Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia 2026 — Visitor guide

Why is it called the Bahrain Grand Prix?

Sepang International Circuit main grandstand with its signature lotus-leaf roof canopy and Malaysian flag

Last updated: Oct 3, 2026

Short version: Bahrain's April race was postponed, Malaysia stepped in to host it, and Bahrain kept the naming rights. So the October 2–4 weekend at Sepang is officially the Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia. Same track, same weekend format — unusual name. The event is confirmed by F1 and the FIA.

All the questions, answered →

The race weekend is over — here's what happened

Verstappen won (his first win of 2026), Antonelli P2, Hamilton P3 — after a storm delay, a suspended formation-lap start, and a red-flag restart on the original grid. A record 261,000 fans attended across the weekend. Full aftermath →

The race weekend, as it happened — from the archived wire

Oct 5, 6:20 PM MYT official SIC makes the 261,000 weekend attendance figure official — its thank-you post confirms the all-time Sepang record, resolving the earlier conflict…
Oct 5, 4:46 AM MYT media PM Anwar Ibrahim tells Sky Sports' Martin Brundle on the rain-hit grid that Malaysia is discussing a permanent F1 calendar return: “We are…
Oct 5, 4:45 AM MYT media Sepang sets an all-time attendance record: hype.my reports 261,000 spectators across the Oct 2–4 weekend, topping the 157,219 mark from 2007 — note…

Read the full archive wire →

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Tickets

What's still available — prices, grandstands, MyKad rates, and what's sold out.

Weekend schedule

Every session, Friday to Sunday — local Sepang time and conversions.

Circuit guide

5.543 km, 56 laps, and the tropical weather that decides races here.

Race-week guide

Getting to Sepang, where to stay, what the rain does to your plans.

TEAM BEATFerrari at Sepang

Leclerc, Hamilton and the Scuderia's weekend — session results, paddock news and fan pulse, updated live.

The essentials

October 2–4, 2026 · Sepang International Circuit · 56 laps

Sepang International Circuit, Jalan Pekeliling, 64000 KLIA, Selangor Directions →

Sepang hosted the Malaysian Grand Prix from 1999 to 2017 — famous for sudden tropical downpours, a wide and fast Tilke layout, and some of the most passionate fans in the sport. The 2026 comeback was the middle leg of a Baku → Sepang → Singapore triple-header.

Visiting Sepang in future F1 ran its final 2026 session here under a thunderstorm warning — and Sunday's 3:00 PM start was delayed by a downpour. Whatever brings you to Sepang next, plan transport home as part of the day and bring rain cover whatever the forecast says.