|
The roots of the Malaysian GP can be traced back
to a Formula 2 event held at Singapore's Thomson Road Grand Prix circuit in the
early 1960s. After Singapore gained its independence in
1965, Malaysia's premier motor race was organized at the Batu Tiga Speedway Circuit. Between
1968 and 1982 the venue hosted grands prix run under
various different categories such as Formula Atlantic and Formula Pacific, but the Malaysian GP
was held only once between 1983 and 1998.
When Malaysia earned a Formula 1 berth in 1999 it was the
first time the series would hold an Asian event outside of
Japan. The Sepang International Circuit, located
just south of the country's capital city Kuala Lumpur, has
hosted every race since the inaugural event. Initially,
the Grand Prix was held near the season's conclusion in
October but it's been part of the opening flyaway events
since 2001.
The move to an early slot in the calendar means the
Northeast Monsoon is still circulating in the region
during the race weekend and so a few events at Sepang have
been affected by a seasonal deluge. The chaos in the early
stages of the 2001 race was mild compared to the 2009 event, which was stopped after
only 31 of the scheduled 56 laps had been completed,
making it the fifth shortest Formula 1 grand prix.
Round 2 of the 2015 Formula 1 season is this weekend,
taking place at Sepang, Malaysia. Lewis Hamilton's and
Mercedes' form was ominous at the opening event in
Australia, with Hamilton leading his teammate Nico Rosberg
in a Silver Arrows 1-2. While Mercedes is comfortably out
in front, things look close between Ferrari and Williams,
with Sebastian Vettel taking the final podium place in his
first race for the Scuderia, ahead of Williams' Felipe
Massa.
Lewis Hamilton snatched pole position during wet
qualifying a Sepang in 2014 but it was dry on race day and
he produced an imperious performance, delivering his first
ever F1 Grand Chelem: pole, lights to flag victory and the
fastest lap. Hamilton's teammate Nico Rosberg squeezed
past Sebastian Vettel on the opening lap and eventually
crossed the line a distant second. Vettel, who had kept
Rosberg honest for some of the race, had to settle for
third place.
Remember to make your game picks in the 2015 Fantasy Formula 1 thread
before the deadline of Saturday, March 28th at 5 AM ET,
when qualifying begins. Here we run down some Malaysian GP
facts and season stats.
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Race Info
|
| Grand Prix
|
Malaysian GP |
| Round
|
2 of 19 |
| Circuit
|
Sepang International Circuit
(SIC)
|
| Location
|
Sepang, Selangor |
| Circuit Type |
Race circuit |
| Circuit
Length |
3.44 mi (5.543 km) |
| Circuit
Direction |
Clockwise |
| Turns |
15 (5 Left, 10 Right) |
| Lap Record |
1:34.223, Juan Pablo Montoya
(Williams), 2004 |
| Race Length |
192.878 mi (310.408 km)
|
| Laps
|
56 |
| 2014
Polesitter |
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) |
| 2014 Winner |
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) |
|
Timetable
|
| Free
Practice 1 |
Thursday, March 26th at 10 PM ET
- 11:30 PM ET |
| Free
Practice 2 |
Friday, March 27th at 2 AM ET -
3:30 AM ET |
| Free
Practice 3 |
Saturday, March 28th at 2 AM ET -
3 AM ET |
| Fantasy
Deadline / Qualifying |
Saturday, March 28th at 5 AM
ET |
| Race
|
Sunday, March 29th at 3 AM ET |
Sepang facts:
- The polesitter has won seven of the last ten races
at Sepang.
- Only one polesitter has failed to finish in
Malaysia.
- Twelve out of the 16 Malaysian GP has seen the race
winner start from the front row.
- Two Sepang winners have started from behind the
front two rows of the grid.
- The previous year's winner in Malaysia has scored a
podium finish just five times in 15 years.
- Fernando Alonso (3), Sebastian Vettel (3) and Kimi
Räikkönen (2) have all won multiple times in Malaysia.
