2016 Malaysian Grand Prix
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| Race 16 of 21 in the 2016 Formula One season | |||
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| Date | 2 October 2016 | ||
| Official name | 2016 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Sepang International Circuit, Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.543 km (3.444 mi) | ||
| Distance | 56 laps, 310.408 km (192.879 mi) | ||
| Attendance | 45,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Mercedes | ||
| Time | 1:32.850 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Nico Rosberg
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Mercedes | |
| Time | 1:36.424 on lap 44 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Red Bull-TAG Heuer | ||
| Second | Red Bull-TAG Heuer | ||
| Third | Mercedes | ||
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The 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix (formally known as the 2016 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race that was held on 2 October 2016 at the Sepang International Circuit in Selangor, Malaysia. The race marked the thirty-fifth running of the Malaysian Grand Prix, and the eighteenth time that the race has been run as a World Championship event since the championship's inception in 1950.
Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg entered the race leading the World Drivers' Championship by eight points, having reclaimed the championship lead from team-mate Lewis Hamilton at the previous race in Singapore. Mercedes lead Red Bull-TAG Heuer in the World Constructors' Championship by 220 points.
Daniel Ricciardo won the race, with team-mate Max Verstappen finishing second to secure Red Bull Racing's first one–two finish since the introduction of hybrid engines in 2014. Nico Rosberg completed the podium, extending his championship lead to twenty-three points following the retirement of Lewis Hamilton.
The race was moved from its March date to October to allow organisers the opportunity to upgrade the circuit. The circuit was resurfaced, while drainage was improved to decrease the possibility of standing water from forming on the circuit. Nine corners were re-profiled, introducing negative camber to emphasise mechanical, rather than aerodynamic grip, and the drop at the apex of turn two removed.
Nine Australian men, subsequently dubbed the 'Budgie Nine' by Australian media, were arrested for intentional insult and public indecency after celebrating Australia's win by stripping to their 'budgie smuggler' swimming trunks, decorated with the Malaysian flag, and drinking beer from their shoes. Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo said that the nine hadn't realized the effect their actions would have, and called for them to be released. After three days in custody the nine were charged with the lesser offence of public nuisance and released. The briefs had been made in Australia, not Malaysia.
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