Bahrain GP in Malaysia 2026 – Practice 3 F1 results (Sepang)

Mat Coch 03 Oct 2026 6:33 AM

An Alpine on track at Sepang for the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia.

Full results from FP3 at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia from Sepang.

Here are the complete F1 results from practice 3 (FP3) at the Bahrain GP in Malaysia from the Sepang circuit, the 16th round of the F1 2026 season.

Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli set the pace in FP3 at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia.

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A slow start built to a climax with Antonelli banking a 1:36.302s in the final five minutes of the session to end the hour 0.2s clear of the pack.

More impressive was that lap was set on an older set of soft tyres, with Max Verstappen second and Isack Hadjar third for Red Bull.

Then came George Russell, and the Ferrari pair of Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton.

McLaren’s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri were a second off the pace, suggesting they held something back ahead of qualifying.

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The session was briefly interrupted with a red flag when a piece of Oliver Bearman’s Haas broke loose.

It was quickly retrieved and running resumed, bringing with it the mid-session soft tyre flurry.

The soft tyre looks fragile, with questions remaining between whether Sunday’s race will prove a two or three stop affair.

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Diff
1	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1:36.302
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:36.580	+0.278
3	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	1:36.860	+0.558
4	George Russell	Mercedes	1:36.912	+0.610
5	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:37.016	+0.714
6	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	1:37.041	+0.739
7	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:37.161	+0.859
8	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:37.366	+1.064
9	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	1:37.920	+1.618
10	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	1:38.084	+1.782
11	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	1:38.204	+1.902
12	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1:38.223	+1.921
13	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	1:38.241	+1.939
14	Esteban Ocon	Haas	1:38.252	+1.950
15	Liam Lawson	Red Bull	1:38.266	+1.964
16	Nico Hulkenberg	Audi	1:38.356	+2.054
17	Oliver Bearman	Haas	1:38.692	+2.390
18	Carlos Sainz	Williams	1:38.716	+2.414
19	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:38.811	+2.509
20	Alex Albon	Williams	1:39.049	+2.747
21	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	1:39.931	+3.629
22	Sergio Perez	Cadillac	1:40.223	+3.921

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