2026 season/ Round 16

Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia

Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Sun, 4 Oct 2026, 07:00. 55 laps.

Winner: VERRed Bull
Pole: VERRed Bull
Fastest lap: VER1:38.220

Weekend

Race

Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes+2.3072
Max VerstappenRed Bull1:47:14.8081
Lewis HamiltonFerrari+4.9193

Overtakes

290

on track

Biggest mover

LIN

+12 places, P22 to P10

Beat our forecast

ALO

+7 vs expected P15

Fastest Pit Stop

ANT

27.295 s pit lane, lap 44

Fastest lap

VER

1:38.220, lap 55

DNFs

ALB, BOT

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts	Overtakes	Stops	Fastest lap
1	VERMax Verstappen	Red Bull	1	55	1:47:14.808	25	2	3	1:38.220L55
2	ANTAndrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	3+1	55	+2.307	18	3	3	1:38.589L52
3	HAMLewis Hamilton	Ferrari	2-1	55	+4.919	15	15	2	1:38.610L53
4	LECCharles Leclerc	Ferrari	4	55	+7.258	12	18	4	1:39.336L54
5	HADIsack Hadjar	Red Bull	8+3	55	+8.571	10	6	3	1:39.792L52
6	PIAOscar Piastri	McLaren	6	55	+9.454	8	20	4	1:39.485L53
7	LAWLiam Lawson	RB F1 Team	11+4	55	+12.753	6	9	3	1:40.254L53
8	ALOFernando Alonso	Aston Martin	12+4	55	+13.372	4	16	3	1:40.353L54
9	NORLando Norris	McLaren	5-4	55	+13.993	2	18	3	1:39.970L54
10	LINArvid Lindblad	RB F1 Team	22+12	55	+15.928	1	13	3	1:40.315L55
11	HULNico Hülkenberg	Audi	15+4	55	+17.404		30	4	1:41.394L54
12	STRLance Stroll	Aston Martin	14+2	55	+18.052		25	4	1:41.248L53
13	COLFranco Colapinto	Alpine F1 Team	21+8	55	+18.997		11	3	1:40.988L33
14	BEAOliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	16+2	55	+22.305		6	3	1:40.366L40
15	OCOEsteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	17+2	55	+22.532		10	3	1:42.062L53
16	GASPierre Gasly	Alpine F1 Team	9-7	55	+23.315		9	4	1:41.514L40
17	SAICarlos Sainz	Williams	13-4	55	+25.431		12	3	1:41.738L28
18	BORGabriel Bortoleto	Audi	10-8	55	+28.233		21	5	1:41.382L36
19	PERSergio Pérez	Cadillac F1 Team	20+1	55	+29.310		28	7	1:42.688L20
20	RUSGeorge Russell	Mercedes	7-13	49	11:36.638		5	3	1:40.715L34
DNF	ALBAlexander Albon	Williams	18	41	Retired		11	3	1:42.284L31
DNF	BOTValtteri Bottas	Cadillac F1 Team	19	7	Retired		2	0	1:59.953L7

Tyre strategy

VER

I 9S 24S 10S 12

ANT

I 9M 24S 11S 11

HAM

S 31M 12S 12

LEC

SI 6S 19? 15S 12

HAD

I 9S 22? 13S 11

PIA

MI 7H 24H 12M 10

LAW

I 9H 21H 15S 10

ALO

M 9H 22? 14S 10

NOR

M 9H 25S 11S 10

LIN

I 9H 19H 15S 12

HUL

SI 6S 24S 13S 10

STR

MI 7H 19H 15S 12

COL

S 9M 22H 11M 13

BEA

S 10M 14H 14? 17

OCO

I 9S 20H 12S 14

GAS

S 9M 16H 12S 8S 10

SAI

I 9S 17H 16S 13

BOR

SI 7S 6H 19S 10S 11

PER

I 7M 9HH 18M 5S 11

RUS

I 9M 23S 12S 6

ALB

I 9S 7H 13S 13

BOT

S 8

Lap chart

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Table view

Series	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55
VER	1	6	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
ANT	3	8	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
HAM	2	7	16	17	17	18	18	18	17	15	15	15	12	11	10	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3
LEC	4	9	22	22	20	17	16	16	16	17	17	17	15	14	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	10	9	9	9	9	10	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	9	8	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4
HAD	8	12	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	5	5
PIA	6	1	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	4	7	9	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	5	6	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6
LAW	10	13	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	8	11	10	9	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	8	9	9	9	9	9	7	7	7	7	7	7
ALO	11	15	17	16	16	16	17	17	18	18	18	18	17	16	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	12	11	10	9	14	13	13	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	8	8	8	8	8	8
NOR	5	11	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	14	13	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	8	8	7	7	5	4	6	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	8	8	8	8	11	11	10	9	9	9
LIN	21	20	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	10	11	11	11	13	14	13	12	12	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	10	10	11	11	11	10
HUL	15	4	12	12	12	12	12	13	14	13	13	13	10	10	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	12	12	12	12	12	11	9	9	8	8	14	14	14	14	14	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	9	9	9	10	10	11
STR	14	3	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	11	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	15	15	14	13	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12
COL	20	22	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	17	16	15	15	15	12	12	15	19	18	18	18	18	16	15	15	15	15	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	13	13	13	13
BEA	16	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	19	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	20	19	18	18	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	17	17	17	16	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	14	14	14	14
OCO	17	18	8	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	9	10	14	13	11	11	11	11	12	12	13	13	13	14	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15
GAS	13	16	18	18	18	19	19	19	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	20	19	19	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16
SAI	12	14	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	18	18	18	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	20	20	19	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17
BOR	9	2	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	9	9	9	8	9	14	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	18	17	17	18	19	19	18	19	19	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18
PER	22	5	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	14	14	16	17	17	15	15	18	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19
RUS	7	10	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
ALB	18	17	7	8	8	9	9	9	9	12	12	12	13	15	16	17	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	17	16	16	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
BOT	19	21	21	21	22	22	22

