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Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia

Round 16 · Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2026-10-04

Winner: Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

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Max Verstappen

Red Bull

Andrea Kimi Antonelli

Mercedes · +2.307

Lewis Hamilton

Ferrari · +4.919

Who won the 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia?

The 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia was won by Max Verstappen driving for Red Bull, starting from pole position. Andrea Kimi Antonelli finished second, +2.307 behind, with Lewis Hamilton completing the podium. Max Verstappen also set the fastest lap of the race at 1:38.220. 2 drivers failed to finish the race. This was Round 16 of the 2026 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Sepang International Circuit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Arvid Lindblad was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 12 positions from P22 to finish P10.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1	—	1:47:14.808	Finished	25
2	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	3	▲1	+2.307	Finished	18
3	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	2	▼1	+4.919	Finished	15
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	4	—	+7.258	Finished	12
5	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	8	▲3	+8.571	Finished	10
6	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	6	—	+9.454	Finished	8
7	Liam Lawson	RB F1 Team	11	▲4	+12.753	Finished	6
8	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	12	▲4	+13.372	Finished	4
9	Lando Norris	McLaren	5	▼4	+13.993	Finished	2
10	Arvid Lindblad	RB F1 Team	22	▲12	+15.928	Finished	1
11	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi	15	▲4	+17.404	Finished	0
12	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	14	▲2	+18.052	Finished	0
13	Franco Colapinto	Alpine F1 Team	21	▲8	+18.997	Finished	0
14	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	16	▲2	+22.305	Finished	0
15	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	17	▲2	+22.532	Finished	0
16	Pierre Gasly	Alpine F1 Team	9	▼7	+23.315	Finished	0
17	Carlos Sainz	Williams	13	▼4	+25.431	Finished	0
18	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	10	▼8	+28.233	Finished	0
19	Sergio Pérez	Cadillac F1 Team	20	▲1	+29.310	Finished	0
20	George Russell	Mercedes	7	▼13	—	Retired	0
R	Alexander Albon	Williams	18	▼3	—	Retired	0
R	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac F1 Team	19	▼3	—	Retired	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:36.477	1:35.696	1:35.130
2	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	1:36.595	1:36.032	1:35.428
3	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	1:36.898	1:36.192	1:35.558
4	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1:37.041	1:35.959	1:35.631
5	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:36.730	1:35.970	1:35.666
6	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:37.092	1:36.173	1:35.757
7	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:36.852	1:36.020	1:35.762
8	George Russell	Mercedes	1:37.264	1:36.245	1:35.871
9	Pierre Gasly	Alpine F1 Team	1:37.174	1:36.410	1:37.210
10	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	1:37.106	1:36.814	1:37.673
11	Liam Lawson	RB F1 Team	1:37.332	1:37.023	—
12	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1:37.721	1:37.220	—
13	Carlos Sainz	Williams	1:37.651	1:37.527	—
14	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:37.729	1:37.566	—
15	Franco Colapinto	Alpine F1 Team	1:37.179	—	—
16	Arvid Lindblad	RB F1 Team	1:37.883	—	—
17	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi	1:37.970	—	—
18	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	1:37.980	—	—
19	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	1:38.233	—	—
20	Alexander Albon	Williams	1:38.600	—	—
21	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac F1 Team	1:38.611	—	—
22	Sergio Pérez	Cadillac F1 Team	1:38.933	—	—

Pit Stop Strategy

P1Verstappen

3 stops

P2Antonelli

3 stops

P3Hamilton

2 stops

P4Leclerc

4 stops

P5Hadjar

3 stops

P6Piastri

4 stops

P7Lawson

3 stops

P8Alonso

3 stops

P9Norris

3 stops

P10Lindblad

3 stops

Lap 1

Lap 55

Position Changes

Lap Positions (Top 5)

Driver	L5	L10	L15	L20	L25	L30	L35	L40	L45	L50	L55	Final
Verstappen	P3	P2	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1
Antonelli	P1	P1	P3	P3	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2
Hamilton	P17	P15	P10	P6	P5	P5	P5	P5	P5	P4	P3	P3
Leclerc	P20	P17	P13	P12	P9	P11	P6	P6	P8	P5	P4	P4
Hadjar	P5	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4	P3	P5	P5

2026 Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia — FAQ

Who won the 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia?+

Max Verstappen (Red Bull) won the 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia on October 4, 2026 at Sepang International Circuit.

Who finished P1, P2 and P3 at the 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia?+

P1: Max Verstappen (Red Bull). P2: Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes), +2.307 behind. P3: Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari), +4.919 behind.

