Season 2016 · Round 16

Malaysian Grand Prix

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2016-10-02 · Sepang International Circuit · Malaysia · Malaysian Grand Prix · 56Lap · 310.408km
3 Daniel Ricciardo
Red Bull 1:37:12.776
Team win 43pt P1 · P2 1-2
33 Max Verstappen
Red Bull +2.443
6 Nico Rosberg
Mercedes +25.516
Fastest Lap
6 Nico Rosberg
1:36.424 · L44
DNF
6
Felipe Nasr L46 Lewis Hamilton L40 Esteban Gutiérrez L39 Kevin Magnussen L17 Romain Grosjean L7 Sebastian Vettel L0
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Sebastian Vettel active 4 wins
Pole-to-win rate 9/19 47.4%
Most lead changes · all-time P4
Circuit Info
Sepang International Circuit Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
56Lap 310.408km 20 races held (1999–) Lap record 1:34.080 · Sebastian Vettel (2017)
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Sebastian Vettel 4 wins · GP #1
P2 Fernando Alonso 3 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -1
P4 Kimi Räikkönen 2 wins · → Michael Schumacher -1
Fastest Lap
P1 Lewis Hamilton 2 · GP #1
P1 Kimi Räikkönen 2 · GP #1
P1 Nico Rosberg 2 · GP #1
Starts
P1 Jenson Button 17 starts · GP #1
P2 Fernando Alonso 16 starts · → Jenson Button -1
P3 Kimi Räikkönen 15 starts · → Fernando Alonso -1
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 Ricciardo · pit stop L21 Ricciardo · pit stop L41 Ricciardo RIC Ricciardo RIC Verstappen · pit stop L9 Verstappen · pit stop L27 Verstappen · pit stop L41 Verstappen VER Verstappen VER Rosberg · pit stop L9 Rosberg · pit stop L31 Rosberg · pit stop L41 Rosberg ROS Rosberg ROS Räikkönen · pit stop L20 Räikkönen · pit stop L32 Räikkönen · pit stop L40 Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Bottas · pit stop L29 Bottas BOT Bottas BOT Pérez · pit stop L9 Pérez · pit stop L32 Pérez PER Pérez PER Alonso · pit stop L9 Alonso · pit stop L27 Alonso · pit stop L40 Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Hülkenberg · pit stop L9 Hülkenberg · pit stop L28 Hülkenberg · pit stop L40 Hülkenberg HUL Hülkenberg HUL Button · pit stop L9 Button · pit stop L37 Button BUT Button BUT Palmer · pit stop L31 Palmer PAL Palmer PAL Sainz · pit stop L20 Sainz · pit stop L37 Sainz SAI Sainz SAI Ericsson · pit stop L21 Ericsson · pit stop L37 Ericsson ERI Ericsson ERI Massa · pit stop L1 Massa · pit stop L6 Massa · pit stop L31 Massa MAS Massa MAS Kvyat · pit stop L1 Kvyat · pit stop L29 Kvyat · pit stop L40 Kvyat KVY Kvyat KVY Wehrlein · pit stop L9 Wehrlein · pit stop L30 Wehrlein · pit stop L41 Wehrlein WEH Wehrlein WEH Ocon · pit stop L12 Ocon · pit stop L31 Ocon OCO Ocon OCO Nasr · pit stop L32 Nasr · retired L46 Nasr NAS Nasr NAS Hamilton · pit stop L20 Hamilton · retired L40 Hamilton HAM Hamilton HAM Gutiérrez · pit stop L1 Gutiérrez · pit stop L22 Gutiérrez · pit stop L39 Gutiérrez · retired L39 Gutiérrez GUT Gutiérrez GUT Magnussen · pit stop L1 Magnussen · retired L17 Magnussen MAG Magnussen MAG Grosjean · retired L7 Grosjean GRO Grosjean GRO Vettel · retired L0 Vettel VET Vettel VET
pit stop penalty served in the pits SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 4 56 1:37:12.776 25
2 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull 3 56 +2.443 18
3 6 Nico Rosberg FL Mercedes 2 56 +25.516 15
4 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 6 56 +28.785 12
5 77 Valtteri Bottas Williams 11 56 +1:01.582 10
6 11 Sergio Pérez Force India 7 56 +1:03.794 8
7 14 Fernando Alonso McLaren 22 56 +1:05.205 6
8 27 Nico Hülkenberg Force India 8 56 +1:14.062 4
