| «2004-16» | China Grand Prix - I Chinese Grand Prix |
| 2004-09-26 | Shanghai - Shanghai International Circuit - 56 laps × 5.451 km : 305.256 km |
| Pos | Car | Driver | Constructor | Time | Speed | Lap | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 01:32.238 | 212.750 km/h | 55 | |
| 2 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 01:32.455 | 212.250 km/h | 28 | +00.217 |
| 3 | 6 | Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren • Mercedes | 01:32.876 | 211.288 km/h | 53 | +00.638 |
| 4 | 9 | Jenson Button | BAR • Honda | 01:32.935 | 211.154 km/h | 33 | +00.697 |
| 5 | 3 | Juan-Pablo Montoya | Williams • BMW | 01:33.108 | 210.762 km/h | 34 | +00.870 |
| 6 | 12 | Felipe Massa | Sauber • Petronas | 01:33.483 | 209.916 km/h | 43 | +01.245 |
| 7 | 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber • Petronas | 01:33.520 | 209.833 km/h | 25 | +01.282 |
| 8 | 10 | Takuma Sato | BAR • Honda | 01:33.533 | 209.804 km/h | 36 | +01.295 |
| 9 | 4 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams • BMW | 01:33.546 | 209.775 km/h | 31 | +01.308 |
| 10 | 8 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 01:33.625 | 209.598 km/h | 55 | +01.387 |
| 11 | 5 | David Coulthard | McLaren • Mercedes | 01:33.727 | 209.370 km/h | 26 | +01.489 |
| 12 | 16 | Ricardo Zonta | Toyota | 01:34.269 | 208.166 km/h | 24 | +02.031 |
| 13 | 17 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 01:34.603 | 207.431 km/h | 51 | +02.365 |
| 14 | 18 | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan • Ford Cosworth | 01:34.717 | 207.181 km/h | 55 | +02.479 |
| 15 | 14 | Mark Webber | Jaguar • Ford Cosworth | 01:34.893 | 206.797 km/h | 32 | +02.655 |
| 16 | 19 | Timo Glock | Jordan • Ford Cosworth | 01:34.931 | 206.714 km/h | 54 | +02.693 |
| 17 | 7 | Jacques Villeneuve | Renault | 01:34.950 | 206.673 km/h | 55 | +02.712 |
| 18 | 15 | Christian Klien | Jaguar • Ford Cosworth | 01:36.888 | 202.539 km/h | 10 | +04.650 |
| 19 | 20 | Gimmi Bruni | Minardi • Ford Cosworth | 01:37.377 | 201.522 km/h | 23 | +05.139 |
| 20 | 21 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi • Ford Cosworth | 01:37.578 | 201.107 km/h | 51 | +05.340 |