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Daniel Ricciardo won the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix

Daniel Ricciardo won the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix for Red Bull, ahead of Max Verstappen and Nico Rosberg at Sepang International Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Daniel Ricciardo
Team
Red Bull
Top listed
Daniel Ricciardo, Max Verstappen, and Nico Rosberg
Race date
October 2, 2016
Pole
Lewis Hamilton
Fastest lap
Nico Rosberg
Classified drivers
22
Circuit
Sepang International Circuit

The decisive result

Daniel Ricciardo finished first for Red Bull. Max Verstappen is listed 2 for Red Bull, with Nico Rosberg 3 for Mercedes.

Grid to finish

Fernando Alonso from P22 to P7 (+15), Jolyon Palmer from P19 to P10 (+9), and Valtteri Bottas from P11 to P5 (+6) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Lewis Hamilton started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 11 Finished, 5 +1 lap, 2 Brakes, 1 Collision, and 1 Engine. Nico Rosberg holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:36.424 on lap 44. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Daniel RicciardoRed Bull1:37:12.77625
2Max VerstappenRed Bull1:37:15.21918
3Nico RosbergMercedes1:37:38.29215
4Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:37:41.56112
5Valtteri BottasWilliams1:38:14.35810
6Sergio PérezForce India1:38:16.5708
7Fernando AlonsoMcLaren1:38:17.9816
8Nico HülkenbergForce India1:38:26.8384
9Jenson ButtonMcLaren1:38:34.5922
10Jolyon PalmerRenault1:38:48.2421
11Carlos Sainz Jr.Toro Rosso1:38:51.6540
12Marcus EricssonSauber+1 lap0
13Felipe MassaWilliams+1 lap0
14Daniil KvyatToro Rosso+1 lap0
15Pascal WehrleinManor+1 lap0
16Esteban OconManor+1 lap0
DNFFelipe NasrSauberBrakes0
DNFLewis HamiltonMercedesEngine0
DNFEsteban GutiérrezHaasWheel0
DNFKevin MagnussenRenaultPower loss0