Round 18 · 2026

Bahrain Grand Prix

Kuala Lumpur, Bahrain · 4 Oct 2026

The main event. Most laps wins; points go to the top 10.

How the race went

Max Verstappen won the race from pole, finishing 2.307s ahead of Kimi Antonelli.

The Safety Car came out 2 times.
Arvid Lindblad was the big mover, climbing from P22 to P10.
Max Verstappen set the fastest lap: 1:38.220 on lap 55.
122 pit stops in total; most drivers stopped 5 times.
Max Verstappen's tyres: Intermediate → Soft → Soft → Soft.
3 drivers didn't finish: George Russell, Alexander Albon and Valtteri Bottas.
It rained during the race.
968 overtakes recorded.

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Time / gap	Pts
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1	1:47:14.808	25
2	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	3 ▲1	+2.307s	18
3	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	2 ▼1	+4.919s	15
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	4	+7.258s	12
5	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull Racing	8 ▲3	+8.571s	10
6	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	6	+9.454s	8
7	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	11 ▲4	+12.753s	6
8	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	12 ▲4	+13.372s	4
9	Lando Norris	McLaren	5 ▼4	+13.993s	2
10	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	22 ▲12	+15.928s	1
11	Nico Hulkenberg	Audi	15 ▲4	+17.404s	0
12	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	14 ▲2	+18.052s	0
13	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	21 ▲8	+18.997s	0
14	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	16 ▲2	+22.305s	0
15	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	17 ▲2	+22.532s	0
16	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	9 ▼7	+23.315s	0
17	Carlos Sainz	Williams	13 ▼4	+25.431s	0
18	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	10 ▼8	+28.233s	0
19	Sergio Perez	Cadillac	20 ▲1	+29.31s	0
20	George Russell	Mercedes	7 ▼13	DNF	0
–	Alexander Albon	Williams	18	DNF	0
–	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	19	DNF	0

Reading this table

Grid is where the driver started. ▲ means they gained places during the race, ▼ means they lost places. DNF = did not finish, DNS = did not start, DSQ = disqualified. The winner's time is the total race time; everyone else is shown as the gap behind the winner.