2016 Malaysian Grand Prix
The 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix (formally known as the 2016 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race that was held on 2 October 2016 at the Sepang International Circuit in Selangor, Malaysia. The race marked the thirty-fifth running of the Malaysian Grand Prix, and the eighteenth time that the race has been run as a World Championship event since the first race in 1999.
| 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 16 of 21 in the 2016 Formula One World Championship
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | 2 October 2016 | ||||
| Official name | 2016 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix | ||||
| Location | Sepang International Circuit, Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 5.543 km (3.444 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 56 laps, 310.408 km (192.879 miles) | ||||
| Weather |
Sunny 33 °C (91 °F) air temperature 49 °C (120 °F) track temperature 2.8 m/s (9.2 ft/s) wind from the west | ||||
| Attendance | 88,828 (Weekend) 45,000 (Race Day) | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver |
| Mercedes | |||
| Time | 1:32.850 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | |||
| Time | 1:36.424 on lap 44 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer | ||||
| Second |
| Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer | |||
| Third | Mercedes | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
Daniel Ricciardo won the race, with teammate Max Verstappen finishing second to secure Red Bull Racing's first 1–2 finish since the introduction of hybrid engines in 2014 and their last one until the 2022 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Rosberg completed the podium, extending his championship lead to twenty-three points following the retirement of Lewis Hamilton. This was Ricciardo's first win since the 2014 Belgian Grand Prix.