2004 Malaysian Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 21 March 2004 |
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| Circuit | Sepang, 56 laps |
| Round | 2 of 18 |
| Race numbers | The 2004 Malaysian Grand Prix was the
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 |  Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 56 | 1hr 31m 07.490s | 10 | |
| 2 | +2 |  Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | 56 | +5.022s | 8 |
| 3 | +3 |  Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | 56 | +11.568s | 6 |
| 4 | -1 |  Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 56 | +13.616s | 5 |
| 5 | +3 |  Jarno Trulli | Renault | 56 | +37.360s | 4 |
| 6 | +3 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 56 | +53.098s | 3 |
| 7 | +12 |  Fernando Alonso | Renault | 56 | +1m 07.877s | 2 |
| 8 | +3 | Felipe Massa | Sauber-Petronas | 55 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 9 | +1 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 55 | +1 lap | |
| 10 | +3 |  Christian Klien | Jaguar-Cosworth | 55 | +1 lap | |
| 11 | +1 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber-Petronas | 55 | +1 lap | |
| 12 | +2 |  Olivier Panis | Toyota | 55 | +1 lap | |
| 13 | PL | Giorgio Pantano | Jordan-Ford | 54 | +2 laps | |
| 14 | +2 | Gianmaria Bruni | Minardi-Cosworth | 53 | +3 laps | |
| 15 | +5 |  Takuma Sato | BAR-Honda | 52 | DNF | |
| 16 | +1 |  Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi-Cosworth | 52 | +4 laps | |
| R |  Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren-Mercedes | 40 | DNF | ||
| R | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan-Ford | 34 | DNF | ||
| R | Ralf Schumacher | Williams-BMW | 27 | DNF | ||
| R |  Mark Webber | Jaguar-Cosworth | 23 | DNF | ||
Notes
- Takuma Sato ended lap 52 in P8 before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | |
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| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Jaguar-Cosworth | |
| 3 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | |
| 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | |
| 5 | Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren-Mercedes | |
| 6 | Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | |
| 7 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams-BMW | |
| 8 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | |
| 9 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | |
| 10 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | |
| 11 | Felipe Massa | Sauber-Petronas | |
| 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber-Petronas | |
| 13 | Christian Klien | Jaguar-Cosworth | |
| 14 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | |
| 15 | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan-Ford | |
| 16 | Gianmaria Bruni | Minardi-Cosworth | |
| 17 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi-Cosworth | |
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| 19 | -10 | Fernando Alonso | Renault |
| 20 | -10 | Takuma Sato | BAR-Honda |
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| -10 | Giorgio Pantano | Jordan-Ford | |
Notes
- Fernando Alonso, Takuma Sato, and Giorgio Pantano received 10-place grid penalties for engine changes.
Qualifying result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:33.074 | |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:33.715 | 0.641 |
| 3 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:33.756 | 0.682 |
| 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | 1:34.054 | 0.980 |
| 5 | Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:34.164 | 1.090 |
| 6 | Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | 1:34.221 | 1.147 |
| 7 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams-BMW | 1:34.235 | 1.161 |
| 8 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 1:34.413 | 1.339 |
| 9 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:34.602 | 1.528 |
| 10 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 1:34.917 | 1.843 |
| 11 | Felipe Massa | Sauber-Petronas | 1:35.039 | 1.965 |
| 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber-Petronas | 1:35.061 | 1.987 |
| 13 | Christian Klien | Jaguar-Cosworth | 1:35.158 | 2.084 |
| 14 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 1:35.617 | 2.543 |
| 15 | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan-Ford | 1:36.559 | 3.485 |
| 16 | Gianmaria Bruni | Minardi-Cosworth | 1:38.577 | 5.503 |
| 17 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi-Cosworth | 1:39.272 | 6.198 |
| 18 | Giorgio Pantano | Jordan-Ford | 1:39.902 | 6.828 |
| 19 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | – | |
| 20 | Takuma Sato | BAR-Honda | – |
Free practice appearances
| Driver | Constructor |
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| Anthony Davidson | BAR-Honda |
| Timo Glock |  Jordan-Ford |
 Bas Leinders | Minardi-Cosworth |
 Bjorn Wirdheim | Jaguar-Cosworth |
| Ricardo Zonta | Toyota |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-2004 Malaysian Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Michael Schumacher | 20 |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | 13 |
| 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 12 |
| 4 | Jenson Button | 9 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | 8 |
| 6 | Jarno Trulli | 6 |
| 7 | Ralf Schumacher | 5 |
| 8 | David Coulthard | 4 |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 | Ferrari | 33 |
| 2 | Williams-BMW | 17 |
| 3 | Renault | 14 |
| 4 | BAR-Honda | 9 |
| 5 | McLaren-Mercedes | 4 |
| 6 |  Sauber-Petronas | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Wins
- 72nd for Michael Schumacher
- 169th for Ferrari
- Podiums
- 124th for Michael Schumacher, 21st for Juan Pablo Montoya, 1st for Jenson Button (185th different podium finisher, 38th British driver)
- 527th for Ferrari, 286th for Williams, 3rd for BAR (first since 2001)
- Poles
- 57th for Michael Schumacher
- 168th for Ferrari
- Fastest laps
- 10th for Juan Pablo Montoya (26th driver to set ten fastest laps, 1st Colombian driver)
- 127th for Williams
- Front row starts
- 91st for Michael Schumacher, 1st for Mark Webber (131st different front row starter, 3rd Australian driver; first Australian front row starter since 1981; only front row start for Jaguar)
- Pole & win
- 31st for Michael Schumacher