2021 Less Classic Malaysian Grand Prix

==Friday drivers==
The bottom five teams in the 2012 Constructors' Championship were entitled to run a third car in free practice on Friday. These drivers drove on Friday but did not compete in qualifying or the race.
Constructor 	Driver
Force India-Mercedes	Esteban Gutiérrez
Williams-Renault 	Roy Nissany
Catherham-Renault 	Marcus Ericsson
Marussia-Cosworth 	Alexander Rossi
HRT-Cosworth 	Sergio Canamasas
==Qualification==
===Qualification Classification===
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor 	Qualifying Time	Grid
1 	3 	Lewis Hamilton 	McLaren-Mercedes 	1:36.715 	1
2 	4 	Lando Norris 	McLaren-Mercedes 	1:36.928 	2
3 	2 	Max Verstappen 	Red Bull-Renault 	1:37.006 	3
4 	10 	Daniel Ricciardo 	Lotus-Renault 	1:37.017 	4
5 	1 	Sebastian Vettel 	Red Bull-Renault 	1:37.106 	5
6 	9 	Kimi Räikkönen 	Lotus-Renault 	1:37.172 	6
7 	11 	Nico Hülkenberg 	Force India-Mercedes	1:37.338 	7
8 	5 	Charles Leclerc 	Ferrari 	1:37.375 	8
9 	6 	Carlos Sainz Jr. 	Ferrari 	1:37.379 	9
10 	7 	Valtteri Bottas 	Mercedes 	1:37.419 	10
11 	12 	Lance Stroll 	Force India-Mercedes	1:37.477 	11
12 	8 	George Russell 	Mercedes 	1:37.517 	12
13 	18 	Nicolas Latifi 	Williams-Renault 	1:37.575 	13
14 	14 	Sergio Pérez 	Sauber-Ferrari 	1:37.696 	14
15 	19 	Dan Ticktum 	Williams-Renault 	1:37.789 	15
16 	17 	Pierre Gasly 	Toro Rosso-Ferrari 	1:37.961 	16
17 	16 	Alexander Albon 	Toro Rosso-Ferrari 	1:38.058 	17
18 	15 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	Sauber-Ferrari 	1:38.102 	18
19 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	Catherham-Renault 	1:38.789 	19
20 	21 	Romain Grosjean 	Catherham-Renault 	1:39.077 	24*
21 	24 	Daniil Kvyat 	Marussia-Cosworth 	1:39.306 	20
22 	25 	Esteban Ocon 	Marussia-Cosworth 	1:39.567 	21
23 	22 	Roberto Merhi 	HRT-Cosworth 	1:40.903 	22
24 	23 	Sebastián Fernández	HRT-Cosworth 	1:40.903 	23
*Romain Grosjean was given a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change
==Race==
===Race Classification===
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps	Time/Retired 	Grid	Points
1 	3 	Lewis Hamilton 	McLaren-Mercedes 	56 	2:44:51.812 	1 	25
2 	5 	Charles Leclerc 	Ferrari 	56 	8 	18 	
3 	11 	Nico Hülkenberg 	Force India-Mercedes	56 	7 	15 	
4 	14 	Sergio Pérez 	Sauber-Ferrari 	56 	14 	12 	
5 	2 	Max Verstappen 	Red Bull-Renault 	56 	3 	10 	
6 	9 	Kimi Räikkönen 	Lotus-Renault 	56 	6 	8 	
7 	1 	Sebastian Vettel 	Red Bull-Renault 	56 	5 	6 	
8 	19 	Dan Ticktum 	Williams-Renault 	56 	15 	4 	
9 	8 	George Russell 	Mercedes 	56 	12 	2 	
10 	17 	Pierre Gasly 	Toro Rosso-Ferrari 	56 	16 	1 	
11 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	Catherham-Renault 	56 	19 	 	
12 	16 	Alexander Albon 	Toro Rosso-Ferrari 	56 	17 	 	
13 	24 	Daniil Kvyat 	Marussia-Cosworth 	55 	+1 Lap 	21 	
14 	21 	Romain Grosjean 	Catherham-Renault 	55 	+1 Lap 	24 	
Ret 	4 	Lando Norris 	McLaren-Mercedes 	46 	Brakes 	2 	
Ret 	23 	Sebastián Fernández	HRT-Cosworth 	16 	Spun off 	24 	
Ret 	15 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	Sauber-Ferrari 	12 	Collision 	18 	
Ret 	18 	Nicolas Latifi 	Williams-Renault 	12 	Collision 	13 	
Ret 	10 	Daniel Ricciardo 	Lotus-Renault 	5 	Spun off 	4 	
Ret 	6 	Carlos Sainz Jr. 	Ferrari 	4 	Collision damage	9 	
Ret 	7 	Valtteri Bottas 	Mercedes 	1 	Collision 	10 	
Ret 	12 	Lance Stroll 	Force India-Mercedes	1 	Collision 	11 	
Ret 	25 	Esteban Ocon 	Marussia-Cosworth 	1 	Collision 	21 	
Ret 	22 	Roberto Merhi 	HRT-Cosworth 	1 	Collision 	22 	
==Championship standings after the race==
===Drivers' Championship standings===
Pos.	Driver 	Points
1 	Kimi Räikkönen 	33
2 	Charles Leclerc 	26
3 	Lewis Hamilton 	25
4 	Sebastian Vettel	21
5 	Max Verstappen 	20
===Constructors' Championship standings===
Pos.	Constructor 	Points
1 	McLaren-Mercedes	43
2 	Red Bull-Renault	41
3 	Lotus-Renault 	33
4 	Ferrari 	27
5 	Mercedes 	20