Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia / 2026
Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia
2026 results.
2026 practice, qualifying and Grand Prix results at Sepang International Circuit.
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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.
- P1
Max Verstappen
Red Bull Racing
1:35.130 - P2
Lewis Hamilton
Ferrari
1:35.428+0.298s - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3Final 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#6Five-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 | |
| Q2Eliminated 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#4315 places of grid penalties: ten for a power-unit change and five carried over from Baku. | 1:37.179 | DNF | — | 8 | |
| 16 | Arvid Lindblad#4130-place grid penalty for power-unit changes; starts at the back of the field. | 1:37.883 | DNF | — | 9 | |
| Q1Eliminated 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.