2004 Belgian Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 29 August 2004 |
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| Circuit | Spa-Francorchamps, 44 laps |
| Round | 14 of 18 |
| Race numbers | The 2004 Belgian Grand Prix was the
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +9 |  Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren-Mercedes | 44 | 1hr 32m 35.274s | 10 |
| 2 |  Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 44 | +3.132s | 8 | |
| 3 | +3 |  Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 44 | +4.371s | 6 |
| 4 | +4 | Felipe Massa | Sauber-Petronas | 44 | +12.504s | 5 |
| 5 |  Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber-Petronas | 44 | +14.104s | 4 | |
| 6 | +7 |  Christian Klien | Jaguar-Cosworth | 44 | +14.614s | 3 |
| 7 | -3 |  David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 44 | +17.970s | 2 |
| 8 | +1 |  Olivier Panis | Toyota | 44 | +18.693s | 1 |
| 9 | -8 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 44 | +22.115s | |
| 10 | +10 | Ricardo Zonta | Toyota | 41 | DNF | |
| 11 | +5 | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan-Ford | 40 | +4 laps | |
| R |  Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | 37 | DNF | ||
| R | Antonio Pizzonia | Williams-BMW | 31 | DNF | ||
| R | Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | 29 | DNF | ||
| R |  Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi-Cosworth | 28 | DNF | ||
| R |  Fernando Alonso | Renault | 11 | DNF | ||
| R |  Mark Webber | Jaguar-Cosworth | 0 | DNF | ||
| R |  Takuma Sato | BAR-Honda | 0 | DNF | ||
| R | Gianmaria Bruni | Minardi-Cosworth | 0 | DNF | ||
| R | Giorgio Pantano | Jordan-Ford | 0 | DNF | ||
Notes
- Ricardo Zonta ended lap 41 in P4 before retiring on the following lap.
- Fernando Alonso ended lap 11 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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| 1 | Jarno Trulli | Renault |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Renault |
| 4 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 5 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber-Petronas |
| 6 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari |
| 7 | Mark Webber | Jaguar-Cosworth |
| 8 | Felipe Massa | Sauber-Petronas |
| 9 | Olivier Panis | Toyota |
| 10 | Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 11 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW |
| 12 | Jenson Button | BAR-Honda |
| 13 | Christian Klien | Jaguar-Cosworth |
| 14 | Antonio Pizzonia | Williams-BMW |
| 15 | Takuma Sato | BAR-Honda |
| 16 | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan-Ford |
| 17 | Gianmaria Bruni | Minardi-Cosworth |
| 18 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi-Cosworth |
| 19 | Giorgio Pantano | Jordan-Ford |
| 20 | Ricardo Zonta | Toyota |
Qualifying result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| 1 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 1:56.232 | |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:56.304 | 0.072 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:56.686 | 0.454 |
| 4 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:57.990 | 1.758 |
| 5 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber-Petronas | 1:58.040 | 1.808 |
| 6 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:58.175 | 1.943 |
| 7 | Mark Webber | Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:58.729 | 2.497 |
| 8 | Felipe Massa | Sauber-Petronas | 1:59.008 | 2.776 |
| 9 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 1:59.552 | 3.320 |
| 10 | Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:59.635 | 3.403 |
| 11 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | 1:59.681 | 3.449 |
| 12 | Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | 2:00.237 | 4.005 |
| 13 | Christian Klien | Jaguar-Cosworth | 2:01.246 | 5.014 |
| 14 | Antonio Pizzonia | Williams-BMW | 2:01.447 | 5.215 |
| 15 | Takuma Sato | BAR-Honda | 2:01.813 | 5.581 |
| 16 | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan-Ford | 2:02.645 | 6.413 |
| 17 | Gianmaria Bruni | Minardi-Cosworth | 2:02.651 | 6.419 |
| 18 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi-Cosworth | 2:03.303 | 7.071 |
| 19 | Giorgio Pantano | Jordan-Ford | 2:03.833 | 7.601 |
| 20 | Ricardo Zonta | Toyota | 2:03.895 | 7.663 |
Free practice appearances
| Driver | Constructor |
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| Ryan Briscoe | Toyota |
| Anthony Davidson | BAR-Honda |
| Timo Glock |  Jordan-Ford |
 Bas Leinders | Minardi-Cosworth |
 Bjorn Wirdheim | Jaguar-Cosworth |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-2004 Belgian Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Michael Schumacher | 128 |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | 88 |
| 3 | Jenson Button | 65 |
| 4 | Jarno Trulli | 46 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | 45 |
| 6 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 38 |
| 7 | Kimi Raikkonen | 28 |
| 8 | David Coulthard | 21 |
| 9 | Takuma Sato | 18 |
| 10 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 18 |
| 11 | Ralf Schumacher | 12 |
| 12 | Felipe Massa | 10 |
| 13 | Mark Webber | 7 |
| 14 | Olivier Panis | 6 |
| 15 | Antonio Pizzonia | 4 |
| 16 | Christian Klien | 3 |
| 17 | Cristiano da Matta | 3 |
| 18 | Nick Heidfeld | 3 |
| 19 | Timo Glock | 2 |
| 20 | Zsolt Baumgartner | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 | Ferrari | 216 |
| 2 | Renault | 91 |
| 3 | BAR-Honda | 83 |
| 4 | Williams-BMW | 54 |
| 5 | McLaren-Mercedes | 49 |
| 6 |  Sauber-Petronas | 28 |
| 7 | Jaguar-Cosworth | 10 |
| 8 | Toyota | 9 |
| 9 | Jordan-Ford | 5 |
| 10 | Minardi-Cosworth | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Milestone race start
- 700th for Ferrari (1st constructor to start 700 races)
- World Champion
- 7th and last title for Michael Schumacher (1st driver to win seven championships, 1st German driver; last German champion until 2010)
- Wins
- 2nd for Kimi Raikkonen
- 138th for McLaren
- Podiums
- 135th for Michael Schumacher, 54th for Rubens Barrichello, 16th for Kimi Raikkonen
- 547th & 548th for Ferrari, 365th for McLaren
- Poles
- 2nd for Jarno Trulli (last for Renault)
- 36th for Renault
- Fastest laps
- 6th for Kimi Raikkonen
- 114th for McLaren
- Front row starts
- 100th for Michael Schumacher (1st driver to achieve 100 front row starts, 1st German driver), 6th for Jarno Trulli (last for Renault)
- Points finishes
- 100th for David Coulthard, 29th and last for Olivier Panis, 1st for Christian Klien (295th different point scorer, 6th Austrian driver)
- Win & fastest lap
- 1st for Kimi Raikkonen (59th different driver to win and set the fastest lap, 3rd Finnish driver; first Finnish driver to win and set the fastest lap since 2001)