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- Oct 4, 202675% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Formula 1 Races the Bahrain Grand Prix at Sepang in Malaysia
- The race is the sixteenth round of the 2026 season: Formula 1 and the FIA announced on 26 July that Sepang would host the Bahrain Grand Prix from 2 to 4 October, after the 2026 Iran war, which began on 28 February, cancelled the 10-12 April race at the Bahrain International Circuit[3][4].
- Qualifying is on Saturday 3 October (16:00 local) and the race on Sunday 4 October at 15:00 local, 07:00 UTC: 56 laps of the 5.543 km circuit, 310.417 km[1][3].
- It is Formula 1's first visit to Sepang since the 2017 Malaysian Grand Prix, which Max Verstappen won; the race is officially the Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia and sits between the Azerbaijan and Singapore Grands Prix[1][2][4].
- Kimi Antonelli arrives with 302 points to George Russell's 236 and Lewis Hamilton's 199, and Mercedes leads the constructors' championship with 538[3][4].
- In first practice Verstappen set 1:37.520, Russell was 0.383 s behind and Isack Hadjar 0.783 s; Arvid Lindblad will start from the back after taking a fifth power unit[2].
- Subscribers in the US can watch every session on Apple TV's F1 channel[4].
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- [1]75%formula1.com/en/racing/2026/bahrainformula1.com· Posted Oct 2, 2026· Starts Oct 4, 2026 ✓· 25% of score
formula1.com[2] lists the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia race for October 4 at 7:00 AM (UTC), 56 laps; ESPN[4] gives the start as 8 a.m. BST, 3 a.m. ET.
- [2]85%Verstappen leads FP1 at Bahrain GP in Malaysia - Formula1.comformula1.com· Published Oct 2, 2026· 25% of score
First practice at Sepang on 2 October: Verstappen 1:37.520, Russell +0.383, Hadjar +0.783, in hot, humid conditions.[1]
- [3]78%2026 Bahrain Grand Prix - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org· Published Oct 2, 2026· 25% of score
Records the 26 July announcement that Sepang would host the Bahrain Grand Prix from 2 to 4 October, session times and the standings (Antonelli 302, Russell 236, Hamilton 199).[1]
- [4]80%Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia 2026: race start time, how to watch, schedule - ESPNespn.com· Published Oct 2, 2026· 25% of score
Start time (8 a.m. BST, 3 a.m. ET), US streaming on Apple TV, and the triple-header between the Azerbaijan and Singapore Grands Prix.[1]
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