2017 Malaysian Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 1 October 2017 |
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| Circuit | Sepang, 56 laps |
| Round | 15 of 20 |
| Race numbers | The 2017 Malaysian Grand Prix was the
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +2 |  Max Verstappen | Red Bull-TAG Heuer | 56 | 1hr 30m 01.290s | 25 |
| 2 | -1 |  Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 56 | +12.770s | 18 |
| 3 | +1 |  Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull-TAG Heuer | 56 | +22.519s | 15 |
| 4 | +16 |  Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 56 | +37.362s | 12 |
| 5 |  Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 56 | +56.021s | 10 | |
| 6 | +3 |  Sergio Perez | Force India-Mercedes | 56 | +1m 18.630s | 8 |
| 7 |  Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren-Honda | 55 | +1 lap | 6 | |
| 8 | +5 |  Lance Stroll | Williams-Mercedes | 55 | +1 lap | 4 |
| 9 | +2 |  Felipe Massa | Williams-Mercedes | 55 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 10 | -4 |  Esteban Ocon | Force India-Mercedes | 55 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 11 | -1 |  Fernando Alonso | McLaren-Honda | 55 | +1 lap | |
| 12 | +5 |  Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 55 | +1 lap | |
| 13 | +3 | Romain Grosjean | Haas-Ferrari | 55 | +1 lap | |
| 14 | +1 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso-Renault | 55 | +1 lap | |
| 15 | -3 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 55 | +1 lap | |
| 16 | -8 | Nico Hulkenberg | Renault | 55 | +1 lap | |
| 17 | +1 | Pascal Wehrlein | Sauber-Ferrari | 55 | +1 lap | |
| 18 | +1 |  Marcus Ericsson | Sauber-Ferrari | 54 | +2 laps | |
| R | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso-Renault | 29 | DNF | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
| Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | |||||
Starting grid
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | |
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| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | |
| 2 | |||
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull-TAG Heuer | |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull-TAG Heuer | |
| 5 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | |
| 6 | Esteban Ocon | Force India-Mercedes | |
| 7 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren-Honda | |
| 8 | Nico Hulkenberg | Renault | |
| 9 | Sergio Perez | Force India-Mercedes | |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren-Honda | |
| 11 | Felipe Massa | Williams-Mercedes | |
| 12 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | |
| 13 | Lance Stroll | Williams-Mercedes | |
| 14 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso-Renault | |
| 15 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso-Renault | |
| 16 | Romain Grosjean | Haas-Ferrari | |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | |
| 18 | Pascal Wehrlein | Sauber-Ferrari | |
| 19 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber-Ferrari | |
| 20 | -20 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari |
Notes
- Sebastian Vettel received a 20-place grid penalty for use of additional power unit elements.
Qualifying result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| Q3 | ||||
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:30.076 | |
| 2 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:30.121 | 0.045 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull-TAG Heuer | 1:30.541 | 0.465 |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull-TAG Heuer | 1:30.595 | 0.519 |
| 5 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:30.758 | 0.682 |
| 6 | Esteban Ocon | Force India-Mercedes | 1:31.478 | 1.402 |
| 7 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren-Honda | 1:31.582 | 1.506 |
| 8 | Nico Hulkenberg | Renault | 1:31.607 | 1.531 |
| 9 | Sergio Perez | Force India-Mercedes | 1:31.658 | 1.582 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren-Honda | 1:31.704 | 1.628 |
| Q2 | ||||
| 11 | Felipe Massa | Williams-Mercedes | 1:32.034 | |
| 12 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:32.100 | |
| 13 | Lance Stroll | Williams-Mercedes | 1:32.307 | |
| 14 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso-Renault | 1:32.402 | |
| 15 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso-Renault | 1:32.558 | |
| Q1 | ||||
| 16 | Romain Grosjean | Haas-Ferrari | 1:33.308 | |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 1:33.434 | |
| 18 | Pascal Wehrlein | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:33.483 | |
| 19 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:33.970 | |
| 20 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | – | |
Free practice appearances
| Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|
 Sean Gelael |  Toro Rosso-Renault |
| Antonio Giovinazzi |  Haas-Ferrari |
 Charles Leclerc |  Sauber-Ferrari |
 Sergey Sirotkin | Renault |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-2017 Malaysian Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 281 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | 247 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | 222 |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | 177 |
| 5 | Kimi Raikkonen | 138 |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | 93 |
| 7 | Sergio Perez | 76 |
| 8 | Esteban Ocon | 57 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | 48 |
| 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | 34 |
| 11 | Felipe Massa | 33 |
| 12 | Lance Stroll | 32 |
| 13 | Romain Grosjean | 26 |
| 14 | Stoffel Vandoorne | 13 |
| 15 | Kevin Magnussen | 11 |
| 16 | Fernando Alonso | 10 |
| 17 | Jolyon Palmer | 8 |
| 18 | Pascal Wehrlein | 5 |
| 19 | Daniil Kvyat | 4 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 | Mercedes | 503 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 385 |
| 3 |  Red Bull-TAG Heuer | 270 |
| 4 |  Force India-Mercedes | 133 |
| 5 | Williams-Mercedes | 65 |
| 6 | Toro Rosso-Renault | 52 |
| 7 | Renault | 42 |
| 8 | Haas-Ferrari | 37 |
| 9 | McLaren-Honda | 23 |
| 10 | Sauber-Ferrari | 5 |
Statistics & 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