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Bahrain in Malaysia Grand Prix

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Sun 4th October 2026 4:33pm Local
Sun 4th October 2026 8:33am UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
2026

Round
Round 16

Weather
Heavy Rain

Status
FT

Location

Sepang International Circuit

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The 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia 2026) was a Formula One motor race held on 4 October 2026 at the Sepang International Circuit in Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia. It was the sixteenth round of the 2026 Formula One World Championship and marked the first Formula One race at Sepang since 2017.

The race was originally scheduled to be held at the Bahrain International Circuit on 12 April, but it and the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix were removed from the April schedule following the outbreak of the 2026 Iran war. Following an agreement between Formula One, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), Bahrain and Malaysia, the event was reinstated on the calendar and relocated to Sepang, retaining the Bahrain Grand Prix name. Bahrain retained control over ticket pricing and the right to receive all proceeds from the race.

Max Verstappen (Red Bull) secured his first pole position of the season, also marking the first pole of 2026 for a car not powered by a Mercedes engine. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) qualified second, ahead of Verstappen's teammate Isack Hadjar. Hadjar's five-place grid penalty for exceeding his allocation of power unit elements relegated him to eighth on the starting grid. This promoted championship leader Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) to third, alongside Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) on the second row.

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01	Max Verstappen	Oracle Red Bull Racing	1:47:14.808
02	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team	+2.307s
03	Lewis Hamilton	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+4.919s
04	Charles Leclerc	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+7.258s
05	Isack Hadjar	Oracle Red Bull Racing	+8.571s
06	Oscar Piastri	McLaren Formula 1 Team	+9.454s
07	Liam Lawson	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls Formula One Team	+12.753s
08	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team	+13.372s
09	Lando Norris	McLaren Formula 1 Team	+13.993s
10	Arvid Lindblad	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls Formula One Team	+15.928s
11	Nico Hulkenberg	Audi Revolut F1 Team	+17.404s
12	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team	+18.052s
13	Franco Colapinto	BWT Alpine Formula One Team	+18.997s
14	Oliver Bearman	MoneyGram Haas F1 Team	+22.305s
15	Esteban Ocon	MoneyGram Haas F1 Team	+22.532s
16	Pierre Gasly	BWT Alpine Formula One Team	+23.315s
17	Carlos Sainz Jr	Williams Racing	+25.431s
18	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi Revolut F1 Team	+28.233s
19	Sergio Perez	Cadillac Formula 1 Team	+29.310s
20	George Russell	Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team	DNF

Result Description

Heavy rain initially delayed the start of the race by 40 minutes. The subsequent starting procedure was suspended under red flags after several cars experienced technical problems during two formation laps behind the safety car. The race eventually started 93 minutes later than scheduled. Verstappen converted his pole position into his first victory of the season, and Ford's first victory as an engine supplier since the 2003 Brazilian Grand Prix. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) finished second, and Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) finished third, the latter after experiencing early issues. Antonelli's teammate George Russell retired due to a power unit issue.

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