Countdown to
000d 00h 00m 00s2004 Malaysian Grand Prix
| P | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | % | Avg Speed | Laps | |
| 1 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:33.074 | 100.0 | 214.397 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 14 | Mark Webber | Jaguar-Ford Cosworth | 1:33.715 | 0.641 | 100.7 | 212.931 | 3 | |
| 3 | 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Ferrari | 1:33.745 | 0.671 | 100.7 | 212.863 | 3 | |
| 4 | 3 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Williams-BMW | 1:34.054 | 0.980 | 101.1 | 212.163 | 3 | |
| 5 | 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:34.164 | 1.090 | 101.2 | 211.915 | 3 | |
| 6 | 9 | Jenson Button | BAR-Honda | 1:34.224 | 1.150 | 101.2 | 211.780 | 3 | |
| 7 | 4 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams-BMW | 1:34.235 | 1.161 | 101.2 | 211.756 | 3 | |
| 8 | 7 | Jarno Trulli | Renault | 1:34.413 | 1.339 | 101.4 | 211.356 | 3 | |
| 9 | 5 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:34.602 | 1.528 | 101.6 | 210.934 | 3 | |
| 10 | 16 | Cristiano da Matta | Toyota | 1:34.917 | 1.843 | 102.0 | 210.234 | 3 | |
| 11 | 12 | Felipe Massa | Sauber-Petronas | 1:35.039 | 1.965 | 102.1 | 209.964 | 3 | |
| 12 | 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Sauber-Petronas | 1:35.061 | 1.987 | 102.1 | 209.916 | 3 | |
| 13 | 15 | Christian Klien | Jaguar-Ford Cosworth | 1:35.158 | 2.084 | 102.2 | 209.702 | 3 | |
| 14 | 17 | Olivier Panis | Toyota | 1:35.617 | 2.543 | 102.7 | 208.695 | 3 | |
| 15 | 18 | Nick Heidfeld | Jordan-Ford Cosworth | 1:36.569 | 3.495 | 103.8 | 206.638 | 3 | |
| 16 | 20 | Gianmaria Bruni | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1:38.577 | 5.503 | 105.9 | 202.429 | 3 | |
| 17 | 21 | Zsolt Baumgartner | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1:39.272 | 6.198 | 106.7 | 201.011 | 3 | |
| 18 | 19 | Giorgio Pantano | Jordan-Ford Cosworth | 1:39.902 | 6.828 | 107.3 | 199.744 | 3 | |
| 19 | 8 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | No Time | 2 | ||||
| 20 | 10 | Takuma Sato | BAR-Honda | No Time | 2 |