
Lewis Hamilton claimed pole position in the Malaysian Grand Prix ahead of Kimi Raikkonen, beating him by less than a tenth of a second to pole, with birthday boy Max Verstappen qualifying in third. Meanwhile, Sebastian Vettel will be starting at the back of the grid after an engine issue meant that he did not set a time in Q1, as his engine broke down as soon as he went out on track during the first part of qualifying. Debutant Pierre Gasly, meanwhile, qualified in 15th.
Starting grid:
Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes
Kimi Raikkonen - Ferrari
Max Verstappen - Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer
Daniel Ricciardo - Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer
Valtteri Bottas - Mercedes
Esteban Ocon - Force India-Mercedes
Stoffel Vandoorne - McLaren-Honda
Nico Hulkenberg - Renault
Sergio Perez - Force India-Mercedes
Fernando Alonso - McLaren-Honda
Felipe Massa - Williams-Mercedes
Jolyon Palmer - Renault
Lance Stroll - Williams-Mercedes
Carlos Sainz - Toro Rosso
Pierre Gasly - Toro Rosso
Romain Grosjean - Haas-Ferrari
Kevin Magnussen - Haas-Ferrari
Pascal Wehrlein - Sauber-Ferrari
Marcus Ericsson - Sauber-Ferrari
Sebastian Vettel - Ferrari