- 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.