Who was on pole position for the 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia?+

Max Verstappen took pole position for the 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia.

Who set the fastest lap at the 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia?+

Max Verstappen set the fastest lap of the 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia with a time of 1:38.220.

Which team won the 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia?+

Red Bull won the 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia with Max Verstappen taking victory.

Pit Stops

Driver	Stop	Lap	Time of Day	Duration
Sergio Pérez	1	1	16:36:31	38.032
Nico Hülkenberg	1	2	16:38:46	1:01.177
Lance Stroll	1	2	16:38:46	1:00.446
Oscar Piastri	1	2	16:38:23	1:21.474
Gabriel Bortoleto	1	2	16:38:32	1:13.866
Sergio Pérez	2	2	16:39:07	41.721
Charles Leclerc	1	3	16:42:01	38.010
Nico Hülkenberg	2	8	16:51:07	27.594
Esteban Ocon	1	9	16:52:59	28.691
Carlos Sainz	1	9	16:53:03	32.065
Arvid Lindblad	1	9	16:53:04	28.598
Alexander Albon	1	9	16:53:11	32.467
Lando Norris	1	9	16:54:03	30.790
Franco Colapinto	1	9	16:54:47	27.955
Fernando Alonso	1	9	16:54:16	28.314
Pierre Gasly	1	9	16:54:34	28.152
Andrea Kimi Antonelli	1	9	16:52:34	27.739
Max Verstappen	1	9	16:52:35	27.641
George Russell	1	9	16:52:40	28.801
Isack Hadjar	1	9	16:52:49	28.134
Liam Lawson	1	9	16:52:58	28.600
Oscar Piastri	2	9	16:53:12	29.204
Gabriel Bortoleto	2	9	16:53:12	27.873
Lance Stroll	2	9	16:53:15	28.021
Charles Leclerc	2	9	16:54:08	28.651
Sergio Pérez	3	9	16:53:24	29.870
Oliver Bearman	1	10	16:56:58	28.553
Gabriel Bortoleto	3	15	17:06:07	36.773
Alexander Albon	2	16	17:07:59	27.608
Sergio Pérez	4	18	17:11:33	28.887
Sergio Pérez	5	21	17:17:12	29.266
Oliver Bearman	2	24	17:21:56	29.045
Pierre Gasly	2	25	17:23:39	27.758
Carlos Sainz	2	26	17:25:22	28.233
Arvid Lindblad	2	28	17:28:37	29.254
Lance Stroll	3	28	17:28:40	28.351
Charles Leclerc	3	28	17:28:31	27.957
Esteban Ocon	2	29	17:30:18	29.057
Alexander Albon	3	29	17:30:57	27.859
Liam Lawson	2	30	17:31:59	28.026
Lewis Hamilton	1	31	17:33:24	27.802
Isack Hadjar	2	31	17:33:21	28.522
Fernando Alonso	2	31	17:33:52	27.615
Franco Colapinto	2	31	17:34:07	27.631
George Russell	2	32	17:34:53	27.677
Nico Hülkenberg	3	32	17:35:35	28.419
Max Verstappen	2	33	17:36:19	27.834
Andrea Kimi Antonelli	2	33	17:36:30	27.682
Oscar Piastri	3	33	17:37:07	28.337
Lando Norris	2	34	17:38:52	28.250
Gabriel Bortoleto	4	34	17:39:41	51.819
Pierre Gasly	3	37	17:44:41	27.854
Oliver Bearman	3	38	17:46:22	28.017
Sergio Pérez	6	39	17:49:18	31.338
Esteban Ocon	3	41	17:51:28	28.419
Franco Colapinto	3	42	17:53:22	28.211
Carlos Sainz	3	42	17:53:32	39.685
Lewis Hamilton	2	43	17:54:26	28.053
Arvid Lindblad	3	43	17:55:22	28.072
Max Verstappen	3	43	17:53:44	27.642
Lance Stroll	4	43	17:55:25	27.446
Charles Leclerc	4	43	17:54:44	28.178
Andrea Kimi Antonelli	3	44	17:56:13	27.295
George Russell	3	44	17:56:21	27.702
Isack Hadjar	3	44	17:56:38	27.345
Gabriel Bortoleto	5	44	17:58:59	27.704
Sergio Pérez	7	44	17:59:57	28.937
Lando Norris	3	45	17:59:23	27.869
Liam Lawson	3	45	17:59:32	29.624
Fernando Alonso	3	45	17:59:45	27.809
Nico Hülkenberg	4	45	17:59:47	28.277
Oscar Piastri	4	45	17:59:14	27.498
Pierre Gasly	4	45	18:00:30	28.335