2026 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX IN MALAYSIA - Final Starting Grid

Document 47 | Date: 04 October 2026 | Time: 14:03

Starting Grid

Position	No.	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	3	Max Verstappen	Oracle Red Bull Racing	1:35.130
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Scuderia Ferrari HP	1:35.428
3	12	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team	1:35.631
4	16	Charles Leclerc	Scuderia Ferrari HP	1:35.666
5	1	Lando Norris	McLaren Mastercard F1 Team	1:35.757
6	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren Mastercard F1 Team	1:35.762
7	63	George Russell	Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team	1:35.871
8	6	Isack Hadjar *	Oracle Red Bull Racing	1:35.558
9	10	Pierre Gasly	BWT Alpine F1 Team	1:37.210
10	5	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi Revolut F1 Team	1:37.673
11	30	Liam Lawson	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team	1:37.023
12	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team	1:37.220
13	55	Carlos Sainz	Atlassian Williams F1 Team	1:37.527
14	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team	1:37.566
15	27	Nico Hulkenberg	TGR Haas F1 Team	1:37.970
16	87	Oliver Bearman	TGR Haas F1 Team	1:37.980
17	31	Esteban Ocon	TGR Haas F1 Team	1:38.233
18	23	Alexander Albon	Atlassian Williams F1 Team	1:38.600
19	77	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac Formula 1 Team	1:38.611
20	11	Sergio Perez	Cadillac Formula 1 Team	1:38.933
21	43	Franco Colapinto *	BWT Alpine F1 Team	-
22	41	Arvid Lindblad *	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team	-

Car 43: 5 place grid penalty - Causing a collision (Stewards' document no. 66, 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix)
Car 6: 5 place grid penalty - Additional power unit element has been used (Stewards' document no. 17)
Car 43: 10 place grid penalty - Additional power unit element has been used (Stewards' document no. 18)
Car 41: 30 place grid penalty - Additional power unit elements have been used (Stewards' document no. 19)