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Bahrain Grand Prix 2026

October 2, 2026 – October 4, 2026 · Sepang International Circuit — Malaysia · 56 laps
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Records and Interesting Facts — Bahrain Grand Prix

5 542 m

Sepang International Circuit — the 7th longest track on the 2026 calendar

(compared to 23 tracks)

Most Successful Driver
8 wins
Sebastian Vettel
Most Successful Team
14 wins
ferrari
Most Pole Positions
8 poles
Lewis Hamilton based on qualifying data recorded since 1999
Race Lap Record
1:34.080
Sebastian Vettel (2017)
Fastest Qualifying Lap
1:30.076
Lewis Hamilton (2017)
Closest Victory
0.732 s
2000 — Michael Schumacher (1) – David Coulthard (2)
The Biggest Comeback Drive

Sebastian Vettel started from P20 in 2017 and finished P4 — 16 places up from where they started.

The Home Curse

Drivers from Malaysia have never won on home soil. The best result was Alex Yoong's P17 finish in 2002 — 0 home podiums have been achieved in total.

Venues of the Bahrain Grand Prix
21× Bahrain International Circuit (2004–2025) 20× Sepang International Circuit (1999–2026)
Pos No. Driver Team Qualifying
9 10 —
10 – —
13 55 —
15 27 —
16 38 —
17 31 —
21 43 P15
22 36 P16

⚠ = grid penalty, dropped back from qualifying position

Pos No. Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3
1 33 1:36.477 1:35.696 1:35.130
2 44 1:36.595 1:36.032 1:35.428
3 41 1:36.898 1:36.192 1:35.558
4 12 1:37.041 1:35.959 1:35.631
5 16 1:36.730 1:35.970 1:35.666
6 4 1:37.092 1:36.173 1:35.757
7 81 1:36.852 1:36.020 1:35.762
8 63 1:37.264 1:36.245 1:35.871
9 10 1:37.174 1:36.410 1:37.210
10 – 1:37.106 1:36.814 1:37.673
11 40 1:37.332 1:37.023 –
12 14 1:37.721 1:37.220 –
13 55 1:37.651 1:37.527 –
14 18 1:37.729 1:37.566 –
15 43 1:37.179 1:48.421 –
16 36 1:37.883 1:54.809 –
17 27 1:37.970 – –
18 38 1:37.980 – –
19 31 1:38.233 – –
20 23 1:38.600 – –
21 77 1:38.611 – –
22 11 1:38.933 – –

White = qualifying best time used for grid

Pos No. Driver Team Laps Fastest Lap Gap
1 33 23 1:37.520 —
2 63 25 1:37.903 +0.383s
3 41 23 1:38.303 +0.783s
4 16 25 1:38.367 +0.847s
5 12 23 1:38.580 +1.060s
6 44 21 1:38.590 +1.070s
7 10 22 1:38.715 +1.195s
8 40 22 1:39.106 +1.586s
9 36 27 1:39.197 +1.677s
10 27 23 1:39.211 +1.691s
11 81 23 1:39.276 +1.756s
12 4 21 1:39.293 +1.773s
13 – 25 1:39.548 +2.028s
14 14 22 1:39.683 +2.163s
15 31 23 1:40.158 +2.638s
16 38 23 1:40.311 +2.791s
17 23 22 1:40.321 +2.801s
18 18 19 1:40.413 +2.893s
19 43 22 1:40.531 +3.011s
20 55 25 1:40.605 +3.085s
21 77 23 1:40.800 +3.280s
22 11 24 1:40.820 +3.300s
Pos No. Driver Team Laps Fastest Lap Gap
1 16 29 1:37.528 —
2 41 23 1:37.627 +0.099s
3 4 25 1:37.665 +0.137s
4 33 20 1:37.785 +0.257s
5 44 28 1:37.833 +0.305s
6 81 26 1:37.899 +0.371s
7 63 28 1:38.020 +0.492s
8 12 28 1:38.060 +0.532s
9 40 30 1:38.496 +0.968s
10 10 29 1:38.588 +1.060s
11 36 33 1:38.678 +1.150s
12 – 24 1:39.051 +1.523s
13 27 30 1:39.109 +1.581s
14 31 29 1:39.361 +1.833s
15 14 28 1:39.478 +1.950s
16 38 30 1:39.706 +2.178s
17 55 31 1:39.930 +2.402s
18 18 26 1:40.150 +2.622s
19 77 27 1:40.186 +2.658s
20 23 30 1:40.221 +2.693s
21 11 28 1:40.938 +3.410s
22 43 31 1:43.391 +5.863s
Pos No. Driver Team Laps Fastest Lap Gap
1 12 12 1:36.302 —
2 33 12 1:36.580 +0.278s
3 41 15 1:36.860 +0.558s
4 63 11 1:36.912 +0.610s
5 16 19 1:37.016 +0.714s
6 44 15 1:37.041 +0.739s
7 4 15 1:37.161 +0.859s
8 81 16 1:37.366 +1.064s
9 43 20 1:37.920 +1.618s
10 36 24 1:38.084 +1.782s
11 – 15 1:38.204 +1.902s
12 14 13 1:38.223 +1.921s
13 10 20 1:38.241 +1.939s
14 31 12 1:38.252 +1.950s
15 40 17 1:38.266 +1.964s
16 27 14 1:38.356 +2.054s
17 38 12 1:38.692 +2.390s
18 55 21 1:38.716 +2.414s
19 18 12 1:38.811 +2.509s
20 23 18 1:39.049 +2.747s
21 77 14 1:39.931 +3.629s
22 11 20 1:40.223 +3.921s

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