Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Lap distance: 5.44 km (3.444 miles)
Number of laps: 56
Racing direction: Clockwise
Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia circuit details
This was a purpose built circuit in 1999 with a combination of long fast fast straights and tight corners has produced an exceptional circuit with the largest grandstand in F1.
Previous seasons
2016
Race winner: Daniel RicciardoRed Bull Daniel Ricciardo won from team mate Max Verstappen and Nico Rosberg in a Mercedes. Lewis Hamilton took pole position but retired with engine problems.
2015
Race winner: Sebastian VettelFerrari Qualifying in 2015 was again rain affected with Sebastian Vettel splitting the two Mercedes and then going on to win the race with a different race strategy after an early safety car. The two Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg were 2nd and 3rd with Kimi Raikkonen recovering from a puncture to finish 4th.
2014
Race winner: Lewis HamiltonMercedes Lewis Hamilton took pole position in 2014 in a rain affected qualifying and then won the race from team mate Nico Rosberg to give Mercedes their first 1, 2 since the 1950's. Sebastian Vettel was third, but some way behind the two Mercedes. Williams continued their good start to the season finishing 7th and 8th.
2013
Race winner: Sebastian VettelRed Bull Sebastian Vettel won in 2013 from Mark Webber after Vettel broke team orders and overtook Webber. Lewis Hamilton was third in front of team mate Nico Rosberg who did obey team orders. Fernando Alonso crashed out with a broken front wing and both McLaren and Force India had problems with their pit stops.
2012
Race winner: Fernando AlonsoFerrari The 2012 race was won by Fernando Alonso in a Ferrari from Sergio Perez in A Sauber to give Sauber their best result so far. This was a race that had plenty of overtaking and was made more exciting by the fact that it was run in wet and dry conditions.
2011
Race winner: Sebastian Vettel Red Bull The 2011 race was won by Sebastian Vettel winning his second consecutive race and was well clear of Jenson Button and Nick Heidfeld.
2010
Race winner: Sebastian VettelRed Bull Red Bull took first and second places in the 2010 race, with Sebastian Vettel taking the win from Mark Webber.
2009
Race winner: Jenson ButtonBrawn The 2009 race was stopped early due to torrential rain, with Jenson Button winning his second successive race of the season.
2008
Race winner: Kimi RaikkonenFerrari Kimi Raikkonen won from Robert Kubica in the BMW and Heikki Kovalainen in a McLaren. Felipe Massa took pole position but spun out of the race.
2007
Race winner: Fernando AlonsoMcLaren Fernando Alonso won from team mate Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Raikkonen in a Ferrari. Felipe Massa started from pole but finished fifth.
2006
Race winner: Giancarlo FisichellaRenault Giancarlo Fisichella won from pole position ahead of team mate Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button in a Honda.
2005
Race winner: Fernando AlonsoRenault Fernando Alonso won convincingly from pole position from Jarno Trulli in a Toyota and Nick Heidfeld in a Williams.
2004
Race winner: Michael SchumacherFerrari Michael Schumacher won from pole position ahead of Juan Pablo Montoya in a Williams and Jenson in a BAR. The early part of the race was wet causing problems for some drivers.
2003
Race winner: Kimi RaikkonenMcLaren Kimi Raikkonen won from the Ferrari of Rubens Barrichello and the Renault of Fernando Alonso who had started on pole position.
2002
Race winner: Ralph SchumacherWilliams Michael Schumacher and Juan Pablo Montoya started on the front row of the grid abut had a coming together on the first lap. The race won by Ralf Schumacher ahead of team mate Juan Pablo Montoya and the Ferrari of Michael Schumacher.
2001
Race winner: Michael SchumacherFerrari Ferrari dominated the race with Michael Schumacher winning from pole position ahead of team mate Rubens Barrichello and then the McLaren of David Coultard.
2000
Race winner: Michael SchumacherFerrari Michael Schumacher won from pole position just ahead of David Coultard in a McLaren and Rubens Barrichello in the other Ferrari. Johnny Herbert had a suspension failure causing him to crash heavily in this his last F1 race.
1999
Race winner: Eddie IrvineFerrari Eddie Irvine won the first GP at Sepang ahead of Ferrari team mate Michael Schumacher and the McLaren of Mika Hakkinen,
