The Japanese Grand Prix 2004 was the 17th round of the 2004 F1 season, and took place at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan, on October 10th.
Michael Schumacher won the race from the pole, followed by Ralf Schumacher, and Jenson Button completing the podium.
Final results
Race evolution
Pit Stops
Unfortunately we do not have pit stops information for this race.
Strategy
Unfortunately we do not have strategy information for this race..
Incidents
There were some incidents during the race, with 4 drivers who didn't manage to cross the finish line.
These included, Zsolt Baumgartner, who lost control and spun off the track on lap 41, David Coulthard, and Rubens Barrichello, both retired dure to damage caused by a collision with other cars, and Mark Webber, who suffered from an overall car overhating on lap 20.
Spun off
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Zsolt BaumgartnerLap 41
Collision
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David CoulthardLap 38
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Rubens BarrichelloLap 38
Overheating
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Mark WebberLap 20
Qualifying
During the 2024 season the qualifying format was held entirely on Saturday, and was structured as follows:
- Drivers would compelte a single flying lap, in the order the clasified in the previous race.
- Following the order from that attempt, drivers would complete another single flying lap to decide the final grid order.
This time around, Michael Schumacher managed to secure the pole position with a time of 1:33.542 seconds, 0.49 seconds faster than Ralf Schumacher, who completed the first line of the grid.