Bahrain GP in Malaysia 2026 – Qualifying F1 results (Sepang)
Lando Norris (McLaren MCL40) in action at the 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia
Here are the complete F1 results from qualifying at the Bahrain GP in Malaysia, the 16th round of the F1 2026 season.
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen set pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia.
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Verstappen clocked a fastest time of 1:35.130 to claim pole, outpacing Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton by around 0.3 seconds.
Verstappen’s Red Bull teammate Isack Hadjar qualified third, but will start down in eighth as he serves a five-place grid penalty for exceeding his engine component pool for the F1 2026 season,
Hadjar’s grid drop will see Mercedes driver and F1 2026 championship leader Kimi Antonelli promoted to third on the grid, having set the fourth-fastest time in qualifying.
Charles Leclerc was narrowly slower than Antonelli in fifth.
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McLaren driver and reigning world champion Lando Norris qualified sixth, with teammate Oscar Piastri in seventh.
George Russell qualified eighth seven days after his victory in Azerbaijan, with Alpine’s Pierre Gasly and Audi’s Gabriel Bortoleto completing the top 10.
A full report from qualifying at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia is available at the bottom of this article.
Bahrain GP in Malaysia 2026: Qualifying F1 results
| 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 | 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 | 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 | Red Bull | 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 | 1:37.179 | No time | |
| 16 | Arvid Lindblad | Racing Bulls | 1:37.883 | No time | |
| 17 | Nico Hulkenberg | Audi | 1:37.970 | ||
| 18 | Oliver Bearman | Haas | 1:37.980 | ||
| 19 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | 1:38.233 | ||
| 20 | Alex Albon | Williams | 1:38.600 | ||
| 21 | Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac | 1:38.611 | ||
| 22 | Sergio Perez | Cadillac | 1:38.933 |
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