Sepang International Circuit
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Historic venue
Tilke's first Formula 1 circuit — wide, fast and defined by tropical downpours.
Circuit layout
Race historyTilke's first Formula 1 circuit — wide, fast and defined by tropical downpours.
Circuit
- Circuit
- Sepang International Circuit
- Location
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Length
- 5.543 km
- Corners
- 15
- Race laps
- 56
- Race distance
- 310 km
- First GP
- 1999
- Opened
- 1999
- Grands Prix
- 20
Last winner here
Lap record
About Sepang International Circuit
Sepang was Hermann Tilke's first Formula 1 design and set the template for almost every circuit built since: very wide track, long straights ending in tight corners, and generous asphalt run-off. It hosted the Malaysian Grand Prix from 1999 to 2017.
Two long straights joined by a hairpin made overtaking straightforward, and the fast, sweeping first sector rewarded aerodynamic performance. The circuit's unusual width — up to 22 metres — allowed genuinely different racing lines.
Its defining variable was weather. Sepang's tropical location produced sudden, torrential afternoon rain, and several races were red-flagged or decided by it. Heat and humidity also made it one of the most physically demanding rounds on the calendar.
Notable facts
- Hermann Tilke's first Formula 1 circuit design, opened in 1999.
- At up to 22 metres, one of the widest circuits Formula 1 has raced on.
- Hosted the Malaysian Grand Prix from 1999 to 2017.
- Tropical downpours decided or interrupted a significant number of its races.
Grands Prix by decade
20 races, every decade from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Most wins — drivers
Most wins — constructors
Every Formula 1 winner at Sepang International Circuit
20 World Championship Grands Prix have been held here between 1999 and 2026.
