Race results
Race startOctober 10, 2004 at 09:00Japan Standard Time
Fastest lap: Rubens Barrichello
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Fastest Lap | PIT | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:24:26.985 | 53 | 1:32.796 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 4 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | +14.098 | 53 | 1:33.467 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | 9 | Jenson Button | BAR | +19.662 | 53 | 1:33.819 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | 10 | Takuma Sato | BAR | +31.781 | 53 | 1:33.742 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | 8 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | +37.767 | 53 | 1:34.279 | 0 | 11 | 4 |
| 6 | 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | +39.362 | 53 | 1:33.920 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| 7 | 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | +55.347 | 53 | 1:33.779 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| 8 | 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber | +56.276 | 53 | 1:33.850 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 9 | 12 | Felipe Massa | Sauber | +1:29.656 | 53 | 1:33.614 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 10 | 7 | Jacques Villeneuve | Renault | +1 Lap | 52 | 1:35.290 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 11 | 16 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | +1 Lap | 52 | 1:34.626 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | 15 | Christian Klien | Jaguar | +1 Lap | 52 | 1:35.261 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 13 | 18 | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan | +1 Lap | 52 | 1:35.524 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 14 | 17 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | +2 Laps | 51 | 1:34.438 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 15 | 19 | Timo Glock | Jordan | +2 Laps | 51 | 1:36.667 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 16 | 20 | Gianmaria Bruni | Minardi | +3 Laps | 50 | 1:39.352 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| - | 21 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi | DNF (Spun off) | 41 | 1:39.434 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| - | 5 | David Coulthard | McLaren | DNF (Collision) | 38 | 1:33.917 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| - | 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | DNF (Collision) | 38 | 1:32.730 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| - | 14 | Mark Webber | Jaguar | DNF (Overheating) | 20 | 1:34.229 | 0 | 3 | 0 |