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2016 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix · race
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
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- 2016 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix · race
PROVENANCE
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F1DB
v2026.17.0 · session/951-race
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F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.
Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.
Grand Prix context
2016 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix · Sepang International Circuit
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2016 Formula 1 World Championship · round 16
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:37:12.776 · 56 laps · tag-heuer | 25 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:37:15.219 · 56 laps · tag-heuer | 18 |
| 3 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:37:38.292 · 56 laps · mercedes | 15 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:37:41.561 · 56 laps · ferrari | 12 |
| 5 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:38:14.358 · 56 laps · mercedes | 10 |
| 6 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:38:16.570 · 56 laps · mercedes | 8 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:38:17.981 · 56 laps · honda | 6 |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:38:26.838 · 56 laps · mercedes | 4 |
| 9 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:38:34.592 · 56 laps · honda | 2 |
| 10 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:38:48.242 · 56 laps · renault | 1 |
| 11 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | 1:38:51.654 · 56 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Time not recorded · 55 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Felipe Massa | Williams | Time not recorded · 55 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | Time not recorded · 55 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor | Time not recorded · 55 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 16 | Esteban Ocon | Manor | Time not recorded · 55 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | Brakes · Time not recorded · 46 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Engine · Time not recorded · 40 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas | Wheel · Time not recorded · 39 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | Power loss · Time not recorded · 17 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Romain Grosjean | Haas | Brakes · Time not recorded · 7 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Q1 1:34.444 · 11 laps · mercedes | |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | Q1 1:34.460 · 12 laps · mercedes | |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | Q1 1:35.443 · 15 laps · tag-heuer | |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | Q1 1:35.079 · 12 laps · tag-heuer | |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | Q1 1:34.557 · 17 laps · ferrari | |
| 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Q1 1:34.556 · 16 laps · ferrari | |
| 7 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | Q1 1:35.068 · 17 laps · mercedes | |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | Q1 1:34.827 · 15 laps · mercedes | |
| 9 | Jenson Button | McLaren | Q1 1:35.267 · 17 laps · honda | |
| 10 | Felipe Massa | Williams | Q1 1:35.267 · 13 laps · mercedes | |
| 11 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | Q1 1:35.166 · 9 laps · mercedes | |
| 12 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | Q1 1:35.400 · 14 laps · ferrari | |
| 13 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas | Q1 1:35.658 · 14 laps · ferrari | |
| 14 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | Q1 1:35.593 · 13 laps · renault | |
| 15 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:35.695 · 12 laps · ferrari | |
| 16 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:35.605 · 12 laps · ferrari | |
| 17 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Q1 1:35.816 · 8 laps · ferrari | |
| 18 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | Q1 1:35.949 · 8 laps · ferrari | |
| 19 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | Q1 1:35.999 · 8 laps · renault | |
| 20 | Esteban Ocon | Manor | Q1 1:36.451 · 9 laps · mercedes | |
| 21 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor | Q1 1:36.587 · 9 laps · mercedes | |
| 22 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | Q1 1:37.155 · 5 laps · honda |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:32.850 · mercedes | |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:33.264 · mercedes | |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:33.420 · tag-heuer | |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:33.467 · tag-heuer | |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:33.584 · ferrari | |
| 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:33.632 · ferrari | |
| 7 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:34.319 · mercedes | |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:34.489 · mercedes | |
| 9 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:34.518 · honda | |
| 10 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:34.671 · mercedes | |
| 11 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:34.577 · mercedes | |
| 12 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1:35.001 · ferrari | |
| 13 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas | 1:35.097 · ferrari | |
| 14 | Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 1:35.277 · renault | |
| 15 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:35.369 · ferrari | |
| 16 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso | 1:35.374 · ferrari | |
| 17 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:35.816 · ferrari | |
| 18 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:35.949 · ferrari | |
| 19 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1:35.999 · renault | |
| 20 | Esteban Ocon | Manor | 1:36.451 · mercedes | |
| 21 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor | 1:36.587 · mercedes | |
| 22 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:37.155 · honda |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 288 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 265 |
| 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 204 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 160 |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 153 |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 147 |
| 7 | Valtteri Bottas | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 80 |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 74 |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 50 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 42 |
| 11 | Felipe Massa | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 41 |
| 12 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 30 |
| 13 | Romain Grosjean | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 28 |
| 14 | Daniil Kvyat | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 25 |
| 15 | Jenson Button | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 19 |
| 16 | Kevin Magnussen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 7 |
| 17 | Jolyon Palmer | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 18 | Pascal Wehrlein | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 19 | Stoffel Vandoorne | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 20 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 21 | Marcus Ericsson | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 22 | Felipe Nasr | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 23 | Rio Haryanto | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 24 | Esteban Ocon | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
Practice & warm-up observations
Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.