- Fernando Alonso has won in Sepang with three
different teams: Renault (now Lotus), McLaren and
Ferrari.
- Four of the last seven podiums have featured at
least one driver who started from behind the front two
rows.
- Ferrari has the most Malaysian GP victories with
six.
- Red Bull has two 1-2 finishes in the last five
Sepang events.
- The most positions gained at Sepang is 16 by Felipe
Massa in 2006.
- There has been at least five retirements in eight of
the last ten Sepang races.
- In the last 13 years, there have been two races
where the safety car has been deployed.
- The Malaysian GP has been red flagged due to heavy
rain in two of the last six years.
- The 2009 event was red flagged on lap 33 due to
heavy rain, making it the shortest F1 race since 1991.
|
2014 Malaysian GP
Qualifying Results
|
|
Rank
|
Driver |
Team |
Q1
|
Q2
|
Q3
|
Grid
|
|
1.
|
Lewis Hamilton
|
Mercedes
|
1:57.202
|
1:59.041
|
1:59.431
|
1
|
|
2.
|
Sebastian Vettel
|
Red Bull Racing
|
1:57.654
|
1:59.399
|
1:59.486
|
2
|
|
3.
|
Nico Rosberg
|
Mercedes
|
1:57.183
|
1:59.445
|
2:00.050
|
3
|
|
4.
|
Fernando Alonso
|
Ferrari
|
1:58.889
|
2:01.356
|
2:00.175
|
4
|
|
5.
|
Daniel Ricciardo
|
Red Bull Racing
|
1:58.913
|
2:00.147
|
2:00.541
|
5
|
|
6.
|
Kimi Räikkönen
|
Ferrari
|
1:59.257
|
2:01.532
|
2:01.218
|
6
|
|
7.
|
Nico Hülkenberg
|
Force India
|
1:58.883
|
2:00.839
|
2:01.712
|
7
|
|
8.
|
Kevin Magnussen
|
McLaren
|
2:00.356
|
2:02.094
|
2:02.213
|
8
|
|
9.
|
Jean-Éric Vergne
|
Toro Rosso
|
2:01.689
|
2:02.096
|
2:03.078
|
9
|
|
10.
|
Jenson Button
|
McLaren
|
2:00.889
|
2:01.810
|
2:04.053
|
10
|
|
11.
|
Daniil Kvyat
|
Toro Rosso
|
2:01.175
|
2:02.351
|
-
|
11
|
|
12.
|
Esteban Gutiérrez
|
Sauber
|
2:01.134
|
2:02.369
|
-
|
12
|
|
13.
|
Felipe Massa
|
Williams
|
2:00.047
|
2:02.460
|
-
|
13
|
|
14.
|
Sergio Pérez
|
Force India
|
2:00.076
|
2:02.511
|
-
|
14
|
|
15.
|
Valtteri Bottas
|
Williams
|
1:59.709
|
2:02.756
|
-
|
18
|
|
16.
|
Romain Grosjean
|
Lotus
|
2:00.202
|
2:02.885
|
-
|
15
|
|
17.
|
Pastor Maldonado
|
Lotus
|
2:02.074
|
-
|
-
|
16
|
|
18.
|
Adrian Sutil
|
Sauber
|
2:02.131
|
-
|
-
|
17
|
|
19.
|
Jules Bianchi
|
Marussia
|
2:02.702
|
-
|
-
|
19
|
|
20.
|
Kamui Kobayashi
|
Caterham
|
2:03.595
|
-
|
-
|
20
|
|
21.
|
Max Chilton
|
Marussia
|
2:04.388
|
-
|
-
|
21
|
|
22.
