Pit Lane F1
Round 7 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2004-05-30
Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) took pole for the 2004 European Grand Prix with a 1:28.351 lap.
Takuma Sato (BAR) joined the front row, 0.635s shy of pole, with Jarno Trulli (Renault) third on the grid. Olivier Panis (Toyota) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Cristiano da Matta (Toyota) missed the cut by 0.009s.
Q3 was settled inside 1.346s — pole to P10 — with Olivier Panis (Toyota) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:28.351 | — | — | 1:28.351 |
| 2 | Takuma Sato | BAR | 1:28.986 | — | — | +0.635 |
| 3 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 1:29.135 | — | — | +0.784 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen |
| McLaren |
| 1:29.137 |
| — |
| — |
| +0.786 |
| 5 | 22Jenson Button | BAR | 1:29.245 | — | — | +0.894 |
| 6 | 14Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:29.313 | — | — | +0.962 |
| 7 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:29.353 | — | — | +1.002 |
| 8 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 1:29.354 | — | — | +1.003 |
| 9 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 1:29.459 | — | — | +1.108 |
| 10 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 1:29.697 | — | — | +1.346 |
| 11 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 1:29.706 | — | — | +1.355 |
| 12 | Christian Klien | Jaguar | 1:31.431 | — | — | +3.080 |
| 13 | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan | 1:31.604 | — | — | +3.253 |
| 14 | Mark Webber | Jaguar | 1:31.797 | — | — | +3.446 |
| 15 | Giorgio Pantano | Jordan | 1:31.979 | — | — | +3.628 |
| 16 | 19Felipe Massa | Sauber | 1:31.982 | — | — | +3.631 |
| 17 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi | 1:34.398 | — | — | +6.047 |
| 18 | David Coulthard | McLaren | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Gianmaria Bruni | Minardi | — | — | — | — |