Round 16 · 2 to 4 October 2026

Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia 2026: Qualifying results

Verstappen took pole by 0.298 seconds from Hamilton.

Out in Q1: Hulkenberg, Bearman, Ocon, Albon, Bottas and Perez.

Out in Q2: Lawson, Alonso, Sainz, Stroll, Colapinto and Lindblad.

Hamilton

Verstappen

Hadjar

Full results

Pos	Driver	Q1	Q2	Q3	Best
P1	Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing	1:36.477	1:35.696	1:35.130	1:35.130
P2	Lewis Hamilton Ferrari	1:36.595	1:36.032	1:35.428	1:35.428
P3	Isack Hadjar Red Bull Racing	1:36.898	1:36.192	1:35.558	1:35.558
P4	Kimi Antonelli Mercedes	1:37.041	1:35.959	1:35.631	1:35.631
P5	Charles Leclerc Ferrari	1:36.730	1:35.970	1:35.666	1:35.666
P6	Lando Norris McLaren	1:37.092	1:36.173	1:35.757	1:35.757
P7	Oscar Piastri McLaren	1:36.852	1:36.020	1:35.762	1:35.762
P8	George Russell Mercedes	1:37.264	1:36.245	1:35.871	1:35.871
P9	Pierre Gasly Alpine	1:37.174	1:36.410	1:37.210	1:37.210
P10	Gabriel Bortoleto Audi	1:37.106	1:36.814	1:37.673	1:37.673
Q2 knockout: P11 and below are out
P11	Liam Lawson Racing Bulls	1:37.332	1:37.023	–	1:37.023out in Q2
P12	Fernando Alonso Aston Martin	1:37.721	1:37.220	–	1:37.220out in Q2
P13	Carlos Sainz Williams	1:37.651	1:37.527	–	1:37.527out in Q2
P14	Lance Stroll Aston Martin	1:37.729	1:37.566	–	1:37.566out in Q2
P15	Franco Colapinto Alpine	1:37.179	DNF	–	DNFout in Q2
P16	Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls	1:37.883	DNF	–	DNFout in Q2
Q1 knockout: P17 and below are out
P17	Nico Hulkenberg Audi	1:37.970	–	–	1:37.970out in Q1
P18	Oliver Bearman Haas F1 Team	1:37.980	–	–	1:37.980out in Q1
P19	Esteban Ocon Haas F1 Team	1:38.233	–	–	1:38.233out in Q1
P20	Alexander Albon Williams	1:38.600	–	–	1:38.600out in Q1
P21	Valtteri Bottas Cadillac	1:38.611	–	–	1:38.611out in Q1
P22	Sergio Perez Cadillac	1:38.933	–	–	1:38.933out in Q1

Sectors of each driver's best lap:Fastest of anyoneTheir own bestSlower than their own best

Official results from formula1.com. Updated 12 October 2026.