Races › Round 16
2026 Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia
Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Oct 2 – Oct 4
Quick answerLights out for the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia is at Sun, Oct 4, 07:00 AM UTC (shown in UTC).
Weekend schedule (your local time)
| Session | Starts |
|---|---|
| Practice 1 | Fri, Oct 2, 04:30 AM UTC |
| Practice 2 | Fri, Oct 2, 08:00 AM UTC |
| Practice 3 | Sat, Oct 3, 04:30 AM UTC |
| Qualifying | Sat, Oct 3, 08:00 AM UTC |
| Grand Prix | Sun, Oct 4, 07:00 AM UTC |
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Three practice sessions let teams fine-tune their cars. Saturday's qualifying decides the starting order, and the Grand Prix is where the points are scored.If you only watch one thing, watch the race. If you watch two, add qualifying.
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