Turn 1: Turn 1 A very long, slow second-gear corner where drivers brake very late and bleed off speed, feeding into Turn 2. Sebastian Vettel collided with Nico Rosberg here on lap 1 of 2016, and Ralf Schumacher hit Barrichello here in 2001.
Turn 2: Turn 2 A tight left-hand hairpin that drops downhill right after Turn 1, on a notably bumpy opening section.
Turn 3: Turn 3 A long, flat-out right-hander connecting Turn 2 to the Langkawi Curve; the 2013 Multi-21 sequence began as Vettel gained on Webber through here.
Turn 4: Langkawi Curve (Turn 4) A second-gear right-angle right-hander cresting a hill on exit, named for the Malaysian island of Langkawi. Vettel completed his defiant Multi-21 pass on Webber for the lead here in 2013.
Turn 5: Genting Curve (Turn 5) The first part of an incredibly high-speed long chicane named for the Genting Highlands resort. Michael Schumacher made a bold pass on Trulli and Barrichello through here in 2001.
Turn 6: Genting Curve (Turn 6) The second part of the high-speed Genting chicane, where Olivier Panis crashed trailing flame from an oil leak in the wet 2001 race, sending the Ferraris sliding wide.
Turn 7: KLIA Curve (Turn 7) The first apex of a long, medium-speed double-apex right-hander named for the nearby Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
Turn 8: KLIA Curve (Turn 8) The second apex of the KLIA Curve, where a bump can unsettle the car.
Turn 9: Berjaya Tioman Corner (Turn 9) A very slow left-hand hairpin climbing uphill, named for Tioman Island and its Berjaya resort.
Turn 10: Turn 10 A corner leading directly into the demanding Turn 11 braking zone.
Turn 11: Turn 11 A challenging medium-speed right-hander that requires braking and turning at the same time.
Turn 12: Turn 12 A flat-out, bumpy left-hander that immediately leads into Turn 13.
Turn 13: Turn 13 A flat-out right-hander taken straight after Turn 12.
Turn 14: Sunway Lagoon (Turn 14) A second-gear corner, named for the Malaysian theme park, that like Turn 11 demands hard braking and steering together.
Turn 15: Turn 15 The second-gear left-hand hairpin at the end of the back straight, a prime overtaking zone; several cars aquaplaned into it on the flooded 2001 race day.