Sepang International Circuit · 2 October 2016
Daniel Ricciardo won the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix for Red Bull from 4th on the grid, 2.443s ahead of Max Verstappen. Fernando Alonso gained the most places, from 22nd on the grid to 7th.
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull Ricciardo 25 + Verstappen 18 | Ricciardo 25 + Verstappen 18 | 43 | |
| 2 | Mercedes Rosberg 15 + Hamilton 0 | Rosberg 15 + Hamilton 0 | 15 | |
| 3 | Ferrari Räikkönen 12 + Vettel 0 | Räikkönen 12 + Vettel 0 | 12 | |
| 4 | Force India Pérez 8 + Hülkenberg 4 | Pérez 8 + Hülkenberg 4 | 12 | |
| 5 | Williams Bottas 10 + Massa 0 | Bottas 10 + Massa 0 | 10 | |
| 6 | McLaren Alonso 6 + Button 2 | Alonso 6 + Button 2 | 8 | |
| 7 | Renault Palmer 1 + Magnussen 0 | Palmer 1 + Magnussen 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Toro Rosso Sainz 0 + Kvyat 0 | Sainz 0 + Kvyat 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Sauber Ericsson 0 + Nasr 0 | Ericsson 0 + Nasr 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | MRT Wehrlein 0 + Ocon 0 | Wehrlein 0 + Ocon 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Haas F1 Team Gutiérrez 0 + Grosjean 0 | Gutiérrez 0 + Grosjean 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull | Red Bull | 1:37:12.776 | 56 | — | 25 | |
| 2 | Max Verstappen Red Bull | Red Bull | +2.443s | 56 | — | 18 | |
| 3 | Nico Rosberg Mercedes | Mercedes | +25.516s | 56 | — | 15 | |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari | Ferrari | +28.785s | 56 | — | 12 | |
| 5 | Valtteri Bottas Williams | Williams | +1:01.582 | 56 | — | 10 | |
| 6 | Sergio Pérez Force India | Force India | +1:03.794 | 56 | — | 8 | |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso McLaren | McLaren | +1:05.205 | 56 | — | 6 | |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg Force India | Force India | +1:14.062 | 56 | — | 4 | |
| 9 | Jenson Button McLaren | McLaren | +1:21.816 | 56 | — | 2 | |
| 10 | Jolyon Palmer Renault | Renault | +1:35.466 | 56 | — | 1 | |
| 11 | Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso | +1:38.878 | 56 | — | — | |
| 12 | Marcus Ericsson Sauber | Sauber | +1 Lap | 55 | — | — | |
| 13 | Felipe Massa Williams | Williams | +1 Lap | 55 | — | — | |
| 14 | Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso | +1 Lap | 55 | — | — | |
| 15 | Pascal Wehrlein MRT | MRT | +1 Lap | 55 | — | — | |
| 16 | Esteban Ocon MRT | MRT | +1 Lap | 55 | — | — | |
| DNF | Felipe Nasr Sauber | Sauber | DNF Brakes | 46 | — | — | |
| DNF | Lewis Hamilton Mercedes | Mercedes | DNF Engine | 40 | — | — | |
| DNF | Esteban Gutiérrez Haas F1 Team | Haas F1 Team | DNF Wheel nut | 39 | — | — | |
| DNF | Kevin Magnussen Renault | Renault | DNF Power loss | 17 | — | — | |
| DNF | Romain Grosjean Haas F1 Team | Haas F1 Team | DNF Brakes | 7 | — | — | |
| DNF | Sebastian Vettel Ferrari | Ferrari | DNF Collision | 0 | — | — |