New Delhi: Max Verstappen won his first race of this season and the second of his career as he was victorious at the Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday. The race happened to be the last race in Malaysia.


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Another important result was Lewis Hamilton ending second who eventually only managed to increase his lead in the championship table. While Hamilton started from pole position in Malaysia, Verstappen started at number two.


Daniel Ricciardo, Sebastian Vettel and Valtteri Bottas rounded off the top five in that order in the race on Sunday.


With 281 points in the bag, Hamilton is considerably ahead of Vettel in the championship table. Vettel has 247 points. Bottas with 222 points rounds off the top three in this category.


Results from the Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday:


1. Max Verstappen (NED/Red Bull)


310 km in 1hr 30:01.290 (average speed: 207 km/h)


2. Lewis Hamilton (GBR/Mercedes-AMG) at 12.770


3. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS/Red Bull) at 22.519


4. Sebastian Vettel (GER/Ferrari) at 37.362


5. Valtteri Bottas (FIN/Mercedes-AMG) at 56.021


6. Sergio Perez (MEX/Force India) at 1:18.630


7. Stoffel Vandoorne (BEL/McLaren-Honda) at 1 lap


8. Lance Stroll (CAN/Williams) at 1 lap


9. Felipe Massa (BRA/Williams) at 1 lap


10. Esteban Ocon (FRA/Force India) at 1 lap


11. Fernando Alonso (ESP/McLaren-Honda) at 1 lap


12. Kevin Magnussen (DEN/Haas) at 1 lap


13. Romain Grosjean (FRA/Haas) at 1 lap


14. Pierre Gasly (FRA/Toro Rosso) at 1 lap


15. Jolyon Palmer (GBR/Renault) at 1 lap


16. Nico Hulkenberg (GER/Renault) at 1 lap


17. Pascal Wehrlein (GER/Sauber) at 1 lap


18. Marcus Ericsson (SWE/Sauber) at 2 laps


The other competitors were not classified. (With AFP inputs)