +1 Lap | 1:35.524 | 0 |
| 14 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 10 | +2 Laps | 1:34.438 | 0 |
| 15 | Timo Glock | Jordan | 17 | +2 Laps | 1:36.667 | 0 |
| 16 | Gianmaria Bruni | Minardi | 18 | +3 Laps | 1:39.352 | 0 |
| 17 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi | 20 | Spun off | 1:39.434 | 0 |
| 18 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 8 | Collision | 1:33.917 | 0 |
| 19 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 15 | Collision | 1:32.730 | 0 |
| 20 | Mark Webber | Jaguar | 3 | Overheating | 1:34.229 | 0 |
