Bahrain Grand Prix 2026 Qualifying Completed

2026 Bahrain Grand Prix Qualifying

Sepang 3 Oct 2026, 16:00 local

Max Verstappen took pole position for the 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix at Sepang. Hamilton qualified second, ahead of Hadjar. Qualifying ran in dry conditions, with track temperatures around 55°C.

Session: Qualifying
Date: 3 Oct 2026
Start: 16:00 local

Qualifying result

Best time in each segment

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	3 Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:36.477	1:35.696	1:35.130
2	44 Lewis Hamilton HAM	Ferrari	1:36.595	1:36.032	1:35.428
3	6 Isack Hadjar HAD	Red Bull Racing	1:36.898	1:36.192	1:35.558
4	12 Kimi Antonelli ANT	Mercedes	1:37.041	1:35.959	1:35.631
5	16 Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	1:36.730	1:35.970	1:35.666
6	1 Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	1:37.092	1:36.173	1:35.757
7	81 Oscar Piastri PIA	McLaren	1:36.852	1:36.020	1:35.762
8	63 George Russell RUS	Mercedes	1:37.264	1:36.245	1:35.871
9	10 Pierre Gasly GAS	Alpine	1:37.174	1:36.410	1:37.210
10	5 Gabriel Bortoleto BOR	Audi	1:37.106	1:36.814	1:37.673
11	30 Liam Lawson LAW	Racing Bulls	1:37.332	1:37.023	—
12	14 Fernando Alonso ALO	Aston Martin	1:37.721	1:37.220	—
13	55 Carlos Sainz SAI	Williams	1:37.651	1:37.527	—
14	18 Lance Stroll STR	Aston Martin	1:37.729	1:37.566	—
15	43 Franco Colapinto COL	Alpine	1:37.179	—	—
16	41 Arvid Lindblad LIN	Racing Bulls	1:37.883	—	—
17	27 Nico Hulkenberg HUL	Audi	1:37.970	—	—
18	87 Oliver Bearman BEA	Haas F1 Team	1:37.980	—	—
19	31 Esteban Ocon OCO	Haas F1 Team	1:38.233	—	—
20	23 Alexander Albon ALB	Williams	1:38.600	—	—
21	77 Valtteri Bottas BOT	Cadillac	1:38.611	—	—
22	11 Sergio Perez PER	Cadillac	1:38.933	—	—