Race Grid Guide

Venue relocation: The 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix is at Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia, not Sakhir. Do not book Bahrain or Manama travel for this event; recheck final organiser operations before departure.

Race weekend · Updated 23 August 2026

Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia 2026 schedule

Every published Formula 1 session time for the relocated Sepang weekend, in UTC and Malaysia Time.

SessionUTCSepang
Practice 104:3012:30
Practice 208:0016:00
Practice 304:3012:30
Qualifying08:0016:00
Race07:0015:00

Sepang times are Malaysia Time (MYT, UTC+8). Recheck the official timetable in race week.

01

A standard Friday-to-Sunday weekend

The 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia runs from Friday 2 to Sunday 4 October at Sepang International Circuit. Practice is Friday and Saturday, qualifying is Saturday and the race is Sunday.

02

Malaysia Time is UTC+8

The Formula 1 event page currently lists the five championship sessions in UTC. Converted to Malaysia Time, FP1 and FP3 begin at 12:30, FP2 and qualifying at 16:00, and Sunday's race at 15:00.

  • Friday: FP1 12:30 and FP2 16:00
  • Saturday: FP3 12:30 and qualifying 16:00
  • Sunday: race start 15:00
03

Wait for the full event programme

Support races, gates, ceremonies and entertainment are not all contained in the Formula 1 timetable. Recheck the official organiser and Sepang channels when the 2026 spectator guide is released.

Primary sources

Operational facts are checked against the organiser, government, FIA or Formula 1. External links open the controlling source.