Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia 2026

Your weekend briefing

Times in Africa/Johannesburg

Explore the recorded classification, qualifying and championship context from this weekend.

Past session

Practice 1

Fri 02 Oct 2026 · 06:30 SAST

Sepang International Circuit

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Practice 2

Fri 02 Oct 2026 · 10:00 SAST

Sepang International Circuit

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Past session

Practice 3

Sat 03 Oct 2026 · 06:30 SAST

Sepang International Circuit

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Past session

Qualifying

Sat 03 Oct 2026 · 10:00 SAST

Sepang International Circuit

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Past session

Race

Sun 04 Oct 2026 · 09:00 SAST

Sepang International Circuit

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Race classification

Understand the points ↗

Race classification · shared drives and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Fastest lap · Race · 1:47:14.808 · 55 laps	25
2	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	Race · 1:47:17.115 · 55 laps	18
3	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	Race · 1:47:19.727 · 55 laps	15
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Race · 1:47:22.066 · 55 laps	12
5	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	Race · 1:47:23.379 · 55 laps	10
6	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	Race · 1:47:24.262 · 55 laps	8
7	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	Race · 1:47:27.561 · 55 laps	6
8	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	Race · 1:47:28.180 · 55 laps	4
9	Lando Norris	McLaren	Race · 1:47:28.801 · 55 laps	2
10	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	Race · 1:47:30.736 · 55 laps	1
11	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi	Race · 1:47:32.212 · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
12	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Race · 1:47:32.860 · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
13	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	Race · 1:47:33.805 · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
14	Oliver Bearman	Haas	Race · 1:47:37.113 · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
15	Esteban Ocon	Haas	Race · 1:47:37.340 · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
16	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	Race · 1:47:38.123 · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
17	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Williams	Race · 1:47:40.239 · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
18	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	Race · 1:47:43.041 · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
19	Sergio Pérez	Cadillac	Race · 1:47:44.118 · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
20	George Russell	Mercedes	Race · Power loss · Time not recorded · 49 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Alexander Albon	Williams	Race · Gearbox · Time not recorded · 41 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	Race · Spun off · Time not recorded · 7 laps	Unknown / not applicable

Recorded competitors & entries

Competitors below are evidenced by this weekend's retained race or qualifying observations; this is not an inferred future entry list.

Max Verstappen · Red Bull

Kimi Antonelli · Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton · Ferrari

Charles Leclerc · Ferrari

Isack Hadjar · Red Bull

Oscar Piastri · McLaren

Liam Lawson · Racing Bulls

Fernando Alonso · Aston Martin

Lando Norris · McLaren

Arvid Lindblad · Racing Bulls

Nico Hülkenberg · Audi

Lance Stroll · Aston Martin

Franco Colapinto · Alpine

Oliver Bearman · Haas

Esteban Ocon · Haas

Pierre Gasly · Alpine

Carlos Sainz Jr. · Williams

Gabriel Bortoleto · Audi

Sergio Pérez · Cadillac

George Russell · Mercedes

Alexander Albon · Williams

Valtteri Bottas · Cadillac

Qualifying & starting grid

Qualifying classification

Qualifying order; original formats preserved
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:36.477 · Q2 1:35.696 · Q3 1:35.130 · 12 laps
2	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:36.595 · Q2 1:36.032 · Q3 1:35.428 · 15 laps
3	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:36.898 · Q2 1:36.192 · Q3 1:35.558 · 12 laps
4	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.041 · Q2 1:35.959 · Q3 1:35.631 · 12 laps
5	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:36.730 · Q2 1:35.970 · Q3 1:35.666 · 12 laps
6	Lando Norris	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.092 · Q2 1:36.173 · Q3 1:35.757 · 12 laps
7	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:36.852 · Q2 1:36.020 · Q3 1:35.762 · 12 laps
8	George Russell	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.264 · Q2 1:36.245 · Q3 1:35.871 · 12 laps
9	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.174 · Q2 1:36.410 · Q3 1:37.210 · 18 laps
10	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.106 · Q2 1:36.814 · Q3 1:37.673 · 18 laps
11	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.332 · Q2 1:37.023 · 12 laps
12	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.721 · Q2 1:37.220 · 9 laps
13	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.651 · Q2 1:37.527 · 12 laps
14	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.729 · Q2 1:37.566 · 12 laps
15	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.179 · 8 laps
16	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.883 · 9 laps
17	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.970 · 6 laps
18	Oliver Bearman	Haas	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.980 · 9 laps
19	Esteban Ocon	Haas	Qualifying · Q1 1:38.233 · 9 laps
20	Alexander Albon	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:38.600 · 6 laps
21	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	Qualifying · Q1 1:38.611 · 6 laps
22	Sergio Pérez	Cadillac	Qualifying · Q1 1:38.933 · 6 laps

