Michael Schumacher won the French Grand Prix 2004 at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours on 4 July 2004, starting from P2 on the grid. Fernando Alonso finished second for Renault, with Rubens Barrichello completing the podium for Ferrari. Michael Schumacher set the fastest lap with a time of 1:15.377.
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Michael SchumacherMSC | Ferrari | 70 | 1:30:18.133 | 10 | ⚡ 1:15.377 |
| 2 | 1 | Fernando AlonsoALO | Renault | 70 | +8.329 | 8 | |
| 3 | 10 | Rubens BarrichelloBAR | Ferrari | 70 | +31.622 | 6 | |
| 4 | 5 | Jarno TrulliTRU | Renault | 70 | +32.082 | 5 | |
| 5 | 4 | Jenson ButtonBUT | BAR | 70 | +32.482 | 4 | |
| 6 | 3 | David CoulthardCOU | McLaren | 70 | +35.520 | 3 | |
| 7 | 9 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | McLaren | 70 | +36.230 | 2 | |
| 8 | 6 | Juan Pablo MontoyaMON | Williams | 70 | +43.419 | 1 | |
| 9 | 12 | Mark WebberWEB | Jaguar | 70 | +52.394 | 0 | |
| 10 | 8 | Marc GenéGEN | Williams | 70 | +58.166 | 0 | |
| 11 | 13 | Christian KlienKLI | Jaguar | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 15 | Giancarlo FisichellaFIS | Sauber | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 16 | Felipe MassaMAS | Sauber | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 11 | Cristiano da MattaDAM | Toyota | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 14 | Olivier PanisPAN | Toyota | 68 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 16 | 17 | Nick HeidfeldHEI | Jordan | 68 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 17 | 18 | Giorgio PantanoPAN | Jordan | 67 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 18 | 19 | Gianmaria BruniBRU | Minardi | 66 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Zsolt BaumgartnerBAU | Minardi | 31 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 7 | Takuma SatoSAT | BAR | 15 | Engine | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:13.698 | - | - |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:13.971 | - | - |
| 3 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:13.987 | - | - |
| 4 | Jenson Button | BAR | 1:13.995 | - | - |
| 5 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 1:14.070 | - | - |
| 6 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams | 1:14.172 | - | - |
| 7 | Takuma Sato | BAR | 1:14.240 | - | - |
| 8 | Marc Gené | Williams | 1:14.275 | - | - |
| 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:14.346 | - | - |
| 10 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:14.478 | - | - |
| 11 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 1:14.553 | - | - |
| 12 | Mark Webber | Jaguar | 1:14.798 | - | - |
| 13 | Christian Klien | Jaguar | 1:15.065 | - | - |
| 14 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 1:15.130 | - | - |
| 15 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber | 1:16.177 | - | - |
| 16 | Felipe Massa | Sauber | 1:16.200 | - | - |
| 17 | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan | 1:16.807 | - | - |
| 18 | Giorgio Pantano | Jordan | 1:17.462 | - | - |
| 19 | Gianmaria Bruni | Minardi | 1:17.913 | - | - |
| 20 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi | 1:18.247 | - | - |