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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.

Qualifying classification · Saturday 3 October 2026
Pos.DriverQ1Q2Q3Laps
Q3Final shootout
1Max Verstappen#31:36.4771:35.6961:35.13012
2Lewis Hamilton#441:36.5951:36.0321:35.42815
3Isack Hadjar#6Five-place grid penalty for a power-unit change.1:36.8981:36.1921:35.55812
4Kimi Antonelli#121:37.0411:35.9591:35.63112
5Charles Leclerc#161:36.7301:35.9701:35.66612
6Lando Norris#11:37.0921:36.1731:35.75712
7Oscar Piastri#811:36.8521:36.0201:35.76212
8George Russell#631:37.2641:36.2451:35.87112
9Pierre Gasly#101:37.1741:36.4101:37.21018
10Gabriel Bortoleto#51:37.1061:36.8141:37.67318
Q2Eliminated in Q2
11Liam Lawson#301:37.3321:37.023—12
12Fernando Alonso#141:37.7211:37.220—9
13Carlos Sainz#551:37.6511:37.527—12
14Lance Stroll#181:37.7291:37.566—12
15Franco Colapinto#4315 places of grid penalties: ten for a power-unit change and five carried over from Baku.1:37.179DNF—8
16Arvid Lindblad#4130-place grid penalty for power-unit changes; starts at the back of the field.1:37.883DNF—9
Q1Eliminated in Q1
17Nico Hulkenberg#271:37.970——6
18Oliver Bearman#871:37.980——9
19Esteban Ocon#311:38.233——9
20Alexander Albon#231:38.600——6
21Valtteri Bottas#771:38.611——6
22Sergio Perez#111:38.933——6

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