Gridpedia2026 Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia
Max Verstappen won the 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia at Sepang International Circuit on 4 Oct 2026 for Red Bull, from pole position; Andrea Kimi Antonelli was second and Lewis Hamilton third. Pole position: Max Verstappen.
Verstappen took the lead for good on lap 45 of 55, from Andrea Kimi Antonelli; the lead changed hands 5 times in all. There were 3 safety-car periods (laps 1 to 4, laps 9 to 13, laps 44 to 52). Verstappen stopped 3 times, on laps 9 and 33 and 43 (9 laps on intermediate, then 24 laps on soft, then 10 laps on soft, then 12 laps on soft); 20 of 22 finishers made 3 stops, and the median first stop was lap 9. The fastest lap was Max Verstappen's, 1:38.220 on lap 55. 22 of 22 starters were classified. After the race Andrea Kimi Antonelli led the championship with 320 points, 84 ahead of George Russell, with 7 rounds left.
- Date
- 4 Oct 2026
- Circuit
- Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Round
- 16 of 23
- Winner
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
- Tyre compounds
- C2 hard C3 medium C4 soft source
- Pole position
- Max Verstappen (1:35.130)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | VERMax Verstappen | Red Bull | 1 | 55 | 1:47:14.808 | 1:38.220 | 25 |
| 2 | 12 | ANTAndrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 3q4 | 55 | +2.307 | 18 | |
| 3 | 44 | HAMLewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 2 | 55 | +4.919 | 15 | |
| 4 | 16 | LECCharles Leclerc | Ferrari | 4q5 | 55 | +7.258 | 12 | |
| 5 | 6 | HADIsack Hadjar | Red Bull | 8q3 | 55 | +8.571 | 10 | |
| 6 | 81 | PIAOscar Piastri | McLaren | 6q7 | 55 | +9.454 | 8 | |
| 7 | 30 | LAWLiam Lawson | RB F1 Team | 11 | 55 | +12.753 | 6 | |
| 8 | 14 | ALOFernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 12 | 55 | +13.372 | 4 | |
| 9 | 1 | NORLando Norris | McLaren | 5q6 | 55 | +13.993 | 2 | |
| 10 | 41 | LINArvid Lindblad | RB F1 Team | 22q16 | 55 | +15.928 | 1 | |
| 11 | 27 | HULNico Hülkenberg | Audi | 15q17 | 55 | +17.404 | 0 | |
| 12 | 18 | STRLance Stroll | Aston Martin | 14 | 55 | +18.052 | 0 | |
| 13 | 43 | COLFranco Colapinto | Alpine F1 Team | 21q15 | 55 | +18.997 | 0 | |
| 14 | 87 | BEAOliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 16q18 | 55 | +22.305 | 0 | |
| 15 | 31 | OCOEsteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 17q19 | 55 | +22.532 | 0 | |
| 16 | 10 | GASPierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 9 | 55 | +23.315 | 0 | |
| 17 | 55 | SAICarlos Sainz | Williams | 13 | 55 | +25.431 | 0 | |
| 18 | 5 | BORGabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 10 | 55 | +28.233 | 0 | |
| 19 | 11 | PERSergio Pérez | Cadillac | 20q22 | 55 | +29.310 | 0 | |
| 20 | 63 | RUSGeorge Russell | Mercedes | 7q8 | 49 | Power loss | 0 | |
| R | 23 | ALBAlexander Albon | Williams | 18q20 | 41 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 77 | BOTValtteri Bottas | Cadillac | 19q21 | 7 | Spun off | 0 |
Grid differs from qualifying for 14 drivers: Isack Hadjar qualified 3rd, started 8th; Andrea Kimi Antonelli qualified 4th, started 3rd; Charles Leclerc qualified 5th, started 4th; Lando Norris qualified 6th, started 5th; Oscar Piastri qualified 7th, started 6th; George Russell qualified 8th, started 7th; Franco Colapinto qualified 15th, started 21st; Arvid Lindblad qualified 16th, started 22nd; Nico Hülkenberg qualified 17th, started 15th; Oliver Bearman qualified 18th, started 16th; Esteban Ocon qualified 19th, started 17th; Alexander Albon qualified 20th, started 18th; Valtteri Bottas qualified 21st, started 19th; Sergio Pérez qualified 22nd, started 20th. The data records the positions, not the reason; such gaps come from grid penalties, car or engine changes, or pit-lane starts. The small "q" number in the Grid column is the qualifying position.
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Lap chart
Explained: how to read a lap chart · safety car, virtual safety car and red flags.
Race history: gap to the leader
How the race was won
- Winner
- Max Verstappen: 3 stops (laps 9, 33, 43), stints of 9 intermediate, 24 soft, 10 soft, 12 soft laps
- 2nd
- Andrea Kimi Antonelli: 3 stops (laps 9, 33, 44), stints of 9 intermediate, 24 medium, 11 soft, 11 soft laps
- 3rd
- Lewis Hamilton: 2 stops (laps 31, 43), stints of 31 soft, 12 medium, 12 soft laps
- Finishers
- no stop: 1 · 2 stops: 1 · 3 or more: 20
- First stops
- median lap 9 of 55
Pit stops
Explained: tyres, compounds and pit stops · pit stops per race since 1994.
