The Malaysian Grand Prix 2004 was the 2nd round of the 2004 F1 season, and took place at the Sepang International Circuit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on March 21st.
Michael Schumacher won the race from the pole, followed by Juan Pablo Montoya, and Jenson Button completing the podium.
Final results
Race evolution
Pit Stops
Unfortunately we do not have pit stops information for this race.
Strategy
Unfortunately we do not have strategy information for this race..
Incidents
There were some incidents during the race, with 6 drivers who didn't manage to cross the finish line.
These included, Kimi Räikkönen, and Nick Heidfeld, both had a transmission problem, Ralf Schumacher, who suffered an engine malfunction on lap 27, and Mark Webber, who lost control and spun off the track on lap 23.
Transmission
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Kimi RäikkönenLap 40
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Nick HeidfeldLap 34
Engine
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Ralf SchumacherLap 27
Spun off
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Mark WebberLap 23
Qualifying
During the 2024 season the qualifying format was held entirely on Saturday, and was structured as follows:
- Drivers would compelte a single flying lap, in the order the clasified in the previous race.
- Following the order from that attempt, drivers would complete another single flying lap to decide the final grid order.
This time around, Michael Schumacher managed to secure the pole position with a time of 1:33.074 seconds, 0.641 seconds faster than Mark Webber, who completed the first line of the grid.