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Michael Schumacher won the 2004 Japanese Grand Prix

Michael Schumacher won the 2004 Japanese Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Ralf Schumacher and Jenson Button at Suzuka Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Michael Schumacher
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Michael Schumacher, Ralf Schumacher, and Jenson Button
Race date
October 10, 2004
Pole
Michael Schumacher
Fastest lap
Rubens Barrichello
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Suzuka Circuit

The decisive result

Michael Schumacher finished first for Ferrari. Ralf Schumacher is listed 2 for Williams, with Jenson Button 3 for BAR.

Grid to finish

Felipe Massa from P19 to P9 (+10), Fernando Alonso from P11 to P5 (+6), and Kimi Räikkönen from P12 to P6 (+6) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Michael Schumacher started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 9 Finished, 4 +1 lap, 2 +2 laps, 2 Collision, and 1 +3 laps. Rubens Barrichello holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:32.730 on lap 30. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Michael SchumacherFerrari1:24:26.98510
2Ralf SchumacherWilliams1:24:41.0838
3Jenson ButtonBAR1:24:46.6476
4Takuma SatoBAR1:24:58.7665
5Fernando AlonsoRenault1:25:04.7524
6Kimi RäikkönenMcLaren1:25:06.3473
7Juan Pablo MontoyaWilliams1:25:22.3322
8Giancarlo FisichellaSauber1:25:23.2611
9Felipe MassaSauber1:25:56.6410
10Jacques VilleneuveRenault+1 lap0
11Jarno TrulliToyota+1 lap0
12Christian KlienJaguar+1 lap0
13Nick HeidfeldJordan+1 lap0
14Olivier PanisToyota+2 laps0
15Timo GlockJordan+2 laps0
16Gianmaria BruniMinardi+3 laps0
DNFZsolt BaumgartnerMinardiSpin0
DNFDavid CoulthardMcLarenCollision0
DNFRubens BarrichelloFerrariCollision0
DNFMark WebberJaguarOverheating0