F1 Bahrain Grand Prix 2026 results: Final classification with all penalties applied from Sepang

Bahrain Grand Prix

F1 Bahrain Grand Prix 2026 results: Final classification with all penalties applied from Sepang

The final results from Sepang

Dan Ripley Global Editor

Professional F1 journalist and analyst

Sunday 4 October 2026 17:55

Make us your Google favorite

There were fears that the Bahrain Grand Prix would never go ahead and while we had to travel to Malaysia to get it done, it was worth the wait!

A race that was meant to take place in Sakhir in April was moved to Sepang in October and it gave us a historic victory as Max Verstappen won his first race of the season and the first ever for Red Bull Power Trains.

It wasn't just the four-time champion that was the star of the show though, with Lewis Hamilton shaking off the wrong call to start on slick tyres to carve his way through the field like a hot knife through butter to finish third for Ferrari behind Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli and in front of his Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc.

Article continues under video

Another world champion had a superb race with Fernando Alonso giving Aston Martin their best result of the season with an eighth place finish.

There was chaos in Malaysia with a delayed start, an aborted start, one virtual safety car and two safety cars as monsoon conditions made way for a dry track by the end of the race.

Following post-race investigations on Lando Norris, Alex Albon and Nico Hulkenberg here are the final classifications from the 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia.

F1 HEADLINES: Fans slam Bahrain Grand Prix 's***show' as FIA forced into late grid change in Malaysia

F1 Results: Bahrain Grand Prix 2026 in Malaysia

2026 Bahrain Grand Prix results
Pos	Driver	Team	Gap
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:47:14.808
2	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	+2.307s
3	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+4.919s
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+7.258s
5	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	+8.571s
6	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+9.454s
7	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	+12.753s
8	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	+13.372s
9	Lando Norris	McLaren	+13.993s
10	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	+15.928s
11	Nico Hulkenberg	Audi	+17.404s
12	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	+18.052s
13	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	+18.997s
14	Oliver Bearman	Haas	+22.305s
15	Esteban Ocon	Haas	+22.532s
16	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+23.315s
17	Carlos Sainz	Williams	+25.431s
18	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	+28.233s
19	Sergio Perez	Cadillac	+29.310s
20	George Russell	Mercedes	DNF
NC	Alex Albon	Williams	DNF
NC	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	DNF

When is the next F1 race?

The 2026 F1 calendar's next stop is the final one of the latest triple header that started in Baku for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, moved to Sepang for the Bahrain Grand Prix and then this Sunday coming sees us go to Marina Bay for the Singapore Grand Prix.

For those of you sleepy heads in the UK groaning at the possibility of more early starts for far east races, there is good news for you as the Singapore Grand Prix takes place at night meaning the session times are more relatable to European races.

There is one small caveat though. This is a sprint weekend and that means before the 1pm (UK time) Sunday race, there will be a 10am (UK time) sprint race on Saturday around Marina Bay.

Written by

Dan Ripley - Global Editor

I've been a massive F1 fan since the mid 1990s and continue to study the history of the sport long before that. As an experienced motor sport reporter covering F1, MotoGP and the LeMans 24 Hour race, being part of GPFans has allowed me to work with a diverse team with all sorts of different backgrounds in watching the sport and given me a greater appreciation of F1.

View full biography

F1 Bahrain Grand Prix