Round 1 of the 2004 FIA Formula 3000 International Championship was held at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola, Italy on 24 April 2004. Vitantonio Liuzzi started on pole position and was the race winner. The race featured on the undercard of the 2004 San Marino Grand Prix.
Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Italy | Arden International | Avon | 31 | 52:46.960 | - | - | 1:40.107 | 18 | 173.529 |
| 2 | 14 | Enrico Toccacelo | Italy | BCN Competicion | Avon | 31 | 52:55.813 | +8.853 | +8.853 | 1:40.612 | 13 | 173.045 |
| 3 | 2 | Robert Doornbos | Netherlands | Arden International | Avon | 31 | 53:18.048 | +31.088 | +22.235 | 1:41.197 | 28 | 171.842 |
| 4 | 18 | Raffaele Giammaria | Italy | AEZ I.E. Engineering | Avon | 31 | 53:20.465 | +33.505 | +2.417 | 1:41.013 | 15 | 171.713 |
| 5 | 17 | Tomas Enge | Czech Republic | Ma-Con Engineering | Avon | 31 | 53:21.475 | +34.515 | +1.010 | 1:41.040 | 15 | 171.658 |
| 6 | 7 | Jeff van Hooydonk | Belgium | Coloni Motorsport | Avon | 31 | 53:31.021 | +44.061 | +9.546 | 1:41.441 | 12 | 171.148 |
| 7 | 5 | Yannick Schroeder | France | Durango | Avon | 31 | 53:32.782 | +45.822 | +1.761 | 1:41.469 | 21 | 171.054 |
| 8 | 10 | Alan van der Merwe | South Africa | Super Nova Racing Ltd | Avon | 31 | 53:32.997 | +46.037 | +0.215 | 1:41.265 | 28 | 171.043 |
| 9 | 9 | Patrick Friesacher | Austria | Super Nova Racing Ltd | Avon | 31 | 53:33.321 | +46.361 | +0.324 | 1:41.321 | 17 | 171.026 |
| 10 | 16 | Tony Schmidt | Germany | Ma-Con Engineering | Avon | 31 | 53:46.118 | +59.158 | +12.797 | 1:41.989 | 17 | 170.347 |
| 11 | 12 | Jan Heylen | Belgium | Team Astromega | Avon | 31 | 54:01.951 | +1:14.991 | +15.833 | 1:42.198 | 23 | 169.515 |
| 12 | 4 | Mathias Lauda | Austria | CMS Performance | Avon | 31 | 54:14.103 | +1:27.143 | +12.152 | 1:41.692 | 27 | 168.882 |
| 13 | 6 | Rodrigo Ribeiro | Brazil | Durango | Avon | 31 | 54:26.160 | +1:39.200 | +12.057 | 1:41.813 | 24 | 168.259 |
| 14 | 19 | Ferdinando Monfardini | Italy | AEZ I.E. Engineering | Avon | 30 | 53:00.172 | +13.212 | 1 lap | 1:42.979 | 24 | 167.224 |
| 15 | 11 | Nico Verdonck | Belgium | Team Astromega | Avon | 30 | 53:01.180 | +14.220 | +1.008 | 1:42.123 | 17 | 167.171 |
| DNF | 3 | Jose Maria Lopez | Argentina | CMS Performance | Avon | 17 | 29:19.826 | 1:39.847 | 17 | 171.004 | ||
| DNF | 15 | Esteban Guerrieri | Argentina | BCN Competicion | Avon | 10 | 17:18.835 | 1:42.389 | 3 | 170.023 | ||
| DNF | 8 | Can Artam | Turkey | Coloni Motorsport | Avon | 3 | 5:44.540 | 1:42.900 | 3 | 151.840 |