
Sepang International Circuit – F1 Track Layout, Records & Winners

Sepang International Circuit, designed by Hermann Tilke and opened in 1999, was the first Asian \"purpose-built\" F1 venue and the prototype for almost every Tilke design that followed. Located near Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia, the 5.543 km layout hosted the Malaysian Grand Prix from 1999 to 2017. Famous for its extreme tropical heat, monsoon-class downpours, and abrasive surface that produces some of the highest tyre wear of any modern F1 circuit.
Where in the world
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Track Geometry
| Lap distance | 5.543 km / 3.444 mi |
| Circuit type | Permanent circuit |
| DRS zones | 2 zones |
| Elevation change | 22 meters / 72 feet |
| Driving direction | Clockwise ↻ |
| Corners | 15 corners (4 low / 9 medium / 2 high speed) |
Driving Demands
Performance
| Wins by grid position | P150%P225%P35.0%P410%P6+10%based on 20 races |
| Pole position side | Right side |
| Top speed | 352 km/h (219 mph) |
| Average race speed | 212 km/h (132 mph) |
| Pit lane time loss | 22.5 seconds |
| Lap record | 1:34.080 (212 km/h / 132 mph) (Sebastian Vettel, 2017) Ferrari SF70-H · Ferrari current layout, since 1999 |
Race Strategy
Heritage
| Opened | 1999 (27 years ago) |
| Local timezone | Asia/Kuala_Lumpur (+08, UTC+08) |
| Designer | Hermann Tilke |
| Owner | Sepang International Circuit Sdn Bhd |
| Official website | www.sepangcircuit.com |
Surface & Tyres
Key corners
01 Turn 1-2
A unique wide-radius right-then-left chicane after the main straight — the only corner of its kind in modern F1. Multiple racing lines are possible, producing distinctive overtaking opportunities.
02 Turn 7-8 (Berjaya Tioman)
A long, decreasing-radius right-hander sustained for nearly six seconds. Heavy tyre loading on the front-left here defined Sepang's reputation as a tyre-killer.
F1 winners & podiums
All-time driver ranking
| NO | Driver | GP | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Pod | Pole | FL | Avg Grid | Avg Pos | Points | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 127 | 175 |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9.9 | 8.0 | 92 | 169 |
| 3 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 51 | 147 | |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 74 | 100 |
| 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7.0 | 9.9 | 66 | 75 | |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 131 | 117 |
| 7 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 54 | 18 | |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 | 10.0 | 41 | 19 | |
| 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 10.0 | 22 | 31 | |
| 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 13 | 43 | |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.3 | 10.8 | 11 | 39 | |
| 12 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 27 | 33 | |
| 13 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6.8 | 10.1 | 63.5 | 34 | |
| 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6.0 | 7.2 | 24 | 3 | |
| 15 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5.5 | 9.3 | 75.5 | 16 | |
| 16 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 36 | 1 | |
| 17 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 | 12.0 | 16 | 27 | |
| 18 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12.0 | 10.9 | 36 | 4 | |
| 19 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 9.6 | 25.5 | 4 | |
| 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 | 10.8 | 20 | 8 | |
| 21 | Kimi Antonelli | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 18 | 11 |
| 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 8 | 2 | |
| 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15.2 | 13.7 | 7 | 0 | |
| 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 25 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10.7 | 8.6 | 52 | 16 | |
| 26 | Valtteri Bottas | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.7 | 9.3 | 34 | 0 |
| 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.5 | 10.1 | 21 | 0 |
| 28 | Charles Leclerc | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 29 | Isack Hadjar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.3 | 16.1 | 10 | 0 | |
| 31 | Oscar Piastri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 8 | 1 |
| 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 11.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.8 | 14.3 | 8 | 0 | |
| 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.3 | 12.7 | 7 | 0 | |
| 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 16.3 | 6 | 0 | |
| 38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.7 | 12.3 | 5 | 0 | |
| 39 | Lance Stroll | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.5 | 10.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 40 | Carlos Sainz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.5 | 13.8 | 4 | 0 |
| 41 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.4 | 9.8 | 4 | 0 | |
| 42 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.6 | 12.1 | 4 | 0 | |
| 43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 44 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.3 | 11.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 45 | Lando Norris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.5 | 11.5 | 2 | 0 | |
| 47 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 13.7 | 2 | 0 | |
| 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 49 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.5 | 12.5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.3 | 12.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 51 | Esteban Ocon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.3 | 13.7 | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 53 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 54 | Gabriel Bortoleto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 57 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 61 | Franco Colapinto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 63 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 65 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 66 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 67 | George Russell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 70 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 71 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 72 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 73 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 74 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 76 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 77 | Alex Albon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 79 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 80 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 81 | Pierre Gasly | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.5 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 83 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.5 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 84 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.5 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 85 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.5 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 86 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 87 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 18.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 88 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.5 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 89 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 90 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.5 | 17.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 91 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 92 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 93 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 94 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.5 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 95 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 96 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.5 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 97 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 15.3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 98 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.3 | 18.7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 99 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 100 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.3 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
All-time constructor ranking
| NO | Team | GP | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Pod | Pole | FL | Avg Grid | Avg Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 20 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 264 |
| 2 | Red Bull | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 5.8 | 7.0 | 278.5 |
| 3 | McLaren | 20 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 7.8 | 8.9 | 155 |
| 4 | Renault | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9.0 | 9.4 | 80 |
| 5 | Mercedes | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4.3 | 7.4 | 182 |
| 6 | Williams | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10.5 | 12.1 | 90.5 |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 7 | |
| 8 | BMW Sauber | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7.4 | 10.6 | 22 |
| 9 | Toyota | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 25.5 |
| 10 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 13.1 | 33 | |
| 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.4 | 14.2 | 10 | |
| 12 | Honda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 9.8 | 6 |
| 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.4 | 12.2 | 50 | |
| 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.5 | 12.6 | 24 | |
| 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.3 | 13.4 | 18 | |
| 16 | Racing Bulls | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.5 | 8.5 | 7 |
| 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 5 | |
| 18 | Aston Martin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 10.0 | 4 |
| 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 12.5 | 4 | |
| 20 | Jaguar | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.9 | 13.6 | 1 |
| 21 | Audi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 0 |
| 22 | Alpine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 14.5 | 0 |
| 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.5 | 12.5 | 0 | |
| 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 0 | |
| 25 | Cadillac | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 0 |
| 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.8 | 18.0 | 0 | |
| 27 | Benetton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.5 | 10.2 | 0 |
| 28 | Prost | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.2 | 14.6 | 0 |
| 29 | HRT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.8 | 19.2 | 0 |
| 30 | Super Aguri | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.8 | 15.2 | 0 |
| 31 | Haas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.2 | 15.7 | 0 |
| 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.3 | 14.6 | 0 | |
| 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.1 | 16.7 | 0 | |
| 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.9 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.7 | 14.6 | 0 |
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