Fastest laps

Rank	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Max Verstappen	55	1:38.220
2	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	52	1:38.589	+0.369
3	Lewis Hamilton	53	1:38.610	+0.390
4	Charles Leclerc	54	1:39.336	+1.116
5	Oscar Piastri	53	1:39.485	+1.265
6	Isack Hadjar	52	1:39.792	+1.572
7	Lando Norris	54	1:39.970	+1.750
8	Liam Lawson	53	1:40.254	+2.034
9	Arvid Lindblad	55	1:40.315	+2.095
10	Fernando Alonso	54	1:40.353	+2.133

Pit stops

Lap	Driver	Stop	Pit lane time
1	PERSergio Pérez	1	38.032
2	BORGabriel Bortoleto	1	73.866
2	HULNico Hülkenberg	1	61.177
2	PIAOscar Piastri	1	81.474
2	STRLance Stroll	1	60.446
2	PERSergio Pérez	2	41.721
3	LECCharles Leclerc	1	38.010
8	HULNico Hülkenberg	2	27.594
9	ALBAlexander Albon	1	32.467
9	ALOFernando Alonso	1	28.314
9	ANTAndrea Kimi Antonelli	1	27.739
9	LINArvid Lindblad	1	28.598
9	COLFranco Colapinto	1	27.955
9	GASPierre Gasly	1	28.152
9	HADIsack Hadjar	1	28.134
9	LAWLiam Lawson	1	28.600
9	VERMax Verstappen	1	27.641
9	NORLando Norris	1	30.790
9	OCOEsteban Ocon	1	28.691
9	RUSGeorge Russell	1	28.801
9	SAICarlos Sainz	1	32.065
9	BORGabriel Bortoleto	2	27.873
9	LECCharles Leclerc	2	28.651
9	PIAOscar Piastri	2	29.204
9	STRLance Stroll	2	28.021
9	PERSergio Pérez	3	29.870
10	BEAOliver Bearman	1	28.553
15	BORGabriel Bortoleto	3	36.773
16	ALBAlexander Albon	2	27.608
18	PERSergio Pérez	4	28.887
21	PERSergio Pérez	5	29.266
24	BEAOliver Bearman	2	29.045
25	GASPierre Gasly	2	27.758
26	SAICarlos Sainz	2	28.233
28	LINArvid Lindblad	2	29.254
28	LECCharles Leclerc	3	27.957
28	STRLance Stroll	3	28.351
29	OCOEsteban Ocon	2	29.057
29	ALBAlexander Albon	3	27.859
30	LAWLiam Lawson	2	28.026
31	HAMLewis Hamilton	1	27.802
31	ALOFernando Alonso	2	27.615
31	COLFranco Colapinto	2	27.631
31	HADIsack Hadjar	2	28.522
32	RUSGeorge Russell	2	27.677
32	HULNico Hülkenberg	3	28.419
33	ANTAndrea Kimi Antonelli	2	27.682
33	VERMax Verstappen	2	27.834
33	PIAOscar Piastri	3	28.337
34	NORLando Norris	2	28.250
34	BORGabriel Bortoleto	4	51.819
37	GASPierre Gasly	3	27.854
38	BEAOliver Bearman	3	28.017
39	PERSergio Pérez	6	31.338
41	OCOEsteban Ocon	3	28.419
42	COLFranco Colapinto	3	28.211
42	SAICarlos Sainz	3	39.685
43	HAMLewis Hamilton	2	28.053
43	LINArvid Lindblad	3	28.072
43	VERMax Verstappen	3	27.642
43	LECCharles Leclerc	4	28.178
43	STRLance Stroll	4	27.446
44	ANTAndrea Kimi Antonelli	3	27.295
44	HADIsack Hadjar	3	27.345
44	RUSGeorge Russell	3	27.702
44	BORGabriel Bortoleto	5	27.704
44	PERSergio Pérez	7	28.937
45	ALOFernando Alonso	3	27.809
45	LAWLiam Lawson	3	29.624
45	NORLando Norris	3	27.869
45	GASPierre Gasly	4	28.335
45	HULNico Hülkenberg	4	28.277
45	PIAOscar Piastri	4	27.498

Conditions and bests

Air

25 to 31°C

Track

32 to 46°C

Humidity

83%

Wind

6.4 m/s

Rain during the session

Sector 1

24.992

HAM

Sector 2

32.883

VER

Sector 3

39.821

VER

Speed trap

347 km/h

COL