The 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix was Round 16 of the 2016 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia on Sunday, 2 October 2016. Lewis Hamilton started on pole position for Mercedes and Daniel Ricciardo was the race winner in the Red Bull TAG Heuer.
2016 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Abbreviation | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RIC | Australia | Red Bull TAG Heuer | Pirelli | 56 | 1:37:12.776 | - | - | 1:37.449 | 44 | 191.584 | 25 |
| 2 | 33 | Max Verstappen | VES | Netherlands | Red Bull TAG Heuer | Pirelli | 56 | 1:37:15.219 | +2.443 | +2.443 | 1:37.376 | 44 | 191.504 | 18 |
| 3 | 6 | Nico Rosberg | ROS | Germany | Mercedes | Pirelli | 56 | 1:37:38.292 | +25.516 | +23.073 | 1:36.424 | 44 | 190.749 | 15 |
| 4 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | RAI | Finland | Ferrari | Pirelli | 56 | 1:37:41.561 | +28.785 | +3.269 | 1:37.466 | 47 | 190.643 | 12 |
| 5 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | BOT | Finland | Williams Mercedes | Pirelli | 56 | 1:38:14.358 | +1:01.582 | +32.797 | 1:39.199 | 53 | 189.582 | 10 |
| 6 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | PER | Mexico | Force India Mercedes | Pirelli | 56 | 1:38:16.570 | +1:03.794 | +2.212 | 1:39.328 | 51 | 189.511 | 8 |
| 7 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | ALO | Spain | McLaren Honda | Pirelli | 56 | 1:38:17.981 | +1:05.205 | +1.411 | 1:38.291 | 44 | 189.466 | 6 |
| 8 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | HUL | Germany | Force India Mercedes | Pirelli | 56 | 1:38:26.838 | +1:14.062 | +8.857 | 1:37.793 | 43 | 189.182 | 4 |
| 9 | 22 | Jenson Button | BUT | Great Britain | McLaren Honda | Pirelli | 56 | 1:38:34.592 | +1:21.816 | +7.754 | 1:38.740 | 51 | 188.934 | 2 |
| 10 | 30 | Jolyon Palmer | PAL | Great Britain | Renault | Pirelli | 56 | 1:38:48.242 | +1:35.466 | +13.650 | 1:39.350 | 53 | 188.499 | 1 |
| 11 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | SAI | Spain | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Pirelli | 56 | 1:38:51.654 | +1:38.878 | +3.412 | 1:39.243 | 44 | 188.390 | |
| 12 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | ERI | Sweden | Sauber Ferrari | Pirelli | 55 | 1:37:22.593 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:39.781 | 55 | 187.847 | |
| 13 | 19 | Felipe Massa | MAS | Brazil | Williams Mercedes | Pirelli | 55 | 1:37:44.261 | 1 lap | +21.668 | 1:39.920 | 53 | 187.152 | |
| 14 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | KVY | Russia | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Pirelli | 55 | 1:37:56.157 | 1 lap | +11.896 | 1:39.798 | 43 | 186.774 | |
| 15 | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein | WEH | Germany | Manor Mercedes | Pirelli | 55 | 1:38:21.302 | 1 lap | +25.145 | 1:39.653 | 55 | 185.978 | |
| 16 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | OCO | France | Manor Mercedes | Pirelli | 55 | 1:38:47.525 | 1 lap | +26.223 | 1:41.467 | 45 | 185.155 | |
| DNF | 12 | Felipe Nasr | NAS | Brazil | Sauber Ferrari | Pirelli | 46 | 1:22:47.856 | 1:40.490 | 43 | 184.772 | |||
| DNF | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | HAM | Great Britain | Mercedes | Pirelli | 40 | 1:08:52.572 | 1:38.595 | 31 | 193.146 | |||
| DNF | 21 | Esteban Gutiérrez | GUT | Mexico | Haas Ferrari | Pirelli | 39 | 1:09:58.080 | 1:41.775 | 37 | 185.379 | |||
| DNF | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | MAG | Denmark | Renault | Pirelli | 17 | 32:02.003 | 1:43.379 | 3 | 176.498 | |||
| DNF | 8 | Romain Grosjean | GRO | France | Haas Ferrari | Pirelli | 7 | 12:59.927 | 1:42.142 | 7 | 179.098 | |||
| DNF | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | VET | Germany | Ferrari | Pirelli |