F1 Results Today: Bahrain Grand Prix practice times and positions from Malaysia

Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia

F1 Results Today: Bahrain Grand Prix practice times and positions from Malaysia

All the times from F1 Bahrain Grand Prix practice sessions on Friday in Malaysia

Chris Deeley Editor

Experienced sports writer covering F1 and other motorsports since 2023

Friday 2 October 2026 07:35

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F1 is back in Malaysia. Rejoice!

Cars took to the track for FP1 at Sepang on Friday afternoon (or very early on Friday morning, if you're UK-based) for the first time since 2017, with drivers excited to get going.

George Russell, driving at the track for the first time, called the circuit 'really cool' over team radio, while he and his rivals got acquainted with the slippery surface and gravel off-line.

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Max Verstappen set comfortably the fastest time of the first session of the weekend, followed on the timing boards by George Russell and his team-mate Isack Hadjar – the three podium finishers last time out in Baku, albeit not in that order.

The most concerned fanbase coming out of the session will likely be McLaren's, with Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris both more than one and three quarter seconds down in 11th and 12th place respectively.

Despite Russell's good single lap pace, he and his engineers might be a little edgy too. The Brit was told over the radio that they appear to be 'outliers' in terms of their tyre degradation issues.

Here are all the times following FP1 in Malaysia.

Bahrain Grand Prix FP1 times

Bahrain Grand Prix FP1 times
Pos	Driver	Team	Gap
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:37.520
2	George Russell	Mercedes	+0.383
3	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	+0.783
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.847
5	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	+1.060
6	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+1.070
7	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+1.195
8	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	+1.586
9	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	+1.677
10	Nico Hulkenberg	Audi	+1.691
11	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+1.756
12	Lando Norris	McLaren	+1.773
13	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	+2.028
14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	+2.163
15	Esteban Ocon	Haas	+2.638
16	Oliver Bearman	Haas	+2.791
17	Alex Albon	Williams	+2.801
18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	+2.893
19	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	+3.011
20	Carlos Sainz	Williams	+3.085
21	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	+3.280
22	Sergio Perez	Cadillac	+3.300