2004 Japanese Grand Prix

Michael Schumacher won the 2004 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka Circuit on 10 Oct 2004 for Ferrari, from pole position; Ralf Schumacher was second and Jenson Button third. Pole position: Michael Schumacher.

Schumacher led every one of the 53 laps. Schumacher stopped 3 times, on laps 13 and 26 and 39; 11 of 16 finishers made 3 stops, and the median first stop was lap 12. The fastest lap was Rubens Barrichello's, 1:32.730 on lap 30. 16 of 20 starters were classified; 4 retired or were not classified. After the race Michael Schumacher led the championship with 146 points, 38 ahead of Rubens Barrichello, with 1 round left.

Date

10 Oct 2004

Circuit

Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan

Round

17 of 18

Winner

Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)

Pole position

Michael Schumacher (1:33.542)

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Race classification

Grid differs from qualifying for 2 drivers: Zsolt Baumgartner qualified 19th, started 20th; Felipe Massa qualified 20th, started 19th. The data records the positions, not the reason; such gaps come from grid penalties, car or engine changes, or pit-lane starts. The small "q" number in the Grid column is the qualifying position.

Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.

Lap chart

Explained: how to read a lap chart · safety car, virtual safety car and red flags.

Race history: gap to the leader

How the race was won

Winner

Michael Schumacher: 3 stops (laps 13, 26, 39), stints of 13, 13, 13, 14 laps

2nd

Ralf Schumacher: 3 stops (laps 9, 24, 39), stints of 9, 15, 15, 14 laps

3rd

Jenson Button: 2 stops (laps 15, 35), stints of 15, 20, 18 laps

Finishers

2 stops: 5 · 3 or more: 11

First stops

median lap 12 of 53

Pit stops

Explained: tyres, compounds and pit stops · pit stops per race since 1994.

Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.

Qualifying

Explained: how qualifying works · how often pole position wins.

Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.

Standings after this race

Explained: how points and the two championships work.

Full 2004 standings