9 22 Jenson Button McLaren 9 56 +1:21.816 2
10 30 Jolyon Palmer Renault 19 56 +1:35.466 1
11 55 Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso 16 56 +1:38.878
12 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber 17 55 +1 Lap
13 19 Felipe Massa Williams 10 55 +1 Lap
14 26 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso 15 55 +1 Lap
15 94 Pascal Wehrlein Manor Marussia 21 55 +1 Lap
16 31 Esteban Ocon Manor Marussia 20 55 +1 Lap
R 12 Felipe Nasr Sauber 18 46 Brakes
R 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1 40 Engine
R 21 Esteban Gutiérrez Haas F1 Team 13 39 Wheel nut
R 20 Kevin Magnussen Renault 14 17 Power loss
R 8 Romain Grosjean Haas F1 Team 12 7 Brakes
R 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 5 0 Collision
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:34.444 1:33.046 1:32.850 POLE Q3
2 6 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:34.460 1:33.609 1:33.264 +0.414 Q3
3 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:35.443 1:33.775 1:33.420 +0.570 Q3
4 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 1:35.079 1:33.888 1:33.467 +0.617 Q3
5 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:34.557 1:33.972 1:33.584 +0.734 Q3
6 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:34.556 1:33.903 1:33.632 +0.782 Q3
7 11 Sergio Pérez Force India 1:35.068 1:34.538 1:34.319 +1.469 Q3
8 27 Nico Hülkenberg Force India 1:34.827 1:34.441 1:34.489 +1.591 Q2
9 22 Jenson Button McLaren 1:35.267 1:34.431 1:34.518 +1.581 Q2
10 19 Felipe Massa Williams 1:35.267 1:34.422 1:34.671 +1.572 Q2
11 77 Valtteri Bottas Williams 1:35.166 1:34.577 — +1.727 Q2
12 8 Romain Grosjean Haas F1 Team 1:35.400 1:35.001 — +2.151 Q2
13 21 Esteban Gutiérrez Haas F1 Team 1:35.658 1:35.097 — +2.247 Q2
14 20 Kevin Magnussen Renault 1:35.593 1:35.277 — +2.427 Q2
15 26 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso 1:35.695 1:35.369 — +2.519 Q2
16 55 Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso 1:35.605 1:35.374 — +2.524 Q2
17 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber 1:35.816 — — +2.966 Q1
18 12 Felipe Nasr Sauber 1:35.949 — — +3.099 Q1
19 30 Jolyon Palmer Renault 1:35.999 — — +3.149 Q1
20 31 Esteban Ocon Manor Marussia 1:36.451 — — +3.601 Q1
21 94 Pascal Wehrlein Manor Marussia 1:36.587 — — +3.737 Q1
22 14 Fernando Alonso McLaren 1:37.155 — — +4.305 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
44 Lewis Hamilton
2
6 Nico Rosberg
3
33 Max Verstappen
4
3 Daniel Ricciardo
5
5 Sebastian Vettel
6
7 Kimi Räikkönen
7
11 Sergio Pérez
8
27 Nico Hülkenberg
9
22 Jenson Button
10
19 Felipe Massa
11
77 Valtteri Bottas
12
8 Romain Grosjean
13
21 Esteban Gutiérrez
14
20 Kevin Magnussen
15
26 Daniil Kvyat
16
55 Carlos Sainz
17
9 Marcus Ericsson
18
12 Felipe Nasr
19
30 Jolyon Palmer
20
31 Esteban Ocon
21
94 Pascal Wehrlein
22
14 Fernando Alonso
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
No data for this session.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
#DriverLap timeLap
1 6 Nico Rosberg 1:36.424 L44
2 6 Nico Rosberg 1:36.899 L45
3 6 Nico Rosberg 1:36.914 L51
4 6 Nico Rosberg 1:36.999 L43
5 6 Nico Rosberg 1:37.047 L49
6 6 Nico Rosberg 1:37.208 L50
7 33 Max Verstappen 1:37.376 L44
8 6 Nico Rosberg 1:37.428 L47
9 3 Daniel Ricciardo 1:37.449 L44
10 7 Kimi Räikkönen 1:37.466 L47
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Pit Stops · how they compare
