Formula 1 / 2026 / Bahrain Grand Prix / Fastest laps Bahrain Grand Prix 2026 — fastest laps Max Verstappen set the fastest lap of the Bahrain Grand Prix weekend in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: 1:35.130 in Qualifying. Below, every driver's quickest lap of each session with the gap to the fastest, the three sector times and the tyre it was set on.
Round 16 · 4 October 2026 · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
# Driver Team Best lap Gap S1 S2 S3 Tyre Lap 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1:37.520 25.236 32.563 39.721 soft 9 2 George Russell Mercedes 1:37.903 +0.383 25.419 32.496 39.988 soft 11 3 Isack Hadjar Red Bull Racing 1:38.303 +0.783 25.423 32.546 40.333 soft 10 4 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:38.367 +0.847 25.479 32.584 40.304 soft 11 5 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 1:38.580 +1.060 25.636 32.656 40.288 soft 11 6 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 1:38.590 +1.070 25.391 32.667 40.532 soft 9 7 Pierre Gasly Alpine 1:38.715 +1.195 25.132 33.068 40.515 soft 13 8 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls 1:39.106 +1.586 25.465 32.921 40.720 soft 10 9 Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls 1:39.197 +1.677 25.513 33.067 40.617 soft 10 10 Nico Hulkenberg Audi 1:39.211 +1.691 25.615 33.128 40.468 soft 13 11 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1:39.276 +1.756 25.455 33.014 40.807 soft 10 12 Lando Norris McLaren 1:39.293 +1.773 25.240 33.145 40.908 soft 11 13 Gabriel Bortoleto Audi 1:39.548 +2.028 25.674 33.331 40.543 soft 15 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 1:39.683 +2.163 25.775 33.378 40.530 soft 13 15 Esteban Ocon Haas F1 Team 1:40.158 +2.638 25.479 33.569 41.110 soft 15 16 Oliver Bearman Haas F1 Team 1:40.311 +2.791 25.751 33.553 41.007 soft 14 17 Alexander Albon Williams 1:40.321 +2.801 25.699 33.496 41.126 soft 12 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1:40.413 +2.893 25.857 33.757 40.799 soft 15 19 Franco Colapinto Alpine 1:40.531 +3.011 25.562 33.838 41.131 soft 7 20 Carlos Sainz Williams 1:40.605 +3.085 25.580 33.893 41.132 soft 14 21 Valtteri Bottas Cadillac 1:40.800 +3.280 25.728 33.879 41.193 soft 13 22 Sergio Perez Cadillac 1:40.820 +3.300 25.795 33.945 41.080 soft 13
# Driver Team Best lap Gap S1 S2 S3 Tyre Lap 1 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:37.528 25.371 32.266 39.891 soft 9 2 Isack Hadjar Red Bull Racing 1:37.627 +0.099 25.189 32.229 40.209 soft 7 3 Lando Norris McLaren 1:37.665 +0.137 25.208 32.470 39.987 soft 8 4 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1:37.785 +0.257 25.186 32.433 40.166 medium 2 5 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 1:37.833 +0.305 25.360 32.333 40.140 soft 8 6 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1:37.899 +0.371 25.255 32.542 40.102 soft 8 7 George Russell Mercedes 1:38.020 +0.492 25.351 32.619 40.049 medium 2 8 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 1:38.060 +0.532 25.413 32.451 40.196 medium 2 9 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls 1:38.496 +0.968 25.352 33.020 40.124 soft 7 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine 1:38.588 +1.060 25.377 32.911 40.300 medium 7 11 Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls 1:38.880 +1.352 25.431 33.006 40.443 medium 2 12 Gabriel Bortoleto Audi 1:39.051 +1.523 25.612 32.991 40.448 soft 10 13 Nico Hulkenberg Audi 1:39.109 +1.581 25.759 32.857 40.493 soft 9 14 Esteban Ocon Haas F1 Team 1:39.361 +1.833 25.656 33.134 40.571 medium 2 15 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 1:39.478 +1.950 25.669 33.252 40.557 soft 8 16 Oliver Bearman Haas F1 Team 1:39.706 +2.178 25.650 33.351 40.705 soft 8 17 Carlos Sainz Williams 1:39.930 +2.402 25.718 33.562 40.650 soft 8 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1:40.150 +2.622 25.919 33.559 40.672 soft 7 19 Valtteri Bottas Cadillac 1:40.186 +2.658 25.710 33.698 40.778 soft 10 20 Alexander Albon Williams 1:40.221 +2.693 25.582 33.633 41.006 soft 9 21 Sergio Perez Cadillac 1:40.938 +3.410 25.805 33.999 41.134 soft 6 22 Franco Colapinto Alpine 1:43.391 +5.863 26.270 35.315 41.806 medium 2
# Driver Team Best lap Gap S1 S2 S3 Tyre Lap 1 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 1:36.302 24.979 31.661 39.662 soft 8 2 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1:36.580 +0.278 25.034 31.853 39.693 soft 8 3 Isack Hadjar Red Bull Racing 1:36.860 +0.558 25.002 32.113 39.745 soft 10 4 George Russell Mercedes 1:36.912 +0.610 25.270 31.925 39.717 soft 7 5 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:37.016 +0.714 25.093 32.121 39.802 soft 14 6 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 1:37.041 +0.739 25.142 32.034 39.865 soft 10 7 Lando Norris McLaren 1:37.161 +0.859 25.369 32.225 39.567 medium 2 8 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1:37.366 +1.064 25.266 32.333 39.767 soft 10 9 Franco Colapinto Alpine 1:37.920 +1.618 25.167 32.711 40.042 soft 12 10 Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls 1:38.084 +1.782 25.303 32.764 40.017 soft 19 11 Gabriel Bortoleto Audi 1:38.204 +1.902 25.529 32.613 40.061 soft 11 12 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 1:38.223 +1.921 25.365 32.823 40.035 soft 8 13 Pierre Gasly Alpine 1:38.241 +1.939 25.162 32.948 40.131 soft 2 14 Esteban Ocon Haas F1 Team 1:38.252 +1.950 25.343 32.705 40.204 soft 8 15 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls 1:38.266 +1.964 25.640 32.741 39.884 soft 15 16 Nico Hulkenberg Audi 1:38.356 +2.054 25.420 32.716 40.220 soft 10 17 Oliver Bearman Haas F1 Team 1:38.692 +2.390 25.452 32.794 40.446 soft 8 18 Carlos Sainz Williams 1:38.716 +2.414 25.146 33.250 40.320 soft 16 19 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1:38.811 +2.509 25.488 32.892 40.431 soft 6 20 Alexander Albon Williams 1:39.049 +2.747 25.346 33.216 40.487 soft 14 21 Valtteri Bottas Cadillac 1:39.931 +3.629 25.590 33.632 40.709 soft 2 22 Sergio Perez Cadillac 1:40.223 +3.921 25.869 33.612 40.742 soft 16
# Driver Team Best lap Gap S1 S2 S3 Tyre Lap 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1:35.130 24.609 31.505 39.016 soft 11 2 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 1:35.428 +0.298 24.747 31.201 39.480 soft 14 3 Isack Hadjar Red Bull Racing 1:35.558 +0.428 24.849 31.459 39.250 soft 8 4 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 1:35.631 +0.501 24.913 31.455 39.263 soft 11 5 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:35.666 +0.536 24.830 31.620 39.216 soft 11 6 Lando Norris McLaren 1:35.757 +0.627 24.934 31.481 39.342 soft 11 7 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1:35.762 +0.632 24.821 31.432 39.509 soft 8 8 George Russell Mercedes 1:35.871 +0.741 24.892 31.562 39.417 soft 11 9 Pierre Gasly Alpine 1:36.410 +1.280 24.888 32.162 39.359 soft 11 10 Gabriel Bortoleto Audi 1:36.814 +1.684 24.931 32.262 39.620 soft 11 11 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls 1:37.023 +1.893 25.183 32.240 39.600 soft 11 12 Franco Colapinto Alpine 1:37.179 +2.049 24.988 32.533 39.658 soft 5 13 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 1:37.220 +2.090 25.134 32.347 39.739 soft 8 14 Carlos Sainz Williams 1:37.527 +2.397 25.021 32.645 39.861 soft 11 15 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1:37.566 +2.436 25.157 32.598 39.810 soft 11 16 Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls 1:37.883 +2.753 25.280 32.604 39.998 soft 2 17 Nico Hulkenberg Audi 1:37.970 +2.840 25.170 32.262 40.538 soft 5 18 Oliver Bearman Haas F1 Team 1:37.980 +2.850 25.276 32.511 40.193 soft 8 19 Esteban Ocon Haas F1 Team 1:38.233 +3.103 25.359 32.689 40.184 soft 8 20 Alexander Albon Williams 1:38.600 +3.470 25.126 32.839 40.635 soft 5 21 Valtteri Bottas Cadillac 1:38.611 +3.481 25.562 32.816 40.233 soft 5 22 Sergio Perez Cadillac 1:38.933 +3.803 25.500 32.970 40.463 soft 5
# Driver Team Best lap Gap S1 S2 S3 Tyre Lap 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1:38.220 25.516 32.883 39.821 soft 55 2 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 1:38.589 +0.369 25.032 33.399 40.158 soft 52 3 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 1:38.610 +0.390 24.992 33.301 40.317 soft 53 4 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:39.336 +1.116 25.310 33.485 40.541 soft 54 5 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1:39.485 +1.265 25.454 33.689 40.342 medium 53 6 Isack Hadjar Red Bull Racing 1:39.792 +1.572 25.578 33.881 40.333 soft 52 7 Lando Norris McLaren 1:39.970 +1.750 25.296 34.290 40.384 soft 54 8 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls 1:40.254 +2.034 25.427 34.196 40.631 soft 53 9 Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls 1:40.315 +2.095 25.431 34.084 40.800 soft 55 10 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 1:40.353 +2.133 25.593 33.997 40.763 soft 54 11 Oliver Bearman Haas F1 Team 1:40.366 +2.146 25.536 33.919 40.911 none 40 12 George Russell Mercedes 1:40.715 +2.495 25.580 34.175 40.960 soft 34 13 Franco Colapinto Alpine 1:40.988 +2.768 25.464 34.562 40.962 hard 33 14 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1:41.248 +3.028 25.682 34.592 40.974 soft 53 15 Gabriel Bortoleto Audi 1:41.382 +3.162 26.002 34.256 41.124 soft 36 16 Nico Hulkenberg Audi 1:41.394 +3.174 25.848 34.327 41.219 soft 54 17 Pierre Gasly Alpine 1:41.514 +3.294 25.539 34.599 41.376 soft 40 18 Carlos Sainz Williams 1:41.738 +3.518 25.345 35.245 41.148 hard 28 19 Esteban Ocon Haas F1 Team 1:42.062 +3.842 25.732 34.958 41.372 soft 53 20 Alexander Albon Williams 1:42.284 +4.064 25.738 34.924 41.622 soft 31 21 Sergio Perez Cadillac 1:42.688 +4.468 26.033 35.140 41.515 hard 20 22 Valtteri Bottas Cadillac 1:59.953 +21.733 29.895 41.399 48.659 soft 7
