# Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia 2026 Results: Practice, Sprint, Qualifying & Race

> Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia 2026 results at Sepang International Circuit: practice lap times, qualifying stages, race classifications and Sprint sessions where held.

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Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia / 2026

## Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia
*2026 results.*

2026 practice, qualifying and Grand Prix results at Sepang International Circuit.

[Explore results](<https://above.guide/f1-2027/results/bahrain-sepang-f1#session-classification>)

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Session results  2026

### Qualifying

Saturday 3 October 2026 · Sepang International Circuit

Verstappen takes pole at Sepang.

Hamilton is 0.298 seconds behind. Hadjar qualifies third and carries a five-place grid penalty into Sunday.

1. P1

   #### Max Verstappen

   Red Bull Racing

   **1:35.130**
2. P2

   #### Lewis Hamilton

   Ferrari

   **1:35.428** +0.298s
3. P3

   #### Isack Hadjar

   Red Bull Racing

   **1:35.558** +0.428s

Qualifying positions are shown below. Grid penalties affect Sunday’s starting order.

| Pos. | Team | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **Q3** Final shootout |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 1 |  | Max Verstappen #3 | 1:36.477 | 1:35.696 | 1:35.130 | 12 |
| 2 |  | Lewis Hamilton #44 | 1:36.595 | 1:36.032 | 1:35.428 | 15 |
| 3 |  | Isack Hadjar #6 Five-place grid penalty for a power-unit change. | 1:36.898 | 1:36.192 | 1:35.558 | 12 |
| 4 |  | Kimi Antonelli #12 | 1:37.041 | 1:35.959 | 1:35.631 | 12 |
| 5 |  | Charles Leclerc #16 | 1:36.730 | 1:35.970 | 1:35.666 | 12 |
| 6 |  | Lando Norris #1 | 1:37.092 | 1:36.173 | 1:35.757 | 12 |
| 7 |  | Oscar Piastri #81 | 1:36.852 | 1:36.020 | 1:35.762 | 12 |
| 8 |  | George Russell #63 | 1:37.264 | 1:36.245 | 1:35.871 | 12 |
| 9 |  | Pierre Gasly #10 | 1:37.174 | 1:36.410 | 1:37.210 | 18 |
| 10 |  | Gabriel Bortoleto #5 | 1:37.106 | 1:36.814 | 1:37.673 | 18 |
| **Q2** Eliminated in Q2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 11 |  | Liam Lawson #30 | 1:37.332 | 1:37.023 | — | 12 |
| 12 |  | Fernando Alonso #14 | 1:37.721 | 1:37.220 | — | 9 |
| 13 |  | Carlos Sainz #55 | 1:37.651 | 1:37.527 | — | 12 |
| 14 |  | Lance Stroll #18 | 1:37.729 | 1:37.566 | — | 12 |
| 15 |  | Franco Colapinto #43 15 places of grid penalties: ten for a power-unit change and five carried over from Baku. | 1:37.179 | DNF | — | 8 |
| 16 |  | Arvid Lindblad #41 30-place grid penalty for power-unit changes; starts at the back of the field. | 1:37.883 | DNF | — | 9 |
| **Q1** Eliminated in Q1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 17 |  | Nico Hulkenberg #27 | 1:37.970 | — | — | 6 |
| 18 |  | Oliver Bearman #87 | 1:37.980 | — | — | 9 |
| 19 |  | Esteban Ocon #31 | 1:38.233 | — | — | 9 |
| 20 |  | Alexander Albon #23 | 1:38.600 | — | — | 6 |
| 21 |  | Valtteri Bottas #77 | 1:38.611 | — | — | 6 |
| 22 |  | Sergio Perez #11 | 1:38.933 | — | — | 6 |

DNF in Q2 means the driver did not finish that segment. A dash means no time was recorded in that segment.

Results notes & official classifications

Classifications recorded on 2026-10-03. Positions may change after steward decisions. Qualifying positions can differ from the starting grid; penalties and classification changes are noted where published.

Practice lap times are calculated from the leading lap and the published gaps, to the nearest millisecond.

- [Practice 1 classification ↗](<https://www.formula1.com/en/results/2026/races/1308/bahrain/practice/1>)
- [Practice 2 classification ↗](<https://www.formula1.com/en/results/2026/races/1308/bahrain/practice/2>)
- [Practice 3 classification ↗](<https://www.formula1.com/en/results/2026/races/1308/bahrain/practice/3>)
- [Qualifying classification ↗](<https://www.formula1.com/en/results/2026/races/1308/bahrain/qualifying>)
- [Grid penalties ↗](<https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/hadjar-lindblad-and-colapinto-set-for-grid-penalties-at-bahrain-gp-in-malaysia.3eufcSTLQCJfXZ5kq3wYlt>)
- [Official weekend timetable ↗](<https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/formula-1-gulf-air-bahrain-grand-prix-in-malaysia-2026.1IHoy7D2dfCIugb5mH78cE>)



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