Fifteen turns, two parallel straights.

A very long, slow right-hander at the end of the Kuala Lumpur Straight — similar in shape to Shanghai's Turn 1, but slower. Drivers brake late and bleed off speed gradually all the way round, since the line here is always a compromise that has to set up Turn 2 as well. The surface through here is notably bumpy.

A tight left-hand hairpin right on Turn 1's exit, dropping downhill quite steeply. Bumpy like Turn 1, which makes it hard to get the power down cleanly on the way out.

A long, flat-out right-hander taken close to full throttle. It's less a corner to attack than an acceleration zone, building speed all the way into Turn 4.

A tighter, right-angle right-hander with a distinct step in the kerb. Locally nicknamed after Langkawi, the resort island off Malaysia's west coast. Exit speed here feeds straight into the demanding Turns 5–6 section.

A high-speed, long chicane named after the Genting Highlands resort, and one of the toughest sections physically — the sustained G-forces here punish tyres and necks alike. Turn 5 is the only fast left-hander on the whole lap, loading the side of the car that otherwise gets an easy ride, before the car snaps right into Turn 6.

Named for its proximity to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, this is a long, medium-speed double-apex right-hander that never lets the driver fully unwind the steering — a bump here can easily upset the car's balance mid-corner.

A very slow left-hand hairpin, named after the Malaysian resort island — similar to Turn 2, but climbing uphill instead of down. The tightest, slowest point of the lap, with very little margin for a late brake.

Turn 10 is a long, generous right-hander rewarding smooth power application, leading into Turn 11 — a trickier medium-speed right that needs braking and turning at the same time.

A flat-out, bumpy left at Turn 12 flowing straight into the flat-out right at Turn 13 — a fast, connected pair that sets up the technical final corner.

Named after the theme park near Kuala Lumpur. Like Turn 11, it demands hard braking and steering input at the same time — the decisive corner of the final sector. Nail the apex and the car carries maximum speed down the back straight; miss it, and the whole lap suffers.

The long back straight is a favourite overtaking spot, since drivers must brake hard for this final, second-gear left-hand hairpin before the Kuala Lumpur Straight. Get greedy here and there's a real risk of being re-overtaken into Turn 1.