Round 16 · 26 September 2004
2004 Chinese Grand Prix: results
Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari) won the 2004 Chinese Grand Prix, round 16 of the championship, held on 26 September 2004 at Shanghai International Circuit (China), starting from position 1. Jenson Button (BAR) and Kimi Räikkönen (McLaren) completed the podium. He won from pole. The fastest lap was set by Michael Schumacher (—).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1 | 1:29:12.420 | 10 | Finished |
| 2 | Jenson Button | BAR | 3 | +1.035 s | 8 | Finished |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 2 | +1.469 s | 6 | Finished |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 6 | +32.510 s | 5 | Finished |
| 5 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 10 | +45.193 s | 4 | Finished |
| 6 | Takuma Sato | BAR | 18 | +54.791 s | 3 | Finished |
| 7 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber | 7 | +65.454 s | 2 | Finished |
| 8 | Felipe Massa | Sauber | 4 | +80.080 s | 1 | Finished |
| 9 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 9 | +80.619 s | — | Finished |
| 10 | Mark Webber | Jaguar | 11 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Jacques Villeneuve | Renault | 12 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 20 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan | 14 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 14 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 8 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 15 | Timo Glock | Jordan | 16 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 16 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi | 19 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 17 | Gianmaria Bruni | Minardi | 17 | — | — | Wheel |
| 18 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 5 | — | — | Collision |
| 19 | Ricardo Zonta | Toyota | 13 | — | — | Transmission |
| 20 | Christian Klien | Jaguar | 15 | — | — | Collision |