Michael Schumacher won the Japanese Grand Prix 2004 at Suzuka Circuit on 10 October 2004, starting from pole position. Ralf Schumacher finished second for Williams, with Jenson Button completing the podium for BAR. Rubens Barrichello set the fastest lap with a time of 1:32.730.
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Michael SchumacherMSC | Ferrari | 53 | 1:24:26.985 | 10 | |
| 2 | 2 | Ralf SchumacherSCH | Williams | 53 | +14.098 | 8 | |
| 3 | 5 | Jenson ButtonBUT | BAR | 53 | +19.662 | 6 | |
| 4 | 4 | Takuma SatoSAT | BAR | 53 | +31.781 | 5 | |
| 5 | 11 | Fernando AlonsoALO | Renault | 53 | +37.767 | 4 | |
| 6 | 12 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | McLaren | 53 | +39.362 | 3 | |
| 7 | 13 | Juan Pablo MontoyaMON | Williams | 53 | +55.347 | 2 | |
| 8 | 7 | Giancarlo FisichellaFIS | Sauber | 53 | +56.276 | 1 | |
| 9 | 19 | Felipe MassaMAS | Sauber | 53 | +1:29.656 | 0 | |
| 10 | 9 | Jacques VilleneuveVIL | Renault | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 6 | Jarno TrulliTRU | Toyota | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 14 | Christian KlienKLI | Jaguar | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 16 | Nick HeidfeldHEI | Jordan | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 10 | Olivier PanisPAN | Toyota | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | 17 | Timo GlockGLO | Jordan | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 16 | 18 | Gianmaria BruniBRU | Minardi | 50 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Zsolt BaumgartnerBAU | Minardi | 41 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 8 | David CoulthardCOU | McLaren | 38 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Rubens BarrichelloBAR | Ferrari | 38 | Collision | 0 | ⚡ 1:32.730 |
| R | 3 | Mark WebberWEB | Jaguar | 20 | Overheating | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:33.542 | - | - |
| 2 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 1:34.032 | - | - |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Jaguar | 1:34.571 | - | - |
| 4 | Takuma Sato | BAR | 1:34.897 | - | - |
| 5 | Jenson Button | BAR | 1:35.157 | - | - |
| 6 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:35.213 | - | - |
| 7 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber | 1:36.136 | - | - |
| 8 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:36.156 | - | - |
| 9 | Jacques Villeneuve | Renault | 1:36.274 | - | - |
| 10 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 1:36.420 | - | - |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:36.663 | - | - |
| 12 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:36.820 | - | - |
| 13 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 1:37.653 | - | - |
| 14 | Christian Klien | Jaguar | 1:38.258 | - | - |
| 15 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:38.637 | - | - |
| 16 | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan | 1:41.953 | - | - |
| 17 | Timo Glock | Jordan | 1:43.533 | - | - |
| 18 | Gianmaria Bruni | Minardi | 1:48.069 | - | - |
| 19 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi | - | - | - |
| 20 | Felipe Massa | Sauber | - | - | - |