Season 2004 · Round 2

Malaysian Grand Prix

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2004-03-21 · Sepang International Circuit · Malaysia · Malaysian Grand Prix · 56Lap · 310.408km
1 Michael Schumacher
Ferrari 1:31:07.490
Team win 15pt P1 · P4
3 Juan Pablo Montoya
Williams +5.022
9 Jenson Button
BAR +11.568
Fastest Lap
3 Juan Pablo Montoya
1:34.223 · L28
DNF
4
Kimi Räikkönen L40 Nick Heidfeld L34 Ralf Schumacher L27 Mark Webber L23
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Pole-to-win rate 9/19 47.4%
Most lead changes · all-time P4
Circuit Info
Sepang International Circuit Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
56Lap 310.408km 20 races held (1999–) Lap record 1:34.080 · Sebastian Vettel (2017)
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Fastest Lap
P1 Kimi Räikkönen 2 · GP #1
P1 Mark Webber 2 · GP #1
P5 Fernando Alonso 1 · → Nico Rosberg -1
Starts
P1 Jenson Button 17 starts · GP #1
P2 Fernando Alonso 16 starts · → Jenson Button -1
P3 Kimi Räikkönen 15 starts · → Fernando Alonso -1
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Pablo Montoya MON Pablo Montoya MON Button BUT Button BUT Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Trulli TRU Trulli TRU Coulthard COU Coulthard COU Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Massa MAS Massa MAS da Matta DA da Matta DA Klien KLI Klien KLI Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS Panis PAN Panis PAN Pantano PAN Pantano PAN Bruni BRU Bruni BRU Sato SAT Sato SAT Baumgartner BAU Baumgartner BAU Räikkönen · retired L40 Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Heidfeld · retired L34 Heidfeld HEI Heidfeld HEI Schumacher · retired L27 Schumacher SCH Schumacher SCH Webber · retired L23 Webber WEB Webber WEB
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1 56 1:31:07.490 10
2 3 Juan Pablo Montoya FL Williams 4 56 +5.022 8
3 9 Jenson Button BAR 6 56 +11.568 6
4 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 3 56 +13.615 5
5 16 Jarno Trulli Renault 8 56 +37.360 4
6 5 David Coulthard McLaren 9 56 +53.098 3
7 8 Fernando Alonso Renault 19 56 +1:07.877 2
8 12 Felipe Massa Sauber 11 55 +1 Lap 1
9 16 Cristiano da Matta Toyota 10 55 +1 Lap
10 15 Christian Klien Jaguar 13 55 +1 Lap
11 11 Giancarlo Fisichella Sauber 12 55 +1 Lap
12 17 Olivier Panis Toyota 14 55 +1 Lap
13 19 Giorgio Pantano Jordan 18 54 +2 Laps
14 20 Gianmaria Bruni Minardi 16 53 +3 Laps
15 10 Takuma Sato BAR 20 52 +4 Laps
16 21 Zsolt Baumgartner Minardi 17 52 +4 Laps
R 6 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren 5 40 Transmission
R 18 Nick Heidfeld Jordan 15 34 Transmission
R 4 Ralf Schumacher Williams 7 27 Engine
R 14 Mark Webber Jaguar 2 23 Spun off
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:33.074 — — POLE Q1
2 14 Mark Webber Jaguar 1:33.715 — — +0.641 Q1
3 2 Rubens Barrichello Ferrari 1:33.756 — — +0.682 Q1
4 3 Juan Pablo Montoya Williams 1:34.054 — — +0.980 Q1
5 6 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren 1:34.164 — — +1.090 Q1
6 9 Jenson Button BAR 1:34.221 — — +1.147 Q1
7 4 Ralf Schumacher Williams 1:34.235 — — +1.161 Q1
8 16 Jarno Trulli Renault 1:34.413 — — +1.339 Q1
9 5 David Coulthard McLaren 1:34.602 — — +1.528 Q1
10 16 Cristiano da Matta Toyota 1:34.917 — — +1.843 Q1
11 12 Felipe Massa Sauber 1:35.039 — — +1.965 Q1
12 11 Giancarlo Fisichella Sauber 1:35.061 — — +1.987 Q1
13 15 Christian Klien Jaguar 1:35.158 — — +2.084 Q1
14 17 Olivier Panis Toyota 1:35.617 — — +2.543 Q1
15 18 Nick Heidfeld Jordan 1:36.569 — — +3.495 Q1
16 20 Gianmaria Bruni Minardi 1:38.577 — — +5.503 Q1
17 21 Zsolt Baumgartner Minardi 1:39.272 — — +6.198 Q1
18 19 Giorgio Pantano Jordan 1:39.902 — — +6.828 Q1
19 8 Fernando Alonso Renault — —
20 10 Takuma Sato BAR — —
Starting grid
Official
1
1 Michael Schumacher
2
14 Mark Webber
3
2 Rubens Barrichello
4
3 Juan Pablo Montoya
5
6 Kimi Räikkönen
6
9 Jenson Button
7
4 Ralf Schumacher
8
16 Jarno Trulli
9
5 David Coulthard
10
16 Cristiano da Matta
11
12 Felipe Massa
12
11 Giancarlo Fisichella
13
15 Christian Klien
14
17 Olivier Panis
15
18 Nick Heidfeld
16
20 Gianmaria Bruni
17
21 Zsolt Baumgartner
18
19 Giorgio Pantano
19
8 Fernando Alonso
20
10 Takuma Sato
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
No data for this session.
#DriverLap timeLap
1 3 Juan Pablo Montoya 1:34.223 L28
2 3 Juan Pablo Montoya 1:34.649 L14
3 1 Michael Schumacher 1:34.819 L6
4 9 Jenson Button 1:34.967 L28
5 1 Michael Schumacher 1:35.016 L38
6 1 Michael Schumacher 1:35.022 L5
7 16 Jarno Trulli 1:35.039 L12
8 1 Michael Schumacher 1:35.056 L24
9 9 Jenson Button 1:35.075 L11
10 3 Juan Pablo Montoya 1:35.096 L29
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2012 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
11
Giancarlo Fisichella
+16
P12→P11
17
Olivier Panis
+15
P14→P12
10
Takuma Sato
+15
P20→P15
8
Fernando Alonso
+13
P19→P7
4
Ralf Schumacher
+13
P7→P—
12
Felipe Massa
+11
P11→P8
15
Christian Klien
+11
P13→P10
9
Jenson Button
+10
P6→P3
Most positions lost
Takuma Sato −12 Mark Webber −12 Rubens Barrichello −11
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15