{"id":2915,"date":"2026-09-26T13:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/?p=2915"},"modified":"2026-09-26T13:11:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T16:11:34","slug":"when-is-the-next-f1-race-after-the-2026-azerbaijan-grand-prix-date-start-time-and-full-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f1\/when-is-the-next-f1-race-after-the-2026-azerbaijan-grand-prix-date-start-time-and-full-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"When is the next F1 race after the 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix? Date, start time and full schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The next F1 race is on Sunday, 4 October 2026<\/strong>, at Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Its official name is the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The race starts at <strong>15:00 local time<\/strong>, equivalent to <strong>08:00 BST, 03:00 ET and 04:00 in Bras\u00edlia<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Formula 1 returns one week after the <a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f1\/russell-holds-off-verstappen-by-0-1s-to-win-azerbaijan-grand-prix\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Azerbaijan Grand Prix, won by George Russell<\/a>. The next round takes place at Sepang International Circuit from <strong>Friday, 2 October, to Sunday, 4 October 2026<\/strong>, with practice on Friday and Saturday, qualifying on Saturday and the Grand Prix on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event is officially called the <strong>Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia<\/strong>. Bahrain remains in the race name, but <strong>the cars will race at Sepang, not in Bahrain<\/strong>. The 5.543km Malaysian circuit is scheduled to host a 56-lap race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia 2026: F1 schedule by time zone<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Session<\/th><th>Malaysia (MYT)<\/th><th>UK (BST)<\/th><th>US East Coast (ET)<\/th><th>India (IST)<\/th><th>Sydney<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>FP1 \u2014 Fri, 2 Oct<\/td><td>12:30<\/td><td>05:30<\/td><td>00:30<\/td><td>10:00<\/td><td>14:30 AEST<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>FP2 \u2014 Fri, 2 Oct<\/td><td>16:00<\/td><td>09:00<\/td><td>04:00<\/td><td>13:30<\/td><td>18:00 AEST<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>FP3 \u2014 Sat, 3 Oct<\/td><td>12:30<\/td><td>05:30<\/td><td>00:30<\/td><td>10:00<\/td><td>14:30 AEST<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Qualifying \u2014 Sat, 3 Oct<\/td><td>16:00<\/td><td>09:00<\/td><td>04:00<\/td><td>13:30<\/td><td>18:00 AEST<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Race \u2014 Sun, 4 Oct<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>15:00<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>08:00<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>03:00<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>12:30<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>18:00 AEDT<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>All dates in the table are local to the time zones shown. Sydney changes from AEST to AEDT on race Sunday; its race start is therefore 18:00.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The weekend follows a Baku race that <a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f1\/russell-cuts-antonellis-f1-championship-lead-to-66-points-with-baku-win\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">cut Kimi Antonelli\u2019s championship lead over Russell to 66 points<\/a>. Antonelli leads the Drivers\u2019 Championship with 302 points to Russell\u2019s 236 heading into Sepang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">F1 today: FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When is the next F1 race after the Azerbaijan Grand Prix?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f1\/when-is-the-next-f1-race-after-the-2026-azerbaijan-grand-prix-date-start-time-and-full-schedule\/\">Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia<\/a> takes place at Sepang on <strong>Sunday, 4 October 2026<\/strong>. The race starts at <strong>08:00 BST, 03:00 US Eastern time and 15:00 in Malaysia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who leads the 2026 F1 championship after Baku?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kimi Antonelli leads with 302 points<\/strong>, 66 ahead of Mercedes teammate George Russell, who has 236. <a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f1\/mercedes-pulls-clear-as-russell-reduces-antonellis-f1-lead-in-baku\/\">Russell reduced the gap by 15 points<\/a> with his Azerbaijan GP victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What penalty will Franco Colapinto serve at the next F1 race?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Colapinto has a <strong>five-place grid penalty<\/strong> for the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia after causing the <a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f1\/colapinto-handed-grid-penalty-after-causing-baku-crash-that-eliminated-norris-and-gasly\/\">Baku collision involving Pierre Gasly and Lando Norris<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When is the next F1 race after Azerbaijan?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia<\/strong> takes place on <strong>Sunday, 4 October 2026<\/strong>, at Sepang International Circuit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Formula 1 heads to Sepang on 2\u20134 October for the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia. 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