Round 16 · 4 October 2026
2026 Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia: results
Max Verstappen (Red Bull) won the 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, round 16 of the championship, held on 4 October 2026 at Sepang International Circuit (Malaysia), starting from position 1. Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) and Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) completed the podium. He won from pole. The fastest lap was set by Max Verstappen (1:38.220).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1 | 1:47:14.808 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 3 | +2.307 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 2 | +4.919 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 4 | +7.258 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Isack Hadjar | Red Bull | 8 | +8.571 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 6 | +9.454 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Liam Lawson | RB F1 Team | 11 | +12.753 s | 6 | Finished |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 12 | +13.372 s | 4 | Finished |
| 9 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 5 | +13.993 s | 2 | Finished |
| 10 | Arvid Lindblad | RB F1 Team | 22 | +15.928 s | 1 | Finished |
| 11 | Nico Hülkenberg | Audi | 15 | +17.404 s | — | Finished |
| 12 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 14 | +18.052 s | — | Finished |
| 13 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine F1 Team | 21 | +18.997 s | — | Finished |
| 14 | Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 16 | +22.305 s | — | Finished |
| 15 | Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 17 | +22.532 s | — | Finished |
| 16 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 9 | +23.315 s | — | Finished |
| 17 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 13 | +25.431 s | — | Finished |
| 18 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 10 | +28.233 s | — | Finished |
| 19 | Sergio Pérez | Cadillac F1 Team | 20 | +29.310 s | — | Finished |
| 20 | George Russell | Mercedes | 7 | — | — | Retired |
| 21 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 18 | — | — | Retired |
| 22 | Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac F1 Team | 19 | — | — | Retired |
Tyres and strategy at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia 2026
Max Verstappen won with 1 pit stop(s): intermediate (laps 1-9), soft (laps 10-55). The top ten used 9 different strategies.
- 1. Max Verstappen: intermediate (laps 1-9), soft (laps 10-55)
- 2. Andrea Kimi Antonelli: intermediate (laps 1-9), medium (laps 10-33), soft (laps 34-55)
- 3. Lewis Hamilton: soft (laps 1-31), medium (laps 32-43), soft (laps 44-55)
- 4. Charles Leclerc: soft (laps 1-3), intermediate (laps 4-9), soft (laps 10-28), none (laps 29-43), soft (laps 44-55)
- 5. Isack Hadjar: intermediate (laps 1-9), soft (laps 10-31), none (laps 32-44), soft (laps 45-55)
Data from FastF1; the degradation is an estimate from Formuradar's tyre analysis and the full lap-by-lap view is in the race analysis.