Races/Round 16 · 4 October 2026/Sepang

Bahrain Grand Prix

WinnerMax VerstappenRed Bull Racing · from P1 · 1:47:14.808
  1. P2Kimi Antonelli+2.307
  2. P3Lewis Hamilton+4.919
Antonelli37% to win · ✗ missed
Verstappen26% to win · ✓ called it
Podium called3/3after qualifying
Max Verstappen
Fastest lap 1:38.220 · Verstappen, lap 5555 laps on 13 laps on 5 lapsRetirements 3

Result

With the model's pre-weekend call for each driver
PosDriverGridTime / statusPtsModel said
1Max VerstappenRed Bull RacingP11:47:14.808FL25P76 off
2Kimi AntonelliMercedesP3▲1+2.30718P2exact
3Lewis HamiltonFerrariP2▼1+4.91915P52 off
4Charles LeclercFerrariP4+7.25812P51 off
5Isack HadjarRed Bull RacingP8▲3+8.57110P105 off
6Oscar PiastriMcLarenP6+9.4548P51 off
7Liam LawsonRacing BullsP11▲4+12.7536P61 off
8Fernando AlonsoAston MartinP12▲4+13.3724P1810 off
9Lando NorrisMcLarenP5▼4+13.9932P54 off
10Arvid LindbladRacing BullsP22▲12+15.9281P144 off
11Nico HulkenbergAudiP15▲4+17.404P101 off
12Lance StrollAston MartinP14▲2+18.052P186 off
13Franco ColapintoAlpineP21▲8+18.997P112 off
14Oliver BearmanHaas F1 TeamP16▲2+22.305P131 off
15Esteban OconHaas F1 TeamP17▲2+22.532P123 off
16Pierre GaslyAlpineP9▼7+23.315P106 off
17Carlos SainzWilliamsP13▼4+25.431P161 off
18Gabriel BortoletoAudiP10▼8+28.233P108 off
19Sergio PerezCadillacP20▲1+29.310P181 off
DNFAlexander AlbonWilliamsP18RetiredP16
DNFValtteri BottasCadillacP19RetiredP18

How it unfolded

Running order, lap by lap
P1P5P10P15P20Start510152025303540455055HAMANTVER
Safety carVirtual safety carDashed line: second driver of a teamFollowing the podium · tap a line or a result row to follow a driver

Strategy

Tyres per stint · pit-lane time per stop
1. Verstappen924101227.6 · 27.8 · 27.6
2. Antonelli924111127.7 · 27.7 · 27.3
3. Hamilton31121227.8 · 28.1
4. Leclerc619151238.0 · 28.7 · 28.0 · 28.2
5. Hadjar922131128.1 · 28.5 · 27.3
6. Piastri724121029.2 · 28.3 · 27.5
7. Lawson921151028.6 · 28.0 · 29.6
8. Alonso922141028.3 · 27.6 · 27.8
9. Norris925111030.8 · 28.3 · 27.9
10. Lindblad919151228.6 · 29.3 · 28.1
11. Hulkenberg624131027.6 · 28.4 · 28.3
12. Stroll719151228.0 · 28.4 · 27.4
13. Colapinto922111328.0 · 27.6 · 28.2
14. Bearman1014141728.6 · 29.0 · 28.0
15. Ocon920121428.7 · 29.1 · 28.4
16. Gasly9161281028.2 · 27.8 · 27.9 · 28.3
17. Sainz917161332.1 · 28.2 · 39.7
18. Bortoleto7619101127.9 · 36.8 · 51.8 · 27.7
19. Perez791851138.0 · 41.7 · 29.9 · 28.9 · 29.3 · 31.3 · 28.9
20. Russell92312628.8 · 27.7 · 27.7
21. Albon97131332.5 · 27.6 · 27.9
22. Bottas8DNF
SoftMediumHardIntermediateUsed setRight: seconds in the pit lane per stop

Qualifying, lap against lap

Pick any two drivers
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Verstappen by 0.298 s1:35.130 vs 1:35.428
100200300km/h+0.77−0.77Verstappen ahead ↑ · Hamilton ahead ↓Start1 km2 km3 km4 km5 km
Sector 1Verstappen0.138 s
Sector 2Hamilton0.304 s
Sector 3Verstappen0.464 s
Max VerstappenLewis HamiltonEach driver’s fastest qualifying lap
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