September 26, 2004 Shanghai International Circuit | Lap distance 5.451 km
Photos (4) | Championship standings | 2004 season
| Pos | Points | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Laps | Race Time | Delay | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | |||
| 1 | 10 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello (BRA) | Ferrari F2004 | Ferrari 053 | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:29'12.420 | 1 | 1'34.012 | 2 | 1'32.455 | (28) | |
| 2 | 8 | 9 | Jenson Button (GBR) | BAR 006 | Honda RA004E | Michelin | 56 | 1:29'13.455 | +1.035 | 3 | 1'34.295 | 4 | 1'32.935 | (33) |
| 3 | 6 | 6 | Kimi Räikkönen (FIN) | McLaren MP4-19B | Mercedes FO110Q | Michelin | 56 | 1:29'13.889 | +1.469 | 2 | 1'34.178 | 3 | 1'32.876 | (53) |
| 4 | 5 | 8 | Fernando Alonso (ESP) | Renault R24 | Renault RS24 | Michelin | 56 | 1:29'44.930 | +32.510 | 6 | 1'34.917 | 10 | 1'33.625 | (55) |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya (COL) | Williams FW26 | BMW P84 | Michelin | 56 | 1:29'57.613 | +45.193 | 10 | 1'35.245 | 5 | 1'33.108 | (34) |
| 6 | 3 | 10 | Takuma Sato (JPN) | BAR 006 | Honda RA004E | Michelin | 56 | 1:30'07.211 | +54.791 | 18 | 1'34.993 | 8 | 1'33.533 | (36) |
| 7 | 2 | 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella (ITA) | Alfa Romeo C23 | Petronas 04A | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:30'17.884 | +1'05.464 | 7 | 1'34.951 | 7 | 1'33.520 | (25) |
| 8 | 1 | 12 | Felipe Massa (BRA) | Alfa Romeo C23 | Petronas 04A | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:30'32.500 | +1'20.080 | 4 | 1'34.759 | 6 | 1'33.483 | (43) |
| 9 | 5 | David Coulthard (GBR) | McLaren MP4-19B | Mercedes FO110Q | Michelin | 56 | 1:30'33.039 | +1'20.619 | 9 | 1'35.029 | 11 | 1'33.727 | (26) | |
| 10 | 14 | Mark Webber (AUS) | Jaguar R5 | Cosworth CR-6 | Michelin | 55 | 1:29'12.531 | +1 lap | 11 | 1'35.286 | 15 | 1'34.893 | (32) | |
| 11 | 7 | Jacques Villeneuve (CAN) | Renault R24 | Renault RS24 | Michelin | 55 | 1:29'12.708 | +1 lap | 12 | 1'35.384 | 17 | 1'34.950 | (55) | |
| 12 | 1 | Michael Schumacher (GER) | Ferrari F2004 | Ferrari 053 | Bridgestone | 55 | 1:29'22.312 | +1 lap | 20 | - | 1 | 1'32.238 | (55) | |
| 13 | 18 | Nick Heidfeld (GER) | Jordan EJ14 | Ford Cosworth RS2 | Bridgestone | 55 | 1:29'40.248 | +1 lap | 14 | 1'36.507 | 14 | 1'34.717 | (55) | |
| 14 | 17 | Olivier Panis (FRA) | Toyota TF104B | Toyota RVX-04 | Michelin | 55 | 1:29'41.045 | +1 lap | 8 | 1'34.975 | 13 | 1'34.603 | (51) | |
| 15 | 19 | Timo Glock (GER) | Jordan EJ14 | Ford Cosworth RS2 | Bridgestone | 55 | 1:30'11.738 | +1 lap | 16 | 1'37.140 | 16 | 1'34.931 | (54) | |
| 16 | 21 | Zsolt Baumgartner (HUN) | Minardi PS04B | Cosworth CR-3L | Bridgestone | 53 | 1:30'38.646 | +3 laps | 19 | 1'40.240 | 20 | 1'37.578 | (51) | |
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| wheel | 20 | Gianmaria Bruni (ITA) | Minardi PS04B | Cosworth CR-3L | Bridgestone | 38 | 1:05'01.406 | 17 | - | 19 | 1'37.377 | (23) | ||
| -- | 4 | Ralf Schumacher (GER) | Williams FW26 | BMW P84 | Michelin | 37 | 59'59.642 | 5 | 1'34.891 | 9 | 1'33.546 | (31) | ||
| gearbox | 16 | Ricardo Zonta (BRA) | Toyota TF104B | Toyota RVX-04 | Michelin | 35 | 57'29.747 | 13 | 1'35.410 | 12 | 1'34.269 | (24) | ||
| collision | 15 | Christian Klien (AUT) | Jaguar R5B | Cosworth CR-6 | Michelin | 11 | 18'16.581 | 15 | 1'36.535 | 18 | 1'36.888 | (10) | ||
| Free practice | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 35 | Anthony Davidson (GBR) | BAR 006 | Honda RA004E | Michelin | |||||||||
| -- | 37 | Björn Wirdheim (SWE) | Jaguar R5 | Cosworth CR-6 | Michelin | |||||||||
| -- | 38 | Ryan Briscoe (AUS) | Toyota TF104B | Toyota RVX-04 | Michelin | |||||||||
| -- | 39 | Robert Doornbos (NED) | Jordan EJ14 | Ford Cosworth RS2 | Bridgestone | |||||||||
| -- | 40 | Bas Leinders (BEL) | Minardi PS04B | Cosworth CR-3L | Bridgestone | |||||||||
