Bahrain Grand Prix 2026 Practice Completed

2026 Bahrain Grand Prix Practice 1

Sepang 2 Oct 2026, 12:30 local

Max Verstappen set the fastest time in practice 1 for the 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix at Sepang. The session ran in dry conditions, with track temperatures around 54°C.

Session: Practice 1
Date: 2 Oct 2026
Start: 12:30 local

Classification

Ordered by fastest lap

Pos	Driver	Team	Fastest lap	Gap	Laps
1	3 Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:37.520	—	23
2	63 George Russell RUS	Mercedes	1:37.903	+0.383	25
3	6 Isack Hadjar HAD	Red Bull Racing	1:38.303	+0.783	23
4	16 Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	1:38.367	+0.847	25
5	12 Kimi Antonelli ANT	Mercedes	1:38.580	+1.060	23
6	44 Lewis Hamilton HAM	Ferrari	1:38.590	+1.070	21
7	10 Pierre Gasly GAS	Alpine	1:38.715	+1.195	22
8	30 Liam Lawson LAW	Racing Bulls	1:39.106	+1.586	22
9	41 Arvid Lindblad LIN	Racing Bulls	1:39.197	+1.677	27
10	27 Nico Hulkenberg HUL	Audi	1:39.211	+1.691	23
11	81 Oscar Piastri PIA	McLaren	1:39.276	+1.756	23
12	1 Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	1:39.293	+1.773	21
13	5 Gabriel Bortoleto BOR	Audi	1:39.548	+2.028	25
14	14 Fernando Alonso ALO	Aston Martin	1:39.683	+2.163	22
15	31 Esteban Ocon OCO	Haas F1 Team	1:40.158	+2.638	23
16	87 Oliver Bearman BEA	Haas F1 Team	1:40.311	+2.791	23
17	23 Alexander Albon ALB	Williams	1:40.321	+2.801	22
18	18 Lance Stroll STR	Aston Martin	1:40.413	+2.893	19
19	43 Franco Colapinto COL	Alpine	1:40.531	+3.011	22
20	55 Carlos Sainz SAI	Williams	1:40.605	+3.085	25
21	77 Valtteri Bottas BOT	Cadillac	1:40.800	+3.280	23
22	11 Sergio Perez PER	Cadillac	1:40.820	+3.300	24