- 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.