By Phil Huff
March 20 2005
The first half of qualifying for the Malaysian Grand Prix took place in the early hours of Saturday morning. Here's a complete run down of every drivers time.
| P | Driver | Team | Engine | Car | T | Best Lap | Gap |
| 1 | Alonso | Renault | Renault | R25 | M | 1:32.582 | -.--- |
| 2 | Trulli | Toyota | Toyota | TF105 | M | 1:32.672 | 0.090 |
| 3 | Fisichella | Renault | Renault | R25 | M | 1:32.765 | 0.183 |
| 4 | Raikkonen | McLaren | Mercedes | MP4-20 | M | 1:32.839 | 0.257 |
| 5 | R Schumacher | Toyota | Toyota | TF105 | M | 1:33.106 | 0.524 |
| 6 | Webber | Williams | BMW | FW27 | M | 1:33.204 | 0.622 |
| 7 | Montoya | McLaren | Mercedes | MP4-20 | M | 1:33.333 | 0.751 |
| 8 | Heidfeld | Williams | BMW | FW27 | M | 1:33.464 | 0.882 |
| 9 | Button | BAR | Honda | BAR007 | M | 1:33.616 | 1.034 |
| 10 | Klien | Red Bull | Cosworth | RB1 | M | 1:33.724 | 1.142 |
| 11 | Coulthard | Red Bull | Cosworth | RB1 | M | 1:33.809 | 1.227 |
| 12 | M Schumacher | Ferrari | Ferrari | F2004M | B | 1:34.072 | 1.490 |
| 13 | Massa | Sauber | Petronas | C24 | M | 1:34.151 | 1.569 |
| 14 | Barrichello | Ferrari | Ferrari | F2004M | B | 1:34.162 | 1.580 |
| 15 | Davidson | BAR | Honda | BAR007 | M | 1:34.866 | 2.284 |
| 16 | Villeneuve | Sauber | Petronas | C24 | M | 1:34.887 | 2.305 |
| 17 | Karthikeyan | Jordan | Toyota | EJ15 | B | 1:37.806 | 5.224 |
| 18 | Monteiro | Jordan | Toyota | EJ15 | B | 1:37.856 | 5.274 |
| 19 | Friesacher | Minardi | Cosworth | PS04B | B | 1:39.268 | 6.686 |
| 20 | Albers | Minardi | Cosworth | PS04B | B | 1:40.432 | 7.850 |
