On October 4, the 16th round of the 2026 Formula 1 season, the Bahrain Grand Prix, will take place at the Sepang International Circuit (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia).
The “Royal races” are moving from the Baku street circuit to Southeast Asia.
2026 Calendar | Overall Standings
Following qualifying, pole position went to four-time F1 champion and Red Bull driver Max Verstappen. Max completed his fastest lap in 1:35.130. Equally renowned British driver Lewis Hamilton set the second-fastest time. The Ferrari driver was 0.298 thousandths of a second behind the leader.
Verstappen’s teammate at the Austrian stable, Isack Hadjar, rounded out the top three. The Frenchman was 0.428 behind the leader.
Current overall standings leader, Italian Andrea Kimi Antonelli, finished with the fourth-fastest time (+0.501).
The Bahrain race, which is being held in Malaysia, covers 56 laps over a total distance of 310.408 km (one lap is 5.543 km).
Can Verstappen hold on to the lead he secured in qualifying and claim his first win of the season? Watch live…
Watch the Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix 2026 live at 10:00 (Eastern European Time UTC+3). After the race, we will also bring you the results here…Follow the updates on this page…
Formula 1. Bahrain Grand Prix 2026, live broadcast from Kuala Lumpur, race results…
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