| «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 | Laps | Time / Gap | Interval | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 56 | 1:29:12.420 | 205.313 km/h | 10 |
| 2 | 3 | 9 | Jenson Button | BAR • Honda | 56 | +01.035 | +01.035 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren • Mercedes | 56 | +01.469 | +00.434 | 6 |
| 4 | 6 | 8 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 56 | +32.510 | +31.041 | 5 |
| 5 | 10 | 3 | Juan-Pablo Montoya | Williams • BMW | 56 | +45.193 | +12.683 | 4 |
| 6 | 18 | 10 | Takuma Sato | BAR • Honda | 56 | +54.791 | +09.598 | 3 |
| 7 | 7 | 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber • Petronas | 56 | +01:05.464 | +10.673 | 2 |
| 8 | 4 | 12 | Felipe Massa | Sauber • Petronas | 56 | +01:20.080 | +14.616 | 1 |
| 9 | 9 | 5 | David Coulthard | McLaren • Mercedes | 56 | +01:20.619 | +00.539 | |
| 10 | 11 | 14 | Mark Webber | Jaguar • Ford Cosworth | 55 | +1 lap | ||
| 11 | 12 | 7 | Jacques Villeneuve | Renault | 55 | +1 lap | ||
| 12 | 20 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 55 | +1 lap | ||
| 13 | 14 | 18 | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan • Ford Cosworth | 55 | +1 lap | ||
| 14 | 8 | 17 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 55 | +1 lap | ||
| 15 | 16 | 19 | Timo Glock | Jordan • Ford Cosworth | 55 | +1 lap | ||
| 16 | 19 | 21 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi • Ford Cosworth | 53 | +3 laps | ||
| 17 | 20 | Gimmi Bruni | Minardi • Ford Cosworth | 38 | wheel lost | |||
| 5 | 4 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams • BMW | 37 | collision | |||
| 13 | 16 | Ricardo Zonta | Toyota | 35 | gearbox | |||
| 15 | 15 | Christian Klien | Jaguar • Ford Cosworth | 11 | collision |
Fastest lap - 01:32.238 - 212.750 km/h - Michael Schumacher (lap 55)