|
Marcus Ericsson
|
Caterham
|
2:04.407
|
-
|
-
|
22
|
|
|
107% Time: |
2:05.385
|
|
|
|
|
|
Qualifying Notes
|
| Mercedes had two
cars in the top-4. |
| Red Bull and Ferrari
had two cars in the top-6. |
| McLaren had two cars
in the top-10. |
| Valtteri Bottas
received a 3-place grid penalty for impeding
Daniel Ricciardo during Q2. |
| The start of
qualifying was delayed by 50 minutes due to
heavy rain. |
|
|
2014 Malaysian GP Race
Results and Drivers' Fantasy Points
|
|
Rank
|
Driver |
Team |
Retirement
|
Q.P.
|
R.P.
|
C.F.
|
L.L.
|
M.L.
|
F.L.
|
TOTAL
|
|
1.
|
Lewis Hamilton
|
Mercedes
|
|
5
|
40
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
50
|
|
2.
|
Nico Rosberg
|
Mercedes
|
|
2
|
38
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
41
|
|
3.
|
Sebastian Vettel
|
Red Bull Racing
|
|
3
|
36
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
40
|
|
4.
|
Fernando Alonso
|
Ferrari
|
|
1
|
34
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
36
|
|
5.
|
Nico Hülkenberg
|
Force India
|
|
1
|
32
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
34
|
|
6.
|
Jenson Button
|
McLaren
|
|
1
|
30
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
32
|
|
7.
|
Felipe Massa
|
Williams
|
|
0
|
28
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
29
|
|
8.
|
Valtteri Bottas
|
Williams
|
|
0
|
26
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
27
|
|
9.
|
Kevin Magnussen
|
McLaren
|
|
1
|
24
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
26
|
|
10.
|
Daniil Kvyat
|
Toro Rosso
|
|
0
|
22
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
23
|
|
11.
|
Romain Grosjean
|
Lotus
|
|
0
|
20
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
21
|
|
12.
|
Kimi Räikkönen
|
Ferrari
|
|
1
|
18
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
20
|
|
13.
|
Kamui Kobayashi
|
Caterham
|
|
0
|
16
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
17
|
|
14.
|
Marcus Ericsson
|
Caterham
|
|
0
|
14
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
|
15.
|
Max Chilton
|
Marussia
|
|
0
|
12
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
|
Ret.
|
Daniel Ricciardo
|
Red Bull Racing
|
Wing
|
1
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
|
Ret.
|
Esteban Gutiérrez
|
Sauber
|
Gearbox
|
0
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
|
Ret.
|
Adrian Sutil
|
Sauber
|
Power unit
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
|
Ret.
|
Jean-Éric Vergne
|
Toro Rosso
|
Turbo
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
|
Ret.
|
Jules Bianchi
|
Marussia
|
Brakes
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
|
Ret.
|
Pastor Maldonado
|
Lotus
|
Power unit
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
DNS.
|
Sergio Pérez
|
Force India
|
Gearbox
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
2014 Malaysian GP Teams'
Fantasy Points
|
| Team
|
Drivers |
Q.P.
|
R.P.
|
C.F.
|
L.L.
|
M.L.
|
F.L.
|
TOTAL
|
Red Bull Racing
|
(Sebastian
Vettel/Daniel Ricciardo) |
2
|
23
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
26
|
Mercedes
|
(Lewis Hamilton/Nico
Rosberg) |
3
|
39
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
48
|
Ferrari
|
(Fernando Alonso/Kimi
Räikkönen) |
2
|
26
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
30
|
Lotus
|
(Romain
Grosjean/Pastor Maldonado) |
0
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
McLaren
|
(Jenson Button/Kevin
Magnussen) |
1
|
27
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
30
|
Force India
|
(Nico
Hülkenberg/Sergio Pérez) |
0
|
16
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
16
|
Sauber
|
(Adrian Sutil/Esteban
Gutiérrez) |
0
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
Toro Rosso
|
(Jean-Éric
Vergne/Daniil Kvyat) |
0
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
Williams
|
(Valtteri
Bottas/Felipe Massa) |
0
|
27
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
29
|
Marussia
|
(Jules Bianchi/Max
Chilton) |
0
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
Caterham
|
(Kamui
Kobayashi/Marcus Ericsson) |
0
|
15
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
17
|
|
|
Race Notes
|
| Classified
finishers |
Top-15 drivers. |
| Two classified
finishers |
Mercedes, Williams,
McLaren, Ferrari, Caterham. |
| Race leaders |
Hamilton (Mercedes). |
| Laps led |
Hamilton (1-56). |
| Fastest lap |
Lewis Hamilton
(Mercedes) on lap 53 (1:43.066). |
| Miscellaneous |
Sergio Pérez did not
start due to a gearbox issue. |
|
|
Points and Bonus Points
Key
|
|
Q.P.