Starting grid

Official recorded grid; pole awards are separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:35.130
2	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:35.428
3	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:35.631
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:35.666
5	Lando Norris	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:35.757
6	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:35.762
7	George Russell	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:35.871
8	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:35.558 · Grid penalty: 5 · 5 places
9	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	Starting grid · 1:37.210
10	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	Starting grid · 1:37.673
11	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	Starting grid · 1:37.023
12	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	Starting grid · 1:37.220
13	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Williams	Starting grid · 1:37.527
14	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Starting grid · 1:37.566
15	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi	Starting grid · 1:37.970
16	Oliver Bearman	Haas	Starting grid · 1:37.980
17	Esteban Ocon	Haas	Starting grid · 1:38.233
18	Alexander Albon	Williams	Starting grid · 1:38.600
19	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	Starting grid · 1:38.611
20	Sergio Pérez	Cadillac	Starting grid · 1:38.933
21	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	Starting grid · Time not recorded · Grid penalty: 15 · 15 places
22	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	Starting grid · Time not recorded · Grid penalty: 30 · 30 places

Practice & warm-up results

Practice 1

Practice 1
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:37.520 · 23 laps
2	George Russell	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:37.903 · 25 laps
3	Isack Hadjar	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.303 · 23 laps
4	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.367 · 25 laps
5	Kimi Antonelli	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.580 · 23 laps
6	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.590 · 21 laps
7	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.715 · 22 laps
8	Liam Lawson	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:39.106 · 22 laps
9	Arvid Lindblad	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:39.197 · 27 laps
10	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:39.211 · 23 laps
11	Oscar Piastri	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:39.276 · 23 laps
12	Lando Norris	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:39.293 · 21 laps
13	Gabriel Bortoleto	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:39.548 · 25 laps
14	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:39.683 · 22 laps
15	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:40.158 · 23 laps
16	Oliver Bearman	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:40.311 · 23 laps
17	Alexander Albon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:40.321 · 22 laps
18	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:40.413 · 19 laps
19	Franco Colapinto	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:40.531 · 22 laps
20	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:40.605 · 25 laps
21	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:40.800 · 23 laps
22	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:40.820 · 24 laps

Practice 2

Practice 2
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.528 · 29 laps
2	Isack Hadjar	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.627 · 23 laps
3	Lando Norris	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.665 · 25 laps
4	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.785 · 20 laps
5	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.833 · 28 laps
6	Oscar Piastri	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.899 · 26 laps
7	George Russell	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:38.020 · 28 laps
8	Kimi Antonelli	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:38.060 · 28 laps
9	Liam Lawson	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:38.496 · 30 laps
10	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:38.588 · 29 laps
11	Arvid Lindblad	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:38.880 · 33 laps
12	Gabriel Bortoleto	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.051 · 25 laps
13	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.109 · 30 laps
14	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.361 · 29 laps
15	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.478 · 28 laps
16	Oliver Bearman	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.706 · 30 laps
17	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.930 · 31 laps
18	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:40.150 · 26 laps
19	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:40.186 · 27 laps
20	Alexander Albon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:40.221 · 30 laps
21	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:40.938 · 28 laps
22	Franco Colapinto	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:43.391 · 31 laps

Practice 3

Practice 3
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Kimi Antonelli	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.302 · 12 laps
2	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.580 · 12 laps
3	Isack Hadjar	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.860 · 15 laps
4	George Russell	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.912 · 11 laps
5	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.016 · 19 laps
6	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.041 · 15 laps
7	Lando Norris	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.161 · 15 laps
8	Oscar Piastri	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.366 · 16 laps
9	Franco Colapinto	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.920 · 20 laps
10	Arvid Lindblad	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:38.084 · 24 laps
11	Gabriel Bortoleto	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:38.204 · 15 laps
12	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:38.223 · 13 laps
13	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:38.241 · 20 laps
14	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:38.252 · 12 laps
15	Liam Lawson	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:38.266 · 17 laps
16	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:38.356 · 14 laps
17	Oliver Bearman	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:38.692 · 12 laps
18	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:38.716 · 21 laps
19	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:38.811 · 12 laps
20	Alexander Albon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:39.049 · 18 laps
21	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:39.931 · 14 laps
22	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:40.223 · 20 laps

Fastest laps, pit stops & penalties

Fastest laps

Recorded fastest laps; awards eligibility is separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:38.220
2	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:38.589
3	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:38.610
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:39.336
5	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:39.485
6	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:39.792
7	Lando Norris	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:39.970
8	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	Fastest laps · 1:40.254
9	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	Fastest laps · 1:40.315
10	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	Fastest laps · 1:40.353
11	Oliver Bearman	Haas	Fastest laps · 1:40.366
12	George Russell	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:40.715
13	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	Fastest laps · 1:40.988
14	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Fastest laps · 1:41.248
15	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	Fastest laps · 1:41.382
16	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi	Fastest laps · 1:41.394
17	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	Fastest laps · 1:41.514
18	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:41.738
19	Esteban Ocon	Haas	Fastest laps · 1:42.062
20	Alexander Albon	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:42.284
21	Sergio Pérez	Cadillac	Fastest laps · 1:42.688
22	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	Fastest laps · 1:59.953

