Malaysian Grand Prix

Round 16 · Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2016-10-02

Winner: Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull)

Daniel Ricciardo

Red Bull

Max Verstappen

Red Bull · +2.443

Nico Rosberg

Mercedes · +25.516

Who won the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix?

The 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix was won by Daniel Ricciardo driving for Red Bull, starting from 4th on the grid. Max Verstappen finished second, +2.443 behind, with Nico Rosberg completing the podium. The fastest lap of the race was set by Nico Rosberg with a time of 1:36.424. It was an attrition-heavy race with 6 retirements, many due to mechanical issues. This was Round 16 of the 2016 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Sepang International Circuit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Fernando Alonso was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 15 positions from P22 to finish P7.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	4	▲3	1:37:12.776	Finished	25
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	3	▲1	+2.443	Finished	18
3	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	2	▼1	+25.516	Finished	15
4	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	6	▲2	+28.785	Finished	12
5	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	11	▲6	+1:01.582	Finished	10
6	Sergio Pérez	Force India	7	▲1	+1:03.794	Finished	8
7	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	22	▲15	+1:05.205	Finished	6
8	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	8	—	+1:14.062	Finished	4
9	Jenson Button	McLaren	9	—	+1:21.816	Finished	2
10	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	19	▲9	+1:35.466	Finished	1
11	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	16	▲5	+1:38.878	Finished	0
12	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	17	▲5	—	+1 Lap	0
13	Felipe Massa	Williams	10	▼3	—	+1 Lap	0
14	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	15	▲1	—	+1 Lap	0
15	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor Marussia	21	▲6	—	+1 Lap	0
16	Esteban Ocon	Manor Marussia	20	▲4	—	+1 Lap	0
R	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	18	—	—	Brakes	0
R	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1	—	—	Engine	0
R	Esteban Gutiérrez	Haas F1 Team	13	—	—	Wheel nut	0
R	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	14	—	—	Power loss	0
R	Romain Grosjean	Haas F1 Team	12	—	—	Brakes	0
R	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	5	—	—	Collision	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:34.444	1:33.046	1:32.850
2	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:34.460	1:33.609	1:33.264
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:35.443	1:33.775	1:33.420
4	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	1:35.079	1:33.888	1:33.467
5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:34.557	1:33.972	1:33.584
6	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:34.556	1:33.903	1:33.632
7	Sergio Pérez	Force India	1:35.068	1:34.538	1:34.319
8	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	1:34.827	1:34.441	1:34.489
9	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:35.267	1:34.431	1:34.518
10	Felipe Massa	Williams	1:35.267	1:34.422	1:34.671
11	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	1:35.166	1:34.577	—
12	Romain Grosjean	Haas F1 Team	1:35.400	1:35.001	—
13	Esteban Gutiérrez	Haas F1 Team	1:35.658	1:35.097	—
14	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	1:35.593	1:35.277	—
15	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	1:35.695	1:35.369	—
16	Carlos Sainz	Toro Rosso	1:35.605	1:35.374	—
17	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	1:35.816	—	—
18	Felipe Nasr	Sauber	1:35.949	—	—
19	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	1:35.999	—	—
20	Esteban Ocon	Manor Marussia	1:36.451	—	—
21	Pascal Wehrlein	Manor Marussia	1:36.587	—	—
22	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	1:37.155	—	—

Pit Stop Strategy

P1Ricciardo

2 stops

P2Verstappen

3 stops

P3Rosberg

3 stops

P4Räikkönen

3 stops

P5Bottas

1 stop

P6Pérez

2 stops

P7Alonso

3 stops

P8Hülkenberg

3 stops

P9Button

2 stops

P10Palmer

1 stop

Lap 1

Lap 56

Position Changes

Lap Positions (Top 5)

Driver	L5	L10	L15	L20	L25	L30	L35	L40	L45	L50	L55	Final
Ricciardo	P2	P2	P2	P2	P3	P2	P2	P2	P1	P1	P1	P1
Verstappen	P3	P4	P4	P3	P1	P3	P3	P3	P2	P2	P2	P2
Rosberg	P14	P14	P8	P6	P5	P5	P5	P4	P3	P3	P3	P3
Räikkönen	P4	P3	P3	P4	P4	P4	P4	P5	P4	P4	P4	P4
Bottas	P8	P5	P5	P5	P6	P8	P7	P6	P5	P5	P5	P5

2016 Malaysian Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix?+

Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) won the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix on 2016-10-02 at Sepang International Circuit.

Who finished P1, P2 and P3 at the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix?+

P1: Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull). P2: Max Verstappen (Red Bull), +2.443 behind. P3: Nico Rosberg (Mercedes), +25.516 behind.

Who was on pole position for the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix?+

Lewis Hamilton took pole position for the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix.

Who set the fastest lap at the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix?+

Nico Rosberg set the fastest lap of the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix with a time of 1:36.424.

Which team won the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix?+

Red Bull won the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix with Daniel Ricciardo taking victory.

Pit Stops

Driver	Stop	Lap	Time of Day	Duration
Daniil Kvyat	1	1	15:06:13	32.413
Felipe Massa	1	1	15:06:15	23.528
Kevin Magnussen	1	1	15:06:24	30.679
Esteban Gutiérrez	1	1	15:06:25	30.782
Felipe Massa	2	6	15:15:25	24.425
Max Verstappen	1	9	15:20:26	23.935
Sergio Pérez	1	9	15:20:38	27.024
Jenson Button	1	9	15:20:44	24.738
Nico Hülkenberg	1	9	15:20:45	26.609
Fernando Alonso	1	9	15:20:50	25.195
Nico Rosberg	1	9	15:20:50	23.750
Pascal Wehrlein	1	9	15:20:59	25.820
Esteban Ocon	1	12	15:26:26	25.368
Lewis Hamilton	1	20	15:39:17	23.689
Kimi Räikkönen	1	20	15:39:31	24.584
Carlos Sainz	1	20	15:40:01	24.400
Daniel Ricciardo	1	21	15:41:04	24.197
Marcus Ericsson	1	21	15:41:45	25.272
Esteban Gutiérrez	2	22	15:44:09	24.814
Max Verstappen	2	27	15:51:10	23.856
Fernando Alonso	2	27	15:52:01	24.061
Nico Hülkenberg	2	28	15:53:41	24.012
Valtteri Bottas	1	29	15:55:11	23.828
Daniil Kvyat	2	29	15:55:54	24.338
Pascal Wehrlein	2	30	15:57:42	26.156
Jolyon Palmer	1	31	15:59:04	23.928
Esteban Ocon	2	31	15:59:29	33.338
Nico Rosberg	2	31	15:58:19	24.661
Felipe Massa	3	31	15:59:30	23.778
Felipe Nasr	1	32	16:00:57	24.697
Kimi Räikkönen	2	32	15:59:55	24.412
Sergio Pérez	2	32	16:00:19	23.947
Carlos Sainz	2	37	16:09:13	24.473
Jenson Button	2	37	16:08:59	24.645
Marcus Ericsson	2	37	16:09:14	24.706
Esteban Gutiérrez	3	39	16:13:44	25.006
Daniil Kvyat	3	40	16:15:33	24.718
Kimi Räikkönen	3	40	16:13:46	24.809
Fernando Alonso	3	40	16:14:25	23.920
Nico Hülkenberg	3	40	16:14:32	25.192
Daniel Ricciardo	2	41	16:15:24	24.408
Max Verstappen	3	41	16:15:26	28.274
Nico Rosberg	3	41	16:15:58	23.476
Pascal Wehrlein	3	41	16:18:14	25.201