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# Sepang F1 2026 qualifying results
- URL: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/f1-bahrain-gp-malaysia-2026-qualifying-results/
- Published: 2026-10-03T09:03:47.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-03T12:16:06.000Z
- Description: Check out the results from F1's first qualifying at Sepang in nearly a decade, for the Bahrain GP in Malaysia
- Author: The Race Team
- Tags: Formula 1

Max Verstappen scored his and Red Bull's first pole position of the Formula 1 season at Sepang, as Lewis Hamilton joined him on the front row.

1 Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) 1m35.130s  
2 Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) +0.298s  
3 Isack Hadjar (Red Bull Racing) +0.428s\*  
4 Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) +0.501s  
5 Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) +0.536s  
6 Lando Norris (McLaren) +0.627s  
7 Oscar Piastri (McLaren) +0.632s  
8 George Russell (Mercedes) +0.741s  
9 Pierre Gasly (Alpine) +2.080s  
10 Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi) +2.543s  
\---  
11 Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) +0.209s to Q3  
12 Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) +0.406s  
13 Carlos Sainz (Williams) +0.713s  
14 Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) +0.752s  
15 Franco Colapinto (Alpine) +11.607s\*  
16 Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) +17.995s\*  
\---  
17 Nico Hulkenberg (Audi) +0.087s to Q2  
18 Oliver Bearman (Haas) +0.097s  
19 Esteban Ocon (Haas) +0.350s  
20 Alexander Albon (Williams) +0.717s  
21 Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac) +0.728s  
22 Sergio Perez (Cadillac) +1.050s

*Hadjar, Colapinto and Lindblad will serve grid penalties*