- 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.