Round 2 qualifying β Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2004-03-21
Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) took pole for the 2004 Malaysian Grand Prix with a 1:33.074 lap.
Mark Webber (Jaguar) joined the front row, 0.641s shy of pole, with Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari) third on the grid. Cristiano da Matta (Toyota) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Felipe Massa (Sauber) missed the cut by 0.122s.
Q3 was settled inside 1.843s β pole to P10 β with Cristiano da Matta (Toyota) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:33.074 | β | β | 1:33.074 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Jaguar | 1:33.715 | β | β | +0.641 |
| 3 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:33.756 | β | β | +0.682 |
| 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya |
| Williams |
| 1:34.054 |
| β |
| β |
| +0.980 |
| 5 | 7Kimi RΓ€ikkΓΆnen | McLaren | 1:34.164 | β | β | +1.090 |
| 6 | 22Jenson Button | BAR | 1:34.221 | β | β | +1.147 |
| 7 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | 1:34.235 | β | β | +1.161 |
| 8 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 1:34.413 | β | β | +1.339 |
| 9 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:34.602 | β | β | +1.528 |
| 10 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 1:34.917 | β | β | +1.843 |
| 11 | 19Felipe Massa | Sauber | 1:35.039 | β | β | +1.965 |
| 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber | 1:35.061 | β | β | +1.987 |
| 13 | Christian Klien | Jaguar | 1:35.158 | β | β | +2.084 |
| 14 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 1:35.617 | β | β | +2.543 |
| 15 | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan | 1:36.569 | β | β | +3.495 |
| 16 | Gianmaria Bruni | Minardi | 1:38.577 | β | β | +5.503 |
| 17 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi | 1:39.272 | β | β | +6.198 |
| 18 | Giorgio Pantano | Jordan | 1:39.902 | β | β | +6.828 |
| 19 | 14Fernando Alonso | Renault | β | β | β | β |
| 20 | Takuma Sato | BAR | β | β | β | β |