|
Qualifying Points
|
|
R.P.
|
Race Points |
|
C.F.
|
Classified
Finisher(s) Bonus Point(s) |
|
L.L.
|
Lap Led Bonus Point
|
|
M.L.
|
Most Laps Led Bonus
Points |
|
F.L.
|
Fastest Lap Bonus
Point |
Malaysian GP 2005 - 2014 and This
Season's Statistics
|
|
List
|
Driver/Team
|
TM
|
This
|
Races
|
Poles
|
Avg Start
|
Avg Finish
|
Best
|
Top-10
|
Top-5
|
Wins
|
FP/Race
|
|
A
|
Lewis Hamilton
|
MER
|
Race
|
8
|
2
|
6.13
|
4.38
|
1
|
8
|
5
|
1
|
37.13
|
|
Season
|
1
|
1
|
1.00
|
1.00
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
50.00
|
|
A
|
Nico Rosberg
|
MER
|
Race
|
9
|
0
|
6.56
|
10.67
|
2
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
23.22
|
|
Season
|
1
|
0
|
2.00
|
2.00
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
43.00
|
|
A
|
Daniel Ricciardo
|
RBR
|
Race
|
3
|
0
|
11.00
|
15.33
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
12.33
|
|
Season
|
1
|
0
|
7.00
|
6.00
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
32.00
|
|
A
|
Valtteri Bottas
|
WIL
|
Race
|
2
|
0
|
16.50
|
9.50
|
8
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
24.00
|
|
Season
|
1
|
0
|
6.00
|
-
|
-
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.00
|
|
A
|
Sebastian Vettel
|
FER
|
Race
|
7
|
2
|
4.43
|
7.14
|
1
|
4
|
4
|
3
|
32.29
|
|
Season
|
1
|
0
|
4.00
|
3.00
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
38.00
|
|
A
|
Fernando Alonso
|
MCL
|
Race
|
10
|
1
|
7.00
|
6.90
|
1
|
7
|
5
|
3
|
32.10
|
|
Season
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
B
|
Daniil Kvyat
|
RBR
|
Race
|
1
|
0
|
11.00
|
10.00
|
10
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
23.00
|
|
Season
|
1
|
0
|
13.00
|
-
|
-
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
B
|
Felipe Massa
|
WIL
|
Race
|
10
|
2
|
10.40
|
8.70
|
5
|
8
|
4
|
0
|
27.00
|
|
Season
|
1
|
0
|
3.00
|
4.00
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
37.00
|
|
B
|
Kimi Räikkönen
|
FER
|
Race
|
8
|
0
|
5.63
|
9.13
|
1
|
5
|
4
|
1
|
27.13
|
|
Season
|
1
|
0
|
5.00
|
12.00
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
19.00
|
|
B
|
Jenson Button
|
MCL
|
Race
|
10
|
1
|
7.90
|
9.10
|
1
|
6
|
3
|
1
|
26.60
|
|
Season
|
1
|
0
|
17.00
|
11.00
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
21.00
|
|
B
|
Nico Hülkenberg
|
FI
|
Race
|
4
|
0
|
10.00
|
8.00
|
5
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
27.50
|
|
Season
|
1
|
0
|
14.00
|
7.00
|
7
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
29.00
|
|
B
|
Sergio Pérez
|
FI
|
Race
|
4
|
0
|
12.50
|
10.67
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
17.00
|
|
Season
|
1
|
0
|
15.00
|
10.00
|
10
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
23.00
|
|
B
|
Max Verstappen
|
TR
|
Race
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Season
|
1
|
0
|
12.00
|
13.00
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
16.00
|
|
B
|
Carlos Sainz Jr
|
TR
|
Race
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Season
|
1
|
0
|
8.00
|
9.00
|
9
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
26.00
