2016 Season - Round 16 - 2016-10-02
Daniel Ricciardo won the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix for Red Bull, with Max Verstappen (Red Bull) second and Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) third. The win came from P4 on the grid. Pole had been claimed by Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), who could not convert it into the win.
Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) set the fastest lap of the race in 1:36.424. Fernando Alonso (McLaren) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P22 on the grid to P7 at the flag â a 15-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 6 drivers failing to finish.
22 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix, completing round 16 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 4 | Finished | 1:37.449 | 25 |
| 2 | 3Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 3 | Finished | 1:37.376 | 18 |
| 3 | 6Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 2 | Finished | 1:36.424 | 15 |
| 4 | 7Kimi RÀikkönen | Ferrari | 6 | Finished | 1:37.466 | 12 |
| 5 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 11 | Finished | 1:39.199 | 10 |
| 6 | 11Sergio Pérez | Force India | 7 | Finished | 1:39.328 | 8 |
| 7 | 14Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 22 | Finished | 1:38.291 | 6 |
| 8 | 27Nico HĂŒlkenberg | Force India | 8 | Finished | 1:37.793 | 4 |
| 9 | 22Jenson Button | McLaren | 9 | Finished | 1:38.740 | 2 |
| 10 | 30Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 19 | Finished | 1:39.350 | 1 |
| 11 | 55Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 16 | Finished | 1:39.243 | 0 |
| 12 | 9Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 17 | +1 Lap | 1:39.781 | 0 |
| 13 | 19Felipe Massa | Williams | 10 | +1 Lap | 1:39.920 | 0 |
| 14 | 26Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 15 | +1 Lap | 1:39.798 | 0 |
| 15 | 94Pascal Wehrlein | Manor Marussia | 21 | +1 Lap | 1:39.653 | 0 |
| 16 | 31Esteban Ocon | Manor Marussia | 20 | +1 Lap | 1:41.467 | 0 |
| 17 | 12Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 18 | Brakes | 1:40.490 | 0 |
| 18 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | Engine | 1:38.595 | 0 |
| 19 | 21Esteban Gutiérrez | Haas F1 Team | 13 | Wheel nut | 1:41.775 | 0 |
| 20 | 20Kevin Magnussen | Renault | 14 | Power loss | 1:43.379 | 0 |
| 21 | 8Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 12 | Brakes | 1:42.142 | 0 |
| 22 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 5 | Collision | 0 |