| «2004-17» | Japan Grand Prix - XXXI Japanese Grand Prix |
| 2004-10-10 | Suzuka - Suzuka International Racing Course - 53 laps × 5.807 km : 307.573 km (offset -198 m) |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 01:38.397 | 01:33.542 | 223.485 km/h | |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams • BMW | 01:38.864 | 01:34.032 | +00.490 (+0.524%) | +00.490 |
| 3 | 3 | 14 | Mark Webber | Jaguar • Ford Cosworth | 01:39.170 | 01:34.571 | +01.029 (+1.100%) | +00.539 |
| 4 | 4 | 10 | Takuma Sato | BAR • Honda | 01:40.135 | 01:34.897 | +01.355 (+1.449%) | +00.326 |
| 5 | 5 | 9 | Jenson Button | BAR • Honda | 01:41.423 | 01:35.157 | +01.615 (+1.726%) | +00.260 |
| 6 | 6 | 16 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 01:37.716 | 01:35.213 | +01.671 (+1.786%) | +00.056 |
| 7 | 7 | 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber • Petronas | 01:40.151 | 01:36.136 | +02.594 (+2.773%) | +00.923 |
| 8 | 8 | 5 | David Coulthard | McLaren • Mercedes | 01:41.126 | 01:36.156 | +02.614 (+2.794%) | +00.020 |
| 9 | 9 | 7 | Jacques Villeneuve | Renault | 01:41.857 | 01:36.274 | +02.732 (+2.921%) | +00.118 |
| 10 | 10 | 17 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 01:40.029 | 01:36.420 | +02.878 (+3.077%) | +00.146 |
| 11 | 11 | 8 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 01:42.056 | 01:36.663 | +03.121 (+3.336%) | +00.243 |
| 12 | 12 | 6 | Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren • Mercedes | 01:41.517 | 01:36.820 | +03.278 (+3.504%) | +00.157 |
| 13 | 13 | 3 | Juan-Pablo Montoya | Williams • BMW | 01:44.370 | 01:37.653 | +04.111 (+4.395%) | +00.833 |
| 14 | 14 | 15 | Christian Klien | Jaguar • Ford Cosworth | 01:42.054 | 01:38.258 | +04.716 (+5.042%) | +00.605 |
| 15 | 15 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 01:41.001 | 01:38.637 | +05.095 (+5.447%) | +00.379 |
| 16 | 16 | 18 | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan • Ford Cosworth | 01:42.434 | 01:41.953 | +08.411 (+8.992%) | +03.316 |
| 17 | 17 | 19 | Timo Glock | Jordan • Ford Cosworth | 01:43.682 | 01:43.533 | +09.991 (+10.681%) | +01.580 |
| 18 | 18 | 20 | Gimmi Bruni | Minardi • Ford Cosworth | 01:45.415 | 01:48.069 | +14.527 (+15.530%) | +04.536 |
| 19 | 19 | 12 | Felipe Massa | Sauber • Petronas | 01:41.707 | |||
| 20 | 20 | 21 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi • Ford Cosworth |