Pit Lane F1
Round 2 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2005-03-20
Fernando Alonso (Renault) took pole for the 2005 Malaysian Grand Prix with a 1:35.090 lap.
Jarno Trulli (Toyota) joined the front row, 0.163s shy of pole, with Giancarlo Fisichella (Renault) third on the grid. Nick Heidfeld (Williams) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Juan Pablo Montoya (McLaren) missed the cut by 0.304s.
Q3 was settled inside 1.363s — pole to P10 — with Nick Heidfeld (Williams) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:32.582 | 1:35.090 | — | 1:35.090 |
| 2 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:32.672 | 1:35.253 | — | +0.163 |
| 3 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1:32.765 | 1:35.683 | — | +0.593 |
| 4 |
| Mark Webber |
| Williams |
| 1:33.204 |
| 1:35.700 |
| — |
| +0.610 |
| 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 1:33.106 | 1:35.901 | — | +0.811 |
| 6 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:32.839 | 1:36.644 | — | +1.554 |
| 7 | Christian Klien | Red Bull | 1:33.724 | 1:35.865 | — | +0.775 |
| 8 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:33.809 | 1:35.891 | — | +0.801 |
| 9 | 22Jenson Button | BAR | 1:33.616 | 1:36.216 | — | +1.126 |
| 10 | Nick Heidfeld | Williams | 1:33.464 | 1:36.453 | — | +1.363 |
| 11 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | 1:33.333 | 1:36.757 | — | +1.667 |
| 12 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:34.162 | 1:37.340 | — | +2.250 |
| 13 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:34.072 | 1:37.561 | — | +2.471 |
| 14 | 19Felipe Massa | Sauber | 1:34.151 | 1:37.733 | — | +2.643 |
| 15 | Anthony Davidson | BAR | 1:34.866 | 1:37.024 | — | +1.934 |
| 16 | Jacques Villeneuve | Sauber | 1:34.887 | 1:38.108 | — | +3.018 |
| 17 | Narain Karthikeyan | Jordan | 1:37.806 | 1:39.850 | — | +4.760 |
| 18 | Tiago Monteiro | Jordan | 1:37.856 | 1:40.106 | — | +5.016 |
| 19 | Patrick Friesacher | Minardi | 1:39.268 | 1:41.918 | — | +6.828 |
| 20 | Christijan Albers | Minardi | 1:40.432 | 1:42.569 | — | +7.479 |