24s 26s 28s 30s 32s median 24.7s Nico Rosberg · L41 · 23.476s Felipe Massa · L1 · 23.528s Lewis Hamilton · L20 · 23.689s Nico Rosberg · L9 · 23.750s Felipe Massa · L31 · 23.778s Valtteri Bottas · L29 · 23.828s Max Verstappen · L27 · 23.856s Fernando Alonso · L40 · 23.920s Jolyon Palmer · L31 · 23.928s Max Verstappen · L9 · 23.935s Sergio Pérez · L32 · 23.947s Nico Hülkenberg · L28 · 24.012s Fernando Alonso · L27 · 24.061s Daniel Ricciardo · L21 · 24.197s Daniil Kvyat · L29 · 24.338s Carlos Sainz · L20 · 24.400s Daniel Ricciardo · L41 · 24.408s Kimi Räikkönen · L32 · 24.412s Felipe Massa · L6 · 24.425s Carlos Sainz · L37 · 24.473s Kimi Räikkönen · L20 · 24.584s Jenson Button · L37 · 24.645s Nico Rosberg · L31 · 24.661s Felipe Nasr · L32 · 24.697s Marcus Ericsson · L37 · 24.706s Daniil Kvyat · L40 · 24.718s Jenson Button · L9 · 24.738s Kimi Räikkönen · L40 · 24.809s Esteban Gutiérrez · L22 · 24.814s Esteban Gutiérrez · L39 · 25.006s Nico Hülkenberg · L40 · 25.192s Fernando Alonso · L9 · 25.195s Pascal Wehrlein · L41 · 25.201s Marcus Ericsson · L21 · 25.272s Esteban Ocon · L12 · 25.368s Pascal Wehrlein · L9 · 25.820s Pascal Wehrlein · L30 · 26.156s Nico Hülkenberg · L9 · 26.609s Sergio Pérez · L9 · 27.024s Max Verstappen · L41 · 28.274s Kevin Magnussen · L1 · 30.679s Esteban Gutiérrez · L1 · 30.782s Daniil Kvyat · L1 · 32.413s Esteban Ocon · L31 · 33.338s
fastest 23.476s Nico Rosberg slowest 33.338s Esteban Ocon pit lane transit time — one dot per stop
DriverStopLapTimeLane transit
19 Felipe Massa 1 1 15:06:15 23.528s
20 Kevin Magnussen 1 1 15:06:24 30.679s
26 Daniil Kvyat 1 1 15:06:13 32.413s
21 Esteban Gutiérrez 1 1 15:06:25 30.782s
19 Felipe Massa 2 6 15:15:25 24.425s
22 Jenson Button 1 9 15:20:44 24.738s
11 Sergio Pérez 1 9 15:20:38 27.024s
14 Fernando Alonso 1 9 15:20:50 25.195s
27 Nico Hülkenberg 1 9 15:20:45 26.609s
6 Nico Rosberg 1 9 15:20:50 23.750s
94 Pascal Wehrlein 1 9 15:20:59 25.820s
33 Max Verstappen 1 9 15:20:26 23.935s
31 Esteban Ocon 1 12 15:26:26 25.368s
7 Kimi Räikkönen 1 20 15:39:31 24.584s
55 Carlos Sainz 1 20 15:40:01 24.400s
44 Lewis Hamilton 1 20 15:39:17 23.689s
3 Daniel Ricciardo 1 21 15:41:04 24.197s
9 Marcus Ericsson 1 21 15:41:45 25.272s
21 Esteban Gutiérrez 2 22 15:44:09 24.814s
33 Max Verstappen 2 27 15:51:10 23.856s
14 Fernando Alonso 2 27 15:52:01 24.061s
27 Nico Hülkenberg 2 28 15:53:41 24.012s
77 Valtteri Bottas 1 29 15:55:11 23.828s
26 Daniil Kvyat 2 29 15:55:54 24.338s
94 Pascal Wehrlein 2 30 15:57:42 26.156s
30 Jolyon Palmer 1 31 15:59:04 23.928s
6 Nico Rosberg 2 31 15:58:19 24.661s
31 Esteban Ocon 2 31 15:59:29 33.338s
19 Felipe Massa 3 31 15:59:30 23.778s
12 Felipe Nasr 1 32 16:00:57 24.697s
11 Sergio Pérez 2 32 16:00:19 23.947s
7 Kimi Räikkönen 2 32 15:59:55 24.412s
9 Marcus Ericsson 2 37 16:09:14 24.706s
22 Jenson Button 2 37 16:08:59 24.645s
55 Carlos Sainz 2 37 16:09:13 24.473s
21 Esteban Gutiérrez 3 39 16:13:44 25.006s
7 Kimi Räikkönen 3 40 16:13:46 24.809s
26 Daniil Kvyat 3 40 16:15:33 24.718s
27 Nico Hülkenberg 3 40 16:14:32 25.192s
14 Fernando Alonso 3 40 16:14:25 23.920s
3 Daniel Ricciardo 2 41 16:15:24 24.408s
6 Nico Rosberg 3 41 16:15:58 23.476s
33 Max Verstappen 3 41 16:15:26 28.274s
94 Pascal Wehrlein 3 41 16:18:14 25.201s
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
6
Nico Rosberg
+17
P2→P3
30
Jolyon Palmer
+15
P19→P10
14
Fernando Alonso
+14
P22→P7
55
Carlos Sainz
+12
P16→P11
9
Marcus Ericsson
+12
P17→P12
31
Esteban Ocon
+12
P20→P16
12
Felipe Nasr
+11
P18→P—
19
Felipe Massa
+10
P10→P13
Most positions lost
Esteban Ocon −18 Carlos Sainz −12 Jenson Button −11
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15