{"id":3369,"date":"2026-10-04T03:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T06:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/?p=3369"},"modified":"2026-10-04T03:50:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T06:50:36","slug":"bahrain-gp-in-malaysia-start-delayed-as-torrential-rain-hits-sepang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f1\/bahrain-gp-in-malaysia-start-delayed-as-torrential-rain-hits-sepang\/","title":{"rendered":"Bahrain GP in Malaysia start delayed as torrential rain hits Sepang"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">News Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Race Control has announced a delayed start because of excessive rain.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Torrential rain arrived shortly before the scheduled 15:00 start in Malaysia.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton are due to start from the front row.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Torrential rain has delayed the start of the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia<\/strong>, with Race Control announcing that conditions at Sepang were unsuitable for the scheduled start on Sunday, 4 October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The downpour hit approximately <strong>20 minutes before lights out<\/strong>, interrupting preparations for the <a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f1\/\">Formula 1<\/a> race, which had been scheduled to begin at 15:00 local time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDelayed start due to excessive rain,\u201d read the Race Control announcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>No revised start time was included in that initial message.<\/strong> The announcement confirms a delay to the start, rather than a cancellation of the race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Max Verstappen is due to start from pole position alongside Ferrari\u2019s Lewis Hamilton. Championship leader Kimi Antonelli will line up third after Isack Hadjar\u2019s grid penalty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rain adds another uncertainty to a weekend already shaped by high temperatures and tyre degradation. Teams must now await further instructions from Race Control before the starting procedure can proceed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>GRANDE PR\u00caMIO<\/strong> will cover all the action at Sepang, including further announcements about the delayed start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/imagem_2026-10-04_034808877-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1020317039\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/imagem_2026-10-04_034808877-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/imagem_2026-10-04_034808877-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/imagem_2026-10-04_034808877-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/imagem_2026-10-04_034808877-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/imagem_2026-10-04_034808877-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/imagem_2026-10-04_034808877-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/imagem_2026-10-04_034808877.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sepang downpour forces delayed start to Bahrain Grand Prix (Photo: F1)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">F1 today: FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who won the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Max Verstappen won the Bahrain Grand Prix at Sepang on Sunday, 4 October, taking his first victory of the 2026 F1 season. Kimi Antonelli finished second, with Lewis Hamilton completing the podium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why was the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia delayed?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Heavy rain initially delayed the start at Sepang. Several drivers then experienced power delivery problems during the formation procedure, forcing race control to suspend the start again. The race eventually began more than 90 minutes after its scheduled time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How far ahead is Kimi Antonelli in the F1 championship?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kimi Antonelli leads George Russell by 84 points after finishing second at Sepang while his Mercedes teammate retired. Antonelli has 320 points, Russell has 236 and Lewis Hamilton is third with 214.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why has the Bahrain GP start been delayed?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Race Control announced a delayed start because of excessive rain at Sepang.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The start of the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia has been delayed after heavy rain hit Sepang approximately 20 minutes before the scheduled lights out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1020317040,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"42wp_featured_image_caption":"Rain in Sepang","42wp_featured_image_credits":"F1","42wp_featured_video":"","42wp_featured_image_hidden":false,"42wp_authors_list":[{"id":13,"location":""}],"footnotes":"","42wp_breaking_news":false},"categories":[5],"tags":[630,714,580,113],"42wp_author":[13],"class_list":["post-3369","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-f1","tag-bahrain-grand-prix-in-malaysia","tag-f1-race-delay","tag-f1-weather","tag-sepang","42wp_author-luana-marino"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3369","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3369"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3369\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3370,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3369\/revisions\/3370"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1020317040"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3369"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3369"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3369"},{"taxonomy":"42wp_author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/42wp_author?post=3369"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}