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Max Verstappen won the 2017 Malaysian Grand Prix

Max Verstappen won the 2017 Malaysian Grand Prix for Red Bull, ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Daniel Ricciardo at Sepang International Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Max Verstappen
Team
Red Bull
Top listed
Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton, and Daniel Ricciardo
Race date
October 1, 2017
Pole
Lewis Hamilton
Fastest lap
Sebastian Vettel
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Sepang International Circuit

The decisive result

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

Grid to finish

Sebastian Vettel from P20 to P4 (+16), Lance Stroll from P13 to P8 (+5), and Kevin Magnussen from P17 to P12 (+5) 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 +1 lap, 6 Finished, 1 +2 laps, 1 Battery, and 1 Engine. Sebastian Vettel holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:34.080 on lap 41. 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
1Max VerstappenRed Bull1:30:01.29025
2Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:30:14.06018
3Daniel RicciardoRed Bull1:30:23.80915
4Sebastian VettelFerrari1:30:38.65212
5Valtteri BottasMercedes1:30:57.31110
6Sergio PérezForce India1:31:19.9208
7Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren+1 lap6
8Lance StrollWilliams+1 lap4
9Felipe MassaWilliams+1 lap2
10Esteban OconForce India+1 lap1
11Fernando AlonsoMcLaren+1 lap0
12Kevin MagnussenHaas+1 lap0
13Romain GrosjeanHaas+1 lap0
14Pierre GaslyToro Rosso+1 lap0
15Jolyon PalmerRenault+1 lap0
16Nico HülkenbergRenault+1 lap0
17Pascal WehrleinSauber+1 lap0
18Marcus EricssonSauber+2 laps0
DNFCarlos Sainz Jr.Toro RossoEngine0
DNSKimi RäikkönenFerrariBattery0