| Session | Driver | Position | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| freePractice1Results | Nico Rosberg | 1 | 1:35.227 |
| freePractice1Results | Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 1:35.721 |
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 3 | 1:36.315 |
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 4 | 1:36.331 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 5 | 1:36.510 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 6 | 1:36.753 |
| freePractice1Results | Max Verstappen | 7 | 1:36.973 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 8 | 1:37.513 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergio Pérez | 9 | 1:37.601 |
| freePractice1Results | Jenson Button | 10 | 1:37.613 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniil Kvyat | 11 | 1:37.847 |
| freePractice1Results | Valtteri Bottas | 12 | 1:37.861 |
| freePractice1Results | Romain Grosjean | 13 | 1:37.886 |
| freePractice1Results | Esteban Gutiérrez | 14 | 1:37.921 |
| freePractice1Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 15 | 1:38.055 |
| freePractice1Results | Felipe Nasr | 16 | 1:38.184 |
| freePractice1Results | Marcus Ericsson | 17 | 1:38.313 |
| freePractice1Results | Felipe Massa | 18 | 1:38.339 |
| freePractice1Results | Jolyon Palmer | 19 | 1:39.148 |
| freePractice1Results | Esteban Ocon | 20 | 1:40.036 |
| freePractice1Results | Pascal Wehrlein | 21 | 1:40.627 |
| freePractice1Results | Kevin Magnussen | 22 | Unknown |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 1:34.944 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Rosberg | 2 | 1:35.177 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 3 | 1:35.605 |
| freePractice2Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 4 | 1:35.842 |
| freePractice2Results | Max Verstappen | 5 | 1:36.037 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergio Pérez | 6 | 1:36.284 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 7 | 1:36.296 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 8 | 1:36.337 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 9 | 1:36.390 |
| freePractice2Results | Jenson Button | 10 | 1:36.715 |
| freePractice2Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 11 | 1:36.836 |
| freePractice2Results | Jolyon Palmer | 12 | 1:36.940 |
| freePractice2Results | Valtteri Bottas | 13 | 1:37.016 |
| freePractice2Results | Esteban Gutiérrez | 14 | 1:37.048 |
| freePractice2Results | Felipe Massa | 15 | 1:37.110 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniil Kvyat | 16 | 1:37.297 |
| freePractice2Results | Marcus Ericsson | 17 | 1:37.449 |
| freePractice2Results | Felipe Nasr | 18 | 1:37.547 |
| freePractice2Results | Kevin Magnussen | 19 | 1:37.664 |
| freePractice2Results | Romain Grosjean | 20 | 1:37.789 |
| freePractice2Results | Pascal Wehrlein | 21 | 1:37.878 |
| freePractice2Results | Esteban Ocon | 22 | 1:37.990 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 1:34.434 |
| freePractice3Results | Max Verstappen | 2 | 1:34.879 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Rosberg | 3 | 1:35.053 |
| freePractice3Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 4 | 1:35.150 |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 5 | 1:35.170 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 6 | 1:35.461 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 7 | 1:35.776 |
| freePractice3Results | Valtteri Bottas | 8 | 1:35.902 |
| freePractice3Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 9 | 1:36.222 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Massa | 10 | 1:36.227 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergio Pérez | 11 | 1:36.259 |
| freePractice3Results | Jenson Button | 12 | 1:36.363 |
| freePractice3Results | Esteban Gutiérrez | 13 | 1:36.553 |
| freePractice3Results | Jolyon Palmer | 14 | 1:36.604 |
| freePractice3Results | Romain Grosjean | 15 | 1:36.687 |
| freePractice3Results | Kevin Magnussen | 16 | 1:36.741 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniil Kvyat | 17 | 1:36.752 |
| freePractice3Results | Marcus Ericsson | 18 | 1:36.765 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Nasr | 19 | 1:37.106 |
| freePractice3Results | Esteban Ocon | 20 | 1:37.961 |
| freePractice3Results | Pascal Wehrlein | 21 | 1:38.089 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 22 | 1:41.199 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.