| «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 | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 01:33.787 | 01:34.012 | 208.735 km/h | |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren • Mercedes | 01:33.499 | 01:34.178 | +00.166 (+0.177%) | +00.166 |
| 3 | 3 | 9 | Jenson Button | BAR • Honda | 01:34.273 | 01:34.295 | +00.283 (+0.301%) | +00.117 |
| 4 | 4 | 12 | Felipe Massa | Sauber • Petronas | 01:33.816 | 01:34.759 | +00.747 (+0.795%) | +00.464 |
| 5 | 5 | 4 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams • BMW | 01:33.849 | 01:34.891 | +00.879 (+0.935%) | +00.132 |
| 6 | 6 | 8 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 01:34.599 | 01:34.917 | +00.905 (+0.963%) | +00.026 |
| 7 | 7 | 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber • Petronas | 01:33.738 | 01:34.951 | +00.939 (+0.999%) | +00.034 |
| 8 | 8 | 17 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 01:34.153 | 01:34.975 | +00.963 (+1.024%) | +00.024 |
| 9 | 18 | 10 | Takuma Sato | BAR • Honda | 01:34.051 | 01:34.993 | +00.981 (+1.043%) | +00.018 |
| 10 | 9 | 5 | David Coulthard | McLaren • Mercedes | 01:34.355 | 01:35.029 | +01.017 (+1.082%) | +00.036 |
| 11 | 10 | 3 | Juan-Pablo Montoya | Williams • BMW | 01:34.016 | 01:35.245 | +01.233 (+1.312%) | +00.216 |
| 12 | 11 | 14 | Mark Webber | Jaguar • Ford Cosworth | 01:34.334 | 01:35.286 | +01.274 (+1.355%) | +00.041 |
| 13 | 12 | 7 | Jacques Villeneuve | Renault | 01:34.425 | 01:35.384 | +01.372 (+1.459%) | +00.098 |
| 14 | 13 | 16 | Ricardo Zonta | Toyota | 01:34.958 | 01:35.410 | +01.398 (+1.487%) | +00.026 |
| 15 | 14 | 18 | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan • Ford Cosworth | 01:34.808 | 01:36.507 | +02.495 (+2.654%) | +01.097 |
| 16 | 15 | 15 | Christian Klien | Jaguar • Ford Cosworth | 01:35.447 | 01:36.535 | +02.523 (+2.684%) | +00.028 |
| 17 | 16 | 19 | Timo Glock | Jordan • Ford Cosworth | 01:37.143 | 01:37.140 | +03.128 (+3.327%) | +00.605 |
| 18 | 19 | 21 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi • Ford Cosworth | 01:37.510 | 01:40.240 | +06.228 (+6.625%) | +03.100 |
| 19 | 20 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 01:33.185 | |||
| 20 | 17 | 20 | Gimmi Bruni | Minardi • Ford Cosworth | 01:36.623 |