Recorded pit stops

Source pit-stop observations
Driver	Stop	Lap	Time
Sergio Pérez	1	1	38.032
Oscar Piastri	1	2	81.474
Gabriel Bortoleto	1	2	73.866
Nico Hülkenberg	1	2	61.177
Lance Stroll	1	2	60.446
Charles Leclerc	1	3	38.010
Nico Hülkenberg	2	8	27.594
Kimi Antonelli	1	9	27.739
Max Verstappen	1	9	27.641
George Russell	1	9	28.801
Isack Hadjar	1	9	28.134
Liam Lawson	1	9	28.600
Esteban Ocon	1	9	28.691
Carlos Sainz Jr.	1	9	32.065
Arvid Lindblad	1	9	28.598
Alexander Albon	1	9	32.467
Oscar Piastri	2	9	29.204
Gabriel Bortoleto	2	9	27.873
Lance Stroll	2	9	28.021
Sergio Pérez	3	9	29.870
Lando Norris	1	9	30.790
Charles Leclerc	2	9	28.651
Fernando Alonso	1	9	28.314
Pierre Gasly	1	9	28.152
Franco Colapinto	1	9	27.955
Oliver Bearman	1	10	28.553
Gabriel Bortoleto	3	15	36.773
Alexander Albon	2	16	27.608
Sergio Pérez	4	18	28.887
Sergio Pérez	5	21	29.266
Oliver Bearman	2	24	29.045
Pierre Gasly	2	25	27.758
Carlos Sainz Jr.	2	26	28.233
Charles Leclerc	3	28	27.957
Arvid Lindblad	2	28	29.254
Lance Stroll	3	28	28.351
Esteban Ocon	2	29	29.057
Alexander Albon	3	29	27.859
Liam Lawson	2	30	28.026
Isack Hadjar	2	31	28.522
Lewis Hamilton	1	31	27.802
Fernando Alonso	2	31	27.615
Franco Colapinto	2	31	27.631
George Russell	2	32	27.677
Nico Hülkenberg	3	32	28.419
Max Verstappen	2	33	27.834
Kimi Antonelli	2	33	27.682
Oscar Piastri	3	33	28.337
Lando Norris	2	34	28.250
Gabriel Bortoleto	4	34	51.819
Pierre Gasly	3	37	27.854
Oliver Bearman	3	38	28.017
Sergio Pérez	6	39	31.338
Esteban Ocon	3	41	28.419
Franco Colapinto	3	42	28.211
Carlos Sainz Jr.	3	42	39.685
Max Verstappen	3	43	27.642
Lewis Hamilton	2	43	28.053
Charles Leclerc	4	43	28.178
Arvid Lindblad	3	43	28.072
Lance Stroll	4	43	27.446
Kimi Antonelli	3	44	27.295
George Russell	3	44	27.702
Isack Hadjar	3	44	27.345
Gabriel Bortoleto	5	44	27.704
Oscar Piastri	4	45	27.498
Lando Norris	3	45	27.869
Liam Lawson	3	45	29.624
Fernando Alonso	3	45	27.809
Nico Hülkenberg	4	45	28.277
Sergio Pérez	7	44	28.937
Pierre Gasly	4	45	28.335

Recorded time penalties

Grid penalties, where recorded, are shown with the starting grid above.

No separately recorded time penalty is available. This does not certify a penalty-free event or reconstruct steward decisions.

The championship picture

Driver standings after this round

Source-reported retained championship points
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	320
2	George Russell	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	236
3	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	214
4	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	191
5	Lando Norris	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	188
6	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	188
7	Oscar Piastri	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	128
8	Isack Hadjar	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	96
9	Liam Lawson	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	65
10	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	41
11	Arvid Lindblad	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	38
12	Franco Colapinto	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	27
13	Oliver Bearman	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	20
14	Gabriel Bortoleto	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	10
15	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	7
16	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	7
17	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	7
18	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	7
19	Alexander Albon	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	5
20	Yuki Tsunoda	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1
21	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
22	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
23	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0

Constructor standings after this round

Source-reported constructor/engine championship points
Position	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Mercedes Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	556
2	Ferrari Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	405
3	McLaren Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	316
4	Red Bull Red Bull Ford	Constructorstandings · Championship record	298
5	Racing Bulls Red Bull Ford	Constructorstandings · Championship record	90
6	Alpine Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	68
7	Haas Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	27
8	Audi Audi	Constructorstandings · Championship record	17
9	Williams Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	12
10	Aston Martin Honda	Constructorstandings · Championship record	7
11	Cadillac Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0

Retained championship scores, sprint points and race-only totals are different measures. No title-clinching scenario is inferred.

The circuit, beyond this weekend

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