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2017 Malaysian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitSepang, 56 laps
Round15 of 20
Race numbers

The 2017 Malaysian Grand Prix was the:

  • 971st World Championship race
  • 19th and last World Championship Malaysian Grand Prix
  • 19th and last World Championship race at Sepang
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+2(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-TAG Heuer561hr 30m 01.290s25
2-1(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes56+12.770s18
3+1(AUS) Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-TAG Heuer56+22.519s15
4+16(DEU) Sebastian VettelFerrari56+37.362s12
5 (FIN) Valtteri BottasMercedes56+56.021s10
6+3(MEX) Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes56+1m 18.630s8
7 (BEL) Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren-Honda55+1 lap6
8+5(CAN) Lance StrollWilliams-Mercedes55+1 lap4
9+2(BRA) Felipe MassaWilliams-Mercedes55+1 lap2
10-4(FRA) Esteban OconForce India-Mercedes55+1 lap1
11-1(ESP) Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Honda55+1 lap 
12+5(DNK) Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari55+1 lap 
13+3(FRA) Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari55+1 lap 
14+1(FRA) Pierre GaslyToro Rosso-Renault55+1 lap 
15-3(GBR) Jolyon PalmerRenault55+1 lap 
16-8(DEU) Nico HulkenbergRenault55+1 lap 
17+1(DEU) Pascal WehrleinSauber-Ferrari55+1 lap 
18+1(SWE) Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari54+2 laps 
R (ESP) Carlos SainzToro Rosso-Renault29DNF 
Did not start
  (FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari   

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1 (GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes
2   
3 (NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-TAG Heuer
4 (AUS) Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-TAG Heuer
5 (FIN) Valtteri BottasMercedes
6 (FRA) Esteban OconForce India-Mercedes
7 (BEL) Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren-Honda
8 (DEU) Nico HulkenbergRenault
9 (MEX) Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes
10 (ESP) Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Honda
11 (BRA) Felipe MassaWilliams-Mercedes
12 (GBR) Jolyon PalmerRenault
13 (CAN) Lance StrollWilliams-Mercedes
14 (ESP) Carlos SainzToro Rosso-Renault
15 (FRA) Pierre GaslyToro Rosso-Renault
16 (FRA) Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari
17 (DNK) Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari
18 (DEU) Pascal WehrleinSauber-Ferrari
19 (SWE) Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari
20-20(DEU) Sebastian VettelFerrari

Notes

  • Sebastian Vettel received a 20-place grid penalty for use of additional power unit elements.

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:30.076 
2(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari1:30.1210.045
3(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-TAG Heuer1:30.5410.465
4(AUS) Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-TAG Heuer1:30.5950.519
5(FIN) Valtteri BottasMercedes1:30.7580.682
6(FRA) Esteban OconForce India-Mercedes1:31.4781.402
7(BEL) Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren-Honda1:31.5821.506
8(DEU) Nico HulkenbergRenault1:31.6071.531
9(MEX) Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes1:31.6581.582
10(ESP) Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Honda1:31.7041.628
Q2
11(BRA) Felipe MassaWilliams-Mercedes1:32.034 
12(GBR) Jolyon PalmerRenault1:32.100 
13(CAN) Lance StrollWilliams-Mercedes1:32.307 
14(ESP) Carlos SainzToro Rosso-Renault1:32.402 
15(FRA) Pierre GaslyToro Rosso-Renault1:32.558 
Q1
16(FRA) Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari1:33.308 
17(DNK) Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari1:33.434 
18(DEU) Pascal WehrleinSauber-Ferrari1:33.483 
19(SWE) Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari1:33.970 
20(DEU) Sebastian VettelFerrari– 

Free practice appearances

DriverConstructor
(IDN) Sean GelaelToro Rosso-Renault
(ITA) Antonio GiovinazziHaas-Ferrari
(MCO) Charles LeclercSauber-Ferrari
(RUS) Sergey SirotkinRenault

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(GBR) Lewis Hamilton281
2(DEU) Sebastian Vettel247
3(FIN) Valtteri Bottas222
4(AUS) Daniel Ricciardo177
5(FIN) Kimi Raikkonen138
6(NLD) Max Verstappen93
7(MEX) Sergio Perez76
8(FRA) Esteban Ocon57
9(ESP) Carlos Sainz48
10(DEU) Nico Hulkenberg34
11(BRA) Felipe Massa33
12(CAN) Lance Stroll32
13(FRA) Romain Grosjean26
14(BEL) Stoffel Vandoorne13
15(DNK) Kevin Magnussen11
16(ESP) Fernando Alonso10
17(GBR) Jolyon Palmer8
18(DEU) Pascal Wehrlein5
19(RUS) Daniil Kvyat4

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Mercedes503
2Ferrari385
3Red Bull-TAG Heuer270
4Force India-Mercedes133
5Williams-Mercedes65
6Toro Rosso-Renault52
7Renault42
8Haas-Ferrari37
9McLaren-Honda23
10Sauber-Ferrari5

Stats & milestones

Race debut
Pierre Gasly
Wins
2nd for Max Verstappen
54th for Red Bull
Podiums
114th for Lewis Hamilton
26th for Daniel Ricciardo
9th for Max Verstappen
148th for Mercedes
144th & 145th for Red Bull
Poles
70th for Lewis Hamilton (1st driver to take 70 pole positions, 1st British driver)
84th for Mercedes
Fastest laps
31st for Sebastian Vettel
242nd for Ferrari
Front row starts
115th for Lewis Hamilton NEW RECORD
Points finishes
75th for Sergio Perez