Season 2017 · Round 15

Malaysian Grand Prix

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2017-10-01 · Sepang International Circuit · Malaysia · Malaysian Grand Prix · 56Lap · 310.408km
33 Max Verstappen
Red Bull 1:30:01.290
Team win 40pt P1 · P3 1-3
44 Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes +12.770
3 Daniel Ricciardo
Red Bull +22.519
Fastest Lap
5 Sebastian Vettel
1:34.080 · L41
DNF
2
Carlos Sainz L29 Kimi Räikkönen 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
P5 Fernando Alonso 1 · → Nico Rosberg -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 Verstappen · pit stop L27 Verstappen VER Verstappen VER Hamilton · pit stop L26 Hamilton HAM Hamilton HAM Ricciardo · pit stop L29 Ricciardo RIC Ricciardo RIC Vettel · pit stop L27 Vettel VET Vettel VET Bottas · pit stop L28 Bottas BOT Bottas BOT Pérez · pit stop L30 Pérez PER Pérez PER Vandoorne · pit stop L13 Vandoorne VAN Vandoorne VAN Stroll · pit stop L12 Stroll STR Stroll STR Massa · pit stop L11 Massa MAS Massa MAS Ocon · pit stop L2 Ocon OCO Ocon OCO Alonso · pit stop L26 Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Magnussen · pit stop L10 Magnussen MAG Magnussen MAG Grosjean · pit stop L11 Grosjean · pit stop L33 Grosjean GRO Grosjean GRO Gasly · pit stop L12 Gasly GAS Gasly GAS Palmer · pit stop L13 Palmer PAL Palmer PAL Hülkenberg · pit stop L9 Hülkenberg · pit stop L50 Hülkenberg HUL Hülkenberg HUL Wehrlein · pit stop L37 Wehrlein WEH Wehrlein WEH Ericsson · pit stop L38 Ericsson ERI Ericsson ERI Sainz · retired L29 Sainz SAI Sainz SAI
pit stop penalty served in the pits SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull 3 56 1:30:01.290 25
2 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1 56 +12.770 18
3 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 4 56 +22.519 15
4 5 Sebastian Vettel FL Ferrari 20 56 +37.362 12
5 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 5 56 +56.021 10
6 11 Sergio Pérez Force India 9 56 +1:18.630 8
7 2 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren 7 55 +1 Lap 6
8 18 Lance Stroll Williams 13 55 +1 Lap 4
9 19 Felipe Massa Williams 11 55 +1 Lap 2
10 31 Esteban Ocon Force India 6 55 +1 Lap 1
11 14 Fernando Alonso McLaren 10 55 +1 Lap
12 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas F1 Team 17 55 +1 Lap
13 8 Romain Grosjean Haas F1 Team 16 55 +1 Lap
14 10 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso 15 55 +1 Lap
15 30 Jolyon Palmer Renault 12 55 +1 Lap
16 27 Nico Hülkenberg Renault 8 55 +1 Lap
17 94 Pascal Wehrlein Sauber 18 55 +1 Lap
18 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber 19 54 +2 Laps
R 55 Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso 14 29 Engine
R 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 0 0 Battery
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:31.605 1:30.977 1:30.076 POLE Q3
2 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:32.259 1:30.926 1:30.121 +0.045 Q3
3 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:31.920 1:30.931 1:30.541 +0.465 Q3
4 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 1:32.416 1:31.061 1:30.595 +0.519 Q3
5 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:32.254 1:30.803 1:30.758 +0.682 Q3
6 31 Esteban Ocon Force India 1:32.527 1:31.651 1:31.478 +1.402 Q3
7 2 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren 1:32.838 1:31.848 1:31.582 +1.506 Q3
8 27 Nico Hülkenberg Renault 1:32.586 1:31.778 1:31.607 +1.531 Q3
9 11 Sergio Pérez Force India 1:32.768 1:31.484 1:31.658 +1.408 Q2
10 14 Fernando Alonso McLaren 1:33.049 1:32.010 1:31.704 +1.628 Q3
11 19 Felipe Massa Williams 1:32.267 1:32.034 — +1.958 Q2
12 30 Jolyon Palmer Renault 1:32.576 1:32.100 — +2.024 Q2
13 18 Lance Stroll Williams 1:33.000 1:32.307 — +2.231 Q2
14 55 Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso 1:32.650 1:32.402 — +2.326 Q2
15 10 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso 1:32.547 1:32.558 — +2.471 Q1
