2004 Brazilian Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 24 October 2004 |
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| Circuit | Interlagos, 71 laps |
| Round | 18 of 18 |
| Race numbers | The 2004 Brazilian Grand Prix was the
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| Next race | 2005 Australian Grand Prix |
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +1 |  Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | 71 | 1hr 28m 01.451s | 10 |
| 2 | +1 |  Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren-Mercedes | 71 | +1.022s | 8 |
| 3 | -2 |  Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 71 | +24.099s | 6 |
| 4 | +4 |  Fernando Alonso | Renault | 71 | +48.908s | 5 |
| 5 | +2 |  Ralf Schumacher | Williams-BMW | 71 | +49.740s | 4 |
| 6 |  Takuma Sato | BAR-Honda | 71 | +50.248s | 3 | |
| 7 | +11 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 71 | +50.626s | 2 |
| 8 | -4 | Felipe Massa | Sauber-Petronas | 71 | +1m 02.310s | 1 |
| 9 | +1 |  Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber-Petronas | 71 | +1m 03.842s | |
| 10 | +3 |  Jacques Villeneuve | Renault | 70 | +1 lap | |
| 11 | +1 |  David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 70 | +1 lap | |
| 12 | -3 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 70 | +1 lap | |
| 13 | +1 | Ricardo Zonta | Toyota | 70 | +1 lap | |
| 14 | +1 |  Christian Klien | Jaguar-Cosworth | 69 | +2 laps | |
| 15 | +2 | Timo Glock | Jordan-Ford | 69 | +2 laps | |
| 16 | +3 |  Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi-Cosworth | 67 | +4 laps | |
| 17 | PL | Gianmaria Bruni | Minardi-Cosworth | 67 | +4 laps | |
| R |  Mark Webber | Jaguar-Cosworth | 23 | DNF | ||
| R | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan-Ford | 15 | DNF | ||
| R | Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | 3 | DNF | ||
Starting grid
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | |
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| 1 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | |
| 2 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren-Mercedes | |
| 4 | Felipe Massa | Sauber-Petronas | |
| 5 | Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | |
| 6 | Takuma Sato | BAR-Honda | |
| 7 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams-BMW | |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | |
| 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | |
| 10 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber-Petronas | |
| 11 | Mark Webber | Jaguar-Cosworth | |
| 12 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | |
| 13 | Jacques Villeneuve | Renault | |
| 14 | Ricardo Zonta | Toyota | |
| 15 | Christian Klien | Jaguar-Cosworth | |
| 16 | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan-Ford | |
| 17 | Timo Glock | Jordan-Ford | |
| 18 | -10 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| 19 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi-Cosworth | |
| 20 | |||
| Started from the pit lane | |||
| Gianmaria Bruni | Minardi-Cosworth | ||
Notes
- Michael Schumacher received a 10-place grid penalty for an engine change.
Qualifying result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| 1 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:10.646 | |
| 2 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | 1:10.850 | 0.204 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:10.892 | 0.246 |
| 4 | Felipe Massa | Sauber-Petronas | 1:10.922 | 0.276 |
| 5 | Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | 1:11.092 | 0.446 |
| 6 | Takuma Sato | BAR-Honda | 1:11.120 | 0.474 |
| 7 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams-BMW | 1:11.131 | 0.485 |
| 8 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:11.386 | 0.740 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:11.454 | 0.808 |
| 10 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:11.483 | 0.837 |
| 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber-Petronas | 1:11.571 | 0.925 |
| 12 | Mark Webber | Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:11.665 | 1.019 |
| 13 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:11.750 | 1.104 |
| 14 | Jacques Villeneuve | Renault | 1:11.836 | 1.190 |
| 15 | Ricardo Zonta | Toyota | 1:11.974 | 1.328 |
| 16 | Christian Klien | Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:12.211 | 1.565 |
| 17 | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan-Ford | 1:12.829 | 2.183 |
| 18 | Timo Glock | Jordan-Ford | 1:13.502 | 2.856 |
| 19 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi-Cosworth | 1:13.550 | 2.904 |
| 20 | Gianmaria Bruni | Minardi-Cosworth | – |
Free practice appearances
| Driver | Constructor |
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| Ryan Briscoe | Toyota |
| Anthony Davidson | BAR-Honda |
 Robert Doornbos |  Jordan-Ford |
 Bas Leinders | Minardi-Cosworth |
 Bjorn Wirdheim | Jaguar-Cosworth |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-2004 Brazilian Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Michael Schumacher | 148 |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | 114 |
| 3 | Jenson Button | 85 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | 59 |
| 5 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 58 |
| 6 | Jarno Trulli | 46 |
| 7 | Kimi Raikkonen | 45 |
| 8 | Takuma Sato | 34 |
| 9 | Ralf Schumacher | 24 |
| 10 | David Coulthard | 24 |
| 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 22 |
| 12 | Felipe Massa | 12 |
| 13 | Mark Webber | 7 |
| 14 |  Olivier Panis | 6 |
| 15 | Antonio Pizzonia | 6 |
| 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 | 262 |
| 2 | BAR-Honda | 119 |
| 3 | Renault | 105 |
| 4 | Williams-BMW | 88 |
| 5 | McLaren-Mercedes | 69 |
| 6 |  Sauber-Petronas | 34 |
| 7 | Jaguar-Cosworth | 10 |
| 8 | Toyota | 9 |
| 9 | Jordan-Ford | 5 |
| 10 | Minardi-Cosworth | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Last start
- Zsolt Baumgartner, Gianmaria Bruni, Ricardo Zonta
- Jaguar
- Milestone race start
- 50th for Mark Webber (107th driver to start 50 races, 3rd Australian driver)
- Wins
- 4th for Juan Pablo Montoya (last for Williams)
- 113th for Williams (last until 2012)
- Podiums
- 57th for Rubens Barrichello, 23rd for Juan Pablo Montoya (last for Williams), 18th for Kimi Raikkonen
- 553rd for Ferrari, 367th for McLaren, 289th for Williams
- Poles
- 13th for Rubens Barrichello (last until 2009; last for Ferrari)
- 178th for Ferrari
- Fastest laps
- 11th for Juan Pablo Montoya (last for Williams)
- 128th for Williams
- Front row starts
- 29th for Rubens Barrichello (last until 2009; last for Ferrari), 22nd for Juan Pablo Montoya (last for Williams)
- Win & fastest lap
- 2nd and last for Juan Pablo Montoya