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2026 Bahrain Grand Prix race: Max Verstappen wins

Max Verstappen won ahead of Kimi Antonelli and Lewis Hamilton in the top-10 race classification at Sepang.

Explore the race weekend, results, standings, drivers, teams, and related Formula 1 history.

Reviewed race report

Winner
Max Verstappen
Winning team
Red Bull
Podium
Max Verstappen, Kimi Antonelli, and Lewis Hamilton
Classification
Top 10
Round
16
Circuit
Sepang
Session date
October 4, 2026

The result at the front

Max Verstappen finished first for Red Bull. Kimi Antonelli was second for Mercedes, while Lewis Hamilton completed the podium for Ferrari.

Movement through the order

The published top-10 classification continued with Charles Leclerc, Isack Hadjar, Oscar Piastri, Liam Lawson, Fernando Alonso, Lando Norris, and Arvid Lindblad from P4 through P10. Arvid Lindblad made the biggest recorded gain among the available recap rows, moving from P22 to P10 (12 places).

The top-10 picture

Across the available top 10, Ferrari placed 2 cars, McLaren placed 2 cars, Racing Bulls placed 2 cars, Red Bull placed 2 cars, Aston Martin placed 1 car, and Mercedes placed 1 car. The report stays within the classification and recap facts supplied by the Race Calendar API; it does not assign causes that the data cannot support.

Based on the published classification. If the official result changes, this report is reviewed again before it returns. Source: FIA classification review · updated Oct 4, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructor
P1Max VerstappenRed Bull
P2Kimi AntonelliMercedes
P3Lewis HamiltonFerrari
P4Charles LeclercFerrari
P5Isack HadjarRed Bull
P6Oscar PiastriMcLaren
P7Liam LawsonRacing Bulls
P8Fernando AlonsoAston Martin
P9Lando NorrisMcLaren
P10Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls