Circuit info
Laps: 28
Circuit Type: Race
Circuit Length: 5.543KM
Qualifying Record: 1:28.268 - WebbyMoto (Red Bull Racing), Season #5
Lap Record: 1:28.721 - bobaj0r (McLaren), Season #4
In the 1990s Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysia's prime minister, declared that by 2020 the country should be a fully industrialised nation. Part of this plan involved the construction of a race circuit - the result was the Sepang International Circuit.
Designed by "the architect of F1", Hermann Tilke, Sepang is considered one of the most technical circuits on the calendar and is a firm favourite with the drivers. The combination of long, high-speed, straights and tight corner complexes were designed with overtaking in mind.
Situated 60km from the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur and close to the city's international airport, the circuit also hosts the Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix as well as the A1 GP race.
But the government's early enthusiasm waned and little money was pumped into the venue. Nor has the racing ever attracted more than passing interest from the locals.
Shortly before the 2007 grand prix, Bernie Ecclestone hit out at the facility saying it had become "shabby" and describing it as "an old house that needs a bit of redecorating". Circuit bosses admitted it was in need of $60 million to bring it up to scratch.
The circuit currently has a contract to host the race until 2011 and although the organisers had expressed an interest in making the event a night race, plans have since been dropped.

Previous GP1 Race Results - Malaysian Grand Prix
Season | Race | Date | Winning Driver | Team | Laps | |
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10 | Season #14 | Malaysian Grand Prix - Race 2 | November 19th, 2017 | ![]() |
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16 |
9 | Season #8 | Malaysian Grand Prix | October 20th, 2013 | ![]() |
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28 |
8 | Season #7 | Malaysian Grand Prix | April 7th, 2013 | ![]() |
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28 |
7 | Season #6 | Malaysian Grand Prix | October 14th, 2012 | ![]() |
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28 |
6 | Season #5 | Malaysian Grand Prix | April 8th, 2012 | ![]() |
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28 |
5 | Season #4 | Malaysian Grand Prix | October 16th, 2011 | ![]() |
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28 |
4 | Season #3 | Malaysian Grand Prix | May 15th, 2011 | ![]() |
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22 |
3 | Season #2 | Malaysian Grand Prix | February 6th, 2011 | ![]() |
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22 |
2 | Season #1 | Malaysian Grand Prix | October 3rd, 2010 | ![]() |
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12 |
GP1 Driver Stats - Malaysian Grand Prix
Driver | Races | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Podiums | Poles | Fastest | Avg Grid | Avg Pos | Points | |
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1 | ![]() |
10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 156 |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 75 |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 43 |
4 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 40 |
5 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 37 |
6 | ![]() |
8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 76 |
7 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 64 |
8 | ![]() |
8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 88 |
9 | ![]() |
7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 65 |
10 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 45 |
11 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 33 |
12 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 30 |
13 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 18 |
14 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 | 5.7 | 27 |
15 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 24 |
16 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 24 |
17 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 20 |
18 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 20 |
19 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 18 |
20 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 16 |
21 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 12 |
22 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 11 |
23 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7 |
24 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 10.3 | 7 |
25 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 6 |
26 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 6 |
27 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 10.5 | 6 |
28 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 8.0 | 4 |
29 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4 |
30 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 2 |
31 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2 |
32 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 2 |
33 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 1 |
34 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 11.5 | 1 |
35 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 0 |
36 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 14.0 | 0 |
37 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 14.0 | 0 |
38 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0 |
39 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 12.0 | 0 |
Previous GP2 Race Results - Malaysian Grand Prix
Season | Race | Date | Winning Driver | Team | Laps | |
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4 | Season #5 | Malaysian Grand Prix | April 13th, 2014 | ![]() |
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19 |
3 | Season #4 | Malaysian Grand Prix | October 20th, 2013 | ![]() |
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28 |
2 | Season #3 | Malaysian Grand Prix | April 7th, 2013 | ![]() |
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29 |
1 | Season #2 | Malaysian Grand Prix | October 14th, 2012 | ![]() |
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29 |
GP2 Driver Stats - Malaysian Grand Prix
Driver | Races | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Podiums | Poles | Fastest | Avg Grid | Avg Pos | Points | |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 96 |
2 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 29 |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 39 |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 38 |
5 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 30 |
6 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 50 |
7 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 20 |
8 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 5.3 | 29 |
9 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 16 |
10 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 16 |
11 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 12 |
12 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 10 |
13 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 10 |
14 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8 |
15 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.5 | 8.5 | 6 |
16 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 3 |
17 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 9.0 | 2 |
18 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2 |
19 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1 |
20 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0 |
21 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0 |
22 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 0 |