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| VERMax Verstappen | 3 | 9 (27.6 s), 33 (27.8 s), 43 (27.6 s) | 9241012 |
| ANTAndrea Kimi Antonelli | 3 | 9 (27.7 s), 33 (27.7 s), 44 (27.3 s) | 9241111 |
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 2 | 31 (27.8 s), 43 (28.1 s) | 311212 |
| LECCharles Leclerc | 4 | 3 (38.0 s), 9 (28.7 s), 28 (28.0 s), 43 (28.2 s) | 36191512 |
| HADIsack Hadjar | 3 | 9 (28.1 s), 31 (28.5 s), 44 (27.3 s) | 9221311 |
| PIAOscar Piastri | 4 | 2 (81.5 s), 9 (29.2 s), 33 (28.3 s), 45 (27.5 s) | 7241210 |
| LAWLiam Lawson | 3 | 9 (28.6 s), 30 (28.0 s), 45 (29.6 s) | 9211510 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 3 | 9 (28.3 s), 31 (27.6 s), 45 (27.8 s) | 9221410 |
| NORLando Norris | 3 | 9 (30.8 s), 34 (28.3 s), 45 (27.9 s) | 9251110 |
| LINArvid Lindblad | 3 | 9 (28.6 s), 28 (29.3 s), 43 (28.1 s) | 9191512 |
| HULNico Hülkenberg | 4 | 2 (61.2 s), 8 (27.6 s), 32 (28.4 s), 45 (28.3 s) | 6241310 |
| STRLance Stroll | 4 | 2 (60.4 s), 9 (28.0 s), 28 (28.4 s), 43 (27.4 s) | 7191512 |
| COLFranco Colapinto | 3 | 9 (28.0 s), 31 (27.6 s), 42 (28.2 s) | 9221113 |
| BEAOliver Bearman | 3 | 10 (28.6 s), 24 (29.0 s), 38 (28.0 s) | 10141417 |
| OCOEsteban Ocon | 3 | 9 (28.7 s), 29 (29.1 s), 41 (28.4 s) | 9201214 |
| GASPierre Gasly | 4 | 9 (28.2 s), 25 (27.8 s), 37 (27.9 s), 45 (28.3 s) | 91612810 |
| SAICarlos Sainz | 3 | 9 (32.1 s), 26 (28.2 s), 42 (39.7 s) | 9171613 |
| BORGabriel Bortoleto | 5 | 2 (73.9 s), 9 (27.9 s), 15 (36.8 s), 34 (51.8 s), 44 (27.7 s) | 76191011 |
| PERSergio Pérez | 7 | 1 (38.0 s), 2 (41.7 s), 9 (29.9 s), 18 (28.9 s), 21 (29.3 s), 39 (31.3 s), 44 (28.9 s) | 89318511 |
| RUSGeorge Russell | 3 | 9 (28.8 s), 32 (27.7 s), 44 (27.7 s) | 923125 |
| ALBAlexander Albon | 3 | 9 (32.5 s), 16 (27.6 s), 29 (27.9 s) | 971312 |
| BOTValtteri Bottas | 0 | 7 |
Bar colours are the tyre compound of each stint: hard medium soft intermediate wet not known (the records disagree). Compounds from Pirelli's post-race pit-stop graphic (press.pirelli.com).
Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.
Qualifying
Explained: how qualifying works · how often pole position wins.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:36.477 | 1:35.696 | 1:35.130 | fastest Q3 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:36.595 | 1:36.032 | 1:35.428 | +0.298 Q3 |
| 3 | Isack Hadjar | Red Bull | 1:36.898 | 1:36.192 | 1:35.558 | +0.428 Q3 |
| 4 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:37.041 | 1:35.959 | 1:35.631 | +0.501 Q3 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:36.730 | 1:35.970 | 1:35.666 | +0.536 Q3 |
| 6 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:37.092 | 1:36.173 | 1:35.757 | +0.627 Q3 |
| 7 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:36.852 | 1:36.020 | 1:35.762 | +0.632 Q3 |
| 8 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:37.264 | 1:36.245 | 1:35.871 | +0.741 Q3 |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 1:37.174 | 1:36.410 | 1:37.210 | +1.280 Q2 |
| 10 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 1:37.106 | 1:36.814 | 1:37.673 | +1.684 Q2 |
| 11 | Liam Lawson | RB F1 Team | 1:37.332 | 1:37.023 | +1.893 Q2 | |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:37.721 | 1:37.220 | +2.090 Q2 | |
| 13 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:37.651 | 1:37.527 | +2.397 Q2 | |
| 14 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:37.729 | 1:37.566 | +2.436 Q2 | |
| 15 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine F1 Team | 1:37.179 | +2.049 Q1 | ||
| 16 | Arvid Lindblad | RB F1 Team | 1:37.883 | +2.753 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Nico Hülkenberg | Audi | 1:37.970 | +2.840 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:37.980 | +2.850 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 1:38.233 | +3.103 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:38.600 | +3.470 Q1 | ||
| 21 | Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac | 1:38.611 | +3.481 Q1 | ||
| 22 | Sergio Pérez | Cadillac | 1:38.933 | +3.803 Q1 |
Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.
Standings after this race
Explained: how points and the two championships work.
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 8 | 320 |
| 2 | George Russell | Mercedes | 3 | 236 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1 | 214 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1 | 191 |
| 5 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 2 | 188 |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1 | 188 |
| 7 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 0 | 128 |
| 8 | Isack Hadjar | Red Bull | 0 | 96 |
| 9 | Liam Lawson | RB F1 Team | 0 | 65 |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 0 | 41 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 11 | 556 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 2 | 405 |
| 3 | McLaren | 2 | 316 |
| 4 | Red Bull | 1 | 298 |
| 5 | RB F1 Team | 0 | 90 |
| 6 | Alpine F1 Team | 0 | 68 |
| 7 | Haas F1 Team | 0 | 27 |
| 8 | Audi | 0 | 17 |
| 9 | Williams | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | Aston Martin | 0 | 7 |