16 8 Romain Grosjean Haas F1 Team 1:33.308 — — +3.232 Q1
17 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas F1 Team 1:33.434 — — +3.358 Q1
18 94 Pascal Wehrlein Sauber 1:33.483 — — +3.407 Q1
19 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber 1:33.970 — — +3.894 Q1
20 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari — —
Starting grid
Official
1
44 Lewis Hamilton
3
33 Max Verstappen
4
3 Daniel Ricciardo
5
77 Valtteri Bottas
6
31 Esteban Ocon
7
2 Stoffel Vandoorne
8
27 Nico Hülkenberg
9
11 Sergio Pérez
10
14 Fernando Alonso
11
19 Felipe Massa
12
30 Jolyon Palmer
13
18 Lance Stroll
14
55 Carlos Sainz
15
10 Pierre Gasly
16
8 Romain Grosjean
17
20 Kevin Magnussen
18
94 Pascal Wehrlein
19
9 Marcus Ericsson
20
5 Sebastian Vettel
PIT
7 Kimi Räikkönen pit lane start
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 5 Sebastian Vettel 1:34.080 L41
2 5 Sebastian Vettel 1:34.218 L39
3 5 Sebastian Vettel 1:34.222 L40
4 27 Nico Hülkenberg 1:34.266 L52
5 5 Sebastian Vettel 1:34.311 L38
6 5 Sebastian Vettel 1:34.342 L35
7 5 Sebastian Vettel 1:34.371 L34
8 5 Sebastian Vettel 1:34.386 L45
9 5 Sebastian Vettel 1:34.433 L30
10 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:34.452 L48
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Pit Stops · how they compare
24s 25s 26s median 24.4s Lewis Hamilton · L26 · 23.489s Max Verstappen · L27 · 23.652s Valtteri Bottas · L28 · 23.676s Sebastian Vettel · L27 · 23.695s Kevin Magnussen · L10 · 23.766s Felipe Massa · L11 · 23.791s Lance Stroll · L12 · 24.109s Daniel Ricciardo · L29 · 24.199s Sergio Pérez · L30 · 24.314s Romain Grosjean · L33 · 24.419s Esteban Ocon · L2 · 24.456s Stoffel Vandoorne · L13 · 24.580s Marcus Ericsson · L38 · 24.719s Nico Hülkenberg · L9 · 24.872s Romain Grosjean · L11 · 24.912s Pierre Gasly · L12 · 25.044s Pascal Wehrlein · L37 · 25.060s Jolyon Palmer · L13 · 25.558s Nico Hülkenberg · L50 · 25.714s Fernando Alonso · L26 · 25.798s
fastest 23.489s Lewis Hamilton slowest 25.798s Fernando Alonso pit lane transit time — one dot per stop
DriverStopLapTimeLane transit
31 Esteban Ocon 1 2 15:06:57 24.456s
27 Nico Hülkenberg 1 9 15:18:36 24.872s
20 Kevin Magnussen 1 10 15:20:13 23.766s
19 Felipe Massa 1 11 15:21:49 23.791s
8 Romain Grosjean 1 11 15:22:00 24.912s
10 Pierre Gasly 1 12 15:23:37 25.044s
18 Lance Stroll 1 12 15:23:27 24.109s
30 Jolyon Palmer 1 13 15:25:12 25.558s
2 Stoffel Vandoorne 1 13 15:25:04 24.580s
14 Fernando Alonso 1 26 15:46:31 25.798s
44 Lewis Hamilton 1 26 15:45:40 23.489s
33 Max Verstappen 1 27 15:47:09 23.652s
5 Sebastian Vettel 1 27 15:47:42 23.695s
77 Valtteri Bottas 1 28 15:49:19 23.676s
3 Daniel Ricciardo 1 29 15:50:36 24.199s
11 Sergio Pérez 1 30 15:52:42 24.314s
8 Romain Grosjean 2 33 15:58:35 24.419s
94 Pascal Wehrlein 1 37 16:05:08 25.060s
9 Marcus Ericsson 1 38 16:07:14 24.719s
27 Nico Hülkenberg 2 50 16:26:10 25.714s
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
31
Esteban Ocon
+12
P6→P10
8
Romain Grosjean
+11
P16→P13
5
Sebastian Vettel
+10
P20→P4
20
Kevin Magnussen
+10
P17→P12
30
Jolyon Palmer
+10
P12→P15
14
Fernando Alonso
+9
P10→P11
10
Pierre Gasly
+9
P15→P14
27
Nico Hülkenberg
+9
P8→P16
Most positions lost
Esteban Ocon −15 Nico Hülkenberg −13 Kevin Magnussen −12
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
DriverTypeLapServedIssuedReason
7 Kimi Räikkönen Grid penalty PIT (pit lane start (quali P2))
PIT (pit lane start (quali P2))
Lap = lap the penalty was issued · Served = lap it was served in the pits (blank means it was added to the race time instead)
Time, drive-through and stop-go penalties come from race control messages (OpenF1, 2023+). Grid penalties never appear there — the stewards publish them as documents after the session — so they are worked back from the starting grid against the qualifying classification, which gives places actually lost rather than the figure written in the decision.
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