28/08/2004
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | T | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Barrichello | Ferrari | B | 1:57.085 | 133.221 mph |
| 2 | M Schumacher | Ferrari | B | 1:57.906 | 0.821 |
| 3 | Raikkonen | McLaren | M | 1:57.975 | 0.890 |
| 4 | Fisichella | Sauber | B | 1:58.138 | 1.053 |
| 5 | Coulthard | McLaren | M | 1:58.434 | 1.349 |
| 6 | Massa | Sauber | B | 1:58.864 | 1.779 |
| 7 | Button | BAR | M | 1:59.182 | 2.097 |
| 8 | Trulli | Renault | M | 1:59.519 | 2.434 |
| 9 | Sato | BAR | M | 2:00.088 | 3.003 |
| 10 | Alonso | Renault | M | 2:01.475 | 4.390 |
| 11 | Zonta | Toyota | M | 2:02.175 | 5.090 |
| 12 | Klien | Jaguar | M | 2:02.411 | 5.326 |
| 13 | Webber | Jaguar | M | 2:02.501 | 5.416 |
| 14 | Montoya | WilliamsF1 | M | 2:02.559 | 5.474 |
| 15 | Panis | Toyota | M | 2:02.592 | 5.507 |
| 16 | Heidfeld | Jordan | B | 2:03.556 | 6.471 |
| 17 | Pantano | Jordan | B | 2:04.131 | 7.046 |
| 18 | Bruni | Minardi | B | 2:05.485 | 8.400 |
| 19 | Pizzonia | WilliamsF1 | M | 2:07.337 | 10.252 |
| 20 | Baumgartner | Minardi | B | 2:09.428 | 12.343 |