|
|
B
|
Romain Grosjean
|
LOT
|
Race
|
3
|
0
|
11.33
|
13.67
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
17.67
|
|
Season
|
1
|
0
|
9.00
|
14.00
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
15.00
|
|
B
|
Pastor Maldonado
|
LOT
|
Race
|
4
|
0
|
15.50
|
20.75
|
19
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2.25
|
|
Season
|
1
|
0
|
10.00
|
15.00
|
15
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
13.00
|
|
B
|
Marcus Ericsson
|
SAU
|
Race
|
1
|
0
|
22.00
|
14.00
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
15.00
|
|
Season
|
1
|
0
|
16.00
|
8.00
|
8
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
27.00
|
|
B
|
Felipe Nasr
|
SAU
|
Race
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Season
|
1
|
0
|
11.00
|
5.00
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
33.00
|
|
B
|
Will Stevens
|
MAR
|
Race
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Season
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
B
|
Roberto Merhi
|
MAR
|
Race
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Season
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
TM
|
Mercedes
|
MER
|
Race
|
5
|
1
|
5.50
|
7.80
|
1
|
7
|
5
|
1
|
30.40
|
|
Season
|
1
|
1
|
1.50
|
1.50
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
50.00
|
|
TM
|
Red Bull Racing
|
RBR
|
Race
|
10
|
3
|
5.95
|
8.20
|
1
|
14
|
8
|
3
|
29.50
|
|
Season
|
1
|
0
|
10.00
|
6.00
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
15.00
|
|
TM
|
Williams
|
WIL
|
Race
|
10
|
0
|
11.55
|
13.80
|
3
|
7
|
1
|
0
|
16.50
|
|
Season
|
1
|
0
|
4.50
|
4.00
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
19.00
|
|
TM
|
Ferrari
|
FER
|
Race
|
10
|
2
|
8.30
|
8.65
|
1
|
13
|
8
|
2
|
28.40
|
|
Season
|
1
|
0
|
4.50
|
7.50
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
29.00
|
|
TM
|
McLaren
|
MCL
|
Race
|
10
|
1
|
7.60
|
7.95
|
1
|
16
|
8
|
1
|
30.40
|
|
Season
|
1
|
0
|
17.50
|
11.00
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
10.00
|
|
TM
|
Force India
|
FI
|
Race
|
7
|
0
|
13.93
|
13.46
|
5
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
15.00
|
|
Season
|
1
|
0
|
14.50
|
8.50
|
7
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
27.00
|
|
TM
|
Toro Rosso
|
TR
|
Race
|
9
|
0
|
15.11
|
13.78
|
8
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
15.89
|
|
Season
|
1
|
0
|
10.00
|
11.00
|
9
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
20.00
|
|
TM
|
Lotus
|
LOT
|
Race
|
3
|
0
|
10.50
|
12.33
|
5
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
19.67
|
|
Season
|
1
|
0
|
9.50
|
14.50
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
14.00
|
|
TM
|
Sauber
|
SAU
|
Race
|
10
|
0
|
11.65
|
12.11
|
2
|
9
|
4
|
0
|
18.40
|
|
Season
|
1
|
0
|
13.50
|
6.50
|
5
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
33.00
|
|
TM
|
Marussia
|
MAR
|
Race
|
3
|
0
|
20.50
|
16.83
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
9.67
|
|
Season
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
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