2004 Malaysian Grand Prix

  2004 Malaysian Grand Prix

Race details
Race 2 of 18 in the 2004 Formula One season
Date	21 March 2004
Official name	2004 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix
Location	Sepang International Circuit, Sepang, Malaysia
Course	Permanent race circuit 5.543 km (3.445 mi)
Distance	56 laps, 310.408 km (192.92 mi)
Weather	Dry, light rain at the start Air Temp 34 °C (93 °F)[1]
Pole position
Driver	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
Time	1:33.074
Fastest lap
Driver	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW
Time	1:34.223 on lap 28
Podium
First	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
Second	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW
Third	Jenson Button	BAR-Honda

The 2004 Malaysian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 21 March 2004 at the Sepang International Circuit.

Race report

With all drivers starting on dry tyres, the action started sooner than expected as on the parade lap Kimi Räikkönen spun but was able to retake his grid position. Mark Webber, starting from P2, made a woeful start and slid down the field to be 9th by the 1st lap. Fernando Alonso on the other hand, made a brilliant start from 19th (2nd last) and was up behind Webber in 10th after lap 1. Michael Schumacher led from the start while drivers behind jostled for position. By the second lap, rain started to fall and cars were starting to lose traction on the dry tyres.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time[2]	Gap
1	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:33.074	—
2	14	Mark Webber	Jaguar-Cosworth	1:33.715	+0.641
3	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	1:33.756	+0.682
4	3	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	1:34.054	+0.980
5	6	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:34.164	+1.090
6	9	Jenson Button	BAR-Honda	1:34.221	+1.147
7	4	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	1:34.235	+1.161
8	7	Jarno Trulli	Renault	1:34.413	+1.339
9	5	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	1:34.602	+1.528
10	16	Cristiano da Matta	Toyota	1:34.917	+1.843
11	12	Felipe Massa	Sauber-Petronas	1:35.039	+1.965
12	11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Sauber-Petronas	1:35.061	+1.987
13	15	Christian Klien	Jaguar-Cosworth	1:35.158	+2.084
14	17	Olivier Panis	Toyota	1:35.617	+2.543
15	18	Nick Heidfeld	Jordan-Ford	1:36.569	+3.495
16	20	Gianmaria Bruni	Minardi-Cosworth	1:38.577	+5.503
17	21	Zsolt Baumgartner	Minardi-Cosworth	1:39.272	+6.198
18	19	Giorgio Pantano	Jordan-Ford	1:39.902	+6.828
19	10	Takuma Sato	BAR-Honda	no time	no time
20	8	Fernando Alonso	Renault	no time	no time

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	56	1:31:07.490	1	10
2	3	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW	56	+5.022	4	8
3	9	Jenson Button	BAR-Honda	56	+11.568	6	6
4	2	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	56	+13.615	3	5
5	7	Jarno Trulli	Renault	56	+37.360	8	4
6	5	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	56	+53.098	9	3
7	8	Fernando Alonso	Renault	56	+1:07.877	20	2
8	12	Felipe Massa	Sauber-Petronas	55	+1 Lap	11	1
9	16	Cristiano da Matta	Toyota	55	+1 Lap	10
10	15	Christian Klien	Jaguar-Cosworth	55	+1 Lap	13
11	11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Sauber-Petronas	55	+1 Lap	12
12	17	Olivier Panis	Toyota	55	+1 Lap	14
13	19	Giorgio Pantano	Jordan-Ford	54	+2 Laps	18
14	20	Gianmaria Bruni	Minardi-Cosworth	53	+3 Laps	16
15	10	Takuma Sato	BAR-Honda	52	Engine	19
16	21	Zsolt Baumgartner	Minardi-Cosworth	52	+4 Laps	17
Ret	6	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	40	Transmission	5
Ret	18	Nick Heidfeld	Jordan-Ford	34	Transmission	15
Ret	4	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	27	Engine	7
Ret	14	Mark Webber	Jaguar-Cosworth	23	Spin	2

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Michael Schumacher 20 2 Rubens Barrichello 13 3 Juan Pablo Montoya 12 4 Jenson Button 9 5 Fernando Alonso 8

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Ferrari 33 2 Williams-BMW 17 3 Renault 14 4 BAR-Honda 9 5 McLaren-Mercedes 4

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

Notes

• Lap Leaders: Michael Schumacher 51 (1-9, 12-25, 28-39, 41-56), Juan Pablo Montoya 2 (10-11) and Rubens Barrichello 3 (26-27, 40)
• First podium: Jenson Button

References

Coordinates: 2°45′39″N 101°44′18″E / 2.76083°N 101.73833°E / 2.76083; 101.73833